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02/26/2016 08:30 AM House LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT
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| Public Comment on Performance Reviews of the Department of Education and Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-secondary Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation | |
| Adjourn |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
February 26, 2016
8:31 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Mike Hawker, Chair
Representative Sam Kito
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Anna MacKinnon, Vice Chair
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Senator Cathy Giessel
Senator Bert Stedman
Senator Click Bishop
Senator Pete Kelly (alternate)
Representative Kurt Olson
Representative Lance Pruitt
Representative Steve Thompson
Representative Mark Neuman (alternate)
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
PUBLIC COMMENT ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT~ THE ALASKA COMMISSION ON POST-
SECONDARY EDUCATION~ AND THE ALASKA STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action to record
WITNESS REGISTER
JESSE JENKINS
Morningside Research
Austin, Texas
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions during the public
comment hearing.
JENNIFER WALL
Public Works LLC
San Francisco, California
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions during the public
comment hearing.
ACTION NARRATIVE
8:31:54 AM
CHAIR MIKE HAWKER called the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Representative Hawker
was present at the call to order. Representative Kito arrived
as the meeting was in progress.
CHAIR HAWKER explained that, as the purpose of this hearing was
to gather information for the contractors, and, as it was being
held during a legislative day, legislators were not expected to
compromise their other committee schedules.
^Public Comment on Performance Reviews of the Department of
Education and Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-
Secondary Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation
Public Comment on Performance Reviews of the Department of
Education and Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-
Secondary Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation
8:33:01 AM
CHAIR HAWKER announced that the only order of business would be
public comments specifically conducted for the Legislative Audit
Division to review agency activities, identify problems or
concerns, and assist the contractors conducting the Performance
Reviews of the Department of Education and Early Development,
the Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education, and the
Alaska Student Loan Corporation as mandated by House Bill 30,
and required under AS 44.66.040(a)(2). He reiterated that the
purpose of the meeting was to gather public feedback on the
operations, functions, and interactions of the Department of
Education and Early Development, the Alaska Commission on Post-
Secondary Education, and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation.
He emphasized that this was an informational hearing, not a
budget hearing, and that written testimony would also be
accepted.
8:35:11 AM
JESSE JENKINS, Morningside Research, explained that Morningside
Research was performing the review of the Alaska Commission on
Post-Secondary Education and the Alaska Student Loan
Corporation. He reported that they had been "on-site in Juneau
once," and that they had conducted interviews with many of the
staff. Currently, they were preparing a bench mark for
comparison with other states and other loan competitors
nationally. He relayed that they would return to Juneau for
follow-up. In response to Chair Hawker, he stated that the
preliminary draft would be completed by June, with the report
due to the Alaska State Legislature by September.
8:36:44 AM
JENNIFER WALL, Public Works LLC, explained Public Works role as
the prime contractor for the performance review of the
Department of Education and Early Development, the Alaska
Commission on Post-Secondary Education, and the Alaska Student
Loan Corporation. She relayed that Morningside was the sub-
contractor for the Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education
and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation aspect of the project.
She reported that Public Works had "people on site throughout
the state in Alaska interviewing key people within the
Department of Education and Early Development, from directors to
staff, as well as people throughout the state at school
districts and at campus levels." She noted that they were still
in the research phase but would soon begin preparation of the
preliminary finding.
8:37:44 AM
CHAIR HAWKER identified that the two groups had been very active
in contacting and working directly with the department and
commissions under review, and he reiterated that this hearing
was not the sum total, but simply the opportunity for the public
to testify and contribute to the process.
8:38:25 AM
CHAIR HAWKER opened public testimony. He noted that there was
no one in the public who currently wanted to testify, and
reminded that this was the second opportunity for public
testimony.
8:39:47 AM
The committee took an at-ease from 8:39 a.m. to 8:54 a.m.
8:54:10 AM
CHAIR HAWKER brought the committee back to order.
8:54:36 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KITO stated that he did not have any testimony to
offer at this time.
[Public testimony was closed]
8:54:52 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the
Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting was adjourned at
8:54 a.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
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| Agenda_LBA_Feb 26_DEED Performance Review Public Testimony.pdf |
JBUD 2/26/2016 8:30:00 AM |