Legislature(2007 - 2008)BARNES 124
03/18/2008 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
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| HB388 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 327 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 388 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
March 18, 2008
8:05 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Anna Fairclough, Co-Chair
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux, Co-Chair
Representative Nancy Dahlstrom
Representative Mark Neuman
Representative Kurt Olson
Representative Sharon Cissna
Representative Woodie Salmon
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 388
"An Act establishing the Alaska Broadband Task Force; and
providing for an effective date."
- MOVED CSHB 388(CRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 327
"An Act relating to shipping, sending, transporting, or bringing
alcohol to a local option area and providing alcohol to others
in the local option area, including penalties for violations;
relating to furnishing alcohol to a minor and to civil penalties
for licensees whose agents or employees furnish alcohol to a
minor; relating to manslaughter as a direct result of ingestion
of alcoholic beverages brought in violation of a local option
prohibition; relating to reports of the court concerning certain
alcohol violations by minors; making conforming amendments; and
providing for an effective date."
- SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 388
SHORT TITLE: ALASKA BROADBAND TASK FORCE
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) GUTTENBERG
02/19/08 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/19/08 (H) CRA, FIN
03/13/08 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124
03/13/08 (H) Heard & Held
03/13/08 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
03/18/08 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124
WITNESS REGISTER
BRUCE JOHNSON, Director
Quality Schools/Quality Students
Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During hearing of HB 388, encouraged the
committee spearhead efforts to assure that all young people have
equal access.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GUTTENBERG
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Spoke as the sponsor of HB 388.
ACTION NARRATIVE
CO-CHAIR GABRIELLE LEDOUX called the House Community and
Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 8:05:10
AM. Representatives LeDoux, Fairclough, Neuman, and Olson were
present at the call to order. Representatives Dahlstrom,
Cissna, and Salmon arrived as the meeting was in progress.
8:05:38 AM
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the committee would not take up
HB 327 today.
HB 388-ALASKA BROADBAND TASK FORCE
8:05:48 AM
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the only order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 388, "An Act establishing the Alaska Broadband
Task Force; and providing for an effective date."
8:07:35 AM
BRUCE JOHNSON, Director, Quality Schools/Quality Students,
Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB), reminded the
committee that at its last hearing on HB 388, he provided
members with a document regarding Twenty-First Century skills
and the critical nature of them for youth. Clearly, having
quality access to the Internet is crucial as young people move
through the educational system. The AASB and many of its member
districts agree that the future is going to be digital and that
today's youth will know a world that no one can predict. Mr.
Johnson said that AASB wants to be assured that Alaska's
children have the opportunities afforded other children across
the world. Therefore, Mr. Johnson encouraged the committee to
spearhead efforts to assure that all young people have equal
access.
8:08:45 AM
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX, upon determining no one else wished to testify,
closed public testimony.
8:09:06 AM
CO-CHAIR FAIRCLOUGH moved to adopt CSHB 388, Version 25-
LS1490\E, Bullock, 3/17/08, as the working document. [No
objection was stated and Version E was treated as adopted and
before the committee.]
8:09:41 AM
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GUTTENBERG, Alaska State Legislature,
related that the only change encompassed in Version E is the
time the task force can begin from when all members are
appointed to when a majority of the members are appointed.
8:10:06 AM
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM related her understanding from multiple
committee members that the next committee of referral for HB 388
is the House Finance Committee.
8:10:49 AM
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN moved to report CSHB 388, Version 25-
LS1490\E, Bullock, 3/17/08, out of committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being
no objection, CSHB 388(CRA) was reported from the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.
8:11:05 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting was
adjourned at 8:11:06 AM.
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