Legislature(1993 - 1994)
03/23/1993 09:03 AM Senate CRA
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SENATE COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
March 23, 1993
9:03 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Randy Phillips, Chairman
Senator Robin Taylor, Vice Chairman
Senator Loren Leman
Senator Al Adams
Senator Fred Zharoff
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 156
"An Act amending the definition of `municipality' for
purposes of the human services community matching grant
program."
SENATE BILL NO. 92
"An Act relating to an advisory vote during regional
educational attendance area school board elections; and
providing for an effective date."
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
SB 156 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated
3/18/93.
SB 92 - No previous action to record.
WITNESS REGISTER
Senator Bert Sharp
State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Prime Sponsor of SB 156
Senator Fred Zharoff
State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Prime Sponsor of SB 92
Bob Weinstein, Superintendent
Southeast Island School District
P.O. Box 8340
Ketchikan, AK 99901
POSITION STATEMENT: Supports SB 92
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 93-16, SIDE A
Number 001
The Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee was called
to order by Chairman Randy Phillips at 9:03 a.m.
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS brought SB 156 (HUMAN SERVICES
MATCHING GRANTS) before the committee.
Number 024
SENATOR ADAMS moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 156
be passed out of committee with individual recommendations.
Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
Number 035
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS introduced SB 92 (REAA ADVISORY
VOTES) as the next order of business.
SENATOR FRED ZHAROFF, prime sponsor of SB 92, explained the
legislation will add to statute the ability for REAA's to
take an advisory vote on their election ballot. Currently,
there is nothing that allows them to put an advisory
question on the ballot, and they have to do advisory votes
in each of the communities. One school district has
approximately 17 different schools, and each advisory board
would have to hold an advisory ballot. He said this is
unlike the municipal school districts where the borough
assembly can put an advisory question on a ballot.
Senator Zharoff said this change would affect approximately
23 REAA's in the state. He added that he knows of no
opposition to the legislation.
Number 070
SENATOR ADAMS asked if there was enough lead time for the
printing of the ballots. SENATOR ZHAROFF responded that
there was a proposed amendment which says a resolution has
to be in by the first Friday in August. Current statute
provides that it has to be postmarked by the first Friday in
August and then it has to be received within five days.
Number 134
BOB WEINSTEIN, Superintendent, Southeast Island School
District, said they are the REAA for most of southern
Southeast Alaska, and their school board is on record in
favor of SB 92 and that they would also be supportive the
proposed amendment. He said there currently is no mechanism
for an REAA to get an advisory opinion from voters similar
to the mechanism in municipalities and the legislation will
accomplish that.
Number 160
SENATOR ADAMS moved that following amendment be adopted:
AMENDMENT #1
Page 1, line 8: After "ballot" insert: "A resolution
described in this subsection must be filed with the division
of elections on or before the first Friday of August of the
year in which the advisory question is required to be placed
on the ballot."
Hearing no objection, the Chair stated the amendment had
been adopted.
Number 168
SENATOR TAYLOR moved and asked unanimous consent that CSSB
92 (CRA) be passed out of committee with individual
recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business to come before the
committee, the meeting was adjourned at 9:12 a.m.
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