02/25/1998 12:20 PM Senate RLS

                SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                  February 25, 1998                                            
                      12:20 p.m.                                               
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
All members present                                                            
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19                                            
Relating to the use of prototype designs in public school                      
construction projects.                                                         
                                                                               
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29                                             
Authorizing a recess by the Senate and the House of Representatives            
for a period of more than three days.                                          
                                                                               
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30                                             
Authorizing a recess by the Senate and the House of Representatives            
for a period of more than three days.                                          
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
SCR 19 - See HESS minutes dated 1/28/98, 2/4/98 and 2/6/98.                    
                                                                               
HCR 29 - No previous action to record.                                         
                                                                               
HCR 30 - No previous action to record.                                         
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 12:20 p.m., and noted all members were present.  After reviewing            
the committee calendar, he requested calendaring motions on the                
legislation.                                                                   
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN  moved and asked unanimous consent HCR 29 -                      
AUTHORIZING A RECESS LONGER THAN 3 DAYS be approved for calendaring            
at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so               
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HCR 30 -                       
AUTHORIZING A RECESS LONGER THAN 3 DAYS be approved for calendaring            
at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no objection, it was so               
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SCR 19 - PROTOTYPE             
SCHOOL DESIGN be approved for calendaring at the discretion of the             
Chair.  He then objected for the purpose of commenting on the                  
resolution.                                                                    
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN commented that he applauds the sponsors of the                   
resolution to get at the issue of coming up with some type of                  
standardized design for schools in Alaska.  He said the Department             
of Education can and should be a repository for good designs done              
by other schools districts, but he does not believe the development            
of prototypical designs by the department is the right approach,               
and it will just end up costing money for designs that will just               
sit on the shelf.                                                              
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN then removed his objection, and there being no                   
further objection, the Chairman stated the calendaring motion                  
carried.                                                                       
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 12:23 p.m.