CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 235(FIN) "An Act relating to allocations of funding for the Alaska Workforce Investment Board; and providing for an effective date." 10:05:00 AM Co-Chair von Imhof announced that a new CS would be presented to the committee for consideration. DAVID SCOTT, STAFF, SENATOR BERT STEDMAN, discussed the CS being considered. He relayed that the CS made one change on Page 1, line 6, changing the effective date from 2023 to 2021. 10:06:08 AM AT EASE 10:06:22 AM RECONVENED Co-Chair von Imhof asked the committee to support the one- year extension and address the issue further in the next legislative session. Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee substitute for CSHB 235(FIN), Work Draft 31-LS1480\O (Wayne, 3/20/20). There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. Co-Chair von Imhof asked to hear from the bill sponsor. REPRESENTATIVE ADAM WOOL, SPONSOR, supported the changes in the CS. Mr. Scott explained that the fiscal note attached to the bill showed zero fiscal impact in the out years. This would be updated when the legislature took up the matter in the next legislative session. 10:08:34 AM Co-Chair von Imhof OPENED public testimony. TERI COTHREN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES (via teleconference), stated she was available for questions. She stated that the University supported the bill. 10:09:27 AM MILES BAKER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, stated that he was available for questions pertaining to the fiscal note. 10:10:16 AM Co-Chair von Imhof CLOSED public testimony. Co-Chair Stedman addressed FN 7, from Department of Education and Early Development, OMB Component 2796: This bill extends the length of time to disperse Technical and Vocational Education Program funds appropriated for distribution to various institutions for adult and higher education from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2023. Co-Chair Stedman addressed FN 8, from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, OMB Component 2659: This legislation extends the sunset date for existing funding allocations for program and grant distributions under AS 23.15.835(d) for the Alaska Technical and Vocational Education Program (TVEP) through June 30, 2023. Funding authorization for the TVEP recipients was included in the FY2021 Governor Amended request. Co-Chair Stedman addressed FN 9, from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, OMB Component 3117: This legislation does not change the budgeted authorization needed for the Workforce Development component. Co-Chair Stedman addressed FN 11, from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, OMB Component 2276. Co-Chair Stedman addressed FN 10, for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, OMB Component 2686. Co-Chair Stedman addressed FN 12, for the University of Alaska, OMB Component 1296. 10:13:11 AM Senator Hoffman pointed out that the fiscal notes would need to be updated to reflect the one-year extension. Co-Chair von Imhof agreed. 10:13:23 AM AT EASE 10:13:38 AM RECONVENED Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to report SCS CSHB 235(FIN) out of Committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. SCS CSHB 235(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with six previously published fiscal impact notes: FN 7(EED), FN 8(LWF), FN 9(LWF), FN 10(LWF), FN 11(LWF), and FN 12(UA). 10:14:10 AM AT EASE 10:14:17 AM RECONVENED Co-Chair von Imhof informed that the committee would stand in recess. 10:14:28 AM RECESSED [Co-Chair von Imhof ADJOURNED the meeting at 5:10pm]