Legislature(1995 - 1996)
1996-04-12 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3210 SB 244 SENATE BILL NO. 244 An Act relating to state foundation aid and supplementary state aid for education; and providing for an effective date which had been placed at the bottom of today's calendar (page 3196) was before the Senate in second reading. Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 3148. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 244(FIN) was adopted and read the second time. 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3211 SB 244 Senator Donley offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 1, after "to": Insert "transportation of public school students; relating to" Page 1, after line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 14.09.010(b) is amended to read: (b) Each school district mentioned in (a)(1) of this section is entitled to receive reimbursement from the state for the operation of the transportation system on a unit cost basis determined by the department. In determining a school district's amount of eligible transportation reimbursement under this subsection, the department shall provide the same level of reimbursement for transportation provided on a motor vehicle owned by the school district as for transportation provided on a motor vehicle operated under a contract with the school district." Page 1, line 4: Delete "* Section 1." Insert "* Sec. 2." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, line 24: Delete "Sections 1 - 3" Insert "Sections 2 - 4" Senator Donley moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Objections were heard. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3212 SB 244 CSSB 244(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 9 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Ellis, Green, Halford, Kelly, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Taylor Nays: Adams, Duncan, Frank, Hoffman, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Sharp, Torgerson, Zharoff Excused: Salo and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. Senator Adams offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 2, after line 16: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.17.250(4) is amended to read: (4) "eligible federal impact aid" for a fiscal year means the amount of federal aid received by the district as of March 1 of the fiscal year as payment for its entitlement for the application submitted during the preceding fiscal year, including advance payments, and adjustments received since March1 of the preceding fiscal year from prior year applications, under 20 U.S.C. 7701 - 7714 ª20 U.S.C. 237-239 (P.L. 81-874, SECS. 2-4)ß, as amended, except payments received under 20 U.S.C. 7703(f)(2)(B) or payments received for children receiving preschool education ª20 U.S.C. 238(d)(3)(B)(ii) (P.L. 81- 874, SEC. 3(d)(2)(B)(ii))ß, to the extent the state may consider that aid as local resources under that Act and the regulations adopted under it;" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3213 SB 244 Page 2, line 24: Delete "Sections 1 - 3" Insert "Sections 1, 2, and 4" Senator Adams moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Miller objected. President Pearce called the Senate. The call was satisfied. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 244(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Zharoff Nays: Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson Excused: Salo and so, Amendment No. 2 failed. Senator Zharoff offered Amendment No. 3 : Page 2, following line 16: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.17.031(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall adopt regulations defining funding communities within each district that reflect geographic and attendance area factors. For the purpose of determining instructional units, students are counted in the district and the funding community from which they receive educational services. The total number of instructional units in a school district is the sum of the following units for each funding community within the district, as determined by the department: 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3214 SB 244 (1) the number of units for elementary and secondary students determined under AS14.17.041 [AS14.17.041(a) OR (b)ß; (2) the number of units for vocational education determined under AS14.17.043; (3) the number of units for special education determined under AS14.17.045; and (4) the number of units for bilingual education determined under AS14.17.047. * Sec. 4. AS 14.17.041 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (e) For districts that consist of one funding community with an ADM of 900 or less, the elementary and secondary instructional units determined under (a) or (b) of this section are increased by multiplying those units by the percentage set out in the following table: ADM Percentage 1 - 250 12 251 - 525 8 526 - 900 6" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, line 24: Delete "Sections 1 - 3" Insert "Sections 1 - 5" Senator Zharoff moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Senator Halford objected. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3215 SB 244 CSSB 244(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Taylor, Zharoff Nays: Donley, Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Torgerson Excused: Salo and so, Amendment No. 3 failed. Senator Donley offered Amendment No. 4 : Page 1, line 1, after "to": Insert "school construction grants; relating to" Page 1, after line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS14.11.013(a) is amended to read: (a) With regard to projects for which grants are requested under AS14.11.011, the department shall (1) annually review the six-year plans submitted by each district under AS14.11.011(b) and recommend to the board a revised and updated six-year capital improvement project grant schedule that serves the best interests of the state and each district; in recommending projects for this schedule, the department shall verify that each proposed project meets the criteria established under AS14.11.014(b) and qualifies as a project required to (A) avert imminent danger or correct life-threatening situations; (B) house students who would otherwise be unhoused; for purposes of this subparagraph, students are considered unhoused if the students attend school in temporary facilities and the district has a population greater than 10,000; 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3216 SB 244 (C) protect the structure of existing school facilities; (D) correct building code deficiencies that require major repair or rehabilitation in order for the facility to continue to be used for the educational program; (E) achieve an operating cost savings; (F) modify or rehabilitate facilities for the purpose of improving the instructional program; (G) meet an educational need not specified in (A) - (F) of this paragraph, identified by the department; (2) prepare an estimate of the amount of money needed to finance each project; (3) provide to the governor, by November 1, and to the legislature within the first 10 days of each regular legislative session, a revised and updated six-year capital improvement project grant schedule, together with a proposed schedule of appropriations." Page 1, line 4: Delete "* Section 1." Insert "* Sec. 2." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 2, line 24: Delete "Sections 1 - 3" Insert "Sections 2 - 4" Senator Donley moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 4. Objections were heard. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3217 SB 244 CSSB 244(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 7 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Ellis, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Taylor, Torgerson Nays: Adams, Duncan, Frank, Hoffman, Lincoln, Sharp, Zharoff Excused: Salo and so, Amendment No. 4 was adopted. SB 244 Amendment No. 5 was not offered. Senator Adams called the Senate. Senator Adams lifted the call. Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 244(FIN) am was read the third time. 1996-04-12 Senate Journal Page 3218 SB 244 The question being: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 244(FIN) am An Act relating to school construction grants; relating to state foundation aid and supplementary state aid for education; and providing for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 244(FIN) am Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 11 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Hoffman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, Zharoff Nays: Halford, Kelly, Leman, R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson Excused: Salo Pearce changed from "Nay" to "Yea". and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 244(FIN) am passed the Senate. Senator Halford moved the effective date clause. The question being: Shall the effective date clause be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 244(FIN) am Effective Date Vote YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Zharoff Excused: Salo and so, the effective date clause was adopted. Senator Phillips gave notice of reconsideration.