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SB 281                                                                       
The Rules Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 281 An Act                      
relating to missions and measures to be applied to certain                     
expenditures by the executive branch of state government and the               
University of Alaska from the state operating budget for the fiscal            
year ending June 30, 2001; and providing for an effective date and             
attached the following amendment to the Finance Committee                      
Substitute offered on page 2640:                                               

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	Delete all material.                                                          
                                                                               
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	Insert: * Sec. 153. University of Alaska. (a) The mission of the            
University of Alaska is to offer education opportunities supporting            
the needs of Alaskas people and its economy.                                   
	(b) The legislature intends to measure the success of the                     
University of Alaska in achieving its mission by considering                   
		(1) the number and percentage of Alaska high school graduates                
who                                                                            
			(A) attend the University of Alaska;                                        
			(B) attend the University of Alaska as Alaska Scholars;                     
			(C) stay in Alaska for one year, five years, and 10 years                   
following graduation;                                                          
			(D) are employed in Alaska for one year, five years, and 10                 
years following graduation;                                                    
		(2) the number and percentage of graduates who are employed                  
in their professional degree areas in-state;                                   
		(3) the graduation rate of full-time-equivalent students in                  
degree programs;                                                               
		(4) the retention rate of students enrolled in degree programs;              
		(5) the comparative scores of students who take professional                 
examinations;                                                                  
		(6) the cost per credit hour for on-campus and distance                      
delivery of courses;                                                           
		(7) the comparison of pre- and post-training wages for                       
vocational education graduates;                                                
		(8) the number and amount of research grants in Alaska-                      
specific areas of inquiry;                                                     
		(9) the occurrences of applied research benefiting Alaskas                   
economy;                                                                       
		(10) the average number of hours faculty members spend on                    
classroom instruction, student advising, research and other activities.        
                                                                               
Signing to calendar: Senator Tim Kelly, Chair, Senators Miller,                
Leman, Pearce. Signing under other recommendations: Senator Ellis.             
                                                                               
                                                                               

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The bill is on todays calendar.