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1999-05-13 House Journal

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1999-05-13                     House Journal                      Page 1390
SB 98                                                                        
Representative Green brought up reconsideration of the vote on SB 98           
amH which had been held until today (page 1357).                               
                                                                               
The following was again before the House in third reading:                     
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 98 am H                                                       
"An Act relating to teacher tenure."                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Green moved that SB 98 amH be returned to second                
reading for the specific purpose of rescinding previous action in              
adopting Amendment No. 2.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall SB 98 am H be returned to second reading           
for the specific purpose of rescinding previous action in adopting             
Amendment No. 2?"  The roll was taken with the following result:               
                                                                               

1999-05-13                     House Journal                      Page 1391
SB 98                                                                        
                                                                               
SB 98 am H--RECONSIDERATION                                                    
Third Reading                                                                  
Return to Second/rescind previous action/am 2                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  2                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Cissna, Coghill,            
Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Grussendorf,              
Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula,              
Kohring, Kott, Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Porter,                  
Rokeberg, Sanders, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker                               
                                                                               
Excused:  Kookesh, Masek                                                       
                                                                               
Absent:  Murkowski, Williams                                                   
                                                                               
And so, the motion passed.                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Green moved that the House rescind previous action in           
adopting Amendment No. 2.                                                      
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall the House rescind previous action in               
adopting Amendment No. 2?"  The roll was taken with the following              
result:                                                                        
                                                                               
SB 98 am H--RECONSIDERATION                                                    
Second Reading                                                                 
Rescind previous action/Amendment No. 2                                        
                                                                               
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Cissna, Coghill,            
Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Grussendorf,              
Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula,              
Kohring, Kott, Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Phillips,               
Porter, Rokeberg, Sanders, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams             
                                                                               
Excused:  Kookesh, Masek                                                       
                                                                               
And so, the motion passed.                                                     
                                                                               

1999-05-13                     House Journal                      Page 1392
SB 98                                                                        
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent to                  
withdraw Amendment No. 2.  There being no objection, it was so                 
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Green moved that SB 98 be returned to second reading            
for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 3.                       
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall SB 98 be returned to second reading for            
the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 3?"  The roll was            
taken with the following result:                                               
                                                                               
SB 98--RECONSIDERATION                                                         
Third Reading                                                                  
Return to Second for Amendment No. 3                                           
                                                                               
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Cissna, Coghill,            
Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Grussendorf,              
Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula,              
Kohring, Kott, Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Phillips,               
Porter, Rokeberg, Sanders, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams             
                                                                               
Excused:  Kookesh, Masek                                                       
                                                                               
And so, the motion passed.                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Austerman:                       
                                                                               
Page 2, following line 13:                                                     
	Insert a new bill section to read:                                            
   "* Sec. 2.  AS14.20.150(e) is amended by adding a new subsection          
to read:                                                                       
	(e)  Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a teacher who has                  
acquired tenure in a school district who moves to a new school                 
district acquires tenure in the new school district on the first               
instructional day of the third year of employment in the new                   
school district if                                                             
		(1)  the teacher otherwise meets the qualifications for                     
tenure set out in (a) of this section; and                                     

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SB 98                                                                        
		(2)  the break in service meets the requirements of (d) of                  
this section."                                                                 
                                                                               
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so               
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered:  "Shall SB 98 am H pass the House?"           
The roll was taken with the following result:                                  
                                                                               
SB 98 am H--RECONSIDERATION                                                    
Third Reading                                                                  
Final Passage                                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
YEAS:  31   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Cissna, Coghill, Cowdery,                 
Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule,             
Kemplen, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott, Morgan, Moses, Mulder,                       
Murkowski, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Sanders, Therriault,              
Whitaker, Williams                                                             
                                                                               
Nays:  Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davies, Grussendorf, Kapsner, Smalley              
                                                                               
Excused:  Kookesh, Masek                                                       
                                                                               
And so, SB 98 am H passed the House on reconsideration and was                 
referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.