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2000-04-12 Senate Journal

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2000-04-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 3034
SB 289                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 289(FIN) which had been held in third                   
reading on reconsideration (page 3007) was before the Senate.                  
                                                                               

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SB 289                                                                       
Senator Torgerson moved that the bill be returned to second reading            
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No.              
2. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                 
                                                                               
Senators Torgerson, Lincoln offered Amendment No. 2 :                           
                                                                               
Page 2, lines 4 - 15:                                                          
	Delete all material and insert:                                               
   "* Sec. 2.  AS23.15.640 is amended by adding new subsections              
			to read:                                                                    
	(b) A granting entity may award a grant that includes a                      
program element listed in(a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6) of this section             
only if all funds from other assistance or aid programs or grants              
for that purpose are either not available to the granting entity or            
have been exhausted.                                                           
	(c) The department shall, to the extent economically feasible                
for the individual, require an individual who participated in a                
program that was funded at least in part by a grant under                      
AS23.15.651 and that included as a program element the                         
provision of necessary tools, work-related clothing, safety gear,              
or other necessities to obtain or retain employment under (a)(6)               
of this section to reimburse the department for the portion of the             
grant that was spent on an element listed in (a)(6) of this                    
section. The department shall separately account for receipts                  
under this subsection. The annual estimated receipts may be used               
by the legislature to make appropriations to the department to                 
the employment assistance and training program account (AS                     
23.15.625) for grants under AS23.15.651. The department shall                  
implement this subsection by regulation.                                       
	(d) In this section, a support service under (a)(4) of this                  
section means a service provided to an individual participating                
in a training program described in (a)(1) - (3) of this section to             
enable the individual to participate in the training."                         
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2.                   
Without objection, Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                
                                                                               
                                                                               

2000-04-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 3036
SB 289                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am was automatically in                        
third reading.                                                                 
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL                      
NO. 289(FIN) am An Act relating to technical and vocational                    
education and to employment assistance and training; and providing             
for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the             
following result:                                                              
                                                                               
CSSB 289(FIN) am                                                               
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                             
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Elton, Hoffman, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Lincoln,                  
Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                       
                                                                               
Nays:  Donley, Ellis, Green, Halford, Leman, Phillips, Taylor                  
                                                                               
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am passed the                          
Senate.                                                                        
                                                                               
Senator Mackie moved the effective date clause.                                
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the effective date clause be adopted?                
The roll was taken with the following result:                                  
                                                                               
CSSB 289(FIN) am                                                               
Effective Date Clause                                                          
                                                                               
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly             
Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce,              
Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                      
                                                                               
and so, the effective date clause was adopted and the bill was                 
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.