Legislature(1999 - 2000)
2000-04-17 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2000-04-17 Senate Journal Page 3193 SB 290 SENATE BILL NO. 290 An Act relating to state funding for transportation of public school students; and providing for an effective date which had been placed at the bottom of the calendar (page 3185) was read the second time. Senator Torgerson, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 3054. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 290(FIN) An Act relating to state funding for transportation of public school students; relating to a minimum amount of expenditures by school districts for instruction; determining the facilities constituting a school for purposes of public school funding; and providing for an effective date was adopted and read the second time. Senator Donley offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 3, following line 8: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. AS14.17.905 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (b) Notwithstanding (a)(3) of this section, an alternative school that is a charter school shall be counted as a separate school if the school is operated in a facility separate from other students." 2000-04-17 Senate Journal Page 3194 SB 290 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 9: Delete "Sections 3 and 4" Insert "Sections 3 - 5" Senator Donley moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Torgerson objected. Senator Torgerson moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the following amendment to Amendment No. 1: In subsection (b), after alternative school: Delete that is Insert or Senator Donley objected. Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objections were heard and Senator Hoffman was required to vote. The question being: Shall the amendment to Amendment No. 1 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 290(FIN) Second Reading Amendment to Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 10 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Ellis, Elton, Green, Kelly Pete, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Taylor, Torgerson, Wilken Nays: Adams, Donley, Halford, Hoffman, Leman, Lincoln, Pearce, Phillips, Ward Absent: Kelly Tim and so, Amendment No. 1 was amended. 2000-04-17 Senate Journal Page 3195 SB 290 The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 as amended be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 290(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 as amended YEAS: 12 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green, Halford, Kelly Tim, Lincoln, Mackie, Parnell, Torgerson, Ward Nays: Hoffman, Kelly Pete, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Wilken Senator Adams changed from Nay to Yea. Senator Hoffman changed from Yea to Nay. Senator Lincoln changed from Nay to Yea. and so, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted. Senator Green offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 2, line 21: Delete "principals, assistant principals," Insert "assistant principals" Senator Green moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Leman objected. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: 2000-04-17 Senate Journal Page 3196 SB 290 CSSB 290(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Ellis, Elton, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Lincoln, Mackie, Pearce, Ward, Wilken Nays: Donley, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman, Miller, Parnell, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson and so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted. Senator Adams offered Amendment No. 3 : Page 1, line 1: Delete "transportation of" Page 2, following line 16: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.17.490(a) is amended to read: (a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) ¦(b) - (e)á of this section, if, in fiscal year 1999, a city or borough school district or a regional educational attendance area would receive less public school funding under AS 14.17.410 than the district or area would have received as state aid, the district or area is, in each fiscal year, eligible to receive additional public school funding equal to the difference between the public school funding the district or area was eligible to receive under AS 14.17.410 in fiscal year 1999 and the state aid the district or area would have received in fiscal year 1999." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, following line 8: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 6. AS14.17.490(d) and 14.17.490(e) are repealed." 2000-04-17 Senate Journal Page 3197 SB 290 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 9: Delete "Sections 3 and 4" Insert "Sections 3 - 6" Senator Adams moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Senator Torgerson objected. Senator Torgerson moved to divide the question. President Pearce ruled the question was divisible. Senator Torgerson moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to withdraw his motion. Without objection, it was so ordered. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 290(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 10 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Kelly Tim, Lincoln, Mackie, Pearce, Torgerson, Ward Nays: Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly Pete, Leman, Miller, Parnell, Phillips, Taylor, Wilken and so, Amendment No. 3 failed. Senator Mackie 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. 290(FIN) am was read the third time. 2000-04-17 Senate Journal Page 3198 SB 290 Senator Taylor offered Title Amendment No. 4: Page 1, line 3: Delete "determining the facilities constituting a school" Insert "providing that," Page 1, line 4, following "funding": Insert ", a community with an average daily membership of at least 101 but not more than 450 shall be counted as one elementary and one secondary school and, in a community with an average daily membership of greater than 450, each facility that is administered as a separate school shall be counted as one school, except for certain alternative schools" Senator Taylor moved for the adoption of Title Amendment No. 4. Senator Torgerson objected. The question being: Shall Title Amendment No. 4 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 290(FIN) am Third Reading - Final Passage Title Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Green, Halford, Miller, Parnell, Taylor, Ward Nays: Adams, Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Pearce, Phillips, Torgerson, Wilken and so, Title Amendment No. 4 failed. The question being: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 290(FIN) am An Act relating to state funding for transportation of public school students; relating to a minimum amount of expenditures by school districts for instruction; determining the facilities constituting a school for purposes of public school funding; and providing for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: 2000-04-17 Senate Journal Page 3199 SB 290 CSSB 290(FIN) am Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Dates YEAS: 9 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green, Halford, Leman, Miller, Parnell, Taylor Nays: Adams, Hoffman, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Lincoln, Mackie, Pearce, Phillips, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 290(FIN) am failed. Senator Ward gave notice of reconsideration.