Legislature(2001 - 2002)
2001-05-07 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2001-05-07 House Journal Page 1658 SB 133 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 133(HES) am "An Act relating to a two-year transition for implementation of the public high school competency examination and to establishing a secondary student competency examination as a high school graduation requirement; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page EDU RPT HCS(EDU) NT 2DP 1DNP 1NR 2AM 858 TITLE CHANGE PENDING HCR 14 858 FN1: (EED) 859 HES RPT HCS(HES) NT 2DP 2NR 2AM 983 TITLE CHANGE PENDING HCR 14 983 FN1: (EED) 984 2001-05-07 House Journal Page 1659 FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NT 7DP 2AM 1202 TITLE CHANGE PENDING HCR 14 1202 FN1: (EED) 1202 RLS RPT HCS(RLS) NT 2DP 5NR 1624 TITLE CHANGE PENDING HCR 14 1624 FN1: (EED) 1624 Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 133(RLS) "An Act relating to a two-year transition for implementation of the public high school competency examination and to establishing a secondary student competency examination as a high school graduation requirement; relating to certain reports regarding academic performance of schools; and providing for an effective date." (HCR 14 - title change resolution) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Cissna: Page 2, line 5: Delete "sec. 7" Insert "sec. 4" Page 2, line 20, through page 4, line 24: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03.075, added by sec. 1, ch. 58, SLA 1997, is repealed and reenacted to read: Sec. 14.03.075. Academic standards for high school graduation. (a) Before graduating from high school, each student is required to (1) be tested in a graduation examination in the areas of reading, English, and mathematics; and (2) meet academic requirements established by the state and the governing body. 2001-05-07 House Journal Page 1660 (b) The department shall determine the form and contents of the graduation examination and shall score completed examinations. (c) Based on the results of the graduation examination, each student receiving a high school diploma shall receive an endorsement on the diploma as follows: (1) a student who exhibits proficiency in mathematics - a mathematics endorsement; (2) a student who exhibits proficiency in reading - a reading endorsement; (3) a student who exhibits proficiency in writing - a writing endorsement; and (4) a student who is not eligible for an endorsement under (1) - (3) of this subsection - an endorsement consisting of the Alaska flag symbol. (d) The department shall establish by regulation uniform standards for awarding an endorsement required under (c) of this section." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 5, line 21, through page 7, line 2: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 7, lines 26 - 29: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill section accordingly. 2001-05-07 House Journal Page 1661 Page 8, line 10: Delete "Except as provided in sec. 11 of this Act, this" Insert "This" Representative Cissna moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Bunde objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 133(RLS) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 29 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 4 Yeas: Cissna, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses, Wilson Nays: Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess, Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker Absent: Berkowitz, Davies, Halcro, Williams And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Croft: Page 1, line 4, following "schools" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the base student allocation;" Page 7, following line 2: Insert a new bill section to read: "*Sec. 7. AS 14.17.40 is amended to read: 2001-05-07 House Journal Page 1662 Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $4,041 [$3,940]." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Mulder objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 133(RLS) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 28 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Guess, Hayes, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses Nays: Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson Absent: Davies And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS CSSB 133(RLS) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. Representative Berkowitz objected. The Speaker stated that HCS CSSB 133(RLS) will advance to third reading on the May 8, 2001, calendar.