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2003-04-09 House Journal

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2003-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 0869
HB 75                                                                                             
The following, which was on the April 8, 2003, calendar in second                                   
reading (page 857), was again before the House:                                                     
                                                                                                    
      CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                  
      75(FIN)                                                                                       
      "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                      
      program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and                               
      to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec.                                
      17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional                           
      budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 10 was offered  by Representative Kerttula:                                            
                                                                                                    

2003-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 0870
Page 11, following line 6, insert new material to read:                                             
                                                                                                    
"Alyeska Central School"                                                                          
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Insert: "4,338,900"                                                                   
                                                                                                    
      Under Other Funds:                                                                            
            Insert: "4,338,900"                                                                   
                                                                                                    
"Alyeska Central School"                                                                            
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Insert "4,338,900"                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 10 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Meyer objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Williams was noted.                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Gruenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
he be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                             
Objection was heard, and Representative Gruenberg was required to                                   
vote.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 10                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses, Weyhrauch                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, Meyer, Morgan,                                     
Ogg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                     
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring                                                                                   
                                                                                                    

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Absent:  McGuire, Rokeberg                                                                          
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted.                                                           
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 11 was offered  by Representative Crawford:                                            
                                                                                                    
Page 10, line 14:                                                                                   
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Delete "680,508,300"                                                                  
            Insert "681,008,300"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
      Under General Funds:                                                                          
            Delete "647,135,400"                                                                  
            Insert "647,635,400"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Page 10, following line 18, insert new material to read:                                            
                                                                                                    
"Community Schools"                                                                                 
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Insert "500,000"                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Crawford moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 11 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Meyer objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 11 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 11                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Masek, McGuire,                                      
Moses                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto, Hawker,                                   
Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Meyer, Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels,                                    
Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                        
                                                                                                    

2003-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 0872
Excused:  Kohring                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Anderson, Harris                                                                           
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 11 was not adopted.                                                           
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 12 was offered  by Representative Kapsner:                                             
                                                                                                    
Page 54, line 22, following "DEVELOPMENT.":                                                         
      Insert "(a)"                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Page 55, following line 1:                                                                          
      Insert a new subsection to read:                                                              
 "(b)  The sum of $2,225,000 is appropriated from the general fund                                  
to the Department of Education and Early Development for payment                                    
as grants to school districts based on the school district's adjusted                               
average daily membership to pay for instructional programs and staff                                
salaries for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004."                                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative Kapsner moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
Amendment No. 12 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Meyer objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 12 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 12                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch,                                         
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                    
                                                                                                    

2003-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 0873
Excused:  Kohring                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 12 was not adopted.                                                           
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 13 was offered  by Representative Croft:                                               
                                                                                                    
Page 65, following line 26:                                                                         
 Insert new subsections to read:                                                                    
 "(d)  The amount equal to the amount appropriated from the                                         
general fund for state aid to public schools under AS 14.17 (also                                   
known as the foundation program) for the fiscal year ending June 30,                                
2004, is appropriated from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17,                               
Constitution of the State of Alaska) to the Department of Education                                 
and Early Development for state aid to public schools under AS 14.17                                
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.                                                           
 (e)  The amount equal to five percent of the amount appropriated                                   
from the general fund for state aid to public schools under AS 14.17                                
(also known as the foundation program) for the fiscal year ending                                   
June 30, 2004, is appropriated from the budget reserve fund (art. IX,                               
sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska) to the Department of                                  
Education and Early Development for the fiscal year ending June 30,                                 
2005, for payment as grants for supplemental aid to public education                                
to school districts based on the school district's adjusted average daily                           
membership to pay for instructional programs.                                                       
 (f)  The amount equal to 105 percent of the governor's funding                                     
request proposed in SSHB 75 (Twenty-Third Alaska State Legislature)                                 
for general fund and general fund match appropriations for the                                      
University of Alaska for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, is                                   
appropriated from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17,                                        
Constitution of the State of Alaska) to the University of Alaska for                                
operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005."                                               
                                                                                                    
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 65, line 27:                                                                                   
      Delete "(a) - (c)"                                                                            
      Insert "(a) - (f)"                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 13 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    

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Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 13 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 13                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch,                                         
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 13 was not adopted.                                                           
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 14 was offered  by Representative Gruenberg:                                           
                                                                                                    
Page 36, line 31:                                                                                   
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Delete "23,224,900"                                                                   
            Insert "23,236,900"                                                                   
                                                                                                    
      Under General Funds:                                                                          
            Delete "22,599,200"                                                                   
            Insert "22,611,200"                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 37, line 6:                                                                                    
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "141,700"                                                                        
            Insert "153,700"                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Gruenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Amendment No. 14 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    

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Representative Harris objected and withdrew the objection.                                          
                                                                                                    
There being no further objection, Amendment No. 14 was adopted.                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 15 was offered  by Representative Cissna:                                              
                                                                                                    
Page 15, line 32:                                                                                   
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Delete "126,680,500"                                                                  
            Insert "127,930,600"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
      Under General Funds:                                                                          
            Delete "21,716,300"                                                                   
            Insert "22,966,400"                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 16, line 12:                                                                                   
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "16,419,000"                                                                     
            Insert "17,102,400"                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Page 16, line 21:                                                                                   
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "2,039,100"                                                                      
            Insert "2,505,600"                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 16, line 25:                                                                                   
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "129,200"                                                                        
            Insert "229,400"                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Page 16, line 28:                                                                                   
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Delete "128,656,600"                                                                  
            Insert "129,002,700"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
      Under General Funds:                                                                          
            Delete "43,280,100"                                                                   
            Insert "43,626,200"                                                                   
                                                                                                    

2003-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 0876
Page 17, line 3:                                                                                    
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "9,555,500"                                                                      
            Insert "9,826,100"                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 17, line 17:                                                                                   
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "426,800"                                                                        
            Insert "502,300"                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Page 18, line 32:                                                                                   
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Delete "247,632,100"                                                                  
            Insert "248,715,500"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
      Under General Funds:                                                                          
            Delete "116,807,400"                                                                  
            Insert "117,890,800"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Page 19, line 11:                                                                                   
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "3,153,200"                                                                      
            Insert "4,236,600"                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 19, line 23:                                                                                   
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Delete "205,447,500"                                                                  
            Insert "207,242,200"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
      Under General Funds:                                                                          
            Delete "84,786,600"                                                                   
            Insert "86,581,300"                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 20, line 6:                                                                                    
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "837,500"                                                                        
            Insert "2,632,200"                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Cissna moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 15 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    

2003-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 0877
Representative Hawker objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 15 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN) am                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 15                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, Meyer, Morgan,                                     
Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker,                                       
Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  McGuire, Moses                                                                             
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 15 was not adopted.                                                           
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 16 was offered  by Representative Cissna:                                              
                                                                                                    
Page 16, line 28:                                                                                   
      Under Appropriation Items:                                                                    
            Delete "128,656,600"                                                                  
            Insert "130,156,600"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
      Under General Funds:                                                                          
            Delete "43,280,100"                                                                   
            Insert "44,780,100"                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 16, line 33:                                                                                   
      Under Allocations:                                                                            
            Delete "25,557,300"                                                                     
            Insert "27,057,300"                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Representative Cissna moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 16 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    

2003-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 0878
Representative Hawker objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 16 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN) am                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 16                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                         
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, Meyer, Morgan,                                     
Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker,                                       
Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Kapsner, McGuire                                                                           
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 16 was not adopted.