Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-03-01 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-03-01 House Journal Page 0464 HB 1 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 1 "An Act relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page EDU RPT CS(EDU) 2DP 5NR 304 FN1: (EED) 304 FN2: (EED) 304 HES RPT CS(HES) 2DP 2NR 2AM 325 FN1: (EED) 326 FN2: (EED) 326 FIN RPT CS(HES) 6DP 2NR 1AM 445 FN3: (EED) 445 FN4: (EED) 445 FN5: (MVA) 445 Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1(HES) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Croft, Berkowitz, and Kapsner: Page 1, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "*Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: 2005-03-01 House Journal Page 0465 LEGISLATIVE INTENT: The public school foundation formula should accurately reflect the cost of educating our children in all parts of the state. The current formula doesn't do that. The legislature will correct this problem." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Coghill objected. Representative Coghill rose to a point of order regarding referencing current court cases. The Speaker cautioned members to confine remarks to the amendment. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 1(HES) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 6 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Berkowitz, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Moses, Salmon, Weyhrauch Nays: Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gatto, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson Excused: Anderson, Cissna, Guttenberg, Kelly, Lynn, McGuire And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representatives Salmon, Gara, Kerttula, Croft, Berkowitz, Crawford, Kapsner, Gardner, and Gruenberg: 2005-03-01 House Journal Page 0466 Page 1, line 6: Delete "$4,919" Insert "$5,120" Representative Salmon moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Objection was heard. Representative Berkowitz placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 1(HES) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 6 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Berkowitz, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Moses, Salmon Nays: Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gatto, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Excused: Anderson, Cissna, Guttenberg, Kelly, Lynn, McGuire And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Salmon: Page 1, line 2, following "education; (title amendment)" Insert "repealing the eroding floor for public school funding;" Page 1, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.17.490(a) is amended to read: (a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) [(b) - (e)] of this 2005-03-01 House Journal Page 0467 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. * Sec. 3. AS 14.17.490(d) and 14.17.490(e) are repealed." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Salmon moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Neuman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 1(HES) Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 11 NAYS: 23 EXCUSED: 6 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Berkowitz, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Moses, Salmon Nays: Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gatto, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Excused: Anderson, Cissna, Guttenberg, Kelly, Lynn, McGuire And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 1(HES) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. 2005-03-01 House Journal Page 0468 Objection was heard. Representative Stoltze called for a roll call vote on the motion and withdrew the call. CSHB 1(HES) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.