Legislature(2009 - 2010)
2010-04-18 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2010-04-18 House Journal Page 2494 SB 221 The following, which was moved to the bottom of the calendar (page 2490), was read the third time: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 221(FIN) "An Act relating to the AlaskAdvantage education grant program; relating to professional student exchange program availability; establishing the Alaska merit scholarship program and relating to the program; relating to student records; making conforming 2010-04-18 House Journal Page 2495 amendments; establishing a Joint Legislative Higher Education Scholarship Funding Task Force; establishing an advisory task force on higher education and career readiness in the legislative branch of government; and providing for an effective date." Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS CSSB 221(FIN) be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of considering Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The Speaker stated that, without objection, HCS CSSB 221(FIN) would be returned to second reading for all amendments. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Gara: Page 3, following line 10: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.43.410 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: "(c) The commission shall annually distribute not less than $3,000,000 or, if available funding from appropriations and other sources is less than that amount, the full amount available in grant awards on behalf of eligible students under AS 14.43.415. Payments shall be made directly to the postsecondary or lending institution if feasible. If available funds are insufficient to fully fund grants to eligible students, the commission shall distribute funds to eligible applicants on a pro rata basis." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 7, line 28: Delete "sec. 5" Insert "sec. 6" Page 8, line 10: Delete "secs. 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8" Insert "secs. 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9" 2010-04-18 House Journal Page 2496 Page 13, line 3: Delete "Section 11" Insert "Section 12" Page 13, line 4: Delete "Sections 3, 4, 6, and 8 - 11" Insert "Sections 3 - 5, 7, and 9 - 12" Page 13, line 6: Delete "sec. 13" Insert "sec. 14" Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Seaton objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 221(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doogan, N.Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Holmes, Kawasaki, Kerttula, Petersen, Salmon, Tuck Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Dahlstrom, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gatto, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Herron, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Keller, Kelly, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, P.Wilson, T.Wilson And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. HCS CSSB 221(FIN) was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall HCS CSSB 221(FIN) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2010-04-18 House Journal Page 2497 HCS CSSB 221(FIN) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 36 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Buch, Chenault, Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Edgmon, Fairclough, N.Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Seaton, Stoltze, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Nays: Doogan, Neuman, Salmon, Thomas And so, HCS CSSB 221(FIN) passed the House. Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the effective date clause. There being no objection, it was so ordered. HCS CSSB 221(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.