Legislature(2011 - 2012)
2012-04-12 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2012-04-12 Senate Journal Page 2207 HB 104 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 104(FIN) "An Act renaming the Alaska performance scholarship and relating to the scholarship and tax credits applicable to contributions to the scholarship; relating to AlaskAdvantage education grant funding and to Alaska performance scholarship funding; relating to AlaskAdvantage education grant eligibility; establishing accounts and a fund for those purposes; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time. Senator Coghill moved that the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. 2012-04-12 Senate Journal Page 2208 Senators Coghill, Wagoner offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 2, lines 23 - 25: Delete "Alaska residents who have attained an Alaska High School Diploma by Examination after January 1, 2011, or who are high school graduates [WHO ARE ALASKA RESIDENTS]" Insert "high school graduates who are Alaska residents" Page 3, line 7: Delete "except as provided in (c) of this section," Page 3, line 9: Delete "(d)" Insert "(c)" Page 3, line 18: Delete "except as provided in (c) of this section," Page 3, line 31 through page 4, line 2: Delete all material. Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 4, lines 5 - 6: Delete "or 24 months after a student attains an Alaska High School Diploma by Examination" Page 4, line 9: Delete "(g)" Insert "(f)" Page 4, lines 10 - 11: Delete ", for an applicant who has graduated from a high school in the state," Page 4, line 20: Delete "(d)" Insert "(c)" Page 4, line 21: Delete "(d)" Insert "(c)" 2012-04-12 Senate Journal Page 2209 Page 4, line 25: Delete "(d)" Insert "(c)" Page 4, line 26: Delete "(d)" Insert "(c)" Page 5, lines 4 - 6: Delete "or a total score in the 90th percentile or above on the general educational development examination" Page 5, lines 10 - 12: Delete "or a total score in the 80th percentile or above on the general educational development examination" Page 5, lines 16 - 18: Delete "or a total score in the 70th percentile or above on the general educational development examination" Page 5, lines 23 - 24: Delete "or attains a State of Alaska High School Diploma by Examination," Senator Coghill moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Ellis objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 104(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 8 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Giessel, Huggins, McGuire, Meyer, Wagoner Nays: Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Kookesh, Menard, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wielechowski and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. 2012-04-12 Senate Journal Page 2210 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 104(FIN) was automatically in third reading. Senator French rose to a point of order. President Stevens cautioned members to proceed in order, stating it is inappropriate to refer to actions in the other body. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 104(FIN) "An Act renaming the Alaska performance scholarship and relating to the scholarship and tax credits applicable to contributions to the scholarship; relating to AlaskAdvantage education grant funding and to Alaska performance scholarship funding; relating to AlaskAdvantage education grant eligibility; establishing accounts and a fund for those purposes; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 104(FIN) Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 12 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Davis, Egan, Ellis, French, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wielechowski Nays: Coghill, Dyson, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, Olson, Wagoner and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 104(FIN) passed the Senate. Senator Meyer moved for the adoption of the effective date clauses. The question being: "Shall the effective date clauses be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 104(FIN) Effective Date Clauses YEAS: 16 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Davis, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski Nays: Coghill, Dyson, Giessel, Huggins 2012-04-12 Senate Journal Page 2211 and so, the effective date clauses were adopted and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.