Legislature(2013 - 2014)
2014-04-21 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2014-04-21 House Journal Page 2753 HB 278 Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 2750) on the following: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN) am "An Act increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; relating to the exemption from jury service for certain teachers; relating to the powers of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to high school course credit earned through assessment; relating to school performance reports; relating to assessments; establishing a public school and school district grading system; relating to charter schools and student transportation; relating to residential school applications; relating to tenure of public school teachers; relating to unemployment contributions for the Alaska technical and vocational education program; relating to earning high school credit for completion of vocational education courses offered by institutions receiving technical and vocational education program funding; relating to schools operated by a federal agency; relating to a grant for school districts; relating to education tax credits; establishing an optional municipal tax exemption for privately owned real property rented or leased for use as a charter school; requiring the Department of Administration to provide a proposal for a salary and benefits schedule for school districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN) am S "An Act relating to the exemption from jury service for certain teachers; relating to the powers of the Department of Education and Early Development; relating to high school course credit earned through assessment; relating to school performance reports; relating to assessments and accountability standards; providing for funding for Internet services; relating to the secondary school competency examination and related 2014-04-21 House Journal Page 2754 requirements; relating to charter schools and student transportation; establishing a grant program to be administered by the Association of Alaska School Boards for the purchase of student equipment and technology services; establishing a public school grant program for innovative approaches to learning; relating to correspondence study programs, funding, and student allotments; relating to residential school applications; increasing the stipend for boarding school students; relating to school construction bond debt reimbursement; relating to the local contribution to public school funding; relating to funding of and reporting by Alaska technical and vocational education programs; relating to earning high school credit for completion of vocational education courses offered by institutions receiving technical and vocational education program funding; relating to schools operated by a federal agency; relating to education tax credits; establishing an optional municipal tax exemption for privately owned real property rented or leased for use as a charter school; requiring the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee to provide for studies on the school size factor and the school district cost factor for public education funding and for a study on school staff salary and benefits; requiring the Department of Education and Early Development to report to the legislature on school design and construction; establishing a pilot project for public middle schools; and providing for an effective date." (SCR 29 - title change resolution) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Pruitt moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 278(FIN) am, thus adopting SCS CSHB 278(FIN) am S, and recommended that the members vote no. The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment to CSHB 278(FIN) am?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 278(FIN) am S Concur YEAS: 0 NAYS: 38 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 2014-04-21 House Journal Page 2755 Nays: Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki, Keller, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson Absent: Hawker, Reinbold And so, the House failed to concur in the Senate amendment. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate and respectfully requested it to recede. Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that Rule 42(a) and (b) of the Uniform Rules be waived. There being no objection, it was so ordered. In the event the Senate fails to recede from its amendment, the Speaker appointed the following members to a Free Conference Committee to meet with a like committee from the Senate to consider the above bills: Representative Hawker, Chair Representative Gattis Representative Kito III