2014-03-13                     House Journal                      Page 1875
     student competency examination and related requirements;                                                                   
     relating to high school course credit earned through assessment;                                                           
     relating to school performance reports; relating to assessments;                                                           
     relating to charter schools and student transportation; relating to                                                        
     school construction bonds; relating to residential school                                                                  
     applications; increasing the stipend for boarding school students;                                                         
     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 education tax credits; making conforming                                                              
     amendments; and providing for an effective date."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 278 is in the Finance Committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HCR 24                                                                                                                        
The Community & Regional Affairs Committee considered:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24                                                                                         
     Recognizing, honoring, supporting, and encouraging support for                                                             
     dog mushing and dog mushers in the state.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Nageak and LeDoux, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Kito III, Foster, Nageak, LeDoux                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, House Community & Regional Affairs Committee                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HCR 24 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 239                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 239                                                                                                         
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Examiners                                                           
     in Optometry; and providing for an effective date."