Legislature(2013 - 2014)
2014-04-25 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2014-04-25 Senate Journal Page 2794 HB 278 The following report was received and distributed at 9:56 a.m., April 25: April 25, 2014 Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: The Free Conference Committee considered SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN) am S and CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278(FIN) am and recommends 2014-04-25 Senate Journal Page 2795 FREE CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278 "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 school performance reports; relating to accountability standards; providing funding for Internet services; relating to secondary school course credit earned through assessment; relating to public school college and career readiness assessments and diplomas; relating to the secondary school competency examination and related requirements; relating to charter schools and student transportation; relating to residential school applications; relating to school construction bond debt reimbursement; increasing the stipend for boarding school students; relating to the local contribution to public school funding; increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; relating to correspondence programs, funding, and student allotments; 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; establishing a pilot project for public middle school students; requiring the Department of Administration to provide a proposal for a salary and benefits schedule for school districts and for teacher tenure; requiring the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee to provide for studies on public education funding; requiring the Department of Education and Early Development to report to the legislature on school design and construction; relating to grants to school districts; and providing for an effective date." (Title Change SCR 29) be adopted. 2014-04-25 Senate Journal Page 2796 The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 32, Department of Administration Fiscal Note No. 33, indeterminate, Department of Education and Early Development Fiscal Note No. 34, Department of Education and Early Development Fiscal Note No. 35, Department of Education and Early Development Fiscal Note No. 36, Department of Education and Early Development Fiscal Note No. 37, zero, Department of Education and Early Development Fiscal Note No. 38, Free Conference Committee The following previously published fiscal information applies: Fiscal Note No. 25, University of Alaska Fiscal Note No. 27, Senate Finance Committee Fiscal Note No. 28, Department of Education and Early Development Fiscal Note No. 29, Department of Education and Early Development Signing the report: Senator Meyer, Chair, Senators Dunleavy, Hoffman; Representative Hawker, Chair, Representatives Gattis, Kito III. The Senate and House waived Uniform Rule 42(a) and (b) (page 2721). Senator Fairclough, Acting Majority Leader, moved that the Senate adopt the Conference Committee Report. The question being: "Shall the Senate adopt the Conference Committee Report?" The roll was taken with the following result: FCCS HB 278 Shall the Senate Adopt the Conference Committee Report? Effective Dates YEAS: 15 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 2014-04-25 Senate Journal Page 2797 Yeas: Bishop, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens Nays: French, Gardner, Wielechowski Excused: Coghill, Ellis and so, the report was adopted, thus adopting: FREE CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278 "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 school performance reports; relating to accountability standards; providing funding for Internet services; relating to secondary school course credit earned through assessment; relating to public school college and career readiness assessments and diplomas; relating to the secondary school competency examination and related requirements; relating to charter schools and student transportation; relating to residential school applications; relating to school construction bond debt reimbursement; increasing the stipend for boarding school students; relating to the local contribution to public school funding; increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; relating to correspondence programs, funding, and student allotments; 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; establishing a pilot project for public middle school students; requiring the Department of Administration to provide a 2014-04-25 Senate Journal Page 2798 proposal for a salary and benefits schedule for school districts and for teacher tenure; requiring the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee to provide for studies on public education funding; requiring the Department of Education and Early Development to report to the legislature on school design and construction; relating to grants to school districts; and providing for an effective date." Senator Fairclough, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the adoption of the Conference Committee Report be considered the vote on the effective date clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered. The Secretary was requested to notify the House.