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SB 139                                                                                                                        
The Education Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 139 "An                                                                      
Act increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state                                                        
funding of public education; repealing the secondary student                                                                    
competency examination and related requirements; relating to high                                                               
school course credit earned through assessment; relating to a college                                                           
and career readiness assessment for secondary students; relating to                                                             
charter school application appeals and program budgets; relating to                                                             
residential school applications; increasing the stipend for boarding                                                            
school students; extending 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" and recommended it                                                             
be replaced with                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 139(EDC) "An Act                                                                               
          increasing the base student allocation used in the                                                                    
          formula for state funding of public education;                                                                        
          repealing the secondary student competency                                                                            
          examination and related requirements; relating to                                                                     
          high school course credit earned through assessment;                                                                  
          relating to charter schools; relating to charter school                                                               
          student transportation; relating to residential school                                                                
          applications; increasing the stipend for boarding                                                                     
          school students; relating to unemployment                                                                             
          contributions for the Alaska technical and vocational                                                                 

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          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."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Stevens, Chair; Senator Dunleavy. Signing                                                              
no recommendation: Senators Stedman, Huggins. Signing amend:                                                                    
Senator Gardner.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Education and Early                                                                 
      Development                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.