Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-05-11 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2894 HB 183 The following, which was postponed from May 9, was before the House in second reading with Amendment No. 3 (page 2846) moved and pending: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 183(JUD) am "An Act relating to school athletics, recreation, athletic teams, and sports; and providing for an effective date." Representative Armstrong, citing Section 373 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order arguing that HB 183 be placed under Unfinished Business. The Speaker ruled the motion out of order. Representative Stapp called the previous question. Representative McCabe, citing section 180 of Mason's Manual rose to a point of order regarding dilatory actions. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2895 The Speaker stated the point was well taken. Representative Stapp withdrew his motion. Representative Schrage rose to a point of order regarding following the right process. The Speaker ruled that hearing CSHB 183(JUD) am under Consideration of the Daily Calendar was in order due to the announcement made at the beginning of session. Representative Armstrong appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: Sustain Ruling of the Chair YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 3. There was objection. Representative Fields, citing Chapter 9 and Section 120 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order calling the motion to table dilatory. The Speaker ruled the point out of order. Representative Eastman, citing Section 90.2 of Mason's Manual, rose to a point of order asking for debate on the motion to table. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2896 The Speaker ruled the motion out of order. Representative Eastman appealed the ruling of the Chair and placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: The Motion to Table is Not Debatable Sustain Ruling of the Chair YEAS: 23 NAYS: 17 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Foster, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw his motion to table Amendment No. 3. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to limit debate on amendments to CSHB 183(JUD) am as follows: three minutes for introduction, one minute per member for debate, and two minutes for closing. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Mears: Page 1, following line 10 of the amendment: Insert a new bill section to read: "*Sec. 3. AS 05.90 is amended by adding a new section to read: Artistic swimming competitions. An artistic 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2897 swimming competition in the state may not prohibit transgender women or girls from competing in a category reserved for women, girls, or females." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 1, line 2: Delete "chess competitions" Insert "world languages competitions" Page 1, line 7: Delete "Chess competitions. A chess competition"" Insert "World languages competitions. A world languages competition"" 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2898 Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Eastman rose to a point of order stating that references to the other body are not appropriate during debate. The Speaker stated that the point was well taken. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Absent: Edgmon And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Amendment No. 4 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "establishing an Alaska Sports Academy for Girls;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.16 is amended by adding a new section to read: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2899 Article 3. Alaska Sports Academy for Girls. Sec. 14.16.300. Alaska Sports Academy for Girls. (a) The Alaska Sports Academy for Girls is created in the department. (b) The department, through the Alaska Sports Academy for Girls, shall recruit and train female student athletes in grades six though 12 from the entire state. (c) The Alaska Sports Academy for Girls shall offer programs that emphasize leadership skills, team building, and training to increase opportunity for female student athletes to participate in all sports and activities recognized by the National Collegiate Athletics Association." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 4 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 4 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted. Amendment No. 5 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 2, following line 20: Insert a new section to read: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2900 "Sec. 14.18.160. Investigator. The department shall appoint and train an athletic team and sport designation ombudsman to, upon a district's request, investigate and determine, in the ombudsman's professional judgment, whether a student who participates in an athletic team or sport designated female, women, or girls is female, based on the participant's biological sex, as designated at the participant's birth." Page 2, line 21: Delete "Sec. 14.18.160" Insert "Sec. 14.18.170" Page 2, line 26: Delete "Sec. 14.18.170" Insert "Sec. 14.18.180" Page 3, line 8: Delete "Sec. 14.18.180" Insert "Sec. 14.18.190" Page 3, line 9: Delete "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.190" Insert "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.200" Page 3, line 12: Delete "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.190" Insert "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.200" Page 3, line 13: Delete "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.190" Insert "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.200" Page 3, line 16: Delete "Sec. 14.18.190" Insert "Sec. 14.18.200" Delete "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.190" Insert "AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.200" Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 5 be adopted. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2901 Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted. Amendment No. 6 was offered by Representative Mears: Page 2, lines 21 - 25: Delete all material. Page 2, line 26: Delete "14.18.170" Insert "14.18.160" Page 3, line 8: Delete "14.18.180" Insert "14.18.170" Page 3, following line 15: Insert a new section to read: "Sec. 14.18.180. Costs of compliance. If a court awards monetary damages or attorney fees and costs against a school or school district arising from the school's or school district's compliance with AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.190, the state shall pay all the monetary damages and attorney fees and costs awarded against the school or school district." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2902 Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 6 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 6. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 6/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 6 was tabled. Amendment No. 7 was offered by Representative Galvin: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to observing Transgender Day of Visibility in public schools;" Page 1, line 6: Delete "(a)" Following "that": Insert "transgender and gender nonconforming people have the same constitutional rights and protections as all other citizens." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2903 Page 1, line 7, through page 2, line 6: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03.050 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) Public schools shall observe and conduct appropriate exercises in recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 of each year. If this date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then public schools shall observe Transgender Day of Visibility on the Friday immediately preceding March 31. The department shall develop curricula for grades kindergarten through 12 for schools to use in the observation of the day. The curricula must (1) demonstrate the historical contributions that transgender and gender nonconforming people have made in the United States; (2) dispel harmful stereotypes and misinformation about transgender people; and (3) affirm the value and humanity of transgender and gender nonconforming people." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 7 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 7 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2904 And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted. Amendment No. 8 was offered by Representative Schrage: Page 2, following line 20: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) A student whose biological sex is investigated under this section has the right to legal counsel of the student's choice throughout the investigation." Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 8 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 8 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted. Amendment No. 9 was offered by Representative Himschoot: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to training on student privacy;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.017. Student's right to privacy. A local school 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2905 board shall provide training on a student's constitutional right to privacy to each school official employed by the district who is involved with student recreation or athletics. In this section, "school official" has the meaning given in AS 14.33.250." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 9 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 9. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 9 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 9/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 9 was tabled. Amendment No. 10 was offered by Representative Josephson: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to aggravating factors considered at sentencing;" 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2906 Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 12.55.155(c) is amended to read: (c) The following factors shall be considered by the sentencing court if proven in accordance with this section, and may allow imposition of a sentence above the presumptive range set out in AS 12.55.125: (1) a person, other than an accomplice, sustained physical injury as a direct result of the defendant's conduct; (2) the defendant's conduct during the commission of the offense manifested deliberate cruelty to another person; (3) the defendant was the leader of a group of three or more persons who participated in the offense; (4) the defendant employed a dangerous instrument in furtherance of the offense; (5) the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the victim of the offense was particularly vulnerable or incapable of resistance due to advanced age, disability, ill health, homelessness, consumption of alcohol or drugs, or extreme youth or was for any other reason substantially incapable of exercising normal physical or mental powers of resistance; (6) the defendant's conduct created a risk of imminent physical injury to three or more persons, other than accomplices; (7) a prior felony conviction considered for the purpose of invoking a presumptive range under this chapter was of a more serious class of offense than the present offense; (8) the defendant's prior criminal history includes conduct involving aggravated assaultive behavior, repeated instances of assaultive behavior, repeated instances of cruelty to animals proscribed under AS 11.61.140(a)(1) and (3) - (5), or a combination of assaultive behavior and cruelty to animals proscribed under AS 11.61.140(a)(1) and (3) - (5); in this paragraph, "aggravated assaultive behavior" means assault that is a felony under AS 11.41, or a similar provision in another jurisdiction; (9) the defendant knew that the offense involved more than one victim; (10) the conduct constituting the offense was among the most serious conduct included in the definition of the offense; (11) the defendant committed the offense under an 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2907 agreement that the defendant either pay or be paid for the commission of the offense, and the pecuniary incentive was beyond that inherent in the offense itself; (12) the defendant was on release under AS 12.30 for another felony charge or conviction or for a misdemeanor charge or conviction having assault as a necessary element; (13) the defendant knowingly directed the conduct constituting the offense at an active officer of the court or at an active or former judicial officer, prosecuting attorney, law enforcement officer, correctional employee, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic, ambulance attendant, or other emergency responder during or because of the exercise of official duties; (14) the defendant was a member of an organized group of five or more persons, and the offense was committed to further the criminal objectives of the group; (15) the defendant has three or more prior felony convictions; (16) the defendant's criminal conduct was designed to obtain substantial pecuniary gain and the risk of prosecution and punishment for the conduct is slight; (17) the offense was one of a continuing series of criminal offenses committed in furtherance of illegal business activities from which the defendant derives a major portion of the defendant's income; (18) the offense was a felony (A) specified in AS 11.41 and was committed against a spouse, a former spouse, or a member of the social unit made up of those living together in the same dwelling as the defendant; (B) specified in AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.458 and the defendant has engaged in the same or other conduct prohibited by a provision of AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.460 involving the same or another victim; (C) specified in AS 11.41 that is a crime involving domestic violence and was committed in the physical presence or hearing of a child under 16 years of age who was, at the time of the offense, living within the residence of the victim, the residence of the perpetrator, or the residence where the crime involving domestic violence occurred; 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2908 (D) specified in AS 11.41 and was committed against a person with whom the defendant has a dating relationship or with whom the defendant has engaged in a sexual relationship; or (E) specified in AS 11.41.434 - 11.41.458 or AS 11.61.128 and the defendant was 10 or more years older than the victim; (19) the defendant's prior criminal history includes an adjudication as a delinquent for conduct that would have been a felony if committed by an adult; (20) the defendant was on furlough under AS 33.30 or on parole or probation for another felony charge or conviction that would be considered a prior felony conviction under AS 12.55.145(a)(1)(B); (21) the defendant has a criminal history of repeated instances of conduct violative of criminal laws, whether punishable as felonies or misdemeanors, similar in nature to the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced under this section; (22) the defendant knowingly directed the conduct constituting the offense at a victim because of that person's race, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, color, creed, physical or mental disability, ancestry, or national origin; (23) the defendant is convicted of an offense specified in AS 11.71 and (A) the offense involved the delivery of a controlled substance under circumstances manifesting an intent to distribute the substance as part of a commercial enterprise; or (B) at the time of the conduct resulting in the conviction, the defendant was caring for or assisting in the care of a child under 10 years of age; (24) the defendant is convicted of an offense specified in AS 11.71 and the offense involved the transportation of controlled substances into the state; (25) the defendant is convicted of an offense specified in AS 11.71 and the offense involved large quantities of a controlled substance; (26) the defendant is convicted of an offense specified in AS 11.71 and the offense involved the distribution of a controlled substance that had been adulterated with a toxic substance; 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2909 (27) the defendant, being 18 years of age or older, (A) is legally accountable under AS 11.16.110(2) for the conduct of a person who, at the time the offense was committed, was under 18 years of age and at least three years younger than the defendant; or (B) is aided or abetted in planning or committing the offense by a person who, at the time the offense was committed, was under 18 years of age and at least three years younger than the defendant; (28) the victim of the offense is a person who provided testimony or evidence related to a prior offense committed by the defendant; (29) the defendant committed the offense for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang; (30) the defendant is convicted of an offense specified in AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.455, and the defendant knowingly supplied alcohol or a controlled substance to the victim in furtherance of the offense with the intent to make the victim incapacitated; in this paragraph, "incapacitated" has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470; (31) the defendant's prior criminal history includes convictions for five or more crimes in this or another jurisdiction that are class A misdemeanors under the law of this state, or having elements similar to a class A misdemeanor; two or more convictions arising out of a single continuous episode are considered a single conviction; however, an offense is not a part of a continuous episode if committed while attempting to escape or resist arrest or if it is an assault on a uniformed or otherwise clearly identified peace officer or correctional employee; notice and denial of convictions are governed by AS 12.55.145(b) - (d); (32) the offense is a violation of AS 11.41 or AS 11.46.400 and the offense occurred on school grounds, on a school bus, at a school-sponsored event, or in the administrative offices of a school district if students are educated at that office; in this paragraph, (A) "school bus" has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900; (B) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 47.07.063; (C) "school grounds" has the meaning given in 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2910 AS 11.71.900; (33) the offense was a felony specified in AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.455, the defendant had been previously diagnosed as having or having tested positive for HIV or AIDS, and the offense either (A) involved penetration, or (B) exposed the victim to a risk or a fear that the offense could result in the transmission of HIV or AIDS; in this paragraph, "HIV" and "AIDS" have the meanings given in AS 18.15.310; (34) the defendant committed the offense on, or to affect persons or property on, the premises of a recognized shelter or facility providing services to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault; (35) the defendant knowingly directed the conduct constituting the offense at a victim because that person was 65 years of age or older; (36) the defendant committed the offense at a health care facility and knowingly directed the conduct constituting the offense at a medical professional during or because of the medical professional's exercise of professional duties; in this paragraph, (A) "health care facility" has the meaning given in AS 18.07.111; (B) "medical professional" has the meaning given in AS 12.55.135(k); (37) the defendant knowingly caused the victim to become unconscious by means of a dangerous instrument; in this paragraph, "dangerous instrument" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b)(15)(B)." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: APPLICABILITY. AS 12.55.155(c), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act, applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date of this Act." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2911 Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 10 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 10 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted. Amendment No. 11 was offered by Representative Galvin: Page 2, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2912 for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Family and Community Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age, approve an early education program provided by a school district that complies with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5), and revoke approval of an early education program if the program does not comply with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5); (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2913 department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2914 (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in the reading intervention programs of participating schools as described in AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770; (19) annually convene, either in person or electronically, a panel to review and comment on the effectiveness of the programs created by the department and the regulations adopted by the board to implement AS 14.03.410, 14.03.420, AS 14.30.760 - 14.30.770, and 14.30.800; the panel (A) shall provide recommendations and guidance to the board, the department, and the legislature on how to integrate early education and reading programs created under this title with tribal compacting or programs focused on cultural education within the department; (B) shall discuss support for reading in Alaska Native languages and other non-English languages; (C) must collectively represent the regions of the state and include teachers of grades kindergarten through three, school administrators, parents of students in grades kindergarten through three, stakeholders from indigenous language immersion programs, representatives from early education stakeholder groups, and researchers of best practices for improving literacy performance, including best practices for instruction of indigenous students and students whose first language is not English; (20) manage and, subject to appropriation, provide adequate funding for a statewide campaign to encourage female students to participate in school sports. * Sec. 3. AS 14.07.020(a), as amended by sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022, is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2915 AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Health and Social Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age; (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2916 and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2917 (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) manage and, subject to appropriation, provide adequate funding for a statewide campaign to encourage female students to participate in school sports." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022. * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 11 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 11. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 11 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 11/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2918 Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 11 was tabled. Amendment No. 12 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 2, lines 15 - 20: Delete all material and insert: "(b) A student who participates in an athletic team or sport designated female, women, or girls must be female, based on the participant's sex as female. In this subsection, "sex" means the biological state of being male or female, based on an individual's nonambiguous sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous hormone profile at birth" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 12 be adopted. There was objection. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, lines 1 - 7 of the amendment: Delete all material and insert: "Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to interpretation of the right to privacy in the Constitution of the State of Alaska;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 01.10 is amended by adding a new section to read: Article 5. Interpretation of Right to Privacy. Sec. 01.10.120. Information not protected under right to privacy. Information regarding one's sex as it relates to participating in an athletic team or sport that is designated for females, women, or girls is not protected by the right to privacy recognized in art. I, sec. 22, Constitution of the State of Alaska." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2919 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly." Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12 be adopted. Representative Gray objected. Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 12. and Amendment No. 12. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent to table CSHB 183(JUD) am. There was objection. Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw the previous motion. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Ortiz moved and asked unanimous consent to postpone action indefinitely on CSHB 183(JUD) am. Representative Allard objected. The question being: "Shall action on CSHB 183(JUD) am be postponed indefinitely?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Postpone Indefinitely YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2920 Amendment No. 13 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 1, lines 1 - 2 (title amendment): Delete "school athletics, recreation, athletic teams, and sports; and providing for an effective date" Insert "after-school recreation and sports" Page 1, line 4, through page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Section 1. AS 14.17 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: Sec. 14.17.495. After-school recreation and sports programs. (a) The commissioner shall assist a district in establishing an after-school recreation and sports program open to each elementary school student in the district. (b) An after-school recreation and sports program must begin at the end of each school day and end not earlier than 5:00 p.m. (c) A district may contract with a nonprofit child care organization to staff an after-school recreation and sports program or may negotiate increased teacher and paraprofessional hours of employment with labor unions. (d) Subject to appropriation and in addition to the state aid received under AS 14.17.410, the state shall provide to each district, for the purpose of operating an after-school recreation and sports program, an amount equal to the district's ADM, less the ADM for the district's correspondence programs during the current fiscal year, multiplied by the after-school recreation and sports allocation. (e) The after-school recreation and sports allocation is $1,000. (f) On July 1 of each year, the department shall increase the after-school recreation and sports allocation by a percentage equal to the average percentage of increase over the preceding calendar year in all items of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for urban Alaska prepared by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics." Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 13 be adopted. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2921 Representative Eastman objected. Representative Himschoot placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 13 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 13 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 13 was not adopted. Representative McCormick moved and asked unanimous consent to table CSHB 183(JUD) am. There was objection. Representative Eastman placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall CSHB 183(JUD) am be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading/Table YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2922 Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, the motion failed. Amendment No. 14 was offered by Representative Mina: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to school district employee body positivity training;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Family and Community Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2923 the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age, approve an early education program provided by a school district that complies with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5), and revoke approval of an early education program if the program does not comply with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5); (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2924 vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in the reading intervention programs of participating schools as described in AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770; (19) annually convene, either in person or electronically, a panel to review and comment on the effectiveness of the programs created by the department and the regulations adopted by the board to implement AS 14.03.410, 14.03.420, 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2925 AS 14.30.760 - 14.30.770, and 14.30.800; the panel (A) shall provide recommendations and guidance to the board, the department, and the legislature on how to integrate early education and reading programs created under this title with tribal compacting or programs focused on cultural education within the department; (B) shall discuss support for reading in Alaska Native languages and other non-English languages; (C) must collectively represent the regions of the state and include teachers of grades kindergarten through three, school administrators, parents of students in grades kindergarten through three, stakeholders from indigenous language immersion programs, representatives from early education stakeholder groups, and researchers of best practices for improving literacy performance, including best practices for instruction of indigenous students and students whose first language is not English; (20) establish a mandatory body positivity training course for all school district employees, focused on fostering an environment in which students develop a positive body image. * Sec. 3. AS 14.07.020(a), as amended by sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022, is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2926 Health and Social Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age; (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2927 specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a mandatory body positivity training course for all school district employees, focused on fostering an environment in which students develop a positive body image." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2928 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022. * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Mina moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 14 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 14. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 14 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 14/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 14 was tabled. Amendment No. 15 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.18.040(b) is amended to read: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2929 (b) A school shall divide available evening time for athletic events fairly between events for each sex. A school shall spend equal time acknowledging the athletic teams for each sex." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 15 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 15. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 15 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 15/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 15 was tabled. Amendment No. 16 was offered by Representative Mears: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a capital expenditures for girls sports grant fund;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2930 "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.128. Capital expenditures for girls sports grant fund. (a) The capital expenditures for girls sports grant fund is created as an account in the general fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) The department shall use the fund to provide grants to districts. The department shall annually determine the amount necessary to award grants under this section and include the amount in the department's budget request. (c) The department shall determine grant amounts to be awarded to applicants under this section and establish an application process for the grants. (d) Grant funds provided to a district under this section may only be expended on capital expenditures related to girls sports. (e) In this section, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 16 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 16. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 16 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 16/Table 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2931 YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 16 was tabled. Amendment No. 17 was offered by Representative Josephson: Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 44.23.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (l) The attorney general shall designate an attorney position in the Department of Law for the purpose of monitoring and addressing issues of gender equity under state law." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 17 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No.17. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 17 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 17/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2932 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 17 was tabled. Amendment No. 18 was offered by Representative Dibert: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to female sports recruitment;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 8 to read: Sec. 14.30.376. Female sports recruitment program. (a) A female sports recruitment program is established in the department. The department shall provide the costs of travel related to the program and employ program staff members. The program staff members shall (1) promote participation in female sports activities in districts; (2) search statewide for female sports talent; and (3) coordinate female sports activities among districts. (b) In this section, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Dibert moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 18 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No.18. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2933 There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 18 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 18/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 18 was tabled. Amendment No. 19 was offered by Representative Dibert: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to a high performance sport summer camp through the University of Alaska;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.30.368. High performance sport summer camp. The department shall, in collaborationwith the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska, create a high performance sport summer camp through the University of Alaska for female student athletes in grades kindergarten through 12." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Dibert moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 19 be adopted. There was objection. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2934 Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 19. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 19 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 19/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 19 was tabled. Amendment No. 20 was offered by Representative Galvin: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to athletes as mentors;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 8 to read: Sec. 14.30.376. Athletes as mentors program. An athletes as mentors program is established in the department. The program shall sponsor successful athletes to speak to statewide student athletes in grades kindergarten through 12 about school sports and the importance of women's sports." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2935 Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 20 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 20. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 20 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 20/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 20 was tabled. Amendment No. 21 was offered by Representative Carrick: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to female student athlete strength and conditioning;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 8 to read: Sec. 14.30.376. Female student athlete strength and conditioning. (a) A school district that provides strength training shall provide strength and conditioning education for female 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2936 student athletes. The school district shall (1) explain and demonstrate appropriate strength training, flexibility techniques, and programs to improve cardiovascular performance; (2) create and support healthy and safe programs for female student athletes by providing appropriate opportunities to train and properly prepare for the specific strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular demands of different sports; (3) avoid assumptions that female student athletes are not interested in using the weight rooms, fitness rooms, and conditioning facilities utilized by the school district; and (4) properly teach female student athletes tactics and skills that may increase the chances of success and minimize the likelihood of injury because of overuse or poor technique. (b) In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 21 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 21. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 21 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 21/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2937 Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 21 was tabled. Amendment No. 22 was offered by Representative Mina: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to coach communication with female student athletes;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 8 to read: Sec. 14.30.376. Coach communication training program. A coach communication training program is established in the department. The department shall train coaches of female public school student athletes in kindergarten through grade 12 to (1) not pressure female student athletes to conform to a certain body image or physique; (2) avoid making references to body weight or appearance or comments that might suggest a student athlete is overweight; (3) discuss with female student athletes the connection between sport and women's health and fitness and to foster discussion about the correlation between athletic participation, women's health risks, and prevention of disease; (4) recognize that female student athletes may not have the same experiences in athletics as male student athletes; (5) provide precise positive feedback and encouragement, as opposed to denigrating or punishing a mistake, to help female student athletes develop self-confidence." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Mina moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 22 be adopted. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2938 There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 22. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 22 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 22/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 22 was tabled. Amendment No. 23 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to hiring female athletic team coaches;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: Sec. 14.03.165. Hiring preference for female coaches. A school district shall enforce and maintain a hiring preference for female coaches for female athletic teams. In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2939 Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 23 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 23. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 23 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 23/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 23 was tabled. Amendment No. 24 was offered by Representative Hannan: Page 1, line 7: Delete "(1)" Page 1, line 8: Delete ";" Insert "." Page 1, line 9, through page 2, line 1: Delete all material. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2940 Representative Hannan moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 24 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 24 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 24 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 24 was not adopted. Amendment No. 25 was offered by Representative Himschoot: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to Title IX audits and gender equity committees;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: TITLE IX AUDIT AND GENDER EQUITY COMMITTEE. Each school district shall conduct an audit of the school district's practices and policies under 20 U.S.C. 1681-1688 (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972). Each school district shall assemble a gender equity committee for the purpose of investigating and providing a one-time report on whether students in the school district are receiving equal opportunities under 20 U.S.C. 1681-1688 (Title IX 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2941 of the Education Amendments of 1972). A gender equity committee shall consist of students, teachers, and parents of students in the school district. A gender equity committee shall report the results of its investigation to the local school board not later than August 1, 2025." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 25 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 25. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 25 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 25/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 25 was tabled. Amendment No. 26 was offered by Representative Story: Page 2, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2942 (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Family and Community Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age, approve an early education program provided by a school district that complies with the 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2943 standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5), and revoke approval of an early education program if the program does not comply with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5); (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2944 (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in the reading intervention programs of participating schools as described in AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770; (19) annually convene, either in person or electronically, a panel to review and comment on the effectiveness of the programs created by the department and the regulations adopted by the board to implement AS 14.03.410, 14.03.420, AS 14.30.760 - 14.30.770, and 14.30.800; the panel (A) shall provide recommendations and guidance to the board, the department, and the legislature on how to integrate early education and reading programs created under this title with tribal compacting or programs focused on cultural education within the department; (B) shall discuss support for reading in Alaska Native languages and other non-English languages; (C) must collectively represent the regions of the state and include teachers of grades kindergarten through three, school administrators, parents of students in grades kindergarten through three, stakeholders from indigenous language immersion programs, representatives from early education stakeholder groups, and researchers of best practices for improving literacy performance, including best practices for instruction of indigenous students and students 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2945 whose first language is not English; (20) report annually to the board on investigations undertaken to determine a student's biological sex under AS 14.18.150. * Sec. 3. AS 14.07.020(a), as amended by sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022, is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Health and Social Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2946 standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age; (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2947 school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) report annually to the board on investigations undertaken to determine a student's biological sex under AS 14.18.150." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. Section 3 of this act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete "This" Insert "Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this" Representative Story moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 26 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 26. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2948 There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 26 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 26/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 26 was tabled. Amendment No. 27 was offered by Representative Himschoot: Page 2, line 20, following "birth.": Insert "A participant's school shall notify a parent or guardian of the participant before the school or school district commences an investigation regarding the participant's biological sex." Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 27 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 27. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 27 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2949 CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 27/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 27 was tabled. Amendment No. 28 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.18.040 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) A school shall adopt a code of conduct for attendees of a school-sponsored athletic event that includes a zero-tolerance policy for misogynistic or homophobic language." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 28 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 28. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 28 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2950 CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 28/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 28 was tabled. Amendment No. 29 was offered by Representative Groh: Page 3, following line 7: Insert a new subsection to read: "(e) Notwithstanding AS 09.17.080, a school district shall be wholly liable for attorney fees awarded under AS 09.60.010(c) to a plaintiff in a civil action or appeal against the school district or a school in the district resulting from actions taken by the school or school district under AS 14.18.150." Representative Groh moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 29 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 29 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 29 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2951 Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 29 was not adopted. Amendment No. 30 was offered by Representative Mears: Page 3, following line 7: Insert a new subsection to read: "(e) A school or school district that knowingly or recklessly violates the right to privacy of a student resulting from actions taken by the school or school district under AS 14.18.150 is liable in a civil action in an amount not less than $5,000 and, if the violation is proved by clear and convincing evidence, may be liable for treble damages. In this subsection, "knowingly" and "recklessly" have the meanings given in AS 11.81.900(a)." Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 30 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. Representative McCabe rose to a point of order. The Speaker cautioned the member to refrain from impugning the motives of others. Representative Schrage placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 30 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 30 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2952 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 30 was not adopted. Amendment No. 31 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 2, line 20, following "birth.": Insert "A school may not monitor student social media accounts to determine a participant's biological sex." Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 31 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 31 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 31 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 31 was not adopted. Amendment No. 32 was offered by Representative Mears: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2953 Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a female athlete grant fund;" Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.43 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.43.940. Female athlete grant fund. (a) The female athlete grant fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury for the purpose of making grants for facilities, equipment, and travel related to female sports at public postsecondary educational institutions in the state. Money in the fund does not lapse. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. (c) The commission shall manage the fund and use the fund to provide grants for facilities, equipment, and travel related to female sports at public postsecondary educational institutions in the state. (d) The commission shall determine grant amounts to be awarded to applicants under this section and establish an application process for the grants. (e) Grant funds provided under this section may be expended only on facilities, equipment, and travel related to female sports at public postsecondary educational institutions in the state. (f) In this section, "commission" means the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education. * Sec. 4. Section 3 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 32 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Schrage placed a call of the House. The call was satisfied. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2954 Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 32. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 32 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 32/Table YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, Galvin, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 32 was tabled. Amendment No. 33 was offered by Representative Mina: Page 2, following line 20: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) Upon the request of a student whose biological sex is being investigated under this section, a school shall provide counseling services to the student, which may be in-person or through telehealth. In this subsection, "telehealth" has the meaning given in AS 47.05.270(e)." Representative Mina moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 33 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 33 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 33 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2955 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 33 was not adopted. Amendment No. 34 was offered by Representative Story: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a female athlete scholarship fund;" Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.43 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.43.940. Female athlete scholarship fund. (a) The female athlete scholarship fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury for the purpose of providing scholarships for female athletes to attend a public postsecondary educational institution in the state. Money in the fund does not lapse. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. (c) The commission shall manage the fund and use the fund to provide scholarships for female athletes to attend a public postsecondary educational institution in the state. The commission shall establish an application process for the scholarships. The commission shall award a scholarship to an applicant who (1) participated in at least one high school sport while attending a high school in the state; and (2) is eligible for the first award level of the Alaska performance scholarship as described in AS 14.43.825(a)(1). (d) Scholarships provided under this section may be expended only for female athletes to attend a public postsecondary educational institution in the state. The amount of the scholarship 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2956 is the amount of the female athlete's costs of attendance at the public postsecondary educational institution, as certified by the public postsecondary institution. (e) Payment of a scholarship is subject to appropriation and the availability of funds for expenditure under the fund. If insufficient funds are appropriated or available in a fiscal year to pay all eligible scholarships, the commission may not award a scholarship to a new applicant, and the commission shall pay existing awards on a pro rata basis for that fiscal year. (f) In this section, "fund" means the female athlete scholarship fund. * Sec. 4. Section 3 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Story moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 34 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 34. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 34 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 34/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2957 And so, Amendment No. 34 was tabled. Amendment No. 35 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "creating the female sports uniform advisory commission;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: FEMALE SPORTS UNIFORM ADVISORY COMMISSION.(a) The female sports uniform advisory commission is established in the Department of Education and Early Development. The commission shall recommend standards for uniforms for female student athletes participating in school sports. (b) The commission consists of nine members appointed by the state Board of Education and Early Development as follows: (1) five female coaches from public primary or secondary school teams in the state; (2) one public school principal in the state; (3) one public school district superintendent in the state; (4) one coach of a sports team at a public postsecondary institution in the state. (c) The members of the commission shall elect a chair, and the commission shall meet at the call of the chair. (d) A member of the commission shall receive per diem according to law and shall be granted administrative leave with full pay by the member's employer for time spent in the performance of official duties. (e) The commission shall submit a report of recommendations to the state Board of Education and Early Development by June 30, 2026, and may make any interim reports the commission considers advisable. * Sec. 4. Section 3 of this Act is repealed July 1, 2026." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 35 be adopted. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2958 There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 35. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 35 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 35/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 35 was tabled. Amendment No. 36 was offered by Representative Himschoot: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to a curriculum about gender inclusivity in sports;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.30.368. Gender inclusivity curriculum. The board shall develop a curriculum relating to gender inclusivity, including gender identity and gender expression, in school athletics." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2959 Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 36 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 36. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 36 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 36/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 36 was tabled. Amendment No. 37 was offered by Representative Carrick: Page 2, following line 20: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) In this section, (1) "athletic team or sport" means a school-sponsored contact sport or a school-sponsored athletic team that participates in a contact sport; (2) "contact sport" means a sport in which students physically engage with other students; "contact sport" does not include track and field, swimming, shooting sports, skiing, or other sports that do not involve physical contact among students." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2960 Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 37 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. Representative Schrage placed a call of the House for Amendment Nos. 37- 43. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 37 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 37 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McKay, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 37 was not adopted. Amendment No. 38 was offered by Representative Josephson: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03.016(a) is amended to read: (a) A local school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and school administrators, adopt policies to promote the involvement of parents in the school district's education program. The policies must include procedures (1) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to object to and withdraw the child from a standards-based assessment or test required by the state; (2) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to object to and withdraw the child from an activity, class, or program; 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2961 (3) providing for parent notification not less than two weeks before any activity, class, or program that includes content involving human reproduction or sexual matters is provided to a child; (4) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to withdraw the child from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state for a religious holiday, as defined by the parent; (5) providing a parent with an opportunity to review the content of an activity, class, performance standard, or program; (6) ensuring that, when a child is absent from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state under this section, the absence is not considered an unlawful absence under AS 14.30.020 if the child's parent withdrew the child from the activity, class, program, or standards- based assessment or test or gave permission for the child's absence; (7) providing a parent with an opportunity to review a school district's policies and procedures relating to athletics." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 38 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 38. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 38 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 38/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2962 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 38 was tabled. Amendment No. 39 was offered by Representative Josephson: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the qualifications of and background checks on school coaches and athletic staff;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03.016(a) is amended to read: (a) A local school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and school administrators, adopt policies to promote the involvement of parents in the school district's education program. The policies must include procedures (1) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to object to and withdraw the child from a standards-based assessment or test required by the state; (2) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to object to and withdraw the child from an activity, class, or program; (3) providing for parent notification not less than two weeks before any activity, class, or program that includes content involving human reproduction or sexual matters is provided to a child; (4) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to withdraw the child from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state for a religious holiday, as defined by the parent; (5) providing a parent with an opportunity to review the content of an activity, class, performance standard, or program; (6) ensuring that, when a child is absent from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2963 the state under this section, the absence is not considered an unlawful absence under AS 14.30.020 if the child's parent withdrew the child from the activity, class, program, or standards- based assessment or test or gave permission for the child's absence; (7) allowing a parent or guardian to review the qualifications of and background checks on school coaches and athletic staff." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 39 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 39. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 39 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 39/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 39 was tabled. Amendment No. 40 was offered by Representative Dibert: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2964 Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to teachers as athletic mentors;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 8 to read: Sec. 14.30.376. Teachers as athletic mentors program. A teachers as athletic mentors program is established in the department. The program shall encourage teachers statewide to model healthy diet, exercise, and positive athletic competition for students in grades kindergarten through 12." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Dibert moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 40 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 40. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 40 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 40/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2965 And so, Amendment No. 40 was tabled. Amendment No. 41 was offered by Representative Groh: Page 3, line 10: Delete "or" Page 3, following line 10: Insert a new paragraph to read: "(2) a person's right to bring in state or federal court a complaint or cause of action against a student who or a school or school district that brings a private cause of action under AS 14.18.170; or" Renumber the following paragraph accordingly. Representative Groh moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 41 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 41 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 41 YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 41 was not adopted. Amendment No. 42 was offered by Representative Armstrong: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2966 Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.18.040 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (d) The board shall adopt a policy requiring a student to complete training regarding the rights established under 20 U.S.C. 1681 - 1688 (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972) before the student may participate in school athletics." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 42 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 42. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 42 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 42/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 42 was tabled. Amendment No. 43 was offered by Representative Himschoot: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2967 Page 2, lines 9 - 11: Delete ", a postsecondary institution, or a private school whose students or teams compete against a public school," Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 43 be adopted. Representative Fields objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 43 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 43 YEAS: 4 NAYS: 36 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carrick, Hannan, McCormick, Stapp Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McKay, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 43 was not adopted. Amendment No. 44 was offered by Representative Hannan: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to sports counseling;" Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 8 to read: Sec. 14.30.376. Sports counselor program. A sports counselor program is established in the department. The program shall provide support for and coordinate sports counseling statewide for grades kindergarten through 12." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2968 Representative Hannan moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 44 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 44. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 44 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 44/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 44 was tabled. Amendment No. 45 was offered by Representative Mears: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.14.090 is amended to read: Sec. 14.14.090. Duties of school boards. In addition to other duties, a school board shall (1) determine and disburse the total amount to be made available for compensation of all school employees and administrative officers; (2) provide for, during the school term of each year, an educational program for each school age child who is enrolled in or a resident of the district; 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2969 (3) withhold the salary for the last month of service of a teacher or administrator until the teacher or administrator has submitted all summaries, statistics, and reports that the school board may require by bylaws; (4) transmit, when required by the assembly or council but not more often than once a month, a summary report and statement of money expended; (5) keep the minutes of meetings and a record of all proceedings of the school board in a pertinent form; (6) keep the records and files of the school board open to inspection by the public at the principal administrative office of the district during reasonable business hours; (7) establish procedures for the review and selection of all textbooks and instructional materials at least once every 10 years, including textbooks and curriculum materials for statewide correspondence programs, before they are introduced into the school curriculum; the review includes a review for violations of AS 14.18.060; nothing in this paragraph precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or curriculum material not provided by the school district; (8) provide prospective employees with information relating to the availability and cost of housing in rural areas to which they might be assigned, and, when possible, assist them in locating housing; however, nothing in this paragraph requires a school district to provide teacher housing, whether district owned, leased, rented, or through other means, nor does it require a school board to engage in a subsidy program of any kind regarding teacher housing; (9) train persons required to report under AS 47.17.020, in the recognition and reporting of child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse of a minor; (10) provide for the development and implementation of a preventive maintenance program for school facilities; in this paragraph, "preventive maintenance" means scheduled maintenance actions that prevent the premature failure or extend the useful life of a facility, or a facility's systems and components, and that are cost-effective on a life-cycle basis; (11) establish procedures for providing the training under 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2970 AS 14.18.060, AS 14.20.149, 14.20.680, AS 14.30.355, 14.30.356, 14.30.362, AS 14.33.100, AS 18.66.310, and AS 47.17.022; the procedures established under this paragraph must include a training schedule that ensures that not less than 50 percent of the total certificated staff employed by the district receive all of the training not less than every two years and that all of the certificated staff employed by the district receive all of the training not less than every four years; (12) inform students, especially female students, each semester about the athletic opportunities available to students through the school district." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 45 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 45. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 45 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 45/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 45 was tabled. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2971 Amendment No. 46 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a female referee grant fund;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.128. Female referee grant fund. (a) The female referee grant fund is created as an account in the general fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) The department shall use the fund to provide grants to districts. The department shall annually determine the amount necessary to award grants under this section and include the amount in the department's budget request. (c) The department shall determine grant amounts to be awarded to applicants under this section and establish an application process for the grants. (d) Grant funds provided to a district under this section may only be expended to support the hiring and retention of female referees. (e) In this section, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 46 be adopted. There was objection. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2972 Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 46. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 46 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 46/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 46 was tabled. Amendment No. 47 was offered by Representative Mina: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to a curriculum for student athletes;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2973 (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Family and Community Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age, approve an early education program provided by a school district that complies with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5), and revoke approval of an early education program if the program does not comply with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5); (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2974 (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2975 AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in the reading intervention programs of participating schools as described in AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770; (19) annually convene, either in person or electronically, a panel to review and comment on the effectiveness of the programs created by the department and the regulations adopted by the board to implement AS 14.03.410, 14.03.420, AS 14.30.760 - 14.30.770, and 14.30.800; the panel (A) shall provide recommendations and guidance to the board, the department, and the legislature on how to integrate early education and reading programs created under this title with tribal compacting or programs focused on cultural education within the department; (B) shall discuss support for reading in Alaska Native languages and other non-English languages; (C) must collectively represent the regions of the state and include teachers of grades kindergarten through three, school administrators, parents of students in grades kindergarten through three, stakeholders from indigenous language immersion programs, representatives from early education stakeholder groups, and researchers of best practices for improving literacy performance, including best practices for instruction of indigenous students and students whose first language is not English; (20) establish a curriculum for student athletes statewide, focused on body image and health. * Sec. 3. AS 14.07.020(a), as amended by sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022, is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2976 of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Health and Social Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age; (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2977 through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2978 language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a curriculum for student athletes statewide, focused on body image and health." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022. * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Mina moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 47 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 47. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 47 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 47/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2979 Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 47 was tabled. Amendment No. 48 was offered by Representative Schrage: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a women's school sports grant fund;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.128. Women's school sports grant fund. (a) The women's school sports grant fund is created as an account in the general fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) The department shall use the fund to provide grants to local nonprofit organizations. The department shall annually determine the amount necessary to award grants under this section and include the amount in the department's budget request. (c) The department shall determine grant amounts to be awarded to applicants under this section and establish an application process for the grants. (d) Grant funds provided to a local nonprofit organization under this section may only be expended to increase the participation of women in school sports." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 48 be adopted. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2980 There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 48. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 48 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 48/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 48 was tabled. Amendment No. 49 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a middle school girls sports grant fund;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.128. Middle school girls sports grant fund. (a) The middle school girls sports grant fund is created as an account in the general fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) The department shall use the fund to provide grants to districts. The department shall annually determine the amount necessary to award grants under this section and include the amount in the department's budget request. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2981 (c) The department shall determine grant amounts to be awarded to applicants under this section and establish an application process for the grants. (d) Grant funds provided to a district under this section may only be expended on girls sports at district middle schools. (e) In this section, (1) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990; (2) "middle school" has the meaning given by the department by regulation." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 49 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 49. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 49 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 49/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2982 Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 49 was tabled. Amendment No. 50 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a girls sports equipment grant fund;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.128. Girls sports equipment grant fund. (a) The girls sports equipment grant fund is created as an account in the general fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) The department shall use the fund to provide grants to districts. The department shall annually determine the amount necessary to award grants under this section and include the amount in the department's budget request. (c) The department shall determine grant amounts to be awarded to applicants under this section and establish an application process for the grants. (d) Grant funds provided to a district under this section may only be expended on sports equipment for girls athletics teams. (e) In this section, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2983 Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 50 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 50. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 50 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 50/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 50 was tabled. Amendment No. 51 was offered by Representative Himschoot: Page 2, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2984 Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Family and Community Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age, approve an early education program provided by a school district that complies with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5), and revoke approval of an early education program if the program does not comply with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5); (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2985 department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2986 in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in the reading intervention programs of participating schools as described in AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770; (19) annually convene, either in person or electronically, a panel to review and comment on the effectiveness of the programs created by the department and the regulations adopted by the board to implement AS 14.03.410, 14.03.420, AS 14.30.760 - 14.30.770, and 14.30.800; the panel (A) shall provide recommendations and guidance to the board, the department, and the legislature on how to integrate early education and reading programs created under this title with tribal compacting or programs focused on cultural education within the department; (B) shall discuss support for reading in Alaska Native languages and other non-English languages; (C) must collectively represent the regions of the state and include teachers of grades kindergarten through three, school administrators, parents of students in grades kindergarten through three, stakeholders from indigenous language immersion programs, representatives from early education stakeholder groups, and researchers of best practices for improving literacy performance, including best practices for instruction of indigenous students and students whose first language is not English; (20) manage and, subject to appropriation, provide adequate funding for a statewide campaign to prevent bullying based on sexual orientation in school sports. * Sec. 3. AS 14.07.020(a), as amended by sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022, is amended to read: (a) The department shall 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2987 (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Health and Social Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age; (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2988 secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2989 the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) manage and, subject to appropriation, provide adequate funding for a statewide campaign to prevent bullying based on sexual orientation in school sports." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022. * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 51 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 51. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 51 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 51/Table 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2990 YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 51 was tabled. Representative Schrage placed a call of the House on Amendment No. 52. The call was satisfied. Amendment No. 52 was offered by Representative Galvin: Page 2, line 3: Delete "female" Insert "school" Page 2, line 4: Delete "female" Insert "school" Page 2, lines 9 - 10: Delete ", a postsecondary institution," Page 2, lines 15 - 20: Delete all material and insert: "(b) A school shall comply with the transgender student- athlete participation policy adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association." Page 2, line 23: Delete "or school district" Page 2, line 24: Delete "or a school district" Page 2, line 25: Delete "or school district" 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2991 Page 2, lines 30 - 31: Delete ", school district," Page 3, line 3: Delete "or school district" Page 3, line 4: Delete "or school district" Page 3, lines 16 - 21: Delete all material and insert: "Sec. 14.18.190. Definitions. In AS 14.18.150 - 14.18.190, "school" means a high school." Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 52 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 52 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 52 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 52 was not adopted. Amendment No. 53 was offered by Representative Carrick: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) It is the intent of the legislature that the Alaska Military 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2992 Youth Academy create an air rifle sports program for girls that is named after Pat Pitney." Representative Sumner placed a call of the House on the Daily Calendar. The call was satisfied. Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 53 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 53. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 53 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 53/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 53 was tabled. Amendment No. 54 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to compensation of postsecondary sports team coaches;" 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2993 Page 3, following line 21: Insert new material to read: "Article 3. Equal Salaries for Coaches. Sec. 14.18.200. Equal salaries for coaches. A postsecondary institution in the state that has both a female team and a male team for a sport shall provide the coach of the female team the same compensation as the coach of the male team. * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: APPLICABILITY: CONTRACTS. AS 14.18.200, enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, applies to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this Act." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 54 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 54. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 54 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 54/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 54 was tabled. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2994 Amendment No. 55 was offered by Representative Stutes: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "establishing a girls regional sports expansion program grant fund;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.128. Girls regional sports expansion program grant fund. (a) The girls regional sports expansion program grant fund is created as an account in the general fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including money from other sources and interest earned on money in the fund. (b) The department shall use the fund to provide grants to districts. The department shall annually determine the amount necessary to award grants under this section and include the amount in the department's budget request. (c) The department shall determine grant amounts to be awarded to applicants under this section and establish an application process for the grants. (d) Grant funds provided to a district under this section may only be expended on programs related to expanding girls regional sports, including the Native Youth Olympics, mushing, and curling. (e) In this section, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Stutes moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 55 be adopted. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2995 There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 55. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 55 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 55/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 55 was tabled. Amendment No. 56 was offered by Representative Schrage: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: Sec. 14.03.165. Membership in school athletics association. A school district may not join, pay dues to, or participate in an association whose purpose includes administering and promoting interscholastic athletics to high school students in the state unless the association broadcasts live and records all meetings and makes the broadcasts and recordings available to the public. In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2996 Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 56 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 56. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 56 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 56/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 56 was tabled. Amendment No. 57 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: Sec. 14.03.165. Athletic staff harassment training. A school district shall provide annual sexual harassment training to each employee involved in school athletics. The training must address illegal sexual harassment, examples of sexual harassment, remedies and recourse for victims of sexual harassment, and prohibited retaliation. In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2997 Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 57 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 57. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 57 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 57/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 57 was tabled. Amendment No. 58 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to student athlete harassment resources;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: Sec. 14.03.165. Student athlete harassment resources. A school district shall provide sexual harassment resources to each student involved in student athletics. The resources must address 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2998 illegal sexual harassment, examples of sexual harassment, remedies and recourse for victims of sexual harassment, and prohibited retaliation. In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 58 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 58. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 58 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 58/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 58 was tabled. Amendment No. 59 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to discrimination based on sex in education;" 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 2999 Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.18.010 is amended to read: Sec. 14.18.010. Discrimination based on sex and race prohibited. Recognizing the benefit to the state and nation of equal educational opportunities for all students, and equal employment opportunity for public education employees, discrimination on the basis of sex against an employee or a student in public education in Alaska and discrimination against an employee on the basis of race violate art. I, sec. 3 of the Alaska Constitution and are prohibited. A person in the state may not on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal or state financial assistance. In this section, "sex" includes gender identity and gender expression." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 59 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 59. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 59 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 59/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3000 Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 59 was tabled. Amendment No. 60 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 3, line 6: Delete "two years" Insert "six months" Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 60 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Sumner placed a call of the House until the completion of the Daily Calendar. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 60 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 60 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 60 was not adopted. Amendment No. 61 was offered by Representative Gray: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3001 Page 3, line 6: Delete "two years" Insert "one year" Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 61 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 61 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 61 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 61 was not adopted. Amendment No. 62 was offered by Representative Fields: Page 1, lines 1 – 2 (title amendment): Delete "; and providing for an effective date" Page 1, line 4, through page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Section 1. AS 14.17 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.17.475. Funding for athletics. Subject to appropriation and in addition to the state aid received under AS 14.17.410, the state shall provide to each district for school recreation, athletics, and athletics teams an amount equal to the district's ADM multiplied by $50." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3002 Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 62 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 62. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 62 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 62/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 62 was tabled. Amendment No. 63 was offered by Representative Hannan: Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. 4 AAC 06.115(b)(5)(D) is annulled." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Hannan moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 63 be adopted. There was objection. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3003 Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 63. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 63 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 63/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 63 was tabled. Amendment No. 64 was offered by Representative Carrick: Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: SURVEY AND REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. (a) The Department of Education and Early Development shall survey middle school and high school students to assess their interests, abilities, and attitudes regarding interscholastic athletics, including student interest in club and intramural sports. The survey must include (1) focus groups to assess female students' intentions and goals for participating in interscholastic athletics; (2) focus groups to uncover the barriers and challenges that female students encounter when deciding whether to participate in the school's athletic program; (3) a schools' guidance counseling staff by encouraging staff to speak with students about athletic participation. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3004 (b) Not later than the first day of the Second Regular Session of the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature, the Department of Education and Early Development shall prepare and present to the senate and house education committees a report identifying and evaluating the results of the survey conducted under (a) of this section." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 64 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 64. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 64 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 64/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 64 was tabled. Amendment No. 65 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 2, lines 26 - 28: Delete "(a) A student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers direct or indirect harm resulting from a violation of 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3005 AS 14.18.150 may bring a private cause of action against the violating school." Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 65 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 65 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 65 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 65 was not adopted. Amendment No. 66 was offered by Representative Armstrong : Page 2, lines 21 - 25: Delete all material. Page 2, line 26: Delete "14.18.170" Insert "14.18.160" Page 3, line 8: Delete "14.18.180" Insert "14.18.170" 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3006 Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 66 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 66 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 66 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 66 was not adopted. Amendment No. 67 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Not later than the first day of the Second Regular Session of the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature, the Department of Education and Early Development shall prepare and present to the senate and house education committees a report evaluating female student participation in school sports. The report must identify and analyze the reasons female student athletes stop participating in school sports." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 67 be adopted. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3007 There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 67. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 67 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 67/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 67 was tabled. Amendment No. 68 was offered by Representative Galvin: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to a report on female student athlete participation in sports;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3008 public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Family and Community Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age, approve an early education program provided by a school district that complies with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5), and revoke approval of an early education program if the program does not comply with the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165(a)(5); (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3009 school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3010 improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) establish a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in the reading intervention programs of participating schools as described in AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770; (19) annually convene, either in person or electronically, a panel to review and comment on the effectiveness of the programs created by the department and the regulations adopted by the board to implement AS 14.03.410, 14.03.420, AS 14.30.760 - 14.30.770, and 14.30.800; the panel (A) shall provide recommendations and guidance to the board, the department, and the legislature on how to integrate early education and reading programs created under this title with tribal compacting or programs focused on cultural education within the department; (B) shall discuss support for reading in Alaska Native languages and other non-English languages; (C) must collectively represent the regions of the state and include teachers of grades kindergarten through three, school administrators, parents of students in grades kindergarten through three, stakeholders from indigenous language immersion programs, representatives from early education stakeholder groups, and researchers of best practices for improving literacy performance, including best practices for instruction of indigenous students and students whose first language is not English; (20) poll female student athletes on sport safety, body image, and accessibility; the department shall use the poll results to prepare a report on female student athlete participation in sports and, by January 15 of each year, make the report available to the public, provide a copy of the report 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3011 to the governor, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the senate secretary, and notify the legislature that the report is available. * Sec. 3. AS 14.07.020(a), as amended by sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022, is amended to read: (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state except the University of Alaska; (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in college preparatory courses; (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school governing bodies and personnel; (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Health and Social Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in juvenile detention facilities or juvenile treatment facilities, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990, in the state during the period of detention or treatment; (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house; (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure healthful and safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards for private schools may not be more stringent than those 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3012 for public schools; (8) exercise general supervision over early education programs that receive direct state or federal funding, including early education programs provided by a school district for students four and five years of age; (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be licensed; (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption and costs, and final contract documents; (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or internships that will lead to employment opportunities; (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a school bus driver training course; (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent behavior; (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional practices, as described in 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3013 AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or (15); the regulations must include (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in AS 14.07.030(a)(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A); and (C) a process for districts to petition the department for continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention; (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(a)(14) or redirecting public school funding under AS 14.07.030(a)(15); (18) poll female student athletes on sport safety, body image, and accessibility; the department shall use the poll results to prepare a report on female student athlete participation in sports and, by January 15 of each year, make the report available to the public, provide a copy of the report to the governor, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the senate secretary, and notify the legislature that the report is available." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022. * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Galvin moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 68 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 68. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3014 There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 68 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 68/Table YEAS: 22 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 68 was tabled. Amendment No. 69 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: Sec. 14.03.165. Membership in school athletics association. A school district may not join, pay dues to, or participate in an association whose purpose includes administering and promoting interscholastic athletics to high school students in the state unless one third of the board members of the association are female athletes or coaches. In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 69 be adopted. There was objection. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3015 Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 69. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 69 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 69/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 69 was tabled. Amendment No. 70 was offered by Representative Armstrong: Page 3, line 17: Delete "an elementary, junior high, or secondary" Insert "a high" Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 70 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 70 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 70 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3016 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 70 was not adopted. Amendment No. 71 was offered by Representative Carrick: Page 2, lines 9 - 10: Delete ", a postsecondary institution," Page 3, lines 17 - 18: Delete "or a postsecondary institution" Representative Carrick moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 71 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 71 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 71 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 71 was not adopted. Amendment No. 72 was offered by Representative Armstrong: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3017 Page 2, line 27, following "violation": Insert "or enforcement" Page 2, line 28, following "violating": Insert "or enforcing" Representative Armstrong moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 72 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 72 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 72 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 72 was not adopted. Amendment No. 73 was offered by Representative Gray: Page 2, line 7, through page 3, line 21: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Gray moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 73 be adopted. Representative Eastman objected. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3018 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 73 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 73 YEAS: 18 NAYS: 22 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Hannan, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 73 was not adopted. Amendment No. 74 was offered by Representative Mears: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to an electronic sports program; relating to a women's electronic sports scholarship program;" Page 2, following line 20: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) In this section, "sport" includes an electronic sport." Page 3, following line 21: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 3. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to read: Sec. 14.40.118. Establishment of electronic sports program. The University of Alaska shall establish an electronic sports program and implement the program by providing (1) facilities with equipment and Internet connectivity sufficient to support internationally competitive electronic sports teams; (2) uniforms for competitive electronic sports teams; (3) a coaching staff dedicated to competitive electronic sports. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3019 * Sec. 4. AS 14.43 is amended by adding a new section to read: Article 1A. Women's Electronic Sports Scholarship Program. Sec. 14.43.040. Women's electronic sports scholarship program. The University of Alaska shall establish a women's electronic sports scholarship program. Subject to appropriation, the University of Alaska shall award scholarships to female electronic sports athletes." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 74 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 74. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 74 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 74/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 74 was tabled. Amendment No. 75 was offered by Representative Himschoot: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the duties of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska;" 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3020 Page 3, following line 21: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.40.170(a) is amended to read: (a) The Board of Regents shall (1) appoint the president of the university by a majority vote of the whole board, and the president may attend meetings of the board; (2) fix the compensation of the president of the university, all heads of departments, professors, teachers, instructors, and other officers; (3) confer appropriate degrees as it may determine and prescribe; (4) have the care, control, and management of (A) all the real and personal property of the university; and (B) land (i) conveyed to the Board of Regents by the commissioner of natural resources in the settlement of the claim of the University of Alaska to land granted to the state in accordance with the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1214), as amended, and in accordance with the Act of January 21, 1929(45 Stat. 1091), as amended; and (ii) conveyed to the Board of Regents in trust for the University of Alaska by the commissioner of natural resources under AS 14.40.365; (5) keep a correct and easily understood record of the minutes of every meeting and all acts done by it in pursuance of its duties; (6) under procedures to be established by the commissioner of administration, and in accordance with existing procedures for other state agencies, have the care, control, and management of all money of the university and keep a complete record of all money received and disbursed; (7) adopt reasonable rules for the prudent trust management and the long-term financial benefit to the university of the land of the university; (8) provide public notice of sales, leases, exchanges, and transfers of the land of the university or of interests in land of the university; (9) administer, manage, market, and promote an 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3021 education savings program, including the Education Trust of Alaska under AS 14.40.802 and the Alaska advance college tuition savings fund under AS 14.40.803 - 14.40.817; (10) designate buildings owned by the university as covered buildings for purposes of paying the costs of use, management, operation, maintenance, and depreciation from the fund established under AS 37.05.555; (11) employ a staff member to ensure that women's sports at the University of Alaska are funded in proportion to the percentage of women students that attend the University of Alaska." Renumber the following bill section accordingly. Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 75 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 75. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 75 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 75/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 75 was tabled. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3022 Amendment No. 76 was offered by Representative Mears: Page 1, line 1, following "sports;" (title amendment): Insert "relating to a charter school coordinator;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.03.277. Charter school coordinator. A position dedicated to charter school support is established in the department. This position is responsible for the development of a repository of charter school resources in the department. The charter school coordinator shall provide support to charter schools, including (1) providing charter schools with policy and regulation expertise and guidance; (2) providing groups assistance preparing charter school applications; (3) coordinating with school districts and the Association of Alaska School Boards to support charter school academic policy committees and local school boards; and (4) coordinating with and providing expertise to legal services provided by the state." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Mears moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 76 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 76. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 76 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3023 CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 76/Table YEAS: 21 NAYS: 19 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 76 was tabled. Amendment No. 77 was offered by Representative Schrage: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the base student allocation;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.17.470 is amended to read: Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $6,760 [$5,960]." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 5. Except as provided in sec. 4 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 77 be adopted. There was objection. Representative C. Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 77. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3024 There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 77 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 77/Table YEAS: 20 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Edgmon, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance Nays: Armstrong, Carrick, Dibert, Eastman, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Wright And so, Amendment No. 77 was not tabled. Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 77. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 78 was offered by Representative Himschoot: Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment): Insert "relating to the base student allocation;" Page 2, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.17.470 is amended to read: Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $6,640 [$5,960]. * Sec. 3. AS 14.17.470, as amended by sec. 2 of this Act, is amended to read: Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $6,760 [$6,640]." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3025 Page 3, line 22: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024. * Sec. 6. Section 3 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2025. * Sec. 7. Except as provided in secs. 5 and 6 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)." Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 78 be adopted. There was objection. Representative Himschoot moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 78 There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 78 be withdrawn?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 78/Withdraw YEAS: 31 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Galvin, Groh, Himschoot, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay, Mears, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Story, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance Nays: Foster, Gray, Hannan, Josephson, Mina, Ruffridge, Stapp, Sumner, Wright Gray changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Hannan changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Mina changed from "YEA" to "NAY" Wright changed from "YEA" to "NAY" And so, Amendment No. 78 was withdrawn. Amendment Nos. 79 through 87 were not offered. 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3026 Amendment No. 88 was offered by Representative Josephson: Page 2, lines 9 - 10: Delete ", a postsecondary institution," Page 2, lines 15 - 20: Delete all material and insert: "(b) A student who participates at the varsity level in an athletic team or sport designated female, women, or girls must be female. A rebuttable presumption exists that a participant's individual expression of gender is determinative of whether a participant may join a team designated female, women, or girls, regardless of the gender assigned to the participant at birth. (c) The presumption established in (b) of this section may be rebutted if a complaint is filed by at least two people who are either participants on or coaches to an athletic team on which the challenged participant plays or is attempting to play or on an athletic team against which the challenged participant plays or will play. A complaint from within the same school district as the challenged participant shall be heard by the governing body of the school district. A complaint from outside the same school district as the challenged participant shall be heard by the Alaska School Activities Association. To overcome the presumption, the body hearing the complaint must determine that the totality of the circumstances weighs against allowing the participant to compete in an athletic team or sport designated female, women, or girls. A complaint made under this subsection shall be confidential and addressed in an executive session of the body hearing the complaint. If the complaint is made during the regular season, the presumption shall be rebutted by a finding made upon clear and convincing evidence. If the complaint is made during division or state playoff or championship games, the presumption shall be rebutted by a finding made upon compelling evidence. In making the determination, the governing body of the school district or the Alaska School Activities Association shall consider (1) whether the participant's demonstrated athletic prowess creates a performance gap between the participant and other participants that on its face would be unfair to the other participants, as determined by the participant's history of (A) athletic excellence while competing as a male; or 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3027 (B) athletic domination while competing as a female; (2) evidence that the team the participant wishes to join would be markedly less successful overall if the participant is not permitted to join the team; (3) whether the participant's size would create unsafe conditions for fellow participants by increasing risk of injury to the other participants far above the ordinary risk of injury for that sport; (4) the personal significance of the participation to the challenged participant; and (5) whether or not the participant intends to or has begun the process of living as a woman or girl, either socially or medically. (d) The presumption established in (b) of this section may not be rebutted if a participant (1) agrees not to attain a ranking through participation or competition in an individual sport in which the participant may otherwise fully participate; or (2) provides evidence that the participant was born intersex. (e) A party to a complaint made under (b) of this section has a right to appeal the determination to the Alaska School Activities Association. A party may appeal a decision of the Alaska School Activities Association to the superior court based on an abuse of discretion. (f) An athletic team that includes transgender participants shall be expanded by one position for each transgender participant on the team." Page 3, following line 2: Insert a new subsection to read: "(c) A participant whose participation in a varsity level athletic team or sport designated female, women, or girls was challenged under AS 14.18.150 and who is a cisgender woman or girl may bring a private cause of action against the governing body of the school district and the Alaska School Activities Association. A formal and public letter of apology to the participant from the governing body may mitigate damages awarded under this subsection." 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3028 Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Page 3, following line 16: Insert new paragraphs to read: "(1) "cisgender" means an individual's sense of personal identity and gender corresponds to the sex assigned to the individual at birth; (2) "intersex" means an individual born with both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics; (3) "participant" means a student who participates, or is attempting to participate, on a school-sponsored athletic team or sport;" Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly. Page 3, lines 17 - 18: Delete "an elementary, junior high, or secondary school or a postsecondary institution" Insert "a high school" Page 3, line 21, following "program": Insert "; (6) "transgender" means an individual's sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond to the sex assigned to the individual at birth" Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 88 be adopted. Representative Armstrong objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 88 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 183(JUD) am Second Reading Amendment No. 88 YEAS: 16 NAYS: 24 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2024-05-11 House Journal Page 3029 Yeas: Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot, Josephson, McCormick, Mears, Ortiz, Schrage, Story, Stutes Nays: Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carpenter, Coulombe, Cronk, Eastman, Galvin, C.Johnson, D.Johnson, McCabe, McKay, Mina, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Shaw, Stapp, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Vance, Wright And so, Amendment No. 88 was not adopted. Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 183(JUD) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There was objection. CSHB 183(JUD) am will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.