Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-05-14 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-05-14 Senate Journal Page 2682 HB 230 SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 230(EDC) "An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; and repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales" was read the third time. Senator Giessel moved the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Giessel offered Amendment No. 1 : Amendment No. 1 was published in Senate Journal Supplement No. 9. Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Objections were heard. Senator Stedman called the Senate. The call was satisfied. 2024-05-14 Senate Journal Page 2683 Senator Stedman moved and asked unanimous consent to be removed as a cross sponsor on the bill. Without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent to table Amendment No. 1. Objections were heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be tabled?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 230(EDC) Second Reading Table Amendment No. 1? YEAS: 8 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Hoffman, Hughes, Kaufman, Myers, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Wilson Nays: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski and so, the motion failed. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 230(EDC) Second Reading Amendment No. 1? YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Tobin, Wielechowski Nays: Hoffman, Hughes, Kaufman, Myers, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Wilson and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. 2024-05-14 Senate Journal Page 2684 SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 230(EDC) am S(efd add S) "An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales; relating to teacher national board certification; and providing for an effective date" was automatically in third reading. Senator Stedman lifted the call. HB 230 Senator Giessel moved the bill be returned to second reading for the Senate to rescind its previous action in adopting Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Giessel moved the Senate rescind its previous action in adopting Amendment No. 1. Without objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was automatically before the Senate. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, Amendment No. 1 was withdrawn. Amendment No. 2 was not offered. Senators Bjorkman, Hughes offered Amendment No. 3 : 2024-05-14 Senate Journal Page 2685 Page 1, line 1: Delete "and" Page 1, line 3, following "scales": Insert "; relating to teacher national board certification; and providing for an effective date" Page 1, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 2. AS 14.20 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 14.20.225. Teacher incentive payments and reimbursement of costs relating to national board certification. (a) In January of each year, a district or the department, as applicable, may pay an incentive payment of $5,000 to each teacher who is employed by the district or the department and who holds a current and valid national board certification. (b) A district or the department, as applicable, shall reimburse each teacher who is employed by the district or the department and who is pursuing an initial national board certification or renewal of a national board certification for the costs the teacher has paid to a nationally recognized board in pursuing or renewing the certification, including the costs of course materials, registration, and testing. The district or the department, as applicable, shall reimburse the teacher on an ongoing basis for the costs incurred by the teacher and not later than 60 days after the teacher makes a request for reimbursement. (c) The department shall provide sufficient funding, subject to appropriation and in addition to the state aid received under AS 14.17, to a district to make national board certification incentive and reimbursement payments as provided in this section. (d) Nothing in this section prohibits a district or the department from providing additional monetary incentives to a teacher. (e) In this section, (1) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990; (2) "national board certification" means individual achievement of national professional teaching standards as certified by a nationally recognized board." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2024-05-14 Senate Journal Page 2686 Page 2, line 3, following "APPLICABILITY.": Insert "(a)" Page 2, line 4, following "date": Insert "of sec. 1" Page 2, following line 4: Insert new material to read: "(b) Section 2 of this Act applies to a contract or collective bargaining agreement that becomes legally binding on or after the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act. (c) AS 14.20.225(b), added by sec. 2 of this Act, applies to costs a teacher incurs on or after the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act. * Sec. 5. Section 2 ofthis Act takes effect July 1, 2024." Senator Bjorkman moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Senator Wilson objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 230(EDC) Second Reading Amendment No. 3? YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson and so, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 230(EDC) am S(efd add S) "An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales; relating to teacher national board certification; and providing for an effective date" was automatically in third reading. 2024-05-14 Senate Journal Page 2687 Senators Wielechowski, Giessel, Tobin, Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the bill. Without objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 230(EDC) am S(efd add S) "An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in- state experience in teacher salary scales; relating to teacher national board certification; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 230(EDC) am S(efd add S) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 230(EDC) am S(efd add S) passed the Senate. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.