Legislature(2025 - 2026)
2025-03-11 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0409 HB 69 The following, which was held in second reading from the March 10 calendar (page 397), was before the House: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(RLS) am "An Act relating to education; relating to open enrollment in public schools; relating to school and student performance reports; relating to school and district accountability; relating to charter 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0410 schools; relating to an annual report for correspondence study programs; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; relating to a report on regulation of school districts; and providing for an effective date." Amendment No. 12 was offered by Representatives Allard, Costello, Johnson, Ruffridge, Coulombe, McCabe, Saddler, Tomaszewski, Tilton, Vance, and Rauscher: Page 1, line 1, following the third occurrence of "to"(title amendment): Insert "public" Page 3, line 6, through page 4, line 8: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 5. AS 14.03.250 is amended to read: Sec. 14.03.250. Application for public charter school. (a) A local school board shall prescribe an application procedure for the establishment of a public charter school in that school district. The application procedure must include provisions for an academic policy committee consisting of parents of students attending the school, teachers, and school employees and a proposed form for a contract between a public charter school and the local school board, setting out the contract elements required under AS 14.03.255(c). (b) A decision of a local school board approving or denying an application for a public charter school must be in writing, must be issued within 60 days after the application, and must include all relevant findings of fact and conclusions of law. (c) If a local school board approves an application for a public charter school, the local school board shall forward the application to the state Board of Education and Early Development for review and approval. (d) If a local school board denies an application for a public charter school, the applicant may appeal the denial to the commissioner. The appeal to the commissioner shall be filed not later than 60 days after the local school board issues its written decision of denial. The commissioner shall review the local school board's decision to determine whether the findings of fact are 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0411 supported by substantial evidence and whether the decision is contrary to law. A decision of the commissioner upholding the denial by the local school board may be appealed within 30 days to the state Board of Education and Early Development. (e) If the commissioner approves a public charter school application, the commissioner shall forward the application to the state Board of Education and Early Development for review and approval. The application shall be forwarded not later than 30 days after the commissioner issues a written decision. The state Board of Education and Early Development shall exercise independent judgment in evaluating the application. (f) A local school board that denied an application for a public charter school approved by the state board on appeal shall operate the public charter school as provided in AS 14.03.255 - 14.03.290. * Sec. 6. AS 14.03.253 is amended to read: Sec. 14.03.253. Public charter [CHARTER] school application appeal. (a) In an appeal to the commissioner under AS 14.03.250, the commissioner shall review the record before the local school board. The commissioner may request written supplementation of the record from the applicant or the local school board. The commissioner may (1) remand the appeal to the local school board for further review; (2) approve the public charter school application and forward the application to the state Board of Education and Early Development with or without added conditions; or (3) uphold the decision denying the public charter school application; if the commissioner upholds a local school board's decision to deny a public charter school application and the applicant appeals to the State Board of Education and Early Development, the commissioner shall immediately forward the application and record to the state Board of Education and Early Development. (b) In an appeal to the state Board of Education and Early Development of a denial of a public charter school application under (a)(3) of this section, the state board shall determine, based on the record, whether the commissioner's findings are supported by substantial evidence and whether the decision is contrary to law. The state board shall issue a written decision within 45 [90] 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0412 days after the state board receives an appeal. * Sec. 7. AS 14.03.255 is amended to read: Sec. 14.03.255. Organization and operation of a public charter school. (a) A public charter school operates as a school in the local school district except that the public charter school (1) is exempt from the local school district's textbook, program, curriculum, and scheduling requirements; (2) is exempt from AS 14.14.130(c); the principal of the public charter school shall be selected by the academic policy committee and shall select, appoint, or otherwise supervise employees of the public charter school; and (3) operates under the public charter school's annual program budget as set out in the contract between the local school board and the public charter school under (c) of this section. A local school board may exempt a public charter school from other local school district requirements if the exemption is set out in the contract. A public charter school is subject to tests required by the department. (b) A public charter school shall (1) keep financial records of the public charter school; (2) oversee the operation of the public charter school to ensure that the terms of the contract required by (c) of this section are being met; (3) meet regularly with parents and with teachers of the public charter school to review, evaluate, and improve operations of the public charter school; and (4) meet with the academic policy committee at least once each year to monitor progress in achieving the committee's policies and goals. (c) A public charter school shall operate under a contract between the public charter school and the local school board. A contract must contain the following provisions: (1) a description of the educational program; (2) specific levels of achievement for the education program; (3) admission policies and procedures; (4) administrative policies; (5) a statement of the public charter school's funding allocation from the local school board and costs assignable to the public charter school program budget; (6) the method by which the public charter school will 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0413 account for receipts and expenditures; (7) the location and description of the facility; (8) the name of the teacher, or teachers, who, by agreement between the public charter school and the teacher, will teach in the public charter school; (9) the teacher-to-student ratio; (10) the number of students served; (11) the term of the contract, not to exceed a term of 10 years; (12) a termination clause providing that the contract may be terminated by the local school board for the failure of the public charter school to meet educational achievement goals or fiscal management standards, or for other good cause; (13) a clause providing that, before a local school board terminates a contract, the local school board must provide the charter school with written notice and a reasonable opportunity, as determined by the local school board, to cure the problem; (14) a statement that the public charter school will comply with all state and federal requirements for receipt and use of public money; (15) [(14)] other requirements or exemptions agreed on [UPON] by the public charter school and the local school board. (d) A school district shall offer to a public charter school the right of first refusal for a lease of space in an existing school district facility or in a facility within the school district that is not currently being used as a public school, if the chief school administrator determines the facility meets requirements for health and safety applicable to public buildings or other public schools in the district. If the school district requires lease payments by a public charter school, the school district shall negotiate a lease agreement with the public charter school for an amount that does not exceed the true operational costs calculated on a square foot basis for space leased under this subsection." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 4, line 10, following "A": Insert "public" 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0414 Page 4, Line 11, following the second occurrence of "the": Insert "public" Page 4, line 14, following "the": Insert "public" Page 4, line 15, following the second occurrence of "the": Insert "public" Page 4, line 18, following the second occurrence of "a": Insert ""public" Page 4, line 20, through page 5, line 8: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 9. AS 14.03.260 is amended to read: Sec. 14.03.260. Funding for public charter school. (a) A local school board shall provide an approved public charter school with an annual program budget. The budget shall be not less than the amount generated by the students enrolled in the public charter school less administrative costs retained by the local school district, determined by applying the indirect cost rate approved by the department up to eight [FOUR] percent. Costs directly related to public charter school facilities, including rent, utilities, and maintenance, may not be included in an annual program budget for the purposes of calculating the eight [FOUR] percent cap on administrative costs under this subsection. A local school board shall provide a public charter school with a report itemizing the administrative costs retained by the local school board under this section. The "amount generated by students enrolled in the public charter school" is to be determined in the same manner as it would be for a student enrolled in another public school in that school district and includes funds generated by grants, appropriations, federal impact aid, the required local contribution, the local contribution under AS 14.17.410(c), special needs under AS 14.17.420(a)(1), and secondary school vocational and technical instruction under AS 14.17.420(a)(3). A school district shall direct state aid under AS 14.11 for the construction or major maintenance of a public charter school facility to the public charter school that generated the state aid, subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to state aid under AS 14.11 for 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0415 construction or major maintenance of a school facility that is not a public charter school. (b) The program budget of a public charter school is to be used for operating expenses of the educational program of the public charter school, including purchasing textbooks, classroom materials, and instructional aids. (c) The public charter school shall provide the financial and accounting information requested by the local school board or the Department of Education and Early Development and shall cooperate with the local school district or the department in complying with the requirements of AS 14.17.910. (d) The expenses of housing nonresident students who attend the public charter school, including room, board, and other reasonable housing expenses, may not be paid for with state money but may be paid for with funds contributed by sources other than the state. * Sec. 10. AS 14.03.264(a) is amended to read: (a) A public charter school that is established on or after July 1, 2014, may receive a one-time grant from the department equal to the amount of $500 for each student enrolled in the school on October 1 of the first year in which the school applies for the grant. The public charter school shall use a grant received under this section to provide educational services. In this subsection, "educational services" includes curriculum development, program development, and special education services. * Sec. 11. AS 14.03.264(c) is amended to read: (c) If the amount appropriated in a fiscal year for the public charter school grant program is insufficient to meet the amounts authorized under (a) of this section, the department shall reduce pro rata the per pupil grant amount by the necessary percentage as determined by the department. If a public charter school grant is reduced under this subsection, the public charter school may apply to the department in a subsequent fiscal year for the balance of the grant amount. * Sec. 12. AS 14.03.265 is amended to read: Sec. 14.03.265. Admission. (a) The program of a public charter school may be designed to serve (1) students within an age group or grade level; (2) students who will benefit from a particular teaching 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0416 method or curriculum; or (3) nonresident students, including providing domiciliary services for students who need those services, if approved by the board. (b) A public charter school shall enroll all eligible students who submit a timely application, unless the number of those applications exceeds the capacity of the program, class, grade level, or building. In the event of an excess of those applications, the public charter school and the local school board shall attempt to accommodate all of those applicants by considering providing additional classroom space and assigning additional teachers from the district to the public charter school. If it is not possible to accommodate all eligible students who submit a timely application, students shall be accepted by random drawing. A school board may not require a student to attend a public charter school. (c) In addition to other requirements of law, a public charter school shall be nonsectarian. * Sec. 13. AS 14.03.270 is amended to read: Sec. 14.03.270. Teacher or employee transfers, evaluations, and negotiated agreements. (a) A teacher or employee may not be assigned to a public charter school unless the teacher or employee consents to the assignment. (b) All provisions of an existing negotiated agreement or collective bargaining agreement applicable to a teacher or employee of a district apply to that teacher or employee if employed at a public charter school in that district, unless the district and the bargaining unit representing the teacher or employee agree to an exemption. (c) A teacher in a public charter school shall be evaluated in an equivalent manner as all other teachers in the district, except that if there is no administrator assigned to the public charter school, the local school board, with the agreement of the public charter school, shall designate a school district administrator in that district to evaluate a teacher in a public charter school." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 5, line 10, following "a": Insert "public" 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0417 Page 5, following line 12: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 15. AS 14.03.290(1) is amended to read: (1) "academic policy committee" means the group designated to supervise the academic operation of a public charter school and to ensure the fulfillment of the mission of a public charter school; * Sec. 16. AS 14.03.290 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: (5) "public charter school" means a school established under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290 that operates within a public school district." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 5, following line 29: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 18. AS 14.07.165(a) is amended to read: (a) The board shall adopt (1) statewide goals and require each governing body to adopt written goals that are consistent with local needs; (2) regulations regarding the application for and award of grants under AS 14.03.125; (3) regulations implementing provisions of AS 14.11.014(b); (4) regulations requiring approval by the board before a public charter school, state boarding school, or a public school may provide domiciliary services; (5) regulations establishing standards for an early education program provided by a school district for children who are four and five years of age; the regulations must include (A) standards for a locally designed, evidence-based program that meets federal standards required for early education programs to receive federal funding; (B) a requirement that a teacher in charge of a program hold a valid teacher certificate issued under AS 14.20 and (i) have satisfactorily completed a minimum of six credit hours in early childhood education or complete the minimum credit hours within two years of the date the 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0418 teacher's employment with the early education program begins; or (ii) have two or more years of experience teaching kindergarten or another early education program and have completed additional coursework related to reading instruction, as required by the department; (C) developmentally appropriate objectives for children four and five years of age rather than academic standards appropriate for older children; the objectives must allow school districts to adapt the content of an early education program to be culturally responsive to local communities; (D) accommodations for the needs of all early education children and their families regardless of socioeconomic circumstances; and (E) standards for day in session requirements appropriate for children four and five years of age; (6) regulations establishing standards for day in session requirements appropriate for kindergarten students." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 6, following line 29: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 21. AS 14.09.010(d) is amended to read: (d) A school district that provides transportation services under this section shall provide transportation services to students attending a public charter school operated by the district under a policy adopted by the district. The policy must (1) be developed with input solicited from individuals involved with the public charter school, including staff, students, and parents; (2) at a minimum, provide transportation services for students enrolled in the public charter school on a space available basis along the regular routes that the students attending schools in an attendance area in the district are transported; and (3) be approved by the department. * Sec. 22. AS 14.09.010(e) is amended to read: (e) If a school district fails to adopt a policy under (d) of this section, the school district shall allocate the amount received for 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0419 each student under (a) of this section to each public charter school operated by the district based on the number of students enrolled in the public charter school. * Sec. 23. AS 14.09.010(f) is amended to read: (f) Nothing in (d) of this section requires a school district to establish dedicated transportation routes for the exclusive use of students enrolled in a public charter school or authorizes a public charter school to opt out of a policy adopted by a school district for the purpose of acquiring transportation funding. * Sec. 24. AS 14.11.121(a) is amended to read: (a) The department shall establish a public charter school facilities construction, lease, and major maintenance grant program that supplements grant aid otherwise available under this chapter and that is based on a per pupil funding formula. * Sec. 25. AS 14.11.121(b) is amended to read: (b) The department shall apply for available federal funding and award federal funding made available under the grant program established under (a) of this section for not more than five years for approved projects for public charter school facilities construction, lease, or major maintenance as follows: (1) 90 percent of the allowable costs for the first fiscal year for the approved project; (2) 80 percent of the allowable costs for the second fiscal year for the approved project; (3) 60 percent of the allowable costs for the third fiscal year for the approved project; (4) 40 percent of the allowable costs for the fourth fiscal year for the approved project; and (5) 20 percent of the allowable costs for the fifth fiscal year for the approved project. * Sec. 26. AS 14.11.121(d) is amended to read: (d) A school district or regional educational attendance area that submits an application for a proposed project under AS 14.11.011 for funding under this section that is approved for funding by the department shall provide a participating share that is equal to the difference between the allowable costs of a project and the combined available federal funding and the state aid provided under AS 14.11.126. Allowable costs for a project approved under this section shall be based on the adjusted student count for a public charter school calculated under 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0420 AS 14.17.450(a) and (c), as determined by the commissioner. * Sec. 27. AS 14.11.126 is amended to read: Sec. 14.11.126. State aid for costs of public charter school facilities construction, lease, and major maintenance. During each fiscal year, the state shall allocate to a school district and regional educational attendance area that is approved for a public charter school facilities construction, lease, or major maintenance grant under AS 14.11.121 an amount that is not less than $1 for each pupil enrolled in the public charter school. * Sec. 28. AS 14.17.450(c) is amended to read: (c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, if the student count in a public charter school is less than 150, the adjusted student count for the school shall be calculated by multiplying the student count by the student rate for a school that has a student count of 400. * Sec. 29. AS 14.17.450(d) is amended to read: (d) If a public charter school has a student count of at least 75 but less than 150 for the current year and is in the first three years of operation or had a student count of at least 75 in the previous year of operation, (1) the adjusted student count for the school shall be calculated by multiplying the student count by the student rate for a school that has a student count of 150; and (2) not later than February 15, the public charter school shall submit for approval of the governing board of the district a plan for the following school year that includes a statement about whether the school will continue to operate if the student count remains the same that year and, if so, a projection of the funding anticipated from the state and other sources, a proposed budget, and a description of anticipated changes to the school staff, program, and curriculum; if the school intends to close if the student count remains the same the following year, the plan must describe transfer plans for students, staff, facilities, and materials." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 7, following line 1: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 31. AS 14.17.905(b) is amended to read: (b) Notwithstanding (a)(3) of this section and for purposes 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0421 other than calculations under AS 14.17.450, a public charter school shall be counted as a separate school if the public charter school has an ADM of at least 150 students. * Sec. 32. AS 14.30.365(c)(1) is amended to read: (1) "alternative education program" means a public secondary school that provides a nontraditional education program, including the Alaska Military Youth Academy; a public vocational, remedial, or theme-based program; a home school program that is accredited by a recognized accrediting body; a public charter school authorized under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290; and a statewide correspondence school that enrolls students who reside outside of the district in which the student resides and provides less than three hours a week of scheduled face-to-face student interactions in the same location with a teacher who is certified under AS 14.20.020;" Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 7, line 13: Delete "sec. 14" Insert "sec. 33" Page 8, following line 18: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 36. AS 14.45.150(c)(1) is amended to read: (1) "alternative education program" means a public secondary school that provides a nontraditional education program, including the Alaska Military Youth Academy; a public vocational, remedial, or theme-based program; a home school program that is accredited by a recognized accrediting body; a public charter school authorized under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290; and a statewide correspondence school that enrolls students who reside outside of a district in which the student resides and provides less than three hours a week of scheduled face-to-face student interactions in the same location with a teacher who is certified under AS 14.20.020; * Sec. 37. AS 29.45.050(u) is amended to read: (u) A municipality may by ordinance classify and exempt or partially exempt from taxation all or a portion of privately owned real property rented or leased for use as a public charter school 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0422 established under AS 14.03.250. * Sec. 38. AS 14.03.290(2) is repealed." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 10, line 3: Delete "Sections 5 - 9" Insert "Sections 6 - 9 and 14" Page 10, line 4: Delete "secs. 5 - 9" Insert "secs. 6 - 9 and 14" Page 10, line 5: Delete "17" Insert "39" Page 10, line 6: Delete "Section 12" Insert "Section 20" Page 10, line 8: Delete "Section 15" Insert "Section 34" Page 10, line 9: Delete "secs. 21 - 23" Insert "secs. 43 - 45" Representative Allard moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 12 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 12 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(RLS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 12 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0423 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 12 was not adopted. Amendment No. 16 was offered by Representative Schwanke: Page 1, line 2, following "programs;"(title amendment): Insert "relating to grants for school construction and major maintenance;" Page 6, following line 29: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 13. AS 14.11.011(b) is amended to read: (b) For a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area to be eligible for a grant under this chapter, the district shall submit (1) a three-year [SIX-YEAR] capital improvement plan that includes a description of the district's fixed asset inventory system and preventive maintenance program not [NO] later than September 1 of the fiscal year before the fiscal year for which the request is made; the three-year [SIX-YEAR] plan must contain for each proposed capital project grant request a general [DETAILED] scope of work [, A PROJECT BUDGET,] and documentation of conditions justifying the project; (2) evidence that the district has secured and will maintain adequate property loss insurance for the replacement cost of all facilities for which state funds are available under AS 14.11.005 or 14.11.007 or has a program of insurance acceptable to the department; (3) evidence acceptable to the department that the proposed project is either a new school construction capital project or a major maintenance capital project [SHOULD BE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND NOT PART OF A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM OR REGULAR CUSTODIAL CARE PROGRAM]; and 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0424 (4) evidence acceptable to the department that the district (A) has a preventive maintenance plan that (i) includes a computerized maintenance management program, cardex system, or other formal systematic means of tracking the timing and costs associated with planned and completed maintenance activities, including scheduled preventive maintenance; (ii) addresses energy management for buildings owned or operated by the district; (iii) includes a regular custodial care program for buildings owned or operated by the district; (iv) includes preventive maintenance training for facility managers and maintenance employees; (v) includes renewal and replacement schedules for electrical, mechanical, structural, and other components of facilities owned or operated by the district; and (B) is adequately adhering to the preventive maintenance plan. * Sec. 14. AS 14.11.013(a) is amended to read: (a) With regard to projects for which grants are requested under AS 14.11.011, the department shall (1) annually review the three-year [SIX-YEAR] plans submitted by each district under AS 14.11.011(b) and recommend to the board a revised and updated three-year [SIX-YEAR] capital improvement project grant schedule that serves the best interests of the state and each district; in recommending projects for this schedule, the department shall provide to the board a detailed scope of work for each project, a project budget, and documentation of conditions justifying the project and verify that each proposed project meets the criteria established under AS 14.11.014(b) and qualifies as a project required to (A) avert imminent danger or correct life-threatening situations; (B) house students who would otherwise be unhoused; for purposes of this subparagraph, students are considered unhoused if the students attend school in temporary facilities; (C) protect the structure of existing school facilities; (D) correct building code deficiencies that require 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0425 major repair or rehabilitation in order for the facility to continue to be used for the educational program; (E) achieve an operating cost savings; (F) modify or rehabilitate facilities for the purpose of improving the instructional program; (G) meet an educational need not specified in (A) - (F) of this paragraph, identified by the department; (2) prepare an estimate of the amount of money needed to finance each project; (3) provide to the governor, by November 1, and to the legislature within the first 10 days of each regular legislative session, a revised and updated three-year [SIX-YEAR] capital improvement project grant schedule, together with a proposed schedule of appropriations; (4) encourage each school district to consider [USE] previously approved school construction design plans and building systems and new design plans or building systems that will result in cost savings, increased efficiency, and long-term sustainability [IF THE USE WILL RESULT IN COST SAVINGS FOR THE PROJECT]; (5) consider the regionally based model school construction standards developed under AS 14.11.017(d). * Sec. 15. AS 14.11.013(b) is amended to read: (b) In preparing the construction grant schedule, the department shall establish priorities among projects for which grants are requested and shall award school construction grants in the order of priority established. In establishing priorities, the department shall evaluate at least the following factors, without establishing an absolute priority for any one factor: (1) emergency requirements; (2) priorities assigned by the district to the projects requested; (3) [NEW LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PROGRAMS; (4)] existing regional, community, and school facilities, and their condition; (4) [THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES; (5)] the amount of district operating funds expended for maintenance; 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0426 (5) [(6)] other options that would reduce or eliminate the need for the request; (6) [(7)] the district's recommended use of [PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SCHOOL] construction design plans and building systems if the use will result in cost savings or increased efficiency for, or long-term sustainability of, [FOR] the project; and (7) [(8)] consideration of regionally based model school construction standards under AS 14.11.017(d). * Sec. 16. AS 14.11.013(c) is amended to read: (c) The department may (1) modify a project request when necessary to achieve cost-effective school construction; (2) require that a school construction project be phased for purposes of planning, design, and construction; (3) reject project requests and omit them from the three- year [SIX-YEAR] schedule due to (A) incomplete information or documentation provided by the district; (B) a determination by the department that existing facilities can adequately serve the program requirements [,] or that alternative projects are in the best interests of the state; (C) a determination that the project is not in the best interest of the state; and (4) require that a school construction project include all or part of the regionally based model school construction standards developed under AS 14.11.017(d) or use previously approved design plans and building systems that would result in capital or operating cost savings for the project. * Sec. 17. AS 14.11.019 is amended to read: Sec. 14.11.019. Grant appropriations. Within the appropriation bill authorizing capital expenditures submitted to the legislature under AS 37.07.020(a)(3), the governor shall include an appropriation for grants in the succeeding fiscal year as determined by the three-year [SIX-YEAR] capital improvement project grant schedule prepared under AS 14.11.013." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0427 Page 7, line 13: Delete "sec. 14" Insert "sec. 19" Page 10, line 5: Delete "17" Insert "22" Page 10, line 8: Delete "Section 15" Insert "Section 20" Page 10, line 9: Delete "secs. 21 - 23" Insert "secs. 26 - 28" Representative Schwanke moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 16 be adopted. Representative Himschoot objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 16 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 69(RLS) am Second Reading Amendment No. 16 YEAS: 19 NAYS: 21 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance Nays: Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes And so, Amendment No. 16 was not adopted. Amendment No.17 was not offered. Amendment No. 42 was offered by Representative Ruffridge: 2025-03-11 House Journal Page 0428 Page 1, line 2 (title amendment): Delete "an annual report for" Page 6, following line 29: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 13. AS 14.17.430 is amended to read: Sec. 14.17.430. State funding for correspondence study. Except as provided in AS 14.17.400(b), funding for the state centralized correspondence study program or a district correspondence program, including a district that offers a statewide correspondence study program, includes an allocation from the public education fund in an amount calculated by multiplying the ADM of the correspondence program by 95 [90] percent." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 7, line 13: Delete "sec. 14" Insert "sec. 15" Page 10, line 5: Delete "17" Insert "18" Page 10, line 8: Delete "Section 15" Insert "Section 16" Page 10, line 9: Delete "secs. 21 - 23" Insert "secs. 22 - 24" Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 42 be adopted. There was objection. The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess for 15 minutes; and so, the House recessed at 2:02 p.m.