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                              HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                        THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                              SECOND SESSION                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                  Wednesday                   May 13, 2026                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                        One Hundred Fourteenth Day                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Edgmon at 11:06 a.m.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 39 members present.  Representative D. Nelson had                                                              
been excused from a call of the House today.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Chris Elliott of                                                             
Radiant Church. Representative Story moved and asked unanimous                                                                  
consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no                                                            
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Most gracious and merciful God! I come before you today                                                                    
     with a grateful heart, and with an understanding that every                                                                
     session of this legislative body is, in truth, an act of                                                                   
     stewardship before you.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     You, O Lord, who set the boundaries of our rugged coastline                                                                
     and numbered the days of every Alaskan soul, have also                                                                     
     ordered this moment in time, and placed these men and                                                                      
     women here with intentionality and purpose.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     I ask that you would grant them clarity of mind when the                                                                   
     difficulty of their work feels overwhelming, steadiness of                                                                 
     heart when the pressure threatens to distort their judgment,                                                               
     and the rare and beautiful gift of genuine humility - the kind                                                             
     that listens well, weighs everything carefully, and wisely                                                                 
     chooses what is best.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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     Guard them from the kind of cynicism that comes from long                                                                  
     seasons of hard work, from the weariness that misunderstands                                                               
     staying busy for making progress, and from the subtle drift of                                                             
     placing personal advantage above the common good.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     I ask that you would renew their commitment to serve as                                                                    
     Christ served - who came not to be served but to serve, and to                                                             
     give his life as a ransom so that those entrusted into his care                                                            
     might flourish.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     I ask for your hand of blessing on the work of this day. Bless                                                             
     Alaska, Lord - its families, its frontiers, and its future. I ask                                                          
     these things in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen!                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Prax.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
journal for the 113th legislative day be approved as certified by the                                                           
Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                         MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 1                                                                                                                          
A message dated May 12 was read stating the Senate passed:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1(STA)                                                                                               
     "An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating                                                      
     to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 1 was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 263                                                                                                                        
A message dated May 12 was read stating the President granted                                                                   
limited powers of free conference to the Senate members of the                                                                  
Conference Committee considering:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 263(FIN) am                                                                                          
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   

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     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; making supplemental appropriations; and                                                                
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
            SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 263(FIN) am S                                                                  
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making                                                                        
     supplemental appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX,                                                          
     sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                                                  
     constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective                                                         
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference as                                                                    
requested (page 2507).                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 265                                                                                                                        
A message dated May 12 was read stating the President granted                                                                   
limited powers of free conference to the Senate members of the                                                                  
Conference Committee considering:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 265(FIN) am                                                                                          
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital                                                                
     expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health                                                             
     program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 265(FIN)                                                                               
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference as                                                                    
requested (page 2508).                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Messages dated May 12 were read stating the Senate passed the                                                                   
following, and they are transmitted for consideration:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                       FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                                                                           
                             OF SENATE BILLS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 170                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 170(FIN) by the Senate Finance                                                                           
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to gaming; relating to gaming activities on                                                               
     Alaska marine highway system vessels; relating to bingo; relating                                                          
     to pull-tabs and electronic pull-tab systems; relating to the powers                                                       
     of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; relating                                                        
     to the Alaska marine highway system fund; and providing for an                                                             
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                                                                    
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SB 249                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 249(JUD) am by the Senate Judiciary                                                                      
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to virtual currency kiosks; relating to transactions                                                      
     involving virtual currency; relating to unfair trade or deceptive                                                          
     acts or practices; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                                                                    
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SB 282                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 282(STA) by the Senate State Affairs                                                                     
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the Joint Armed Services Committee; and                                                                
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                              COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following were received:                                                                                                    

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Letters of disclosure received from the Select Committee on                                                                     
Legislative Ethics, as required by AS 24.60, were published in House                                                            
Journal Supplement No. 16 and Senate and House Joint Journal                                                                    
Supplement No. 19.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 193                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 193                                                                                                         
     "An Act establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to                                                            
     unemployment benefits; relating to the collection of child support                                                         
     obligations; and relating to the duties of the Department of Labor                                                         
     and Workforce Development."                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 193(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to                                                            
     employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance and                                                             
     training program account; relating to unemployment benefits;                                                               
     relating to the collection of child support obligations; relating to                                                       
     employee unemployment tax credits; relating to employer                                                                    
     contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the                                                               
     Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing                                                               
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Schrage, Josephson, and                                                                
Foster, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (2):  Jimmie, Foster                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amend (9):  Galvin, Allard, Hannan, Tomaszewski, Stapp, Moore,                                                                  
Bynum, Schrage, Josephson                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 193(FIN):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4. Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                                
5. Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                               
6. Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 193 was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                     

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HB 281                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 281                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to rounding cash transactions to the nearest five                                                         
     cents."                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Carrick, Chair, with the                                                                
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (6):  Vance, McCabe, St. Clair, Holland, Story, Carrick                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Amend (1):  Himschoot                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1. Zero, Office of the Governor/Combined                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 281 was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 387                                                                                                                        
The Education Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 387                                                                                                         
     "An Act establishing the Joint Legislative Alaska Native                                                                   
     Languages Academic Task Force."                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 387(EDC)                                                                                             
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Story and Himschoot, Co-                                                               
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Eischeid, Dibert, Story, Himschoot                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Underwood                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amend (1):  Schwanke                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 387(EDC):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1. Indeterminate, Legislative Agency                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 387 was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                        INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules                                                               
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Kristy Tibbles                                                                                                       
By Representatives Schwanke, Tomaszewski                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Food Bank of Alaska Thanksgiving Blessing                                                                            
By Senator Wielechowski; Representatives Hall, Mina                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Betty Jean Maynard                                                                                                
By Representative Moore                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Ralph James Hulbert                                                                                               
By Representative Johnson                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Larry Dale Evans                                                                                                  
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Mears                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                * * * * *                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SB 214                                                                                                                        
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent to set an                                                                 
amendment deadline for CSSB 214(FIN) of 2:00 p.m., today, to the                                                                
Chief Clerk’s Office. There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                      SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 202                                                                                                                        
The following, which was returned to the Rules Committee                                                                        
(page 2460), was read the second time:                                                                                          

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     HOUSE BILL NO. 202                                                                                                         
     "An Act designating giant cabbage as the official state vegetable;                                                         
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
 STA RPT CS(STA) NEW TITLE 7DP                                       1553                                                       
 FN1: ZERO(GOV/COMBINED) 1553                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 202(STA)                                                                                             
     "An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as                                                               
     'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing                                                      
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
CSHB 202(STA) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 202(STA) was read the third time.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 202(STA) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was   with the following result:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 202(STA)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                              
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Frier                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 202(STA) passed the House.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll                                                             
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                              
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 202(STA) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 388                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 388                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to loans made from the bulk fuel loan account;                                                            
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) 7DP 4NR 2506                                                                                                   
 FN1: ZERO(CED) 2506                                                                                                            
 FN2: INDETERMINATE(H.FIN/FUND TRANSFERS) 2506                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 388(FIN)                                                                                             
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
CSHB 388(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 388(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall CSHB 388(FIN) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 388(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                              
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 388(FIN) passed the House.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll                                                             
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                              
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 388(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                      SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 143                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 143(CRA)                                                                                            
     "An Act relating to the terms of office of municipal school board                                                          
     members; relating to the size of the city council in second class                                                          
     cities; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
 EDC RPT 7DP 2215                                                                                                               
 FN2: ZERO(EED) 2215                                                                                                            
 FN3: ZERO(CED) 2215                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Coulombe:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment):                                                                            
     Insert "relating to ethics and budget training for school board                                                          
members;"                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 3:                                                                                                       
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
"* Section 1. 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                                                            
     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                                                           

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     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                                                           
     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;                                                                                                             

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              (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,                                                                         
     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;                                                                              

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                  (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)  provide school board ethics and budgeting                                                               
     training to school board members who are required to receive                                                           
     the training under AS 14.08.041(g) and AS 14.12.045.                                                                   
   * Sec. 2. 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                                                            
     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                                                                

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     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                                                                    
     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                                                                        

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     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)  provide school board ethics and budgeting                                                               
     training to school board members who are required to receive                                                           
     the training under AS 14.08.041(g) and AS 14.12.045.                                                                   
   * Sec. 3. AS 14.08.041 is amended by adding a new subsection to                                                            
read:                                                                                                                           
         (g)  Within 30 days after beginning a term, each regional                                                              
     school board member shall receive training provided by the                                                                 
      department on the topics of school board ethics and budgeting.                                                           
   * Sec. 4. AS 14.12 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                             
         Sec. 14.12.045. Required training for school board                                                                   
     members. Within 30 days after beginning a term, each school                                                              
     board member shall receive training provided by the department                                                             

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     on the topics of school board ethics and budgeting."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 4:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "Section 1"                                                                                                       
     Insert "Sec. 5"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 11:                                                                                                                
     Delete all material and insert:                                                                                            
"* Sec. 9. Section 2 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of                                                        
sec. 16, ch. 40, SLA 2022.                                                                                                      
   * Sec. 10. Except as provided in sec. 9 of this Act, this Act takes                                                        
effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection,                                                            
Amendment No. 1 was adopted and the new title follows:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 143(CRA) am H                                                                                       
     "An Act relating to ethics and budget training for school board                                                            
     members; relating to the terms of office of municipal school board                                                         
     members; relating to the size of the city council in second class                                                          
     cities; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Bynum:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "members;" (title amendment):                                                                       
     Insert "relating to the powers of the commissioner of education                                                          
and early development; requiring borough school boards to adopt                                                               
and maintain a balanced budget;"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                                                       
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 2. AS 14.14.050 is amended by adding a new subsection to                                                              
read:                                                                                                                           
         (e)  The commissioner shall review an audit filed under (a) of                                                         
     this section to assess whether the fiscal management of the school                                                         

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     district is effective and responsible. After reviewing the audit, the                                                      
     commissioner may implement corrective measures necessary to                                                                
     correct fiscal management deficiencies in a school district. Before                                                        
     implementing a corrective measure in a school district, the                                                                
     commissioner shall notify the school district of the corrective                                                            
     measure. The school district may, within 15 days after receiving                                                           
     the notice, submit responsive comments or evidence to the                                                                  
     commissioner. The commissioner shall consider evidence                                                                     
     submitted by a school district before implementing corrective                                                              
     measures.                                                                                                                  
   * Sec. 3. AS 14.14.060 is amended by adding a new subsection to                                                            
read:                                                                                                                           
         (j)  A borough school board shall adopt and maintain a                                                                 
     balanced budget."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Bynum moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Holland objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 143(CRA) am H                                                                                                              
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, Kopp,                                                                  
McCabe, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St.                                                                
Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Coulombe:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 2, following "cities;" (title amendment):                                                                        
     Insert "relating to elections for school board seats in                                                                  
municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more;"                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                                                       
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
"* Sec. 2. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to                                                               
read:                                                                                                                           
              (68)  AS 29.20.300(a) (school board elections)."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 5:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "Members"                                                                                                           
     Insert "In a municipality with a population of less than                                                               
200,000, members [MEMBERS]"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 7, following "election.":                                                                                          
     Insert "A municipal school district in a municipality with a                                                           
population of 200,000 or more shall provide for the election of                                                             
members to the school board by election from election districts                                                             
established by the municipality. A seat on a school board in a                                                              
municipality with a population of 200,000 or more may not be                                                                
elected by the voters at large."                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                    
withdraw Amendment No. 3. There being no objection, it was so                                                                   
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
CSSB 143(CRA) am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                   
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 143(CRA) am H will advance to third reading on the May 14                                                                  
calendar.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SB 214                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN)                                                                                            
     "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                                           
     supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making                                                                  
     appropriations to capitalize funds; amending appropriations; and                                                           
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
 FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 7DP 3AM                                            2474                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN)                                                                               
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HCS CSSB 214(FIN) be adopted in lieu of                                                             
the original bill?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Adopt Finance HCS                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  23   NAYS:  16   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carrick, Costello, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                             
Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie,                                                                  
Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, G.Nelson,                                                                
Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski,                                                              
Underwood, Vance                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, HCS CSSB 214(FIN) was adopted.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Schrage:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 43, following line 22:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The sum of $250,000 is appropriated from the general fund                                                            
to the Department of Revenue for necessary updates to the                                                                       
department's tax revenue management system and associated                                                                       
information technology modifications related to the implementation of                                                           
an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas that originates from the                                                           
North Slope."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Page 43, line 26, following "products":                                                                                         
     Insert "or an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas that                                                               
originates from the North Slope"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, following line 8:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(d)  The appropriation made in sec. 22(b) of this Act is                                                                  
contingent on passage by the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature                                                             
and enactment into law of a version of House Bill 381, Senate Bill                                                              
280, or a substantially similar bill relating to an alternative volumetric                                                      
tax on natural gas that originates from the North Slope."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, line 9:                                                                                                                
     Delete "sec. 22(b)"                                                                                                        
     Insert "sec. 22(c)"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, line 10:                                                                                                               
     Delete "a bill that requires"                                                                                              
     Insert "one or more bills that require"                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 46, line 12, following "products":                                                                                         

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     Insert "or an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas that                                                               
originates from the North Slope"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was offered  by                                                                               
Representative Schrage:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 3 of the amendment:                                                                                                
     Delete "$250,000"                                                                                                          
     Insert "$500,000"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection,                                                            
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 as amended be                                                                       
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                                                               
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 as amended                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Hall, Hannan,                                                                    
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                
Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                              
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Gray                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Coulombe:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 25:                                                                                                      
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
       "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL                                                                                                  
          ITEMS   FUND                                                                                                          
Alaska Center for the Performing    1,000,000  1,000,000                                                                        
 Arts, Inc.- Physical Plant Major Deficiencies                                                                                  
 Remediation (HD 9 - 24)"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, following line 9:                                                                                                       
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
       "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL                                                                                                  
          ITEMS   FUND                                                                                                          
Anchorage Sportsplex, Inc.      1,000,000   1,000,000                                                                           
 - The Dome Fabric Repairs (HD 9 - 24)                                                                                          
Denali Family Services       1,400,000   1,400,000                                                                              
 - Wonderland Project (HD 25-30)"                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 24:                                                                                                                
     Delete "500,000" in both places                                                                                            
     Insert "2,100,000" in both places                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 4, lines 19 - 20:                                                                                                          
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coulombe moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain                                                              
from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and                                                        
he was required to vote.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                 
question be divided.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                

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There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                                                           
3:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 1:22 p.m.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                               AFTER RECESS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 5:47 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                      SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 214                                                                                                                        
The following was before the House with the motion to divide                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 (page 2543) moved and pending:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
            HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 214(FIN) am H                                                                  
     "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                                           
     supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations; making                                                                  
     appropriations to capitalize funds; amending appropriations; and                                                           
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the question be divided?" The roll was                                                              
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2/Divide the Question                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  28   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, G.Nelson, Saddler, Schwanke,                                                              
St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                                      
Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                                    
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore,                                                                
Prax, Ruffridge, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Underwood                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not divided.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Frier,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Johnson, McCabe, Mina, Moore, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                 
Underwood                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Foster, Hall, Hannan,                                                                   
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, G.Nelson,                                                                   
Prax, Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes,                                                                       
Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment Nos. 3 and 4                                                              
would be moved to the bottom of the amendments.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Fields moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
House rescind previous action in failing to adopt Amendment No. 2.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the House rescind previous action in                                                                
failing to adopt Amendment No. 2?" The roll was taken with the                                                                  
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Rescind Previous Action in Failing Amendment No. 2                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Eischeid, Fields, Frier,                                                              
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Himschoot, Holland, Josephson, Kopp, Mears,                                                                 
Mina, Moore, Saddler, Schrage, Underwood                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Allard, Carrick, Edgmon, Elam, Foster, Hannan, Jimmie,                                                                   
Johnson, McCabe, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Schwanke, St. Clair,                                                                
Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, the motion passed.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was before the House (page 2543).                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Frier,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe, Mina, Moore,                                                                       
Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Underwood                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Foster, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                              
Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Mears, G.Nelson, Prax, Schwanke, St.                                                                  
Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Vance                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Moore:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 40, following line 10:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(e)  The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund                                                          
to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic                                                                          
Development for payment as a grant under AS 37.05.316 to Alaska                                                                 
Addiction Rehabilitation Services for Phase III of the expansion                                                                
project to the gym and recreation center."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The appropriation made in sec. 15(e) of this Act is contingent                                                       
on the 2027 fiscal year-to-date average price of Alaska North Slope                                                             
crude oil being equal to or greater than $79 a barrel on December 31,                                                           
2026."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "15(e)"                                                                                                             
     Insert "15(f)"                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "and 15(e)"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Moore moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 5                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore,                                                                 
G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp,                                                                 
Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Allard                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representative Moore:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(e)  The sum of $1,400,000 is appropriated from the general fund                                                          
to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic                                                                          
Development for payment as a grant under AS 37.05.316 to Denali                                                                 
Family Services for the Wonderland Project behavioral health                                                                    
facility."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "Sections 15(f)"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "15(a) - (e)"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b)  The appropriation made in sec. 15(e) of this Act is contingent                                                       
on the 2027 fiscal year-to-date average price of Alaska North Slope                                                             
crude oil being equal to or greater than $79 a barrel on December 31,                                                           
2026."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Page 46, line 20, following "Sections 7 - 9":                                                                                   
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Representative Moore moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 6                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Frier, Johnson,                                                                 
McCabe, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, St. Clair, Stapp,                                                            
Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Galvin,                                                               
Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp,                                                                
Mears, Mina, Schrage, Schwanke, Story, Stutes                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Johnson:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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Page 25, following line 8:                                                                                                      
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       "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL                                                                                                  
          ITEMS    FUND                                                                                                         
Palmer Courthouse Expansion    5,000,000    5,000,000"                                                                          
 (HD 25)                                                                                                                        

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Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                     
withdraw Amendment No. 7. There being no objection, it was so                                                                   
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representative Johnson:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "$81"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 8 was offered  by                                                                               
Representative Johnson:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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      "Page 34, line 5:                                                                                                         
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          Insert "$81"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 35, following line 13:                                                                                                
         Insert new material to read:                                                                                           
                         "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL                                                                               
                               ITEMS   FUND                                                                                    
               Palmer Courthouse    22,000,000  22,000,000"                                                                    
      Expansion (HD 25)                                                                                                         

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     Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 46, line 2:                                                                                                           
         Delete "$80"                                                                                                           
         Insert "$81""                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 8 be adopted.  There being no                                                                  
objection, Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 8 was adopted.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 8 as amended be                                                                       
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 8 as amended                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore,                                                                   
G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp,                                                                 
Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                             
Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie,                                                                  
Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 8 as amended was not adopted.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 9 was offered  by Representative Schrage:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "1,033,436,281" in both places                                                                                    
     Insert "1,080,922,621" in both places                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 24, following line 13:                                                                                                     
     Insert new material to read:                                                                                               
                              "ALLOCATIONS                                                                                      
 West Susitna Access                  47,486,340                                                                                
  Road [Stage 2]                                                                                                                
  (HD 25-30)"                                                                                                                   

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     Delete "1,355,842,312"                                                                                                     
     Insert "1,403,328,652"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 9 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Holland objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain                                                                
from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and                                                        
he was required to vote.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 9                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  28   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Elam,                                                                 
Foster, Frier, Galvin, Jimmie, Johnson, Kopp, McCabe, Moore,                                                                    
G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair,                                                               
Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Eischeid, Fields, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                                
Holland, Josephson, Mears, Mina                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Gray changed from "YEA" to "NAY"                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 9 was adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment Nos. 10 and 11 were not offered.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 12 was offered  by Representative Vance:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Page 2, lines 21 - 22:                                                                                                          
     Delete "in Domestic & International"                                                                                       
     Insert "Only in Domestic"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Vance moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 12 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 12 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 12                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  9   NAYS:  30   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carrick, Costello, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                            
Underwood, Vance                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields,                                                               
Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland,                                                                  
Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax,                                                                    
Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 12 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 13 was offered  by Representative Vance                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "825,000"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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     Delete "4,500,000"                                                                                                         
     Insert "3,800,000"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Vance moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                     
Amendment No. 13 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Himschoot objected.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 13 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 13                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Costello, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge,                                                              
Saddler, Schwanke, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid,                                                              
Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland,                                                          
Jimmie, Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, Schrage, St. Clair,                                                                
Stapp, Story                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 13 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment Nos. 14, 15, and 16 were not offered.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 17 would                                                              
be moved to the bottom of the amendments.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 18 was offered  by Representatives Tomaszewski,                                                                    
Prax, Stapp, and Allard:                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert "3,500,000" in both places                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tomaszewski moved and asked unanimous consent                                                                    
that Amendment No. 18 be adopted.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 18 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 18                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, G.Nelson,                                                                
Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Tomaszewski,                                                              
Underwood                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                             
Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie,                                                                  
Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Moore, Schrage, Story, Stutes, Vance                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 18 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 19 was offered  by Representative Saddler:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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       "APPROPRIATION  GENERAL                                                                                                  
          ITEMS   FUND                                                                                                          
Scouting America - Great Alaska   10,000   10,000                                                                               
 Council - Camp Gorsuch Trading                                                                                                 
 Post Repairs and Upgrades (HD 24)"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 19 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 19 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 19                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair,                                                                 
Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 19 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 20 was offered  by Representative Saddler:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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       "APPROPRIATION   GENERAL                                                                                                 
          ITEMS     FUND                                                                                                        
Scouting America - Eagle River Scout  215,000   215,000                                                                         
 Camp - Replacement Sports Pavilion and                                                                                         
 Medic and Trading Post Shack (HD 3)"                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 20 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 20 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 20                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  21   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair,                                                                 
Stapp, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster, Frier,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 20 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, Amendment No. 21 would                                                              
be moved to the bottom of the amendments.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 22 was offered  by Representatives Schwanke and G.                                                                 
Nelson:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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      "APPROPRIATION   GENERAL                                                                                                  
          ITEMS     FUND                                                                                                        
Volunteer Fire Capacity Program  300,000   300,000                                                                              
 (HD 1-40)"                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Adjust fund sources and totals accordingly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schwanke moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 22 be adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Schrage objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 22 be adopted?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 214(FIN) am H                                                                                                          
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 22                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Elam, Johnson, McCabe, Moore,                                                                   
G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp,                                                                 
Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Carrick, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                             
Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie,                                                                  
Josephson, Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  D.Nelson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 22 was not adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, HCS CSSB 214(FIN)                                                                   
am H would be held in second reading to the May 14 calendar.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The House adjourned.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SB 237                                                                                                                        
The following, which was held from the May 12 calendar (page 2512),                                                             
was not taken up this legislative day and will be on the May 14                                                                 
calendar:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 237(JUD)                                                                                            
     "An Act relating to data sharing by the Department of                                                                      
     Administration for driver's license data verification purposes; and                                                        
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                      THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SB 41                                                                                                                         
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 12                                                              
calendar (page 2512), was not taken up this legislative day and will be                                                         
on the May 14 calendar:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE BILL NO. 41 am H                                                                                                    
     "An Act relating to mental health education."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                          LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were not taken up this legislative day and will                                                         
be on the May 14 calendar:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Dan White                                                                                                            
By Representative Carrick; Senators Myers, Tobin                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Pat Pitney                                                                                                           
By Representative Carrick; Senators Myers, Kiehl                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Denali Industrial Supply, 40th Anniversary                                                                           
By Representative Carrick                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Lemongrass Thai Cuisine, 30th Anniversary                                                                            
By Representatives Carrick, Stapp; Senator Kawasaki                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Michele Stalder                                                                                                   
By Senator Kawasaki; Representatives Dibert, Carrick                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Patrick John "PJ" Gesin                                                                                           
By Senator Kawasaki; Representatives Dibert, Stapp                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Lynn Stewart Basham                                                                                               
By Senator Kawasaki                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Colleen Wilson                                                                                                    
By Senator Wielechowski; Representative Eischeid                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 202                                                                                                                        
Representatives Allard and Josephson added as cosponsors to:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 202(STA)                                                                                             
     "An Act designating the O-S Cross cabbage, commonly known as                                                               
     'giant green cabbage,' as the official state vegetable; and providing                                                      
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SB 143                                                                                                                        
Representative Vance added as a cross sponsor to:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 143(CRA) am H                                                                                       
     "An Act relating to ethics and budget training for school board                                                            
     members; relating to the terms of office of municipal school board                                                         
     members; relating to the size of the city council in second class                                                          
     cities; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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HCR 17                                                                                                                        
The following, which passed the House and was engrossed on May 12                                                               
(page 2519), was signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk and                                                                      
transmitted to the Senate for consideration:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17                                                                                          
    Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the                                                          
    Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 86, relating to                                                        
    the business of money transmission; relating to licenses for money                                                          
    transmission, licensure requirements, and registration through a                                                            
    nationwide multistate licensing system; relating to the use of                                                              
    virtual currency for money transmission; relating to authorized                                                             
    delegates of a licensee; relating to acquisition of control of a                                                            
    license; relating to record retention and reporting requirements;                                                           
    authorizing the Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                                      
    Economic Development to cooperate with other states in the                                                                  
    regulation of money transmission; relating to permissible                                                                   
    investments; relating to violations and enforcement of money                                                                
    transmission laws; relating to exemptions to money transmission                                                             
    licensure requirements; relating to payroll processing services;                                                            
    relating to currency exchange licenses; and amending Rules 79 and                                                           
    82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                               ENGROSSMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 202                                                                                                                        
CSHB 202(STA) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                                                                    
Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 261                                                                                                                        
Reconsideration of the following was not taken up on this legislative                                                           
day.  It was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and                                                              
transmitted to the Senate for consideration:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 261(FIN) am                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to education funding; providing for an effective                                                          
     date by amending the effective date of secs. 10, 11, 13, and 15, ch.                                                       
     5, SLA 2025; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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HB 388                                                                                                                        
CSHB 388(FIN) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                                                                    
Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 86                                                                                                                         
Reconsideration of the following was not taken up on this legislative                                                           
day. It was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and                                                               
transmitted to the Senate for consideration:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 86(FIN)                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the business of money transmission; relating to                                                        
     licenses for money transmission, licensure requirements, and                                                               
     registration through a nationwide multistate licensing system;                                                             
     relating to the use of virtual currency for money transmission;                                                            
     relating to authorized delegates of a licensee; relating to                                                                
     acquisition of control of a license; relating to record retention and                                                      
     reporting requirements; authorizing the Department of Commerce,                                                            
     Community, and Economic Development to cooperate with other                                                                
     states in the regulation of money transmission; relating to                                                                
     permissible investments; relating to violations and enforcement of                                                         
     money transmission laws; relating to exemptions to money                                                                   
     transmission licensure requirements; relating to payroll processing                                                        
     services; relating to currency exchange licenses; relating to                                                              
     abandoned virtual currency; amending Rules 79 and 82, Alaska                                                               
     Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                ENROLLMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HJR 38                                                                                                                        
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                              
President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled                                                           
copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 8:57 a.m.,                                                             
May 13 with a manifest error memorandum (page 2518):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38                                                                                              
     Urging the United States Congress to recognize public safety                                                               
     telecommunicators as first responders; and urging the United                                                               
     States Congress to pass the Enhancing First Response Act.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 29                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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HJR 45                                                                                                                        
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                              
President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled                                                           
copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 8:57 a.m.,                                                             
May 13:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 45                                                                                              
     Urging the United States Congress to fully fund the Individuals                                                            
     with Disabilities Education Act.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Legislative Resolve No. 30                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 1                                                                                                                          
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                              
President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled                                                           
copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 2:55 p.m.,                                                             
May 13:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 1(STA)                                                                                               
     "An Act relating to specie as legal tender in the state; and relating                                                      
     to borough and city sales and use taxes on specie."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The following memorandum dated May 13 was received from Lora                                                                    
Brown, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services:                                                            
                                                                                                                                
"In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                                  
Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest error in                                                                     
CSHB 1(STA), which has been corrected in enrolling:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 29, following "and":                                                                                               
     Insert "that""                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                              ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
With appointment of the Conference Committee on the                                                                             
operating budget, Rule 23(d) of the Uniform Rules is in effect as of                                                            
May 11.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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                               ADJOURNMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House adjourn (page 2558) until 10:30 a.m., May 14.  There being no                                                             
objection, the House adjourned at 8:06 p.m.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                             Crystaline Jones                                                                   
                                             Chief Clerk