Legislature(2023 - 2024)ADAMS 519
04/27/2023 01:30 PM House FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB26 | |
| SB87 | |
| SB25 | |
| HB125 | |
| HB178 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 26 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 93 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 87 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 125 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 25 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 178 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
HOUSE BILL NO. 26
"An Act renaming the Alaska Native Language
Preservation and Advisory Council as the Council for
Alaska Native Languages; and relating to the Council
for Alaska Native Languages."
1:43:48 PM
REPRESENTATIVE ANDI STORY, SPONSOR, introduced HB 26 and
explained that she brought forward the bill on behalf of
the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory
Council (ANLPAC). The changes proposed by the bill were
simple but would be significant improvements for the
council. The first proposed change was a name change
simplifying the council's name to the Council for Alaska
Native Languages. The bill would also expand the council's
membership from five voting members to seven voting members
and would update the co-official languages of Alaska, which
unintentionally excluded some indigenous languages.
Co-Chair Foster asked if there were questions from the
committee.
Representative Stapp asked if there could be any other
Alaska Native languages that were potentially being
overlooked.
Representative Story responded that there was an Alaska
Native language summit sponsored by the Department of
Education and Early Development (DEED) that occurred
earlier in the day and many of the council members were at
the summit. It was her understanding that all of the
languages would be recognized if the bill were to pass.
1:46:11 PM
Co-Chair Foster OPENED public testimony for HB 26. He
commented that he had heard significant support for the
bill. Although there were not many testifiers online, there
was not a lack of support. The lack of testifiers only
indicated that it was a simple and straightforward bill.
Co-Chair Foster CLOSED public testimony. He noted that
interested individuals could submit written testimony and
offered instructions on how to do so.
Representative Tomaszewski explained Fiscal Note (FN) 1 by
the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic
Development (DCCED) [control code gBxUP]. The $10,000
allocation was for the Division of Community and Regional
Affairs (DCRA).
Co-Chair Foster relayed that he would entertain a motion to
move the bill if it were the desire of the committee.
1:48:19 PM
Representative Tomaszewski MOVED to REPORT HB 26 out of
committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal note.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
HB 26 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with one previously published fiscal
impact note: FN1 (CED).