02/11/2015 08:00 AM House EDUCATION

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
               HOUSE EDUCATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                       February 11, 2015                                                                                        
                           8:14 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Wes Keller, Chair                                                                                                
Representative Lora Reinbold, Vice Chair                                                                                        
Representative Jim Colver                                                                                                       
Representative Paul Seaton                                                                                                      
Representative Harriet Drummond                                                                                                 
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Liz Vazquez                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:  ROLE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION & DEPARTMENT OF                                                                 
EDUCATION & EARLY DEVELOPMENT FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS AND                                                                        
CORRESPONDING MANDATES                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     - POSTPONED TO 2/13/15                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 30                                                                                                               
"An Act requiring school districts to develop and require                                                                       
completion of a history of American constitutionalism curriculum                                                                
segment; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     - SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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8:14:10 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WES KELLER called the House Education Standing Committee                                                                
meeting to order at 8:14 a.m.  Present at the call to order were                                                                
Representatives   Seaton,   Drummond,   Kreiss-Tomkins,   Colver,                                                               
Reinbold, and Keller.  Representative Vazquez was excused.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
8:14:25 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER announced that the  first order of business would be                                                               
an  overview by  Department  of Education  and Early  Development                                                               
(EED) on  the Role of the  State Board of Education  & Department                                                               
of  Education  & Early  Development  Federal  Grant Programs  and                                                               
Corresponding Mandates.   Observing that EED  presenters were not                                                               
in attendance,  Chair Keller further announced  that the overview                                                               
would be rescheduled.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
8:14:46 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
8:15:20 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER announced that HB 30 would be rescheduled.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:15:37 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER thanked the committee members for their assemblage.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There  being  no  further business  before  the  House  Education                                                               
Standing Committee the meeting was adjourned at 8:16 a.m.