05/05/2004 09:04 AM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 123(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to the allocation of money appropriated to                                                                
     the Alaska Workforce Investment Board; and providing for an                                                                
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This was  the second  hearing for  this bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Wilken  stated this bill, sponsored by Representative  Carl                                                            
Moses,  "adds  a Southwest  Alaska  Vote  Education Center  in  King                                                            
Salmon to  the roster of  entities eligible  to receive money  under                                                            
the Technical Vocational Education Program."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TIM BENETENDI,  Staff to Representative  Carl Moses, testified  that                                                            
the sponsor was  not opposed to the addition of a  repeal clause for                                                            
this legislation.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amendment   #2:   This   amendment   extends   the   allocation   of                                                            
appropriations  to the Alaska Workforce  Investment Board  from June                                                            
30, 2006 to June 30, 2010.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Wilken moved for adoption.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Green  objected and stated her continued  objection to this                                                            
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Green  removed her objection and the amendment  was ADOPTED                                                            
without further objection.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator B.  Stevens offered a motion  to report CS HB 123  (FIN), as                                                            
amended,  from   Committee  with   individual  recommendations   and                                                            
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection and SCS CS HB 123 (FIN) MOVED from Committee                                                             
with zero fiscal note #1 from the Department of Labor and Workforce                                                             
Development.