Legislature(2021 - 2022)DAVIS 106
04/23/2021 08:00 AM House EDUCATION
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| HB132 | |
| HB164 | |
| HB114 | |
| HB132 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HB 114 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 164 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 132 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 132-SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP PROGS; TAX CREDITS
8:03:50 AM
CO-CHAIR DRUMMOND announced that the first order of business
would be HOUSE BILL NO. 132, "An Act relating to technical
education and apprenticeships; relating to concurrent vocational
education, training, and on-the-job trade experience programs
for students enrolled in public secondary schools; relating to
child labor; and providing for an effective date." [Before the
committee was CSHB 132(L&C).]
REPRESENTATIVE STORY moved to adopt Amendment 1 to CSHB
132(L&C), labeled 32-LS0476\W.5, Klein, 4/22/21, which read as
follows:
Page 4, line 9, through page 5, line 16:
Delete all material and insert:
"* Sec. 3. AS 14.40.190 is amended by adding a new
subsection to read:
(c) In addition to the reports required under (a) and
(b) of this section, during the first regular session
of each legislature, the Board of Regents or its
designee shall provide to the legislative committees
having jurisdiction over education a biennial
presentation describing the efforts made by the
University of Alaska to collaborate with the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development to
provide credit programs for concurrent secondary
education and registered apprenticeships."
REPRESENTATIVE CRONK objected for the purpose of discussion.
REPRESENTATIVE STORY said the amendment would insert language
for the purpose of alignment with other required reports.
8:05:37 AM
REPRESENTATIVE ZULKOSKY asked whether the amendment is a
technical amendment.
REPRESENTATIVE STORY deferred to Mr. Walsh.
8:06:24 AM
TRISTAN WALSH, Staff, Representative Zach Fields, Alaska State
Legislature, on behalf of the House Labor and Commerce Standing
Committee, sponsor, explained that Amendment 1 was drafted in
consultation with the University of Alaska (UA). He deferred to
Mr. Eiler.
8:07:04 AM
WESTON EILER, Director of Government Relations, University of
Alaska, said Section 3 of the proposed legislation was
"problematic" because it would change the principal duties of
the University of Alaska Board of Regents. Much of what UA
already does is in the area of workforce development, he said,
in collaboration with the Department of Labor & Workforce
Development (DOLWD) and the Department of Education & Early
Development (DEED). Instead of amending the principal duties of
the Board of Regents, he said, language would be added in the
adjacent statutes requiring biannual progress reports to House
Education Standing Committee.
8:09:15 AM
REPRESENTATIVE CRONK withdrew his objection. There being no
further objection, Amendment 1 to CSHB 132(EDC) was adopted.
8:09:49 AM
REPRESENTATIVE STORY moved to report CSHB 132(L&C), as amended,
out of committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes.
REPRESENTATIVE CRONK objected. He said the apprenticeship
programs are full, that he wants to reduce spending, and that he
doesn't see the need for the bill.
REPRESENTATIVE ZULKOSKY said that she only sees zero fiscal
notes, and asked whether she is missing one.
REPRESENTATIVE CRONK said the number on the fiscal note he was
referring to is 2796.
CO-CHAIR DRUMMOND noted a discrepancy in the fiscal notes.
8:11:46 AM
The committee took an at-ease from 8:11 a.m. to 8:28 a.m.
8:28:56 AM
CO-CHAIR DRUMMOND announced that CSHB 132(L&C), as amended,
[with the motion to move it out of committee left pending],
would be held until later in the meeting.
HB 132-SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP PROGS; TAX CREDITS
9:42:29 AM
CO-CHAIR DRUMMOND announced that the final order of business
would be a return to HOUSE BILL NO. 132, "An Act relating to
technical education and apprenticeships; relating to concurrent
vocational education, training, and on-the-job trade experience
programs for students enrolled in public secondary schools;
relating to child labor; and providing for an effective date."
[Before the committee was CSHB 132(L&C), as amended, with
pending motion to move it out of committee.]
9:44:20 AM
REPRESENTATIVE ZULKOSKY pointed out the different dates on the
fiscal notes.
REPRESENTATIVE FIELDS explained that, at one point, HB 132
contained legislation which carried a fiscal note from the
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED); the
legislation has since been bifurcated, he said, and DEED has
requested a zero fiscal note for HB 132.
REPRESENTATIVE ZULKOSKY noted that the motion to move the
proposed legislation out of committee had been made earlier, and
Representative Cronk had objected.
REPRESENTATIVE CRONK maintained his objection. He expressed
that HB 132 is similar to HB 108, and that he doesn't want to
see one bill get passed while the other doesn't get heard. He
suggested hearing HB 108 before deciding to move HB 132 forward.
REPRESENTATIVE ZULKOSKY noted that HB 108 was heard on April 9,
2021, and said the committee substitute for HB 132 was before
the committee because the sponsor of HB 108 didn't want to move
both bills at the same time, but wanted to encourage
apprenticeship in Alaska. She stated her support for HB 132.
REPRESENTATIVE STORY reported that she spoke with the sponsor of
HB 108, and that he expressed to her that he is working with
school districts to acquire information relating to the fiscal
note.
9:49:00 AM
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Zulkosky, Hopkins,
Drummond, and Story voted in favor of moving CSHB 132(L&C), as
amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and
the accompanying zero fiscal note. Representatives Gillham and
Cronk voted against it. Therefore, CSHB 132(EDC) was reported
out of the House Education Standing Committee by a vote of 4-2.