04/09/2008 10:24 AM Senate FIN

CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13(FIN)                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Establishing and relating to the Education Funding                                                                         
     District Cost Factor Commission.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE HAWKER, Sponsor,  explained that the bill                                                                   
was proposed by the joint legislative  education funding task                                                                   
force.   He  shared the  history of  the task  force and  its                                                                   
conclusions.  The bill charges  a task force to work with the                                                                   
legislature,  the  governor, departments,  and  resources  to                                                                   
develop  a   methodology  for  modeling  and   updating  cost                                                                   
factors.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
6:39:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman noted the fiscal notes.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Elton asked  what the purpose of the  task force was.                                                                   
Representative  Hawker emphasized  that the  language in  the                                                                   
bill was  very important.   It was specifically  "established                                                                   
for the  purpose of examining  school cost differentials  and                                                                   
creating a  valid and  durable model that  can be  updated to                                                                   
accurately reflect the costs of providing education".                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Thomas referred  to line 16, page 1, and  lines 1 and                                                                   
2 on page 2, as the specific charges.   Representative Hawker                                                                   
said that is correct.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Huggins  referred to  page 2, line  16, "no  longer a                                                                   
state  legislator".    Representative   Hawker  thought  that                                                                   
wording was changed in the proposed amendment.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
6:42:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 1:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 11:                                                                                                           
     Before "2002," insert: "1983 - 1985, 1999"                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 16:                                                                                                           
     Following "established," insert: "on January 20, 2009,"                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, lines 15 - 16:                                                                                                     
     Delete, "a member may continue to serve even if the                                                                        
     member is no longer a state legislator,"                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, following line 16:                                                                                                 
     Insert,  "FURTHER  RESOLVED   that  the  commission  may                                                                   
     submit a preliminary report  of its findings and a draft                                                                   
     model  to  the  governor   and  the  legislature  before                                                                   
     September 30, 2009; and be it"                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman explained  that  the amendment  on page  1,                                                                   
line 11,  inserts "1983-1985, 1999"  before "2002".   Page 2,                                                                   
lines 15 and 16 deletes "a member  may continue to serve even                                                                   
if  the  member is  no  longer  a state  legislator;".    The                                                                   
amendment  also states  that the  commissioner  may submit  a                                                                   
preliminary report  of its findings and a draft  model to the                                                                   
governor and the legislature before September 30, 2009.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.   There being  NO                                                                   
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
6:43:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman MOVED  to  REPORT SCS  HCR  13(FIN) out  of                                                                   
Committee  with individual  recommendations the  accompanying                                                                   
fiscal note.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS  HCR 13(FIN)  was  REPORTED  out  of Committee  with  "no                                                                   
recommendation"  and with zero  fiscal note  #2 by  the House                                                                   
Finance Committee for the Legislature.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
6:44:11 PM