04/27/2021 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 10                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act establishing  a grant  program  to provide  to                                                                    
     essential  workers the  tuition  and fees  to attend  a                                                                    
     state-supported        postsecondary        educational                                                                    
     institution."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:27:37 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop discussed housekeeping.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Wielechowski  MOVED  to  ADOPT  proposed  committee                                                                    
substitute  for  SB  10, Work  Draft  32-LS0127\N  (4/26/21,                                                                    
Klein).                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Ms.  Shine  addressed  an Explanation  of  Changes  document                                                                    
(copy on file):                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Section 1                                                                                                                
     Page 3, line 3                                                                                                             
     Reduces the amount available for appropriation each                                                                        
     fiscal year from $10,000,000 to $2,500,000.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Section 3                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 10                                                                                                            
     Changes repeal date for the Essential Worker Grant                                                                         
     Program established in Section 1 from                                                                                      
     December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2025.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Section 4                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 11                                                                                                            
     Changes repeal date for the Essential Worker Grant                                                                         
     Program Report established in Section 2                                                                                    
     from December 31, 2026 to June 30, 2026.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:29:28 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Bishop  WITHDREW  his objection.  There  being  NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski  discussed a  new fiscal note  from the                                                                    
Department   of  Education   and   Early  Development,   OMB                                                                    
Component 3096.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Wielechowski discussed  a  second  new fiscal  note                                                                    
from the Department of Education  and Early Development, OMB                                                                    
Component 2738.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:31:55 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Wielechowski MOVED  to report  CSSB 10(FIN)  out of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                                                      
CSSB 10(FIN) was REPORTED out  of committee with a "do pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and with  two new  fiscal impact  notes from                                                                    
the Department of Education and Early Development.