Legislature(2021 - 2022)BUTROVICH 205
02/15/2021 09:00 AM Senate EDUCATION
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB19 | |
| SJR8 | |
| SB42 | |
| SB8 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 19 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SJR 8 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 42 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 8 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
SB 19-EXTEND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY
9:02:09 AM
CHAIR HOLLAND announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 19
"An Act extending the special education service agency; and
providing for an effective date."
He stated his intent to adopt a committee substitute, take
public testimony, and move the bill to the next committee of
referral. He solicited a motion.
9:02:25 AM
SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute
(CS) for SB 19, work order 32-LS0201\B, as the working document.
9:02:33 AM
CHAIR HOLLAND objected for purposes of discussion.
9:02:43 AM
ED KING, Staff, Senator Roger Holland, Alaska State Legislature,
Juneau, Alaska, said the committee substitute makes one change
on line 5. It changes the date from June 30, 2028, to June 30,
2029. That is the maximum extension allowed under AS 44.66.101.
9:03:12 AM
CHAIR HOLLAND removed his objection. There being no further
objection, Version B was before the committee. He opened public
testimony on SB 19.
9:03:54 AM
KATIE BOTZ, representing self, Juneau, Alaska, said that when
she was a girl being raised in Kodiak, her family found out that
she is hearing impaired. She is profoundly deaf. She needed a
lot of speech therapy in school in order to enunciate. For the
longest time no one but her parents and teachers could
understand her. She spent years in speech therapy and became
discouraged and wanted to quit, but her speech therapist with
the Special Education Service Agency (SESA) kept encouraging
her. She encouraged the committee to pass SB 19 and extend SESA
so that kids can have a bright future and maybe they might
testify in front of legislators when they are old enough.
9:06:23 AM
SENATOR MICCICHE commented that it was a pleasure to hear from
Ms. Botz. She is an amazing young woman.
9:06:37 AM
SENATOR HUGHES added that she is glad that Ms. Botz made it
through speech therapy because her voice is important in the
legislative process.
9:07:06 AM
CHAIR HOLLAND closed public testimony on SB 19. He solicited a
motion.
9:07:28 AM
SENATOR STEVENS moved to report the CS for SB 19, work order 32-
LS0201\B, with individual recommendations and attached fiscal
note.
CHAIR HOLLAND found objection and CSSB 19(EDC) was reported from
the Senate Education Standing Committee.