04/02/2013 06:00 PM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 47                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  increasing the  monthly stipend  available for                                                                    
     students   attending   a  statewide   boarding   school                                                                    
     operated  by a  school district;  and providing  for an                                                                    
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
6:06:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Fairclough MOVED to  ADOPT the proposed committee                                                                    
substitute  for  SB  47, Work  Draft  28-LS0408\G  (Mischel,                                                                    
4/1/13), as a working document.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
6:07:13 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHRISTINE  MARASIGAN, STAFF,  SENATOR  KEVIN MEYER,  relayed                                                                    
that the  only change was  the insertion  of a July  1, 2013                                                                    
effective  date  (Section  5, page  2).  The  Department  of                                                                    
Education and  Early Development  (DEED) had  indicated that                                                                    
the change would remove $1,681 from Fiscal Note 1.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MICHAEL  HANLEY, COMMISSIONER,  DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION AND                                                                    
EARLY  DEVELOPMENT,   confirmed  that  the  change   to  the                                                                    
effective  date  would  remove  the  need  for  supplemental                                                                    
funding,  while  maintaining  funding for  the  next  school                                                                    
year.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Meyer asked  if  DEED  supported the  legislation.                                                                    
Commissioner   Hanley  replied   in  the   affirmative.  The                                                                    
department was  particularly supportive of the  funding that                                                                    
would enable it to continue existing programs.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Dunleavy   inquired  how  the   legislative  budget                                                                    
subcommittees  would interact  with the  process related  to                                                                    
the legislation. Co-Chair Meyer  replied that Co-Chair Kelly                                                                    
could answer the question at a later time.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
6:10:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Meyer  WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.  There  being  No                                                                    
further OBJECTION, Work Draft 28-LS0408\G was ADOPTED.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Fairclough pointed  to a  DEED fiscal  note that                                                                    
included  a  general fund  cost  of  $3,321,300 for  FY  14;                                                                    
additional operating  funds would be distributed  through FY                                                                    
19.                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Fairclough MOVED to  REPORT CSSSSB 47(FIN) out of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSSSB  47(FIN) was  REPORTED out  of committee  with a  "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation and  with one  new fiscal  impact note                                                                    
from the Department of Education and Early Development.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dunleavy  retracted his  earlier question  and noted                                                                    
that it had been related to another piece of legislation.