04/21/1993 09:05 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 60                                                           
                                                                               
       An Act making appropriations for construction and major                 
       maintenance of  schools; and providing for an effective                 
       date.                                                                   
                                                                               
  Upon reconvening the meeting, Co-chair Pearce directed  that                 
  SB 60  be brought  on for  discussion and  referenced a  new                 
  draft CSSB 60 (Fin) to supercede the "M" version distributed                 
  for review  at the previous  meeting.  Co-chair  Frank MOVED                 
  for  adoption  of  CSSB  60  (Fin)  (8-GS1060\Q,  Utermohle,                 
  4/20/03,  totaling $50,591,670).   No objection  having been                 
  raised, the "Q" version of CSSB 60 (Fin) was ADOPTED.                        
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce  next  directed  attention  to  a  proposed                 
  amendment.  She explained that the Dept.  of Education noted                 
  that single-site  allocations set forth in Section  2 of the                 
  bill are not consistent with SCS CSHB 45 (Fin) as passed and                 
  signed by the Governor.   Department numbers based on  FY 93                 
  actual student  data should  be inserted  within Section  2.                 
  The  appropriate  figures  are  set  forth on  a  tabulation                 
  attached to the proposed amendment.   The new total would be                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  $24.0 less than the  earlier version of the bill.   Co-chair                 
  Frank  MOVED  for  adoption  of  the   amendment  designated                 
  amendment no. 1.  No objection having been raised, amendment                 
  no. 1 was ADOPTED.  Co-chair Pearce noted need to change the                 
  line  numbers  set  forth on  the  amendment  from  lines 20                 
  through 29 to  lines 11 through 19.  She  further noted need                 
  to conform funding information on page 1 of  the bill to the                 
  above-noted reduction.                                                       
                                                                               
  (Senator Jacko arrived at the meeting at this time.)                         
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce  called  for testimony  on the  bill.   CARL                 
  ROSE,  Executive  Director,  Association  of  Alaska  School                 
  Boards, came before committee, voicing confusion over recent                 
  legislative action.  He then noted that the remainder of the                 
  state has great needs, and the  $50 million contained within                 
  CSSB 60 (Fin) is inadequate to meet those needs.  Of the $50                 
  million,  $9.5 is assigned to Ketchikan and $1.3 to Kodiak--                 
  communities with bonding  ability.  Many communities  do not                 
  have that ability since  they lack a tax base.   The single-                 
  site  addition  further  complicates  the   issue  since  it                 
  reflects $1 million taken from the capital budget to address                 
  operating   problems.      That   reduces   capital    needs                 
  significantly.    Mr.  Rose   questioned  why  the  approach                 
  contained within the proposed bill was taken by committee.                   
                                                                               
  Senator  Jacko  MOVED that  CSSB  60  (Fin)  (An Act  making                 
  appropriations for school  construction projects and  making                 
  an appropriation of $1,066,280 from  the general fund to the                 
  Department of Education for payment as grants for additional                 
  district support  for the fiscal year ending  June 30, 1994;                 
  and providing  for an  effective date)  pass from  committee                 
  with individual  recommendations.  No objection  having been                 
  raised, CSSB 60  (Fin) was REPORTED  OUT of committee.   Co-                 
  chairs  Pearce  and  Frank  and  Senator  Jacko  signed  the                 
  committee report with a "do  pass" recommendation.  Senators                 
  Rieger and  Sharp  signed "no  recommendation."    (Senators                 
  Kelly and Kerttula were absent from  the meeting and did not                 
  sign.)