Legislature(2009 - 2010)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/19/2010 08:00 AM Senate EDUCATION
| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB213 | |
| SB224 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 224 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| = | SB 213 | ||
SB 213-FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS
8:04:31 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS announced consideration of SB 213. [CSSB 213,
26-LS1301\E, was before the committee.]
8:05:34 AM
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI, sponsor of SB 213, said the bill provides
a state match for school lunches and breakfasts. For every free
and reduced-price breakfast the federal program funds, the state
will match $.35; for every lunch the federal program funds, the
state will match $.15. He noted that Alaska is one of the very
few states in the country that does not already have a state
match for these programs.
8:06:35 AM
SENATOR STEVENS asked if Mr. Jeans' concern about the location
of the bill in statute has been address.
GEORGE ASCOTT, staff to Senator Wielechowski, said Mr. Jeans has
prepared an amendment on that.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said he had no objection to Mr. Jeans'
proposal.
8:07:23 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS asked if Senator Wielechowski and the department
agreed the amendment could appropriately be taken up in Finance
if the bill was moved.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI answered yes.
SENATOR DAVIS asked if the amendment was available.
MR. JEANS indicated no.
CO-CHAIR THOMAS called on Eddy Jeans to speak to the fiscal note
and the proposed amendment.
8:09:17 AM
EDDY JEANS, Director, School Finance and Facilities Section,
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED), Juneau,
Alaska, explained that the amendment does not change the fiscal
note, the intent of the bill, or the language in terms of the
allocations; it just changes where the statute is placed. The
bill places it in the foundation program, but it would be better
placed in a section of statute called special programs, Title
14.30. He said he was not able to get the amendment drafted
prior to the meeting, but was comfortable moving it, because it
does not change the body of the bill at all.
MR. JEANS said the fiscal note was based on the CS, which
corrected an error in the allocations for lunch and breakfast.
The program adjusts breakfast and lunch based on one-quarter of
the geographic differential and by the Anchorage CPI.
8:11:25 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS asked if this fiscal note is less than the
original.
MR. JEANS answered yes.
8:11:45 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS called a brief at ease.
8:12:33 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS called the meeting back to order and continued
public testimony.
8:13:15 AM
CHRIS JOHNSON, President of the Alaska School Nutrition
Association, Anchorage, Alaska, said he was available to answer
questions.
8:14:50 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS called a brief at ease.
8:25:04 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS called the meeting back to order.
8:25:20 AM
CO-CHAIR MEYER moved to adopt conceptual Amendment 1. There
being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.
CO-CHAIR MEYER asked Mr. Jeans to explain the amendment.
MR. JEANS explained that Amendment 1 moves the funding for this
breakfast and lunch program into AS 14.30.760 and out of the
Foundation Program; this component will be renamed "State
Support for Special Programs." It also inserts "subject to
appropriation" because it is a stand-alone program. That
language already exists under the Foundation program.
CO-CHAIR THOMAS said the sponsor supports the change.
CO-CHAIR MEYER moved to report CSSB 213, 26-LS1301\E as amended,
from committee with individual recommendations and accompanying
fiscal notes. Without objection, CSSB 213(EDC) moved from the
committee.
8:27:05 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS called a brief at ease.
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