Legislature(2009 - 2010)FAHRENKAMP 203
01/29/2010 08:00 AM Senate EDUCATION
| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB221 | |
| SB109 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 109 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| = | SB 221 | ||
SB 221-LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON HIGHER ED
8:03:38 AM
CO-CHAIR MEYER announced consideration of SB 221 "An Act
establishing an advisory task force on higher education in the
legislative branch of government," sponsored by Senate President
Gary Stevens.
8:04:23 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute
(CS) to SB 221, labeled 26-LS1309\P, as the working document of
the committee. There being no objection, version P was before
the committee.
SENATOR STEVENS introduced his aide, Tim Lamkin, to go through
the changes that were made in the committee substitute.
8:05:04 AM
TIM LAMKIN, staff to Senator Stevens, said he has highlighted
the changes on members' copies of the CS for clarification. They
broadened the scope of the bill to focus not only on higher
education, but on career-readiness with a focus on vocational or
technical training. That change is reflected in the new title by
the insertion of the words "and career readiness" on page 1,
line 1 and on lines 7, 8 and 10. The number of members on the
task force was increased to 18 on line 11; page 2, line 3
specifies that one member appointed by the governor will
represent vocational, technical or apprenticeship programs;
lines 5 through 8 provide for two student members, one secondary
and one postsecondary representative; line 12 adds the executive
director of the Alaska Association of School Administrators
(AASA), and line 16 adds the president of the Alaska Federation
of Natives or the president's designee.
MR. LAMKIN continued; line 26 in the CS includes the phrase "at
least," referring to faculty experienced in education
remediation and making it clear that one or more of these three
members must reside outside of Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.
Page 3, lines 13 and 14, and page 4, lines 4 and 5, 8 and 9,
place added emphasis on those who may choose not go to college
with the inclusion of the phrase "and postsecondary vocational
or technical training programs" after the phrase "colleges,
universities."
8:08:37 AM
CO-CHAIR MEYER said he appreciates the changes.
SENATOR THOMAS agreed.
CO-CHAIR MEYER presumed that the larger size of the task force
could necessitate a change to the fiscal note.
8:09:30 AM
TIM LAMKIN said each agency will pay its own way, so the fiscal
note will not change.
CO-CHAIR MEYER advised that he would entertain a motion to move
the bill.
8:10:03 AM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS moved to report committee substitute (CS) for SB
221, labeled 26-LS1309\P, from committee with individual
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There being no
objection, CSSB 221(EDC) moved from committee.
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