04/30/1994 10:30 AM Senate OTH

                 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON SB 255                                
                         April 30, 1994                                        
                           10:30 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS   PRESENT                                                            
                                                                               
 Senator Randy Phillips, Senate Chair                                          
 Representative Jerry Sanders, House Chair                                     
 Representative Pete Kott                                                      
 Senator Loren Leman                                                           
 Senator Fred Zharoff                                                          
                                                                               
    MEMBERS ABSENT                                                             
                                                                               
 Representative Curt Menard                                                    
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 255(STA)                                               
 "An Act establishing a comprehensive policy relating to human                 
 resource development in the state."                                           
                                                                               
 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 255(STA) am H                                          
 "An Act establishing a comprehensive policy relating to human                 
 resource development in the state."                                           
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 (TAPE 94-1 - ON FILE IN LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY)                        
                                                                               
 The Conference Committee on SB 255 was chaired by Senator Randy               
 Phillips who called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. and noted              
 the presence of the Department of Education.                                  
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
 Before the committee was a proposed amendment by the Department of            
 Education changing the word "shall" to "may" on line 24, page 2 of            
 SB 255.                                                                       
                                                                               
 DUANE GUILLEY, Department of Education, explained that the                    
 department desired this change in order to allow flexibility so               
 that the department could continue to oversee and to coordinate the           
 programs they are charged with through statute and federal                    
 legislation.                                                                  
                                                                               
 SHIRLEY ARMSTRONG, staff to Senator Randy Phillips and Senate                 
 Community and Regional Affairs Committee, informed the committee of           
 her discussion with Deborah Call, Chair of the Alaska Joint                   
 Training Council.  Ms. Call explained that the amendment was needed           
 since the Department of Education does not sit on the Alaska Joint            
 Training Council.   The department is always invited to the                   
 meetings.  Ms. Call proposed that the Department of Education                 
 become a member of the Alaska Joint Training Council.                         
                                                                               
 In response to Senator Leman's inquiry regarding the possibility of           
 another forum that may be more appropriate, Duane Guilley explained           
 that the State Board of Education feels they are responsible for              
 administering programs going through the Department of Education              
 and would rather retain that responsibility without going through             
 another committee when deciding how to best utilize funds and                 
 achieve a program's objectives.                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Randy Phillips reviewed the bill's history when inquiring             
 as to the Department of Education's sudden desire for an amendment.           
 Duane Guilley had no explanation.                                             
                                                                               
 Senator Leman moved to adopt CSSB 255 (STA) am H.  Senator Leman              
 withdrew his motion.  Representative Sanders moved to adopt CS SB
 (STA).  With a vote of three Yeas and one Nay, CC CS SB 255 was           
 adopted.                                                                      
                                                                               
 There being no further business before the committee, the meeting             
 adjourned.