03/23/2026 03:30 PM Senate EDUCATION

                                                                                                                                
              SCR 11-LEG. COMMISSION ON STATE SEAL                                                                          
3:32:28 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  TOBIN announced  the  consideration  of SENATE  CONCURRENT                                                               
RESOLUTION  NO.  11  Establishing  a  legislative  commission  to                                                               
review and  make recommendations  to the legislature  relating to                                                               
the official state seal.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:32:54 PM                                                                                                                    
TIM   LAMKIN,  Staff,   Senator   Gary   Stevens,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, provided  a brief  recap of  SCR 11                                                               
and explained the updated fiscal note.  He said SCR 11 would call                                                               
upon  a  group  of  stakeholders and  legislatures  to  create  a                                                               
commission  to  evaluate  and make  possible  recommendations  to                                                               
redesign  the Alaska  State  seal. He  displayed  sided by  sided                                                               
images  of the  1884 seal  and the  current seal.  He said  a new                                                               
fiscal note reflects  the spirit of the  resolution that suggests                                                               
that  the  costs  associated with  the  taskforce  is  relatively                                                               
minimal.  He said  existing  budgets of  those  appointed to  the                                                               
commission could absorb travel and per diem expenses.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:34:05 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN acknowledged Senator Bjorkman joined the meeting.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:34:19 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:34:22 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEVENS moved  to report SCR 11,  work order 34-LS1292\N,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:34:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN found  no objection and SCR 11 was  reported from the                                                               
Senate Education Standing Committee.