05/06/1999 03:05 PM House HES

SB 125 - SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIRMAN DYSON announced the first order of business as Senate                                                               
Bill No. 125, "An Act relating to school crisis response planning."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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TIM GRUSSENDORF, Researcher for Senator Lyman Hoffman, Alaska State                                                             
Legislature, presented SB 125.  He didn't go through the sponsor                                                                
statement because they heard the same bill, HB 165, last week.  He                                                              
thanked Representative Kapsner, her staff and the Department of                                                                 
Education for all their work.  Senator Hoffman and staff are fine                                                               
with the amendments and agree that they strengthen the intent of                                                                
the legislation.  He informed the committee they have copies of a                                                               
letter in their packets they just received from the North Slope                                                                 
Borough School District which includes an example of a template                                                                 
that could be used in school crisis planning.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE made a motion to adopt the proposed House                                                                  
committee substitute (CS) for CSSB 125, version 1-LSO774\I, Ford,                                                               
5/5/99, as a work draft.  There being no objection, Version I was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIRMAN DYSON clarified that this CS incorporates into the                                                                  
Senate Bill the amendments that they made to HB 165.  He wondered                                                               
if it includes the amendment they thought they made but didn't.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
WES KELLER, Researcher for Representative Fred Dyson, Alaska State                                                              
Legislator, replied that there is an extra word "crisis" in there                                                               
but it doesn't change the meaning of the bill.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 3:09 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE BRICE made a motion to amend page 2, line 15, to                                                                 
delete the word "crisis" after (7).  Line 15 then would read:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     (7) policies for enforcing school discipline and                                                                           
     maintaining a safe and orderly environmental during the                                                                    
     crisis.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIRMAN DYSON asked Representative Brice the reason for                                                                     
removing the word "crisis."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE answered that the word "crisis" is also at the                                                             
end of the sentence so it is redundant.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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CO-CHAIRMAN DYSON asked whether there was any objection.  There                                                                 
being none, Amendment 1 was adopted.  Now SB 125 is consistent with                                                             
HB 165.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE BRICE made a motion to moved HCS CSSB 125(HES),                                                                  
Version 1-LSO774\I, Ford, 5/5/99, as amended, out of committee with                                                             
individual recommendations and zero fiscal note.  There being no                                                                
objection, HCS CSSB 125(HES) moved from the House Health, Education                                                             
and Social Services Standing Committee.