Legislature(2007 - 2008)SENATE FINANCE 532
05/12/2007 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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HCR6 | |
HB113 | |
HB162 | |
HB90 | |
HB166 | |
HB90 | |
SB178 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+= | HB 177 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HCR 6 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 113 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 90 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | HB 162 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 166 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | TELECONFERENCED |
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6(SED) Relating to civics education and a citizens' advisory task force. This was the first hearing for this resolution in the Senate Finance Committee. 9:18:04 AM TOM WRIGHT, Staff to Representative John Harris, the bill's sponsor by request of the Alaska Association of School Boards, explained that this resolution would establish a six person task force to review the findings of the 2006 Alaska Civic Learning Assessment Project (ACLAP) which had been conducted at the direction of the Legislature. The proposed task force, which would consist of two individuals appointed by the Speaker of the House, two appointed by the Senate President, one appointed by the Governor and one member of the Department of Education and Early Development, would develop a list of recommendations that would be provided to the Legislature within the first 30 days of the 2008 Legislative Session. Mr. Wright reminded the Committee that the ACLAP was conducted the prior year to discuss how the State's education system "could improve civics learning among K-12 students". A copy of the ACLAP "Final Report and Policy Brief" dated November 2006 [copy on file] had been included in Members' packets. 9:19:23 AM In response to a question from Senator Thomas, Mr. Wright affirmed that civics was currently taught in schools. However, the Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB) asked Representative Harris to sponsor this legislation in an effort "to enhance and encourage curriculum development in order to help better prepare students as far as civics education is concerned". 9:19:51 AM Senator Huggins, a member of the Senate Education Committee, disclosed that one issue discussed during that Committee's hearings on this resolution was whether "this would manifest itself as a mandatory curriculum" component. The determination was that it would not: AASB assured the Committee that it would be viewed as "a convincing argument" rather than a mandate. 9:20:39 AM Co-Chair Hoffman moved to report the resolution from Committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes. 9:20:59 AM Without objection, SCS CS HCR 6(SED) was REPORTED from Committee with two previous fiscal notes: $18,500 fiscal note #1 from the Legislative Affairs Agency and $3,000 fiscal note #2 from the Department of Education and Early Development. 9:21:47 AM
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