Legislature(2001 - 2002)
03/16/2001 12:00 PM Senate HES
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SB 133-PUBLIC SCHOOL COMPETENCY EXAM/REPORTS
CHAIRWOMAN LYDA GREEN called the Senate Health, Education &
Social Services Committee meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. and
announced SB 133 to be up for consideration. She said they had
language from the Department that dealt with two of their
concerns regarding the waiver.
AMENDMENT 1
Page 1, line 16: following "rates,"; insert "including the number
of students who received a diploma under a waiver from the
competency examination required under AS 14.03.075(a),"
Page 3, line 27: following "student": insert "; criteria
regarding granting a waiver must include provisions requiring
that a student satisfy the performance standards developed under
AS 14.07.020(b) to the maximum extent possible" - She said they
would also have a reporting section that would bring this issue
back before the legislature in 2003.
Page 4, line 26: delete "Sections 2 - 4" and insert "Sections 2 -
5"
Page 4, line 30: delete "Sections 5 and 8" and insert "Sections 6
and 9"
Page 4, line 31: delete "Sections 9 and 10" and insert "Sections
10 and 11"
SENATOR WARD moved to adopt Amendment 1, version 0.4 to CSSB 133
(HES). There were no objections and it was so adopted.
AMENDMENT 2
Page 4, following line 28: Insert a new bill section to read:
"*Sect.9. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is
amended by adding a new section to read:
REPORT. The Department of Education and Early Development
shall, by January 31, 2003, deliver a report to the Alaska State
Legislature that describes the proposed criteria and procedure
under which a school district could use a waiver to grant a
diploma to a student."
Page 4, line 31: delete "9 and 10" and insert "10 and 11"
SENATOR WARD moved to adopt Amendment 2, version 0.3, to CSSB 133
(HES). There were no objections and it was so adopted.
SENATOR WILKEN said he was concerned about the requirement in the
exit exam to be proficient in the English language. He hoped the
State Board of Education would consider his language when they
enact SB 133. He read for the record:
In regard to the waivers, that each student achieve
competency in the English language before graduation
from high school and that the waiver process enacted
and the regulations governing the issuance of a waiver
for the secondary student competency examination
adopted by the Department of Education and Early
Development should not be used to allow a diploma to be
given to a student who lacks a minimal level of
competency in the English language.
CHAIRWOMAN GREEN thanked the members of the committee, the
agencies, the departments and the many other people for their
work on this issue.
Number 577
SENATOR DAVIS said she appreciated the Senator's statement, but
she didn't know what they were doing with it. It is not part of
the bill.
CHAIRWOMAN GREEN said that is correct. She thought it was
reasonable for them to be able to have their interests on the
record and how they would continue to be reviewed.
SENATOR DAVIS said that she wanted to go on record not supporting
that statement.
SENATOR LEMAN said he appreciated the Chair's leadership in
pulling this issue together. He moved to pass CSSB 133 (HES) from
committee with individual recommendations. There were no
objections and it was so ordered.
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