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01/24/2024 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

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01:42:35 PM Start
01:43:45 PM Presentation(s): Uaa Workforce Solutions for Alaska
02:30:46 PM SB173
03:15:35 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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Presentation: UAA Workforce Solutions for
Alaska by
UAA Provost Dr. Denise Runge
-- Testimony <Invitation Only> --
*+ SB 173 AUTHORIZE HANDGUNS SCHOOL EMPLOYEE/VOLUNT TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
-- Invited & Public Testimony --
**Streamed live on AKL.tv**
        SB 173-AUTHORIZE HANDGUNS SCHOOL EMPLOYEE/VOLUNT                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:30:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BJORKMAN   reconvened  the   meeting  and   announced  the                                                               
consideration of  SENATE BILL NO.  173, "An Act  requiring school                                                               
districts to grant qualified persons  an assigned duty to carry a                                                               
concealed  handgun on  school grounds  under certain  conditions;                                                               
relating  to standards,  training,  and  continuing education  in                                                               
firearms training for qualified  persons granted an assigned duty                                                               
to  carry a  concealed  handgun on  school  grounds; relating  to                                                               
communication  of  school  districts  with state  and  local  law                                                               
enforcement; and relating to school crisis response plans."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:31:05 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BJORKMAN  announced  Senator  Hughes and  invited  her  to                                                               
introduce SB 173.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:31:17 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  SHELLEY HUGHES,  District M,  Alaska State  Legislature,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska, speaking  as sponsor of SB 173, moved  to slide 2                                                               
and  shared her  belief that  SB 173  addresses one  of the  most                                                               
important concerns before the Legislature.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Purpose                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     To save lives during an active shooter incident on                                                                       
     school grounds by providing an immediate response by                                                                     
     an on-site, highly-trained, stable, responsible                                                                          
     individual as an augmentation to local law                                                                               
     enforcement.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGHES stated that front-end  measures, such as providing                                                               
support  for "mentally  troubled"  students  and individuals  and                                                               
extra  security measures  at  school  facilities, are  essential.                                                               
However, back-end  measures are crucial for  times when front-end                                                               
measures  are not  enough.  This is  especially  true in  Alaska,                                                               
where many schools  are located in remote areas that  do not have                                                               
a  local  police force.  Referring  to  a conversation  with  the                                                               
Commissioner of Public  Safety, she shared that  it can sometimes                                                               
take law  enforcement 3  to 5  days to  reach remote  villages in                                                               
inclement weather.  SB 173 is  a stopgap that would  address this                                                               
issue. She said  that she has spoken with  parents, teachers, and                                                               
students  who have  expressed concern  that the  question is  not                                                               
"if" but  "when" an active  shooter will enter their  school. She                                                               
noted that  while active  shooter rampages  are not  common, they                                                               
are occurring more frequently.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:34:04 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  HUGHES  indicated that  this  is  not  a new  issue  and                                                               
brought attention to the shooting  at Bethel Regional High School                                                               
in  1997.  Following the  2021  school  shooting at  Oxford  High                                                               
School in  Michigan, she was  approached by a former  Bethel high                                                               
school faculty member  who taught at the Bethel  high school when                                                               
the [Bethel High School] shooting  occurred. He shared his belief                                                               
that  concealed carry  on school  grounds would  be an  effective                                                               
deterrent  for active-shooter  incidents.  Pointing  to the  many                                                               
active-shooter incidents  that have  occurred across  the country                                                               
over  the past  two  decades, she  suggested early  intervention,                                                               
school preparation,  and concealed  carry could have  reduced the                                                               
number of incidents and loss of life.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:35:58 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  HUGHES  brought attention  to  two  individuals who  had                                                               
hoped to  testify in support of  SB 173 today: a  school district                                                               
employee  whose identity  must remain  confidential  but who  has                                                               
provided written  testimony and the  parent of a child  killed in                                                               
the Parkland school shooting who will  not be able to testify due                                                               
to a family emergency.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGHES read the following anonymous testimony:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     I cannot  disclose my name  for confidentiality  for my                                                                    
     safety and the school district  where I work. I am here                                                                    
     to  lend  my  voice  to   speak  on  behalf  of  school                                                                    
     employees who  currently carry  a concealed  handgun on                                                                    
     school grounds in support of  SB 173. I have a master's                                                                    
     in nursing leadership and management  and a master's in                                                                    
     business administration. I am  a Certified School Nurse                                                                    
     in the  state where I  practice. I currently work  as a                                                                    
     district  school nurse,  overseeing and  providing care                                                                    
     for staff  and students  from preschool through  age 22                                                                    
     throughout  multiple campus  locations. In  addition to                                                                    
     my role  as a  Registered Nurse,  I am  a member  of my                                                                    
     district's armed response team.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:37:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN announced invited testimony on SB 173.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:38:34 PM                                                                                                                    
DONNA  ANTHONY,   Chief  of  Police,  Chickaloon   Tribal  Police                                                               
Department, Chickaloon,  Alaska, testified in support  of SB 173.                                                               
She  is  a lifelong  resident  of  Alaska currently  residing  in                                                               
Palmer. She  has over 20  years of experience in  law enforcement                                                               
and  security.  She is  the  owner  of Point-Blank  Firearms  and                                                               
Defense  Training.  She is  a  training  counselor and  certified                                                               
firearms  instructor for  the National  Rifle Association  (NRA),                                                               
United  States  Concealed  Carry  Association  (USCCA),  and  the                                                               
National   Law  Enforcement   Firearms  Instructors   Association                                                               
(NLEFIA),  among  others.  She  shared that  she  has  experience                                                               
presenting  on this  topic  at  a variety  of  venues related  to                                                               
active shooter  concerns and has  helped create safety  videos on                                                               
this topic.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS.  ANTHONY stated  that  her passion  for  school safety  began                                                               
during her  time as a deputy  sheriff in Ohio. At  that time, she                                                               
was a certified  School Resource Officer (SRO)  with the National                                                               
Association of  School Resource  Officers (NASRO).  She explained                                                               
that  the protocols  for  dealing  with active-shooter  incidents                                                               
changed  after the  1999  shooting at  Columbine  high school  in                                                               
Littleton, Colorado.  While serving as  an SRO, she learned  of a                                                               
potential shooting  at a local middle  school. This was due  to a                                                               
tip   reported  via   the  Safer   Ohio  School   Tip  Line.   An                                                               
investigation led to the seizure  of guns and detailed plans from                                                               
the student. The  individual was arrested and  placed in Juvenile                                                               
Detention. It was later discovered  that the student had been the                                                               
victim of bullying. The tip  line also allowed her to investigate                                                               
and stop a bomb threat. In  this case, the student had a troubled                                                               
past and a history of making pipe bombs.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:43:12 PM                                                                                                                    
MS.  ANTHONY  acknowledged  that  some people  may  question  the                                                               
necessity of  arming staff at  schools in Alaska. In  response to                                                               
this question,  she provided a  list of active  shooter incidents                                                               
and threats that  have occurred in Alaska.  She expressed concern                                                               
regarding law  enforcement's inability  to quickly  access remote                                                               
locations.  In  addition,  remote  villages  often  have  Village                                                               
Public Safety  Officers (VPSO)  who are  not armed  and therefore                                                               
are  unprepared  to  respond to  these  incidents.  While  larger                                                               
cities  in  Alaska have  Police  Departments  with SROs  who  can                                                               
respond quickly, remote  villages do not. She referred  to a 2020                                                               
report by the Federal Bureau  of Investigation (FBI) which stated                                                               
that  98 percent  of active-shooter  incidents occur  in gun-free                                                               
zones.  She pointed  out that  schools  without an  SRO or  armed                                                               
security are  gun-free zones and  opined that it is  necessary to                                                               
"harden"  these schools.  Additionally, the  FBI reports  that 68                                                               
percent  of active-shooter  incidents end  before police  arrive.                                                               
These  incidents  often end  in  under  five minutes,  with  many                                                               
incidents lasting two minutes or  less. Even in cities with armed                                                               
law enforcement, response  time is a concern.  She concluded that                                                               
having an  SRO or trained,  armed security in schools  would help                                                               
to address this issue in both rural and urban areas.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:44:24 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DUNBAR  asked what  kind of training  would be  needed to                                                               
qualify  someone  as  a   "highly  trained,  stable,  responsible                                                               
individual." He  questioned whether training would  be limited to                                                               
what  is   needed  for  a   concealed-carry  permit   or  whether                                                               
additional training would be required  and asked about the length                                                               
and expense of the necessary training.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:45:10 PM                                                                                                                    
MS. ANTHONY  replied that  every state  is different.  She shared                                                               
her understanding that in general,  armed security who is not law                                                               
enforcement  must  have  appropriate training  and  a  background                                                               
check. For  law enforcement,  a mental  background check  is also                                                               
done. She  opined that individuals  working as armed  security in                                                               
schools  need  more than  concealed  carry  training. It  is  her                                                               
understanding  that additional  training  requirements have  been                                                               
included in SB 173.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:46:19 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HUGHES  explained that  the initial  training would  be a                                                               
four-day  training specific  to the  school setting.  She pointed                                                               
out that  for law enforcement,  SROs must complete  an additional                                                               
school-specific  training  prior  to   beginning  their  work  in                                                               
schools because of  the unique aspects of  working with children.                                                               
Local  school districts  will determine  any additional  training                                                               
requirements.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:48:04 PM                                                                                                                    
JIM IRVINE, President, Buckeye  Firearms Foundation, Faster Saves                                                               
Lives  Director,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Gave  invited  testimony  in                                                               
support of SB 173.  He is an airline pilot by  trade and has been                                                               
studying "active  killer" events  for the past  20 years.  He has                                                               
helped train thousands  of school staff through  the Faster Saves                                                               
Lives  program over  the past  10 years.  He stated  that to  end                                                               
school shootings and save lives, three things are needed:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
   • A law that encourages and allows schools to adopt best                                                                     
    practices,   including    armed   staff    of   trained                                                                     
     individuals                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
   • Funding so that staff can attend training and schools                                                                      
     can purchase equipment                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
   • School administrators must embrace their obligation to                                                                     
     protect the children in their care and custody                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MR. IRVINE referred to a  recent school shooting in Iowa, stating                                                               
his belief  that, had  the principal  received training  and been                                                               
armed, he would still be alive.  He went on to discuss the school                                                               
shooting  at Robb  Elementary School  in  Uvalde, Texas,  stating                                                               
that  while the  reports  from this  shooting are  gut-wrenching,                                                               
they are  not surprising. He  suggested that it is  reasonable to                                                               
be critical of  law enforcement in this case.  However, there was                                                               
time  between  the  call  to emergency  services  and  the  first                                                               
gunshots  that could  have  been taken  advantage  of, had  staff                                                               
members been trained and armed.  He stated that criticisms of the                                                               
police response are  not unique to this event,  pointing out that                                                               
police do  not often  deal with active  killer events.  He opined                                                               
that it  is not the job  of the police to  save students; rather,                                                               
it is  the obligation of  school faculty to protect  students who                                                               
are  in their  custody. He  commented  that most  schools in  the                                                               
United States,  including Robb Elementary School,  have a culture                                                               
of complacency, adding that the  idea that "it would never happen                                                               
here" results in a lack  of preparedness. He stated that policies                                                               
and  procedures are  needed for  when these  incidents inevitably                                                               
occur.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:51:57 PM                                                                                                                    
MR. IRVINE  said that a  lack of understanding causes  the public                                                               
to disagree with  plans to train and arm school  staff. He opined                                                               
that, once  adopted in  Alaska, some  schools will  readily adopt                                                               
the changes while others will take  a "wait and see" approach. He                                                               
stated  his belief  that, over  time, more  schools will  come on                                                               
board and positive changes will  occur. He shared several stories                                                               
from Ohio to  illustrate how armed school staff  working with law                                                               
enforcement is beneficial.  He commented that, if  passed, SB 173                                                               
would one day result in  a critical incident review that applauds                                                               
school  faculty   for  being  prepared,  working   together  with                                                               
emergency responders, and saving lives.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:54:28 PM                                                                                                                    
STEVE ROSE,  Superintendent, Russia  Local School,  Russia, Ohio,                                                               
gave invited testimony in support of  SB 173. He said that he has                                                               
worked in his  school district for 15 years and  has two children                                                               
attending school  there. Since  the 2012  shooting at  Sandy Hook                                                               
Elementary School  in Newtown, Connecticut,  he has  been working                                                               
with  the school  district to  develop  a security  plan to  keep                                                               
students safe. This includes having  armed staff in the building.                                                               
He explained that  Russia, Ohio is a small village  that does not                                                               
have a  police department. In  the case  of an emergency,  it may                                                               
take  emergency  responders  and  the county  sheriff  up  to  20                                                               
minutes to  arrive. He said  that in an active  shooter situation                                                               
seconds count, adding  that 20 minutes is too long.  In 2013, the                                                               
district  implemented an  armed response  plan. He  described the                                                               
training  that  staff  completed,   which  included  training  in                                                               
firearms,  active shooter  protocols,  and first  aid. They  also                                                               
learned how  to safely  interact with  law enforcement  during an                                                               
emergency.  Staff  attended lessons  at  the  shooting range  and                                                               
received additional training on school grounds.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:56:19 PM                                                                                                                    
MR.  ROSE commented  that, while  they are  not police  officers,                                                               
they  are  well-trained in  how  to  stop  an active  threat.  In                                                               
addition to training armed staff,  they have secured school entry                                                               
points, added  protective film  to doors, set  up tip  lines, and                                                               
trained staff  to recognize potential  red flags. He  stated that                                                               
the armed response team is the  last line of defense. All members                                                               
of  the armed  response team  are  volunteers. They  each have  a                                                               
conceal  and  carry license,  have  completed  over 30  hours  of                                                               
training, and  have fired  over a  thousand rounds  of ammunition                                                               
prior to being approved for the  program. Each member of the team                                                               
must  attend  annual  training  and qualify  on  the  Ohio  Peace                                                               
Officer qualification test annually. He  said that members of the                                                               
armed  response team  are  held  to the  same  standards as  Ohio                                                               
Police officers. Only  a small percentage of  faculty members are                                                               
on the  armed response team.  He compared this  job to that  of a                                                               
school bus driver  who is responsible for the  safety of students                                                               
while  they ride  the  bus  and stated  that  he  takes the  same                                                               
responsibility  for the  safety  of students  while  they are  at                                                               
school.  He reiterated  his support  for armed  staff as  part of                                                               
school security measures.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:58:17 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DUNBAR  asked what percentage  of teachers chose  to take                                                               
the training.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:58:39 PM                                                                                                                    
MR. ROSE answered that there are  50 employees in the district, 3                                                               
of  whom are  on the  response team.  None of  the response  team                                                               
members are teachers.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:58:52 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DUNBAR asked  how much it cost the district  to train one                                                               
person.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR.  ROSE  replied that  the  Sheriff's  department provided  the                                                               
initial training free of charge.  The second training was through                                                               
the FASTER  program and the  district received grants to  pay for                                                               
that  training.  The  district  was  responsible  for  purchasing                                                               
ammunition and other tools needed for the training.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  DUNBAR  noted  that  SB 173  says,  "has  completed  any                                                               
training  required  by  the district's  insurance  policy  to  be                                                               
eligible for  coverage." He  asked how  training armed  staff has                                                               
impacted the insurance policy in Mr. Rose's district.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MR.  ROSE  answered  that,  initially,  the  district  needed  to                                                               
purchase   law  enforcement   insurance  for   approximately  two                                                               
thousand dollars.  However, they  have since been  included under                                                               
the district's  Public Employment Risk Reduction  Program (PERRP)                                                               
policy  at  no extra  charge.  He  added  that they  have  multi-                                                               
million-dollar liability coverage.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:01:38 PM                                                                                                                    
DIANNA MULLER, Member,  Women for Gun Rights,  Las Vegas, Nevada,                                                               
testified by  invitation in support of  SB 173. She is  a retired                                                               
22-year  veteran of  the  Tulsa Police  Department,  a world  and                                                               
national champion  competition shooter, and the  founder of Women                                                               
for Gun Rights. She stated  that she has experience with violence                                                               
and experience with  firearms. She reasoned that  all people want                                                               
safety for themselves and for  their families; however, there are                                                               
different ways of  achieving this goal. She pointed  out that, in                                                               
the wake of mass-shootings, many  propose gun-control. She opined                                                               
that gun control is a proven  failure and said that 94 percent of                                                               
mass-shootings   occur  in   gun-free  zones.   Highlighting  the                                                               
shootings at schools in Uvalde,  Texas and Parkland, Florida, she                                                               
pointed out that the US  Supreme Court recently ruled that police                                                               
officers  do  not  have  a  duty  to  respond  to  active-shooter                                                               
incidents.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MS.  MULLER opined  that  schools have  a duty  to  care for  the                                                               
children  who  are  in  their  custody.  She  said  that  schools                                                               
typically  do  a good  job  addressing  domestic abuse  concerns.                                                               
School administrators  must apply this same  vigor when preparing                                                               
for  and  protecting  students   from  violence  at  school.  She                                                               
surmised  that  many school  staff  already  carry firearms.  She                                                               
suggested that these individuals  should be able to conceal-carry                                                               
on  school  grounds. She  said  that  school employees  in  other                                                               
states  have been  trained and  authorized to  carry firearms  on                                                               
school grounds for decades. She  commented that this provides the                                                               
students  in   those  states  with  additional   protection.  She                                                               
asserted  that schools  need  to  reevaluate their  active-killer                                                               
preparedness protocols  and added that schools  should be allowed                                                               
to authorize trained  individuals to carry firearms as  a part of                                                               
these protocols.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:04:25 PM                                                                                                                    
DEBORAH  RIDDLE,  Division   Operations  Manager,  Department  of                                                               
Education and Early Development  (DEED), Juneau, Alaska, reported                                                               
on the  fiscal note for SB  173. She stated that  the DEED fiscal                                                               
note  for  SB 173  is  zero.  SB  173 directs  individual  school                                                               
districts to take on policy  creation. There are several entities                                                               
that the  districts can  utilize for  policy creation.  DEED also                                                               
has staff on its health and safety team who can assist.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DUNBAR pointed out that  SB 173 requires districts to pay                                                               
to train  the individuals  who choose  to take  on this  role. He                                                               
inferred that  this would result  in a  cost to the  district and                                                               
asked Ms.  Riddle to clarify that  this would not cost  the state                                                               
anything.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MS. RIDDLE replied that it would not cost the state anything.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGHES said that she  encourages the creation of a fiscal                                                               
note that  would offset costs  incurred by school districts  as a                                                               
result of the training requirement.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:06:33 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DUNBAR stated  his agreement. He would like  to hear from                                                               
school districts  regarding the estimated costs.  These costs can                                                               
then be built  into SB 173. He  pointed out that SB  173 uses the                                                               
word "shall"  rather than  "may", which will  result in  an added                                                               
cost for the school districts.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:07:15 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON expressed  appreciation  for the  testimony                                                               
offered from  out-of-state individuals. She asked  if the sponsor                                                               
of SB 173 has had  conversations with Alaska stakeholders such as                                                               
Anchorage Police  Department (APD),  Department of  Public Safety                                                               
(DPS),  Alaska Police  Standards Council  (APSC), and  the Alaska                                                               
Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP).                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGHES  replied yes.  She said that  she has  spoken with                                                               
law enforcement and met with DPS.  She noted that SB 173 does not                                                               
mandate  law enforcement  but does  require districts  to provide                                                               
detailed information  to law enforcement.  There is a  DPS fiscal                                                               
note  due  to  the  potential increase  in  conceal-carry  permit                                                               
applications.   She  welcomed   further   discussions  with   law                                                               
enforcement agencies.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:09:15 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON replied  that  while  she appreciates  this                                                               
response,  she  believes  these  conversations  are  needed.  She                                                               
expressed that  she would  like to  know what  the aforementioned                                                               
organizations think about SB 173.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  DUNBAR noted  that the  individuals who  testified spoke                                                               
about   having  the   option  to   arm  staff.   He  stated   his                                                               
understanding that  currently, schools in Alaska  have the option                                                               
to arm staff and that SB  173 would change this to a requirement.                                                               
He asked if this is correct.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:10:08 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR   HUGHES  replied   yes.  She   explained  that   [school                                                               
superintendents]   currently  set   the  policy   [outlining  the                                                               
procedures  for employing  armed  staff on  school premises]  and                                                               
suggested that  districts have been reluctant  to implement these                                                               
policies. She reasoned  that this is because Alaskans  want to be                                                               
sure  that the  armed  individuals are  stable, responsible,  and                                                               
highly trained. SB  173 addresses this concern  by including this                                                               
language. She contrasted this with  Utah's law that allows anyone                                                               
who is licensed to conceal-carry to  do so on school grounds with                                                               
no restrictions. She emphasized  the importance of student safety                                                               
and pointed out  that SB 173 includes physical  and mental health                                                               
requirements that must meet or  exceed those of the Alaska Police                                                               
Standards Council  (APSC). APSC requires that  individuals pass a                                                               
general health check  as well as a  psychological evaluation. She                                                               
reiterated that arming  school staff has long been  an option for                                                               
districts; however, none has chosen to do so.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  HUGHES  reiterated  concerns regarding  law  enforcement                                                               
response times  and the increase  in school shootings  across the                                                               
country. She  stated that if  an active shooter event  occurs and                                                               
students  and/or  school  staff  are   harmed  this  would  be  a                                                               
travesty. The  legislature should  consider this issue  before an                                                               
active  shooter  event  occurs. It  is  important  to  strengthen                                                               
front-end protocols. However, four out  of five shootings have no                                                               
advance warning.  She asserted that it  is only a matter  of time                                                               
before an active-shooter event occurs in Alaska.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:13:29 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HUGHES said  that regardless of one's  beliefs about gun-                                                               
control and/or  the second  amendment, people  should be  able to                                                               
agree that  schools need someone  on-site who can stop  an active                                                               
shooter. She  added that this  is an uncomfortable  but necessary                                                               
conversation.  The  legislature  must  create  a  policy  because                                                               
Alaska  is more  vulnerable than  other states  when it  comes to                                                               
potential school violence.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BJORKMAN thanked the invited  testifiers and apologized for                                                               
running out of time to take  public testimony at this hearing. He                                                               
reminded the  public that they  can submit written  testimony via                                                               
email to [email protected].                                                                                                        

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SB173 ver H.PDF SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Sponsor Statement ver H.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Sectional Analysis ver H.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Sponsor Presentation to SLAC 01.24.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Fiscal Note-EED-SSA-01.19.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Fiscal Note-LAW-CJL-01.19.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Letter of Support-Email-Shannon Methe-01.13.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Letter of Support-Email-Andrew Ault-01.21.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Public Testimony-Received as of 1pm 01.23.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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UAA Workforce Hearing - Presentation - 1.22.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
Workforce Solutions for Alaska
UAA Workforce Hearing - UAA Background - 1.22.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
Workforce Solutions for Alaska
UAA Workforce Hearing - Nursing Background - 1.22.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
Workforce Solutions for Alaska
UAA Workforce Hearing - KPC Background - 1.22.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
Workforce Solutions for Alaska
SB173 Public Testimony(2)-Received as of noon 01.24.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
SL&C 3/1/2024 1:30:00 PM
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SB173 Public Testimony(3)-Received as of noon 01.24.24.pdf SL&C 1/24/2024 1:30:00 PM
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