HB  90-FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
8:07:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR STORY announced  that the first order  of business would                                                               
be HOUSE BILL  NO. 90, "An Act establishing  a financial literacy                                                               
education  program  for  public  schools; and  providing  for  an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
8:07:57 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TED  EISCHEID, Alaska State Legislature,  as prime                                                               
sponsor, offered  closing comments on  HB 90.   He said  that the                                                               
proposed  legislation would  create a  good opportunity  to begin                                                               
conversations  concerning  financial  wellbeing and  thanked  the                                                               
committee for hearing HB 90.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
8:09:00 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  STORY shared  her concern  that HB  90 might  impose an                                                               
unrealistic  graduation   requirement  on  school   districts  in                                                               
Alaska.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:09:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HIMSCHOOT  moved to  report HB  90, 34-LS0460\A,  out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal notes.  There being no  objection, HB 90 was reported from                                                               
the House Education Standing Committee.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:10:14 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 8:10 a.m. to 8:12 a.m.