CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 148(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the Alaska performance scholarship                                                                     
     program."                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
5:13:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 1, 33-LS0624\Y.5                                                                        
(Bergerud, 5/13/24).                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
5:14:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KEN ALPER, STAFF TO SENATOR OLSON spoke to Amendment 1.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman MAINTAINED his OBJECTION. He asked for a                                                                       
brief explanation                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Alper relayed that HB 89 was a childcare bill that was                                                                      
heard in the committee several weeks previously.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Alper explained that the bill expanded upon the                                                                             
criteria and made it easier.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his OBJECTION.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
5:18:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 3, 33-LS0624\Y.3                                                                        
(Bergerud, 5/13/24).                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Alper spoke to Amendment 3.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Bishop  noted that  the  funds  came from  employee                                                                    
contributions.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman WTIHDREW his objection.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Kiehl MOVED  to  report SCS  CSHB  148(FIN) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal notes. There  being NO OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB  148(FIN) was REPORTED  out of committee  with five                                                                    
"do   pass"    recommendations   and   with    one    amend                                                                     
recommendation; and  with two new  fiscal impact  notes from                                                                    
the  Department of  Education and  Early Development,  three                                                                    
new fiscal  impact notes  from the  Department of  Labor and                                                                    
Workforce Development,  one new fiscal impact  note from the                                                                    
Department  of  Revenue,  one  new   fiscal  note  from  the                                                                    
University,  and three  previously  published fiscal  impact                                                                    
notes: FN 4(EED), FN 5(EED), FN 6(EED).