HJR 25-INTERNATIONAL TEACHER VISAS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
8:06:34 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HIMSCHOOT announced  that  the only  order of  business                                                               
would  be   HOUSE  JOINT  RESOLUTION   NO.  25,   Supporting  and                                                               
encouraging   the   continued   recruitment  and   retention   of                                                               
international educators on J-1 and H-1B visas in the state.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
8:07:02 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GENEVIEVE  MINA,  Alaska  State  Legislature,  as                                                               
prime sponsor,  presented HJR 25  to the committee.  She referred                                                               
to the proposed legislation's previous  committee hearing for any                                                               
information related to  it and thanked the  committee members for                                                               
their time in hearing HJR 25.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
8:07:54 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  STORY moved  to report  HJR  25 out  of committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the  accompanying fiscal  notes.                                                               
There being  no objection, HJR 25  was reported out of  the House                                                               
Education Standing Committee.