SB   6-ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER PROGRAM                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:12:37 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL NO. 6 "An                                                               
Act  requiring  education in  the  history  and contributions  of                                                               
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders."                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TOBIN  stated a committee  substitute (CS)  was distributed                                                               
to members of the committee.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:13:00 PM                                                                                                                    
MICHAEL   MASON,  Staff,   Senator  Löki   Tobin,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, introduced  the summary  of changes                                                               
for SB 6, version A to version N.:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
         SB 6: ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER PROGRAM                                                                        
                       Summary of Changes                                                                                     
                     Version A to Version N                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Section 1- Version N amends 14.30.430(a)                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1,  line 7:  Delete "approved by  the department".                                                                    
     This  change removes  the need  for  the department  to                                                                    
     approve  the curriculum,  leaving  it in  the hands  of                                                                    
     Alaska's capable school districts.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR.  MASON  stated  that  Senator   Gray-Jackson  and  her  staff                                                               
collaborated with  Legislative Legal to  make a simple  change to                                                               
SB 6  intended to  alleviate fiscal  concerns. He  expressed hope                                                               
that the revision will result in  a zero fiscal note and make the                                                               
bill more acceptable as it advances to the next committee.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:14:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON thanked  the committee for hearing  SB 6 and                                                               
expressed appreciation  to President Stevens for  his suggestion.                                                               
She noted that she listened carefully  to his suggestion and SB 6                                                               
should carry a zero fiscal note.  She stated she was pleased with                                                               
the  progress  and hoped  the  bill  would  move to  the  Finance                                                               
Committee, reach  the Senate floor  for a vote, and  then advance                                                               
to the House.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4:14:30 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN solicited a motion.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:14:32 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt  the committee substitute (CS) for                                                               
SB 6, work order 34-LS0071\N, as the working document.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:14:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN  found no  objection and  CSSB 6  was adopted  as the                                                               
working document.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:14:57 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:15:02 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEVENS moved  to report CSSB 6,  work order 34-LS0071\N,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:15:18 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN found no objection  and CSSB 6(EDC) was reported from                                                               
the Senate Education Standing Committee.