HB 297-POSTSECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS  10:00:27 AM CHAIR SEATON announced that the next order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 297, "An Act establishing the governor's performance scholarship program and relating to the program; establishing the governor's performance scholarship fund and relating to the fund; relating to student records; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." 10:00:37 AM CHAIR SEATON stated his intent to have the additional amendments to HB 297 moved before the committee and tabled, in order to facilitate having them posted on the committee website for public access. They will be handled in the same manner in which amendments were brought to the February 17, 2010, meeting; continuing in consecutive order. 10:00:53 AM CHAIR SEATON moved Amendment 8, labeled 26-GH2771\A.16, Mischel, 2/18/10, which read [original punctuation provided]: Page 3, line 14, following "established": Insert "for the purpose of ensuring that a rigorous curriculum is available in all high schools in the state and" Page 4, line 16, following "opportunities": Insert "; (9) providing a rigorous curriculum in all high schools in the state" REPRESENTATIVE P. WILSON objected for discussion. CHAIR SEATON, without further objection, announced Amendment 8 was tabled. 10:01:24 AM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER moved Amendment 9, labeled 26- GH2771\A.10, Chenoweth, 2/17/10, which read [original punctuation provided]: Page 10, line 1, following "error": Insert "less any scholarship award payments previously expended if the error in the award of the scholarship was not due to any fault of the student" CHAIR SEATON objected for discussion. CHAIR SEATON, without further objection, announced Amendment 9 was tabled. 10:02:02 AM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER moved Amendment 10, labeled 26- GH2771\A.17, Mischel, 2/18/10, which read [original punctuation provided]: Page 3, lines 16 - 19: Delete "The program includes a merit-based academic scholarship and a merit-based career and technical school scholarship. The merit-based academic scholarship consists of three levels of awards. The merit-based career and technical school scholarship consists of one level of award." Page 5, line 17:h Delete "an academic" Insert "a performance" Page 5, line 18: Delete "academic" Insert "performance" Page 5, line 21: Delete "academic" Insert "performance" Page 5, lines 29 - 30: Delete "academic scholarship" Insert "scholarship award" Page 6, lines 2 - 3: Delete "academic scholarship" Insert "scholarship award" Page 6, lines 3 - 4: Delete "university or college in this state" Insert "postsecondary institution as described in AS 14.43.835" Page 6, line 8: Delete "university or college" Insert "postsecondary institution" Page 6, line 11, through page 7, line 15: Delete all material and insert: "Sec. 14.43.825. Maximum awards. (a) Subject to (b) - (f) of this section, the maximum awards under the program are (1) for a student who demonstrates very high academic achievement, the cost of approved tuition for a full- time student in school year 2009 through 2010 at the qualified postsecondary institution at which the student intends to enroll; (2) for a student who demonstrates high academic achievement, 75 percent of approved tuition for a full-time student in school year 2009 through 2010 at the qualified postsecondary institution at which the student intends to enroll; (3) for a student who demonstrates moderate academic achievement, 50 percent of approved tuition for a full-time student in school year 2009 through 2010 at the qualified postsecondary institution at which the student intends to enroll." Page 7, line 16: Delete "(3) a" Insert "(b) A" Reletter the following subsections accordingly. REPRESENTATIVE P. WILSON objected for discussion. CHAIR SEATON, without further objection, announced Amendment 10 was tabled. 10:02:28 AM REPRESENTATIVE BUCH moved Amendment 11, labeled 26-GH2771\A.18, Mischel, 2/18/10, which read [original punctuation provided]: Page 5, lines 22 - 27: Delete all material and insert: "(1) the four-year core academic curriculum that the student must have completed in high school; the core academic curriculum must include one of the following: (A) a combination of (i) four years of mathematics; (ii) four years of language arts; (iii) four years of science; and (iv) four years of social studies, one year of which may include a foreign language, Alaska Native language, fine arts, or cultural heritage; or (B) a combination of (i) three years of mathematics; (ii) four years of language arts; (iii) three years of science; (iv) four years of social studies; and (v) two years of a foreign language, Alaska Native language, fine arts, or cultural heritage;" Page 6, lines 17 - 22: Delete all material and insert: "(1) the four-year core academic curriculum that the student must have completed in high school; the core academic curriculum must include one of the following: (A) a combination of (i) four years of mathematics; (ii) four years of language arts; (iii) four years of science; and (iv) four years of social studies, one year of which may include a foreign language, Alaska Native language, fine arts, or cultural heritage; or (B) a combination of (i) three years of mathematics; (ii) four years of language arts; (iii) three years of science; (iv) four years of social studies; and (v) two years of a foreign language, Alaska Native language, fine arts, or cultural heritage;" REPRESENTATIVE P. WILSON objected for discussion. CHAIR SEATON, without further objection, announced Amendment 11 was tabled. 10:03:47 AM CHAIR SEATON stated that HB 297 would be held for further consideration.