ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION  January 27, 2004 11:00 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Carl Gatto, Chair Representative Paul Seaton, Vice Chair Representative Dan Ogg Representative Peggy Wilson Representative Kelly Wolf Representative Les Gara Representative Mary Kapsner MEMBERS ABSENT  All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR HOUSE BILL NO. 26 "An Act relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date." - ASSIGNED TO SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 220 "An Act relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date." - ASSIGNED TO SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 222 "An Act requiring an annual inflation adjustment of the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date." - ASSIGNED TO SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 361 "An Act making an appropriation to the Department of Education and Early Development for distribution to school districts for direct classroom instruction; and providing for an effective date." - ASSIGNED TO SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 265 "An Act requiring an annual adjustment of the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date." - ASSIGNED TO SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 333 "An Act relating to an endowment for public education; and providing for an effective date." - BILL HEARING POSTPONED PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION BILL: HB 26 SHORT TITLE: INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING REPRESENTATIVE(s): STEVENS 01/21/03 (H) PREFILE RELEASED (1/10/03) 01/21/03 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/21/03 (H) EDU, HES, FIN 02/04/03 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 02/04/03 (H) -- Meeting Canceled -- 02/06/03 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 02/06/03 (H) Heard & Held 02/06/03 (H) MINUTE(EDU) 04/03/03 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 04/03/03 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard 04/16/03 (H) EDU AT 7:00 AM CAPITOL 124 04/16/03 (H) 04/17/03 (H) EDU AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 106 04/17/03 (H) Subcommittee Meeting 01/27/04 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 BILL: HB 220 SHORT TITLE: INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING REPRESENTATIVE(s): GARA 03/28/03 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/28/03 (H) EDU, HES, FIN 04/16/03 (H) EDU AT 7:00 AM CAPITOL 124 04/16/03 (H) 04/17/03 (H) EDU AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 106 04/17/03 (H) Subcommittee Meeting 01/27/04 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 BILL: HB 222 SHORT TITLE: FOUNDATION FORMULA INFLATION ADJUSTMENT REPRESENTATIVE(s): KAPSNER 03/28/03 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/28/03 (H) EDU, HES, FIN 04/16/03 (H) EDU AT 7:00 AM CAPITOL 124 04/16/03 (H) 04/17/03 (H) EDU AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 106 04/17/03 (H) Subcommittee Meeting 01/27/04 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 BILL: HB 361 SHORT TITLE: APPROP: CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION GRANTS REPRESENTATIVE(s): CROFT, ANDERSON 01/12/04 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/2/04 01/12/04 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/12/04 (H) EDU, HES, FIN 01/27/04 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 BILL: HB 265 SHORT TITLE: ANNUALLY INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING REPRESENTATIVE(s): OGG 04/14/03 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/14/03 (H) EDU, HES, FIN 05/13/03 (H) EDU AT 5:15 PM CAPITOL 124 05/13/03 (H) -- Meeting Canceled -- 01/27/04 (H) EDU AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 124 WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 04-03, SIDE A  Number 0001 CHAIR CARL GATTO called the House Special Committee on Education meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Representatives Gatto, Seaton, Wilson, Ogg, Wolf, Gara, and Kapsner were present at the call to order. HB 26-INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING HB 220-INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING HB 222-FOUNDATION FORMULA INFLATION ADJUSTMENT HB 361-APPROP: CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION GRANTS HB 265-ANNUALLY INCREASE EDUCATION FUNDING Number 0066 CHAIR GATTO announced his intention to assign HB 26, HB 220, HB 222, HB 361, and HB 265 to a subcommittee which can combine the best features of each of these education funding bills into a single bill. Chair Gatto reminded the members that this is the same process the committee used last session. He appointed the following members to the subcommittee: Representatives Ogg, Seaton, and Gara. Representative Ogg was appointed the chair of the subcommittee. Number 0265 REPRESENTATIVE GARA asked Chair Gatto if Senator Wagoner's bill would be considered in subcommittee. He commented that he also has a base student allocation bill. CHAIR GATTO acknowledged that there are many bills to consider. He offered that the subcommittee could take additional information from other legislation; however, these are the bills before the House Special Committee on Education. Chair Gatto reiterated his intention that the subcommittee will create one bill so that there are not competing [education funding] bills, and therefore the whole committee can work toward that bill's passage. REPRESENTATIVE GARA said for the record that his bill, HB 220, was a reasonable bill for last year; however, there has been another year of inflation. Number 361 REPRESENTATIVE OGG told the members that his intention is to have the first subcommittee meeting next Tuesday [February 3, 2004]. The first 15 minutes of the subcommittee meeting will include discussion among the subcommittee members and the remainder of the meeting will be a public hearing, he announced. He asked whether the subcommittee could meet during the House Special Committee on Education's normal time. CHAIR GATTO agreed to have the subcommittee meetings scheduled during the timeframe the House Special Committee on Education normally meets. He related that he would hope that the subcommittee would bring back a bill and then [the House Special Committee on Education] would take public testimony. ADJOURNMENT  Number 0464 There being no further business before the committee, the House Special Committee on Education meeting was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.