HOUSE BILL NO. 47                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An   Act   renaming   the   Alaska   Native   Language                                                                    
     Preservation and  Advisory Council  as the  Council for                                                                    
     Alaska Native  Languages; and  relating to  the Council                                                                    
     for Alaska Native Languages."                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair Merrick  indicated that  the committee had  a prior                                                                    
hearing on HB 47 on April 21. 2021.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE ANDI  STORY, SPONSOR,  shared that she  was a                                                                    
member  of  the  Alaska  Native  Language  Preservation  and                                                                    
Advisory Council. She highlighted  that the bill changed the                                                                    
councils   name to  the Alaska  Native Language  Council. In                                                                    
addition,  the  bill  expanded  the  council  from  5  to  7                                                                    
members, making room for more regional language experts.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:39:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Merrick OPENED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair Merrick CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Foster MOVED to report  HB 47 out of Committee with                                                                    
individual  recommendations  and   the  accompanying  fiscal                                                                    
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB  47  was REPORTED  out  of  committee  with a  "do  pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and with   one  previously published  fiscal                                                                    
impact note: FN1(CED).                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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