SB 107-ESTABLISH K THROUGH 3 READING PROGRAM                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
8:41:19 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STEVENS  announced that the  final order of  business would                                                               
be SB  107, related to  K -3  reading proficiency. He  said there                                                               
was a new committee substitute (CS) before the committee.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
8:41:44 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEDMAN  moved to adopt  the CS  for SB 107,  labeled 28-                                                               
LS0916\N, as the working document.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STEVENS objected for discussion.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
8:42:30 AM                                                                                                                    
TIM   LAMKIN,  Staff,   Senator   Gary   Stevens,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,  described the  changes in  SB 107,                                                               
version N.  On page  9, line 28,  the words  "whenever necessary"                                                               
were changed  to "whenever  practicable." On page  9, line  29, a                                                               
change was made  from "support from the  school psychologist," to                                                               
"support  from  a school  psychologist."  On  the last  page,  an                                                               
effective  date was  added in  order  to give  districts and  the                                                               
department time to prepare for the reading program.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STEVENS withdrew his objection.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
He noted public testimony had already been taken.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
8:43:41 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  STEDMAN  moved  to  report CSSB  107,  version  N,  from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STEVENS  found no  objection and  CSSB 107(EDC)  moved from                                                               
the Senate Education Standing Committee.