SB 178-SCHOOL TERMS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:34:34 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 178                                                                  
"An Act relating to school terms."                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TOBIN said the committee  would hear a committee substitute                                                               
for SB 178.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:35:00 PM                                                                                                                    
MICHAEL   MASON,  Staff,   Senator  Löki   Tobin,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, provided  the summary of changes for                                                               
SB 178, work order 33-LS1077\A:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                      SB 178 School Terms                                                                                     
            Explanation of Changes Ver. A to Ver. S                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Section 1   Adds  language granting the Commissioner of                                                                  
     the   Department  of   Education  authority   to  allow                                                                    
     districts  to  start up  to  a  week before  the  first                                                                    
     Tuesday in September and clarifies  that the start date                                                                    
     does not apply to  districts with alternative schedules                                                                    
     approved under AS 14.03.030(c).                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:35:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN solicited a motion.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:35:46 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt  the committee substitute (CS) for                                                               
SB 178, work order 33-LS1077\S, as the working document.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:35:57 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN  found no objection and  CSSB 178 was adopted  as the                                                               
working document.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:36:10 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN held SB 178 in committee.