SENATE BILL NO. 281 "An Act relating to missions and measures to be applied to certain expenditures by the executive branch of state government and the University of Alaska from the state operating budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001; and providing for an effective date." Amendment #1: This amendment deletes old and inserts new language as follows: DELETE (b)(1) - (b)(2) Insert: (b)(1) Amount of revenue from land and cash. (b)(2) Percent of disbursement of Trust income for mental health programs Senator Leman made a motion to adopt Amendment #1. Senator Leman explained that the Mental Health Trust Authority is not a direct provider, which the current legislation would seem to imply. He noted that this amendment would rectify this misrepresentation. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment Amendment #2: This amendment would delete old and insert new language as follows: Page 6, line 15: Delete "of public officials" Insert "to the public of candidates and public officials in accordance with the Alaska Statutes" Page 6, line 16: Delete "division" Insert "commission" Page 6, line 19, following "by": Insert "candidates and" Page 6, line 20, following "the": Insert "average" Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to adopt Amendment #2. Co-Chair Parnell explained that this amendment addresses the missions and measures for Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) to ensure the accountability of public officials and candidates. He added that there was no opposition to this amendment, but told Senator Adams that he did not believe that APOC had necessarily reviewed it. Senator Wilken noted that the Department of Administration had signed off of both amendment #2 and #3. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment Amendment #3: deletes old and inserts new language as follows: Page 6, line 25: Delete "appeals" Insert "permits" Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to adopt Amendment #3. Co-Chair Parnell explained that Amendment #3 clarifies that the Conservation Commission as referenced processes permits rather than hearing appeals. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment # 3. Amendment #4: This amendment deletes old and inserts new language as follows: Page 8, line 29, following "increase": Delete "the" Page 8, line 30, following "international": Insert "trade and" Page 9, lines 30 - 31: Delete all material and insert: "(4) the increase in student achievement and interest in math and science as a result of ASTF teacher grants." Page 10, lines 14 - 18: Delete all material and insert: "(1) the number of unscheduled outages of hydroelectric projects owned by the authority; (2) the number of four-dam pool project repairs and upgrades completed on time and within budget; (3) the amount of revenue created by projects owned by the authority." Senator Green made a motion to adopt Amendment #4. Senator Green explained that the department requested these changes. She added that these changes helped to better define what the department's roles are, including very technical changes for grammatical purposes. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment Amendment #5: This amendment deletes old and inserts new language as follows: Page 43, line 13, following "develop": Insert ", operate, maintain," Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to adopt Amendment #5. Co-Chair Torgerson explained that the department brought this amendment. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment Amendment #6: Co-Chair Torgerson noted that this amendment was WITHDRAWN. Amendment #7: This amendment deletes old and inserts new language as follows: Page 2, line 9 Delete "track" Insert "reach" Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to adopt Amendment #7. Co-Chair Parnell explained that this amendment was provided by the Department of Administration. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment Amendment #8: This amendment deletes old and inserts new language as follows: Page 37, lines 23 - 26: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 47, following line 4: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 149. DOT/PF - Highway Safety Planning Agency. (a) The mission of the Highway Safety Planning Agency is to administer Grant programs that promote safer highways. (b) The legislature intends to measure the success of the agency in achieving its mission by considering the number of highway deaths per year." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to adopt Amendment #8. Co-Chair Parnell explained that it was important to measure how state services or facilities are maintained for the public. He noted that one measure for the related agency to assess their success is to tabulate how many individuals are killed on highways and he added that ultimately, this number of deaths should be reduced over time. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment Amendment #9: This amendment deletes old and adds new language as follows: Page 1, line 7: Delete "secs. 1 - 153" Insert "secs. 1 - 154" Page 23, following line 12: Insert a new bill section to read: "*Sec. 73. DF&G - Division of Subsistence. (a) The mission of the Division of Subsistence is to (1) gather, quantify, evaluate, and report data about uses, users, and methods of subsistence hunting and fishing; and (2) make recommendations on the impacts of federal and state laws and regulations on subsistence uses and users. (b) The legislature intends to measure the success of the division in achieving its mission by considering the percentage of (1) Alaska communities in each region for which fisheries harvest data are collected and reported; (2) Alaska communities in each region for which wildlife harvest data are collected and reported; (3) Subsistence proposals at meetings of the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game for which subsistence data are assessed and recommendations are made; (4) Proposed statutory and regulatory changes by federal and other state entities for which subsistence data are assessed and recommendations are made." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 29, line 19: Delete "secs. 94 - 97" Insert "secs. 95 - 98" Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to adopt Amendment #9. KEVIN BROOKS, Director, Division of Administrative Services, Department of Fish & Game explained that the department had proposed this amendment. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection ADOPTED Amendment Amendment #10: This amendment deletes old and adds new language as follows: Page 48 line 6 - 10 delete all material and insert: (2) the number of students enrolled in and graduated in teacher education, health careers, process technology, transportation and logistics, information technology and other high demand job areas; Renumber sections accordingly Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to adopt Amendment #10. Co-Chair Parnell explained that this section as currently written considers the new or expanded degree programs as noted. He felt it was appropriate to measure how many expanded degree programs are created as versus trying to measure the quality of programs, which already exist, by determining the number of enrollees and graduates. Senator Green suggested a language change. Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to amend Amendment #10 to delete "number of students enrolled in and graduate in teacher," and insert "percentage of students graduating with degrees in teacher." A general discussion regarding the ways to clarify this assessment language followed. Without objection, Amendment #10 was AMENDED. Co-Chair Parnell made a motion to move SB 281, work order number 1-LS1392\D from Committee. Co-Chair Torgerson hearing no objection moved SB 218 FROM THE COMMITTEE.