CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13(FIN) Establishing and relating to the Education Funding District Cost Factor Commission. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE HAWKER, Sponsor, explained that the bill was proposed by the joint legislative education funding task force. He shared the history of the task force and its conclusions. The bill charges a task force to work with the legislature, the governor, departments, and resources to develop a methodology for modeling and updating cost factors. 6:39:33 PM Co-Chair Stedman noted the fiscal notes. Senator Elton asked what the purpose of the task force was. Representative Hawker emphasized that the language in the bill was very important. It was specifically "established for the purpose of examining school cost differentials and creating a valid and durable model that can be updated to accurately reflect the costs of providing education". Senator Thomas referred to line 16, page 1, and lines 1 and 2 on page 2, as the specific charges. Representative Hawker said that is correct. Senator Huggins referred to page 2, line 16, "no longer a state legislator". Representative Hawker thought that wording was changed in the proposed amendment. 6:42:07 PM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 1: Page 1, line 11: Before "2002," insert: "1983 - 1985, 1999" Page 1, line 16: Following "established," insert: "on January 20, 2009," Page 2, lines 15 - 16: Delete, "a member may continue to serve even if the member is no longer a state legislator," Page 2, following line 16: Insert, "FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission may submit a preliminary report of its findings and a draft model to the governor and the legislature before September 30, 2009; and be it" Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED. Co-Chair Stedman explained that the amendment on page 1, line 11, inserts "1983-1985, 1999" before "2002". Page 2, lines 15 and 16 deletes "a member may continue to serve even if the member is no longer a state legislator;". The amendment also states that the commissioner may submit a preliminary report of its findings and a draft model to the governor and the legislature before September 30, 2009. Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. 6:43:18 PM Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to REPORT SCS HCR 13(FIN) out of Committee with individual recommendations the accompanying fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. SCS HCR 13(FIN) was REPORTED out of Committee with "no recommendation" and with zero fiscal note #2 by the House Finance Committee for the Legislature. 6:44:11 PM