SENATE BILL NO. 1                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act requiring the state Board of Education and                                                                         
     Early Development to provide an annual report to the                                                                       
     legislature."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
10:07:06 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Bettye  Davis  offered   to  answer  questions.  She                                                                   
pointed out the bill's zero fiscal note.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman  commented on the zero fiscal  note from the                                                                   
Department of  Education and Early Development.  He mentioned                                                                   
that public  testimony was delivered  in the previous  Senate                                                                   
Finance Committee meeting.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
ESTER COX,  CHAIR ALASKA  STATE DEPARTMENT  OF EDUCATION  AND                                                                   
EARLY DEVELOPMENT  (via teleconference), spoke  in support of                                                                   
SB  1.   She  applauded  the   commitment  of   the  previous                                                                   
committees. She offered to prepare  an annual report with the                                                                   
help of the department for the benefit of the legislature.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Davis  stated that  she wanted  the annual  report in                                                                   
statute to ensure ongoing reports.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
10:10:55 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Thomas commented  that a  report from  the Board  of                                                                   
Education would prove helpful.  He explained that as a member                                                                   
of the education committee, he  required varied perspectives.                                                                   
He opined that the report requirement  will prove helpful for                                                                   
the education committee as they  move forward on initiatives.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  to  report  CSSB  1  (EDC)  out  of                                                                   
Committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal  note. There  being NO OBJECTION,  it was                                                                   
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB  1  was  REPORTED  out  of  committee  with  a  "do  pass"                                                                   
recommendation  and with a  previously published  zero fiscal                                                                   
note: FN1, (EED).