ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 87  April 12, 2013 9:35 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT  Representative Pete Higgins, Chair Representative Harriet Drummond Senator Gary Stevens, Chair Senator Mike Dunleavy Senator Berta Gardner MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Lynn Gattis COMMITTEE CALENDAR  HOUSE BILL NO. 87, "An Act extending the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date." - MOVED CCS HB 87 OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 87 SHORT TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) HIGGINS 01/28/13 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/28/13 (H) EDC, FIN 02/15/13 (H) EDC AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106 02/15/13 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard 02/18/13 (H) EDC AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106 02/18/13 (H) Moved CSHB 87(EDC) Out of Committee 02/18/13 (H) MINUTE (EDC) 02/22/13 (H) EDC RPT CS(EDC) NT 5DP 02/22/13 (H) DP: SEATON, P.WILSON, LEDOUX, SADDLER, GATTIS 02/22/13 (H) LETTER OF INTENT WITH EDC REPORT 03/14/13 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/14/13 (H) Heard & Held 03/14/13 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/19/13 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519 03/19/13 (H) Moved CSHB 87(FIN) Out of Committee 03/19/13 (H) MINUTE (FIN) 03/20/13 (H) FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 8DP 2AM 03/20/13 (H) DP: HOLMES, MUNOZ, NEUMAN, THOMPSON, T.WILSON, COSTELLO, STOLTZE, AUSTERMAN 03/20/13 (H) AM: KAWASAKI, GARA 04/02/13 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 04/02/13 (H) VERSION: CSHB 87(FIN) 04/02/13 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/02/13 (S) EDC, FIN 04/03/13 (S) EDC AT 8:00 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) 04/03/13 (S) Heard & Held 04/03/13 (S) MINUTE(EDC) 04/05/13 (S) EDC RPT SCS 2DP 2AM NEW TITLE 04/05/13 (S) DP: STEVENS, GARDNER 04/05/13 (S) AM: DUNLEAVY, HUGGINS 04/05/13 (S) EDC AT 8:00 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) 04/05/13 (S) Moved SCS CSHB 87(EDC) Out of Committee 04/05/13 (S) MINUTE(EDC) 04/06/13 (S) FIN REFERRAL WAIVED 04/09/13 (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 87(EDC) 04/11/13 (H) CONSIDER CONCUR MESSAGE 04/11/13 (H) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 04/11/13 (H) HIGGINS (CHAIR), GATTIS, DRUMMOND 04/11/13 (S) RECEDE MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP 04/11/13 (S) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 04/11/13 (S) STEVENS (CHAIR), DUNLEAVY, GARDNER 04/12/13 (H) HB87 AT 9:30 AM CAPITOL 106 04/12/13 (S) HB87 AT 9:30 AM CAPITOL 106 WITNESS REGISTER  TIM LAMKIN, Staff Senator Gary Stevens Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Presented CCS for HB 87, on behalf of Senator Stevens, chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Education. ACTION NARRATIVE 9:35:28 AM CHAIR HIGGINS called the Conference Committee on HB 87 meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. Representatives Higgins and Drummond and Senators Stevens, Dunleavy, and Gardner were present at the call to order. HB 87 - SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY  9:35:55 AM CHAIR HIGGINS announced that the only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 87, "An Act extending the special education service agency; and providing for an effective date." CHAIR HIGGINS announced that before the committee were CSHB 87(FIN) and SCS CSHB 87(EDC). He further announced that testimony would be by invitation only. 9:36:28 AM SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt CCS HB 87, Version 28-LS0392\R, Mischel, 4/11/13, as the working document. CHAIR HIGGINS objected. 9:36:59 AM TIM LAMKIN, Staff, Senator Gary Stevens, Alaska State Legislature, introduced the CCS for HB 87, and pointed out the three points under negotiation. The first adopts the Senate version, to maintain the governance of the Special Education Service Agency (SESA) under the Governor's Council on Disabilities, with budgetary oversight and accountability through the Department of Education and Early Development (EED). The second point also adopts the Senate version to provide a funding increase to $18.65 per average daily membership (ADM) in the state; approximately $375,000 per fiscal year for the ensuing eight year period. The final measure adopts the House version to extend the sunset date to June 30, 2021. 9:37:56 AM CHAIR STEVENS said the CCS represents an effective compromise with the modest funding increase and the eight year authorization period. CHAIR HIGGINS agreed. CHAIR STEVENS moved to report CCS HB 87, Version 28-LS0392\R, Mischel, 4/11/13, out of committee, with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. Without objection, CCS HB 87 was reported from the Conference Committee on HB 87. The committee took an at-ease from 9:38 a.m. to 9:39 a.m. 9:39:58 AM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the Conference Committee on HB 87 meeting was adjourned at 9:39 a.m.