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.