Three weeks into the 90-day session, and
legislators' calendars are already packed with meetings, appointments,
receptions, and House budget subcommittee hearings. School District
representatives from around the state are due to land in Juneau this
coming week.
FY11 Operating/Capital Budget:
The House Finance Subcommittee on the UA budget consists of all members of the House Finance Committee, as does the Senate's UA subcommittee makeup. To date, there have been two hearings on the operating budget, with the next one scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9th with all three UA Chancellors giving overviews of their campuses.
The Senate Education Committee will have a hearing on February 10th regarding the Life Sciences Facility, and Engineering facilities at UAA and UAF.
The Governor's bill on funding $100 million of deferred maintenance projects, including $37.5 million of UA projects, is up for a hearing in House Finance Feb. 9th and 10th.
Legislation:
The UA Lands issue is again before the legislature. The issue is two fold – one to reauthorize prior conveyances of lands to the state's land-grant university, and also to address the issue of 'designated receipts'. The House bill has picked up its fourth committee of referral and has now had two hearings this session. The Senate bill has not had a hearing yet. A hearing on HB 295 is scheduled for Feb. 8th in the House Education Committee. In addition, HB 234 also addresses this issue.
The Governor's Performance Scholarship (HB 297 and SB 224) has had hearings in both the House and Senate Education Committees. Discussions center around the metrics of awards, as well as needs-based scholarships for Alaskan students. Another hearing is scheduled for Feb. 12th.
Professional Student Exchange loan forgiveness legislation is receiving some attention in the House Education Committee, and another hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8th in the House Education Committee.
Hearings of note:
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee met this past week to get an overview from the Department of Commerce, Community and Regional Development, AIDEA, the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce and Representative Austerman's staff regarding an analysis of economic development opportunities through the state of Alaska. Rep. Austerman was recently appointed to chair the House Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy. A newly formed ad-hoc committee known as the "UA Boosters Caucus" will meet on February 10th in the new Beltz Committee Room in the renovated Thomas Stewart Building located next to the Capitol building. Members include Senators Ellis, Thomas, Paskvan, Egan, French, Stevens, Wielechowski, Menard, and Representatives Holmes, Kelly, Gatto, Gardner, Guttenberg, Munoz, Petersen, and Ramras….. All three Chancellors are scheduled to speak at the meeting.
A new staff listing is available now. Please note there have been a number of office changes since last year, so be sure to check the roster before venturing into the Capitol Building.
Be sure to bookmark the calendar listing upcoming legislative committee hearings relative to UA issues.
FY11 Operating/Capital Budget:
The House Finance Subcommittee on the UA budget consists of all members of the House Finance Committee, as does the Senate's UA subcommittee makeup. To date, there have been two hearings on the operating budget, with the next one scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9th with all three UA Chancellors giving overviews of their campuses.
The Senate Education Committee will have a hearing on February 10th regarding the Life Sciences Facility, and Engineering facilities at UAA and UAF.
The Governor's bill on funding $100 million of deferred maintenance projects, including $37.5 million of UA projects, is up for a hearing in House Finance Feb. 9th and 10th.
Legislation:
The UA Lands issue is again before the legislature. The issue is two fold – one to reauthorize prior conveyances of lands to the state's land-grant university, and also to address the issue of 'designated receipts'. The House bill has picked up its fourth committee of referral and has now had two hearings this session. The Senate bill has not had a hearing yet. A hearing on HB 295 is scheduled for Feb. 8th in the House Education Committee. In addition, HB 234 also addresses this issue.
The Governor's Performance Scholarship (HB 297 and SB 224) has had hearings in both the House and Senate Education Committees. Discussions center around the metrics of awards, as well as needs-based scholarships for Alaskan students. Another hearing is scheduled for Feb. 12th.
Professional Student Exchange loan forgiveness legislation is receiving some attention in the House Education Committee, and another hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8th in the House Education Committee.
Hearings of note:
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee met this past week to get an overview from the Department of Commerce, Community and Regional Development, AIDEA, the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce and Representative Austerman's staff regarding an analysis of economic development opportunities through the state of Alaska. Rep. Austerman was recently appointed to chair the House Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy. A newly formed ad-hoc committee known as the "UA Boosters Caucus" will meet on February 10th in the new Beltz Committee Room in the renovated Thomas Stewart Building located next to the Capitol building. Members include Senators Ellis, Thomas, Paskvan, Egan, French, Stevens, Wielechowski, Menard, and Representatives Holmes, Kelly, Gatto, Gardner, Guttenberg, Munoz, Petersen, and Ramras….. All three Chancellors are scheduled to speak at the meeting.
A new staff listing is available now. Please note there have been a number of office changes since last year, so be sure to check the roster before venturing into the Capitol Building.
Be sure to bookmark the calendar listing upcoming legislative committee hearings relative to UA issues.
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