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Sponsor Statement for HCR 23
Legislative Committees - Split House HESS

Proposing amendments to Uniform Rule 20 of the Alaska State Legislature; and providing for an effective date for the amendments.

HCR 23 changes the House Special Committee on Education to a standing committee and changes the current House Health, Education, and Social Services Committee to the House Health and Social Services Committee. It does not change the committee structure in the Senate.

Historically, the House Health, Education, and Social Services Committee (HES) has been responsible for all issues related to the Department of Health and Social Services, the Department of Education and Early Development, and the University of Alaska. However, in 2001, the House Special Committee on Education was formed to study issues and hear bills related to education.

This special committee has proven to be beneficial to the legislative process by facilitating focused committee work on education bills and issues. Forty-two bills have been referred to the House Special Committee on Education on such subjects as the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam, Student Loan Forgiveness, Supplementary Public School Funding, Alaska History Curriculum, Student Loans, and School Performance Reports. The special committee has also tracked federal education legislation, distributed research on a number of education issues, and conducted intensive investigation on such subjects as the statewide teacher shortage.

The change proposed by HCR 23 would allow for an appropriate and beneficial focus on education issues and legislation.

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