House Education Committee adopts fiscal note for Alaska Native languages task force bill

The House Education Committee adopted the fiscal note for House Bill 387, also known as 34-LS1664, during a brief meeting on May 13 in Juneau.

Representative Storey moved for adoption, saying, "I move to adopt the fiscal note for House Bill 387, also known as 34-LS1664." Cochair Him then asked, "Objections?" and, "Seeing none, the fiscal note for House Bill 387, also known as 34-LS1664, has been adopted," putting the action on the record.

The measure, introduced on the committee agenda as "An Act establishing the joint legislative Alaska Native Languages Academic Task Force," will now proceed with the fiscal note in place. Committee business on the item was procedural: the committee adopted the fiscal note by voice, and no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

Cochair Him opened the session, confirmed attendance (Representative Divert, Representative Eyeshide, Cochair Story and himself) and thanked staff, including recording secretary Cale Brown and committee aides Ella Lubin and Tammy Smith. The chair also named a moderator from the Juneau LIO and referred to Doug Burgum by name; the transcript includes a brief correction after that reference.

With the fiscal note adoption complete, the chair said, "With that monumental task behind us, we are going to conclude our meeting for today," and the committee adjourned at 9:33 a.m.

The transcript records the committee handling only the fiscal-note adoption for HB 387 at this meeting; next procedural steps for the bill were not specified during the session.