April 19, 2022
Alaskan Friends and Neighbors,
Sunshine this past weekend, a joyous Easter celebration, and time with loved ones was rejuvenating. I hope you are feeling refreshed as well and enjoyed the spring weekend.
Thanks to those of you who stopped by Vagabond Blues in Palmer on Saturday for my impromptu Coffee Chat “office hours”. Topics raised included the need for remedies for the various dangerous Bogard Road intersections, SB140 Even Playing Field Act, workforce shortages, public safety, public employee retirement, the homeless problem, critical race theory in relation to K-12 education, and more. I always appreciate connecting with the people I represent and hearing what is important to the Alaskans I serve!
Last week was a busy week. Two items were highlights since my last newsletter to you. The first was the day I spent in Utqiagvik in the North Slope Borough attending a roundtable discussion entitled Challenges at the Northernmost Border: Regional Series Focus on the North Slope.
Coordinated by the Alaska Federation of Natives with AFN President Julie Kitka moderating the meeting, the event was attended by North Slope Borough Mayor Harry Brower; Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Chairman Crawford Patkotak; General Glen VanHerck, Commander, NorthCOM/NORAD; Lt. General A.C. Roper; Lt. General Krumm, Commander, Alaskan Command; Admiral Charles Richards, Commander, U.S. Strategics; our federal delegation, Governor Dunleavy, a White House representative, and a number of other dignitaries, speakers, and attendees.
In light of the current Russian-Ukrainian conflict, speakers discussed the implications of growing tensions in the Arctic due to Putin putting his nuclear forces on alert. With military leaders, we examined border security, the need for additional infrastructure and icebreakers, a strong military presence, and increased Arctic military training. Admiral Richards shared that Arctic border security has never been more pressing and that Alaska is in an incredibly strategic location (which we as Alaskans have known for a long time) now more than ever for the USA. He indicated that the U.S. military is on 24/7 high alert and is expanding readiness for operations in Arctic environments. The Alaska Native leaders present expressed support of, and cooperation with, our military leaders to help ensure national security, including to help promote domestic energy production.
The second highlight since we last connected by email was on the bill front. Senate Bill 111 passed unanimously out of the Senate on April 12 and is on its way through the House! SB 111 provides an accountability framework for school districts to help close the academic achievement gap in Alaska.
The bill was based on legislation I’d worked on since 2016 which included the read-by-nine program and a virtual education component that promoted high caliber and engaging instruction. I provided the bill draft to the Senate Education Chair, Sen. Holland, last year and encouraged him to use it as the basis for a committee bill, which he did – and that bill is SB 111.
I am thrilled this legislation, which represented years of bi-partisan efforts, finally passed the Senate. As I stated on the Senate floor, this bill is a game-changer and likely will be the most future-impacting bill we pass this session. For the sake of the children of Alaska, I hope the House does the right thing and passes this bill. When a child learns to read proficiently by the end of third grade, the student’s chance of success throughout school and in life itself is greatly increased.
Additionally, we passed Senate Bill 66 unanimously out of the Senate. This bill updates the membership requirements for Legislative Council and Legislative Budget and Audit Committees to include at least one member of the minority caucus of each house. Previously our statutes only required “at least one member from each of the two major political parties of each house.” This change is to ensure that minority caucuses have representation, particularly given Alaska’s history of caucus formation.
Also last week, the Senate considered House Joint Resolution 34, which, in the words of the bill sponsor Rep. Patkotak, “urges the Department of the Interior to maximize the area available for oil and gas leasing and development within the NPR-A while conserving and protecting valued fish, wildlife, subsistence, and cultural resources.” The Senate voted unanimously to pass this resolution.
Finally, Senate Bill 239 and Senate Bill 240, which approve and ratify the sale of royalty oil by the State of Alaska to Petro Star Inc. and Marathon Petroleum Supply and Trading Company LLC respectively were passed unanimously in the Senate and transmitted to the House. These bills moved quickly in the House Committees last week and have already advanced to the House Rules Committee where they will be scheduled for a floor vote.
The operating budget is still in the Senate Finance Committee, although I expect it to move to the Senate floor for deliberation as soon as next week. For many of you, a full PFD is a top priority when it comes to the budget. The Senate Finance Committee Co-Chairs have their proposal for the PFD which they have laid out in Senate Bill 199. This bill is problematic in its present form. You can read about it in my budget and pfd update below. You can expect PFD amendments accompanied by robust debate when the budget bill is on the Senate floor next week. I remain supportive of following the PFD law but getting to the required 11 votes in the Senate will be tough.
Many of you have asked what is going on with my bill, Senate Bill 140 The Even Playing Field Act. In case you missed it, SB 140 successfully passed out of Senate Education two weeks ago. Currently, it is in Senate Rules waiting to be scheduled for the Senate Floor. I have been at work securing the votes needed for the bill to pass and am hopeful that will occur next week.
As always, our bill update section awaits you along with public testimony flyers, photos from this past week, and last night’s Facebook Live. You likely will have to expand the email at the bottom to see all the great items we’ve included this week.
Working on your behalf,
Some of my “grands” this Easter. With how busy the past few weeks have been in the legislature, this weekend was a much-needed recharge. So thankful for family!
Academy Charter Students Visit Juneau!
The Academy Charter School had its annual visit to Juneau last week. I had the privilege of introducing several youngsters and their parents on the Senate Floor. It’s always nice to see constituents visiting the Capitol!
SB 111
SB 111, The Alaska Reads Act, passed the Senate unanimously this past week. The bill was a bipartisan effort to improve student outcomes through a number of measures. This piece of legislation has been the culmination of years of hard work by myself and other legislators. In 2016 when I first joined the Senate Majority Caucus, I was assigned the Chair of the Education Committee and made it my goal to find solutions to help close the achievement gap in our Alaska K-12 schools.
After numerous joint committee hearings with the House to grasp the problem and to begin to lay the foundation, the first bill I introduced was SB 96 in the 30th Legislature. That bill was centered mostly on the concept of a virtual education consortium and the opportunities that distance learning can provide to Alaska’s students, particularly in rural Alaska. That bill went to Senate Finance and went no further due to politics, but during that time the research and work on the read-by-nine concept began in earnest.
“Read by 9” legislation had passed in other states with incredible results. In the 31st Alaska Legislature, I filed SB 79 to incorporate both the reading and the virtual education components into one bill. I then encouraged the Education Chair at the time, Senator Gary Stevens, to take my bill and make it an Education Committee bill, which he did. That bill was SB 114, which included the virtual education consortium and the read-by-nine program. Politics again reared its ugly head and the bill did not progress.
When the 32nd Alaska Legislature convened early last year, I encouraged the new Chair of Senate Education, Senator Roger Holland to take my bill draft once again, with the read-by-nine and virtual education components, and file a Senate Education Committee bill. I am so grateful he did. Working with Senator Tom Begich, the Senate Minority Leader, we began to gain support for the bill in the House. This year, SB 111, The Alaska Reads Act, takes the two major policy from my bill and also includes a voluntary Pre-K program from a bill that Senator Tom Begich had filed. The preschool provision is optional for districts as well as for enrollment. This piece and other components have sunset dates so that the legislature can evaluate what is or is not working and what or what not to keep in place.
This bill I believe is the first major piece of education reform that has passed the Senate in a decade, and I am hopeful that the House will give it serious consideration and do the right thing: pass it.
Senate Bill 111 is a significant effort to improve the outcomes of our children in Alaska’s public schools. This bill not only sets a standard for reading but also holds students and teachers accountable to results. For far too long Alaska’s students have been left floundering and unprepared for an ever more complex world. As a legislature, it is past time to put expectations, policies, and procedures in place to ensure Alaskan children have the best possible chance of success in the classroom in preparation for life.
Office Visitors
David Wallace, CEO at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, stopped by on Tuesday to discuss the workforce shortage hospitals across the state are experiencing. “Workforce shortage” has been an ongoing theme this session across the board; I have not heard that a single industry sector is in great shape when it comes to workers. Instead of “Where is Waldo?”, it is “Where are the Workers?” I suspect an ongoing safety net of public assistance, food stamps, and Medicaid is playing in to this problem.
CEO Shelley Ebenal and Board Chair Jeff Cook with Fairbanks Memorial Hospital met with me to discuss workforce development opportunities.
Finally, Becky Kitchin, Sean Reilly, and Tinker the service dog from NEA-Alaska came by to discuss the legislative priorities of public education employees.
SB 140 The Even Playing Field Act
UPDATE: SB 140 passed out of the Senate Education Committee with the full support of the Chair and the members present. The bill is now in the Rules Committee. Its next stop is the Senate chamber: stay tuned to learn what that date will be. I’m sure there will be a vigorous debate on the Senate floor the day of the vote!
US Senator Stevens “Uncle Ted” fought for Title IX
for his daughters and for women and girls in Alaska
to ensure equality in sports.
Let’s preserve his legacy and pass SB 140.
Scroll down to the second photo to see what is displayed at the
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
near the bronze statute of our “Uncle Ted”,
US Senator Ted Stevens
(served from December 24, 1968 to January 3, 2009).
During the Senate Floor session last Tuesday, I had the opportunity to stand in as the Senate President while Senator Micciche came down from the dais to speak during special orders about the collaboration by members of the Senate in our work together on the education bill, SB 111.
Update: The House passed an increase to the per-student funding; the consideration for this increase in education spending has yet to take place in the Senate.
Senator Scott Kawasaki (D – Fairbanks) and I discuss the virtual education component in SB 111 on the Senate Floor during an “at ease”. Although we are often on opposite sides of policy debates, we have also worked together on numerous issues. He is one of my fellow Co-Chairs of the Alaska Food & Farm Caucus. and we also served together on the Fiscal Plan Working Group last year. He voted for SB 111, so there’s one more issue where we found consensus and agreement!
Budget and PFD update
And a few words regarding a constitutional convention…
This week the Senate Finance Committee is completing their work on the operating budget now that it has passed from the House. I anticipate that the bill will come to the Senate floor for a vote next week.
The Committee will also be considering and working on SB 199 which is the Senate Finance Committees’ proposed “solution” to the question of the permanent fund dividend (PFD). As I have written before, I am not in support of the bill in its current form because it places caveats on a fair dividend. I put the word “solution” in quotes because it doesn’t truly solve the problem as you’ll discover as you continue reading.
The Finance Committee plans to hear the bill tomorrow, so we will know soon if any changes to the legislation have occurred. We will also know soon if and when SB 199 will come to the Senate floor. If and when it does, I will work with my colleagues on efforts for fair dividend language in the bill via the amendment process.
Allow me to make two important points as we discuss this PFD bill.
First, if SB 199 passes, any formula put in statute can be ignored by future legislatures based on the court ruling in the 2017 Wielechowski v. Alaska case. In other words, the amount of future PFDs and even whether a PFD is distributed in a particular year would be subject to the whim of the majority of the sitting legislature at the time.
Secondly, if the bill passes, because of the first point, prolonged legislative sessions fighting over the amount of the dividend would continue as well as can-kicking on other issues due to the legislature’s ongoing preoccupation with the dividend topic.
I have no doubt that many of you have been and will be tracking the status of the PFD. If by some chance, the budget is amended to include the full PFD in the Senate, I would be very surprised if the concurrence vote in the House passed. As I have said before, I have no doubt that if the PFD issue is not fully resolved this session via a constitutional amendment to go on the ballot, it is very likely that Alaskan voters will vote for a constitutional convention in November to resolve the issue themselves.
For the historically curious among you, the last constitutional convention in Alaska convened in 1955. 55 delegates met for a 75-day session to establish a constitution and create a plan for statehood. It wasn’t until 1959 that Alaska was recognized as a state by the Federal Government.
Section 3, Article 13 of the Alaska Constitution requires that every ten years the Lieutenant Governor add the following question to the ballot: “Shall there be a Constitutional Convention?” Since 1955, the voters have not approved another convention. The question is scheduled to appear again on the 2022 ballot in November.
Alaska is not alone in asking this question of voters. Thirteen other states periodically do the same. This year, Missouri and New Hampshire will be seeking the will of the voters regarding whether to convene a constitutional convention. It has been a while since the answer has been in the affirmative in any state, almost four decades in fact. Rhode Island revisited its state constitution in 1984 as did New Hampshire in 1982. During that 1982 convention, delegates considered 100 amendments, approving 10 to be placed on the ballot, six of which were approved by Rhode Island voters.
To close out this conversation, here’s some food for thought.
It just so happens that those in the legislature who prefer using most or all of the PFD for government spending are adamantly opposed to a constitutional convention. These legislators are in quite the quandary.
You would expect someone who doesn’t want a constitutional convention to want to decrease the likelihood that the voters would choose to convene a constitutional convention, wouldn’t you? You would think they would want to settle the PFD once and for all by approving a fair PFD constitutional amendment to go on the ballot. Herein lies their dilemma. Passing such a constitutional amendment in the legislature to go on the ballot would tie their hands; it would make the PFD off-limits for government spending.
Yes, these legislators who oppose upholding the Hammond 50/50 principle (half for government spending and half for the PFD) are faced with quite the quandary.
At this point, those who wish ongoing access to the PFD cookie jar to pay for government are relying on special interest groups to help convince voters this summer and fall to oppose the convening of a constitutional convention. Do you think that will work? I don’t. I’d love to hear what you think.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR YOU TO WEIGH IN THIS WEEK
Public Testimony
Below is list of bills scheduled to be heard in various committees this week. If you’d like to provide public testimony, plug the bill number (for example “HB 133”) into the search bar here to learn the date and time. Scroll down toward the bottom of this newsletter to find the public testimony call-in phone numbers.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK
Below is a sampling. Click here to see the full list of bills.
My Committee Aide, Daniel Phelps, and Chief of Staff, Buddy Whitt, stuck around in Juneau for Easter and attended the annual Easter Brunch at the Governor’s Mansion.
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As the volume of daily contacts reaching out to my office has exponentially increased over time, my staff stands by, ready to assist you. If you desire follow-up, feedback, a response to a question, etc., it’s always best to call the office. Below are direct phone numbers for my aides, or you can call the general number at 907-465-3743. |
For additional information,
contact my staff:
Buddy Whitt – Chief of Staff
-Senator’s Aide for Judiciary Committee
-Senator’s Aide for Judiciary Finance Subcommittee
-Senator’s Aide for Senate Floor
Buddy.Whitt@akleg.gov
907-465-5025
Daniel Phelps – Committee Aide
-Committee Aide for Community and Regional Affairs
-Senator’s Aide for Education Committee
-Senator’s Aide for Alaska Food & Farm Caucus
-Senator’s Aide for Administration Finance Subcommittee
Daniel.Phelps@akleg.gov
907-465-1172
Brent Bartlett – Legislative Aide
-Senator’s Aide for Health & Social Services Committee
-Senator’s Aide for Transportation Finance Subcommittee
-Senator’s Scheduler
Brent.Bartlett@akleg.gov
907-465-3743
Serving You in These Roles
Current Senate Committees:
- Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Chair
- Health & Social Services Committee, Vice-Chair
- Rules Committee, Member
- Judiciary Committee, Member
- Education Committee, Member
- Legislative Council Committee, Alternate
Finance Subcommittee Assignments:
- Senate Transportation & Public Facilities (Fin Sub), Member
- Senate Administration (Fin Sub), Member
- Senate Judiciary (Fin Sub), Member
Other Appointments:
- State Agriculture & Rural Leaders, Alaska Delegate
- Mat-Su Legislative Delegation, Member
- National Conference of State Legislatures – State Coordinator
- National Conference of State Legislatures – Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, Member
- National Conference of State Legislatures – Task Force on Cybersecurity, Member
- Council of State Governments – Transportation Committee, Member
- Council of State Governments West – Canada Relations Committee, Member
For information on bills I’m co‑sponsoring
click here.
For information on all bills filed during this session,
click here.
Passed Legislation
(Bills that are finished with the legislative process)
SB 27 – Industrial Hemp Program; Manufacturing- Many of you are aware that in 2018 I sponsored and the legislature passed SB6 allowing for the legalized growth and production of Industrial Hemp as an agricultural product in the Alaska. In late 2018 the US Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill which made additional changes to the federal statutes regarding the production of industrial hemp. SB 27 makes a few small changes in Alaska statute in order to conform to those federal changes.
The bill was passed unanimously in the Senate and almost unanimously in the House (Representatives Eastman and Kurka were opposed to this bill). This summer the Governor signed the bill at the Alaska State Fair, and just a few weeks ago the United States Department of Agriculture approved the Alaska Industrial Hemp Plan so that Alaska can now grow, manufacture, and sell hemp and hemp products across jurisdictions. This is a great win for Alaska.
Legislation Update
(Shelley’s bills filed with your best interest in mind)
SB 41 – Health Insurance Info; Incentive Program. Also known as the Alaska Health Care Consumers Right to Shop Act. The Senate Labor & Commerce chair had planned to move the bill out so that we could report to you that the bill is currently in the Senate Finance Committee. Unfortunately, the meeting was canceled. SB41 will loosen up free-market principles to operate as they should in our healthcare market in Alaska. Providing an easy way for consumers to price compare through an online tool and offering an incentive via cashback for shared savings if the consumer chooses a provider who charges less than the average charge, this bill help reintroduce competition into a sector of our economy where it is now fairly non-existent. When it comes to healthcare, Alaska is not only the highest cost state in the nation, it is the highest cost location on the globe. This stifles economic growth in other sectors, overburdens Alaskan families and individuals, is taking dollars allocated to education away from instruction in our schools, and increases costs for local and state governments. Please send an email to Senate.Labor.and.Commerce@akleg.gov and ask the Chair to please reschedule the bill and to move it out.
SB 42 – Virtual and Early Education, Reading- The “Education Transformation Act” (now merged into Senate Education Committee SB 111) establishes proven reading instruction in our schools with the goal that children will learn to read well by third grade. It also establishes an online platform with a menu of classes and video samples in order to open up a larger variety of course offerings and teaching expertise to students statewide. Lastly, it provides for optional pre-K with a strong reading preparation component. Through extensive bi-partisan effort, SB 111 has officially passed out of the Senate and is on its way through House Committees.
SB 43 – Elections, Voting, Campaign Finance- “An Act relating to campaign finance and initiatives; relating to elections and voting; and relating to unlawful interference with voting”. SB 43 is about improving transparency and accountability in Alaska’s campaign finance laws as well as securing the integrity of Alaska’s election process. We were able to move the bill from the Senate State Affairs Committee to the Judiciary Committee but will not be requesting a hearing because the key pieces of the bill were incorporated into SB39, an election integrity bill by Senator Shower which we are currently working on in the Judiciary Committee.
SB 57 – “The Alaska Sunset Commission Act” will help ensure transparency, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, statutory alignment, and constitutional alignment in the operation of our state government. SB 57 establishes the Alaska Sunset Commission as an apolitical, independent, and objective entity charged with reviewing, via detailed and robust audits, each department by division in the state on a rotating schedule. This bill is up for a hearing in Senate State Affairs on Tuesday, April 19.
SB 102 – Extending the Alaska membership in the Compact to advocate for an Article V Constitutional Convention for the purposes of advancing an amendment to the United States Constitution requiring a balanced budget. Alaska’s membership in this compact is set to expire this year, but with the passage of Senate Bill 102, Alaska would remain a member in the compact until 2031. The bill has been in the possession of the Senate Finance Committee since early April 2021 but has not been scheduled. Former Lt Governor Mead Treadwell is a big advocate for this legislation and is visiting with key members of the legislature, hoping to win support for the bill to move.
SB 140 – An Act relating to school athletics, recreation, athletic teams, and sports. The goal of SB 140 is to maintain the rights women fought for and gained in obtaining Title IX status in 1972. Before Title IX, 1 in 27 girls played sports. Today that number is 2 in 5. An excellent hearing was held more than four weeks ago with tremendous expert testimony. The Senate Education Committee heard nearly 4 hours of public testimony on SB 140 the following week. During a hearing on April 6, the Education Committee adopted several amendments that my office worked on in conjunction with the other members adding clarifying language, resolving some constitutional concerns, and providing intent language to the bill. Subsequently, the Education Committee passed the bill out of committee. Currently, SB 140 is in the Rules Committee and awaits scheduling for a vote on the Senate Floor.
SB 181 – Identification of Contractor in Ads – This bill amends the current statute to allow contractors to provide an internet website or landing page that contains their licensure and identification requirements rather than listing the details in the advertisement. This bill was moved out of the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee on February 23, 2022, and has since been awaiting a hearing in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee which we hope will be soon.
SB 197 – Senate Bill 197 is my bill to allow Alaskans to enter Direct Health Care Agreements with doctors. Direct Health Care Agreement concepts are not new and have been adopted as a regular medical practice in 32 states with pending legislation in 12 others including Alaska. Direct Health Care agreements allow a patient to enter into an agreement for service with their healthcare provider for one annual fee and cover a myriad of preventative and regular healthcare without involving their medical insurance. These agreements remove some of the financial barriers patients encounter in accessing routine primary care, including preventive, wellness, and chronic care services. The bill is awaiting its companion bill to come over from the House to catch up with SB 197 in the Senate. The House bill will be the vehicle we hope goes to the Senate floor for a vote.
SB 217 – Current law allows concealed carry on school campuses in Alaska but only with the permission of the school superintendent. There are currently no other caveats beyond that. One of the reasons superintendents may not be allowing the carrying of concealed weapons is due to the lack of policy on what the training criteria should be considering the very unique school environment (where the ratio of children is greater than that of adults). Most do not realize that this training is not a standard part of police and trooper academies. Law enforcement officers (LEOs) who serve as school resources officers attend additional training specific to school environments. If LEOs require specialized training to work at schools to help increase safety for our precious children, then specialized training should be required for others conceal carrying in schools and they should be given a special job designation for that effort. The time and expense for their effort should be covered by the school district as well. SB 217 establishes the training criteria for school staff to conceal carry. With relatively few LEOs across great expanses of our state’s geography, the slow response time for a LEO at many schools in Alaska could result in a massive tragedy in the event of an active shooter. SB 217 offers a solution for school districts to be prepared so that the lives of students and staff can be saved in the event of such an incident. Our office is currently working to prepare amendments to adjust the wording of the bill to have the new language ready for the committee at the first hearing.
SJR 4 – Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to abortion. This bill will allow for the question of abortion to be decided through legislation or voter initiative. The bill was heard and passed out of the Senate Health and Social Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee is currently in the Senate Finance Committee. We are hopeful that the committee will hear the bill in the near future.
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Contact Alaska’s US Senators and Congressman
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Buddy Whitt – Chief of Staff
-Senator’s Aide for Judiciary Committee
-Senator’s Aide for Judiciary Finance Subcommittee
-Senator’s Aide for Senate Floor
Buddy.Whitt@akleg.gov
907-465-5025
Daniel Phelps – Legislative Aide
-Committee Aide for Community and Regional Affairs
-Senator’s Aide for Education Committee
-Senator’s Aide for Alaska Food & Farm Caucus
-Senator’s Aide for Administration Finance Subcommittee
Daniel.Phelps@akleg.gov
907-465-1172
Brent Bartlett – Legislative Aide
-Senator’s Aide for Health & Social Services Committee
-Senator’s Aide for Transportation Finance Subcommittee
-Senator’s Scheduler
Brent.Bartlett@akleg.gov
907-465-3743
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Juneau, Alaska 99801
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