Alaska Education Update: Mar 1, 2012

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

House Finance Committee taking public testimony on operating & mental health budgets next week

The House Finance Committee will be taking public testimony on the operating and mental health budgets next week. There is a two-minute time limit on testimony. Here is the schedule on when you can testify from your community:
Tuesday:

Rm. 519, Capital Bldg.

1:30 p.m. – Juneau

2:45 p.m. – Bethel, Kotzebue, Barrow, Nome, Delta Junction, Offnets

4:00 p.m. – Anchorage

Wednesday:

Rm. 519, Capital Bldg.

1:30 p.m. – Fairbanks

3:00 p.m. – Sitka, Wrangell, Petersburg, Dillingham, Cordova, Unalaska

4:15 p.m. – Homer, Kenai, Valdez, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Matsu, Glennallen, Tok, Seward

HB 284 – Operating Budget

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?bill=HB%20284&session=27

HB 285 – Mental Health Budget