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Weekly Legislative Update 2010 AWL Mission: To defend and advance the rights and needs of Women, Children and Families in Alaska. Visit us on the web: www.akwomenslobby.org
Keeping you informed of the issues important to women and children takes money and volunteer hours. Please consider sending a donation to PO Box 20891, Juneau, AK 99802 or sign up to volunteer on our website. Session Two of the 26th
Legislature runs January 19-April 18, 2010. Legislative Committee
Assignments: Go to BASIS committee assignments
list: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/commbr_info.asp?session=26 NEW BILLS: Look here for legislation introduced during the previous week. Click on the bill number to access the bill. CRIMES/Domestic
Violence/Sexual Assault Bill: HB 316 Sponsor: Governor Title: Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Evidence Referrals: H JUD, FIN Content: The bill provides for post-conviction DNA testing when there is a reasonable probability that the testing would produce evidence that could conclusively establish that the applicant is innocent; addresses retention of physical evidence and biological material in homicide, sexual assault, and abuse cases, and provides standards that may vary according to the community and the law enforcement resources of that community; includes a procedure in which a law enforcement agency, after giving notice to all parties, may dispose of physical evidence and biological material if there is no objection to the disposition. In addition to keeping evidence so that it may be used at a later date, law enforcement and other agencies, such as courts and prosecution offices, must safeguard it so that it is useful for possible future testing. The bill authorizes the establishment of a task force to include law enforcement, prosecutors, the court system, a representative from the crime laboratory, and the medical examiner to develop policies and procedures for maintaining evidence in a way that will protect and safeguard against tampering or degradation. Standards for evidence collection and retention will be established as well. GOVERNMENT Bill: SB 244 Sponsor: Stedman Title: Governor’s Duty Station/Travel Allowances Referrals: STA, JUD Content: defines
the governor's duty station as the location where the governor spends the major
portion of time assigned to fulfill the duties of the office, which is
considered to be Bill: SB 246 Sponsor: RLS by request Title: Increasing
Number of Referrals: JUD, FIN Content: adds one judge to the third judicial district Other Bill: SB 247 Sponsor: Olson Title: Extend Board of Pharmacy Referrals: L&C, FIN Content: extends the Board through June 30, 2015 Bill: SB 248 Sponsor: Olson Title: Extend Bd of Marital & Family Therapy Referrals: L&C Content: extends the Board through June 30, 2015 UPDATES: Look here to track bills of interest HB
6, Cruelty to Animals, sponsored by HB 307, Sexual Assault Protective Orders, sponsored by Holmes, Fairclough, passed H JUD and is on Monday’s floor calendar
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE: Look here for committee meetings for the coming week. Bill hearings OFTEN change. If you are planning to testify it is a good idea to check the committee calendar the day of the hearing. Go to BASIS Committee schedules: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/hearing_form.asp?session=26 Monday, February 1st 1:00pm H JUD, HB 298 —Sex Offenses; Offender Regis.; Sentencing 1:30pm H FIN, Governor’s FY11 Budget Overview: HSS Tuesday, February 2nd 9:00am 1:30pm H FIN, Governor’s FY 11 Budget Overview: Dept. of Law 3:00pm S/H joint HSS, Juvenile Justice Task Force Report Wednesday, February 3rd 1:30pm H/S HSS, 4:00pm H Educ. & Early Development Finance Subcommittee Teaching and Learning Support, Student & School Achievement, Early Learning Coordination Thursday, February 4th 8:00am H DPS FIN SUB. Overview CDVSA 9:00am H
FIN Overview 1:30pm 3:00pm H HSS – Ak Brain Injury Network – “Building Capacity” Friday, February 5th 8:00am H HSS FIN SUB, Division of Public Assistance S Educ., SB 236 – Tax Credit for Education Contributions 12:00pm Health Caucus, “Helping Victims of Cardiac Arrest” by Dr. Kelly Drew 1:00pm H JUD, HB 316, Post-Conviction DNA-testing; Evidence 1:30pm H FIN, Overview of DPS 2011 Budget Download legislators contact information: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/docs/pdf/whoswho.pdf Governor’s Corner: View the FY11 Budget http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/11_omb/budget/index_FY11_Operating.htm Read the Governor’s state of the state address http://gov.alaska.gov/parnell/press-room/full-press-release.html?pr=5246 The Governor announced appointment of two District Court
Judges this week. Paul E. Olson of
UPCOMING EVENTS: 2010 Women's A nationally recognized speaker, she has worked extensively in the area of reproductive and perinatal health within community clinics and home visitation programs for the past 15 years. Currently Ms. Levenson is a co-principal investigator for an NIH funded research study, examining the effectiveness of a brief intervention for victims of pregnancy pressure, birth control sabotage and violence in reproductive health settings. She will share findings from this research and evidence based solutions for addressing the issue. Others sessions at the Summit include presentations on sex
trafficking and sexual violence in Alaska, new ways to educate teenagers
about interpersonal violence, legislative visits, a networking lunch with
legislative staff lunch and more. For more information on the Legislative Fly-Ins February 24 & 25 Alaska Nurse's Association March 30 & 31 Alaska Pharmacist's Association
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