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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.
As the deadline for personal bill introduction approached, several legislators introduced bills to get topics of interest on the table. House Finance Subcommittees worked to close-out their budgets, paving the way for public comment on the budget in the full committee. Work slows next week as several legislators attend the national Energy Council meeting; however, the House Finance Committee will be taking public testimony on the operating and mental health budgets. See Committee Schedule section below for details. 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 Bill: HB 400 Title: Violent Crime Emergency Compensation Sponsor: STA Referrals: STA, FIN Content: Companion to SB 266, the bill raises the amount of emergency compensation from $1500 to $3500 Bill: HJR 48 Title: Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act Sponsor: Kerttula Referrals: FIN Content: Urges the Congress to enact the Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act
GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE Bill: HB 392 Title: Incentives for Certain Medical Providers Sponsor: Herron Referrals: HSS, FIN Content: Basically a companion bill to SB 139 Bill: HB 399 Title: Community Health Assessments Sponsor: Cissna Referrals: HSS, FIN Content: Establishes
a health impact assessment
program in the department of health and social services for the purpose of
promoting healthy communities, eliminating health disparities among
communities, and protecting the human environment
UPDATES: Look here to track bills of interest SB
168, Trauma Care Centers/Fund sponsored by SB 248, Extending Board of Marital & Family Therapy sponsored by Olson passed from L&C and is referred to FIN. The L&C version of the bill extends the board through June 30, 2014 SB 266, Violent Crimes Emergency Compensation sponsored by Thomas passed from STA and is referred to FIN SJR 21, Const. AM: Increase Number of Legislators sponsored by CRA passed from JUD and is referred to FIN 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, March 1st 1:30pm H FIN, Adopt Department Subcommittee Reports/General Discussion Tuesday, March 2nd 1:30pm H FIN, Public Testimony on Operating and Mental Health Budgets Testimony limited to two minutes per person. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to end of allotted time or testimony will be closed.
1:30-2:30pm 2:53:45pm 4:00-5:15pm Wednesday, March 3rd 1:30pm H FIN, Public Testimony on Operating and Mental Health Budgets Testimony limited to two minutes per person. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to end of allotted time or testimony will be closed. 1:30-2:45pm 3:00-4:00pm 4:15-5:00pm Homer,
Kenai, 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 will hold a telephone town hall meeting Tuesday to field questions on a range of issues including his initiatives on domestic violence and merit-based scholarships. The telephone town hall meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 2 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Alaskans who wish to participate in the telephone town hall can call 1 (877) 229 8493. The access code is 15584 The Governor launched a new page on his website, Choose Respect, covering the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. To visit the site go to: http://gov.alaska.gov/parnell/priorities/choose-respect.html
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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