1996-04-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 3368
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                   
excused from a call of the Senate on April 19.  Without objection,             
Senator Hoffman was excused.                                                   
                                                                               
Senators Ellis, Frank moved and asked unanimous consent that they              
be excused from a call of the Senate on April 22 through morning               
plane time.  Without objection, Senators Ellis, Frank were excused.            
                                                                               
President Pearce lifted the call.                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                ANNOUNCEMENTS                                
                                                                               
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                 ENGROSSMENT                                 
                                                                               
SB 296                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD) An Act requiring criminal                      
background checks before certain persons may be employed in a                  
nursing home or assisted living facility; and prohibiting the hiring or        
retention of certain nursing home and assisted living facility                 
employees convicted of specified offenses was engrossed, signed by             
the President and Secretary and transmitted to the House for                   
consideration.                                                                 
                                                                               
SB 320                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 320 An Act increasing the number of superior                   
court judges designated for the Third Judicial District to provide an          
additional superior court judge at Dillingham was engrossed, signed            
by the President and Secretary and transmitted to the House for                
consideration.