02/26/2003 01:35 PM Senate HES

                                                                                                                                
                 SB 25-AHFC LOANS TO EDUCATORS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRED DYSON  called the Senate Health,  Education and Social                                                             
Services Standing  Committee meeting  to order  at 1:35  p.m. All                                                               
members  were  present. He  said  that  he  wanted to  correct  a                                                               
statement he made regarding SB  25, which passed out of committee                                                               
on February  24. After  a further  look at  state law  he learned                                                               
that the  state might not be  liable for the actions  of children                                                               
who are a  ward of the state.   Instead, the legal  guardian of a                                                               
child would be liable for their activities.