Legislature(2005 - 2006)HOUSE FINANCE 519
03/18/2005 01:30 PM House FINANCE
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| HB66 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 66 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 67 | TELECONFERENCED | |
Carol Edwards, Alaska Nurses Association; Ric Iannalino,
Coordinator, Juneau FASD Diagnostic Clinic; Karen Cashen,
Parent; Catherine Reardon, Parent; Barbara Thurston, Parent;
Lucy Hudson, Member, Governor's Advisory Board on Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse; Jeannie Monk, Parent; Holly Cockerille,
Social Worker; Merle Ritter, Southeast Alaska Independent
Living; Cheryl Hull, Southeast Alaska Independent Living;
Cathy Johnson, Member, Board of Directors, AWARE; Marc
Wheeler; Walter Majoris, Director, Juneau Youth Service;
Brian Johnson, Director, Juneau Economic Development
Council; Pam Johansen, Parent; Ruth Simpson, National
Council on Alcohol and other Drug Dependency; Ruth Simpson,
National Council on Alcohol and other Drug Dependency;
Elizabeth Ruder, National Council on Alcohol and other Drug
Dependency; Chava Lee; Sherrie Wenzlau, Meeting the
Challenge Campaign; Barbara Belknap, Board Member, AWARE;
Nancy Karacand, Alaska Commission on Aging; Kevin Ritchie,
Alaska Municipal League; Karen Sidell, Bethel; Virginia
Smiley; Caren Robinson, Alaska Women's Lobby; Lance Miller,
Executive Director, Juneau Economic Development
TIME SPEAKER DISCUSSION
1:38:24 PM Carol Edwards, Spoke in favor of maintaining health
Alaska Nurses care services in the budget, as well as
Association funding for breast and cervical
prevention and early detection. She
highlighted expenses related to breast
cancer compared to preventative costs.
1:44:23 PM Ric Iannalino, Stressed the importance of continued
Coordinator, funding for FASD diagnostic services.
Juneau FASD Shared expenses related to prevention
Diagnostic and treatment.
Clinic
1:46:47 PM Karen Cashen, Spoke of personal experience with
Parent expenses related to having an FASD
child. Testified in support of the
Governor's request to replace federal
funding for diagnostic services for
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
1:49:40 PM Catherine Encouraged funding for small public
Reardon, charter schools. She related how they
Parent are funded as a separate school if it
has an ADM of at least 150 students.
1:53:01 PM Barbara Explained the inequity in funding of
Thurston, small public charter schools in the
Parent Juneau School District. She spoke in
favor of adding the charter school
grant back into the budget.
1:55:19 PM Lucy Hudson, Testified in support of the Governor's
Member, request to replace federal funding for
Governor's diagnostic services for Fetal Alcohol
Advisory Board Spectrum Disorder. She related
on Alcoholism advantages of funding programs for
and Drug Abuse prevention. She also spoke in favor of
funding substance abuse programs.
1:58:49 PM Jeannie Monk, Spoke in favor of equalizing funding
Parent for charter schools because they offer
more educational options.
2:01:07 PM Holly Stressed the importance of continued
Cockerille, funding for FASD diagnostic services.
Social Worker
2:02:17 PM Merle Ritter, Related personal experience as a
Southeast beneficiary of SAIL programs, such as
Alaska visual aids, which enable her to live
Independent at home. She encouraged continued
Living funding.
2:03:56 PM Cheryl Hull, Requested continued funding for
Southeast independent living centers provided by
Alaska SAIL.
Independent
Living
2:07:29 PM Cathy Johnson, Shared personal experiences with
Member, Board domestic and sexual violence. She
of Directors, requested additional funds of $300,000
AWARE for victims of domestic violence and
sexual assault.
2:10:19 PM Marc Wheeler Stressed the importance of continued
funding for FASD diagnostic services.
He pointed out the advantages of
investing in prevention.
2:12:06 PM Walter Spoke about the Governor's Bring Youth
Majoris, Home Initiative, and in favor of
Director, funding for the Mental Health Grant in
Juneau Youth Medicaid, FASD and substance abuse
Service prevention.
2:14:56 PM Brian Johnson, Requested funding for micro-
Director, enterprises, 18 percent of all
Juneau employment in Alaska, to support
Economic development of small businesses.
Development
Council
2:18:04 PM Pam Johansen, Spoke in favor of supporting small
Parent public charter school funding.
2:19:50 PM Ruth Simpson, Related reports of drug and alcohol
National abuse by youth and the need for more
Council on prevention programs.
Alcohol and
other Drug
Dependency
2:22:26 PM Elizabeth Spoke of her job as a social worker at
Ruder, the Johnson Youth Center and the need
National for continued prevention services. She
Council on related success stories and emphasized
Alcohol and the need for continued funding.
other Drug
Dependency
2:25:41 PM Chava Lee Testified in support of continued
funding for positions at the Juneau
Pioneer Home. She suggested that
Alaska become a leader in the care of
the elderly.
2:30:08 PM Sherrie Shared personal experiences with drug
Wenzlau, and alcohol abuse and related
Meeting the statistics about drug and alcohol abuse
Challenge of youth. She emphasized the need for
Campaign continued funding for drug and alcohol
abuse prevention.
2:34:08 PM Barbara Urged appropriation of additional funds
Belknap, Board for prevention of domestic violence and
Member, AWARE prevention programs.
2:36:41 PM Nancy Expressed concern for vulnerable
Karacand, Alaskans, especially the elderly. She
Alaska urged support for additional staff at
Commission on the Pioneer Home, and increased funding
Aging for the home nursing program, and for
adult protective services program.
2:40:32 PM Kevin Ritchie, Shared financial information on small
Alaska communities (copy on file.) and
Municipal requested assistance for them.
League
2:42:46 PM Karen Sidell, Spoke about cost containment of
Bethel Medicaid benefits. She requested
continued funding of Medicaid programs.
2:46:50 PM Virginia Testified as a breast cancer survivor
Smiley in support of the Governor's $1.8
million dollar request for continuation
and expansion for cervical and breast
cancer screening. She spoke of the
benefits of prevention from a personal
experience.
2:49:27 PM Caren Spoke to two issues: in support of
Robinson, continuation and expansion for cervical
Alaska Women's and breast cancer screening, in support
Lobby of additional funding for domestic
violence programs. She related
personal stories of the women she
represents.
2:53:22 PM At ease.
3:13:25 PM Lance Miller, Spoke in favor of small business
Executive development. He shared information
Director, about Springboard, a resource for small
Juneau business projects.
Economic
Development
# RECESSED The meeting was recessed at 3:16 PM
Co-Chair Chenault reconvened the House Finance Committee
meeting to order at 4:38:41 PM.
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