03/22/2007 03:00 PM House HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES

HB 181-TRAFFIC OFFENSES:  FINES/SCHOOL ZONES                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:15:55 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON announced  that the next order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL NO.  181, "An  Act relating  to traffic  offenses and                                                               
traffic offenses  committed in a  school zone; and  providing for                                                               
an effective date."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SEATON moved  to adopt  CSHB 181,  25-LS0613\L as                                                               
the working  document.  There  being no objection, Version  L was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:16:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ROBERT MYERS, JR., Intern to  Representative Peggy Wilson, Alaska                                                               
State Legislature, introduced HB  181 on behalf of Representative                                                               
Wilson, sponsor.   Mr.  Myers relayed that  HB 181  will increase                                                               
the safety of children in school  zones.  For example, a child on                                                               
foot has a  55 percent survival rate when hit  by a car traveling                                                               
at  30 miles  per hour;  however, when  the speed  of the  car is                                                               
reduced to 20 miles per hour, the survival rate is 90 percent.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON announced  that HB 181 was only to  be introduced at                                                               
this time  and will be brought  back to the committee  at a later                                                               
date.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
[Although  not formally  announced,  HB 181  was  held over  with                                                               
public testimony open.]