Legislature(2007 - 2008)CAPITOL 106

04/12/2007 03:00 PM House HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES


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03:47:28 PM Start
03:47:44 PM HB207
03:52:01 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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+= HB 173 INVOLUNTARY PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG TREATMENT TELECONFERENCED
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+= HB 207 STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRES AND SURVEYS TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSHB 207(HES) Out of Committee
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
 HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                               
                         April 12, 2007                                                                                         
                           3:47 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Peggy Wilson, Chair                                                                                              
Representative Anna Fairclough                                                                                                  
Representative Mark Neuman                                                                                                      
Representative Sharon Cissna                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Bob Roses, Vice Chair                                                                                            
Representative Paul Seaton                                                                                                      
Representative Berta Gardner                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 207                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to questionnaires and surveys administered in                                                                  
the public schools."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSHB 207(HES) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 207                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRES AND SURVEYS                                                                                 
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) WILSON                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
03/19/07       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
03/19/07       (H)       HES, JUD                                                                                               
04/03/07       (H)       HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106                                                                             
04/03/07       (H)       Scheduled But Not Heard                                                                                
04/10/07       (H)       HES AT 4:00 PM CAPITOL 106                                                                             
04/10/07       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/10/07       (H)       MINUTE(HES)                                                                                            
04/12/07       (H)       HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Rebecca Rooney, Staff                                                                                                           
to Representative Peggy Wilson                                                                                                  
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION  STATEMENT:   As committee  aide for  the House  Health,                                                               
Education and  Social Services Standing Committee,  explained the                                                               
changes  in CSHB  207,  Version E,  on  behalf of  Representative                                                               
Wilson, prime sponsor.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PEGGY WILSON called the  House Health, Education and Social                                                             
Services  Standing  Committee meeting  to  order  at 3:47:28  PM.                                                             
Representatives Neuman,  Fairclough, and  Cissna were  present at                                                               
the call to order.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 207-STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRES AND SURVEYS                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:47:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON announced  that the only order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL  NO. 207,  "An  Act  relating to  questionnaires  and                                                               
surveys administered in the public schools."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN  moved that  the committee adopt  CSHB 207,                                                               
Version 25-LS0680\E,  Mischel, 4/11/07, as the  working document.                                                               
There being no objection, Version E was before the committee.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:49:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REBECCA  ROONEY, Staff  to  Representative  Peggy Wilson,  Alaska                                                               
State  Legislature,   on  behalf   of  Representative     Wilson,                                                               
presented the  changes included in  Version E:   page 2,  line 2,                                                               
following "the right to", was  inserted "grant"; and page 2, line                                                               
12, preceding "permission", was inserted "written".                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MS.  ROONEY  provided  the  sectional  analysis,  which  read  as                                                               
follows [original punctuation provided]:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Section 1.  Requires a school  district to  get written                                                                  
     permission  to administer  a  questionnaire or  survey.                                                                    
     It  exempts anonymous  surveys.   Surveys that  concern                                                                    
     public information are also exempted.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Section  2. Requires  a school  district  to provide  a                                                                  
     parent or  guardian the opportunity to  deny permission                                                                  
     to take an anonymous  questionnaire or survey.  Written                                                                    
     permission is not required.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Section  3. Defines  a  2 week  time  frame for  school                                                                  
     districts   to   notice    parents   of   an   upcoming                                                                    
     questionnaire or  survey so that  they may  either deny                                                                    
     permission,  for anonymous,  or  grant permission,  for                                                                    
     non-anonymous, surveys.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Section 4. Defines what a written notice must contain.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
        Section 5. Adds language to current statute that                                                                      
      defines how a parent can deny permission for student                                                                      
     to participate in an anonymous survey.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:51:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN moved to report CSHB 207, Version 25-                                                                     
LS0680\E, Mischel, 4/11/07, out of committee with individual                                                                    
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.  There being                                                                 
no objection, CSHB 207(HES) was so moved.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:52:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee meeting                                                                
was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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