Legislature(2011 - 2012)CAPITOL 106
04/05/2012 08:00 AM House STATE AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB351 | |
| Confirmation Hearing(s): Alaska Public Offices Commission | |
| SCR17 | |
| SB53 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| + | SCR 17 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 351 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 53 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SCR 17-GIRL SCOUTS 100TH ANNIVERSARY
9:40:44 AM
VICE CHAIR KELLER announced that the next order of business was
CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17(STA), Celebrating the
100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of
America and proclaiming 2012 as the Year of the Girl.
9:40:56 AM
SENATOR BETTYE DAVIS, Alaska State Legislature, as sponsor,
introduced SCR 17.
9:41:29 AM
KATYA WASSILLIE, Intern, Senator Bettye Davis, Alaska State
Legislature, presented SCR 17 on behalf of Senator Davis,
sponsor. She stated that The Girl Scouts of America was founded
by Juliet Gordon Lowe in 1912 and currently has 2.3 million girl
members and 890,000 adult volunteer members. She noted there
are 50 million Girl Scout alumni in the U.S. She named the
following skills learned by Girl Scouts: a strong sense of
self, positive values, practical and healthful life skills, a
drive for facing and overcoming challenges, and the ability to
think critically and examine different viewpoints in a
situation. These developments are carried over to many other
aspects of life. She related that 10 out of 17 women in the
U.S. Senate, 45 out of 75 women in the U.S. House of
Representatives, and 53 percent of all female business owners
were once Girl Scouts. She said SCR 17 recognizes the positive
impact that The Girl Scouts of America has made on society
throughout the past 100 years and commemorates the organization
by declaring 2012 to be "the Year of the Girl".
9:43:24 AM
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG related that his mother and his wife
were both Girl Scouts, and he stated his support of the proposed
resolution.
9:43:50 AM
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON related that his wife is the service
manager for the Southern Kenai Peninsula Girl Scouts of America,
and he indicated [he and his wife] have been involved with the
organization for over 30 years. He expressed appreciation of
the proposed concurrent resolution and he welcomed the
opportunity to look for further ways to honor the Girl Scouts
for the services they perform for Alaska.
9:44:22 AM
VICE CHAIR KELLER spoke of "information that is floating around
on the Internet" regarding a connection between the Girl Scouts
of America and Planned Parenthood. He asked the sponsor if she
would like to make a statement in response.
SENATOR DAVIS said she is not aware of a connection between the
Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood, and said the issue is not a
part of the proposed legislation; therefore, she said she does
not have a response to Vice Chair Keller's statement.
VICE CHAIR KELLER said he wants to look into the matter further,
which is part of the reason that he will not yet entertain a
motion to move the bill out of committee.
SENATOR DAVIS requested that Vice Chair Keller give her the
information to which he referred, because she is not familiar
with it. She further stated that that concern should have been
shared with her prior to her coming before the committee for the
hearing on SCR 17.
9:46:00 AM
REPRESENTATIVE PETERSEN said he thinks the Girl Scouts of
America has a great history and is a good organization. He
commented that he recently saw many Girl Scouts in the halls of
the capitol delivering cookies. He stated his support of SCR
17.
VICE CHAIR KELLER announced that SCR 17 was held over.