05/09/2007 01:30 PM Senate HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES

              CSHB  29(FIN)-SAFE HAVEN FOR INFANTS                                                                          
                  SJR 10-REUSE GALENA AIR BASE                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
CHAIR DAVIS announced CSHB 29(FIN) and SJR 10 to be up for                                                                      
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:27:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHRISTINE MARASIGAN,  staff to  Representative LeDoux,  said that                                                               
the bill  has gone  through many  previous incarnations,  and the                                                               
current bill  before committee will  allow a parent  to surrender                                                               
their   infant  within   21  days   of  birth   without  criminal                                                               
prosecution.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DAVIS  said that the  committee would have to  call another                                                               
member back to the meeting to be able to pass out the bill.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DAVIS called a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:29:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  DAVIS called  the meeting  back to  order so  that SJR  10                                                               
could be heard.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI explained  that he  had another  meeting to                                                               
attend, and so would have his staffer present the bill.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
KAT  PUSTAY,  staff  to  Senator   Wielechowski,  said  that  the                                                               
resolution supports the plans of the  city of Galena to reuse the                                                               
former air  base as  an educational  facility. The  city economic                                                               
development  council  supports  using  the  facilities  for  such                                                               
services; she explained  the history of the base and  said that a                                                               
boarding school and possibly a  military academy could be founded                                                               
there.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:32:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DAVIS  said that  the committee  could vote  immediately on                                                               
the bill without hearing any testimony unless it was necessary.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:32:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THOMAS  asked if the  zero fiscal  note on the  bill will                                                               
hold true for the next several years.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS. PUSTAY  said that state funds  won't be needed; it's  part of                                                               
transition funding.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI   commented  that   the  bill  is   only  a                                                               
resolution so there would be no fiscal note.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELTON  moved   to  pass  SJR  10   from  committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  attached  fiscal note(s).  There                                                               
being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:34:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX related HB 29's  history, and said that the                                                               
bill is a good one that hopefully will pass in 2007.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DAVIS concurred, and asked for the will of the committee.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:35:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  THOMAS moved  to  pass  CSHB 29  (FIN),  referred to  as                                                               
Version  O, from  committee with  individual recommendations  and                                                               
accompanying fiscal  notes. There were  no objections and  it was                                                               
so ordered.