Legislature(2007 - 2008)CAPITOL 106
04/08/2008 03:00 PM House HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
April 8, 2008
3:03 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Peggy Wilson, Chair
Representative Bob Roses, Vice Chair
Representative Anna Fairclough
Representative Sharon Cissna
Representative Berta Gardner
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Wes Keller
Representative Paul Seaton
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18
Requesting the President of the United States to direct the
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to test the
materials used in children's toys and other children's products
for toxicity and to make the results publicly available.
- MOVED SJR 18 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SJR 18
SHORT TITLE: CHILD PRODUCT SAFETY
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) WIELECHOWSKI
02/19/08 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/19/08 (S) HES, L&C
03/14/08 (S) HES AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/14/08 (S) Heard & Held
03/14/08 (S) MINUTE(HES)
03/19/08 (S) HES AT 1:45 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/19/08 (S) Moved SJR 18 Out of Committee
03/19/08 (S) MINUTE(HES)
03/21/08 (S) HES RPT 5DP
03/21/08 (S) DP: DAVIS, ELTON, THOMAS, COWDERY,
DYSON
03/25/08 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/25/08 (S) Heard & Held
03/25/08 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/27/08 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/27/08 (S) Moved SJR 18 Out of Committee
03/27/08 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/28/08 (S) L&C RPT 2DP 1NR
03/28/08 (S) DP: ELLIS, DAVIS
03/28/08 (S) NR: BUNDE
04/06/08 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
04/06/08 (S) VERSION: SJR 18
04/07/08 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/07/08 (H) HES
04/08/08 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106
WITNESS REGISTER
KATHERINE PUSTAY, Staff
to Senator Bill Wielechowski
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Responded to questions on behalf of Senator
Wielechowski, prime sponsor.
ACTION NARRATIVE
CHAIR PEGGY WILSON called the House Health, Education and Social
Services Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:03:54 PM.
Representatives Wilson, Roses, Gardner, and Fairclough were
present at the call to order. Representative Cissna arrived as
the meeting was in progress.
3:04:09 PM
SJR 18-CHILD PRODUCT SAFETY
3:04:47 PM
CHAIR WILSON announced that the only order of business would be
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18, Requesting the President of the
United States to direct the United States Consumer Product
Safety Commission to test the materials used in children's toys
and other children's products for toxicity and to make the
results publicly available.
3:05:31 PM
REPRESENTATIVE ROSES moved to report SJR 18 out of committee.
There being no objection, SJR 18 was so moved.
3:05:44 PM
CHAIR WILSON commented, "I was totally amazed, ... 107 recalls
already."
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER asked if the problem lies primarily with
imported, foreign-made toys, and parts, or if there is also
concern for domestic-made products.
3:06:24 PM
KATHERINE PUSTAY, Staff, to Senator Bill Wielechowski, Alaska
State Legislature, answered that the problem stems from the lack
of a dedicated watch dog agency, for domestic, or international
toy products. Further, there is no government agency charged
with testing toys for toxicity levels. The Consumer Products
Safety Commission monitors toys for chocking and ingestion
hazards, but not for content. She opined that many of the
recent problems have arisen with the globalization movement, and
the lack of oversight. Recalls only occur when something has
become glaringly apparent. There is an inherent faith on the
part of the consumer, when purchasing a child's toy, that it
will be safe, she finished.
3:08:25 PM
CHAIR WILSON added that lead based paint has been outlawed in
the U.S. for many years, but that does not hold true for many
countries.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee meeting
was adjourned at 3:08 p.m.
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