Legislature(1995 - 1996)
03/13/1996 09:40 AM Senate HES
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SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
March 13, 1996
9:40 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Lyda Green, Chairman
Senator Mike Miller
Senator Johnny Ellis
Senator Judy Salo
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Loren Leman, Vice-Chairman
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
-- CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:
State Medical Board - Keith Brownsberger, M.D.; Beverly Fletcher;
Donald Hudson, D.O.; Sara Isto, M.D.; Suzanne Lombardi; and Donald
Olson, M.D.
Professional Teaching Practices Commission - Peggy Conner Jones;
Bruce Johnson; Marsha Van Abel; and Jacquie Whitmore
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25
Relating to supporting home schooling and establishing Alaska Home
Education Week.
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
SCR 25 - No previous action to record.
WITNESS REGISTER
Senator Mike Miller
State Capitol
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Prime sponsor of SCR 25.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 96-19, SIDE A
Confirmations
Number 001
CHAIRMAN GREEN called the Senate Health, Education and Social
Services (HESS) Committee to order at 9:40 a.m. She asked if
anyone had any objections to the following State Medical Board
nominees: Keith Brownsberger, M.D.; Beverly Fletcher; Donald
Hudson, D.O.; Sarah Isto, M.D.; Suzanne Lombardi; and Donald Olson,
M.D. There were no objections.
Number 035
SENATOR MILLER moved that those names be passed out of committee
with individual recommendations to the full body. Hearing no
objections, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN GREEN listed the following names of the Professional
Teaching Practices Commission nominees: Peggy Conner Jones, Bruce
Johnson, Marsha Van Abel, and Jacquie Whitmore.
SENATOR MILLER moved that those names be passed out of committee
with individual recommendations to the full body. Hearing no
objections, it was so ordered.
Number 095
SCR 25 ALASKA HOME EDUCATION WEEK
CHAIRMAN GREEN introduced SCR 25 as the next order of business.
SENATOR MILLER, Prime Sponsor, explained that SCR 25 would
establish a Home Education Week, October 13-19, 1996. He pointed
out that there are letters of support in the committee packets.
This would ask the departments, school districts, and home
educating parents to work together. The Fairbanks area has been
very supportive of home educators. Senator Miller noted that both
of his children had been home educated through the Fairbanks North
Star Borough District.
CHAIRMAN GREEN mentioned that in her district, if all the home
schooled children returned to public school, three new buildings
would be needed.
SENATOR MILLER said that Rick Cross has estimated that about a
third of the students in Senator Miller's district are either in
home schooling or other private education situations.
SENATOR ELLIS did not have a problem with the resolution. He
supported the ability for a parent to chooses to home school their
children. Senator Ellis expressed concern with page 2, lines 12
and 17; is there currently a problem that the resolution would
correct? SENATOR MILLER clarified that the language attempted to
ensure that a problem would not occur. In Senator Miller's
experience, the school districts have been very helpful in
accommodating home schooling.
Number 152
SENATOR MILLER moved that SCR 25 be moved out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal note.
Hearing no objections, it was so ordered.
CHAIRMAN GREEN informed those on line for the confirmations that
the applicants' names had been forwarded to the full body. She
explained that the teleconference line was down when those names
were passed out of committee.
There being no further business before the committee, the meeting
was adjourned at 9:49 a.m.
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