SB 83-PROTECT: VULNERABLE ADULTS/LONG TERM CARE                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:53:00 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR WILSON  called the  committee back  to order.  He announced                                                               
the  consideration of  SB  83, the  governor's  bill relating  to                                                               
vulnerable adults.  He noted that  public testimony was  taken on                                                               
SB 83  during the  bill's previous hearing.  He announced  that a                                                               
committee substitute  (CS) is before  the committee,  labeled 30-                                                               
GS1815\D.  He  entertained  a  motion  to adopt  the  CS  as  the                                                               
committee's working document.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:53:23 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL moved that the committee  adopt the CS for SB 83,                                                               
version 30-GS1815\D.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:53:33 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR BEGICH objected for purposes of hearing the changes.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON  specified that  the CS  makes the  following simple                                                               
changes to the original version A:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
   · Corrects the drafting error on page 4, line 5 to reflect                                                                   
     the accurate statute of citation of AS 47.62.090.                                                                          
   · Aligns additional paragraphs under AS 47.24.011 with                                                                       
     proposed amendment language requested  elsewhere in the bill                                                               
     that  being changing  references  from "central  information                                                               
     and  referral services"  to  "vulnerable adults  centralized                                                               
     intake office."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:54:43 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR BEGICH removed his objection to the CS.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:54:48 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR WILSON  announced that hearing no  other further objection,                                                               
version D is adopted.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:54:58 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GIESSEL moved  the CS  for SB  83, version  30-GS1815\D,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:55:10 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  WILSON  announced  that without  objection,  CSSB  83(HSS)                                                               
moved  from  the  Senate  Health  and  Social  Services  Standing                                                               
Committee.