ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
                      SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                          April 24, 2001                                                                                        
                            11:00 a.m.                                                                                          
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MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 81(FIN)                                                                                                   
"An  Act extending  the  termination  date of  the Board  of  Dental                                                            
Examiners; relating to  the Board of Dental Examiners and regulation                                                            
of the practice of dentistry;  and relating to dental hygienists and                                                            
dental assistants."                                                                                                             
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 81 -  See Labor and  Commerce minutes  dated 4/10/01 and  4/12/01                                                            
and Finance Report dated 4/23/01.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRWOMAN DRUE PEARCE  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to                                                          
order at  11:00 a.m.  Present  were Senators  Therriault, Ellis  and                                                            
Pearce.  CSHB 81(FIN) was before the committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT  moved to calendar  CSHB 81(FIN)-DENTISTS/DENTAL                                                         
HYGIENISTS  & ASSISTANTS with its  accompanying fiscal note.   There                                                        
being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  further  business  to come  before  the  committee,                                                            
CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE adjourned the meeting at 11:01 a.m.