05/03/2005 08:30 AM Senate JUDICIARY

           CSHB 210(JUD)-BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN TESTING                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RALPH SEEKINS announced HB 210 to be up for consideration.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  THERRIAULT  moved Version  \F  as  the working  document                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS.  SHALON SZYMANSKI,  staff  to  Representative Lesil  McGuire,                                                               
introduced  HB  210.  The  changes   from  Senate  State  Affairs                                                               
Standing   Committee  addressed   employees  under   contract  in                                                               
correctional facilities.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:48:27 AM                                                                                                                    
A technical change was  made on Page 2, line 30  to add "adult or                                                               
juvenile offender or" before "prisoner."                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GUESS  wondered  how  a  parent  or  guardian  would  be                                                               
involved with HB 210.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MS.  SZYMANSKI admitted  HB 210  does not  address the  parent or                                                               
guardian.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:49:49 AM                                                                                                                    
MR. EVERETT  ROBINS, officer, Anchorage Police  Department (APD),                                                               
testified in  support of HB 210.  He said there are  certain laws                                                               
where juveniles  are handled as  adults. The department  does not                                                               
need permission  from parents to  process somebody in  the system                                                               
including drawing blood.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:51:50 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GUESS  referred to Section 2  and noted there might  be a                                                               
need to ensure  parental or guardian contact  before the juvenile                                                               
signs away consent.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MR. ROBINS  agreed that would  be appropriate.  HB 210 is  a good                                                               
bill for first responders to  have because suspects often spit on                                                               
police officers and correctional officers.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:54:33 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR FRENCH  asked Ms.  Szymanski whether a  person has  to be                                                               
charged  with a  crime  in order  to be  subject  to the  testing                                                               
requirements.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MS. SZYMANSKI responded the bill  states it could be an offender,                                                               
a prisoner,  or victims of  accidents. They  wouldn't necessarily                                                               
be charged.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:56:38 AM                                                                                                                    
MR.  ROBINS added  HB 210  wasn't  intended for  victims, it  was                                                               
intended for suspects not necessarily under arrest.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  FRENCH  asked  the  definition  of  "adult  or  juvenile                                                               
defender."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MS. SZYMANSKI did not know.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:58:19 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR FRENCH moved Amendment 1.                                                                                               
     Page 6, line 22 after the word "person" insert "in custody,                                                                
arrested, or".                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:59:41 AM                                                                                                                    
Amendment 1 was unanimously adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  HUGGINS  moved SCS  CSHB  210(JUD)  from committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  attached  fiscal note(s).  There                                                               
being no objection, the motion carried.