04/26/1996 01:37 PM Senate CRA

          CSHCR 26(FIN) am PUBLIC INEBRIATE TASK FORCE                        
                                                                              
 Number 180                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR TORGERSON brought CSHCR 26(FIN) am before the committee as            
 the final order of business.                                                  
                                                                               
 TOM WRIGHT, staff to Representative Ivan Ivan who is prime sponsor            
 of HCR 26, explained the resolution was introduced to address a               
 problem that most of the hub communities throughout the state are             
 forced to deal with, and that's public inebriate.  The resolution             
 establishes a task force to develop and recommend to the                      
 legislature a plan to minimize use of protective custody provisions           
 of Title 47, identify methods that may be implemented to maximize             
 opportunity for treatment, evaluate policy that will organize and             
 allow state departments to work together to help solve this                   
 problem, and also to evaluate and determine methods to utilize                
 community solutions, especially in light of dwindling revenues.               
                                                                               
 Mr. Wright noted there have been other task forces that have looked           
 at alcohol problems, per se, but none that have really dealt solely           
 on the public inebriate problem.                                              
                                                                               
 There being no further testimony, SENATOR TORGERSON stated he would           
 entertain a motion on the resolution.                                         
                                                                               
 SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS moved that CSHCR 26(FIN) am be passed out of           
 committee with individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection,             
 it was so ordered.