04/19/2022 01:30 PM Senate HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

                    SB 216-DEMENTIA AWARENESS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:55:10 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   WILSON  reconvened   the   meeting   and  announced   the                                                               
consideration  of  SENATE  BILL  NO.  216  "An  Act  relating  to                                                               
dementia awareness."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:55:33 PM                                                                                                                    
KATY   MCCALL,  Staff,   Senator  Mia   Costello,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, reminded the committee  that SB 216                                                               
would create a  dementia awareness campaign which  would help the                                                               
state qualify for  a share of the $25 million  in federal funding                                                               
that is available through the  2018 Building Our Largest Dementia                                                               
(BOLD) Infrastructure  for Alzheimer's Act. She  noted that since                                                               
the hearing last week followed  up with the requested information                                                               
about  that  funding. The  Core  Capacity  grant funding  is  for                                                               
states  like  Alaska  that  are   just  starting  their  dementia                                                               
infrastructure.  It also  lays the  groundwork for  the state  to                                                               
qualify  for the  Enhanced Capacity  grants at  some time  in the                                                               
future.  The  state  could  qualify  for  this  next  funding  by                                                               
establishing ongoing  programs and  making a  plan to  expand the                                                               
dementia awareness activities in the future.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:57:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR WILSON advised  that the information Ms.  Bolling sent were                                                               
uploaded to  BASIS. He found  no questions or comments  and asked                                                               
the sponsor if she had any closing comments.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COSTELLO  thanked everyone who supported  the legislation                                                               
and opined  that it was a  good time for the  legislature to pass                                                               
legislation that will help educate Alaskans about dementia.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON solicited a motion.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:58:41 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HUGHES  moved to report  SB 216, work  order 32-LS1583\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:58:54 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR WILSON found no objection and  SB 216 was reported from the                                                               
Senate Health and Social Services Standing Committee.