04/10/2012 08:00 AM House STATE AFFAIRS

               SCR 17-GIRL SCOUTS 100TH ANNIVERSARY                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR LYNN  announced that  the first order  of business was  CS FOR                                                            
SENATE  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION  NO.  17(STA), Celebrating  the  100th                                                            
anniversary  of the  Girl Scouts  of the  United  States of  America                                                            
and proclaiming 2012 as the Year of the Girl.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
8:07:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   KELLER  moved  to  report  CSSCR   17(STA)  out  of                                                            
committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  the accompanying                                                             
fiscal  notes.    [There  being  no  objection,  CSSCR  17(STA)  was                                                            
reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee.]                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
8:07:24 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KELLER said  that in  the process  of hearing  CSSCR
(STA),  he learned  how much support  The Girl  Scouts of  America                                                            
gets from  parents, girls,  and scout leaders.   He said it  pleased                                                            
him that  The Girl  Scouts of  Alaska "definitely  stick with  their                                                            
own  values  and  have  denied  any  direct  relationship   with  or                                                            
connection with Planned Parenthood."                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
8:08:00 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BETTYE  DAVIS,   Alaska  State  Legislature,   thanked  the                                                            
committee  for its  remarks  and for  moving  CSSCR  17(STA) out  of                                                            
committee in so timely a manner.