03/05/1998 03:03 PM House HES

     HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES                               
                  STANDING COMMITTEE                                           
                    March 5, 1998                                              
                      3:03 p.m.                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
PRESENTATION:  MEETING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH FETAL                
               ALCOHOL SYNDROME AND FETAL ALCOHOL EFFECT.                      
                                                                               
TAPE                                                                           
                                                                               
98-19, SIDE A                                                                  
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Chairman Con Bunde called the House Health, Education and Social               
Services Committee to order at 3:03 p.m.                                       
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives            
Bunde, Green, Porter, Dyson and Kemplen.  Representative Brice                 
arrived at 3:05 p.m.                                                           
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
DIANE WORLEY, FAS Coordinator, Department of Health and Social                 
Services, presented the committee members with a recent report from            
the Alaska FAS Summit held in November as well as national                     
information.                                                                   
                                                                               
MARY LOU CANNEY, birth parent of an FAE child and representative               
for Parents, Inc., which is a parents support group for children               
with disabilities primarily focusing on FAS, discussed the myths of            
FAS and FAE and the realities of raising an FAS or FAE child.                  
                                                                               
DOUG & GLORIA STUART from Homer who are long-time foster parents               
discussed their experiences of foster parenting two boys with FAS              
for the past 13 years.  Mr. Stuart discussed the importance of                 
education for successful prevention of FAS and dealing with the                
current generation of affected children which are both a key                   
element to breaking the cycle.                                                 
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
Chairman Bunde recessed the meeting at 3:28 p.m. and reconvened the            
House Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee to              
3:30 p.m. to take action on legislative bills.                                 
                                                                               
NOTE:  The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were                 
taken.  A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by                 
contacting the House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite                
211, Juneau, Alaska  99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after                     
adjournment of the second session of the Twentieth Alaska State                
Legislature, in the Legislative Reference Library.