03/16/2000 03:02 PM House HES

         HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL                                                                                     
            SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                         
                   March 16, 2000                                                                                               
                     3:02 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
BRIDGES CAMPAIGN PRESENTATION                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
00-30, SIDE A                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN FRED DYSON called the House Health, Education and Social                                                               
Services Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Committee members present were Representatives Dyson, Morgan,                                                                   
Brice, Kemplen and Coghill.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
JAN MCGILLIVARY, Executive Director, Alaska Mental Health                                                                       
Association and organizer of the Bridges Campaign, introduced Pete                                                              
Braveman of Fairbanks, Beth LaCross of Ketchikan, Patricia Ogino of                                                             
North Pole, Scot Wheat of Homer, John Yates of McGrath, and Ann                                                                 
Shilo of Soldotna.  These people thanked the Health, Education and                                                              
Social Services Committee Members for their support on mental                                                                   
health issues. They individually shared their particular situation                                                              
and ties to state of Alaska mental health programs and answered                                                                 
questions from the committee members.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN DYSON called for an at-ease at 3:28 p.m. in order to hear                                                              
HB 353, HB 427 and Confirmation Hearings.  [The minutes for HB 353,                                                             
HB 427 and Confirmation Hearings are found in the 3:30 p.m. minutes                                                             
for the same date.]                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:  The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were                                                                  
taken.  A copy of the tape and log notes may be obtained by                                                                     
contacting the House Records Office at 129 6th Street, Suite 229,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska  99801-2197, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment                                                               
of the second session of the Twenty-first Alaska State Legislature                                                              
this information may be obtained by contacting the Legislative                                                                  
Reference Library at 129 6th Street, Suite 102, (907) 465-3808.