CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 202(EDC)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An    Act   relating    to   the    availability   and                                                                    
     administration of opioid overdose drugs in public                                                                          
     schools."                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:36:06 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson relayed that it  was the first hearing on the                                                                    
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:36:26 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  DELENA  JOHNSON,   SPONSOR,  introduced  the                                                                    
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Bishop  wanted  to   speak  to  the  Department  of                                                                    
Education and Early Development (DEED).                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:39:01 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SAVAYA BIEBER,  STAFF FOR  REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON,  spoke to                                                                    
the details of the bill.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:40:14 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LINDSEY   KATO,  DIRECTOR,   DIVISION   OF  PUBLIC   HEALTH,                                                                    
DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH AND SOCIAL  SERVICES,  discussed  FN 3                                                                    
from the Department of Health, OMB Component 2818.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:41:39 AM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:43:25 AM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SHARON FISHEL, SCHOOL HEALTH AND  SAFETY LEAD, DEPARTMENT OF                                                                    
EDUCATION  AND   EARLY  DEVELOPMENT   (via  teleconference),                                                                    
introduced herself.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bishop asked for the position of DEED.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Fishel replied that DEED did  not have a position on the                                                                    
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bishop wondered why DEED  did not have a position on                                                                    
the bill.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Fishel agreed to provide further information.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilson stressed that the  Department of Health (DOH)                                                                    
had done work on preventative efforts.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:45:42 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SANDY   SNODGRASS,  CEO,   ALASKA  FENTANYL   RESPONSE  (via                                                                    
teleconference), testified in support of the legislation.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson OPENED public testimony.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl  MOVED to ADOPT proposed  committee substitute                                                                    
for  CSHB   202(FIN),  Work  Draft   33-LS0705\R  (Bergerud,                                                                    
5/11/24).                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:48:13 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KEN ALPER,  STAFF TO  CO-CHAIR OLSON,  spoke to  the changes                                                                    
within the committee substitute.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson WITHDREW his objection.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson asked the sponsor to comment on the CS.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson  agreed with  the changes,  and noted                                                                    
that the intent  of the bill was to get  the opioid overdose                                                                    
kits into schools throughout the state.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Kiehl MOVED  to  report SCS  CSHB  202(FIN) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB  202(FIN) was REPORTED  out of committee  with five                                                                    
"do pass" recommendations and  with two previously published                                                                    
fiscal notes: FN 1(EED), FN 3(DOH).