SB 43-WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:19:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARRICK  announced that the  first order of  business would                                                               
be SENATE  BILL NO. 43, "An  Act establishing the month  of March                                                               
as Women's History Month."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:20:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELVI GRAY-JACKSON,  Alaska State  Legislature, as  prime                                                               
sponsor, introduced  SB 43.   She  thanked committee  members for                                                               
hearing  the bill  and stated  that it  is important  to formerly                                                               
recognize this important observance in  state statute.  With more                                                               
women serving  in the  legislature that ever  before, there  is a                                                               
responsibility  to uphold  and expand  this  representation.   By                                                               
making this month formalized the  legislature can ensure that its                                                               
daughters  and  grand-daughters  can   see  themselves  as  vital                                                               
contributors to Alaska's future.   Honoring Women's History Month                                                               
would reaffirm  the states  commitment to  equality, empowerment,                                                               
and the enduring impact of women in our state.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:21:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CARRICK  opened   public  testimony  on  SB   43.    After                                                               
ascertaining that  there was  no one who  wished to  testify, she                                                               
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:23:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE STORY moved to report  SB 43 out of committee with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the  accompanying fiscal  notes.                                                               
There being  no objection, SB  43 was  reported out of  the House                                                               
State Affairs Standing Committee.