SENATE BILL NO. 135                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska                                                                       
     Health Care Commission; and providing for an effective                                                                     
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
6:41:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DAVID SCOTT,  STAFF, SENATOR OLSON, testified  that the bill                                                                    
would extended the date of the commission for three years.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze OPENED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
6:44:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Costello  discussed the fiscal note  from the                                                                    
Department of Health and Social Services.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze  noted  that  there  had  been  a  renewed                                                                    
commitment by  the commission  to honor  the recommendations                                                                    
found in the audit from the Division of Legislative Audit.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Neuman  MOVED to REPORT  SB 135 out  of committee                                                                    
with individual recommendations  and the accompanying fiscal                                                                    
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB  135 was  REPORTED  out  of committee  with  a "do  pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and  with  one previously  published  fiscal                                                                    
note from the Department of Health and Social Services.