HB 308-DEMENTIA AWARENESS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:10:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  ZULKOSKY announced  that  the first  order of  business                                                               
would  be  HOUSE BILL  NO.  308,  "An  Act relating  to  dementia                                                               
awareness."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:11:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
FATE PUTNAM,  Staff, Representative  Louise Stutes,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, on  behalf of  Representative Stutes,  prime sponsor                                                               
of HB 308, told the committee  that the sponsor's office has been                                                               
working with the Department of  Health and Social Services (DHSS)                                                               
on the proposed legislation.  He  stated that the fiscal note has                                                               
also been addressed.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:11:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY voiced support for  HB 308 and asked about                                                               
the  possibility  of having  the  legislation  sunset because  of                                                               
funding.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MR. PUTNAM  responded that a sunset  could work if the  funds are                                                               
not  available  in  the  future.   In  response  to  a  follow-up                                                               
question, he estimated the sunset would be in 5 years.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:13:54 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SNYDER moved  to report  HB 308  out of  committee with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the  accompanying fiscal  notes.                                                               
There being  no objection, HB 308  was reported out of  the House                                                               
Health and Social Services Standing Committee.