SB  35-EXTEND SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:10:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DAVIS announced consideration of SB 35.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
DIANE CASTO, Manager,  Prevention and Early  Intervention Section,                                                              
Department  of  Health  and  Social   Services  (DHSS),  said  the                                                              
Suicide Prevention  Council recommended changes to  the membership                                                              
that had been part of the recommendations of Legislative Audit.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:12:58 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR PASKVAN  moved to adopt work  draft CS for SB  35, labeled                                                              
26-LS0229\R, as  the working document.  There being  no objection,                                                              
version R was before the committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:14:24 PM                                                                                                                    
PAT  DAVIDSON,   Legislative  Auditor,  Division   of  Legislative                                                              
Audit, said  the Audit's  only recommendation  that would  involve                                                              
any  statutory  changes is  the  composition  of the  council.  It                                                              
found that  the council  had difficulty  establishing quorums  and                                                              
filling  positions.  At  first   they  encouraged  the  Governor's                                                              
Office to  make more  timely appointments,  but the same  problems                                                              
persisted. So they  suggested modifying requirements  for being on                                                              
the council,  but didn't  recommend anything  in particular.  They                                                              
wanted to  see the council and  legislature work together  to find                                                              
the interested people who are willing to serve.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DYSON asked if the CS responds to that recommendation.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS. DAVIDSON replied  yes, if it is acceptable to  the council and                                                              
the legislature.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:16:52 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR PASKVAN moved  to report CSSB 35(HSS) from  committee with                                                              
individual  recommendations  and  attached fiscal  note(s).  There                                                              
were no objections and it was so ordered.