HCR 28-SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI  announced  that  the next  bill  before  the                                                               
committee would be  HCR 28, which proclaims April  2012 as Sexual                                                               
Assault Awareness Month.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ANNA FAIRCLOUGH,  testified on HCR 28  in place of                                                               
Representative Cathy  Munoz, sponsor of  HCR 28. She  stated that                                                               
all Alaskans  deserve a life  free of violence.  This resolution,                                                               
as  well as  the  governor's Choose  Respect  campaign, sends  an                                                               
important message to  Alaskans about the necessity  to end sexual                                                               
violence which will not be tolerated, silenced, or covered up.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI closed  public testimony. He said  the bill is                                                               
straightforward  and there  are huge  sexual assault  problems in                                                               
Alaska. He requested a motion to move the bill.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KOOKESH moved  to  report HCR  28,  from committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the attached  zero fiscal  note.                                                               
There being  no objection,  HCR 28 was  reported from  the Senate                                                               
State Affairs Standing Committee.