HOUSE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES                               
                 STANDING COMMITTEE                                            
                  February 24, 1998                                            
                      3:12 p.m.                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
PRESENTATION:  UPDATE ON THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ACT OF 1996.               
                                                                               
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98-13, SIDE A                                                                  
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Chairman Con Bunde call the House Health, Education and Social                 
Services Committee to order at 3:12 p.m.                                       
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives            
Bunde, Vezey, Porter and Dyson.  Representative Brice arrived at               
3:20 p.m.                                                                      
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
DEBRA M. RUSSELL, President, Brain Injury Association of Alaska,               
discussed some of the problems people with brain injuries are                  
currently experiencing in the state of Alaska and presented some               
statistics.                                                                    
                                                                               
RICHARD WARRINGTON, Vice President, Brain Injury Association of                
Alaska, discussed grant monies that are available and requested the            
support of the legislature in qualifying for these grants.                     
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE called an at-ease at 3:38 p.m. and reconvened the               
House Health, Educationa and Social Services Standing Committee at             
3:39 p.m. to take action of legislative bills scheduled for action.