ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                               
                          May 11, 2007                                                                                          
                           5:03 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bettye Davis, Chair                                                                                                     
Senator Joe Thomas, Vice Chair                                                                                                  
Senator John Cowdery                                                                                                            
Senator Kim Elton                                                                                                               
Senator Fred Dyson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Confirmation Hearing: UA Board of Regents                                                                                       
     CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
No previous action to record.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
William Andrews, nominee to the UA Board of Regents                                                                             
Juneau, AK                                                                                                                      
POSITION STATEMENT:  Student nominee to the UA Board of Regents.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  BETTYE  DAVIS  called  the  Senate  Health,  Education  and                                                            
Social Services  Standing  Committee meeting  to order at  5:03:22                                                            
PM. Present  at the  call to  order were  Senators Thomas,  Elton,                                                            
Cowdery, and Chair Davis.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
           ^CONFIRMATION HEARING: UA BOARD OF REGENTS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DAVIS announced the only business before the committee is                                                                 
a conformation hearing of William Andrews to the UA Board of                                                                    
Regents.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
5:03:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
WILLIAM ANDREWS,  nominee for the University of  Alaska (UA) Board                                                              
of  Regents, said  that he  applied  for the  position because  he                                                              
feels it's a good  opportunity to develop the skills  needed for a                                                              
professional  career, and  he'll bring  a good  background to  the                                                              
position. He's  pursuing a  career in  education and the  position                                                              
will  enhance his  experience. He  added that  the governor  asked                                                              
him to serve in the position.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELTON  said   that  Juneau  is  a  small   town  but  its                                                              
university  is fast-growing, and  Mr. Andrews  has nothing  bad to                                                              
be  said about  him  which  is remarkable  for  a  small town;  he                                                              
supports the nomination.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
5:05:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THOMAS  said that  he has  always appreciated  the student                                                              
regents on the UA  board, and the ideas from students  come from a                                                              
different viewpoint;  he's sure  Mr. Andrews  will live up  to the                                                              
tradition.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DAVIS said  that she agrees with the remarks  made and she's                                                              
sure  Mr. Andrews  be  a fine  representative  on  the board.  She                                                              
announced  that  Senator Dyson  had  arrived,  and said  that  the                                                              
committee  would  be  forwarding   Mr.  Andrews'  name  for  final                                                              
confirmation. There  being no further business to  come before the                                                              
committee, she adjourned the meeting at 5:07:28 PM.