ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE  April 2, 2008 1:31 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Bettye Davis, Chair Senator Joe Thomas, Vice Chair Senator John Cowdery Senator Fred Dyson MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Kim Elton COMMITTEE CALENDAR    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 319(L&C) "An Act relating to the practice of dentistry, to dental assistants, and to dental hygienists." MOVED SCS CSHB 319(HES) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 319 SHORT TITLE: DENTISTS & DENTAL ASSISTANTS SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) RAMRAS 01/15/08 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/15/08 (H) HES, L&C 02/07/08 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 02/07/08 (H) Heard & Held 02/07/08 (H) MINUTE(HES) 02/12/08 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 02/12/08 (H) Moved CSHB 319(HES) Out of Committee 02/12/08 (H) MINUTE(HES) 02/15/08 (H) HES RPT CS(HES) 1DP 2NR 3AM 02/15/08 (H) DP: FAIRCLOUGH 02/15/08 (H) NR: KELLER, GARDNER 02/15/08 (H) AM: CISSNA, ROSES, WILSON 03/03/08 (H) L&C AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 17 03/03/08 (H) Moved CSHB 319(L&C) Out of Committee 03/03/08 (H) MINUTE(L&C) 03/04/08 (H) L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 5DP 03/04/08 (H) DP: GARDNER, BUCH, RAMRAS, NEUMAN, OLSON 03/19/08 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 03/19/08 (H) VERSION: CSHB 319(L&C) 03/21/08 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/21/08 (S) HES 03/31/08 (S) HES AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 03/31/08 (S) Heard & Held 03/31/08 (S) MINUTE(HES) 04/02/08 (S) HES AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 WITNESS REGISTER PATTY KRUEGER Staff to Representative Ramras Alaska State Capitol Juneau, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions on SCS CSHB 319(HES). ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR BETTYE DAVIS called the Senate Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:31:56 PM . Present at the call to order were Senators Joe Thomas, Fred Dyson, John Cowdery and Chair Bettye Davis. HB 319-DENTISTS & DENTAL ASSISTANTS  CHAIR DAVIS announced consideration of CSHB 319. [Before the committee was CSHB 319(L&C).] She noted the proposed Senate committee substitute that combines the hygienist and dental assistant bills. SENATOR COWDERY moved to adopt the proposed Senate committee substitute for committee substitute for HB 319 as the working document of the committee. There being no objection, the motion carried. CHAIR DAVIS asked Ms. Krueger if she had had an opportunity to look at the committee substitute. PATTY KRUEGER, Staff to Representative Ramras, said she had looked at the SCS and everything looked excellent. 1:33:55 PM SENATOR COWDERY moved to report the Senate committee substitute for CSHB 319(HES) from committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal note(s). There being no objection, SCS CSHB 319(HES) moved from committee. There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair Davis adjourned the meeting at 1:35:52 PM.