ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  SENATE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE  April 2, 2007 12:48 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Lesil McGuire, Chair Senator Hollis French Senator Lyda Green MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Gary Stevens, Vice Chair Senator Con Bunde COMMITTEE CALENDAR  SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5 Recognizing the Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Alaska Jurisdiction, 35th Annual Communication Week. MOVED SR 5 OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: SR 5 SHORT TITLE: ORDER OF EASTERN STAR COMMUNICATION WEEK SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) DAVIS 03/23/07 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 03/23/07 (S) STA 04/02/07 (S) STA AT 12:45 AM BELTZ 211 WITNESS REGISTER DON BURRELL, JR, Staff to Senator Bettye Davis Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Presented SR 5 on behalf of Senator Davis, Sponsor. ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR LESIL MCGUIRE called the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 12:48:48 PM. Senators Green, French and McGuire were present at the call to order. SR 5-ORDER OF EASTERN STAR COMMUNICATION WEEK  CHAIR MCGUIRE announced the consideration of SR 5. 12:49:09 PM DON BURRELL, Staff to Representative Bettye Davis, sponsor of SR 5, said the Eastern Star is one of the largest fraternal organizations of men and women in the world. It was established in 1850 and there are about 10,000 chapters and one million members. For membership, men must be master masons and women must be related to master masons. The Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Alaska Jurisdiction will be hosting th the 35 annual communication week beginning April 14. The chapter has been a charitable organization since 1972, and its purposes include charity, education, fraternity and science. The order uses biblical examples of heroic conduct and moral value to portray the noble and moral principles of Eastern Star members. The order endeavors to use good people dedicated to charity, truth and loving kindness. On behalf of the order, he requests the recognition of the week of April 14 as Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Alaska Jurisdiction, 35th Annual Communication Week. 12:52:01 PM SENATOR GREEN moved SR 5 from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). Hearing no objections, it was so ordered. There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair McGuire adjourned the meeting at 12:52:53 PM.