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Sectional Analysis for HB 255
Statewide Suicide Prevention Council

An Act establishing the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council; and providing for an effective date.

Section 1: Amends AS 39.25.120(c). Partially exempt service. Adds members of the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council to the list of boards, councils or commissions that fall under the statutes (AS 39.25.120) pertaining to positions within state government that have partially exempt status.

Section 2: Adds new sections to AS 44.29. Department of Health and Social Services. Establishes the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council. These new sections to AS 44.29 lists the qualifications of the 14 members who comprise the council; their terms of office; compensation, per diem and expenses; officers and staffs; meetings; the duties of the council; an annual report; and, the definition of council to mean the Suicide Prevention Council as it appears throughout AS 44.29.300-44.29.390.

Section 3: Adds a new section to uncodified law to allow for a transitional period for the Suicide Prevention Council to begin its work. The Council may undertake its activities on June 1, 2001, or upon appointment of its full membership, whichever is earlier.

Section 4: Immediate effective date.

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