The Centers for Disease Control and the National Center for Health Statistics advocate the collection of detailed abortion data since it is vital to accurate evaluations of abortion related topics and essential for both health and public policy issues. The information that House Bill 160 would require to be reported is modeled after the federal guidelines for induced termination of pregnancy reports, established by the National Center for Health Statistics. HB 161 was introduced as a companion bill to SB 112 sponsored by Senator Lyda Green. The bill addresses concerns expressed by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority about their ability to function efficiently as a state corporation. Because of the fiduciary responsibility of the Trust for the management of assets of the Trust, employees of the Trust are expected to perform at the highest level of competency.
Employees perform at the highest levels of competency, since their actions.
This legislation also establishes a minimum salary for the Long Term Care Ombudsman at a Range 21. Establishing a minimum salary of the Long Term Care Ombudsman will help ensure that a qualified individual can be hired for this crucial position. Conversations with people throughout Alaska indicate that we have a growing problem with unavailable classes and restricted educational opportunities in Alaska's isolated rural regions. Many people have indicated that regional secondary boarding schools are a good solution. In addition to offering rural students a greater availability of expertise in specialized subject matter, boarding schools are also a viable option for non-traditional students who are failing or dropping out of traditional school settings from urban areas as well.