HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

February 20, 2003 Hearing Room E

1:00 PM Tapes 13 - 14

CORRECTED COPY

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Dan Doyle, Chair

Rep. Linda Flores, Vice-Chair

Rep. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Vice Chair

Rep. Vic Backlund

Rep. Phil Barnhart

Rep. Betsy L. Close

Rep. Joanne Verger

STAFF PRESENT: Cara Filsinger, Administrator

Annetta Mullins, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: Introduction of Committee Bills – Work Session

HB 2552 – Public Hearing

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
Tape 13, A
004	Chair Doyle	Calls meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. and opens a work session for the purpose of introducing committee measures.
INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE BILLS – WORK SESSION
006	Rep. Backlund	MOTION: Moves LCs: 2314, 2547, AND 3121 BE INTRODUCED as committee bills.
007		VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 1 - Reps. Close and Flores
	Chair Doyle	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	Chair Doyle	Opens a public hearing on HB 2552. Comments on format of presentations by invited witnesses.
HB 2552 – PUBLIC HEARING
041	Rep. Vic Backlund	District 25. Testifies in support of HB 2552 (EXHIBIT A).
090	Rep. Backlund	Continues testimony in support of HB 2552.
125	Rep. Monnes Anderson	Asks if there is a statute that says permission must be given for a child to take aspirin or play sports.
	Rep. Backlund	Responds that whether it is by board policy or statute, it is the policy.
	Rep. Monnes Anderson	Comments that the issues cited by Rep. Backland are not in the statutes and the rules are established by the school boards.
	Rep. Backlund	Rep. Backlund states there is an administrative rule and statute related to providing medications to students.
169	Rep. Barnhart	Comments on policies in the Eugene School District.
	Rep. Backlund	Comments on his experiences in the Salem-Keizer School District.
190	Christina Burn	Testifies in support of HB 2552 (EXHIBIT B).
268	Felicia Beutiste	Testifies in support of HB 2552 (EXHIBIT C).
364	Chair Doyle	Turns gavel over to Vice-Chair Monnes Anderson and asks that she preside during the testimony in opposition to HB 2552.
	Kathy Savicki	National Association of Social Workers, Inc., Oregon Chapter. Testifies in opposition to HB 2552 (EXHIBIT D).
TAPE 14, A
	Savicki	Continues prepared statement (EXHIBIT D).
030	Reverend Gail McDougle	Testifies in opposition to HB 2552 (EXHIBIT E).
083	Heidi Miliken	Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette. Testifies in opposition to HB 2552 (EXHIBIT F).
	Jola Shepherd	Testifies in opposition to HB 2552 (EXHIBIT G).
200	Dr. Grant Higginson	Department of Human Services, Health Services. Testifies in opposition to HB 2552 (EXHIBIT H).
	Dr. Higginson	Comments on the desire to prevent unwanted pregnancies and having good information to make informed choices.
288	Sara Elliott	Planned Parenthood, Eugene. Testifies in opposition to HB 2552 (EXHIBIT I).
	Elliott	Gives example of a child who had no option to involve her guardian.
394	Vice-Chair Monnes Anderson	Announces the expiration of time allotted for testimony and asked if opponents Maura Roche, Kappy Eaton, and Marcia Kelly would like to submit their written testimony.
		The prepared statements submitted by opponents are hereby made a part of these minutes: Marcia Kelly, Women’s Rights Coalition; Kappy Eaton, League of Women Voters; Betty McChesney-Haus; American Association of University Women; Karen L. Wood, Associate Chaplain, Willamette University; Sara Wetherson, National Council of Jewish Women; Karen E. Perry, Downtown Women’s Center, Portland; NARL, Pro-Choice America (EXHIBIT J).
400	Rep. Barnhart	Comments that the age of consent is 14.
414	Vice-Chair Monnes Anderson	Returns gavel to Chair Doyle.
	Brenda Beutiste	Testifies in support of HB 2552.
	Gracie Powers	Testifies in support of HB 2552 (EXHIBIT K).
TAPE 13, B
005	Powers	Continues presentation (EXHIBIT K).
070	Gayle Attebery	Submits prepared statement and testifies in support of HB 2552 (EXHIBIT L).
103	Rep. Close	Asks Dr. Higginson if she would be liable for the medical bill if her daughter has an abortion that results in an infection or bleeding even though she never gave consent or had knowledge of it.
	Dr. Higginson	Responds he is not sure what the insurance coverage would pay. States that the statute says that any individual 15-years or older is allowed to make their own medical consent choices.
124	Rep. Barnhart	Cites statute in Oregon law relating to parental notification.
141	Chair Doyle	Closes the public hearing on HB 2552 and adjourns meeting at 1:23 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HB 2552, prepared statement, Rep. Backlund, 3 pp

B – HB 2552, prepared statement, Christina Bern, 2 pp

C – HB 2552, prepared statement, Felicia Beutiste, 2 pp

D – HB 2552, prepared statement, Kathy Savicki, 1 p

E – HB 2552, prepared statement, Rev. Gail McDougle, 1

F – HB 2552, prepared statement, Heidi Milliken, 2 pp

G – HB 2552, prepared statement, Jola Shepherd, 2 pp

H – HB 2552, prepared statement, Dr. Grant Higginson, 3 pp

I – HB 2552, prepared statement, Sarah Elliott, 1 p

J – HB 2552, prepared statements, Marcia Kelly, 11 pp

K – HB 2552, prepared statement, Gracie Powers, 5 pp

L – HB 2552, prepared statement, Gayle Attebery, 7 pp