CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

               SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8429

                        54th Legislature

                      1996 Regular Session

Adopted by the Senate February 28, 1996 President of the Senate Adopted by the House March 6, 1996

CERTIFICATE I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8429 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Secretary

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8429

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             Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Senators Thibaudeau, Quigley, Moyer, Deccio, Winsley, Wood, Franklin, Wojahn, Prentice, Fairley and Kohl

Read first time 02/12/96.  Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.

Establishing a joint select committee on oral health care.

    WHEREAS, Oral health is important to the people of the state; and

    WHEREAS, Access to dental and dental hygiene services is important for the overall health and well-being of all individuals;

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate of the state of Washington, the House of Representatives concurring, That a joint select committee on oral health care be established to identify barriers to access to oral health care services, including financial, regulatory, and administrative barriers, and to recommend potential solutions for the removal of such barriers; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee consist of eight members, two members each selected by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, two members selected by a state-wide organization representing dentists, and two members selected by a state-wide organization representing dental hygienists; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature by December 1, 1996.

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