00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 305                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the persons required to report child abuse or neglect or a threat of                                
02 harm to a child; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 22.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05 Sec. 22.35.040. Reporting of imminent threat to child. A judge of the                                                 
06 superior court or district court shall immediately report to the nearest office of a law                                
07 enforcement agency of the state a threat of imminent harm to a child if the judge has                                   
08 reasonable cause to suspect that there is a threat that imminent harm will occur to a                                   
09 child between the time the judge issues a protective order under AS 18.65.850 -                                         
10       18.65.870 or AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180 and the time the protective order is served.                                
11    * Sec. 2. AS 47.17.020(a), as amended by sec. 131, ch. 4, FSSLA 2019, is amended to read:                          
12 (a)  The following persons who, in the performance of the duties associated                                         
13 with a positon listed in this subsection [THEIR OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES,                                                
14 THEIR APPOINTED DUTIES UNDER (8) OF THIS SUBSECTION, OR THEIR                                                           

01 VOLUNTEER DUTIES UNDER (9) OF THIS SUBSECTION], have reasonable                                                         
02 cause to suspect that a child has suffered harm as a result of child abuse or neglect                                   
03 shall immediately report the harm to the nearest office of the department and, if the                                   
04 harm appears to be a result of a suspected sex offense, shall immediately report the                                    
05       harm to the nearest law enforcement agency:                                                                       
06                 (1)  practitioners of the healing arts;                                                                 
07                 (2)  school teachers and school administrative staff members, including                                 
08       athletic coaches, of public and private schools;                                                                  
09                 (3)  peace officers and officers of the Department of Corrections;                                      
10                 (4)  administrative officers of institutions;                                                           
11                 (5)  child care providers;                                                                              
12 (6)  paid employees of domestic violence and sexual assault programs,                                                   
13       and crisis intervention and prevention programs as defined in AS 18.66.990;                                       
14 (7)  paid employees of an organization that provides counseling or                                                      
15       treatment to individuals seeking to control their use of drugs or alcohol;                                        
16 (8)  members of a child fatality review team established under                                                          
17 AS 12.65.015(e) or 12.65.120 or the multidisciplinary child protection team created                                     
18       under AS 47.14.300;                                                                                               
19 (9)  volunteers who interact with children in a public or private school                                                
20       for more than four hours a week;                                                                              
21 (10)  priests, ministers, and other individuals who are ordained,                                                   
22       anointed, or appointed to perform religious duties;                                                           
23 (11)  individuals who work at public and private animal shelters,                                                   
24       whether as paid employees or volunteers;                                                                      
25 (12)  individuals who are employees of or volunteers with a fire                                                    
26 department of a municipality, including firefighters and emergency medical                                          
27       technicians;                                                                                                  
28 (13)  individuals appointed by a court to act as guardians ad litem                                                 
29       for children.                                                                                                 
30    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2020.