Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1998-05-06 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1998-05-06 House Journal Page 3552 HB 375 The Finance Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 375 "An Act relating to children in need of aid matters and proceedings; relating to murder of children, criminally negligent homicide, kidnapping, criminal nonsupport, the crime of indecent exposure, and the crime of endangering the welfare of a child; relating to registration of certain sex offenders; relating to sentencing for certain crimes involving child victims; relating to the state medical examiner and reviews of child fatalities; relating to teacher certification and convictions of crimes involving child victims; relating to access, confidentiality, and release of certain information concerning the care of children, child abuse and neglect, and child fatalities; authorizing the Department of Health and Social Services to enter into an interstate compact concerning adoption and medical assistance for certain children with special needs; authorizing the establishment of a multidisciplinary child protection team to review reports of child abuse or neglect; relating to immunity from liability for certain state actions concerning matters involving child protection and fatality reviews and children in need of aid; relating to persons required to report suspected child abuse or neglect; relating to foster care placement and to payment for children in foster and other care and the waiver of certain foster care requirements; relating to the access to certain criminal justice information and licensure of certain child care facilities; amending Rule 218, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; amending Rules 1, 3, 15, 18, and 19, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules; and providing for an effective date." and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 375(FIN) "An Act relating to children-in-need-of-aid matters and proceedings; relating to child abuse and neglect; relating to kidnapping and the crime of endangering the welfare of a child; relating to sentencing for certain crimes; relating to the state 1998-05-06 House Journal Page 3553 HB 375 medical examiner and reviews of child fatalities; relating to teacher certification and convictions of crimes involving child victims; relating to access to, confidentiality of, and release of certain information concerning children, child abuse and neglect, and child fatalities; authorizing the Department of Health and Social Services to enter into an interstate compact concerning adoption and medical assistance for certain children with special needs; relating to the review of cases involving certain children who are in the custody of the state; authorizing the establishment of multidisciplinary child protection teams and relating to their duties; relating to persons required to report suspected child abuse or neglect; relating to foster care and foster parents; relating to access to certain criminal justice information and licensure of certain child care facilities; amending Rule 218, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and amending Rules 3, 7, 10, 15, 18, 19, and 22, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules." The report was signed by Representative Mulder, Vice Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (2): Davies, Grussendorf Do not pass (1): Kohring No recommendation (4): Mulder, Moses, Davis, Kelly The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 375(FIN): Fiscal note, Dept. of Health & Social Services, 4/7/98 Fiscal note, Dept. of Corrections, 4/7/98 Fiscal note, Alaska Court System, 4/7/98 Indeterminate fiscal note, Office of the Governor/Various Depts., 2/2/98 HB 375 is on today's calendar.