1998-05-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 3978
HB 375                                                                       
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 was read the second time.                           
                                                                               
Senator Taylor, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the               
adoption of the Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute offered on               
page 3935. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                       
BILL NO. 375(JUD) was adopted and read the second time.                        
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be              
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final            
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                 
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 375(JUD) was read                          
the third time.                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                 
allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.              
Objections were heard and Senator Torgerson was required to vote.              
                                                                               
The question being: Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                           
BILL NO. 375(JUD) 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 medical       
examiner and reviews of child fatalities; relating to modification of          
child  support  orders  by  the  child  support  enforcement  agency;