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HB 408                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                            
408(FIN) am "An Act relating to the standard of proof required to                                   
terminate parental rights in child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; relating                             
to a healing arts practitioner's duty to report a child adversely affected                          
by or withdrawing from exposure to a controlled substance or alcohol;                               
relating to disclosure of confidential or privileged information about                              
certain children by the Departments of Health and Social Services and                               
Administration; relating to permanent fund dividends paid to foster                                 
children and adopted children; amending Rule 18, Alaska Child in                                    
Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date"                                
and recommended it be replaced with                                                                 
                                                                                                    
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                       
          408(JUD) "An Act relating to the standard of proof                                        
          required to terminate parental rights in child-in-need-                                   
          of-aid proceedings; relating to a healing arts                                            
          practitioner's duty to report a child adversely affected                                  
          by or withdrawing from exposure to a controlled                                           
          substance or alcohol; relating to disclosure of                                           
          confidential or privileged information about certain                                      
          children by the Departments of Health and Social                                          
          Services and Administration; relating to permanent                                        
          fund dividends paid to foster children and adopted                                        
          children; relating to child abuse or neglect                                              
          investigations and training; amending Rule 18,                                            
          Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and                                       
          providing for an effective date."                                                         
          (Title change SCR 26)                                                                     

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Signing do pass: Senator Seekins, Chair; Senators Therriault, Huggins.                              
Signing no recommendation: Senators Guess, French.                                                  
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                              
     Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, House Finance Committee                                               
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.