00 SENATE BILL NO. 282                                                                                                   
01 "An Act relating to child endangerment."                                                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03    * Section 1.  AS 11.51.100(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
04  (a)  A person commits the crime of endangering the welfare of a minor if,                                             
05 being a parent, guardian, or other person legally charged with the care of a child                                      
06 [UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE], the person                                                                                     
07    (1)  knowingly  [INTENTIONALLY] deserts the child in any place                                                    
08 under circumstances creating a substantial risk of physical injury to the child ; or                                   
09   (2)  recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of                                                
10 physical injury to the child .