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SSHB 366(TITLE AM): "An Act prohibiting a court from finding that a minor is a child in need of aid solely on the basis that the child's family is poor, lacks adequate housing, or lives a lifestyle that is different from the generally accepted lifestyle standard of the community where the family lives." 

00SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 366(title am)                                                                   
01 "An Act prohibiting a court from finding that a minor is a child in need of                                             
02 aid solely on the basis that the child's family is poor, lacks adequate housing,                                        
03 or lives a lifestyle that is different from the generally accepted lifestyle standard                                   
04 of the community where the family lives."                                                                               
05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
06    * Section 1.  AS 47.10.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
07  (f)  The court may not find a minor to be a child in need of aid under this                                           
08 section solely on the basis that the child's family is poor, lacks adequate housing, or                                 
09 lives a lifestyle that is different from the generally accepted lifestyle standard of the                               
10 community where the family lives.  However, this subsection may not be construed to                                     
11 prevent a court from finding that a child is in need of aid if the child has been                                       
12 subjected to conduct or conditions described in (a) of this section.