HB 345: "An Act raising the compulsory school attendance age; relating to the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor; relating to truancy; and relating to employment of a minor."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 345 01 "An Act raising the compulsory school attendance age; relating to the crime of 02 contributing to the delinquency of a minor; relating to truancy; and relating to 03 employment of a minor." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 11.51.130(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) A person commits the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor 07 if, being 19 years of age or older or being under 19 years of age and having the 08 disabilities of minority removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590, the person 09 aids, induces, causes, or encourages a child 10 (1) under 18 years of age to do any act prohibited by state law unless 11 the child's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under 12 AS 09.55.590; 13 (2) under 18 years of age or allows a child under 18 years of age to 14 enter or remain in the immediate physical presence of the unlawful manufacture, use,
01 display, or delivery of a controlled substance knowing that the manufacture, use, 02 display, or delivery is occurring, unless the child's disabilities of minority have been 03 removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590; 04 (3) under 17 [16] years of age to be repeatedly absent from school, 05 without just cause; or 06 (4) under 18 years of age to be absent from the custody of a parent, 07 guardian, or custodian without the permission of the parent, guardian, or custodian or 08 without the knowledge of the parent, guardian, or custodian, unless the child's 09 disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590 10 or the person has immunity under AS 47.10.350 or 47.10.398(a); it is an affirmative 11 defense to a prosecution under this paragraph that, at the time of the alleged offense, 12 the defendant 13 (A) reasonably believed that the child was in danger of physical 14 injury or in need of temporary shelter; and 15 (B) within 12 hours after taking the actions comprising the 16 alleged offense, notified a peace officer, a law enforcement agency, or the 17 Department of Health and Social Services of the name of the child and the 18 child's location. 19 * Sec. 2. AS 14.30.010(a) is amended to read: 20 (a) Every child who is [BETWEEN] seven years of age or older and under 21 17 [16] years of age shall attend school at the public school in the district in which the 22 child resides during each school term. Every parent, guardian, or other person having 23 the responsibility for or control of a child who is [BETWEEN] seven years of age or 24 older and under 17 [16] years of age shall maintain the child in attendance at a public 25 school in the district in which the child resides during the entire school term, except as 26 provided in (b) of this section. 27 * Sec. 3. AS 23.10.340(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) A minor under 17 [16] years of age may not be employed for more than a 29 combined total of nine hours school attendance and employment in one day. If 30 employed, the minor's work may be performed only between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. 31 Employment outside school hours may not exceed 23 hours in one week, domestic
01 work and baby-sitting excepted. 02 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 03 read: 04 REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. The revisor of statutes is instructed to change the catch 05 line of AS 23.10.340 from "Children under 16" to "Children under 17."