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HB 53                                                                                             
Forthcoming Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute (page 1401) for                                   
CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN)                                                
"An Act relating to child-in-need-of-aid proceedings; amending the                                  
construction of statutes pertaining to children in need of aid; relating                            
to guardianships; relating to the confidentiality of investigations, court                          
hearings, court records, and public agency records and information in                               
child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child protection matters, to                               
immunity regarding disclosure of information in child-in-need-of-aid                                
matters and certain child protection matters, to proceedings regarding                              
voluntary relinquishment and termination of a parent and child                                      
relationship, to eligibility for permanent fund dividends for certain                               
children in the custody of the state, and to juvenile delinquency                                   
proceedings and placements; reestablishing and relating to a state                                  
citizens' review panel; amending the obligation of a public agency to                               
disclose agency information pertaining to a child in need of aid;                                   
relating to disclosure of confidential or privileged information about                              
children and families involved with children's services within the                                  

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Department of Health and Social Services to officials for review or use                             
in official capacities; relating to reports of harm and to adoptions and                            
foster care; relating to consent for the medication of children in state                            
custody; prescribing the rights of family members related to child-in-                              
need-of-aid cases and establishing a familial priority for adoption;                                
modifying adoption and placement procedures in certain child-in-                                    
need-of-aid cases; amending Rules 9 and 13, Alaska Adoption Rules,                                  
Rules 3, 17.2, 18, and 22, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of                                     
Procedure, and Rules 14 and 15, Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure;                                  
and providing for an effective date" was received today:                                            
                                                                                                    
      SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR                                                   
      HOUSE BILL NO. 53(JUD) "An Act relating to child-in-                                          
      need-of-aid proceedings; amending the construction of                                         
      statutes pertaining to children in need of aid; relating to                                   
      guardianships; relating to the confidentiality of investigations,                             
      court hearings, court records, and public agency records and                                  
      information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child                                 
      protection matters, to immunity regarding disclosure of                                       
      information in child-in-need-of-aid matters and certain child                                 
      protection matters, to proceedings regarding voluntary                                        
      relinquishment and termination of a parent and child                                          
      relationship, to eligibility for permanent fund dividends for                                 
      certain children in the custody of the state, and to juvenile                                 
      delinquency proceedings and placements; reestablishing and                                    
      relating to a state citizens' review panel; amending the                                      
      obligation of a public agency to disclose agency information                                  
      pertaining to a child in need of aid; relating to disclosure of                               
      confidential or privileged information about children and                                     
      families involved with children's services within the                                         
      Department of Health and Social Services to officials for                                     
      review or use in official capacities; relating to reports of harm                             
      and to adoptions and foster care; relating to consent for the                                 
      medication of children in state custody; prescribing the rights                               
      of family members related to child-in- need-of-aid cases and                                  
      establishing a familial priority for adoption; modifying                                      
      adoption and placement procedures in certain child-in-need-                                   
      of-aid cases; relating to the admissibility into evidence of the                              
      prior recorded statement of a crime victim less than 16 years                                 
      of age; amending Rules 9 and 13, Alaska Adoption Rules,                                       

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      Rules 3, 17.2, 18, and 22, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules                                  
      of Procedure, Rules 14 and 15, Alaska Rules of Probate                                        
      Procedure, and Rule 801, Alaska Rules of Evidence; and                                        
      providing for an effective date."                                                             
      (Title change authorized by SCR 17)