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HB 408                                                                                            
The Finance 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                                                                 

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  SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 408(FIN)"An Act                                               
  relating to the standard of proof required to terminate parental                                  
  rights and for placement of a child 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)                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senators Wilken, Green, Cochairs; Senators Bunde,                                  
Olson, Dyson, Stedman. Signing no recommendation: Senator                                           
Hoffman.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
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 Rules Committee.