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HB 53                                                                                             
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered 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                                  
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" and recommended it be replaced                                 
with                                                                                                
                                                                                                    
                         SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR                                              
          SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(HES)                                                     
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Dyson, Chair, Senators Wilken, Green,                                      
Olson. Signing no recommendation: Senator Elton.                                                    
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 12, Department of Administration                                                   
 Fiscal Note No. 13, Department of Administration                                                   
 Fiscal Note No. 14, Alaska Court System                                                            

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 Fiscal Note No. 15, Department of Health and Social Services                                       
 Fiscal Note No. 16, Department of Health and Social Services                                       
 Fiscal Note No. 17, Department of Law                                                              
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee.