04/25/2019 03:00 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

         HB 133-JUVENILES: JUSTICE,FACILITES,TREATMENT                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:04:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ  announced the  first order of  business would                                                               
be HOUSE BILL NO. 133, "An  Act relating to care of juveniles and                                                               
to  juvenile   justice;  relating   to  employment   of  juvenile                                                               
probation  officers  by  the  Department  of  Health  and  Social                                                               
Services; relating  to terms used  in juvenile  justice; relating                                                               
to mandatory  reporters of  child abuse  or neglect;  relating to                                                               
sexual assault  in the third  degree; relating to  sexual assault                                                               
in the fourth degree; repealing  a requirement for administrative                                                               
revocation of  a minor's driver's  license, permit,  privilege to                                                               
drive,  or  privilege to  obtain  a  license for  consumption  or                                                               
possession of  alcohol or drugs;  and providing for  an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:04:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEGAN HOLLAND, Staff, Representative  Ivy Spohnholz, Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, on  behalf of  Representative Spohnholz,  sponsor of                                                               
HB 133, reminded  the committee HB 133 is a  Division of Juvenile                                                               
Justice (DJJ),  Department of Health and  Social Services (DHSS),                                                               
"clean-up"  bill which  updates  the language  used  to refer  to                                                               
facilities that are  operated by DJJ and to  the authorities held                                                               
by  the  division.    The   bill  also  contains  several  policy                                                               
clarifications to  ensure DJJ can  complete its mission  and also                                                               
to  ensure   relevant  state  statutes  accurately   reflect  DJJ                                                               
authorities.   She referred  to a previous  hearing in  which the                                                               
committee discussed section  6 of the bill - which  would close a                                                               
loophole in  statutes related to  sexual abuse  of a minor  - and                                                               
offered to provide invited testimony in this regard.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:07:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR ZULKOSKY  moved to report  HB 133 out of  committee with                                                               
individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  zero  fiscal                                                               
notes.  There being no objection,  HB 133 was reported out of the                                                               
House Health and Social Services Standing Committee.