Legislature(2013 - 2014)CAPITOL 120
04/11/2014 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB254 | |
| SJR22 | |
| SB171 | |
| SB187 | |
| SB108 | |
| HB108 | |
| SB187 | |
| SB173 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | SCR 2 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 173 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 370 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 254 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 171 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 187 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 60 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 108 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SJR 22 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 108 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 171-MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHILD PROTECTION TEAMS
1:28:47 PM
CHAIR KELLER announced that the next order of business would be
HCS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 171(JUD), "An Act relating to
multidisciplinary child protection teams; and relating to
investigation of child abuse or neglect."
RYNNIEVA MOSS, Staff to Senator John Coghill, Alaska State
Legislature, said that at Senator Coghill's request, SB 171 was
returned to the House Judiciary Standing Committee because the
wording created a large fiscal note. She said, "We want to make
it clear that multi-disciplinary child protection teams (MDT)
can be formed but that the Department of Health and Social
Services (HSS) will still be the clearinghouse." She continued:
On page 1, line 8, we have added the words that these
different entities within subsection (a) with
expertise in child abuse or neglect, in participation
with the department, may facilitate the initial
establishment of a multi-disciplinary child protection
team.
MS. MOSS added that on Page 2, line 11, "may to the extent
feasible" is replaced with "shall", in order to make it clear
that, although it is now possible for multi-disciplinary teams
to be formed without participation of OCS [Office of Children
Services], that office will still be the clearinghouse.
1:30:16 PM
CHAIR KELLER noted that the committee is working off of the CS
that the committee had already passed.
The committee took an at-ease from 1:30 p.m. to 1:31 p.m.
The committee took an at-ease from 1:32 p.m. to 1:32 p.m.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG said he has a grammatical question
regarding lines 5-8: Does the language mean that the state,
municipal agencies, and tribes must be in partnership with the
department "or is it just the tribe?"
1:33:43 PM
MS. MOSS said the language means that any one of those entities
and the department may facilitate a MDT.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG recommended that the amendment be made
a conceptual amendment because the editors may have a better way
to phrase it with less confusion.
1:34:17 PM
CHAIR KELLER said he believes that is a friendly suggestion.
MS. MOSS said that Legislative Legal Services drafted it.
CHAIR KELLER suggested that Ms. Moss provide legal services with
Representative Gruenberg's concern.
1:34:42 PM
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG moved Conceptual Amendment 1, labeled
28-LS1416\Y.1, Mischel, 4/7/14, as follows:
Page 1, line 8, following "neglect":
Insert ", in partnership with the department,"
Page 2, line ll:
Delete "may, to the extent feasible,"
Insert "shall"
CHAIR KELLER noted no objections, so Amendment 1 was adopted.
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX stated that she does not see how Amendment
1 gets rid of the fiscal note, if that is the intention.
1:36:16 PM
MS. MOSS explained that without the amendment, HCS SB 171(JUD)
reads that any one of these entities may start a MDT without
supervision from the Department of Health and Social Services.
She said OCS estimates an increase in 20 new social workers if
even half of these tribes started an MDT without supervision.
CHAIR KELLER noted that the amendment was adopted without
objection.
1:37:09 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report HCS SB 171(JUD), as amended,
out of committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes.
CHAIR KELLER objected.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG stated that it sounds like what is
being done is having one agency, HSS, be the clearinghouse, "and
you're sort of saying it will simplify things to have one agency
do it, I gather, rather than a bunch...Am I right?"
MS. ROSS said yes.
CHAIR KELLER removed his objection, and HCS SB 171(2d JUD) moved
out of the House Judiciary Standing Committee.
1:38:45 PM