04/24/1996 09:25 AM Senate FIN

       CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 270(JUD)                                         
       "An  Act  relating   to  juveniles;  relating   to  the                 
  jurisdiction   of  juvenile  courts;  and  relating  to  the                 
  release of juveniles."                                                       
                                                                               
  Co-chairman Halford referred  to prior hearing on  this bill                 
  and  said the  municipal  jurisdiction provisions  should go                 
  forward  on  their own  and does  not want  to get  into the                 
  layout  of  Department of  Health  and Social  Services with                 
  regard to the child-in-need-of-aid and delinquency otherwise                 
  the bill would be lost.  He felt the bill should be moved on                 
  the  Judiciary  CS.   Senator  Donley felt  some  mention of                 
  victims  should  be made  in section  4.   He  felt language                 
  regarding the best interest of the public, the child and any                 
  victims should be added  page 3, line 11.  This  would be if                 
  the  court  found the  minor  to  be delinquent.    The vast                 
  majority of cases are handled informally before a finding of                 
  delinquency   is  entered.     Senator   Donley   moved  two                 
  amendments.  The  first was on page 3, section 4, line 11 to                 
  read "the best  interest of  the public, the  child and  any                 
  victims"  and without objection it  was adopted.  The second                 
  was on page 3, line 30  to insert "(1) best interest of  the                 
  public", change "(1)" to "(2)", insert "(3) best interest of                 
  any victim" and  change "(2)" to "(4)" and without objection                 
  it was adopted.                                                              
                                                                               
  Senator Rieger  referred to AS 47.10.080(c) and  said he did                 
  not see what victims had to do with the child's own need for                 
  aid.   Senator Donley  said the  child-in-need-of-aid status                 
  would not be  affected unless there  was a victim  involved.                 
  Senator  Rieger  felt this  was  inappropriate  because each                 
  child  could  not be  looked  at  as delinquent.    He moved                 
  amendment number 3 on page 3, line 22 after the word "minor"                 
  delete "or other  members of society" and  without objection                 
  it was adopted.                                                              
                                                                               
  Senator Phillips moved  CSSB 270(FIN) and  without objection                 
  it was reported out with  individual recommendations and the                 
  following  new  fiscal  notes:   Department  of Corrections,                 
  zero;  Department  of  Public  Safety,  zero; Department  of                 
  Administration/OPA, zero; Department  of Administration/PDA,                 
  zero; Alaska Court System, $79.0; and previous fiscal notes:                 
  Department  of Health  and  Social  Services/DFYS, zero  and                 
  Department of Law, zero.                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at  approximately 10:35 A.M. until                 
  approximately 2:15 P.M. today or 9:00 A.M. tomorrow.