Legislature(2013 - 2014)CAPITOL 120
04/10/2013 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB34 | |
| HB200 | |
| HB54 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HB 200 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 54 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 34 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 54 - PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN NEED OF AID
2:48:26 PM
CHAIR KELLER announced that the final order of business would be
SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 54, "An Act relating to
the identification, location, and notification of specified
family members and family friends of a child who is in state
custody." [Before the committee was CSSSHB 54(HSS).]
2:49:08 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LES GARA, Alaska State Legislature, as one of the
joint prime sponsors of SSHB 54, in response to questions asked
during previous hearings on the bill, offered his understanding
that the Office of Children's Services (OCS) does not notify a
parent who's [already] had his/her parental rights terminated
[of the removal of the child from the child's home]; and that
the notifications provided by the OCS [regarding such removal]
don't include the physical address of the child anyway.
2:51:32 PM
CHRISTY LAWTON, Director, Central Office, Office of Children's
Services (OCS), Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS),
in response to a question, offered to research how federal law
addresses the issue of noncustodial parents convicted of
domestic violence (DV) crimes.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG referred to a handout included in
members' packets, and offered his understanding that 42 U.S.C.
671(a)(29) - federal law addressing removal-from-custody
notifications - contains the phrase, "subject to exceptions due
to family or domestic violence". He surmised, therefore, that
under that language, state law could provide for such an
exception.
REPRESENTATIVE GARA concurred, but pointed out that SSHB 45
doesn't address the issue of who is notified. Instead, the bill
merely provides that a supervisor must verify that [due
diligence was exercised].
2:55:22 PM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report CSSSHB 54(HSS) out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSSSHB 54(HSS) was
reported from the House Judiciary Standing Committee.