HB 126-FOSTER CARE/CINA/EDUCATION OF HOMELESS  3:05:47 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 126, "An Act relating to continuing the secondary public education of a homeless student; relating to the purpose of certain laws as they relate to children; relating to tuition waivers, loans, and medical assistance for a child placed in out-of-home care by the state; relating to foster care; relating to children in need of aid; relating to foster care transition to independent living; and relating to juvenile programs and institutions." [In front of the committee was proposed Committee Substitute (CS) for HB 126, 26-LS0309\O, Mischel, 3/30/10, adopted as the working document on 4/1/10.] 3:06:30 PM REPRESENTATIVE LES GARA, Alaska State Legislature, explained that the sponsors had worked on amendments to address the earlier concerns. He explained that one amendment would clarify the standards for reentry into foster care, and would determine that "it was in the child's best interest." 3:07:05 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER requested that the proposed Amendment 1, which had been objected to on 4/1/10, be withdrawn, so that a new amendment could be presented. 3:07:11 PM REPRESENTATIVE SEATON moved to withdraw proposed Amendment 1, labeled 26-LS0309\O.3, Mischel, 4/1/10. [There being no objection, proposed Amendment 1 was withdrawn.] The committee took an at-ease from 3:07 p.m. to 3:09 p.m. 3:09:55 PM REPRESENTATIVE SEATON moved to adopt Amendment 2, labeled 26- LS0309\O.8, Mischel, 4/5/10, which read: Page 2, line 12: Delete "and" Insert "in this sub-subparagraph, "parent" means  a biological or adoptive parent or a legal guardian of  the person;" Page 2, line 14: Delete "harm, homelessness, or economic  hardship," Insert "harm or homelessness" Page 2, line 17, following "living;": Insert "and  (iv) if requested by the department, agrees  to reasonable terms for resuming state custody that  may include matters relating to the person's  education, attainment of a job or life skills, or  other terms found by the court to be reasonable and in  the person's best interest;" Page 3, line 19: Delete "AS 47.14.900" Insert "AS 47.14.400" CO-CHAIR KELLER objected for discussion. CO-CHAIR KELLER explained that proposed Amendment 2 would add a further definition of parent, on page 2, line 12, and would delete the term, "economic hardship" on page 2, line 14 as it had been determined to be indefinable in the context. 3:11:21 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER pointed to page 2, line 17, and explained that the insert would allow the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to set terms on any placement back into foster care. 3:12:12 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER directed attention to page 3, line 19, and noted that this corrected a typographical error. 3:12:33 PM REPRESENTATIVE GARA reiterated that DHSS could now impose conditions for the child's best interest on a reentry placement into foster care. 3:13:00 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER removed his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment 2 was adopted. 3:13:22 PM REPRESENTATIVE SEATON moved to adopt Amendment 3, labeled 26- LS0309\O.10, Mischel, 4/6/10, which read: Page 1, line 1: Delete "and" Page 1, line 2, following "children": Insert "; and providing for an effective date" Page 3, following line 19: Insert a new bill section to read:  "* Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2011." 3:13:40 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER objected for discussion. He explained that proposed Amendment 3 changed the effective date, so that the fiscal impact would be lessened. 3:13:55 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER removed his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment 3 was adopted. 3:14:21 PM CO-CHAIR KELLER closed public testimony. 3:14:31 PM REPRESENTATIVE GARA pointed out that there was also a revised fiscal note. 3:15:00 PM REPRESENTATIVE T. WILSON moved to report CSHB 126, 26-LS0309\O, Mischel, 3/30/10, as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 126 (HSS) was reported from the House Health and Social Services Standing Committee.