ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE  May 27, 2016 9:41 a.m.   MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Lesil McGuire, Chair Senator John Coghill, Vice Chair Senator Mia Costello Senator Peter Micciche Senator Bill Wielechowski MEMBERS ABSENT  All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 200(HSS) AM "An Act establishing procedures related to a petition or proxy for adoption or guardianship of a child in state custody; adding a definition of 'proxy for a formal petition'; amending Rules 5 and 6(a), Alaska Adoption Rules, and adding Rule 17.3, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure; and providing for an effective date." - MOVED CSHB 200(HSS) AM OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 200 SHORT TITLE: ADOPTION OF CHILD IN STATE CUSTODY SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR 04/16/15 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/16/15 (H) HSS, JUD 03/29/16 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 03/29/16 (H) Heard & Held 03/29/16 (H) MINUTE (HSS) 03/29/16 (H) HSS AT 6:00 PM CAPITOL 106 03/29/16 (H) Heard & Held 03/29/16 (H) MINUTE (HSS) 03/31/16 (H) HSS AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106 03/31/16 (H) Moved CSHB 200(HSS) Out of Committee 03/31/16 (H) MINUTE (HSS) 04/01/16 (H) HSS RPT CS (HSS) NT 2DP 2NR 04/01/16 (H) DP: TALERICO, SEATON 04/01/16 (H) NR: TARR, WOOL 04/10/16 (H) JUD AT 2:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 04/10/16 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 04/11/16 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 04/11/16 (H) Scheduled but Not Heard 04/12/16 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 04/12/16 (H) Moved CSHB 200(HSS) Out of Committee 04/12/16 (H) MINUTE (JUD) 04/13/16 (H) JUD RPT CS (HSS) NT 6DP 1NR 04/13/16 (H) DP: MILLETT, KREISS-TOMKINS, LYNN, CLAMAN, FOSTER, LEDOUX 04/13/16 (H) NR: KELLER 04/15/16 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 04/15/16 (H) VERSION: CSHB 200(HSS) AM 04/16/16 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/16/16 (S) JUD 05/23/16 (H) FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION BILL 05/23/16 (S) FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION BILL - WITH PASSAGE OF HCR 401 05/25/16 (S) JUD AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) 05/25/16 (S) Heard & Held 05/25/16 (S) MINUTE (JUD) 05/27/16 (S) JUD AT 9:30 AM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) WITNESS REGISTER NICOLE BORROMEO, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Fairbanks, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Thanked the committee for its support of HB 200. ACTION NARRATIVE  9:41:39 AM CHAIR LESIL MCGUIRE called the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee meeting to order at 9:41 a.m. Present at the call to order were Senators Wielechowski, Costello, Coghill, Micciche, and Chair McGuire. HB 200-ADOPTION OF CHILD IN STATE CUSTODY  9:42:08 AM CHAIR MCGUIRE announced the consideration of HB 200. [This is the second hearing and CSHB 200(HSS)am is before the committee.] She asked for a motion to adopt the new fiscal note. 9:42:16 AM SENATOR COGHILL moved to accept the new zero fiscal note from the Court System. There was no objection. CHAIR MCGUIRE reopened public testimony on HB 200. 9:42:57 AM NICOLE BORROMEO, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN), Fairbanks, Alaska thanked the committee for its support of the bill. CHAIR MCGUIRE requested AFN articulate its support for Representative Gara's foster care bill, HB 27. MS. BOBRROMEO stated she would be happy to call Senator Huggins and President Meyer to voice support. She added, "It also is a very good bill and is going to help transform our child welfare system." 9:44:13 AM CHAIR MCGUIRE closed public testimony on HB 200 and solicited a motion. 9:44:24 AM SENATOR COGHILL moved to report CSHB 200(HSS)am from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). CHAIR MCGUIRE announced that without objection, CSHB 200(HSS)am, with the addition of the zero fiscal note from the Court system, passed the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee. 9:44:45 AM There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair McGuire adjourned the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee meeting at 9:44 a.m.