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HOUSE BILL NO. 305
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY THE HOUSE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
Introduced: 3/4/20
Referred: Health and Social Services, Judiciary
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to the persons required to report child abuse or neglect or a threat of
2 harm to a child; and providing for an effective date."
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
4 * Section 1. AS 22.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:
5 Sec. 22.35.040. Reporting of imminent threat to child. A judge of the
6 superior court or district court shall immediately report to the nearest office of a law
7 enforcement agency of the state a threat of imminent harm to a child if the judge has
8 reasonable cause to suspect that there is a threat that imminent harm will occur to a
9 child between the time the judge issues a protective order under AS 18.65.850 -
10 18.65.870 or AS 18.66.100 - 18.66.180 and the time the protective order is served.
11 * Sec. 2. AS 47.17.020(a), as amended by sec. 131, ch. 4, FSSLA 2019, is amended to read:
12 (a) The following persons who, in the performance of the duties associated
13 with a positon listed in this subsection [THEIR OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES,
14 THEIR APPOINTED DUTIES UNDER (8) OF THIS SUBSECTION, OR THEIR
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1 VOLUNTEER DUTIES UNDER (9) OF THIS SUBSECTION], have reasonable
2 cause to suspect that a child has suffered harm as a result of child abuse or neglect
3 shall immediately report the harm to the nearest office of the department and, if the
4 harm appears to be a result of a suspected sex offense, shall immediately report the
5 harm to the nearest law enforcement agency:
6 (1) practitioners of the healing arts;
7 (2) school teachers and school administrative staff members, including
8 athletic coaches, of public and private schools;
9 (3) peace officers and officers of the Department of Corrections;
10 (4) administrative officers of institutions;
11 (5) child care providers;
12 (6) paid employees of domestic violence and sexual assault programs,
13 and crisis intervention and prevention programs as defined in AS 18.66.990;
14 (7) paid employees of an organization that provides counseling or
15 treatment to individuals seeking to control their use of drugs or alcohol;
16 (8) members of a child fatality review team established under
17 AS 12.65.015(e) or 12.65.120 or the multidisciplinary child protection team created
18 under AS 47.14.300;
19 (9) volunteers who interact with children in a public or private school
20 for more than four hours a week;
21 (10) priests, ministers, and other individuals who are ordained,
22 anointed, or appointed to perform religious duties;
23 (11) individuals who work at public and private animal shelters,
24 whether as paid employees or volunteers;
25 (12) individuals who are employees of or volunteers with a fire
26 department of a municipality, including firefighters and emergency medical
27 technicians;
28 (13) individuals appointed by a court to act as guardians ad litem
29 for children.
30 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2020.
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Statutes affected:
HB0305A, AM HB 305, introduced 03/04/2020: 18.65.850, 18.65.870, 18.66.100, 18.66.180, 47.17.020