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AK Stat § 47.14.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 1. Juvenile Institutions.|Sec. 47.14.040. Authority to maintain and operate temporary secure juvenile holding area, juvenile detention facility, or juvenile treatment facility.

(a) A municipality or entity may maintain and operate a temporary secure juvenile holding area, and a municipality or a nonprofit corporation may maintain and operate a juvenile detention facility or juvenile treatment facility. (b) The municipality or nonprofit corporation may receive grants-in-aid from the state for costs of operation of the temporary secure juvenile holding area or facility maintained and operated under (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 47.14.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 1. Juvenile Institutions.|Sec. 47.14.050. Operation of homes and facilities.

(a) The department shall adopt standards and regulations for the operation of juvenile detention facilities and juvenile treatment facilities in the state. (b) The department may enter into contracts with municipalities and other governmental agencies for the detention of juveniles before and after commitment by juvenile authorities. A contract may not be made for longer than one year.
AK Stat § 47.14.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 2. Care of Children.|Sec. 47.14.110. Department inspections; reports by foster homes and institutions.

(a) A representative of the department shall visit, as often as is considered necessary, every foster home or institution in which a child is placed, and, if not satisfied as to the care given, may remove the child from the foster home or institution and place the child elsewhere. (b) The person or institution receiving a child shall submit the reports the department requires as to the education, health, and welfare of the child and the conditions under which the child is living.
AK Stat § 47.14.115 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 2. Care of Children.|Sec. 47.14.115. Training of foster parents.

(a) If the department has placed a child in a foster home, the department shall, no less often than once quarterly, make available training that will assist the foster parent or parents in providing care that will meet the needs of the child placed in the home and the requirements established by the department in regulation. (b) If the department determines that it is in the best interests of a child in the custody of the department to place the child with an adult family member who does not have a foster care home license under AS 47.32, the department shall assist the adult family member in obtaining a license, including assisting the adult family member with obtaining any variances necessary to obtain the license, so that the family member is eligible for payments under AS 47.14.100(b) and (d).
AK Stat § 47.14.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 2. Care of Children.|Sec. 47.14.120. Standards of care.

The department shall establish standards of care and adopt regulations desirable for the welfare of every child under its care.
AK Stat § 47.14.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 2. Care of Children.|Sec. 47.14.130. Payment of costs.

The department shall pay the proper and necessary costs of the court and witnesses and other expenses necessarily incurred in the enforcement of AS 47.14.100 - 47.14.130.
AK Stat § 47.14.205 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.205. State Citizen Review Panel.

(a) There is established within the department a Citizen Review Panel. The panel shall be composed of volunteer members who are broadly representative of the state, including members who have expertise in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. (b) The panel shall meet not less than once every three months. Meetings may take place telephonically.
AK Stat § 47.14.215 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.215. Duties of the state panel.

(a) The state panel shall evaluate the extent to which the department is effectively discharging its child protection responsibilities under (1) the state plan submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 5106a(b); (2) child protection standards under federal and state laws; and (3) any other criteria that the panel considers important to ensuring the protection of children, including the level and efficiency of coordination of foster care and adoption programs in the state and a review of child fatalities and near fatalities. (b) In carrying out the responsibilities under (a) of this section, the state panel shall examine the policies, procedures, and practices of the department, and, where appropriate, evaluate specific cases of child abuse or neglect. (c) The commissioner shall, by regulation, establish policies and procedures necessary to carrying out the duties of the state panel under this section.
AK Stat § 47.14.225 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.225. Cooperation with state panel.

(a) The department shall provide the panel access to information on child abuse or neglect cases that is necessary for the panel to carry out its duties under AS 47.14.215. (b) The department shall serve as staff to the state panel as requested by the panel members.
AK Stat § 47.14.235 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.235. Confidentiality.

(a) A person attending a meeting of the state panel or a member or staff of the state panel may not make any disclosure related to information obtained during a review by the state panel unless authorized under AS 47.10.092 or 47.10.093. (b) Meetings of the state panel are subject to AS 44.62.310 - 44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act).
AK Stat § 47.14.245 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.245. Public outreach.

The state panel shall conduct public outreach and gather public comment on current department procedures and practices involving children and family services.
AK Stat § 47.14.255 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.255. Report.

(a) The state panel shall prepare and make available to the governor, the legislature, and the public an annual report containing a summary of the activities of the panel conducted under AS 47.14.205 - 47.14.295 and recommendations for the improvement of child protection services in the state. (b) Not later than six months after the date on which the report is released under (a) of this section, the department shall submit a written response to the report. The department's response must include a description of whether and how the department will incorporate the recommendations of the panel, where appropriate.
AK Stat § 47.14.265 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.265. Civil penalty for violation of AS 47.14.235.

A violation under AS 47.14.235 is subject to a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for each violation.
AK Stat § 47.14.275 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.275. Immunity.

A member of the state panel and a person who furnishes services to or advises the state panel is not liable for damages or other relief in an action involving the performance or failure to perform a duty or other activity of the state panel.
AK Stat § 47.14.295 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 3. Citizen Review Panel.|Sec. 47.14.295. Definitions.

In AS 47.14.205 - 47.14.295, (1) “near fatality” has the meaning given in AS 47.10.990; (2) “state panel” means the Citizen Review Panel established under AS 47.14.205.
AK Stat § 47.14.400 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 5. Alaska Higher Education Savings Program for Children.|Sec. 47.14.400. Higher education savings program.

(a) The department shall administer a program to encourage investment by a person or entity in the higher education of eligible children in the state. The program must include (1) a central office, dedicated to faith-based and community services, for development and marketing of the program; (2) a mechanism for the department to establish and maintain a University of Alaska college savings plan under AS 14.40.802 - 14.40.817 for an eligible child who is a beneficiary of the program; (3) a process for identifying donors and eligible beneficiaries; (4) a process for distributing nonidentifying information about an eligible beneficiary to a potential donor, including the age, sex, and general location of the beneficiary, unless the information readily leads to the identification of the eligible beneficiary; (5) terms and conditions for participation in the program that are consistent with the University of Alaska college savings plan restrictions and with federal law pertaining to higher education savings accounts; and (6) a procedure for monitoring success of the program, for record keeping, and for maintaining confidentiality of records as required by federal and state law. (b) A person is eligible for participation in the higher education savings program for children as a beneficiary if the person was ordered committed to the custody of the department under AS 47.10.080(c) or AS 47.12.120(b)(1) or (3), was placed in out-of-home care for not less than two years, and is a resident of the state. (c) The commissioner of health and social services or the commissioner's designee may name a new beneficiary to an existing college savings plan established under (a) of this section if the new designation is not prohibited under federal law or under the University of Alaska college savings plan and if the named beneficiary dies, fails to enroll in an eligible program before the beneficiary becomes 30 years of age, or fails to meet conditions established in regulations adopted by the commissioner of health and social services. (d) Identifying information of a beneficiary contained in records related to the program is confidential. (e) In this section, (1) “beneficiary” has the meaning given in AS 14.40.802; (2) “college savings plan” means a postsecondary education savings program or advance college tuition savings contract established under AS 14.40.802 - 14.40.817; (3) “donor” means the person or entity who contributes to the higher education savings program for children for the purpose of establishing or contributing to a college savings account established for a child under this section; (4) “out-of-home care” means care at the residence or facility at which a child is placed by the state, and does not include care at the residence from which the child was removed.
AK Stat § 47.14.980 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 47.14.980. Grants-in-aid.

The department may accept grants-in-aid from the federal government or private foundations and may accept other gifts consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
AK Stat § 47.14.990 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 14. Juvenile Programs and Institutions|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 47.14.990. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “care” or “caring” under AS 47.14.100(c) means to provide for the physical, emotional, mental, and social needs of the child; (2) “child in need of aid” means a child found to be within the jurisdiction of the court under AS 47.10.010 and 47.10.011; (3) “court” means the superior court of the state; (4) “criminal justice information” has the meaning given in AS 12.62.900; (5) “delinquent minor” means a minor found to be within the jurisdiction of the court under AS 47.12.020; (6) “department” means the Department of Health and Social Services; (7) “juvenile detention facility” has the meaning given in AS 47.12.990; (8) “juvenile probation officer” has the meaning given in AS 47.12.990; (9) “juvenile treatment facility” has the meaning given in AS 47.12.990; (10) “minor” has the meaning given in AS 47.12.990; (11) “temporary secure juvenile holding area” has the meaning given in AS 47.12.990; (12) “treatment institution” means a hospital, clinic, institution, center, or other health care facility that has been designated by the department for the treatment of juveniles.
AK Stat § 47.18.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 1. Comprehensive Planning.|Sec. 47.18.010. Development of statewide plan.

(a) With the advice of the Alaska Human Relations Commission, the department shall develop a comprehensive statewide plan to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of state programs that relate to the prevention of adolescent pregnancy and the provision of services to adolescent parents and their children under AS 47.18.100 - 47.18.140, and to peer counseling under AS 47.18.200. (b) The plan developed under (a) of this section must (1) review and include existing programs and services of state government; (2) examine and consider the achievements and experiences of projects that are similar to those authorized under AS 47.18.100 - 47.18.140 and 47.18.200; (3) give priority to the consolidation and improvement of existing programs; (4) make recommendations with regard to the need for new or expanded programs and services within the existing level of funding; (5) consider the findings and recommendations of the Alaska's Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood Task Force; and (6) make recommendations concerning the incremental implementation of the plan. (c) The Department of Education and Early Development, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall assist the department in developing the plan required under (a) of this section. In addition, through appropriate means, the department shall solicit advice from teens, parents, educators, school administrators, taxpayers, civic groups, community organizations, Native organizations, officials of local governments, religious institutions, and other concerned persons about how state programs can be coordinated and operated in a manner that will enhance their effectiveness and efficiency in addressing the many needs associated with adolescent parenting, the prevention of adolescent pregnancies, and the provision of adolescent peer counseling.
AK Stat § 47.18.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 2. Public Information About Programs.|Sec. 47.18.050. Public awareness campaign.

(a) The department shall develop and implement statewide a continuing public awareness campaign, including appropriate public forums and workshops, radio and television public service announcements, and press releases designed to (1) communicate to the public the scope and magnitude of the adolescent pregnancy and parenthood problem in the state; (2) encourage community activities that will educate adults and adolescents about the importance of reducing adolescent pregnancy; (3) enlist the active support and involvement of members of the public and community organizations in the development and implementation of community-based programs and activities to reduce adolescent pregnancy and assist adolescent parents in obtaining needed educational, vocational, and parenting skills. (b) A primary policy and objective of the public awareness campaign required under (a) of this section shall be to encourage adolescents to abstain from premarital sexual intimacy.
AK Stat § 47.18.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 3. Adolescent Pregnancy Projects.|Sec. 47.18.100. State funding authorized.

In order to encourage and support community-based initiatives to combat the many problems associated with adolescent pregnancy and parenthood, the department shall, from appropriations for that purpose, give grants or award contracts to fund a percentage of the cost of local projects designed to prevent adolescent pregnancy and assist adolescent parents in obtaining needed educational, vocational, and parenting skills.
AK Stat § 47.18.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 3. Adolescent Pregnancy Projects.|Sec. 47.18.110. Eligible projects.

(a) Projects funded under AS 47.18.100 shall be designed with a holistic approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of adolescent parenthood and a broad array of related circumstances, such as low self-esteem, domestic violence, substance abuse, economic security, financial responsibilities of having a child, cultural integrity, sources of adolescent stress, parenting skills, educational and vocational opportunities, and access to reproductive health services. (b) Projects funded under AS 47.18.100 may include one or more of the following types of activities: (1) family life education; (2) counseling services for adolescents who are, or who may think they are, pregnant or who want to avoid pregnancy; (3) prenatal care for pregnant adolescents; (4) job training and placement for adolescent parents; (5) educational and support services for adolescent parents; (6) other activities that, in the judgment of the department, are likely to have a tangible effect on combating a problem associated with adolescent pregnancy or parenthood.
AK Stat § 47.18.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 3. Adolescent Pregnancy Projects.|Sec. 47.18.120. Applications for project funding.

(a) A person or group seeking funding under AS 47.18.100 shall apply to the department on a form provided by the department. (b) When applying under (a) of this section, the applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the proposed project (1) has been designed with extensive assistance from local community members who represent a variety of interests, cultures, and perspectives on adolescent pregnancy and parenthood; (2) is based on sound research, to the maximum extent possible; (3) will maximize collaboration among all relevant agencies involved in the needs being addressed by the project; (4) includes an evaluation component to measure project effectiveness; (5) includes a public awareness campaign component.
AK Stat § 47.18.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 3. Adolescent Pregnancy Projects.|Sec. 47.18.140. Promotion of program and projects.

(a) The department shall take appropriate actions to publicize the availability of funds under AS 47.18.100 - 47.18.140. (b) The department shall annually conduct regional conferences or workshops across the state to (1) showcase the activities and achievements of projects funded under AS 47.18.100 - 47.18.140 for which the evaluation components have shown a high level of success; (2) encourage and support the replication of these successful projects; and (3) increase public awareness of the availability of state administered services and programs to address the many problems associated with adolescent pregnancy and parenthood.
AK Stat § 47.18.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 4. Adolescent Peer Counseling.|Sec. 47.18.200. Peer counselor program.

(a) The department shall develop and implement a continuing statewide program of technical support and assistance to encourage school districts, municipalities, and nonprofit corporations incorporated under AS 10.20 that initiate implementation, or that are considering implementation, of adolescent peer counseling groups under adult supervision for (1) prevention of adolescent behavioral patterns that jeopardize physical and mental health and that hamper social, educational, and personal development; and (2) spreading information about services that are available to adolescents to help them with their health needs. (b) The program of technical support required under (a) of this section must include (1) suggested methods for maintaining a high level of adolescent, parental, and community support for peer counseling groups; (2) workshops, seminars, or other training opportunities for adolescent peer counselors and their adult leaders; this training must include sessions to (A) develop interpersonal communications skills; (B) teach accurate health information, emphasizing sexual development; (C) provide information about services that are available in the peer counselors' areas and how those services can be obtained for pregnancy prevention, and prenatal care; and (D) encourage adolescents to avoid major risk-taking behavior and to reinforce responsible behavior and self control; (3) assistance in selecting appropriate resource materials for the groups; (4) recommended mechanisms for effectively monitoring and evaluating the activities and accomplishments of the groups; and (5) other similar services to assist and encourage school districts and municipalities in establishing and administering adolescent peer counseling groups. (c) In developing the program of technical support and assistance required under (a) of this section, the department shall review and consider the activities and accomplishments in other states that have developed peer counseling networks. The department shall solicit contributions of money and expertise from the private sector that may be available for this type of program.
AK Stat § 47.18.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions|Chapter 18. Programs and Services Related to Adolescents|Article 5. Foster Care Transition Program.|Sec. 47.18.300. Program authorized.

(a) The department, in coordination with local public and private agencies, shall design, develop, and implement a foster care transition program to provide support and services to individuals who (1) reach or have reached the age of 16 or older while in state foster care and have not yet reached 23 years of age; and (2) meet other eligibility criteria established by the department under (b) of this section. (b) The department may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of AS 47.18.300 - 47.18.390, including regulations establishing eligibility thresholds, standards, and limits for the program. The department shall develop the regulations in consultation with those public and private organizations considered necessary by the department.