00 HOUSE BILL NO. 400                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to administrative proceedings involving a determination of                                             
02 eligibility for a permanent fund dividend or authority to claim a dividend on                                           
03 behalf of another."                                                                                                     
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 43.23.015(g) is amended to read:                                                                    
06  (g)  If an individual is aggrieved by a decision of the department determining                                        
07 the individual's eligibility for a permanent fund dividend or the individual's authority                                
08 to claim a permanent fund dividend on behalf of another, the individual may, upon                                      
09 payment of a $25 review fee, request the department to review its decision.  If the                                     
10 individual is aggrieved by the decision of the department after the administrative                                      
11 review proceeding,  the individual may appeal that decision to the superior court in                                   
12 accordance with AS 44.62.560.  An appeal under this section does not entitle the                                        
13 aggrieved individual to a trial de novo. The appeal shall be based on the record of the                                 
14 administrative proceeding from which appeal is taken and the scope of appeal is                                         
01 limited to matters contained in the record of the administrative proceeding.  If, as a                                 
02 result of the administrative proceeding or the appeal, the individual prevails, the                                     
03 $25 review fee shall be returned to the individual by the department.