00 HOUSE BILL NO. 6                                                                                                        
01 "An Act relating to eligibility for permanent fund dividends; and providing for                                         
02 an effective date."                                                                                                     
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 43.23.005(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (a)  An individual is eligible to receive one permanent fund dividend each year                                       
06 in an amount to be determined under AS 43.23.025 if                                                                     
07   (1)  the individual applies to the department;                                                                       
08   (2)  on the date of application the individual is a state resident;                                                  
09   (3)  the individual was a state resident for at least the calendar year                                              
10 immediately preceding January 1 of the current dividend year;                                                           
11   (4)  the individual has been physically present in the state at some time                                            
12 during the prior                                                                                                        
13   (A)  two calendar years before the current dividend year; or                                                     
14   (B)  four calendar years before the current dividend year if                                                        
01 the individual has been absent from the United States for at least two                                                  
02 consecutive calendar years during that four-year period; and                                                           
03   (5)  the individual is                                                                                               
04   (A)  a citizen of the United States;                                                                                
05   (B)  an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the                                                      
06 United States;                                                                                                          
07   (C)  an alien with refugee status under federal law; or                                                             
08   (D)  an alien that has been granted asylum under federal law.                                                       
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 43.23.005(c) is amended to read:                                                                       
10  (c)  A parent, guardian, or other authorized representative may claim a                                               
11 permanent fund dividend on behalf of an unemancipated minor or on behalf of a                                           
12 disabled or an incompetent individual who is eligible to receive a payment under this                                   
13 section. Notwithstanding (a)(2) - (4) of this section, a minor is eligible for a dividend                               
14 if,                                                                                                                     
15   (1)  during the two calendar years immediately preceding the current                                               
16 dividend year, the minor was born to or adopted by an individual who is eligible for                                    
17 a dividend for the current dividend year;                                                                              
18   (2)  during the four calendar years immediately preceding the                                                        
19 current dividend year, the minor was born to or adopted by an individual who                                            
20 is eligible for a dividend for the current dividend year and to whom (a)(4)(B)                                          
21 applies.                                                                                                               
22    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 1996.