00 Enrolled HB 536                                                                                                         
01 Relating to applications for permanent fund dividends by certain individuals serving in the                             
02 armed forces, and to payment of certain 2003 and 2004 dividends; and providing for an                                   
03 effective date.                                                                                                         
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05    * Section 1.  AS 43.23.011 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                           
06            (b)  An otherwise eligible individual may apply for a current year dividend                                  
07       after March 31 of that year if the individual was eligible during the application period                          
08       under (a) of this section for hostile fire or imminent danger pay while serving on                                
09       active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States.  The individual must                            
10       apply under this subsection within 90 days after the last day the individual was eligible                         
11       for hostile fire or imminent danger pay.  If the individual was eligible for hostile fire                         
12       or imminent danger pay on March 31 of the current dividend year, the 90-day                                       
13       application period extension begins on the first day after March 31 that the individual                           
14       was no longer eligible for the pay.                                                                               
01            (c)  The commissioner may permit an individual to apply for a permanent fund                                 
02       dividend for any year after the application deadline under (a) or (b) of this section if                          
03       the individual                                                                                                    
04                 (1)  at any time during the application period for that dividend                                        
05       established in (a) or (b) of this section,                                                                        
06                      (A)  served on active duty as a member of the armed forces of                                      
07            the United States; and                                                                                       
08                      (B)  was eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay; and                                     
09                 (2)  demonstrates a reasonable cause for the delay in applying for that                                 
10       dividend.                                                                                                         
11    * Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
12 read:                                                                                                                   
13       APPLICATION FOR 2003 AND 2004 DIVIDENDS.  (a)  An otherwise eligible                                              
14 individual who was eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay while serving on active                             
15 duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States during the application period for                             
16 the                                                                                                                     
17            (1)  2003 dividend may apply for it within 90 days after the effective date of                               
18 this Act;                                                                                                               
19            (2)  2004 dividend may apply for it within 90 days after the effective date of                               
20 this Act.                                                                                                               
21       (b)  AS 43.23.011 and 43.23.055(2) do not apply to the application for a payment of                               
22 dividends under this section.                                                                                           
23    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).