00SENATE BILL NO. 139                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to legislative per diem; and providing for an effective date."                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 24.10.130(c) is amended to read:                                                                    
04  (c)  The Alaska Legislative Council shall adopt a policy regarding                                                    
05 reimbursement for moving expenses applicable to all legislators [AND AN                                                 
06 APPLICABLE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE POLICY].  The policy must set conditions                                                  
07 for the reimbursement for moving expenses [AND PAYMENT OF PER DIEM] and                                                 
08 prescribe the amounts of reimbursement adapted to the special needs of the legislative                                  
09 branch as determined by the council.                                                                                    
10    * Sec. 2.  AS 24.10.130 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
11  (d)  The Alaska Legislative Council shall adopt a policy setting the amount of                                        
12 and addressing entitlement to travel per diem and session per diem.  A change in the                                    
13 amount of session per diem takes effect only if ratified by concurrent resolution.                                      
14    * Sec. 3.  (a)  Notwithstanding AS 24.10.130(d), enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, until the                            

01 Alaska Legislative Council acts in accordance with AS 24.10.130(d) to set travel per diem,                              
02 the travel per diem in effect on the day before the effective date of this section shall remain                         
03 in effect.                                                                                                              
04  (b)  Notwithstanding AS 24.10.130(d), enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, until the Alaska                                  
05 Legislative Council adopts a policy setting session per diem that is ratified by concurrent                             
06 resolution, legislators are entitled to session per diem in the amount of $100 per day.                                 
07    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).