00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 161(FIN)                                                                                        
01 "An Act relating to reduction in payments to individuals under certain benefit                                          
02 programs; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 37.07.080(d) is amended to read:                                                                  
05  (d)  A state agency                                                                                                   
06    (1)  shall, if an appropriation made for a benefit program is not                                                  
07 sufficient to fully fund all payments to individuals under that program, reduce the                                     
08 amount of payments to eligible individuals on a pro rata basis; this paragraph                                          
09 does not apply to loan programs, state employee retirement benefit programs, or                                         
10 programs for which other provisions of law address underfunding; and                                                    
11   (2)   may not increase the salaries of its employees, employ additional                                             
12 employees, or expend money or incur obligations except in accordance with law and                                       
13 properly approved operations plan.                                                                                      
14    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect July 1, 1999.