00HOUSE BILL NO. 188                                                                                                    
01 "An Act imposing a 30-day residency requirement before a person is eligible to                                          
02 be included on an application for assistance under the Alaska temporary assistance                                      
03 program, with an exception for newborn children."                                                                       
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05    * Section 1.  AS 47.27.015 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
06  (h)  A person, other than a dependent child who is less than 30 days old, is not                                      
07 eligible to be included on an application for assistance under this chapter unless the                                  
08 person has been a resident of this state for at least 30 calendar days before the date of                               
09 application.  A dependent child who is less than 30 days old is eligible to be included                                 
10 on an application for assistance under this chapter only if the caretaker of the child has                              
11 been a resident of this state for at least 30 calendar days before the date of application.                             
12    * Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  AS 47.27.015(h), added by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to                                
13 applications under AS 47.27 that are filed on or after the effective date of this Act.