00SENATE BILL NO. 247                                                                                                   
01 "An Act relating to eligibility of certain veterans for longevity bonus payments;                                       
02 and providing for an effective date."                                                                                   
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 47.45.070(c) is amended to read:                                                                  
05  (c)  Notwithstanding (a)(2) of this section, a person who resides in a nursing                                        
06 home who meets the age and residence requirements of this chapter qualifies for the                                     
07 bonus if the costs of care of the person at the nursing home are paid for entirely from                                 
08 private sources , veterans' benefits, or a combination of private sources and                                          
09 veterans' benefits .                                                                                                   
10    * Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                            
11 to read:                                                                                                                
12  REAPPLICATIONS FOR LONGEVITY BONUS PAYMENTS.  Notwithstanding                                                          
13 AS 47.45.045, a veteran who qualified to receive a monthly longevity bonus payment under                                
14 AS 47.45.010 before January 1, 1997, but was later disqualified under AS 47.45.070 may                                  

01 reapply for qualification for bonus payments.  If the Department of Administration determines                           
02 that the veteran is eligible for bonus payments under AS 47.45.070(c), as amended in sec. 1                             
03 of this Act, and is otherwise eligible, the amount of the veteran's monthly bonus shall be the                          
04 amount the veteran was receiving before reapplying under this section.  A reapplication under                           
05 this section must be submitted to the department before January 1, 2001.                                                
06    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2000.