00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 247(STA)                                                                                       
01 "An Act relating to eligibility of certain persons who receive veterans' benefits for                                   
02 longevity bonus payments; 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  APPLICATIONS AND REAPPLICATIONS FOR LONGEVITY BONUS                                                                    
13 PAYMENTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding AS 47.45.045, a person who qualified to receive a                                       
14 monthly longevity bonus payment under AS 47.45.010 before January 1, 1997, but was later                                

01 disqualified under AS 47.45.070(a)(2) may reapply for qualification for bonus payments.  If                             
02 the Department of Administration determines that the person is eligible for bonus payments                              
03 under AS 47.45.070(c), as amended in sec. 1 of this Act, and is otherwise eligible, the amount                          
04 of the person's monthly bonus shall be the amount the person was receiving before reapplying                            
05 under this subsection.                                                                                                  
06  (b)  Notwithstanding AS 47.45.010, a person who originally applied before January 1,                                   
07 1997, and did not qualify to receive a monthly longevity bonus under AS 47.45.070(a)(2) but                             
08 who otherwise would have qualified may file a new application.  If the Department of                                    
09 Administration determines that the person is eligible for bonus payments under                                          
10 AS 47.45.070(c), as amended in sec. 1 of this Act, and is otherwise eligible, the amount of                             
11 the person's monthly bonus shall be the amount the person would have received had the                                   
12 person qualified under the original application.                                                                        
13  (c)  A new application or reapplication under this section must be submitted to the                                    
14 Department of Administration before January 1, 2001.                                                                    
15    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2000.