CCS HB 312: "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date."
00 CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 312 01 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's 02 integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 (SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)
01 * Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the 02 general fund or other funds as set out in section 2 of this Act to the agencies named for the 03 purposes expressed for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2009, 04 unless otherwise indicated. A department-wide, agency-wide, or branch-wide unallocated 05 reduction set out in this section may be allocated among the appropriations made in this 06 section to that department, agency, or branch. 07 Appropriation General Other 08 Allocations Items Funds Funds 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 * * * * * Department of Administration * * * * * 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 Legal and Advocacy Services 1,954,000 1,815,200 138,800 13 Office of Public Advocacy 1,656,500 14 Public Defender Agency 297,500 15 * * * * * * * * * * 16 * * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * * 17 * * * * * * * * * * 18 Administration and Support 25,000 25,000 19 Office of the Commissioner 25,000 20 Population Management 611,500 611,500 21 Offender Habilitation 611,500 22 Programs 23 Inmate Health Care 6,388,500 6,055,500 333,000 24 Inmate Health Care 6,388,500 25 * * * * * * * * * * 26 * * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * * 27 * * * * * * * * * * 28 Teaching and Learning Support 339,800 39,800 300,000 29 Student and School 339,800 30 Achievement 31 Alaska Postsecondary 200,000 200,000
01 Education Commission 02 Program Administration & 200,000 03 Operations 04 * * * * * * * * * * 05 * * * * * Department of Health and Social Services * * * * * 06 * * * * * * * * * * 07 No money appropriated in this appropriation may be expended for an abortion that is not a 08 mandatory service required under AS 47.07.030(a). The money appropriated for Health and 09 Social Services may be expended only for mandatory services required under Title XIX of the 10 Social Security Act and for optional services offered by the state under the state plan for 11 medical assistance that has been approved by the United States Department of Health and 12 Human Services. This statement is a statement of the purpose of the appropriation and is 13 neither merely descriptive language nor a statement of legislative intent. 14 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department continues to aggressively pursue 15 Medicaid cost containment initiatives. Efforts should continue where the Department 16 believes additional cost containment is possible including further efforts to contain travel 17 expenses. The Department must continue efforts imposing regulations controlling and 18 materially reducing the cost of Personal Care Attendant (PCA) services. Efforts must be 19 continued utilizing existing resources to impose regulations screening applicants for 20 Residential Psychiatric Treatment Center (RPTC) services, especially for out-of-state 21 services. The department must address the entire matrix of optional Medicaid services, 22 reimbursement rates and eligibility requirements that are the basis of the Medicaid growth 23 algorithm. This work is to utilize the results of the Medicaid Assessment and Planning 24 analysis. The legislature requests that by January 2009 the Department be prepared to present 25 projections of future Medicaid funding requirements under our existing statute and regulations 26 and be prepared to present and evaluate the consequences of viable policy alternatives that 27 could be implemented to lower growth rates and reducing projections of future costs. 28 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health and Social Services eliminate 29 the requirement for narrative and financial quarterly reports for all grant recipients whose 30 grants are $50,000 or less. This is an unnecessary burden and is not a requirement of the 31 federal grants.
01 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health and Social Services make a 02 single "upfront" payment for any grant award that is $50,000 or less and includes a signature 03 of the grantee certifying compliance with the terms of the grant with their approved 04 application. Signature of the grantee would also certify that if a final report certifying 05 completion of the grant requirements is not filed, future grants will not be considered for that 06 grantee until all requirements of prior grants are completed satisfactorily. In the event a 07 grantee is deemed ineligible for a future grant consideration due to improper filing of final 08 reports, the grantee will be informed about the department's procedures for future 09 consideration of grant eligibility. The department will establish procedures to consider 10 retroactivity for specific grant consideration or express that the retroactivity cannot be 11 considered for certain grants during the selection process. 12 It is the intent of the legislature that the department continues to evaluate an asset test in 13 Denali KidCare and other Child Care Benefits programs' eligibility criteria that includes the 14 value of assets leased and not owned by the applicant. The department should report to the 15 legislature, no later than January 20, 2009, possible asset test structures, their projected 16 consequences on program participants and any necessary changes to statute, regulation or 17 Alaska's Medicaid State Plan. The report should identify any federal restrictions on asset tests 18 and any potential consequence of an asset test on the availability of federal funding. 19 Alaska Pioneer Homes 13,431,500 13,431,500 20 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department maintain regulations requiring all 21 residents of the Pioneer Homes to apply for all appropriate benefit programs prior to a state 22 subsidy being provided for their care from the State Payment Assistance program. 23 It is the intent of the legislature that all pioneers' homes and veterans' homes applicants shall 24 complete any forms to determine eligibility for supplemental program funding, such as 25 Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and other benefits as part of the application process. If an applicant 26 is not able to complete the forms him/herself, or if relatives or guardians of the applicant are 27 not able to complete the forms, Department of Health and Social Services staff may complete 28 the forms for him/her, obtain the individuals' or designee's signature and submit for eligibility 29 per AS 47.25.120. 30 Alaska Pioneer Homes 64,300 31 Management
01 Pioneer Homes 13,367,200 02 Behavioral Health 111,541,100 88,447,600 23,093,500 03 Alcohol Safety Action 335,500 04 Program (ASAP) 05 Behavioral Health Medicaid 44,066,900 06 Services 07 Behavioral Health Grants 22,222,100 08 It is the intent of the legislature that the department continue developing policies and 09 procedures surrounding the awarding of recurring grants to assure that applicants are regularly 10 evaluated on their performance in achieving outcomes consistent with the expectations and 11 missions of the Department related to their specific grant. The recipient's specific 12 performance should be measured and incorporated into the decision whether to continue 13 awarding grants. Performance measurement should be standardized, accurate, objective and 14 fair, recognizing and compensating for differences among grant recipients including acuity of 15 services provided, client base, geographic location and other factors necessary and appropriate 16 to reconcile and compare grant recipient performances across the array of providers and 17 services involved. 18 It is the intent of the legislature that the $750,000 increment in the FY09 budget for 19 behavioral health grants be used exclusively to provide additional base funding for existing 20 core services of current grantee providers of adolescent and adult substance abuse 21 intervention or treatment services, who have demonstrated successful outcomes documented 22 in accordance with the Department's performance based evaluation procedures. The 23 Department should continue work on implementing a provider rate rebasing process and 24 specific funding recommendations for both Medicaid and non-Medicaid providers to be 25 completed and available to the legislature no later than December 15, 2008. 26 It is the intent of the legislature that the $750,000 increment in the FY 09 budget for 27 Behavioral Health Grants be used to provide additional base funding for existing core services 28 of current behavioral health grantees who have demonstrated successful outcomes 29 documented in accordance with the department's performance based evaluation procedures, 30 with an emphasis on increasing substance abuse treatment capacity for adolescents and adults. 31 It is the intent of the legislature that the $500,000 increment in the FY 09 budget for
01 Community Prevention & Early Intervention for Behavioral Health Programs be used to 02 provide statewide community based youth development programs. 03 Behavioral Health 4,221,200 04 Administration 05 It is the intent of the legislature that the $200,000 increment in the FY09 budget for the 06 Suicide Prevention Strategy and Implementation Plan be dedicated to developing a best 07 practices, evidence based multi-dimensional strategy and implementation plan to reduce the 08 rates of suicide in targeted rural regions of the state with the highest current rate of suicide. 09 The strategy and plan must specifically propose the means to reduce the rate of suicide and 10 address various dimensions of the issue including differing age and social demographics of at- 11 risk populations as well as implementation alternatives available in the targeted regions. The 12 plan must be developed in coordination with stakeholders and relevant resources in the 13 targeted regions. The Suicide Prevention Strategy and Implementation Plan must be 14 completed and available to the legislature no later than December 15, 2008. 15 It is the intent of the legislature that by providing $500,000 in general funds for the "Planning 16 and Design for Clitheroe Center Replacement", there is no further obligation by the State for 17 continued funding. 18 It is the intent of the legislature that, in accordance with AS 37.05.315, $333,800 in general 19 fund mental health funds be provided as a grant to the City of Bethel or other community 20 entity for the Bethel Community Patrols program. 21 Community Action 958,100 22 Prevention & Intervention 23 Grants 24 Rural Services and Suicide 2,115,200 25 Prevention 26 Psychiatric Emergency 7,893,000 27 Services 28 Services to the Seriously 12,474,200 29 Mentally Ill 30 Designated Evaluation and 1,761,900 31 Treatment
01 Services for Severely 9,952,200 02 Emotionally Disturbed 03 Youth 04 Alaska Psychiatric 5,411,700 05 Institute 06 Suicide Prevention Council 129,100 07 Children's Services 12,213,200 11,983,200 230,000 08 Children's Medicaid 4,185,600 09 Services 10 Children's Services 68,100 11 Management 12 Front Line Social Workers 148,600 13 Family Preservation 150,000 14 Foster Care Augmented Rate 500,000 15 Foster Care Special Need 747,900 16 Residential Child Care 1,956,300 17 Infant Learning Program 4,456,700 18 Grants 19 Adult Preventative Dental 1,400,000 1,400,000 20 Medicaid Services 21 It is the intent of the legislature that the Adult Preventative Dental Medicaid Services not over 22 spend authority granted by authorizing statute and adjust benefits available to individual 23 participants as necessary to maintain and conduct the program throughout the entire fiscal 24 year. 25 Adult Preventative Dental 1,400,000 26 Medicaid Services 27 Juvenile Justice 949,300 749,600 199,700 28 McLaughlin Youth Center 654,500 29 Fairbanks Youth Facility 101,000 30 Bethel Youth Facility 56,700 31 Probation Services 137,100
01 Public Health 1,048,300 718,300 330,000 02 Women, Children and Family 750,000 03 Health 04 Certification and Licensing 120,000 05 Community Health Grants 98,300 06 It is the intent of the legislature that $1,000,000 be made available for direct services provided 07 by primary care community health centers operating as federal 330 facilities through a 08 competitive grant process under 7 AAC 78. 09 Health Planning and 80,000 10 Infrastructure 11 It is the intent of the legislature that, in accordance with AS 37.05.316, $250,000 in general 12 funds be provided as a grant to Anchorage Project Access. 13 Senior and Disabilities 14,546,100 13,793,400 752,700 14 Services 15 It is the intent of the legislature that regulations related to the General Relief / Temporary 16 Assisted Living program be reviewed and revised as needed to minimize the length of time 17 that the state provides housing alternatives and assure the services are provided only to 18 intended beneficiaries who are actually experiencing harm, abuse or neglect. The department 19 should educate care coordinators and direct service providers about who should be referred 20 and when they are correctly referred to the program in order that referring agents correctly 21 match consumer needs with the program services intended by the department. 22 General Relief/Temporary 740,300 23 Assisted Living 24 Senior and Disabilities 2,461,600 25 Services Administration 26 Senior Community Based 3,419,400 27 Grants 28 It is the intent of the legislature that the $1,000,000 increment in the FY 09 budget for Senior 29 Community Based Grants be used to invest in successful home and community based 30 supports provided by grantees who have demonstrated successful outcomes documented in 31 accordance with the department's performance based evaluation procedures.
01 Community Developmental 7,924,800 02 Disabilities Grants 03 Departmental Support 1,792,900 1,792,900 04 Services 05 Commissioner's Office 105,000 06 It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Health and Social Services complete 07 the following tasks related to fiscal audits required in chapter 66, SLA 2003 of all Medicaid 08 providers: 09 1. Develop regulations addressing the use of extrapolation methodology following an audit of 10 Medicaid providers that clearly defines the difference between actual overpayment of funds to 11 a provider and ministerial omission or clerical billing error that does not result in 12 overpayment to the provider. The extrapolation methodology will also define percentage of 13 "safe harbor" overpayment rates for which extrapolation methodology will be applied. 14 2. Develop training standards and definitions regarding ministerial and billing errors versus 15 overpayments. Include the use of those standards and definitions in the State's audit contracts. 16 All audits initiated after the effective date of this intent and resulting in findings of 17 overpayment will be calculated under the Department's new regulations governing 18 overpayment standards and extrapolation methodology. 19 It is the intent of the legislature that the department develops a ten year funding source and 20 use of funds projection for the entire department. 21 It is the intent of the legislature that the department continue working on implementing a 22 provider rate rebasing process and specific funding recommendations for both Medicaid and 23 non-Medicaid providers to be completed and available to the legislature no later than 24 December 15, 2008. 25 Administrative Support 494,400 26 Services 27 Information Technology 843,500 28 Services 29 HSS State Facilities Rent 350,000 30 Boards and Commissions 1,792,700 470,800 1,321,900 31 AK Mental Health & Alcohol 854,400
01 & Drug Abuse Boards 02 Commission on Aging 193,600 03 Governor's Council on 744,700 04 Disabilities and Special 05 Education 06 * * * * * * * * * * 07 * * * * * Department of Law * * * * * 08 * * * * * * * * * * 09 Civil Division 81,700 81,700 10 Human Services and Child 81,700 11 Protection 12 * * * * * * * * * * 13 * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * * 14 * * * * * * * * * * 15 Resource Development 1,691,600 1,691,600 16 Mental Health Trust Lands 1,691,600 17 Administration 18 * * * * * * * * * * 19 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 20 * * * * * * * * * * 21 Alaska Mental Health Trust 2,499,600 2,499,600 22 Authority 23 Mental Health Trust 2,499,600 24 Operations 25 * * * * * * * * * * 26 * * * * * University of Alaska * * * * * 27 * * * * * * * * * * 28 It is the intent of the legislature that the University of Alaska submit a report by the last day of 29 each calendar quarter to the Legislative Budget & Audit Committee which describes in detail 30 the movement of funds and positions between allocations as well as reimbursable services 31 agreements between University appropriations.
01 Statewide Programs and 390,000 390,000 02 Services 03 Statewide Services 390,000 04 University of Alaska 1,488,300 295,800 1,192,500 05 Anchorage 06 Anchorage Campus 1,488,300 07 University of Alaska 40,000 40,000 08 Fairbanks 09 Fairbanks Campus 40,000 10 * * * * * * * * * * 11 * * * * * Alaska Court System * * * * * 12 * * * * * * * * * * 13 Alaska Court System 1,577,700 589,900 987,800 14 Trial Courts 1,577,700 15 (SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 12)
01 * Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 Department of Administration 05 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 1,815,200 06 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 138,800 07 Receipts 08 *** Total Agency Funding *** $1,954,000 09 Department of Corrections 10 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 6,667,000 11 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 358,000 12 Receipts 13 *** Total Agency Funding *** $7,025,000 14 Department of Education and Early Development 15 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 39,800 16 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 500,000 17 Receipts 18 *** Total Agency Funding *** $539,800 19 Department of Health and Social Services 20 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 131,387,300 21 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 8,415,500 22 Receipts 23 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & 18,912,300 24 Prevention Fund 25 *** Total Agency Funding *** $158,715,100 26 Department of Law 27 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 81,700 28 *** Total Agency Funding *** $81,700 29 Department of Natural Resources 30 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 1,691,600 31 Receipts
01 *** Total Agency Funding *** $1,691,600 02 Department of Revenue 03 1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 2,499,600 04 *** Total Agency Funding *** $2,499,600 05 University of Alaska 06 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 295,800 07 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 1,622,500 08 Receipts 09 *** Total Agency Funding *** $1,918,300 10 Alaska Court System 11 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 589,900 12 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 987,800 13 Receipts 14 *** Total Agency Funding *** $1,577,700 15 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * $176,002,800 16 (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 14)
01 * Sec. 3. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 General Funds 05 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 140,876,700 06 ***Total General Funds*** $140,876,700 07 Federal Funds 08 ***Total Federal Funds*** $0 09 Other Non-Duplicated Funds 10 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 13,714,200 11 Receipts 12 1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 2,499,600 13 1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment & 18,912,300 14 Prevention Fund 15 ***Total Other Non-Duplicated Funds*** $35,126,100 16 Duplicated Funds 17 ***Total Duplicated Funds*** $0 18 (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 15)
01 * Sec. 4. The following appropriation items are for capital projects and grants from the 02 general fund or other funds as set out in section 5 of this Act by funding source to the 03 agencies named for the purposes expressed and lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise 04 noted. 05 Appropriation General Other 06 Allocations Items Funds Funds 07 * * * * * * * * * * 08 * * * * * Department of Health and Social Services * * * * * 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 MH Essential Program 250,000 250,000 11 Equipment (HD 1-40) 12 MH Home Modification and 500,000 250,000 250,000 13 Upgrades to Retain Housing 14 (HD 1-40) 15 MH Treatment and Recovery 750,000 250,000 500,000 16 Based Special Needs 17 Housing (HD 1-40) 18 * * * * * * * * * * 19 * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * * 20 * * * * * * * * * * 21 Mental Health Trust 350,000 350,000 22 Facilities Maintenance (HD 23 1-40) 24 Mental Health Trust Land 650,000 650,000 25 Development (HD 1-40) 26 * * * * * * * * * * 27 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 28 * * * * * * * * * * 29 Alaska Housing Finance 30 Corporation 31 AHFC Beneficiary and 1,750,000 1,750,000
01 Special Needs Housing (HD 02 1-40) 03 AHFC Emergency Assistance 200,000 200,000 04 Grants for Mental Health 05 Trust Beneficiaries (HD 06 1-40) 07 AHFC Homeless Assistance 8,000,000 500,000 7,500,000 08 Program (HD 1-40) 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 * * * * * Department of Transportation/Public Facilities * * * * * 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 Coordinated Transportation 1,100,000 800,000 300,000 13 and Vehicles (HD 1-40) 14 (SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 17)
01 * Sec. 5. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 Department of Health and Social Services 05 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 750,000 06 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 500,000 07 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 250,000 08 *** Total Agency Funding *** $1,500,000 09 Department of Natural Resources 10 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 1,000,000 11 *** Total Agency Funding *** $1,000,000 12 Department of Revenue 13 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 500,000 14 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 1,700,000 15 1108 Statutory Designated Program Receipts 2,500,000 16 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 5,250,000 17 *** Total Agency Funding *** $9,950,000 18 Department of Transportation/Public Facilities 19 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 800,000 20 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized Receipts 300,000 21 *** Total Agency Funding *** $1,100,000 22 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * $13,550,000 23 (SECTION 6 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 18)
01 * Sec. 6. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 General Funds 05 1037 General Fund / Mental Health 2,050,000 06 ***Total General Funds*** $2,050,000 07 Federal Funds 08 ***Total Federal Funds*** $0 09 Other Non-Duplicated Funds 10 1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized 3,500,000 11 Receipts 12 1108 Statutory Designated Program Receipts 2,500,000 13 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 5,500,000 14 ***Total Other Non-Duplicated Funds*** $11,500,000 15 Duplicated Funds 16 ***Total Duplicated Funds*** $0 17 (SECTION 7 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 19)
01 * Sec. 7. PURPOSE. In accordance with AS 37.14.003 and 37.14.005, the appropriations 02 made by this Act are for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program. 03 * Sec. 8. NONGENERAL FUND RECEIPTS. (a) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 04 authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) that exceed the 05 amounts appropriated by this Act are appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the 06 program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 07 (b) If Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or 08 administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) fall short of the estimates appropriated in this Act, the 09 affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts. 10 * Sec. 9. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The appropriations made in sec. 11 1 of this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for public officials, officers, 12 and employees of the executive branch, Alaska Court System employees, employees of the 13 legislature, and legislators and to implement the terms for the fiscal year ending June 30, 14 2009, of the following collective bargaining agreements: 15 (1) Alaska Public Employees Association, for the confidential unit; 16 (2) Alaska State Employees Association, for the general government unit; 17 (3) Public Employees Local 71, for the labor, trades and crafts unit; 18 (4) Alaska Correctional Officers Association, representing correctional 19 officers; 20 (5) Teachers' Education Association of Mt. Edgecumbe; 21 (6) Alaska Public Employees Association, for the supervisory unit; 22 (7) Alaska Vocational Technical Center Teachers' Association - National 23 Education Association, for the employees of the Alaska Vocational Technical Center. 24 (b) The operating budget appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 1 of 25 this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 26 2009, for university employees who are not members of a collective bargaining unit and for 27 implementing the monetary terms of the collective bargaining agreements including the terms 28 of the agreement providing for the health benefit plan for university employees represented by 29 the following entities: 30 (1) Alaska Higher Education Crafts and Trades Employees; 31 (2) Alaska Community Colleges' Federation of Teachers;
01 (3) United Academics; 02 (4) United Academics-Adjuncts. 03 (c) If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (a) or (b) of this section is not ratified 04 by the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit, the appropriations made by 05 this Act that are applicable to that collective bargaining unit's agreement are reduced 06 proportionately by the amount for that collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding 07 funding source amounts are reduced accordingly. 08 (d) Appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act for salary and benefit adjustments as 09 described in (a) and (b) of this section are for the benefit of the state's integrated 10 comprehensive mental health program only and do not necessarily affect every group of 11 noncovered employees or every collective bargaining unit listed in (a) and (b) of this section. 12 * Sec. 10. CONDITIONAL EFFECT. The appropriations in the amount of $192,700 made 13 in sec. 1 of this Act relating to nonunion employee salaries and benefits are contingent on 14 passage by the Twenty-Fifth Alaska State Legislature and enactment into law in 2008 of a 15 version of HB 417 or SB 297. 16 * Sec. 11. This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.