00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 199(EDC)                                                                    
01 "An Act amending the funding for statewide residential educational programs."                                           
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 14.16.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
04            (c)  In addition to the programs eligible for reimbursement of costs under (a) of                            
05       this section, the department may approve three district-operated statewide residential                            
06       educational programs that began operating after January 1, 2005, for reimbursement of                             
07       costs incurred by the district in operating the program under regulations adopted by                              
08       the department.                                                                                                   
09    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       STATEWIDE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; ROOM AND                                                              
12 BOARD STIPEND. (a) Notwithstanding the amounts established in AS 14.16.200(b)(2), for                                   
13 the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, a district may claim room and board                           
14 expenses for reimbursement under AS 14.16.200(a) as a per-pupil monthly stipend for a                                   
15 period of not more than 10 months in the following maximum amounts:                                                     

01            (1)  for the Southeast Region (Region I), $820;                                                              
02            (2)  for the Southcentral Region (Region II), $800;                                                          
03            (3)  for the Interior Region (Region III), $968;                                                             
04            (4)  for the Southwest Region (Region IV), $1,006;                                                           
05            (5)  for the Northern Remote Region (Region V), $1,184.                                                      
06       (b)  In this section, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990.