SB 117: "An Act relating to the allowable absence for active duty service members of the armed forces for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 117 01 "An Act relating to the allowable absence for active duty service members of the armed 02 forces for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 43.23.008(c) is amended to read: 05 (c) An otherwise eligible individual who has been eligible for the immediately 06 preceding 10 dividends despite being absent from the state for more than 180 days in 07 each of the related 10 qualifying years is only eligible for the current year dividend if 08 the individual was absent 180 days or less during the qualifying year. This subsection 09 does not apply to an absence under (a)(9) or (10) of this section or to an absence under 10 (a)(13) of this section if the absence is to accompany an individual who is absent 11 under (a)(9) or (10) of this section. This subsection does not apply to an absence 12 under (a)(3) of this section if the individual was eligible for the three dividends 13 immediately preceding induction into the armed forces.