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SB 301                                                                                            
The Conference Committee considering:                                                               
                                                                                                    
             HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 301(FIN) am H                                     
     "An Act relating to the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska                                   
     Veterans' Home; relating to eligibility for admission to the Alaska                            
     Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to the                                      
     eligibility of residents for the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the                                 
     Alaska Veterans' Home for general relief assistance; relating to                               
     state veterans' home facilities; making conforming amendments;                                 
     and providing for an effective date."                                                          
                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 301(FIN)                                                                
     (same title)                                                                                   
                                                                                                    

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requests limited powers of free conference on the following specific                                
point(s):                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
     House Changes to CSSB 301(FIN):                                                                
                                                                                                    
     Change to section 2 amending Sec. 15.05.020.  Rules for                                        
     determining residence of voter:                                                                
                                                                                                    
     Page 3, line 3, changed "by the voter notifying" to "if the                                    
     voter notifies".                                                                               
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
     Changes to section 15 amending Sec. 47.55.010.                                                 
     Maintenance and operation of Alaska Pioneers' Home and                                         
     Alaska Veterans' Home:                                                                         
                                                                                                    
     1. On page 6, line 31, and page 7, lines 2 and 5, the words                                    
     "and operate" were added following the word "maintain".                                        
     2. On page 7, "Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan,                                        
     Palmer" were added after the word "Sitka" to indicate the                                      
     places where Pioneers' Homes are operated.                                                     
     3. Page 8, added lines 12 - 14, to read "(f)  The department                                   
     shall conduct, at least annually, an unannounced inspection of                                 
     each site of the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska                                          
     Veterans' Home to determine compliance of the facilities with                                  
     all applicable laws and regulations."                                                          
     4. Page 6, line 30, added the phrase "Except as otherwise                                      
     provided in this subsection," after (a).                                                       
                                                                                                    
     Changes to section 16 amending Sec. 47.55.020.  Admission                                      
     to a home:                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
     1. Page 8, Line 27, changes the amount of income an                                            
     individual who is being subsidized for the cost of care can                                    
     keep from $100 to $150 each month.                                                             
     2. Page 9, line 17, makes conforming change increasing                                         
     $100 to $150.                                                                                  
     3. Page 10, line 8, increases the value of personal property a                                 
     subsidized resident may keep from $5,000 to $10,000.                                           
                                                                                                    

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The request was signed by Representatives Foster (Chair), Wilson,                                   
Gruenberg; and Senators Bunde (Chair), Stedman, Olson.                                              
                                                                                                    
The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference (page                                     
4082).