00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 67(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to eligibility for and payments of public assistance; and 02 providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 47.25.320(a) is amended to read: 05  (a) The department shall determine the amount of assistance for a dependent 06 child, and the relative with whom the dependent child is living, with regard to the 07 resources and necessary expenditures of the family and the condition existing in each 08 case. Assistance is sufficient if, when added to all other income and support available 09 to the child, the child and relative have reasonable subsistence compatible with 10 decency and health. However, the amount of assistance may not exceed the following: 11  (1) dependent child living with nonneedy relative: for a dependent 12 child [UNDER AGE 18] who is living in the home of a nonneedy relative, $452 13 [$200], plus $102 for [AN ADDITIONAL $200 FOR THE SECOND CHILD, AND 14 $65 A CHILD FOR THE THIRD AND] each additional child; 01  (2) dependent child living with parent: 02  (A) for a parent and one dependent child [UNDER 18], a 03 maximum of $821 [$500]; 04  (B) [REPEALED 05  (C)] for each additional dependent child, or for a second 06 parent, $102 [UNDER AGE 18, $65] a month per individual [CHILD]; 07  (3) pregnant woman who is otherwise eligible for assistance under this 08 section, or [: AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY] a 09 single-person household that does not consist of a dependent child: $514 [UNDER 10 THIS SECTION AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT PLUS A SPECIAL 11 NEEDS ALLOWANCE NOT TO EXCEED $20] a month. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 47.25.320(d) is amended to read: 13  (d) If benefits under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 [42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385] (Social 14 Security Act Supplemental Security Income Program) are increased because of an 15 increase in the cost of living and the legislature has appropriated money 16 specifically for the purpose of increasing the monetary maximums in (a) of this 17 section because of the increase in federal benefits, the department shall increase the 18 monetary maximums in (a) of this section by a percentage equal to the percentage 19 increase in the benefits under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383; this increase in the monetary 20 maximums takes effect on the same day that the corresponding federal increase 21 in benefits under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 takes effect [42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385]. 22 * Sec. 3. AS 47.25.320 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 23  (g) The department may adopt regulations to establish a monthly need standard 24 for a dependent child and the relative with whom the dependent child is living that 25 equals or exceeds the monetary maximums set in (a) of this section. 26 * Sec. 4. AS 47.25.430(b) is amended to read: 27  (b) The department shall determine the amount of assistance with regard to the 28 resources and needs of the person and the conditions existing in each case. Assistance 29 shall be in an amount that will provide the applicant with reasonable subsistence 30 compatible with decency and health in accordance with standards established by the 31 department and with the standards established under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 [42 U.S.C. 01 1381 - 1385] (Title XVI, Social Security Act Supplemental Security Income Program). 02 Direct payments for medical services and remedial care may not be considered 03 in determining the maximum amount payable. When benefit amounts under 42 04 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 [42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385] are increased as a result of an increase 05 in the cost of living, the state shall pass along the increase to recipients and shall 06 increase the amount of the state contribution to recipients, other than those receiving 07 a personal needs allowance, by a percentage of the state contribution equal to the 08 percentage increase in the benefit amounts under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 if the 09 legislature has appropriated money specifically for the purpose of increasing the 10 state contribution because of an increase in federal benefit amounts under 42 11 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383; this increase in the state contribution takes effect on the same 12 day that the corresponding federal increase in benefits under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 13 1383 takes effect [42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385. DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR MEDICAL 14 SERVICES AND REMEDIAL CARE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN 15 DETERMINING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT PAYABLE]. 16 * Sec. 5. AS 47.25.430 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 17  (e) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, the department shall, in a 18 manner that complies with federal requirements, reduce the maximum state 19 contribution to recipients otherwise payable on the effective date of this bill section 20 to the maximum state contribution to recipients that was in effect on January 1, 1992. 21 On and after the effective date of this bill section, the department shall, in a manner 22 that complies with federal requirements, calculate the amount of monthly assistance 23 for a recipient based on the maximum state contribution to recipients in effect on 24 January 1, 1992, as modified by any increase under (b) of this section. 25 * Sec. 6. AS 47.25.455 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 26  (c) A person applying for assistance under this section shall, as a condition of 27 eligibility for assistance, agree to repay the state for assistance granted upon the 28 person's receipt of a benefit under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 for a month in which the 29 person received interim assistance under this section. The monthly repayment required 30 by this subsection may not exceed the amount of assistance that the person received 31 under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 for that month. 01  (d) Beginning the first full month after a person is determined to be eligible 02 for assistance under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383, the department shall terminate interim 03 assistance to that person under this section and begin payments to the person under 04 AS 47.25.430. 05 * Sec. 7. AS 47.25.320(e) is repealed. 06 * Sec. 8. TRANSITION FOR REGULATIONS. The Department of Health and Social 07 Services shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this Act, consistent with federal 08 requirements. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but 09 not before the effective date of secs. 1 - 7 of this Act. 10 * Sec. 9. Section 8 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 11 * Sec. 10. Except as provided in sec. 9 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 1993.