00 SENATE BILL NO. 257                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to legislative per diem; and providing for an effective date."                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 24.10.130(c) is amended to read:                                                                    
04  (c)  The Alaska Legislative Council shall adopt a policy regarding                                                    
05 reimbursement for moving expenses applicable to all legislators [AND AN                                                 
06 APPLICABLE PER DIEM ALLOWANCE POLICY].  The policy must set conditions                                                  
07 for the reimbursement for moving expenses [AND PAYMENT OF PER DIEM] and                                                 
08 prescribe the amounts of reimbursement adapted to the special needs of the legislative                                  
09 branch as determined by the council.                                                                                    
10    * Sec. 2.  AS 24.10.130 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
11  (d) The per diem allowance to which a legislator or legislative employee is                                           
12 entitled shall be a percentage of the federal per diem allowance for that location.  The                                
13 Alaska Legislative Council shall adopt a policy to establish when a legislator or                                       
14 legislative employee is entitled to per diem and setting the percentage of the federal                                  
01 per diem rate that applies under this subsection.  The percentage may take effect only                                  
02 if it is ratified by each house of the legislature within the 30 legislative days                                       
03 immediately following adoption of the percentage by the council.                                                        
04    * Sec. 3.  Notwithstanding AS 24.10.130(d), enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, until the Alaska                          
05 Legislative Council acts in accordance with AS 24.10.130(d) to set the percentage of the                                
06 federal per diem rate that applies, the percentage rate shall be 60 percent.                                            
07    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).