00 HOUSE BILL NO. 228                                                                                                      
01 "An Act reducing payment levels for the program of aid to families with                                                 
02 dependent children and the adult public assistance program."                                                            
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, on and after July 1, 1995, or the effective date of                                      
11 this Act, whichever is earlier, the amount of assistance may not exceed the following:                                 
12   (1)  dependent child living with nonneedy relative: $451 [FOR A                                                    
13 DEPENDENT CHILD WHO IS LIVING IN THE HOME OF A NONNEEDY                                                                 
14 RELATIVE, $452], plus $87 [$102] for each additional child;                                                           
01   (2)  dependent child living with parent:                                                                             
02   (A)  for a parent and one dependent child, a maximum of $767                                                      
03 [$821];                                                                                                                 
04   (B)  for each additional dependent child, or for a second parent,                                                  
05 $87 [$102] a month per individual;                                                                                     
06   (3)  pregnant woman who is otherwise eligible for assistance under this                                              
07 section [, OR A SINGLE-PERSON HOUSEHOLD THAT DOES NOT CONSIST OF                                                        
08 A DEPENDENT CHILD]:  $437 [$514] a month.                                                                             
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 47.25.430(e) is amended to read:                                                                       
10  (e)  Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, the department shall, in a                                          
11 manner that complies with federal requirements, reduce the maximum state                                                
12 contribution to recipients otherwise payable on July 1, 1995, or the effective date of                                 
13 this Act, whichever is earlier, [AUGUST 24, 1993] to the maximum state                                                 
14 contribution to recipients that was in effect on June 30, 1995, or the day before the                                  
15 effective date of this Act, whichever is earlier, minus 10 percent [JANUARY 1,                                         
16 1992]. On and after July 1, 1995, or the effective date of this Act, whichever is                                      
17 earlier [AUGUST 24, 1993], the department shall, in a manner that complies with                                        
18 federal requirements, calculate the amount of monthly assistance for a recipient based                                  
19 on the maximum state contribution to recipients that takes [IN] effect on July 1,                                    
20 1995, or the effective date of this Act, whichever is earlier [JANUARY 1, 1992],                                       
21 as modified by any increase under (b) of this section that takes effect after July 1,                                  
22 1995, or the effective date of this Act, whichever is earlier.