00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 153(FIN)                                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the eligibility of aliens for state public assistance and                                           
02 medical assistance programs affected by federal welfare reform legislation; and                                         
03 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 47.07.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                            
06  (h)  A person who meets the eligibility requirements of (a) or (b) of this                                            
07 section, except that the person is a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1641, is                                    
08 eligible for medical assistance unless the person is not eligible under the limited                                     
09 eligibility provision of 8 U.S.C. 1613.                                                                                 
10    * Sec. 2.  AS 47.25.430 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
11  (f)  Unless the person is not eligible under the limited eligibility provision of                                     
12 8 U.S.C. 1613, a state payment under AS 47.25.430 - 47.25.615 shall be made to a                                        
13 person who                                                                                                              
14   (1)  meets the requirements of state law;                                                                            
01   (2)  is a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1641; and                                                           
02   (3)   otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1381 -                                               
03 1383.                                                                                                                   
04    * Sec. 3.  AS 47.27.015, as enacted by sec. 7, ch. 107, SLA 1996, is amended by adding                               
05 a new subsection to read:                                                                                               
06  (f)  A person who is an alien is not eligible for assistance under this chapter                                       
07 unless the person is a qualified alien under 8 U.S.C. 1641 or an alien excepted under                                   
08 8 U.S.C. 1612(b).  However, a qualified alien may only be eligible for assistance under                                 
09 this chapter if the person is not precluded by the limited eligibility provision of 8                                   
10 U.S.C. 1613.                                                                                                            
11    * Sec. 4.  Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).                               
12    * Sec. 5.  Section 3 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 7, ch. 107, SLA                          
13 1996.