00 HOUSE BILL NO. 161                                                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to reduction in payments to individuals under certain benefit                                          
02 programs; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 37.07.080(d) is amended to read:                                                                  
05  (d)  A state agency                                                                                                   
06    (1)  shall, if an appropriation made for a benefit program is not                                                  
07 sufficient to fully fund all payments to individuals under that program,                                                
08 notwithstanding other provisions of law, reduce the amount of payments to                                               
09 eligible individuals on a pro rata basis; and                                                                           
10   (2)   may not increase the salaries of its employees, employ additional                                             
11 employees, or expend money or incur obligations except in accordance with law and                                       
12 properly approved operations plan.                                                                                      
13    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect July 1, 1999.