00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 199                                                                          
01 "An Act amending the funding for statewide residential educational programs."                                           
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                         
04 to read:                                                                                                                
05       STATEWIDE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; ROOM AND                                                              
06 BOARD STIPEND. (a) Notwithstanding the amounts established in AS 14.16.200(b)(2), for                                   
07 the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, a district may claim room and board                           
08 expenses for reimbursement under AS 14.16.200(a) as a per-pupil monthly stipend for a                                   
09 period of not more than 10 months in the following maximum amounts:                                                     
10            (1)  for the Southeast Region (Region I), $820;                                                              
11            (2)  for the Southcentral Region (Region II), $800;                                                          
12            (3)  for the Interior Region (Region III), $968;                                                             
13            (4)  for the Southwest Region (Region IV), $1,006;                                                           
14            (5)  for the Northern Remote Region (Region V), $1,184.                                                      
15       (b)  In this section, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990.