00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 147                                                                          
01 "An Act extending the reporting date for and the termination date of the                                                
02 Comprehensive Autism Early Diagnosis and Treatment Task Force; and providing for                                        
03 an effective date."                                                                                                     
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 2(c), ch. 63, SLA                           
06 2012, is amended to read:                                                                                               
07            (c)  The task force shall, not later than January 15, 2015 [2013], submit a                              
08       report to the legislature and the Governor. The report must include                                               
09                 (1)  policy options to achieve a comprehensive autism spectrum                                          
10       disorder early diagnosis and treatment program that results in coverage to the greatest                           
11       number of residents in the state;                                                                                 
12                 (2)  recommendations to the legislature and the Governor that include                                   
13       draft legislation required to achieve the policy options proposed by the task force;                              
14                 (3)  an evaluation of the fiscal effect of the policy options proposed by                               
01       the task force that includes a five-year projection of both public sector and private                             
02       sector costs and expenditures;                                                                                    
03                 (4)  an analysis of how the implementation of P.L. 111-148 (Patient                                     
04       Protection and Affordable Care Act) is expected to affect the options,                                            
05       recommendations, and fiscal evaluations of the task force.                                                        
06    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is enacted in sec. 2(g), ch. 63, SLA                           
07 2012, is amended to read:                                                                                               
08            (g)  The task force terminates on January 15, 2015 [2013], unless extended.                              
09    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       RETROACTIVITY. This Act is retroactive to January 14, 2013.                                                       
12    * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).