CSHB 67(JUD): "An Act relating to eligibility for and payments of public assistance; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 67(JUD) 01 "An Act relating to eligibility for and payments of public assistance; and 02 providing for an effective date." 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, the amount of assistance may not exceed the following: 11 (1) dependent child living with nonneedy relative: for a dependent 12 child [UNDER AGE 18] who is living in the home of a nonneedy relative, $452 13 [$200], plus $98 for [AN ADDITIONAL $200 FOR THE SECOND CHILD, AND 14 $65 A CHILD FOR THE THIRD AND] each additional child;
01 (2) dependent child living with parent: 02 (A) for a parent and one dependent child [UNDER 18], a 03 maximum of $792 [$500]; 04 (B) [REPEALED 05 (C)] for each additional dependent child, or for a second 06 parent, $98 [UNDER AGE 18, $65] a month per individual [CHILD]; 07 (3) pregnant woman who is otherwise eligible for assistance under this 08 section, or [: AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY] a 09 single-person household that does not consist of a dependent child: $497 [UNDER 10 THIS SECTION AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT PLUS A SPECIAL 11 NEEDS ALLOWANCE NOT TO EXCEED $20] a month. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 47.25.320 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (g) The department may adopt regulations to establish a monthly need standard 14 for a dependent child and the relative with whom the dependent child is living that 15 equals or exceeds the monetary maximums set in (a) of this section. 16 * Sec. 3. AS 47.25.430(b) is amended to read: 17 (b) The department shall determine the amount of assistance with regard to the 18 resources and needs of the person and the conditions existing in each case. Assistance 19 shall be in an amount that will provide the applicant with reasonable subsistence 20 compatible with decency and health in accordance with standards established by the 21 department and with the standards established under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 [42 U.S.C. 22 1381 - 1385] (Title XVI, Social Security Act Supplemental Security Income Program). 23 When benefit amounts under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 [42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385] are 24 increased as a result of an increase in the cost of living, the state shall pass along the 25 increase to recipients [AND SHALL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE 26 CONTRIBUTION TO RECIPIENTS BY A PERCENTAGE OF THE STATE 27 CONTRIBUTION EQUAL TO THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE BENEFIT 28 AMOUNTS UNDER 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385]. Direct payments for medical services 29 and remedial care may not be considered in determining the maximum amount 30 payable. 31 * Sec. 4. AS 47.25.430 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
01 (e) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, the department shall, in a 02 manner that complies with federal requirements, reduce the maximum state 03 contribution to recipients otherwise payable on July 1, 1993, to the maximum state 04 contribution to recipients that was in effect on January 1, 1990. After June 30, 1993, 05 the department shall, in a manner that complies with federal requirements, calculate 06 the amount of monthly assistance for a recipient based on the maximum state 07 contribution to recipients in effect on January 1, 1990. 08 * Sec. 5. AS 47.25.455 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 09 (c) A person applying for assistance under this section shall, as a condition of 10 eligibility for assistance, agree to repay the state for assistance granted upon the 11 person's receipt of a benefit under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 for a month in which the 12 person received interim assistance under this section. The monthly repayment required 13 by this subsection may not exceed the amount of assistance that the person received 14 under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383 for that month. 15 (d) Beginning the first full month after a person is determined to be eligible 16 for assistance under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383, the department shall terminate interim 17 assistance to that person under this section and begin payments to the person under 18 AS 47.25.430. 19 * Sec. 6. AS 47.25.320(d) and 47.25.320(e) are repealed. 20 * Sec. 7. TRANSITION FOR REGULATIONS. The Department of Health and Social 21 Services shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this Act, consistent with federal 22 requirements. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but 23 not before July 1, 1993. 24 * Sec. 8. Sections 1 - 6 of this Act take effect July 1, 1993. 25 * Sec. 9. Section 7 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).