00HOUSE BILL NO. 75                                                                                                       
01 "An Act relating to qualifications for permanent fund dividends; and providing                                          
02 for an effective date."                                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 43.23.005(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (a)  An individual is eligible to receive one permanent fund dividend each year                                       
06 in an amount to be determined under AS 43.23.025 if                                                                     
07   (1)  the individual applies to the department;                                                                       
08   (2)  on the date of application the individual is a state resident;                                                  
09   (3)  the individual was a state resident for at least the calendar year                                              
10 immediately preceding January 1 of the current dividend year;                                                           
11   (4)  the individual has been physically present in the state at some time                                            
12 during the prior                                                                                                        
13   (A)  two calendar years before the current dividend year; or                                                    
14   (B)  four calendar years before the current dividend year if                                                       

01 the individual                                                                                                          
02   (i)  was on active duty in the military forces of the                                                              
03 United States during that entire period and this state was the home                                                     
04 of record for that individual filed with the military upon entry into                                                   
05 military service; or                                                                                                    
06   (ii) is a spouse or dependent of an individual                                                                     
07 described in (i) of this subparagraph; and                                                                             
08   (5)  the individual is                                                                                               
09   (A)  a citizen of the United States;                                                                                
10   (B)  an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the                                                      
11 United States;                                                                                                          
12   (C)  an alien with refugee status under federal law; or                                                             
13   (D)  an alien that has been granted asylum under federal law.                                                       
14    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 1994.