00SENATE BILL NO. 36                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to qualifications for a longevity bonus; and providing for an                                          
02 effective date."                                                                                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 47.45.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                            
05  (b)  Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a recipient continues to qualify for                                        
06 bonuses during the first 90 days of continuous absence and upon return to the state if                                  
07 the recipient is otherwise qualified and is absent upon the orders of a physician for the                               
08 purpose of receiving medical treatment.                                                                                 
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 47.45.070(a) is amended to read:                                                                       
10  (a)  An unqualified person is one who                                                                                 
11   (1)  does not meet the age or residence requirements as provided for                                                 
12 under this chapter;                                                                                                     
13   (2)  meets the age and residence requirements of this chapter but either                                             
14 is confined in a state or federal mental health institution or facility and is certified by                             

01 the state as unable to manage personal affairs, or resides in a nursing home as that                                    
02 term is defined in AS 08.70.180; however, if that person, at the time of commitment                                     
03 or commencement of residence, provided the principal support of a spouse, the                                           
04 commissioner of administration may determine to pay the confined person's bonus to                                      
05 the person's spouse until the spouse is qualified for a bonus;                                                          
06   (3)  is otherwise qualified but confined in a penal or correctional                                                  
07 institution or facility; upon completion of sentence or upon the conferral of a pardon,                                 
08 parole or probation, the person may make application; confinement outside the state                                     
09 shall be considered as residence in the state if a person was convicted and sentenced                                   
10 from a court in Alaska; revocation of parole or probation shall be cause for immediate                                  
11 disqualification until release from confinement is again effected;                                                      
12   (4)  except as provided in AS 47.45.030(b), voluntarily leaves the state                                           
13 and remains absent from the state for a continuous period of more than 90 days.                                         
14    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 1993.