00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 101(FIN)                                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to the adult public assistance program."                                                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 47.25.440 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                            
04  (b)  The department shall consult with the division of vocational rehabilitation,                                     
05 Department of Education, in order to develop an application process and disability                                      
06 determination system that will efficiently implement AS 47.25.430 - 47.25.615.                                          
07    * Sec. 2.  AS 47.25.455(a) is amended to read:                                                                       
08  (a)  The department shall pay at least $280 a month to a person eligible for                                          
09 assistance under this chapter until an initial determination of [WHILE] the eligibility                               
10 of the person for benefits under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385 (Title XVI, Social Security                                      
11 Act, Supplemental Security Income Program [,]) is made.  The department shall                                          
12 terminate assistance under this section upon an initial determination that the                                          
13 person is ineligible for assistance under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1385 and may not                                             
14 continue assistance under this section during subsequent appeals of the initial                                         

01 determination [BEING DETERMINED].  Payments in excess of $280 a month may                                              
02 be made under this section if the department determines that money is available for                                     
03 excess payments.                                                                                                        
04    * Sec. 3.  AS 47.25.455(d) is amended to read:                                                                       
05  (d)  Beginning the first full month after a person is determined to be eligible                                       
06 for assistance under 42 U.S.C. 1381 - 1383, the department shall terminate interim                                      
07 assistance to that person under this section, unless it has already been terminated                                    
08 under (a) of this section, and begin payments to the person under AS 47.25.430.                                        
09    * Sec. 4.  AS 47.25.455 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                                
10  (e)  A person applying for assistance under this section shall, as a condition of                                     
11 eligibility for the assistance, agree to repay the assistance to the state upon a final                                 
12 determination that the person is not eligible to receive a benefit under 42 U.S.C. 1381-1383.                           
13  (f)  The amount owed by a person to the state under (c) or (e) of this section                                        
14 is considered an overpayment that is subject to the provisions of AS 47.05.080.                                         
15    * Sec. 5.  APPLICABILITY.  AS 47.25.455, as amended by secs. 2 - 4 of this Act, applies                              
16 to applications for assistance under AS 47.25.455 that are submitted to the Department of                               
17 Health and Social Services on or after the effective date of this Act.