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CSSB 119(L&C): "An Act relating to fraternal benefit societies; and providing for an effective date."

00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 119(L&C) 01 "An Act relating to fraternal benefit societies; and providing for an effective 02 date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 21.84 is amended by adding new sections to read: 05 Article 1. Structure and Purpose. 06 Sec. 21.84.005. Representative form of government. (a) A society has a 07 representative form of government if 08 (1) the society has a supreme governing body constituted as described 09 in (b) or (c) of this section; 10 (2) officers of the society are elected either by the supreme governing 11 body or by the board of directors; 12 (3) only benefit members are eligible for election to the supreme 13 governing body or an intermediate assembly or to the board of directors; and 14 (4) a voting member has one vote, and a vote may not be cast by

01 proxy. 02 (b) The supreme governing body may be constituted in an assembly. The 03 assembly is composed of delegates elected directly by the members or at intermediate 04 assemblies or conventions of members or their representatives, together with other 05 delegates prescribed in the society's laws. A society may provide for election of 06 delegates by mail. The elected delegates shall constitute a majority of the delegates 07 entitled to vote, and they shall have neither less than two-thirds of the total votes cast, 08 nor less than the number of votes required to amend the society's laws. The assembly 09 shall be elected, shall meet at least once every four years, and shall elect a board of 10 directors to conduct the business of the society between meetings of the assembly. 11 Vacancies on the board of directors between elections may be filled in the manner 12 prescribed by the society's laws. 13 (c) The supreme governing body may be constituted in a board. The board 14 is composed of persons elected by the members, either directly or by their 15 representatives in intermediate assemblies, together with other persons prescribed in 16 the society's laws. A society may provide for election of the board by mail. A term 17 of a board member may not exceed four years. Vacancies on the board between 18 elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society's laws. The elected 19 board members shall constitute a majority of the number of directors entitled to vote, 20 and they shall have not less than the number of votes required to amend the society's 21 laws. A person filling the unexpired term of an elected board member shall be 22 considered to be an elected member. The board shall meet at least quarterly to 23 conduct the business of the society. 24 Sec. 21.84.015. Purposes and powers. (a) A society shall operate for the 25 benefit of members and their beneficiaries by (1) providing benefits as specified in 26 AS 21.84.201, and (2) operating for a social, intellectual, educational, charitable, 27 benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic, or religious purpose for the benefit of its 28 members, which benefits may also be extended to others. A purpose may be carried 29 out directly by the society or indirectly through subsidiary corporations or affiliated 30 organizations. 31 (b) A society may adopt and amend laws and rules for the government of the

01 society, the admission of its members, and the management of its affairs and may have 02 other powers necessary to carrying into effect the objects and purposes of the society. 03 * Sec. 2. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Article 2. Membership. 05 Sec. 21.84.025. Qualifications for membership. (a) A society shall specify 06 in its laws or rules 07 (1) eligibility standards for each class of membership, but, if benefits 08 are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be 09 set at not less than 15 years of age and not more than 21 years of age; 10 (2) the process for admission to membership for each membership 11 class; and 12 (3) the rights and privileges of each membership class; however, only 13 benefit members may vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society. 14 (b) A society may also admit social members, but the social members may not 15 have a voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society. 16 (c) A society may organize and operate lodges for children under the minimum 17 age for adult membership. Membership and initiation in local lodges may not be 18 required of children, nor may children have a voice or vote in the management of the 19 society. 20 (d) Membership rights in the society are personal to the member and are not 21 assignable. 22 * Sec. 3. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 23 Sec. 21.84.035. Location of office; meetings; communications to members; 24 grievance procedures. (a) The principal office of a domestic society must be located 25 in this state. The meetings of the supreme governing body of a society may be held 26 in a state, district, province, or territory in which the society has at least one 27 subordinate lodge or in another location as determined by the supreme governing body. 28 All business transacted at the meetings is as valid in all respects as if the meetings 29 were held in this state. The minutes of the proceedings of the supreme governing 30 body and of the board of directors must conform to language requirements for 31 documents filed under AS 21.84.070.

01 (b) A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in which any 02 notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members, including notice 03 of election, may be published. If published in the official publication, required reports, 04 notices, and statements shall be printed conspicuously. If the records of a society 05 show that two or more members have the same mailing address, an official publication 06 mailed to one member is considered to be mailed to all members at the same address 07 unless a member requests a separate copy. 08 (c) A synopsis of the society's annual statement providing an explanation of 09 the facts concerning the condition of the society shall be printed not later than June 1 10 of each year and mailed to each benefit member of the society or published in the 11 society's official publication. 12 (d) A society may provide in its laws or rules for grievance or complaint 13 procedures for members. 14 * Sec. 4. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 15 Sec. 21.84.045. No personal liability; indemnity. (a) The officers and 16 members of the supreme governing body or a subordinate body of a society are not 17 personally liable for benefits provided by a society. 18 (b) A society shall indemnify and reimburse a person for expenses reasonably 19 incurred by, and liabilities imposed upon, that person in connection with an action, 20 suit, or proceeding, or threat of an action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, 21 administrative, or investigative, in which the person is involved by reason of the fact 22 of service in the capacity of a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society or 23 service in any capacity in a firm, corporation, or organization at the request of the 24 society. However, a society may not indemnify or reimburse a person in connection 25 with a matter in an action, suit, or proceeding, or threat of an action, suit, or 26 proceeding, that has been made the subject of a compromise settlement, or in which 27 the person is adjudged to be guilty of breach of a duty as a director, officer, employee, 28 or agent of the society, unless the person acted in good faith for a purpose the person 29 reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the society, and, 30 in a criminal action or proceeding, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that 31 the person's conduct constituted a violation of a criminal law of this state or another

01 jurisdiction. The determination of whether the conduct of the person meets the 02 standard required to justify indemnification and reimbursement may be made by the 03 supreme governing body or the board of directors through a majority vote of a quorum 04 consisting of persons who were not parties to the action, suit, or proceeding or by a 05 court of competent jurisdiction. The termination of an action, suit, or proceeding by 06 judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or plea of no contest as to the person does not 07 in itself create a conclusive presumption that the person did not meet the standard of 08 conduct required to justify indemnification and reimbursement. The right of 09 indemnification and reimbursement is not exclusive of other rights to which a person 10 may be entitled as a matter of law and inures to the benefit of the person's heirs, 11 executors, and administrators. 12 (c) A society may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person who 13 is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society, or who is or was 14 serving at the request of the society as a director, officer, employee, or agent of a firm, 15 corporation, or organization, against a liability asserted against the person and incurred 16 by the person arising out of that capacity, whether or not the society would have the 17 power to indemnify the person against that liability under this section. 18 (d) A director, officer, employee, member, or volunteer of a society serving 19 without compensation is not liable, and no cause of action may be brought against the 20 person for damages resulting from the exercise of judgment or discretion in connection 21 with the duties or responsibilities of the person for the society unless the act or 22 omission involved reckless or intentional misconduct. 23 * Sec. 5. AS 21.84.055 is amended by adding new sections to read: 24 Sec. 21.84.055. Waiver. The laws of the society may provide that a 25 subordinate body or its subordinate officers or members may not waive any provision 26 of the laws of the society. The provision is binding on the society and every member 27 and beneficiary of a member. 28 Article 3. Governance. 29 Sec. 21.84.059. Amendments to laws. (a) A domestic society may amend 30 its laws in accordance with its provisions by action of its supreme governing body at 31 a regular or special meeting or, if its laws provide, by referendum. The referendum

01 may be held in accordance with the provisions of its laws by the vote of the voting 02 members of the society, by the vote of delegates or representatives of voting members, 03 or by the vote of local lodges. A society may provide for voting by mail. An 04 amendment submitted for adoption by referendum may not be adopted unless, within 05 six months from the date of submission of the amendment, at least two-thirds of the 06 members voting signify consent to the amendment by one of the methods specified 07 under this subsection. 08 (b) An amendment to the laws of a domestic society may not take effect unless 09 approved by the director. The director shall approve the amendment if the director 10 finds that it has been legally adopted and is not inconsistent with the requirements of 11 the laws of this state or with the character, objects, and purposes of the society. 12 Unless the director disapproves the amendment within 60 days after it is filed, the 13 amendment is considered approved. The approval or disapproval of the director shall 14 be in writing and mailed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society at its 15 principal office. If the director disapproves the amendment, the reason for the 16 disapproval shall be stated in the written notice. 17 (c) Within 90 days from the approval of the amendments by the director, all 18 amendments, or a synopsis of them, shall be furnished to all members of the society, 19 either by mail or by publication in full in the official publication of the society. The 20 affidavit of an officer of the society or of a person authorized by the society to mail 21 amendments, or a synopsis of them, stating facts that show that the amendments have 22 been addressed and mailed, is prima facie evidence that the amendments, or a synopsis 23 of them, have been furnished to the addressee. 24 (d) A foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this state shall file 25 with the director a certified copy of all amendments of, or additions to, its laws within 26 90 days after the enactment of them. 27 (e) Printed copies of the laws, as amended, certified by the secretary or 28 corresponding officer of the society are prima facie evidence of the legal adoption of 29 those laws. 30 * Sec. 6. AS 21.84.060 is amended to read: 31 Sec. 21.84.060. Organization. The organization of a domestic society

01 organized on or after the effective date of this Act shall be formed [GOVERNED] 02 as follows: Seven or more citizens of the United States, a majority of whom are 03 citizens of this state, who desire to form a fraternal benefit society, may make, sign, 04 and acknowledge before some officer, competent to take acknowledgment of deeds, 05 articles of incorporation, in which shall be stated 06 (1) the proposed corporate name of the society, which may not so 07 closely resemble the name of any society or insurance company as to be misleading 08 or confusing; 09 (2) the purposes for which it is being formed and the mode in which 10 its corporate powers are to be exercised; the purposes may not include more liberal 11 powers than are granted by this chapter [, PROVIDED THAT ANY LAWFUL 12 SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, BENEVOLENT, 13 MORAL, FRATERNAL, OR RELIGIOUS ADVANTAGES MAY BE SET OUT 14 AMONG THE PURPOSES OF THE SOCIETY]; 15 (3) the names and residences of the incorporators and the names, 16 residences, and official titles of all the officers, trustees, directors, or other persons 17 who are to have and exercise the general control of the management of the affairs and 18 funds of the society for the first year or until the ensuing election at which all the 19 officers shall be elected by the supreme [LEGISLATIVE OR] governing body, which 20 election shall be held no later than one year from the date of the issuance of the 21 permanent certificate of authority. 22 * Sec. 7. AS 21.84.070 is amended to read: 23 Sec. 21.84.070. Filing articles and documents. The articles of incorporation, 24 certified copies of the domestic society's [CONSTITUTION,] laws and rules, copies 25 of all proposed forms of certificates, applications, and circulars to be issued by the 26 society, and a bond conditioned upon the return to applicants of the advanced 27 payments if the organization is not completed within one year, shall be filed with the 28 director, who may require further information considered necessary. The bond with 29 sureties approved by the director shall be in an amount, not less than $300,000 30 [$5,000] or more than $1,500,000 [$25,000], required by the director. All documents 31 filed are to be in the English language. If the purposes of the society conform to the

01 requirements of this chapter and all provisions of the law have been complied with, 02 the director shall so certify, retain, and file the articles of incorporation [,] and furnish 03 the incorporators a preliminary certificate of authority authorizing the society to solicit 04 members as hereinafter provided. 05 * Sec. 8. AS 21.84.080 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 21.84.080. Time for completing organization. A preliminary certificate 07 of authority [GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION] is not valid after one year from 08 its date or after such further period, not exceeding one year, as may be authorized by 09 the director upon cause shown, unless the 500 applicants hereinafter required have 10 been secured and the organization has been completed as herein provided. The articles 11 of incorporation and all other proceedings thereunder shall become null and void in 12 one year from the date of the preliminary certificate of authority, or at the expiration 13 of the extended period, unless the domestic society has completed its organization and 14 received a certificate of authority to do business as hereinafter provided. 15 * Sec. 9. AS 21.84.090 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 21.84.090. Initial solicitations and qualifications. Upon receipt of a 17 preliminary certificate of authority from the director, the domestic society may solicit 18 members for the purpose of completing its organization, shall collect from each 19 applicant the amount of not less than one regular monthly premium in accordance with 20 its table of rates [AS PROVIDED BY ITS CONSTITUTION AND LAWS], and shall 21 issue to each applicant a receipt for the amount collected. A domestic society may 22 not incur any liability other than for the return of the advance premium, or issue any 23 certificate, or pay, allow, or offer or promise to pay or allow, a death or health care 24 benefit to any person until 25 (1) actual bona fide applications for [DEATH] benefits have been 26 secured on 500 applicants and any necessary evidence of insurability has been 27 furnished to and approved by the society [AGGREGATING AT LEAST $500,000 28 ON AT LEAST 500 LIVES; 29 (2) ALL APPLICANTS FOR DEATH BENEFITS HAVE 30 FURNISHED EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY SATISFACTORY TO THE 31 SOCIETY];

01 (2) [(3)] certificates of examinations or acceptable declarations of 02 insurability have been filed and approved by the chief medical examiner of the society; 03 (3) [(4)] 10 subordinate lodges or branches have been established into 04 which the 500 applicants have been admitted; 05 (4) [(5)] there has been submitted to the director, under oath of the 06 president or secretary, or corresponding officer of the society, a list of the applicants, 07 giving their names, addresses, date each was admitted, name and number of the 08 subordinate branch of which each applicant is a member, amount of benefits to be 09 granted, and premiums for them; 10 (5) [(6)] it has been shown to the director, by sworn statement of the 11 treasurer, or corresponding officer of the society, that at least 500 applicants have each 12 paid in cash at least one regular monthly premium, which premiums in the aggregate 13 shall amount to at least $150,000 [$2,500, ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE CREDITED 14 TO THE FUND OR FUNDS FROM WHICH BENEFITS ARE TO BE PAID AND 15 NO PART OF WHICH MAY BE USED FOR EXPENSES]; the advance premiums 16 shall be held in trust during the period of organization, and, if the society has not 17 qualified for a certificate of authority within one year, the premiums shall be returned 18 to the applicants. 19 * Sec. 10. AS 21.84.100 is amended to read: 20 Sec. 21.84.100. Certificate of authority [COMPLIANCE]. The director may 21 make the examination and require further information the director considers advisable. 22 Upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the domestic society has complied with 23 all the provisions of law, the director shall issue to the society a certificate of 24 authority to that effect and that the society is authorized to transact business under 25 this chapter. The certificate of authority shall be prima facie evidence of the 26 existence of the society at the date of the certificate. The director shall cause a record 27 of the certificate of authority to be made. A certified copy of the record may be 28 given in evidence with like effect as the original certificate of authority. 29 * Sec. 11. AS 21.84.120 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 21.84.120. Corporate powers retained. An incorporated society 31 authorized to transact business in this state on the effective date of this Act [JULY 1,

01 1966, MAY THEREAFTER EXERCISE ALL THE RIGHTS, POWERS, AND 02 PRIVILEGES PRESCRIBED IN THIS CHAPTER AND IN ITS CHARTER OR 03 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER. 04 A DOMESTIC SOCIETY] may not be required to reincorporate. 05 * Sec. 12. AS 21.84.170(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) It is lawful for a society to create, maintain, and operate organizations to 07 operate not for profit institutions to further the purposes permitted by 08 AS 21.84.015(a)(2). The institutions may provide services free or at a reasonable 09 charge. Real or personal [CHARITABLE, BENEVOLENT, OR EDUCATIONAL 10 INSTITUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 11 AND DEPENDENTS AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN INSURED BY THE 12 SOCIETY. FOR THAT PURPOSE IT MAY OWN, HOLD, OR LEASE PERSONAL 13 PROPERTY OR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THIS 14 STATE, WITH NECESSARY BUILDINGS THEREON. THE] property owned, held, 15 or leased by the society for this purpose shall be reported in every annual statement 16 but may not be allowed as an admitted asset of the society. 17 * Sec. 13. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 18 Sec. 21.84.175. Reinsurance. (a) A domestic society may, by a reinsurance 19 agreement, cede an individual risk or risks in whole or in part to an insurer, other than 20 another fraternal benefit society, that has the power to make reinsurance and that is 21 authorized to do business in this state or, if not authorized, that is approved by the 22 director. However, a society may not reinsure substantially all of its insurance in force 23 without the written permission of the director. A society may take credit for the 24 reserves on the ceded risks to the extent reinsured, but a credit may not be allowed as 25 an admitted asset or a deduction from liability to a ceding society for reinsurance 26 made, ceded, renewed, or otherwise becoming effective after the effective date of this 27 Act unless the reinsurance is payable by the assuming insurer on the basis of the 28 liability of the ceding society under the contract or contracts reinsured without 29 diminution because of the insolvency of the ceding society. 30 (b) Notwithstanding the limitation in (a) of this section, a society may reinsure 31 the risks of another society in a consolidation or merger approved by the director under

01 AS 21.84.185. 02 * Sec. 14. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 03 Sec. 21.84.185. Consolidations and mergers. (a) A domestic society may 04 consolidate or merge with another society by complying with the provisions of this 05 section. It shall file with the director 06 (1) a certified copy of the written contract containing in full the terms 07 and conditions of the consolidation or merger; 08 (2) a sworn statement by the president and secretary or corresponding 09 officers of each society showing the financial condition of the society on a date fixed 10 by the director but not earlier than December 31 immediately preceding the date of the 11 contract; 12 (3) a certificate of the president and secretary or corresponding officers 13 of each society, verified by their respective oaths, that the consolidation or merger has 14 been approved by a two-thirds vote of the supreme governing body of each society, 15 the vote being conducted at a regular or special meeting of each body or, if the 16 society's laws so permit, by mail; and 17 (4) evidence that, at least 60 days prior to the action of the supreme 18 governing body of each society, the text of the contract has been furnished to all 19 members of each society either by mail or by publication in full in the official 20 publication of each society. 21 (b) If the director finds that the contract is in conformity with the provisions 22 of this section, that the financial statements are correct, and that the consolidation or 23 merger is just and equitable to the members of each society, the director shall approve 24 the contract and issue a certificate to that effect. On approval, the contract is in full 25 force and effect unless a society that is a party to the contract is incorporated under 26 the laws of another state or territory. In that event, the consolidation or merger may 27 not become effective unless it has been approved as provided by the laws of that state 28 or territory and a certificate of that approval has been filed with the director. If the 29 laws of that state or territory contain no such provision, the consolidation or merger 30 may not become effective unless it has been approved by the director of that state or 31 territory and a certificate of that approval has been filed with the director.

01 (c) When the consolidation or merger becomes effective under this section, all 02 the rights, franchises, interests, and things in action of the consolidated or merged 03 societies in every type of property, real, personal, or mixed, belonging to the 04 consolidated or merged societies are vested in the society resulting from or remaining 05 after the consolidation or merger without another instrument, except that conveyances 06 of real property may be evidenced by proper deeds, and the title to any real estate or 07 interest in it, vested under the laws of this state in any of the societies consolidated or 08 merged, shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the consolidation or 09 merger, but shall vest absolutely in the society resulting from or remaining after the 10 consolidation or merger. 11 (d) The affidavit of an officer of the society or of a person authorized by the 12 society to mail a notice or document stating that a notice or document has been 13 addressed and mailed is prima facie evidence that such notice or document has been 14 furnished to the addressees. 15 * Sec. 15. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 16 Sec. 21.84.195. Conversion to a mutual life insurance company. A 17 domestic fraternal benefit society may be converted and licensed as a mutual life 18 insurance company by compliance with the applicable requirements of AS 21.69 if the 19 plan of conversion has been approved by the director. A plan of conversion shall be 20 prepared in writing by the board of directors setting out the terms and conditions of 21 conversion. The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the supreme 22 governing body at a regular or special meeting is necessary for approval of the plan. 23 A conversion may not take effect unless and until approved by the director, who may 24 give the approval if the director finds that the proposed change is in conformity with 25 the requirements of law and not prejudicial to the certificate holders of the society. 26 * Sec. 16. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 27 Article 4. Contractual Benefits. 28 Sec. 21.84.201. Benefits. (a) A society may provide the following contractual 29 benefits in any form: 30 (1) death benefits; 31 (2) endowment benefits;

01 (3) annuity benefits; 02 (4) temporary or permanent health care benefits; 03 (5) hospital, medical, or nursing benefits; 04 (6) monument or tombstone benefits to the memory of deceased 05 members; and 06 (7) other benefits authorized for life and health insurers that are not 07 inconsistent with this chapter. 08 (b) A society shall specify in its rules those persons who may be issued, or 09 covered by, the contractual benefits described in (a) of this section consistent with 10 providing benefits to members and the members' dependents. A society may provide 11 benefits on the lives of children under the minimum age for adult membership upon 12 application of an adult person. 13 * Sec. 17. AS 21.84.230(a) is amended to read: 14 (a) The owner of a benefit contract [MEMBER] shall have the right at all 15 times to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries in accordance with the 16 [CONSTITUTION,] laws [,] or rules of the society unless the owner waives this 17 right by specifically requesting in writing that the beneficiary designation be 18 irrevocable. A [. EVERY] society, by [ITS CONSTITUTION,] laws [,] or rules, may 19 limit the scope of beneficiaries and shall provide that a beneficiary may not have or 20 obtain a vested interest in the proceeds of a certificate until the certificate has become 21 due and payable in conformity with the provisions of the benefit [INSURANCE] 22 contract. 23 * Sec. 18. AS 21.84.230(c) is amended to read: 24 (c) If, at the death of a person insured under a benefit contract [MEMBER], 25 there is no lawful beneficiary to whom the proceeds [INSURANCE BENEFITS] are 26 payable, the amount of the benefits, except to the extent that funeral benefits may be 27 paid as provided in (b) of this section, shall be payable to the estate of the deceased 28 insured the same as other property not exempt, but, if the owner of the certificate 29 is not the insured, the amount of the benefits shall be payable to the owner 30 [PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MEMBER]. 31 * Sec. 19. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read:

01 Sec. 21.84.255. The benefit contract. (a) A society authorized to do business 02 in this state shall issue to each owner of a benefit contract a certificate specifying the 03 amount of benefits provided under the contract. The certificate, together with any 04 riders or endorsements attached to it, the laws of the society, the application for 05 membership, the application for insurance, and the declaration of insurability, if any, 06 signed by the applicant, and all amendments to each constitute the benefit contract, as 07 of the date of issuance, between the society and the owner, and the certificate must so 08 state. A copy of the application for insurance and declaration of insurability, if any, 09 shall be endorsed upon or attached to the certificate. All statements on the application 10 shall be representations and not warranties. A waiver of this provision is void. 11 (b) Except as provided in AS 21.84.320(d)(3), changes, additions, or 12 amendments to the laws of the society enacted subsequent to the issuance of the 13 certificate shall bind the owner and the beneficiaries and shall govern and control the 14 benefit contract in all respects as though the changes, additions, or amendments were 15 made before and were in force at the time of the application for insurance, except that 16 a change, addition, or amendment may not destroy or diminish benefits that the society 17 contracted to give the owner as of the date of issuance. 18 (c) A person upon whose life a benefit contract is issued before the person 19 attains the age of majority is bound by the terms of the application and certificate and 20 by all the laws and rules of the society to the same extent as though the age of 21 majority were attained at the time of application. 22 (d) Except as provided in AS 21.84.320(d)(3), a society shall provide in its 23 laws that if the society's reserves as to a class of certificates become impaired, the 24 society's board of directors or corresponding body may require that the owner shall 25 pay to the society the amount of the owner's equitable proportion of the deficiency as 26 determined by its board and that, if the payment is not made, (1) the amount shall 27 stand as an indebtedness against the certificate and shall draw interest not to exceed 28 the rate specified for certificate loans under the certificates, or (2) in place of or in 29 combination with the provisions of (1) this subsection, the owner may accept a 30 proportionate reduction in benefits under the certificate. The society may specify the 31 manner of the election and the alternative that is to be presumed if no election is

01 made. 02 (e) Copies of the documents mentioned in this section, certified by the 03 secretary or corresponding officer of the society, shall be received in evidence of the 04 terms and conditions of the document. 05 (f) A certificate may not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless 06 a copy of the form has been filed with the director in the manner provided for similar 07 policies issued by life and health insurers in this state. A filing is considered approved 08 unless disapproved within 60 days after the date of filing. A life, accident, health, or 09 disability insurance certificate and an annuity certificate issued on or after one year 10 after the effective date of this Act must meet the standard contract provision 11 requirements not inconsistent with this chapter for similar policies issued by life and 12 health insurers in this state, except that a society may provide in a certificate for a 13 grace period for payment of premiums of one full month. The certificate must also 14 contain a provision stating the amount of premiums that are payable under the 15 certificate and a provision reciting or setting out the substance of sections of the 16 society's laws or rules in force at the time of issuance of the certificate that, if 17 violated, will result in the termination or reduction of benefits payable under the 18 certificate. If the laws of the society provide for expulsion or suspension of a member, 19 the certificate must also contain a provision that any member expelled or suspended, 20 except for nonpayment of a premium or within the contestable period for material 21 misrepresentation in the application for membership or insurance, is entitled to 22 maintain the certificate in force by continuing payment of the required premium. 23 (g) A benefit contract issued on the life of a person below the society's 24 minimum age for adult membership may provide for transfer of control of ownership 25 to the insured at an age specified in the certificate. A society may require approval 26 of an application for membership in order to effect this transfer and may provide in 27 all other respects for the regulation, government, and control of those certificates and 28 all rights, obligations, and liabilities incident to and connected with those certificates. 29 Ownership rights before transfer shall be specified in the certificate. 30 (h) A society may specify the terms and conditions on which benefit contracts 31 may be assigned.

01 * Sec. 20. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 02 Sec. 21.84.265. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate 03 loans, and other options. (a) For certificates issued before one year after the 04 effective date of this Act, the value of a paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount 05 of a cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted shall comply with the 06 provisions of law applicable on the day before the effective date of this Act. 07 (b) For certificates issued on or after one year after the effective date of this 08 Act for which reserves are computed on the Commissioner's 1941 Standard Ordinary 09 Mortality Table, the Commissioner's 1941 Standard Industrial Table, the 10 Commissioner's 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, the Commissioner's 1980 11 Standard Mortality Table, or a more recent table made applicable to life insurers, a 12 paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of a cash surrender value, loan, or other 13 option granted may not be less than the corresponding amount based on the interest 14 rate and mortality tables authorized by the laws of this state for the calculation of those 15 benefits by life and health insurers issuing policies containing similar benefits based 16 upon these tables. 17 * Sec. 21. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 18 Article 5. Financial. 19 Sec. 21.81.275. Investments. A society shall invest its funds only in 20 investments authorized by the laws of this state for the investment of assets of life 21 insurers and subject to the limitations on the investment of assets of life insurers. A 22 foreign or alien society permitted or seeking to do business in this state that invests 23 its funds in accordance with the laws of the state, district, territory, country, or 24 province in which it is incorporated shall meet the requirements of this section for the 25 investment of funds. 26 * Sec. 22. AS 21.84.320(a) is amended to read: 27 (a) All assets shall be held, invested, and disbursed for the use and benefit of 28 the society, and a member or beneficiary may not have or acquire individual rights or 29 become entitled to an apportionment or the surrender of a part of the assets, except as 30 provided in the benefit contract. 31 * Sec. 23. AS 21.84.320 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

01 (d) A society may, under a resolution of its supreme governing body, establish 02 and operate one or more separate accounts and issue contracts on a variable basis, 03 subject to laws regulating life and health insurers establishing those accounts and 04 issuing those contracts. To the extent the society considers it necessary in order to 05 comply with applicable federal or state law, or any rule made under applicable federal 06 or state law, the society may 07 (1) adopt special procedures for the conduct of the business and affairs 08 of a separate account; 09 (2) for persons having beneficial interests in the account, provide 10 special voting and other rights, including special rights and procedures relating to 11 investment policy, investment advisory services, selection of certified public 12 accountants, and selection of a committee to manage the business and affairs of the 13 account; and 14 (3) issue contracts on a variable basis to which AS 21.84.255(b) and 15 (d) do not apply. 16 * Sec. 24. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 17 Sec. 21.84.335. Applicability of other code provisions. (a) Except as 18 provided in this section, societies are governed by this chapter and are exempt from 19 all other provisions of the insurance laws of this state for all purposes, including 20 governmental relations with the state. 21 (b) In addition to the provisions of this chapter, the following provisions of 22 this title apply to fraternal benefit societies to the extent applicable and not in conflict 23 with the express provisions of this chapter and the reasonable implications of this 24 chapter: 25 (1) AS 21.03; 26 (2) AS 21.06; 27 (3) AS 21.09.050; 28 (4) AS 21.09.100; 29 (5) AS 21.09.200; 30 (6) AS 21.09.205; 31 (7) AS 21.18;

01 (8) AS 21.21; 02 (9) AS 21.27; 03 (10) AS 21.33; 04 (11) AS 21.36; 05 (12) AS 21.42.290; 06 (13) AS 21.42.355; 07 (14) AS 21.53; 08 (15) AS 21.54; 09 (16) AS 21.56; 10 (17) AS 21.69.370; 11 (18) AS 21.69.640; 12 (19) AS 21.78; and 13 (20) AS 21.89.060. 14 * Sec. 25. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 15 Article 6. Regulation. 16 Sec. 21.84.455. Valuation. (a) Standards of valuation for certificates issued 17 before one year after the effective date of this Act shall be those provided by the laws 18 applicable immediately before the effective date of this Act. 19 (b) The minimum standards of valuation for certificates issued on or after one 20 year after the effective date of this Act shall be based on the following tables, which 21 shall be under valuation methods and standards, including interest assumptions, in 22 accordance with the laws of this state applicable to life and health insurers issuing 23 policies containing similar benefits: 24 (1) for certificates of life insurance, the Commissioner's 1941 Standard 25 Ordinary Mortality Table, the Commissioner's 1941 Standard Industrial Mortality 26 Table, the Commissioner's 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, the 27 Commissioner's 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, or a more recent table made 28 applicable to life insurers; 29 (2) for annuity and pure endowment certificates, for total and 30 permanent disability benefits, for accidental death benefits, and for noncancellable 31 accident and health benefits, the tables authorized for use by life and health insurers

01 in this state. 02 (c) The director may, in the director's discretion, accept other standards for 03 valuation if the director finds that the reserves produced under those standards will not 04 be less in the aggregate than reserves computed in accordance with the minimum 05 valuation standard presented in this section. The director may, in the director's 06 discretion, vary the standards of mortality applicable to benefit contracts on 07 substandard lives or other extrahazardous lives by any society authorized to do 08 business in this state. 09 (d) A society, with the consent of the insurance supervisory official of the state 10 of domicile of the society and under conditions that the director may impose, may 11 establish and maintain reserves on its certificates in excess of the reserves required, but 12 the contractual rights of any benefit member shall not be affected. 13 * Sec. 26. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 14 Sec. 21.84.465. Reports. (a) Reports shall be filed in accordance with the 15 provisions of this section. 16 (b) A society transacting business in this state shall annually, on or before 17 March 2, unless the time has been extended by the director for cause shown, file with 18 the director a true statement of the society's financial conditions, transactions, and 19 affairs for the preceding calendar year and pay the applicable fee under AS 21.06.250. 20 The statement shall be in the general form and content approved by the National 21 Association of Insurance Commissioners for fraternal benefit societies and 22 supplemented by additional information required by the director. 23 (c) As a part of the annual statement required by this section, each society 24 shall, on or before March 1, file with the director a valuation of the society's 25 certificates in force on the preceding December 31, but the director may, in the 26 director's discretion, for cause shown, extend the time for filing the valuation for not 27 more than two calendar months. The valuation shall be done in accordance with the 28 standards specified in AS 21.84.455. The valuation and underlying data shall be 29 certified by a qualified actuary or, at the expense of the society, verified by the actuary 30 of the insurance regulatory agency of the state of domicile of the society. 31 (d) If a society fails to file the annual statement in the form and within the

01 time provided by this section, the society shall forfeit $100 for each day that the 02 neglect continues, and, upon notice by the director to that effect, the society's authority 03 to do business in this state shall cease while the default continues. 04 (e) A synopsis of its annual statement providing an explanation of the facts 05 concerning the condition of the society shall be either printed and mailed to each 06 benefit member of the society not later than June 1 of each year or published in the 07 society's official publication. 08 (f) The director may require a society to file quarterly financial statements. 09 If quarterly financial statements are required, the statements must follow for a given 10 quarter the reporting specified in the quarterly financial statement blank form and 11 instructions most recently approved by the National Association of Insurance 12 Commissioners. 13 * Sec. 27. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 14 Sec. 21.84.475. License. Societies that are authorized to transact business in 15 this state on the effective date of this Act, and societies licensed after the effective date 16 of this Act and before July 1 immediately following the effective date of this Act, may 17 continue the business through June 30 immediately following the effective date of this 18 Act. The authority of those societies and all other societies licensed after the effective 19 date of this Act may be renewed annually, but, in all cases, terminates on the first day 20 of the succeeding July. However, a license issued continues in full force and effect 21 until the new license is issued or specifically refused. For each license or renewal, the 22 society shall pay a fee set under AS 21.06.250. A certified copy or duplicate of the 23 license shall be prima facie evidence that the licensee is a fraternal benefit society 24 under this chapter. 25 * Sec. 28. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 26 Sec. 21.84.485. Examination of societies. The director may examine a society 27 in the manner authorized for an insurer under AS 21.06.120 - 21.06.230. The 28 requirements, procedures, authorization, and process for examinations authorized under 29 this section shall be the same as for an insurer. 30 * Sec. 29. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 31 Sec. 21.84.495. Foreign or alien society; admission. A foreign or alien

01 society may not transact business in this state without a license issued by the director. 02 A foreign or alien society desiring admission to this state shall comply with the 03 requirements and limitations of this chapter applicable to domestic societies. The 04 society may be licensed to transact business in this state upon filing with the director 05 (1) a certified copy of its articles of incorporation; 06 (2) a copy of its bylaws, certified by its secretary or corresponding 07 officer; 08 (3) a power of attorney to the director as prescribed in AS 21.84.625; 09 (4) a statement of its business under oath of its president and secretary 10 or corresponding officers in a form prescribed by the director, verified by an 11 examination made by the supervising insurance official of its home state or other state, 12 territory, province, or country, satisfactory to the director; 13 (5) certification from the proper official of its home state, territory, 14 province, or country that the society is legally incorporated and licensed to transact 15 business therein; 16 (6) copies of its certificate forms; 17 (7) information showing that its assets are invested in accordance with 18 the provisions of this chapter; and 19 (8) other information the director may consider necessary. 20 * Sec. 30. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 21 Sec. 21.84.535. Suspension, revocation, or refusal of license of foreign or 22 alien society. (a) When the director, upon investigation, finds that a foreign or alien 23 society transacting or applying to transact business in this state (1) has exceeded its 24 powers, (2) has failed to comply with a provision of this chapter, (3) is not fulfilling 25 its contracts in good faith, or (4) is conducting its business fraudulently or in a manner 26 hazardous to its members or creditors or the public, the director shall notify the society 27 in writing of the deficiency or deficiencies and state in writing the reasons for the 28 director's dissatisfaction. The director shall immediately issue a written order to the 29 society requiring that the deficiency or deficiencies be corrected. After receipt of the 30 order, the society shall have 30 days to comply with the director's order for correction. 31 If the society fails to comply, the director shall notify the society of the findings of

01 noncompliance and require the society to show cause on a date to be named why its 02 license should not be suspended, revoked, or refused. If, on that date, the society does 03 not present good and sufficient reason why its authority to do business in this state 04 should not be suspended, revoked, or refused, the director may suspend or refuse the 05 license of the society to do business in this state until satisfactory evidence is furnished 06 to the director that the suspension or refusal should be withdrawn, or the director may 07 revoke the authority of the society to do business in this state. 08 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the society from 09 continuing in good faith all contracts made in this state during the time the society was 10 legally authorized to transact business in this state. 11 * Sec. 31. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 12 Sec. 21.84.565. Licensing of agents. (a) Agents of societies shall be licensed 13 in accordance with the provisions of AS 21.27. 14 (b) An examination or license may not be required of a regular salaried officer, 15 employee, or member of a licensed society who devotes substantially all the person's 16 services to activities other than the solicitation of fraternal insurance contracts from the 17 public and who receives for the solicitation of fraternal insurance contracts no 18 commission or other compensation directly dependent upon the amount of business 19 obtained. 20 * Sec. 32. AS 21.84 is amended by adding a new section to read: 21 Sec. 21.84.575. Unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive 22 acts and practices. A society and an agent authorized to do business in this state are 23 subject to the provisions of AS 21.36; however, nothing in those provisions shall be 24 construed as applying to or affecting 25 (1) the right of a society to determine its eligibility requirements for 26 membership; or 27 (2) the offering of benefits exclusively to members or persons eligible 28 for membership in the society by a subsidiary corporation or affiliated organization of 29 the society. 30 * Sec. 33. AS 21.84 is amended by adding new sections to read: 31 Article 7. Miscellaneous.

01 Sec. 21.84.625. Service of process. (a) A society authorized to do business 02 in this state shall appoint in writing the director and the director's successors in office 03 to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in an action or 04 proceeding against it shall be served. The society shall agree in writing that any 05 lawful process against it that is served on the appointed attorney is of the same legal 06 force and validity as if served on the society and that the authority continues in force 07 so long as any liability remains outstanding in this state. Copies of the appointment, 08 certified by the director, are sufficient evidence of the appointment and shall be 09 admitted in evidence with the same force and effect as the original. 10 (b) Service may only be made on the director or, if the director is absent, upon 11 the person in charge of the director's office. Service shall be made in duplicate and 12 shall constitute sufficient service on the society. When legal process against a society 13 is served on the director, the director shall immediately forward one of the duplicate 14 copies by registered mail, prepaid, to the secretary or corresponding officer. Legal 15 process shall not be served on a society except in the manner provided in this section. 16 At the time of serving a process on the director, the plaintiff or complainant in the 17 action shall pay to the director a fee set under AS 21.06.250. 18 (c) A society shall respond to the service of process as provided in the Alaska 19 Rules of Civil Procedure. 20 Sec. 21.84.650. Penalties. (a) A person who knowingly makes a false or 21 fraudulent statement or representation in or with reference to an application for 22 membership, or for the purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in a society, is 23 guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500 and is 24 liable for a civil penalty of three times the amount received by the violator as 25 compensation or commission. A civil penalty may be sued for and recovered by the 26 aggrieved person or society for the person's or society's own use and benefit. 27 (b) A person who makes a false sworn statement in a report or declaration 28 required or authorized by this chapter or in a statement concerning the death or 29 disability of an insured for the purpose of obtaining payment of a benefit named in the 30 certificate and who does not believe the statement to be true is guilty of perjury and, 31 upon conviction, is subject to the penalties prescribed by law for perjury under

01 AS 11.56.200. 02 (c) A person who solicits membership for, or in any manner assists in 03 procuring membership in, a society not licensed to do business in this state is guilty 04 of a violation and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or 05 more than $200. 06 (d) A person who knowingly engages in conduct that constitutes a violation 07 of the provisions of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise prescribed is 08 guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than 09 $2,500. 10 (e) In this section, "knowingly" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900. 11 Sec. 21.84.675. Review. Decisions and findings of the director made under 12 the provisions of this chapter are subject to review by proceedings in a court of 13 competent jurisdiction in this state. 14 Sec. 21.84.700. Exemption of certain societies. (a) Nothing contained in this 15 chapter shall be construed to affect or apply to 16 (1) grand or subordinate lodges of societies, orders, or associations 17 doing business in this state that provide benefits exclusively through local or 18 subordinate lodges; 19 (2) societies, orders, or associations that admit to membership only 20 persons engaged in one or more crafts or hazardous occupations, in the same or similar 21 lines of business, and that insure only members and families of the society, order, or 22 association, and the ladies' societies or ladies' auxiliaries of the societies, orders, or 23 associations; 24 (3) domestic societies that limit their membership to employees of a 25 particular city or town, designated firm, business house, or corporation and that 26 provide for death benefits of not more than $400 or health care benefits of not more 27 than $350 to a person in one year, or both; or 28 (4) domestic societies or associations of a purely religious, charitable, 29 or benevolent description that provide for death benefits of not more than $350 or 30 health care benefits of not more than $350 to a person in one year, or both. 31 (b) A society or association described in (a)(3) or (4) of this section that

01 provides for death or health care benefits for which benefit certificates are issued and 02 a society or association described in (a)(4) of this section that has more than 1,000 03 members are not exempt from the provisions of this chapter but shall comply with the 04 requirements of this chapter. 05 (c) A society that, by the provisions of this section, is exempt from the 06 requirements of this chapter, except a society described in (a)(2) of this section, may 07 not give or allow or promise to give or allow to a person compensation for procuring 08 new members. 09 (d) A society that provides benefits for health care or death resulting solely 10 from accident and that does not obligate itself to pay natural death or health care 11 benefits has all of the privileges and is subject to all the applicable provisions and 12 regulations of this chapter, except that the provisions of this chapter relating to medical 13 examination, evaluations of benefit certificates, and incontestability do not apply to the 14 society. 15 (e) The director may require a society or association to provide, by 16 examination or otherwise, information that will enable the director to determine 17 whether the society or association is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. 18 (f) Societies that are exempt from the provisions of this chapter under the 19 provisions of this section shall also be exempt from all other provisions of the 20 insurance laws of this state. 21 * Sec. 34. AS 21.84.900 is amended to read: 22 Sec. 21.84.900. Definitions. In this chapter, 23 (1) "fraternal benefit society" means an incorporated society, order, or 24 supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under 25 AS 21.84.700(a)(2) [AS 21.84.020(a)], whether incorporated or not, that is conducted 26 solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, that is 27 operated on a lodge system with ritualistic form of work, that has [HAVING] a 28 representative form of government, and that makes provision for the payment of 29 benefits under this chapter; 30 (2) "lodge system" means a society having a supreme [LEGISLATIVE 31 OR] governing body and subordinate lodges [OR BRANCHES BY WHATEVER

01 NAME KNOWN,] into which members are elected, initiated, or admitted under its 02 [CONSTITUTION,] laws, ritual, and rules; subordinate lodges [OR BRANCHES] are 03 required by the laws [LAW] of the society to hold regular meetings at least once in 04 each month in furtherance of the purposes of the society; 05 (3) "premiums" means rates, dues, or other required contribution by 06 whatever name known that are payable under the certificate; 07 (4) ["REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT" MEANS A 08 SOCIETY IN WHICH 09 (A) THERE IS PROVISION IN ITS CONSTITUTION OR 10 LAWS FOR A SUPREME LEGISLATIVE OR GOVERNING BODY, 11 COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED EITHER BY THE 12 MEMBERS OR BY DELEGATES ELECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY 13 BY THE MEMBERS, TOGETHER WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE 14 BODY PRESCRIBED BY THE SOCIETY'S CONSTITUTION AND LAWS; 15 (B) THE REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED CONSTITUTE A 16 MAJORITY IN NUMBER AND HAVE NOT LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS OF 17 THE VOTES OR LESS THAN THE VOTES REQUIRED TO AMEND ITS 18 CONSTITUTION AND LAWS; 19 (C) THE MEETINGS OF THE SUPREME LEGISLATIVE OR 20 GOVERNING BODY AND THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 21 REPRESENTATIVES, OR DELEGATES ARE HELD AS OFTEN AS ONCE 22 IN FOUR CALENDAR YEARS; 23 (D) THE SOCIETY HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS 24 CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING ITS AFFAIRS 25 IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN MEETINGS OF ITS SUPREME 26 LEGISLATIVE OR GOVERNING BODY, SUBJECT TO CONTROL BY 27 THE BODY AND HAVING POWERS AND DUTIES DELEGATED TO IT 28 IN THE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THE SOCIETY; 29 (E) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY THE 30 SUPREME LEGISLATIVE OR GOVERNING BODY, EXCEPT IN CASE OF 31 FILLING A VACANCY IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE

01 BODY; 02 (F) THE OFFICERS ARE ELECTED EITHER BY THE 03 SUPREME LEGISLATIVE OR GOVERNING BODY OR BY THE BOARD 04 OF DIRECTORS; AND 05 (G) THE MEMBERS, OFFICERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR 06 DELEGATES MAY NOT VOTE BY PROXY; 07 (5)] "society," unless otherwise indicated, means a fraternal benefit 08 society; 09 * Sec. 35. AS 21.84.900 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 10 (5) "alien society" means a society formed under the laws other than 11 those of the United States of America, its states, territories, or the District of 12 Columbia; 13 (6) "benefit contract" means the agreement for provision of benefits 14 authorized by AS 21.84.201, as that agreement is described in AS 21.84.255(a); 15 (7) "benefit member" means an adult member who is designated by the 16 laws or rules of the society to be a benefit member under a benefit contract; 17 (8) "certificate" means the document issued as written evidence of the 18 benefit contract; 19 (9) "domestic society" means a society formed under the laws of this 20 state; 21 (10) "foreign society" means a society formed under the laws of 22 another state, a territory belonging to the United States of America, or the District of 23 Columbia; 24 (11) "laws" means the society's articles of incorporation, constitution, 25 and bylaws, however designated; 26 (12) "lodge" means subordinate member units of the society known as 27 camps, courts, councils, branches, or another designation; 28 (13) "rules" means all rules, regulations, or resolutions adopted by the 29 supreme governing body or board of directors that are intended to have general 30 application to the members of the society. 31 * Sec. 36. AS 21.84.010, 21.84.020, 21.84.030, 21.84.040, 21.84.050, 21.84.110,

01 21.84.130(b), 21.84.130(c), 21.84.140, 21.84.150, 21.84.160, 21.84.170(b), 21.84.180, 02 21.84.190, 21.84.200, 21.84.210, 21.84.220, 21.84.250, 21.84.260, 21.84.270, 21.84.280, 03 21.84.300, 21.84.310, 21.84.320(c), 21.84.330, 21.84.340, 21.84.350, 21.84.360, 21.84.370, 04 21.84.380, 21.84.390, 21.84.470, 21.84.480, 21.84.490, 21.84.500, 21.84.510, 21.84.520, 05 21.84.550, and 21.84.590 are repealed. 06 * Sec. 37. This Act takes effect January 1, 1998.