SB 172: "An Act relating to payment assistance for costs of residing in the Alaska Pioneers' Home, and providing that certain income and assets of a resident shall be disregarded in determining payment assistance, including income from any source in an amount up to $100, cash dividends and other income up to $2,000 received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, a permanent fund dividend, an amount for burial expenses of the resident, the resident's spouse and dependents of the resident, the primary residence of the resident's spouse or a dependent of the resident, and other property up to a total value of $5,000; and providing for an effective date."
00SENATE BILL NO. 172 01 "An Act relating to payment assistance for costs of residing in the Alaska 02 Pioneers' Home, and providing that certain income and assets of a resident shall 03 be disregarded in determining payment assistance, including income from any 04 source in an amount up to $100, cash dividends and other income up to $2,000 05 received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, a permanent fund 06 dividend, an amount for burial expenses of the resident, the resident's spouse and 07 dependents of the resident, the primary residence of the resident's spouse or a 08 dependent of the resident, and other property up to a total value of $5,000; and 09 providing for an effective date." 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 11 * Section 1. This Act may be known as the Pioneers' Dignity Act of 1997. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 47.55.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (e) Notwithstanding AS 47.55.070 and (b) of this section, a resident whose 14 income and assets are insufficient to pay the monthly rate set under AS 47.55.030(b)
01 qualifies for payment assistance if the resident is otherwise in compliance with 02 requirements under this chapter. The amount of payment assistance shall equal the 03 amount needed, when added to other income and assets of the resident, to pay the 04 monthly rate set under AS 47.55.030(b). Payment assistance received by a resident 05 is a debt to the state. In determining the amount of payment assistance for which a 06 resident qualifies, the following income and assets of a Pioneers' Home resident shall 07 be disregarded: 08 (1) income from any source in an amount up to $100 per month; 09 (2) the following assets received under 43 U.S.C. 1601 - 1629e (Alaska 10 Native Claims Settlement Act): 11 (A) cash dividends and other income up to $2,000; 12 (B) stock; 13 (C) noncash dividends from stock; and 14 (D) land; 15 (3) a permanent fund dividend issued under AS 43.23; 16 (4) veterans' benefits paid under 38 U.S.C. 1114; 17 (5) compensation to volunteers under the federal retired and senior 18 volunteers (42 U.S.C. 5001), foster grandparents (42 U.S.C. 5011), and senior 19 companion (42 U.S.C. 5013) programs made in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5044(f); 20 (6) federal World War II restitution payments made under 50 U.S.C. 21 1989b-4 and c-5; 22 (7) payments under AS 18.67 (crime victim compensation); 23 (8) an amount determined by regulation of the Department of 24 Administration sufficient for burial expenses of the resident, the resident's spouse, and 25 dependents of the resident; 26 (9) real property being used as the primary residence of the resident's 27 spouse or a dependent of the resident; 28 (10) other real or personal property up to a total value of $5,000. 29 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 1997.