00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 79(JUD)                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to reapplications for the Alaska longevity bonus program; and                                          
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       REAPPLICATION FOR LONGEVITY BONUS. (a) Notwithstanding AS 47.45.020                                               
07 and the requirement under AS 47.45.010(a) that applications for longevity bonus payments                                
08 must be filed not later than December 31, 1996, a person may file a longevity bonus                                     
09 reapplication if the person                                                                                             
10            (1)  qualified to receive a monthly longevity bonus payment under                                            
11 AS 47.45.010(a) before January 1, 1997;                                                                                 
12            (2)  was eligible for a longevity bonus for June of 2003 or did not receive that                             
13 bonus solely as a result of complying with AS 47.45.030(a); and                                                         
14            (3)  is a resident under AS 01.10.055 on the day the reapplication form is                                   

01 signed and dated by the applicant.                                                                                      
02       (b)  A reapplication under this section must be filed with the commissioner of health                             
03 and social services before January 1, 2008. The Department of Health and Social Services                                
04 shall prepare a reapplication form for use under this section and may require evidence of                               
05 eligibility for a longevity bonus as part of the reapplication process.                                                 
06       (c)  If the Department of Health and Social Services determines that a person who                                 
07 reapplies meets the requirements of (a) of this section and is otherwise eligible under                                 
08 AS 47.45.030(c) and 47.45.070, the amount of the person's monthly bonus shall be the                                    
09 amount the person was eligible to receive under AS 47.45.010(a)(1) - (4).                                               
10    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.