Legislature(2003 - 2004)
2004-03-02 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2004-03-02 Senate Journal Page 2363 SB 301 The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 301 "An Act relating to the Alaska Pioneers' Home, and the Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to eligibility for admission to the Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to state veterans' home facilities; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with 2004-03-02 Senate Journal Page 2364 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 301(HES) "An Act relating to the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to eligibility for admission to the Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to the eligibility of residents for the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska Veterans' Home for general relief assistance; relating to state veterans' home facilities; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." and further recommends the adoption of the following Health, Education and Social Services Committee Letter of Intent: Letter of Intent It is the intent of the legislature in passing Senate Bill 301 relating to an Alaskan Veterans Home that the Department of Health and Social Services will convert the Palmer Pioneers' Home to be a state veterans' home approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs. After the conversion, the department should continue to maintain a Pioneers' Home waiting list for the Palmer Home. It is the intent of the legislature that the home will provide 75% of the resident capacity for veterans and 25% of the resident capacity for others selected from the Pioneers' Home waiting list. The legislature encourages the department to actively work to fill all vacant beds using the current Pioneers' Home waiting list prior to certification of the Home as a state veterans' home. Signing do pass: Senator Dyson, Chair; Senator Green. Signing no recommendation: Senator Guess. The following previously published fiscal information applies: Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Health and Social Services The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.