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HB 496                                                                                            
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 496                                                                             
     "An Act relating to contributions from permanent fund dividends                                
     to certain educational organizations and to certain charitable                                 
     organizations that provide a positive youth development program,                               
     workforce development, aid to the arts, or aid and services to the                             
     elderly, low-income individuals, individuals in emergency                                      
     situations, disabled individuals, or individuals with mental illness;                          
     and providing for an effective date."                                                          
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 496(FIN)                                                                 
     "An Act relating to contributions from permanent fund dividends                                
     to campuses of the University of Alaska, certain educational                                   
     organizations, community foundations, and certain other                                        
     charitable organizations that provide a youth development                                      
     program, workforce development, aid to the arts, or aid and                                    
     services to the elderly, low-income individuals, individuals in                                

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     emergency situations, disabled individuals, or individuals with                                
     mental illness; and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representatives Meyer and Chenault, Co-                                    
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                              
                                                                                                    
Do pass (3):  Foster, Joule, Kerttula                                                               
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (5):  Hawker, Weyhrauch, Holm, Meyer,                                             
Chenault                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
A House Finance Committee letter of intent for CSHB 496(FIN),                                       
signed by Representatives Meyer and Chenault, Co-chairs, follows:                                   
                                                                                                    
"Through this letter, it is the desire of the House Finance Committee to                            
clarify funding for the administrative costs of implementing the                                    
provisions of CSHB 496(FIN).                                                                        
                                                                                                    
In testimony given in the House Finance Committee on                                                
CSHB 496(FIN), it has been established on the record that there exists                              
an understanding and an agreement between the Division of                                           
Permanent Fund Dividend, Department of Revenue, and the Rasmuson                                    
Foundation that administrative costs incurred for the implementation                                
of the provisions of this legislation will be funded through a grant                                
from the Rasmuson Foundation to the Department of Revenue.                                          
                                                                                                    
It is not the intent of the House Finance Committee that general fund                               
money be allocated for the implementation of this program."                                         
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 496(FIN):                                                
                                                                                                    
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                        
                                                                                                    
HB 496 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                     
calendar.