01/31/1995 08:05 AM House STA

 HSTA - 01/31/95                                                               
 Number 327                                                                   
                                                                               
 HB 4 -  PERMANENT  FUND  DIVIDEND ELIGIBILITY                                
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE KOTT brought a proposed committee substitute (CS) to           
 present to the committee, as the committee requested at the last              
 meeting.  The CS was CS 9-LS0036-C, dated 1-27-95.  He defined the            
 CS changes, as follows:                                                       
                                                                               
 1.Section 1 redefines allowable absences as eligibility                      
 criteria instead of elements of residency.                                    
                                                                               
 2.Section 2 moves into a new section, those allowable                        
 absences already authorized by statute under AS                               
 43.23.095, the current definition of "state resident."                        
 It makes the historical piggy back allowable absences                         
 previously in regulation a statutory allowable absence.                       
 It is now incorporated in statute.                                            
                                                                               
 3.Section 3 deletes the references to absences in the                        
 definition of State resident, since absences are defined                      
 as eligibility criteria in section one and Section 2 of                       
 the bill, so they are trying to conform and remove                            
 conflict.  Also, Section 3 makes it clear that while                          
 absent an individual must maintain at all times an intent                     
 to return to the state and remain permanently a resident.                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
 4.Section 4, the Permanent Fund Dividend of certain spouses                  
 retroactively reinstates the eligibility of all otherwise                     
 eligible individuals accompanying their eligible resident                     
 spouses for the years 1992, 1993 and 1994.  This will                         
 allow the department to pay piggybacking spouses who were                     
 originally denied those dividends in 1992 and 1993.                           
                                                                               
 5.Section 5 of HB 70, gives up to 1,317 of the 1994                         
 piggybacking spouses who did not appeal by December 1,                        
 1994 the ability to submit an appeal until September 1,                       
 1995.                                                                         
                                                                               
 6.Section 6 makes Sections 1 and 3 retroactive.  The one,                    
 effective date January 1995, makes the piggyback                              
 allowable absence effective for the 1995 dividend.                            
                                                                               
 7.Section 7 makes the act effective as soon as it is signed                  
 by the Governor.                                                              
                                                                               
 Number 402                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHAIR JAMES asked for a motion to accept the CS, 9LS0036-C, as the            
 working document.                                                             
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE CAREN ROBINSON moved to accept CS 9LS0036-C as the             
 working document.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                   
                                                                               
 Number  418                                                                   
                                                                               
 CHAIR JAMES confirmed that the committee would be working with this           
 CS, 9LS0036-C.  There were no other persons wishing to testify so             
 CHAIR JAMES asked for a motion.                                               
                                                                               
 Number  420                                                                   
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON moved that they pass the CS for HB 4 out of           
 committee with individual  recommendations.  Hearing no objections,           
 it was so ordered.