05/08/1997 04:52 PM Senate STA

 Number 001                                                                    
                                                                               
       HB 241 am PAYMENT OF COSTS ALASKA PIONEERS' HOME                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN GREEN  called the Senate State Affairs Committee to order           
 at 4:52 p.m.  She brought HB 241 before the committee as the only             
 order of business, and directed attention to a proposed amendment             
 for consideration.                                                            
                                                                               
  SENATOR WARD  moved adoption of the following amendment to HB 241:           
                                                                               
 Amendment No. 1                                                             
                                                                               
 Page 1, line 9, following "$5,000;" insert: "relating to claims               
 against the estate of a beneficiary of the Pioneers' Homes                    
 program;"                                                                     
                                                                               
 Page 3, following line 1, insert a new bill section to read:                  
  "*Sec. 1.  AS 47.55 is amended by adding a new section to                    
 read:                                                                         
   Sec. 47.55.095.  Limitation on enforcement of claims                        
 against estate.  Notwithstanding AS 47.55.080 and AS 47.55.090,               
 upon the death of a Pioneers' Home resident or of a recipient of              
 day care or respite services, a state claim for unpaid debt owed to           
 the Pioneers" Homes may be satisfied only out of the decedent's               
 estate.  The state may not pursue a claim to the extent doing so              
 would work undue hardship, as determined by regulation of the                 
 Department of Administration, on the surviving spouse of dependent            
 of the decedent.  Family portraits and heirlooms of the type                  
 identified under AS 09.38.020(a)(3), without regard to value, amy             
 not be taken by the state in satisfaction of a debt to the                    
 Pioneers' Home."                                                              
                                                                               
 Renumber the following section accordingly.                                   
                                                                               
 Hearing no objection to the adoption of Amendment No. 1,  CHAIRMAN            
 GREEN  stated the amendment was adopted and would be incorporated             
 into a State Affairs SCS.                                                     
                                                                               
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  SENATOR MACKIE  commented that it was his understanding that this            
 amendment would address a concern Senator Sharp had with the                  
 legislation.   CHAIRMAN GREEN  acknowledged that was correct, and             
 then asked for the pleasure of the committee.                                 
                                                                               
  SENATOR MACKIE  moved SCS HB 241(STA) be passed out of committee             
 with individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so             
 ordered.                                                                      
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee,                 
  CHAIRMAN GREEN  adjourned the meeting at 4:54 p.m.