Legislature(2019 - 2020)DAVIS 106
03/17/2020 03:00 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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| Confirmation Hearing(s): State Medical Board | |
| HB267 | |
| HB255 | |
| Adjourn |
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+ teleconferenced
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| *+ | HB 267 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 255 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HB 255-FOOD STAMPS; WORK REQS; TIME LIMITS
4:21:11 PM
CHAIR ZULKOSKY announced that the final order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 255, "An Act relating to a waiver of work
requirements or time limits in the food stamp program; and
providing for an effective date."
The committee took a brief at-ease.
4:21:32 PM
ELISE SORUM-BIRK, Staff, Representative Andy Josephson, Alaska
State Legislature, on behalf of Representative Josephson, prime
sponsor of HB 255, relayed the proposed legislation would
address Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) waivers
for able-bodied adults without dependents - specifically time-
limit waivers. She turned to slide 1, entitled "Goals of HB
255," which read:
? Ensure that Alaska is seeking the broadest waiver
possible under federal law
? Ensure that Alaska is approving the broadest waiver
possible under law
? Ensuring that vulnerable Alaskans have the food they
need to be healthy
4:23:07 PM
MS. SORUM-BIRK moved on to slide 2, entitled "What is SNAP ABAWD
work requirement," which read:
Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP), also known as food stamps, Able Bodied Adults
Without Dependents (ABAWD) are required to meet
specific work requirement of 80 hours per month to
qualify for benefits.
There is a 3-month time limit per 3 years on benefits
if the work requirement isn't met.
MS. SORUM-BIRK explained that SNAP stands for Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program and is also known as "food stamps."
She said that ABAWD stands for Able Bodied Adult Without
Dependents; it is someone between 18 and 49 years old who is
healthy and capable of working according to federal law.
MS. SORUM-BIRK referred to slide 3, entitled "Waivers SNAP ABAWD
Time Limits to Work Requirements," which read:
Since the time limits enactment in 1996 states have
been able to apply for waivers in areas of low work
availability
Additionally states can exempt up to 12% of caseload
who are ineligible for benefits (extending time limit
1 additional month)
Alaska and Guam lost statewide waivers between 4th
quarter of 2019 and 1st quarter of 2020
4:24:38 PM
MS. SORUM-BIRK continued with slide 4, entitled "CBPP- History
of ABAWD Waivers from 1998 to 2019." The graphic on the slide
was published by the Center for Budget Policies and Priorities
(CBPP) and can be found on its website. The slide demonstrated
the history of states acquiring waivers from 1998 through 2019.
She pointed out from the graph that during that period, Alaska
was mostly without any waivers. She mentioned that Alaska has
consistently qualified for a statewide waiver due to its
challenges in employment.
4:25:31 PM
MS. SORUM-BIRK turned to slide 5, entitled "Why has Alaska
always qualified?" which read:
Consistently High Unemployment
? Alaska has consistently met unemployment
requirements under the previous federal rule
? Most areas of Alaska can still meet federal
requirements under the new rule
Lack of Traditional Job Opportunities
? Rural communities with less cash economy
? Highly seasonal workforce in many sectors of the
economy
4:26:19 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ asked for a description of the rule
recently enacted by the [President Donald J.] Trump
administration.
MS. SORUM-BIRK stated the new rule changed the unemployment
requirements that a state could use [to qualify for a waiver].
It set the unemployment rate at 10 percent or higher, or for
alternate waivers, a base of 6 percent or 20 percent above the
national average unemployment rate, whichever is greater. She
said that in Alaska, most of the state met the 6-percent
requirement. She offered that Alaska has transitioned to the
new rule; however, the new rule is not effective until April
[2020], and as of [March 13, 2020], implementation of the rule
has been temporarily halted under a nationwide injunction
[issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia].
MS. SORUM-BIRK moved on to slide 6, entitled "Which States might
be Impacted Most?" which shows the results of an analysis by
[Wolfram] Mathematica depicting the states that would be most
impacted by the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) SNAP
waiver rule. She pointed out that Alaska would be among the
most impacted states with 53-77 percent of ABAWD SNAP
participants affected by the new waiver rule.
4:28:37 PM
MS. SORUM-BIRK moved on to slide 7, entitled "ABAWD Waiver
Timeline for Alaska," to provide clarification on the history of
the waiver and actions on the national level. In 1964, the Food
Stamp Program was codified in federal law. Many changes
occurred to the program between 1964 and 1996. In 1996, the
ABAWD work requirement became part of federal law with the
passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act (PRWORA). In 2008, the Food Stamp Program
was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or
SNAP. In 2010 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
waived SNAP work requirements nationally and broadened the
eligibility for all states to receive waivers. Between 2010 and
2016, the waivers were suspended nationwide.
MS. SORUM-BIRK relayed that in 2016, the time limits were
reinstated. In 2018, an overhaul of the SNAP program was put
forward in the U.S. Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, or
the "Farm Bill," but the proposed tightening measures were
rejected by the U.S. Congress. Despite rejection of the
measures, the Trump administration put forward a new rule in
February 2019 revising the conditions under which USDA would be
able to waive ABAWD time limits. It also limited how states
could choose metrics and define geographical areas. It was
under this rule that the 10 percent and 6 percent were first
discussed. Attorneys general from around the nation and a group
of U.S. Senators wrote letters in opposition to the rule.
MS. SORUM-BIRK continued by saying that in October 2019, the
[Governor Mike] Dunleavy administration began implementing the
new rule at the state level using the 10 percent metric. In
December 2019, the Trump Administration rule was finalized and
set to go into effect in April 2020. In January 2020 once the
rule was finalized, a coalition of states and New York City sued
the Trump administration over the new rule. Just a few days ago
[U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell] blocked the rule
temporarily; he cited the pandemic in the opinion.
4:32:49 PM
CHAIR ZULKOSKY asked how [the new rule] impacted Alaskans.
MS. SORUM-BIRK said that it is estimated that 6,917 vulnerable
Alaskans who participated in the SNAP program have lost SNAP
benefits due to the rule change. They are individuals who were
in the ABAWD category and lived in geographic areas that no
longer qualified for the waiver. She referred to the handout in
the committee packet, entitled "SNAP Helps 1 in 11 Workers in
Alaska Put Food on the Table," and pointed out that about one-
third of the Alaskans who were dependent on SNAP worked in the
service industry. Those individuals were already at high risk -
with little job security and difficulty meeting the 20-hour-a-
week minimum for working.
4:34:37 PM
CHAIR ZULKOSKY asked what the geographic spread was for the
nearly 7,000 Alaskans who had lost SNAP benefits under the new
rule.
4:35:10 PM
SHAWNDA O'BRIEN, Director, Division of Public Assistance (DPA),
Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), relayed the
areas of the state included in the waiver effective October 2019
were the Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Denali
Borough, Haines Borough, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Kusilvak,
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Nome Census Area, Northwest Arctic
Borough, Petersburg Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area,
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Skagway Municipality, Valdez-
Cordova Census Area, Wrangell City and Borough, Yakutat City and
Borough, and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The total number of
individuals [affected by the waiver] for all those locations is
approximately 2,000; the data was constantly changing because
the population of people being served significantly fluctuated
each month. At any point in time that number might change
depending upon when the data was collected, the population
included in the data search, and whatever additional information
the individuals provided to the division to further exempt them
from being considered ABAWD. At the time the waiver went into
effect in October 2019, the division calculated about 7,500
individuals to be ABAWD.
CHAIR ZULKOSKY asked Ms. O'Brien to provide the committee with
the comprehensive list of communities currently waived and the
numbers cited.
MS. O'BRIEN agreed and offered to share information on the
waiver for which the division has asked permission to be
effective April 1. She also offered to provide the committee
with the department's plan in terms of the COVID-19 [a novel
coronavirus disease] response; it involved language to exempt
all participants of the SNAP program from work requirements due
to significant job losses in many communities.
4:38:34 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TARR asked for clarification as to the number of
individuals affected by the rule change.
MS. O'BRIEN responded that when the data was queried in October,
about 7,500 individuals were identified and notified that they
would be required to participate in ABAWD work-related
requirements. She reiterated that the numbers changed monthly.
REPRESENTATIVE TARR asked for clarification on the "2,000"
number Ms. O'Brien cited and clarification on the "boroughs"
versus "census areas" in the listing of areas of the state.
MS. O'BRIEN replied that about 2,000 individuals were not
required to participate [in the new rule] due to the waiver;
without the October waiver exempting those areas of the state,
there would have been about 2,000 more individuals added to the
7,500. The waiver effective April 1 would have exempted another
900 individuals.
MS. O'BRIEN stated she was not able to explain the terminology
or differentiate between census areas and boroughs; it was
determined by the census process within the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) [U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)].
4:41:48 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TARR asked for confirmation of her understanding:
the October 1 deadline prompted notices sent to 7,500 people who
would be required to participate; that number would have been
9,500; however, 2,000 were identified as not being required to
participate; another waiver was requested for April 1, which
would exempt an additional 900; therefore, 900 would be
subtracted from 7,500.
MS. O'BRIEN answered, "Correct."
4:42:30 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ asked for confirmation that in October
2019, 7,500 ABAWD were notified that they would be required to
work and potentially not eligible for SNAP.
MS. O'BRIEN concurred.
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ asked how many people were no longer
eligible for SNAP benefits in November.
MS. O'BRIEN answered that as a result of the ABAWD
implementation, none. She explained that November would have
been the first month of the three months of benefits in a 36-
month time frame; individuals would not have lost benefits until
January.
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ asked how many of the 7,500 were
eligible for SNAP in January.
MS. O'BRIEN stated that she would ask staff to query the data to
determine the number of individuals who lost benefits as a
result of the rule change; she added some individuals closed
cases for other reasons.
4:45:09 PM
CHAIR ZULKOSKY referred to the March 2020 injunction citing
COVID-19 concerns and asked for the effective date of the
decision.
MS. SORUM-BIRK offered her belief that the decision did not
apply retroactively but from the point of the decision forward.
She offered to confirm that information for the committee.
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ asked Ms. O'Brien to provide the total
number of SNAP-eligible people in every month of the calendar
years 2019 and 2020.
MS. O'BRIEN agreed to provide that information.
4:47:10 PM
MS. SORUM-BIRK clarified that "6,917" was the estimate put forth
by the Dunleavy administration in August 2019 to quantify the
number of SNAP recipients who would be required to meet the work
requirements under the new rule starting in October. The
information came from the Anchorage Daily News article [August
12, 2019] included in the committee packet.
MS. SORUM-BIRK continued with the PowerPoint presentation, slide
8, entitled "COVID-19 and SNAP," which read:
? Economic uncertainty is increasing dramatically
? Many low wage jobs will be hit hardest (for example-
roughly 1/3 of SNAP recipients in Alaska work in the
service industry)
? Forcing needy families to go to crowded food
pantries or soup kitchens would increase spread of the
virus
MS. SORUM-BIRK added that the intent of HB 255 was to make it as
easy as possible for people to receive SNAP benefits when they
needed food. She reiterated the federal judge cited COVID-19 as
one of the reasons for blocking the federal rule.
4:48:50 PM
MS. SORUM-BIRK reviewed slide 9, entitled "Sectional Analysis,"
which read:
Section 1: Amends AS 47.25.975 to add a new subsection
outlining requirements that DHSS:
Must request, accept, and attempt to renew or extend
federal waivers relating to work requirements and time
limits for ABAWDs to the maximum extent allowed under
federal law in all geographical areas of the state.
Must implement ABAWD waivers approved by the federal
government to the maximum allowable extent outlined in
each waiver.
May not create more stringent work requirements or
time limits for ABAWDs than those outlined in an
accepted waiver.
Section 2: Adds a new section to the uncodified law of
the State of Alaska requiring that DHSS promptly apply
to the federal government for a waiver if the
department determines that the waiver is necessary to
implement the policy changes outlined in Section 1 of
this Act.
Section 3 and Section 4: Relate to the conditional
effective date of this Act.
4:50:42 PM
REPRESENTATIVE ANDY JOSEPHSON, Alaska State Legislature, as
prime sponsor of HB 255, shared that the issue was brought to
his attention by the Alaska Food Coalition, and he recognized
the need for the legislature to set a different path through
legislation. He maintained that the position of the Dunleavy
administration regarding SNAP benefit waivers was more stringent
than that of the Trump administration; the governor's policy was
to not seek any possible waiver. Even before COVID-19, Alaska
was the 50th state in employment. He maintained that Alaska
should seek every opportunity to receive waivers as allowed. He
acknowledged the philosophical viewpoint of the Dunleavy
administration - the belief that not receiving SNAP benefits
would force people into seeking employment. He asserted that
the difficulty was that often the employment was seasonal and
inadequate. Many of the recipients were service workers who,
even though employed, still needed the assistance because they
did not get paid enough. He stated there was a class of workers
who were most vulnerable; businesses were closing in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic; and those workers cannot telework. He
emphasized the proposed legislation was timely; it was
consistent with the [HCR 17] focus on need [passed in the House
on 3/17/20]; and it was critical.
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON referred to the state's opportunity to
identify the most favorable period for waiver; that is, the
months with the highest rate of unemployment. He suggested that
the administration did not advocate for SNAP beneficiaries in
that way. He said that the communities of Anchorage and the
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Mat-Su) were the ones that stood to
benefit from the proposed legislation. He offered his belief
that it should be the policy of the state to seek the waivers
available. Other state policies reflected a similar approach.
He quoted U.S. Senator Mitt Romney: "While expansions of paid
leave, unemployment insurance, and SNAP benefits are crucial,
the check will help fill the gaps for Americans that may not
quickly navigate different government options."
4:56:10 PM
CHAIR ZULKOSKY opened invited testimony during the hearing on HB
255.
4:56:29 PM
CARA DURR, Director of Public Engagement, Food Bank of Alaska,
relayed that staff at the Food Bank of Alaska understand what a
critical role SNAP plays in fighting hunger in Alaska. For
every meal provided by the Feeding America national network of
food banks, SNAP provided nine meals. Her organization was
concerned with any policy that restricted access to SNAP, such
as is the case with time limits. When people lose SNAP, they
turned to the already burdened food bank network; the food banks
try but cannot fill that gap. The Food Bank of Alaska supports
the goal of helping low income Alaskans who can find work and
keep a job; however, restrictions on access to SNAP is not an
effective way to attain that goal; it is instead a punitive work
requirement. Studies have shown that existing mandatory work
requirements in SNAP and other programs, such as Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), are ineffective. She said
that TANF work requirements - in place since 1996 - have yielded
little or no long-term positive impacts on employment or
earnings.
MS. DURR continued by saying that most people who received SNAP
benefits and can work, do work. In many ways SNAP supports
work; when people have their basic needs met, they are better
prepared for the workforce. Time spent visiting food pantries
is time that could be spent looking for work or working. She
offered that many SNAP recipients are working in low-wage jobs
with unpredictable hours. For people whose hours are reduced,
who get sick, or who have a sick child, SNAP benefits are at
risk. She maintained that many people who are subject to the
new rule who are not working are not unemployed by choice. Many
of those subject to the additional work requirements struggled
to find work even when the job market was healthy. Lack of job
skills, living in a rural area with few or no jobs, undiagnosed
health conditions or disabilities are few of the reasons that
individuals may not work. She said that being deemed "able-
bodied" does not mean job-ready, and cutting a vulnerable person
off food assistance does not make them any more employable.
MS. DURR relayed that while there are allowed individual
exemptions - such as having a disability, being medically unfit
for work, or receiving unemployment benefits - and the state has
a low bar for meeting them, the recipients need to understand
enough about the rule to request the exemptions.
MS. DURR stated that at the Alaska Food Bank, staff have
received calls from individuals who have lost benefits; in most
cases the individuals were very confused about the policy and
why they had lost benefits. The confusion is not unique to
Alaska and is not a reflection on the work of DPA but is due to
the complexity of the rule.
MS. DURR offered that currently there are Alaskans who have lost
SNAP due to the new rule who, instead of being able to buy a
small amount of emergency grocery supplies, are now going to
crowded food pantries and soup kitchens to get food. As more
Alaskans lose jobs and directives to stay home increase, it is
not reasonable to expect someone to find a job currently.
Alaska needs to plan for the possibility that the [COVID-19]
situation will intensify, which may force closures of the food
distribution centers. She said that while no one could have
predicted the current situation, clearly Alaska needs to ensure
that SNAP can easily respond to disasters of this sort. Without
policy change, those who have lost benefits would be unable to
requalify for SNAP; many workers who have lost hours or jobs may
only qualify for a short time. She maintained SNAP will be an
incredibly important resource to the many Alaskans who are
struggling from the economic fallout from COVID-19 in the short-
and long-term. She expressed her hope the program could be made
accessible to everyone who needed it. She said she is confident
the state will seek a variety of ways to expand access to SNAP
in consideration of COVID-19. The situation underscored the
need to maintain SNAP flexibility at all times.
MS. DURR noted in conclusion that SNAP benefits are 100 percent
federally funded; every $1 spent in SNAP generated $1.70 in
local economic activity; SNAP injected nearly $200 million in
federal dollars into Alaska's economy. She said, "Let's
maximize access to this important program by seeking all
available waivers from the time limit, which will benefit
struggling Alaskans and our state economy."
5:01:50 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ referred to people coming in to DPA for
interviews and application processing, which could present a
concern regarding transmission of COVID-19 for clients and
employees. She asked what processes the division will adopt to
ensure that people can get access to benefits without increased
risk of spreading COVID-19.
5:02:41 PM
MS. O'BRIEN replied that as many agencies are, the division had
been working hard to balance the need to protect staff and
clients with the delivery of services. She stated that it was
especially challenging for DPA: because of the number of
homeless individuals who have no other means of communicating
with the division, the office cannot close its lobbies or
restrict access. She described solutions that DPA is
implementing to limit the need for people to visit the office:
working with federal partners to use telephonic interview
options and asking for permission to extend certification
deadlines. For example, DPA is seeking for approval to extend
SNAP certifications for a period of six months for March, April,
May, and June benefits. She said that staff will reassess as
operations progress. She offered that TANF, Adult Public
Assistance (APA), Senior Benefits, and [U.S. Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health
and Social Services (HSS)] health insurance program ("Medicaid")
will be aligned as much as possible to minimize the impact to
clients and staff. She added that she anticipated an increase
in the number of individuals coming to the division for
assistance as a result of job loss and other issues. She
mentioned that changes were occurring rapidly and guidance from
federal partners was coming to the division hourly. She
concluded that together with federal partners, the division was
acting as quickly and as thoughtfully as possible to meet the
needs of all Alaskans.
5:05:42 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ asked about the possibility of
increasing the use of online applications and using technology
to increase access and reduce in-person contact.
MS. O'BRIEN answered that there is an online application for
Medicaid through "myAlaska.gov" or through the federally
facilitated marketplace; application for other benefits cannot
be submitted online; however, applications can be accessed
online, printed out, and submitted through scanning the
application and emailing it to the office or dropping it off.
She added that the division is seeking to get permission to
accept telephone signatures so that individuals may be assisted
over the telephone while at home. She maintained that the
division is looking for ways to accept documentation outside of
normal practices.
5:08:11 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SPOHNHOLZ stated she was surprised online
applications were not possible for public assistance benefits.
She offered having that capability would save time and money, as
well as be useful for both clients and employees.
MS. O'BRIEN responded that the division has been exploring the
possibility of an online application with vendors. In Alaska,
most of the programs can be applied for in one application; the
division has reached out to other states that have successfully
made available an online application. She stated that
technology is a challenge in Alaska due to its information
technology (IT) resources; the division has other IT needs and
must prioritize use of those resources. She said that the
online application is a priority, but the division must engage
with several external stakeholders to accomplish it.
5:09:46 PM
REPRESENTATIVE TARR commented that procedures involving printing
an application and then scanning and emailing it presented a
very limiting option for many people who did not have Internet,
a printer, and/or a scanner. She said that someone could take a
photograph of the application with a smartphone, [a multi-
purpose mobile telephone with internet access], but not everyone
had smartphones. She asked that the division consider other
ways for receiving applications so that these people do not
"slip through the cracks." She maintained that she has been in
hundreds of homes in her district that do not have these
devices.
REPRESENTATIVE TARR asked whether Ms. O'Brien's mention of
"permission to accept telephone signatures" refers to permission
from the individual applicant, permission from the state, or
permission from the federal government.
MS. O'BRIEN responded that for the Medicaid program, the
division had permission to accept telephonic signatures; but for
programs like SNAP, the division did not have federal permission
to accept telephonic signatures. She maintained the division
was working with its federal partners, and the federal partners
had been responsive and cooperative in helping DPA address its
challenges. She acknowledged that Alaska had rural challenges,
as well as challenges regarding individuals who did not have the
capability to print or access the internet. She offered that
DPA could mail applications to individuals, and it is working on
options for taking information over the telephone. She
mentioned that staffing is a concern as well, and the division
is trying to dedicate resources appropriately for stability.
5:12:52 PM
CHAIR ZULKOSKY asked for comment on the new federal rule and why
Alaska's use of the 10 percent unemployment rate [as the
requirement for a waiver] is more restrictive.
5:13:13 PM
ED BOLEN, Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities, responded that the proposed legislation would give
Alaska an important guide for addressing access to food
assistance for very poor unemployed workers. He said SNAP was
historically the second most effective response to worsening
economic circumstances; unemployment insurance offered the
quickest response. He relayed that Secretary of Treasury [Steve
Mnuchin] just expressed his concern that the unemployment rate
may spike to 20 percent. "The current policy in Alaska - where
the state would only request waivers of this time limit for ...
ABAWDs ... if unemployment is over 10 percent - means that
because there is this look-back period that was mentioned, the
state would essentially identify areas where unemployment was
over 10 percent for at least 12 months." He offered that by the
time that happened, the recession would have almost passed.
Almost every other state, without the restriction of a 10
percent requirement of unemployment before requesting waivers,
would be able to identify areas where unemployment spikes
quickly and at lower rates. He said, "If their unemployment
rate is currently 6 percent and then it spikes up, that's a lot
of low-income workers losing jobs." States would be able to
identify areas in which they could request waivers and ensure
that people have access to food while they were looking for
work. He opined that HB 255 would address what could be a
sudden and worsening impact on low-income people in service
industry jobs who would likely be affected.
5:15:56 PM
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND echoed the comments regarding the access
of low-income individuals to computers. She mentioned that the
libraries are closed in Anchorage; many services are provided in
libraries, such as the social worker stationed at the library to
answer questions from homeless people. She offered that not
only do people lack the equipment necessary to submit an
application, but many lack the sophistication to fill out a form
on a smartphone; that is, if one has a smartphone and the form
can be filled out on a smartphone.
5:17:55 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON encouraged the committee to advance HB
255 as soon as possible. He offered that it would be widely
supported and, unfortunately, has become especially important.
5:18:22 PM
CHAIR ZULKOSKY indicated that HB 255 would be held over.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB 255 Sponsor Statement 3.3.20.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 255 |
| HB 255 Sectional Analysis 3.3.20.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 255 |
| HB 255 version A.PDF |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 255 |
| HB 255 Fiscal Note HSS.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 255 |
| HB 255 Supporting Documents.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 255 |
| HB 267 ver.S Work Draft.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 267 ver.S Sponsor Statement.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 267 ver.S Sectional Analysis.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 267 Summary of Changes Version U to Version S.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 267 Fiscal Note DCCED.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 267 Handout_Patient Implications Brief.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 267 Handout_State STLD Policies.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 267 Handout_STLD Plans Offered in Alaska.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| Christopher Gay Resume_Redacted.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
Governor's Appointees to State Medical Board |
| State Medical Board Sarah Bidelow Hood.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
Governor's Appointees to State Medical Board |
| HB 255 PPT.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 255 |
| HB 267 ver.S PowerPoint.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 267 |
| HB 255 Supporting Document- CBPP Factsheet on Workers 3.17.20.pdf |
HHSS 3/17/2020 3:00:00 PM |
HB 255 |