04/13/2004 03:25 PM House FIN

HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 301(FIN)                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     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.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Vice Chair Meyer  MOVED to report HCS CS SB 301  (FIN) out of                                                                   
Committee with  the accompanying Letter of Intent  and fiscal                                                                   
note.    Co-Chair  Williams  OBJECTED   for  the  purpose  of                                                                   
discussion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
DENNY  DEWITT, SPECIAL  ASSISTANT,  OFFICE  OF THE  GOVERNOR,                                                                   
explained  that  the  Letter  of  Intent  would  outline  the                                                                   
intended  process  used  to  control  admissions  at  veteran                                                                   
homes.   He  indicated that  75%  of the  residents would  be                                                                   
veterans  and that  the  balance would  be  filled using  the                                                                   
current Pioneer Home  waiting list plan.  The  Senate Health,                                                                   
Education  and Social  Services  Committee  requested that  a                                                                   
Letter  of  Intent  accompany   the  bill,  articulating  the                                                                   
Governor's support.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Williams WITHDREW  his OBJECTION.   There  being NO                                                                   
further  OBJECTION,  the Letter  of  Intent  was adopted  and                                                                   
attached to the bill.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HCS CS SB  301 (FIN) was  reported out of Committee  with the                                                                   
Letter  of Intent  and fiscal  note #1 by  the Department  of                                                                   
Health & Social Services.