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.