Alaska 2023-2024 Regular Session

Alaska House Bill HB258 Compare Versions

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10		-	CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 258(HSS)
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	11	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 258
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12	13		IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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14	15		THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
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16		-	BY ~~THE HOUSE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE~~
	17	+	BY REPRESENTATIVE STAPP
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18		-	~~Offered~~: 2/19/24
19		-	Referred: ~~Finance~~
	19	+	Introduced: 1/12/24
	20	+	Referred: Prefiled
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21		-	~~Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVE STAPP~~
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22	23		A BILL
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24	25		FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
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26	27		"An Act relating to general relief and burial assistance; and providing for an effective 1
27	28		date." 2
28	29		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
29	30		* Section 1. AS 43.23.240(b) is amended to read: 4
30	31		(b) An individual who is denied medical assistance under 42 U.S.C. 1396 - 5
31	32		1396p (Social Security Act, Title XIX) solely because of the receipt of a permanent 6
32	33		fund dividend by the individual or by a member of the individual's household is 7
33	34		eligible for state-funded medical assistance under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 (general 8
34	35		relief and burial assistance program). The individual is entitled to receive, for a
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36	37		period not to exceed four months, the same level of medical assistance as the 10
37	38		individual would have received under 42 U.S.C. 1396 - 1396p (Social Security Act, 11
38	39		Title XIX) had there been no permanent fund dividend program. 12
39	40		* Sec. 2. AS 43.23.240(c) is amended to read: 13
40		-	(c) An individual who is denied assistance solely because permanent fund 14 33-LS1020\S
41		-	~~CSHB~~ 258~~(HSS)~~ -2- ~~HB0258b~~
	41	+	(c) An individual who is denied assistance solely because permanent fund 14 33-LS1020\B
	42	+	HB 258 -2- HB0258a
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44	45		dividends received by the individual or by a member of the individual's household are 1
45	46		counted as income or resources under federal law or regulation is eligible for cash 2
46	47		assistance under AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300 (general relief and burial assistance 3
47	48		program). Notwithstanding the limit in AS 47.25.130, the individual is entitled to 4
48	49		receive, for a period not to exceed four months, the same amount as the individual 5
49	50		would have received under other public assistance programs had there been no 6
50	51		permanent fund dividend program. 7
51	52		* Sec. 3. AS 44.29.020(a) is amended to read: 8
52	53		(a) The Department of Health shall administer state programs, including 9
53	54		(1) maternal and child health services; 10
54	55		(2) preventive medical services; 11
55	56		(3) public health nursing services; 12
56	57		(4) nutrition services; 13
57	58		(5) health education; 14
58	59		(6) laboratories; 15
59	60		(7) mental health treatment and diagnosis, except for mental health 16
60	61		treatment and diagnosis under AS 47.30.660 - 47.30.915; 17
61	62		(8) medical facilities; 18
62	63		(9) adult public assistance; 19
63	64		(10) the Alaska temporary assistance program; 20
64	65		(11) general relief and burial assistance; 21
65	66		(12) a comprehensive smoking education, tobacco use prevention, and 22
66	67		tobacco control program; to the maximum extent possible, the department shall 23
67	68		administer the program required under this paragraph by grant to or contract with one 24
68	69		or more organizations in the state; the department's program must include 25
69	70		(A) a community-based tobacco use prevention and cessation 26
70	71		component addressing the needs of youth and adults that includes use of 27
71	72		cessation aids such as a nicotine patch or a nicotine gum tobacco substitute; 28
72	73		(B) youth-based efforts that involve youth in the design and 29
73	74		implementation of tobacco control efforts; 30
74		-	(C) anti-tobacco counter-marketing targeting both youth and 31 33-LS1020\S
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	75	+	(C) anti-tobacco counter-marketing targeting both youth and 31 33-LS1020\B
	76	+	HB0258a -3- HB 258
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78	79		adult populations designed to communicate messages to help prevent youth 1
79	80		initiation of tobacco use, promote cessation among tobacco users, and educate 2
80	81		the public about the lethal effects of exposure to secondhand smoke; 3
81	82		(D) tobacco use surveys of youth and adult populations 4
82	83		concerning knowledge, awareness, attitude, and use of tobacco products; and 5
83	84		(E) an enforcement component; 6
84	85		(13) licensure and regulation of child care facilities; 7
85	86		(14) a comprehensive marijuana use education and treatment program; 8
86	87		to the extent possible, the department shall administer the program required under this 9
87	88		paragraph by grant to or contract with one or more organizations in the state; the 10
88	89		department's program must include 11
89	90		(A) a community-based marijuana misuse prevention 12
90	91		component; the community-based component must provide for a youth 13
91	92		services grant program to 14
92	93		(i) reduce initiation and promote cessation of marijuana 15
93	94		use by youth, reduce youth access to marijuana products, and reduce 16
94	95		exposure of youth to impaired driving dangers related to marijuana use; 17
95	96		(ii) provide recreational, educational, and character-18
96	97		building programs for youth outside school hours; and 19
97	98		(iii) address marijuana use prevention through outcome-20
98	99		based curricula, adult and peer mentoring, and opportunities for 21
99	100		positive, prosocial leisure and recreational activities; 22
100	101		(B) marijuana public education designed to communicate 23
101	102		messages to help prevent youth initiation of marijuana use, educate the public 24
102	103		about the effects of marijuana use, and educate the public about marijuana 25
103	104		laws; 26
104	105		(C) surveys of 27
105	106		(i) youth and adult populations concerning knowledge, 28
106	107		awareness, attitude, and use of marijuana products; 29
107	108		(ii) the need for trained professionals working in 30
108		-	organizations described in this paragraph; 31 33-LS1020\S
109		-	~~CSHB~~ 258~~(HSS)~~ -4- ~~HB0258b~~
	109	+	organizations described in this paragraph; 31 33-LS1020\B
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112	113		(D) the development of plans to address the need for trained 1
113	114		professionals and to assist in implementing a training program for those 2
114	115		professionals; 3
115	116		(E) monitoring of population health status related to the 4
116	117		consequences of marijuana use; and 5
117	118		(F) substance abuse screening, brief intervention, and referral 6
118	119		to treatment. 7
119	120		* Sec. 4. AS 47.05.085(a) is amended to read: 8
120	121		(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee at the director level may 9
121	122		issue subpoenas to compel the production of books, papers, correspondence, 10
122	123		memoranda, and other records considered necessary as evidence in connection with an 11
123	124		investigation under or the administration of AS 47.07 (medical assistance), AS 47.08 12
124	125		(assistance for catastrophic illnesses and acute or chronic medical conditions), 13
125	126		AS 47.25 (day care assistance, child care grants, general relief and burial assistance, 14
126	127		adult public assistance, and food stamps), and AS 47.27 (Alaska temporary assistance 15
127	128		program). 16
128	129		* Sec. 5. AS 47.25.260 is amended to read: 17
129	130		Sec. 47.25.260. Recovery and disposition of allowances improperly 18
130	131		granted. If the department finds that a general relief and burial assistance allowance 19
131	132		has been improperly granted, it shall investigate, and if it appears from the 20
132	133		investigation that the assistance was improperly granted, the department may cancel 21
133	134		the allowance and notify the recipient of the cancellation. The state then has a claim 22
134	135		against the person who received the improper allowance. The claim may be enforced 23
135	136		by civil action in the name of the state by the attorney general to recover the amount 24
136	137		paid to the person, with interest, together with the necessary costs of the action. 25
137	138		* Sec. 6. AS 47.25.300(1) is amended to read: 26
138	139		(1) "assistance" means financial assistance to or on behalf of a needy 27
139	140		person, for [INCLUDING] subsistence (food, [SHELTER,] fuel, and clothing [, AND 28
140		-	UTILITIES]), [AND] transportation, medical needs, ~~assisted living facility expenses~~, 29
141		-	~~funeral and [(INCLUDING,~~ BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOSPITALIZATION, 30
142		-	~~NURSING, AND~~ CONVALESCENT CARE),] burial expenses, and other determined 31 33-LS1020\S
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	141	+	UTILITIES]), [AND] transportation, medical needs, funeral and [(INCLUDING, 29
	142	+	BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOSPITALIZATION, NURSING, AND 30
	143	+	CONVALESCENT CARE),] burial expenses, and other determined needs; 31 33-LS1020\B
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146		-	needs; 1
147		-	* Sec. 7. AS 47.45.122(a) is amended to read: 2
148		-	(a) An individual whose public assistance is denied or reduced solely because 3
149		-	of the receipt of a bonus under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 by the individual or by a 4
150		-	member of the individual's household is eligible for assistance under the general relief 5
151		-	and burial assistance program in AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300. Notwithstanding the limit 6
152		-	in AS 47.25.130, the individual is entitled to receive the same amount as the individual 7
153		-	would have received under other public assistance programs had the individual not 8
154		-	received a longevity bonus. 9
155		-	* Sec. 8. This Act takes effect January 1, 2025. 10
	147	+	* Sec. 7. AS 47.45.122(a) is amended to read: 1
	148	+	(a) An individual whose public assistance is denied or reduced solely because 2
	149	+	of the receipt of a bonus under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 by the individual or by a 3
	150	+	member of the individual's household is eligible for assistance under the general relief 4
	151	+	and burial assistance program in AS 47.25.120 - 47.25.300. Notwithstanding the limit 5
	152	+	in AS 47.25.130, the individual is entitled to receive the same amount as the individual 6
	153	+	would have received under other public assistance programs had the individual not 7
	154	+	received a longevity bonus. 8
	155	+	* Sec. 8. This Act takes effect January 1, 2025. 9