HB0154a -1- HB 154 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0779\A HOUSE BILL NO. 154 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVES MEARS, Fields Introduced: 3/24/25 Referred: Health and Social Services, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children." 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 * Section 1. AS 47.06 is amended by adding a new section to read: 3 Sec. 47.06.035. Summer electronic benefits transfer program for children. 4 (a) The department shall do all things necessary to qualify for federal funds that are 5 available to the state for the summer electronic benefits transfer program and 6 administer the summer electronic benefits transfer program. 7 (b) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the summer 8 electronic benefits transfer program. 9 (c) In this section, "summer electronic benefits transfer program" means the 10 federal summer electronic benefits transfer program for children authorized by 42 11 U.S.C. 1762. 12