Alaska SB 95: An Act relating to special request specialty organization registration plates; relating to special registration plates commemorating peace officers killed in the line of duty; relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by women veterans; relating to special request registration plates for United States Space Force personnel; relating to the transfer of vehicles; relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial instruction permits; and providing for an effective date.

Bill Text

Enrolled SB 95
LAWS OF ALASKA

2025

Source Chapter No.
SB 95 _______

AN ACT

Relating to the child care assistance program and the child care grant program; and providing
for an effective date.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

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AN ACT

Relating to the child care assistance program and the child care grant program; and providing 1
for an effective date. 2
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* Section 1. AS 47.05.030(a) is amended to read: 4
(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section and for purposes directly 5
connected with the administration of general assistance, adult public assistance, the 6
day [CHILD] care assistance program authorized under AS 47.25.001 - 47.25.095, or 7
the Alaska temporary assistance program, and in accordance with the regulations of 8
the department, a person may not solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, or authorize, 9
knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of, a list of or names of, or 10
information concerning, persons applying for or receiving the assistance directly or 11
indirectly derived from the records, papers, files, or communications of the department 12
or subdivisions or agencies of the department, or acquired in the course of the 13
performance of official duties. 14

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* Sec. 2. AS 47.05.030(a), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, is amended to read: 1
(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section and for purposes directly 2
connected with the administration of general assistance, adult public assistance, the 3
child [DAY] care assistance program authorized under AS 47.25.001 - 47.25.095, or 4
the Alaska temporary assistance program, and in accordance with the regulations of 5
the department, a person may not solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, or authorize, 6
knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of, a list of or names of, or 7
information concerning, persons applying for or receiving the assistance directly or 8
indirectly derived from the records, papers, files, or communications of the department 9
or subdivisions or agencies of the department, or acquired in the course of the 10
performance of official duties. 11
* Sec. 3. AS 47.05.085(a) is amended to read: 12
(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee at the director level may 13
issue subpoenas to compel the production of books, papers, correspondence, 14
memoranda, and other records considered necessary as evidence in connection with an 15
investigation under or the administration of AS 47.07 (medical assistance), AS 47.08 16
(assistance for catastrophic illnesses and acute or chronic medical conditions), 17
AS 47.25 (day [CHILD] care assistance, child care grants, general relief, adult public 18
assistance, and food stamps), and AS 47.27 (Alaska temporary assistance program). 19
* Sec. 4. AS 47.05.085(a), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, is amended to read: 20
(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee at the director level may 21
issue subpoenas to compel the production of books, papers, correspondence, 22
memoranda, and other records considered necessary as evidence in connection with an 23
investigation under or the administration of AS 47.07 (medical assistance), AS 47.08 24
(assistance for catastrophic illnesses and acute or chronic medical conditions), 25
AS 47.25 (child [DAY] care assistance, child care grants, general relief, adult public 26
assistance, and food stamps), and AS 47.27 (Alaska temporary assistance program). 27
* Sec. 5. AS 47.25.001(a) is amended to read: 28
(a) The department shall 29
(1) implement and administer a program to assist in providing day 30
[CHILD] care for the children of low and moderate income families according to the 31

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requirements of AS 47.25.001 - 47.25.095; 1
(2) establish standards of eligibility for day [CHILD] care benefits [; 2
THE STANDARDS MUST PROVIDE THAT THE MAXIMUM MONTHLY 3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR A FAMILY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 4
PROGRAM IS 105 PERCENT OF THE MEDIAN MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD 5
INCOME IN THE STATE, ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE, UNLESS THE 6
FAMILY IS OTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM INCOME ELIGIBILITY 7
REQUIREMENTS]; 8
(3) contract for the care of children of eligible families; 9
(4) establish procedures to periodically review the needs of families 10
receiving day [CHILD] care benefits; 11
(5) provide notification to the local government body of the request for 12
a contract with a day [CHILD] care facility; 13
(6) establish an electronic application for assistance and allow an 14
applicant to submit an application in electronic format or in other formats required by 15
state and federal law; the electronic application must inform an applicant that a false 16
statement made on the application will be investigated and is punishable under 17
AS 11.56.210 [; 18
(7) ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PARTNER WITH PRIVATE 19
SECTOR ENTITIES TO CREATE INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYERS TO 20
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