SB 221 — An Act relating to appropriations of federal receipts; and relating to an increase of an appropriation based on additional federal receipts.

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221(STA)221 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THESENATOR SENATEWIELECHOWSKI STATEIntroduced: AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Referred:

Finance2/22/22 Sponsor(s):Referred:

SENATORState WIELECHOWSKIAffairs, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to specialappropriations sessions of thefederal legislature;receipts;

and relating to appropriationsan increase of an appropriation based on additional federal orreceipts." otherBE receipts;IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

relating to an increase of an appropriation based on additional federal or other receipts;

and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

AS 24.05.100(a) is amended to read:

(a) The legislature may hold a special session not exceeding 30 calendar days in length.

The special session shall be called in either of the following ways:

(1) The governor may call the legislature into special session by issuing a proclamation.

At a special session called by the governor, legislation is limited to the subjects designated by the governor in the proclamation or to the subjects presented by the governor, and to reconsideration of legislation, if any, vetoed following a regular session of that legislature.

To enable the legislators to make travel and other arrangements, a proclamation for a special session shall be issued at least 30 days in advance of the convening date stated in the proclamation unless SB0221B -1- CSSB 221(STA) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1472\G (A) the proclamation is issued under AS 26.23.020(k);

(B) the special session is called to address a disaster;

in this subparagraph, "disaster" has the meaning given in AS 26.23.900;

(C) the proclamation is issued while both houses are in regular or special session;

[OR] (D) the proclamation is issued within one hour after the second house has adjourned from a regular or special session;

or (E) the proclamation is issued under AS 37.07.080(i).

(2) The legislature may call itself into special session if two-thirds of the membership responds in the affirmative to a poll conducted by the presiding officer of each house.

Each presiding officer may initiate a poll by their joint agreement, and each shall initiate a poll upon the request of 25 percent of the membership of each house, expressed in writing and signed by those members.

When two-thirds of the membership to which the legislature is entitled responds in the affirmative, the president of the senate and speaker of the house shall jointly announce the result of the poll and a date for the convening of the special session.

If one of the presiding officers is deceased, has resigned, or is incapacitated, the presiding officer of the other house may conduct the poll of the members of both houses.

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(h) The legislature may provide for a specific maximum percentage increase of aan funded appropriation item or a maximum funding amount for a new appropriation item in an appropriation bill based on potential additional federal or other receipts.

TheIf the legislature mayprovides provide for thea increasespecific asmaximum a percentage increase of an appropriation item in an appropriation bill based on potential additional federal receipts, the funded[THE] increase of the [AN] appropriation item.item [BASED ON ADDITIONAL FEDERAL OR OTHER PROGRAM RECEIPTS NOT SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED BY THE FULL LEGISLATURE] may be expended only in accordance with the following procedures:

Expenditures under this subsection [BASED ON ADDITIONAL FEDERAL OR OTHER PROGRAM RECEIPTS NOT SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED BY THE FULL LEGISLATURE] may be made only [EXPENDED] in accordance with the following procedures:

(2) the Legislativerevised Budgetprogram andmust Auditcontain Committeea (A)SB0221A shall-1- CSSBSB 221(STA)221 -2- SB0221B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1472\G32-LS1472\B (i)declaration reviewby the governor that states the revised program;program does not exceed the specific maximum percentage increase of the appropriation item in the applicable appropriation bill;

and(2) (ii)the notifyLegislative theBudget fulland legislatureAudit thatCommittee shall review the revised program isto availableensure forthe reviewprogram anddoes commentnot byexceed the fullspecific legislature;maximum percentage increase of the appropriation item in the applicable appropriation bill;

(3) the Legislative Budget and (B)Audit Committee may recommend to the governor an alternative fundingallocation amount for theexpenditures specificunder maximum increase of the fundedrevised appropriationprogram; item or the new appropriation item or alternative funding distributions among multiple specific maximum increases of funded appropriation items or new appropriation items in an applicable appropriation bill or bills;

(3)(4) if the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee makes a recommendation to correct or otherwise change a revised program, the governor may submit a corrected or otherwise changedupdated revised program to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee for review;

(4) when the governorcorrected hasor submittedotherwise aupdated final revised program tomust thecontain Legislativea Budgetdeclaration andby Auditthe Committeegovernor forthat review,states the Legislativecorrected Budgetor andotherwise Auditupdated Committee shall confirm the revised program does not exceed the specific maximum percentage increase of a funded appropriation item or the maximum funding amount for a new appropriation item in the applicable appropriation bill;

(5) 45 days shall elapse before commencement of expenditures under the revised program confirmed by the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee unless the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee earlier recommends that the state take part in the federally or[OR otherwiseOTHERWISE] funded activity [;

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SB0221BSB -3-221 CSSB-2- 221(STA)SB0221A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1472\G32-LS1472\B (i) When the legislature is not in session, the governor or the legislature may call a special session under AS 24.05.100(a)24.05.100 to appropriate additional federal or other receipts that exceed expendituresthe allowedspecific undermaximum (h)percentage ofincrease thisthe sectionlegislature orhas toprovided appropriatefor additionalunder federal(h) of this section, or other federal receipts for an item, program, or project not previouslyspecifically providedappropriated forby inthe anlegislature. appropriation bill.

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This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).

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