CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 184(HSS)

• Excludes not more than $1,500 of settlement trust interests or distributions from income calculations for adult public assistance applicants and recipients under AS 47.25.435.

• Excludes not more than $1,500 of settlement trust interests or distributions from household income calculations for senior benefits eligibility under AS 47.45.302.

• Excludes not more than $1,500 per year of settlement trust interests or distributions from income and resource calculations for Alaska Pioneers' Home residents qualifying for payment assistance under AS 47.55.020(d).

• Applies settlement trust exclusions only to aged, blind, or disabled individuals as defined in federal law (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)).