(a) A person who is 65 years of age or over who resides in the state for at least one year immediately preceding application for a longevity bonus under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 may apply to the commissioner of administration no later than December 31, 1996, for qualification to receive a monthly bonus of (1) $250, if the person's application was submitted before January 1, 1994; (2) $200, if the person's application was submitted on or after January 1, 1994, but before January 1, 1995; (3) $150, if the person's application was submitted on or after January 1, 1995, but before January 1, 1996; or (4) $100, if the person's application was submitted on or after January 1, 1996, but before January 1, 1997. (b) When the commissioner of health determines that an applicant qualifies under AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 the commissioner shall immediately begin payment of the bonus. (c) A person who otherwise qualifies to receive a bonus provided for in AS 47.45.010 - 47.45.160 may continue to do so only as long as that person continues to be a resident of the state. (d) [Repealed, § 62 ch 21 SLA 1991.]
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