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This bill amends Alaska law to allow individuals to remain eligible for a permanent fund dividend, even if they are absent from the state during the qualifying year, by adding new reasons for allowable absences and adjusting existing ones. Specifically, it introduces serving as a pilot for a federally certified airline as a permissible reason for absence, and it modifies the existing provisions regarding allowable absences for various reasons, including education, military service, medical treatment, caregiving, settling estates, and public service, by adjusting the maximum number of days an individual can be absent from the state while still qualifying for the dividend. The bill also clarifies that certain absences can be combined with other permitted absences, with specific day limits depending on the combination of reasons claimed, and it sets an effective date of January 1, 2027.

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https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB295