State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: HB 219
2024 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 1
(H) Publish Date: 4/15/2024
Identifier: HB219-DOLWD-SP-03-18-24 Department: Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Title: REPEAL ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN Appropriation: Vocational Rehabilitation
PROGRAM Allocation: Special Projects
Sponsor: SADDLER OMB Component Number: 1958
Requester: (H) FIN
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2025 Governor's
Appropriation FY2025 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2025 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030
Personal Services
Travel
Services
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2024) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2025) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? Yes
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? No
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Provides expanded analysis regarding the Assistive Technology Loan Fund and why changes to the fund do not have an impact to the
division.
Prepared By: Duane Mayes, Director Phone: (907)334-5963
Division: Vocational Rehabilitation Date: 03/15/2024
Approved By: Dan DeBartolo, Director Date:
OUT OF
03/18/24
Agency: DOLWD Administrative Services REPORTED
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. HB 219
2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This legislation would repeal the Assistive Technology Loan Fund (ATLF) for the purpose of improving access to assistive
technology by making it available for management by a non‐state entity. The Assistive Technology Loan Fund (ATLF)
balance is currently tracked with an IRIS fund code of 3213, but there are no active appropriations. Repeal of the fund will
have no foreseeable impact on the operations of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Special Projects component as
this program, which originated in 1997, has not been utilized since 2014.
The division initially established the fund with $291,630 in federal receipts from the Assistive Technology federal grant
award, and then was recapitalized in 2002 with $100.0 in general funds. The program was set up to allow loans from a
commercial bank to be made to a qualified individual for which the ATLF could be used to subsidize the interest rate at a
time when rates were very high, making the loan affordable for the borrower. The ATLF could also be used to guarantee
up to 90% of the loan.
The program is available to individuals with disabilities or their representatives. None of the funds can be used to advertise
the program, and because there are non‐profits with better reach to Alaskans with disabilities for this purpose, the fund is
no longer utilized by the department.
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Statutes affected:
HB0219A, AM HB 219, introduced 01/08/2024: 23.15.125
HB0219Z, AM Enrolled HB 219, introduced 05/14/2024: 23.15.125