(a) The Alaska higher education investment fund is established in the general fund for the purpose of making grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 by appropriation to the account established under AS 14.43.915(a) and of making scholarship payments to qualified postsecondary institutions for students under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 by appropriation to the account established under AS 14.43.915(b). Money in the fund does not lapse. The fund consists of
(1) money appropriated to the fund;
(2) income earned on investment of fund assets;
(3) donations to the fund; and
(4) money redeposited under AS 14.43.915(c).
(b) The legislature may appropriate any amount to the fund established in (a) of this section. Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund.
(c) As soon as is practicable after July 1 of each year, the commissioner of revenue shall determine the market value of the fund established in this section on June 30 for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The commissioner shall identify seven percent of that amount as available for appropriation as follows:
(1) one-third for the grant account established under AS 14.43.915(a), from which the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education may award grants; and
(2) two-thirds for the scholarship account established under AS 14.43.915(b), from which the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education may award scholarships.
(d) In this section, unless the context requires otherwise, “fund” means the Alaska higher education investment fund established in (a) of this section.
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