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direction of the governor shall take the steps with respect to the property that will protect and secure the rights of the state as a creditor. Sec. 47.55.095. Limitation on enforcement of claims against estate. Notwithstanding AS 47.55.080 and 47.55.090, upon the death of an Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' Home resident or of a recipient of day care or respite services, a state claim for unpaid debt owed to the home may be satisfied only out of the decedent's estate. The state may not pursue a claim to the extent doing so would work undue hardship, as determined by the department by regulation, on the surviving spouse or dependent of the decedent. Family portraits and heirlooms of the type identified under AS 09.38.020(a)(3), without regard to value, may not be taken by the state in satisfaction of a debt to the home. Sec. 47.55.100. Certificate as evidence. A certificate by the attorney general to the effect that a decedent was a beneficiary under this chapter and that the state has a claim against the decedent's estate, is prima facie evidence of these facts in a proceeding in the courts of the state. Sec. 47.55.900. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “department” means the Department of Family and Community Services; (2) “home” means (A) the Alaska Pioneers' Home; or (B) the Alaska Veterans' Home; (3) “physical disability or other reason” means inability of an individual to maintain a household without regular assistance in shopping, housekeeping, meal preparation, dressing, or personal hygiene because of physical or medical impairment, infirmity, or disability; (4) “resident of the state” has the meaning given “resident” in AS 47.25.430(a); (5) “veteran” means a person who has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States, including the Alaska National Guard or the Alaska Territorial Guard; the discharge from the armed forces must be other than dishonorable. Chapter 60. Multipurpose Senior Centers. Sec. 47.60.010. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that there is a need for multipurpose senior centers in certain areas of the state to provide certain services for elderly persons, that this need can be at least partially met utilizing nonprofit corporations which would undertake the establishment of multipurpose senior center projects, and that the establishment of these projects constitutes a public purpose worthy of the cooperation of the state. Sec. 47.60.020. Authorization of nonprofit corporations for establishment of multipurpose senior