Title 23 — Labor and Workers' Compensation
12 chapters · 505 sections in this title.
AS 23.15.310 Gifts.
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The committee may accept property by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise to carry out the purposes of AS 23.15.220 — 23.15.320.
AS 23.15.315 Fees.
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(a) The committee may charge a fee for attendance at a conference, workshop, or similar event conducted by the committee, based on the estimated cost to the committee of organizing and holding the event. (b) The receipt and expenditure by the committee of fees authorized by this …
AS 23.15.320 Annual report to governor.
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Article 3. Employment Agencies. The committee shall annually report its activities during the preceding year to the governor.
AS 23.15.330 Exemptions.
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AS 23.15.330 — 23.15.520 do not apply to an educational, religious, charitable, fraternal, or benevolent organization that does not charge for services, or to a bona fide labor organization or a government agency.
AS 23.15.340 Permit.
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In order to operate an employment agency, a person shall obtain a permit from the department. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the employment agency.
AS 23.15.350 Application.
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To obtain a permit to operate an employment agency a person shall apply to the department on forms prescribed by the department. The application must include (1) the name and address of the applicant and the street and number of the building or place where the business of the emp…
AS 23.15.360 Bond.
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The department may not issue a permit until the applicant furnishes a bond to the department in the amount and with surety that the department considers necessary. The amount of the bond may not be less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000. The bond shall be conditioned on the appli…
AS 23.15.370 Investigation of applicant.
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Upon application for a permit, the department may make an investigation as to the character and responsibility of the applicant and the premises where the applicant proposes to conduct the business.
AS 23.15.380 Refusal of permit.
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The department may, after notice and hearing, refuse to grant a permit where there is reasonable ground to believe that the applicant is of unfit moral character or is irresponsible. The department shall grant or refuse an application within 30 days of the date of filing.
AS 23.15.390 Term of permit; fees.
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The fee for filing an application for a permit is $10. A permit is valid for a term of two years. The biennial fee for the issuance of a permit, including a renewal permit, is $100. All fees shall be deposited in the general fund. In addition to paying this fee, all persons condu…
AS 23.15.400 Renewal of permit.
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Thirty days before the expiration of a permit the holder must apply for renewal of the permit in order to renew the permit. The application for renewal must contain all the information requested in the original application, brought up to date.
AS 23.15.410 Revocation or suspension of permit.
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(a) The department may revoke or suspend a permit if (1) the permittee or an agent of the permittee has violated or failed to comply with a provision of AS 23.15.330 — 23.15.520; (2) the permittee has stopped being of good moral character. (b) Before revoking or suspending a perm…
AS 23.15.420 Limitations on conduct of employment agencies.
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The department may not issue a permit to conduct an employment agency (1) in rooms used for living purposes; (2) in connection with a pool hall, bar, or intoxicating liquor dispensary, or recreation center operated for profit; (3) to a person whose permit has been revoked within …
AS 23.15.430 Agency to maintain register.
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An employment agency shall keep a register containing the name and address of each applicant, the date registered, and the amount of fee received.
AS 23.15.440 Records open to inspection.
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All registers, books, records, and other papers kept under AS 23.15.330 — 23.15.520 shall be open to the inspection of the department at all reasonable times. The agency shall furnish a copy of a record or report to the department within 30 days of the request.
AS 23.15.450 Applicant's receipt.
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An agency shall give to an applicant for employment from whom a fee is to be received a receipt. The receipt must contain (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the employment agency; (2) the name of the applicant; (3) the name and address of the person to whom the applic…
AS 23.15.460 Schedule of fees.
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A person conducting an employment agency shall file a schedule of its fees with the department. The agency may change the fee schedule, but a change is not effective until seven days after it is filed with the department and until it is posted for not less than seven days in a co…
AS 23.15.470 Maximum fees.
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After notice and hearing the department shall set a maximum schedule of fees. The department may review the schedule every two years after giving notice and hearing.
AS 23.15.480 Return of fees.
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If the applicant paying a cash fee fails to obtain employment, the agency shall, upon demand, return the amount of the fee to the applicant within 48 hours.
AS 23.15.490 Prohibited acts.
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An employment agency may not (1) send out an applicant for employment without having a bona fide request from an employer; (2) send a person to an employer for the purpose of assisting or conducting an illegitimate business or practice; (3) place a child in employment in violatio…
AS 23.15.500 Department may adopt regulations.
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The department may adopt regulations consistent with AS 23.15.330 — 23.15.520.
AS 23.15.510 Violations.
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A person who wilfully violates any provision of AS 23.15.330 — 23.15.520 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. However, this section does not apply to the viola…
AS 23.15.520 Definitions.
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Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board. In AS 23.15.330 — 23.15.520, (1) “employment agency” or “agency” means a person engaged in the business of furnishing employment or help, or giving information as to where employment or help may be obtained, or furnishing information …
AS 23.15.550 Alaska Workforce Investment Board.
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(a) The Alaska Workforce Investment Board is established in the department. The board consists of the following voting members, not to exceed 26: (1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee; (2) the commissioners of commerce, community, and economic developm…
AS 23.15.555 Appointment and term of members.
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(a) Members of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board other than those listed in AS 23.15.550(a)(1) and (2) are appointed by the governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor may appoint one person to fill two or more of the places listed in AS 23.15.550(a) if t…
AS 23.15.560 Compensation.
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Members of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board listed in or appointed under AS 23.15.550(a), including a designee of a member attending in place of the member, serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for boards and commissio…
AS 23.15.565 Officers.
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The Alaska Workforce Investment Board shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among the members listed in or appointed under AS 23.15.550(a)(5). The chair and vice-chair serve in their positions at the pleasure of the board.
AS 23.15.570 Meetings, quorum, and committees.
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(a) The Alaska Workforce Investment Board shall meet not more than three times in a calendar year at the call of the chair to conduct its business. A majority of the members listed in or appointed to the board under AS 23.15.550(a) constitutes a quorum. (b) The board shall establ…
AS 23.15.575 Board as state planning entity.
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The Alaska Workforce Investment Board shall act as the lead state planning and coordinating entity for state human resource programs administered under (1) 29 U.S.C. 2801 — 2945 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998); (2) 20 U.S.C. 2301 — 2471 (Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied …
AS 23.15.580 Functions of the board.
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(a) As the lead state planning and coordinating entity, the Alaska Workforce Investment Board has responsibility, to the extent authorized by federal and state law, for planning and coordinating federal, state, and local efforts in human resource programs in this state related to…
AS 23.15.585 Administration.
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(a) The governor shall appoint the executive director for the Alaska Workforce Investment Board. The department shall provide professional, technical, and administrative staff for the Alaska Workforce Investment Board. (b) Subject to legislative appropriations, and in accordance …
AS 23.15.610 Participation in Manpower Development and Training Act. [Repealed, § 1 ch 103 SLA 1968.]
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Sec. 23.15.611. Department participation in manpower training programs. [Repealed, § 84 ch 58 SLA 1999.]
AS 23.15.614 Manpower training division. [Repealed, § 84 ch 58 SLA 1999.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 23.15.617 Manpower Training Advisory Council. [Repealed, § 2 ch 174 SLA 1975.]
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Article 5. State Training and Employment Program.
AS 23.15.620 State training and employment program.
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(a) A program is created in the department to provide grants to eligible persons who provide training and employment assistance services. The purpose of the program is to enhance the quality of in-state job training and employment assistance and to make in-state job training and …
AS 23.15.625 Employment assistance and training program account.
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The employment assistance and training program account is established in the general fund. The commissioner of administration shall separately account for money collected under AS 23.15.630 that the department deposits in the general fund. The annual estimated balance in the acco…
AS 23.15.630 Special employee unemployment credit and contributions for program.
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(a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20, the department shall collect from each employee an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent of the wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employee is required to make contributions under AS 23.20.290(d). The department shall remit …
AS 23.15.635 People to be served.
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Within the limits of its grant, an employment assistance and training entity receiving a grant under AS 23.15.620 — 23.15.660 shall provide services set out in AS 23.15.641 to state residents who, immediately before beginning training or receiving benefits under a grant financed …
AS 23.15.636 Implementation of program.
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The department and the board shall jointly implement the program as follows: (1) after review and approval by the board, the department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement AS 23.15.620 — 23.15.660 and to regulate the distribution and…
AS 23.15.640 Services for eligible people; repayment. [Repealed, § 8 ch 36 SLA 2009.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 23.15.641 Eligibility of grantees; use of assistance received.
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(a) To be eligible for a grant to help cover the cost of providing training and employment assistance, a person shall (1) meet or exceed the requirements of AS 23.15.620 — 23.15.660 and regulations adopted under AS 23.15.620 — 23.15.660; (2) offer training or employment assistanc…
AS 23.15.643 Eligibility of program participants.
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The department and a person awarded a grant under the program may use the grant only to provide training and employment assistance services to eligible participants. To be an eligible participant, the person may be employed or employable and shall, at the time of application for …
AS 23.15.645 Duties and powers of the department. [Repealed, § 8 ch 36 SLA 2009.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 23.15.650 Work Incentive Program for Welfare Recipients. [Repealed, § 7 ch 128 SLA 1990.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 23.15.651 Duties of Alaska Workforce Investment Board; grants; eligible entities. [Repealed, § 8 ch 36 SLA 2009.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 23.15.652 Program accountability.
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(a) The department and a person who is awarded a grant to provide training and employment assistance services under the program shall comply with state and federal laws and maintain records, including accounting records, as required by those laws. (b) The department may allocate …
AS 23.15.654 Appeals.
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The department shall adopt regulations that provide for an appeal of a denial of a grant application under AS 23.15.620 — 23.15.660.
AS 23.15.660 Definitions.
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In AS 23.15.620 — 23.15.660, (1) “board” means the Alaska Workforce Investment Board established in AS 23.15.550; (2) “program” means the state training and employment program established in AS 23.15.620 — 23.15.660.
AS 23.15.700 Secs. 23.15.700 — 23.15.810. Business incentive training program. [Repealed, § 6 ch 49 SLA 2003.]
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Article 6. Alaska Technical and Vocational Education.
AS 23.15.820 Powers and duties of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board.
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(a) The Alaska Workforce Investment Board shall (1) administer the Alaska technical and vocational education program established in AS 23.15.820 — 23.15.850; (2) facilitate the development of a statewide policy for a coordinated and effective technical and vocational education tr…