Title 44, State Government

(a) Board members serve staggered terms of three years. (b) A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired portion of the vacated term. (c) Members may be removed only for cause, including poor attendance or lac…

(a) The board, by a majority of its membership, shall annually elect a chair and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership. (b) The board shall have a paid staff provided by the Department of Health, including an executive director who shall be selected by t…

The board, on approval of a majority of its membership and consistent with state law, shall adopt and amend bylaws governing its composition, proceedings, and other activities consistent with state law, including provisions concerning a quorum to transact board business and other…

The board is the state planning and coordinating body for the purpose of federal and state laws relating to mental health services for persons with mental disorders identified in AS 44.25.290(b)(1). On behalf of those persons, the board shall (1) prepare and maintain a comprehens…

The board members appointed under AS 44.29.810(b) and (e) are not entitled to a salary, but are entitled to per diem, reimbursement for travel, and other expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.

In AS 44.29.800 — 44.29.890, (1) “board” means the Alaska Mental Health Board established in AS 44.29.800; (2) “department” means the Department of Health.

The principal executive officer of the Department of Family and Community Services is the commissioner of family and community services.

(a) The Department of Family and Community Services shall administer the state programs of child welfare, institutional management, and delinquency, including (1) mental health treatment and diagnosis under AS 47.30.660 — 47.30.915; (2) management of state institutions, except fo…

(a) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 44.30.020(2), AS 47.10, AS 47.12, AS 47.14, and AS 47.30.660 — 47.30.915. The fee esta…

(a) The commissioner of family and community services may establish by regulation a schedule of reasonable fees for services provided by a contractor or grantee of the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 47. The fee established for a service may not exceed the ac…

There is created the Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board in the Department of Family and Community Services.

The board shall conduct annual inspections of the property and procedures of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes and recommend to the governor changes and improvements. The board shall meet on an annual basis to review admissions procedures and to consider complaints.

(a) The Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board consists of (1) five members appointed by the governor from among citizens of the state; (2) one member appointed by the governor who is a veteran of active service in the armed forces of the United States, including the Alaska Nation…

Members of the board receive no salary, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for other boards.

The principal executive officer of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is the commissioner of labor and workforce development.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall (1) enforce the laws and adopt regulations under them concerning employer-employee relationships, including the safety, hours of work, wages, and conditions of workers, including children; (2) accumulate, analyze, and report…

The building safety account is created in the state treasury. The legislature may appropriate money from the account for necessary costs incurred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in the administration of AS 05.20, AS 18.60.180 — 18.60.395, 18.60.800 — 18.60.82…

The principal executive officer of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development is the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development. Except with respect to the commissioner's membership on the board of directors of the Alaska Railroad Corporati…

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall (1) advise and assist local governments; (2) advise the governor and other commissioners on the delivery of government services to rural areas, including services relating to public safety, justice, economi…

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall assist in and encourage the formation of a qualified regional seafood development association for each seafood development region identified in (b) of this section for the purpose of promoting and marketing…

The commissioner may establish by regulation and the department may charge reasonable fees for department publications, research data, and other centralized administrative services to cover the cost of reproduction, printing, mailing, distribution, and other centralized administr…

(a) If the governor delegates duties as described in AS 44.33.020(a)(11) to the department, the department shall determine and assess an annual administrative cost charge for the administration of the state's role in the federal community development quota program. The department…

In AS 44.33.010 — 44.33.118, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

The purposes of AS 44.33.119 — 44.33.136 are to (1) encourage the expansion and growth of the state's visitor industry for the benefit of the citizens of the state; (2) ensure that the economic benefits to be derived from tourism in the state are retained in the state, to the gre…

(a) [Repealed, § 84 ch 58 SLA 1999.] (b) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall (1) cooperate with organizations in the private sector for the promotion and development of tourism into and within the state; (2) coordinate with municipal, state, and …

(a) A municipality, a nonprofit corporation formed under AS 10.20, or a bona fide nonprofit civic, fraternal, or service organization may receive, as a grant, matching money from the state for up to 50 percent of the costs of a program or project that the commissioner of commerce…

(a) The Alaska Tourism Marketing Board is created in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The board consists of 21 members as follows: (1) 18 members appointed by the governor who are members of the leading statewide nonprofit tourism association a…

(a) The film production promotion program is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The purpose of the film production promotion program is to (1) work with organizations in the private sector for the expansion and development of film …

(a) There is in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development the child care facility revolving loan fund to carry out the purposes of AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275. Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, the fund may not be used for any other purpose. (b…

(a) There is established as a special account within the child care facility revolving loan fund the foreclosure expense account. This account is established as a reserve from fund equity. (b) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may expend money cred…

(a) The department may (1) make loans for the construction, renovation, and equipping of child care facilities, including private nonprofit child care facilities; (2) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275, including regulations to est…

(a) A loan to a child care facility under AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275 may not exceed $50,000. (b) The rate of interest charged shall be seven percent a year on the unpaid balance of the loan. (c) The duration for repayment of a loan may not exceed 20 years. (d) All principal and int…

A child care facility is eligible for a loan under AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275 if (1) the applicant submits to the department a plan for the use of the loan funds that is approved by the commissioner; (2) [Repealed, § 9 ch 112 SLA 1981.] (3) [Repealed, § 7 ch 153 SLA 1978.] (4) [Rep…

(a) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may sell or transfer at par value or at a premium to a bank or other private purchaser for cash or other consideration the mortgages and notes held by the department as security for loans made under AS 44.33.24…

The department shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure of a loan made under AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state, and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.

In AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275, (1) “child care facility” means an establishment the principal purpose of which is to provide care for children not related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, including but not limited to day care centers, family day care homes, and schools for pr…

The governor may, upon recommendation of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development, designate by proclamation an area as an area impacted by an economic disaster. When an area is so designated, the legislature may appropriate money for assistance grants an…

(a) In the performance of contracts awarded by the state in an area impacted by an economic disaster, residents of the area shall be employed where they are available and qualified so that the economic effects of alleviating the disaster will be maximized. If resident labor is no…

If the department determines that there are contractors in an area designated as an area impacted by an economic disaster and who are qualified to perform a contract, preference to the extent feasible shall be given to those contractors under regulations adopted by the department…

When the governor has by proclamation declared an area impacted by an economic disaster, the following provisions regarding public contracts may be waived to the extent specified in the proclamation: (1) the requirement of a contractor's bond as prescribed in AS 36.25.010 may be …

The department, after consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, may adopt regulations to implement AS 44.33.285 — 44.33.310.

In AS 44.33.285 — 44.33.310, (1) “base period” means any 10 years after 1950, not necessarily continuous, and if the economic disaster is caused by a fisheries failure the period shall consist of years during which a fishery produced at economically representative levels as deter…

(a) The department shall adopt regulations for establishing and maintaining a registry of businesses performing telemedicine services in the state. (b) The department shall maintain the registry of businesses performing telemedicine services in the state. The registry must includ…

(a) The Alaska Minerals Commission is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The commission is composed of 11 members. The commission shall be composed of individuals who have at least five years' experience in the various aspects of t…

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall direct a continuing program of competitions. The competitions shall be held each summer to select outstanding examples of Alaskan Native arts and crafts. (b) The Department of Commerce, Community and Econom…