Title 44, State Government

(a) The commission shall meet at the call of the chair, at the request of a majority of the members, or at a regularly scheduled time as determined by a majority of the members. The commission shall meet at least four times each year. (b) A majority of the members of the commissi…

Members of the commission receive no compensation for their services, but are entitled to per diem and travel allowances authorized by law for other boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.

The executive director of the commission shall formulate and submit to the department a comprehensive statewide plan that identifies the concerns and needs of older Alaskans and present that plan to the commission.

(a) The commission shall (1) subject to review by the department, approve a comprehensive statewide plan that identifies and addresses the concerns and needs of older Alaskans and, with reference to the approved plan, prepare and submit to the governor and legislature an annual a…

Article 9. Alaska Mental Health Board. In AS 44.29.750 — 44.29.795, (1) “commission” means the Alaska Commission on Aging; (2) “department” means the Department of Health; (3) “older Alaskan” means a resident who is 60 years of age or older.

The Alaska Mental Health Board is established. For budgetary purposes, the board is located within the Department of Health. The board is the state planning and coordinating agency for the purposes of federal and state laws relating to the mental health program of the state. The …

(a) The board consists of not fewer than 12 nor more than 16 members appointed by the governor, with due regard for the demographics of the state and balanced geographic representation of the state. The membership and committees of the board shall fulfill the requirements of P.L.…

(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…

Article 2. Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board. (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 f…

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…

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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…

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(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…

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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…

Article 2. Tourism. 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 …

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(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…

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