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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.130. Vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund.

(a) There is created in the state treasury a revolving fund designated as the vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund. The fund shall be administered by the director.
(b) Receipts from the net proceeds of vending facilities on public property, other than vending facilities operated by a licensee, shall be paid into the fund.
(c) The commissioner of administration shall separately account for receipts under (b) of this section that are paid into the vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund. The annual estimated receipts of the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations to the department to aid licensees in operating vending machine facilities.
(d) In this section “net proceeds” means the gross receipts from operating a vending facility less the costs of operation and a fair return to the operator, to be determined by the agency.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.132. Vending facilities.

(a) A vending facility may not be established on public property that is under the jurisdiction of the state except as authorized by the commissioner.
(b) A vending facility authorized by the commissioner shall be selected and located after consulting with the persons responsible for the maintenance and operation of the property to be served by the vending facility. A contract for the operation of the vending facility by a licensee shall be executed by the agency and must contain provisions ensuring that the licensee shall charge reasonable prices and that the vending facility shall provide high quality merchandise.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.133. Vendors' licenses.

(a) The agency shall issue a license for the operation of a vending facility on public property to a blind person or a person with a severe disability who is a resident of the state at the time of application and who qualifies for a license under
(1) 20 U.S.C. 107 - 107f (Randolph-Sheppard Act); or
(2) regulations adopted by the agency providing for licensing of blind persons or persons with severe disabilities.
(b) A license issued under this section does not expire. However, a license may be revoked if the agency finds that the licensee is not operating the facility in accordance with regulations adopted by the agency.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.134. Active participation by licensees with severe disabilities.

The agency shall adopt regulations that ensure the opportunity for active participation by a licensee with severe disabilities in the administration of vending facilities operated by licensees with severe disabilities. The opportunity for active participation provided under this section must be at least as extensive as the opportunity for active participation provided for a blind licensee under AS 23.15.135.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.135. Committee of blind vendors.

(a) The Committee of Blind Vendors consisting of all blind licensees is established. The agency shall conduct a biennial election of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of the committee and may conduct elections to fill vacancies in office at any time.
(b) The commissioner shall assure active participation by the Committee of Blind Vendors in administrative, policy, and program development decisions concerning vending facilities operated by blind licensees. The agency shall, with active participation by the Committee of Blind Vendors,
(1) adopt regulations providing for the licensing of blind persons for the operation of vending facilities on public property;
(2) consider and respond to grievances of blind licensees;
(3) develop and administer a statewide system for the transfer and promotion of blind licensees;
(4) develop training and retraining programs for blind licensees and for blind persons interested in obtaining a license to operate a vending facility;
(5) organize meetings and conferences for blind licensees;
(6) adopt regulations necessary to assure that vending facilities operated by blind licensees are administered by the agency in a substantially equivalent manner whether a vending facility is located on state or federal property;
(7) designate public property as appropriate for the location of a vending facility operated by a blind licensee.
(c) To ensure the opportunity for active participation in decisions that affect the administration of vending facilities operated by blind licensees the agency shall, before each meeting of the Committee of Blind Vendors, provide the committee with written information on matters to be considered. The agency shall provide the committee with reasons in writing for decisions and actions of the agency that do not conform to recommendations submitted by the committee.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.136. Group insurance for certain licensees.

The agency shall purchase group insurance coverage under AS 39.30.090 for licensees holding current operating agreements. The employer share of the insurance premium shall be paid from the vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.160. Gifts.

The commissioner may accept a gift or donation from a public or a private source that is offered unconditionally for carrying out AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210. The commissioner may accept a conditional gift if, in the judgment of the agency, the conditions are proper and consistent with AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.180. Hearings.

(a) An individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who is aggrieved by the action or inaction of the agency is entitled to a fair hearing by the agency, in accordance with regulations.
(b) A blind person or a person with a severe disability aggrieved by a decision or action of the agency under AS 23.15.133 - 23.15.135 shall receive a hearing on request in accordance with AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630 (Administrative Procedure Act). A blind person may also file a complaint in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 107d-1 for arbitration of a grievance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.190. Misuse of lists and records.

Except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, a person may not solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of a list of, names of, or information concerning, persons applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation, directly or indirectly, derived from the records, papers, files, or communications of the state or an agency of the state, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties. An officer or employee violating this provision is subject to discharge or suspension.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 1. Vocational Rehabilitation. › Sec. 23.15.200. Limitation on political activity.

An officer or employee engaged in the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program may not use official authority to influence or permit the use of the vocational rehabilitation program for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results of an election or for a partisan political purpose. An officer or employee may not solicit or receive, and an officer or employee may not be obliged to contribute or render, a service, assistance, subscription, assessment, or contribution for a political purpose. An officer or employee violating this section is subject to discharge or suspension.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 2. State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee. › Sec. 23.15.220. Purpose.

The purpose of AS 23.15.220 - 23.15.320 is to create a State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee for Alaska to carry on a continuing program to promote the employment of people of the state with disabilities by creating statewide interest in the rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities, and by obtaining and maintaining cooperation with public and private groups and individuals in this field.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 2. State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee. › Sec. 23.15.230. Appointment of committee.

The governor shall appoint the members of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee for staggered terms not exceeding three years. The composition of the committee must be consistent with the requirements of 29 U.S.C. 725 and 3003, as amended. A member may be reappointed, and a vacancy shall be filled by the governor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 2. State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee. › Sec. 23.15.270. Cooperation with other committees and agencies.

The committee shall work in close cooperation with local committees and with the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities to carry out the purpose of AS 23.15.220 - 23.15.320 more effectively, and with state and federal agencies having responsibilities for employment and rehabilitation of people with disabilities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 2. State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee. › Sec. 23.15.280. Appointment of advisors.

The division of vocational rehabilitation, the State Employment Service, the Department of Health, and other state agencies that the committee names shall each designate a staff member who shall meet with the committee and act in an advisory capacity. The federal Veterans Employment Service and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall each be invited to designate a member of their respective staffs to serve in this capacity with the committee. Agencies of the state shall provide the assistance to the committee that the committee requests to aid it in carrying out the purposes of AS 23.15.220 - 23.15.320.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 2. State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee. › Sec. 23.15.290. Employ people with disabilities week.

Each year the governor shall issue a proclamation designating the first full week in October as Alaska Employ People with Disabilities Week. During this week, appropriate ceremonies shall be held throughout the state for the purpose of enlisting public support for, and interest in the employment of, people with disabilities. The mayors of cities, and heads of government instrumentalities, and leaders of industry and business, educational, and religious groups, labor, veterans, women, farm, scientific and professional, and all other interested organizations and individuals shall be invited to participate.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 2. State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee. › Sec. 23.15.300. Manner of handling funds.

Funds to carry out AS 23.15.220 - 23.15.320 shall be appropriated, expended, and accounted for through the same procedures as funds for operation of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 2. State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee. › Sec. 23.15.315. Fees.

(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 section is subject to AS 23.15.300.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.330. Exemptions.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.350. Application.

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 employment agency is to be conducted;
(2) the businesses or occupations engaged in by the applicant for at least two years immediately preceding the date of application; and
(3) the names and addresses of all persons financially interested in the operation of the agency.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.360. Bond.

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 applicant's full compliance with the provisions and requirements imposed by AS 23.15.330 - 23.15.520 and the payment of all judgments recovered against the applicant for violation of AS 23.15.330 - 23.15.520 and any judgment and costs recovered against the applicant by a laborer, worker, or applicant for a position due to wilful misrepresentation or wilful deceit of a laborer or applicant for a position.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.380. Refusal of permit.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.390. Term of permit; fees.

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 conducting employment agencies shall comply with the provisions of AS 43.70 (Alaska Business License Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.410. Revocation or suspension of permit.

(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 permit, the department shall notify the holder in writing of the charges and provide the permittee an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.420. Limitations on conduct of employment agencies.

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 three years from the date of application;
(4) to a person who is financially interested in a travel agency or who in any way benefits financially from the sale of air, steamship, or bus transportation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.440. Records open to inspection.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.450. Applicant's receipt.

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 applicant is sent for employment, and the address to which the applicant is to report for work;
(4) the amount of the fee charged and collected from the applicant;
(5) the kind of work to be performed, the wages or salary, and other conditions of employment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.460. Schedule of fees.

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 conspicuous place in the agency. The agency shall post a copy of the fee schedule in the agency in a conspicuous place frequented by applicants for help or employment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.490. Prohibited acts.

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 violation of the child labor laws;
(4) divide or offer to divide a fee with an employer;
(5) make a charge that does not conform with the schedule of fees;
(6) falsify a record of the agency;
(7) write, publish, or have published false, fraudulent, or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement concerning a job opportunity;
(8) send an applicant for employment to a place where a strike or lockout exists without informing the applicant of the existence of the strike or lockout.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.510. Violations.

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 violation of the requirement under AS 23.15.390 to comply with AS 43.70.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 3. Employment Agencies. › Sec. 23.15.520. Definitions.

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 regarding employment, or displaying an employment sign or bulletin, or, through the medium of a card, circular, or pamphlet, or otherwise offering to obtain employment or help, or a person who offers employment information through communications media, including, but not limited to, radio, television, and newspapers;
(2) “fee” means money or other valuable consideration received by a person, paid or promised to be paid for services given to or be given by a person conducting an employment agency.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board. › Sec. 23.15.550. Alaska Workforce Investment Board.

(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 development, education and early development, health, and labor and workforce development, or each respective commissioner's designee;
(3) one representative from the University of Alaska;
(4) four additional representatives of education, with one from local public education, one from secondary vocational education, one from a postsecondary vocational education institution, and one from adult basic education;
(5) four representatives of business and industry;
(6) four representatives of organized labor whom the governor shall appoint from lists of nominees submitted by recognized state labor organizations; the governor may reject a list submitted under this paragraph and request that another list be submitted;
(7) at least one representative from an organization representing employment and training needs of Alaska Natives;
(8) at least one representative of a community-based service organization;
(9) at least one representative who has personal or professional experience with developmental disabilities;
(10) at least one veteran; in this paragraph, “veteran” has the meaning given in AS 43.20.048(f);
(11) at least one and up to four additional members of the private sector to ensure a private sector majority and regional and local representation on the board.
(b) Additional nonvoting members may be appointed to the board from government or nongovernment entities.
(c) A member of the board under (a) of this section may appoint a designee to serve in place of the member. The member shall appoint the designee in writing.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board. › Sec. 23.15.555. Appointment and term of members.

(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 the person is qualified in all of the areas the person represents. A member appointed to fill more than one place under this subsection is entitled to only one vote and may appoint only one designee to replace the member in the event the member is unable to attend a meeting.
(b) The voting members of the board other than those listed in AS 23.15.550(a)(1) and (2) serve for staggered four-year terms and may serve until a successor is appointed. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same manner as the original appointment and for the balance of the unexpired term.
(c) The governor shall ensure that individuals appointed to the board have sufficient expertise to effectively carry out the duties of the board. Expertise of the board includes, where appropriate, knowledge of the long-term needs of individuals preparing to enter the work force; the needs of local, state, and regional labor markets; and the methods for evaluating the effectiveness of vocational training programs in serving varying populations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board. › Sec. 23.15.560. Compensation.

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 commissions under AS 39.20.180. Nonvoting members of the board appointed under AS 23.15.550(b) serve without compensation and are not entitled to per diem and travel expenses. A commissioner appointed under AS 23.15.550(a)(2) or the commissioner's designee is entitled to per diem and travel expenses as a state employee.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board. › Sec. 23.15.565. Officers.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board. › Sec. 23.15.575. Board as state planning entity.

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 Technology Education Act);
(3) 29 U.S.C. 49 - 49l-1 (Wagner - Peyser Act);
(4) federal law for work programs for needy families with children under the Social Security Act;
(5) the employment program established under 7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4) (Food Stamp Act of 1977);
(6) all federal programs designated as successors to the programs listed in (1) - (5) of this section; and
(7) all state laws involving employment training, vocational education, and workforce development.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board. › Sec. 23.15.585. Administration.

(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 with AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act), the board's budget is funded from programs for which the board is the lead state planning and coordinating entity under AS 23.15.575.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.620. State training and employment program.

(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 employment assistance more easily available to employers, employees, and future employees. To foster the success of the program, the department shall, to the greatest extent feasible, combine the resources of the program with resources available outside of the program.
(b) A person who provides training and employment services may apply for a grant from the program and may use the grant to augment or improve public access to the training and employment services provided, including a registered apprenticeship program under 29 U.S.C. 50.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.625. Employment assistance and training program account.

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 account may be appropriated by the legislature to the department to implement AS 23.15.620 - 23.15.660. The legislature may appropriate the lapsing balance of the account to the unemployment compensation fund established in AS 23.20.130.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.630. Special employee unemployment credit and contributions for program.

(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 to the Department of Revenue, in accordance with AS 37.10.050, money collected under this subsection.
(b) Notwithstanding AS 23.20.290(d), the department shall credit each employee with an amount equal to the amount collected from the employee under (a) of this section against unemployment contributions owed by the employee under AS 23.20.
(c) The department shall assess and collect, under AS 23.20.185 - 23.20.275, interest and penalties for delinquent reports and payments due under this section. Interest and penalties collected shall be handled in accordance with AS 23.20.130(d).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.635. People to be served.

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 by this program,
(1) are unemployed and
(A) are receiving unemployment insurance benefits; or
(B) have exhausted the right to unemployment insurance benefits within the past three years; or
(2) are employed, but liable to be displaced because of
(A) reductions in overall employment within a business;
(B) elimination of the worker's current job; or
(C) a change in conditions of employment requiring that, to remain employed, the employee must learn substantially different skills that the employee does not now possess.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.636. Implementation of program.

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 to implement AS 23.15.620 - 23.15.660 and to regulate the distribution and accounting of grants awarded under the program;
(2) the department may use financial resources of the program to cover some or all of the department's cost of administering the program and may also distribute financial resources of the program through grants, the purchase of services or other contracts, or other mechanisms authorized by state law;
(3) the department may enter into interagency agreements with the University of Alaska and other state agencies for the provision of training and employment assistance under the program;
(4) after annual review and approval by the board, the department shall annually establish priorities for the provision of training and employment assistance services under AS 23.15.641 to eligible participants under AS 23.15.643; in setting priorities, the department shall consider unemployment statistics, unemployment insurance claims, projections of occupational and industrial workforce demand, availability of other training and employment assistance programs, available funding, and other relevant information; when awarding or financing grants under the program, the department may give preference to financing projects and services that train or assist individuals in vocations, businesses, or industries identified in the resident hire report required under AS 36.10.130 as employing a disproportionate percentage of nonresident individuals;
(5) the board shall assist in the evaluation of proposals for grants and make recommendations to the department regarding which grants should be awarded by the program; the department may distribute financial resources of the program to the board to pay for some or all of the board's costs, existing or anticipated, that are related to evaluating or awarding proposed grants or grants that have been awarded.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.641. Eligibility of grantees; use of assistance received.

(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 assistance services that meet the requirements of regulations adopted under AS 23.15.620 - 23.15.660;
(3) be a governmental agency, a private business, an employer, or an organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) (Internal Revenue Code); and
(4) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department and the board that
(A) the person's accounting system is organized and maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, promotes efficiency, ensures compliance with program requirements, and can be audited at the department's direction with not more than a reasonable amount of effort and expense; and
(B) grants awarded under the program will be used only as allowed under AS 23.15.620 - 23.15.660.
(b) A recipient of a grant awarded under the program may use the grant to provide any of the following training and employment assistance services to eligible participants:
(1) industry-specific training;
(2) on-the-job training, including apprentice training in a registered apprenticeship program under 29 U.S.C. 50;
(3) institutional or classroom job-linked training;
(4) support services, including financial allowances and relocation expenses that the department determines are reasonably necessary to enable an eligible participant to receive training and employment assistance;
(5) assistance considered necessary to help an eligible participant obtain or retain a job for which training and employment assistance provided under the program has prepared the eligible participant;
(6) purchases of basic tools, work clothing, safety gear, or other items the eligible participant needs to obtain or retain a job for which training and employment assistance provided under the program has prepared the eligible participant;
(7) other costs the department determines are necessary to pay in order that an eligible participant can receive training or employment assistance or obtain or retain a job for which the training and employment assistance provided under the program has prepared the eligible participant.
(c) The department may allow payment for items described in (b) of this section if the department determines that alternative sources of financing have been exhausted or are unavailable to the eligible participant or that a grant from the program is otherwise required so that, when combined with other available financing, the grant will enable an eligible participant to receive training or employment assistance approved by the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.643. Eligibility of program participants.

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 training or employment assistance under the program,
(1) be a resident of the state;
(2) have worked in a position covered by AS 23.20, or similar provisions in another state, at any time during the five years immediately preceding the application; and
(3) need training to improve the person's prospects for obtaining or retaining employment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.652. Program accountability.

(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 or authorize the expenditure of not more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated to the program for a fiscal year to pay for administration of the program by the department and the board.
(c) The department shall annually prepare and present to the board a report concerning the program and notify the legislature that the report is available.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 5. State Training and Employment Program. › Sec. 23.15.660. Definitions.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 6. Alaska Technical and Vocational Education. › Sec. 23.15.820. Powers and duties of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board.

(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 training system in this state and, to the extent authorized by federal and state law, plan and coordinate federal, state, and local efforts in technical and vocational education programs;
(3) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of AS 23.15.820 - 23.15.850, including regulations that set standards for the percentage of a grant that may be used for administrative costs; the regulations must clearly identify and distinguish between expenses that may be included in administrative costs and those that may not be included in administrative costs; the percentage allowed for administrative costs may not exceed the lesser of five percent or the amount permitted under the requirements of a federal program, if applicable;
(4) administer the grant program under AS 23.15.840 and establish grant administration requirements including accounting procedures that apply to qualified entities and their grantees;
(5) facilitate the development and implementation of a statewide policy and procedure that provides for the acceptance of credit or hours toward a degree or technical program offered by a vocational or technical training center in the state for an applicant who provides satisfactory evidence of successful completion of relevant military education, training, or service as a member of the armed forces of the United States, the United States Reserves, the National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militia of any state.
(b) The board may
(1) receive money designated for technical and vocational education programs and may disburse money, including grants, to technical and vocational education projects in accordance with AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act);
(2) enter into partnership agreements through appropriate administrative agencies with private industry training entities within the state in order to facilitate the coordination of training opportunities; and
(3) recommend to the legislature changes to enhance the effectiveness of the training programs it oversees under this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 6. Alaska Technical and Vocational Education. › Sec. 23.15.830. Alaska technical and vocational education program account.

The Alaska technical and vocational education program account is established in the general fund. The commissioner of administration shall separately account for money collected under AS 23.15.835 that the department deposits in the general fund. The legislature may appropriate the annual estimated balance in the account to the board to implement AS 23.15.820 - 23.15.850. The legislature may appropriate the lapsing balance of the account to the unemployment compensation fund established in AS 23.20.130.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 15. Employment Services › Article 6. Alaska Technical and Vocational Education. › Sec. 23.15.850. Definitions.

In AS 23.15.820 - 23.15.850,
(1) “articulation agreement” means a dual-credit partnership between a school district and an institution receiving funding under AS 23.15.835(d) that describes vocational education courses, student eligibility, course location, academic policies, student support services, credit on a student's transcript, funding, and other items required by the partnering institutions;
(2) “board” means the Alaska Workforce Investment Board;
(3) “dual credit” means simultaneous high school credit and credit toward a career or vocational certification.
(4) “program” means the Alaska technical and vocational education program established in AS 23.15.820 - 23.15.850.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 23.20.005. Purpose.

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes to promote employment security by increasing opportunities for placement through the maintenance of a system of public employment offices and to provide through the accumulation of reserves for the payment of compensation to individuals with respect to their unemployment.
(b) The legislature declares its intention to provide for carrying out the purposes of this chapter in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of other states and the federal government, as part of a nationwide employment security program, and particularly to provide for meeting the requirements of Title III of the Federal Social Security Act, the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 3303 and 3304 (Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Internal Revenue Code), and the Act of Congress approved June 6, 1933, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes” (cited in this chapter as the Wagner-Peyser Act), and Title IV of the Act of Congress approved June 22, 1944, each as amended, in order to obtain for this state and its citizens the grants and privileges available under the federal Act. Doubt as to the proper construction of a provision of this chapter shall be resolved in favor of conformity with the requirements of the federal Act.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 23.20.010. Policy.

As a guide to the interpretation and application of this chapter, the public policy of the state is declared to be as follows: Economic insecurity due to involuntary unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people of the state. Involuntary unemployment is, therefore, a subject of general interest and concern which requires appropriate action by the legislature to prevent its spread and to lighten its burden and to maintain purchasing power as a factor in stabilizing the economy of the state. This can be accomplished by encouraging employers to provide more stable employment and by the systematic accumulation of funds during periods of employment, from which benefits may be paid for periods of involuntary unemployment. The legislature, therefore, declares that, in its considered judgment, the public good and the general welfare of the citizens of the state require the enactment of this measure, under the police power of the state, for the operation of public employment service offices and for the establishment of an employment security program to be used for the benefit of eligible unemployed persons.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 23.20.020. Maintenance and protection of fund.

If possible, there shall be provided in the fund a reserve against the liability in future years to pay benefits. Whenever the department believes that a change in contribution or benefit rates is necessary to protect the solvency of the fund, it shall promptly inform the governor and the legislature, and make recommendations with respect to a change.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 23.20.022. Actuarial studies.

On December 1, 1975, the commissioner shall submit to the governor an actuarial study of the unemployment tax and benefit structures established under this chapter. Thereafter, an actuarial study of the structures shall be submitted to the governor on December 1 of every second year.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 23.20.025. Establishment of Employment Security Advisory Council. [Repealed, § 16 ch 61 SLA 1995. For Alaska Human Resource Investment Council, see AS 23.15.550 et seq.]

For Alaska Human Resource Investment Council, see AS 23.15.550 et seq.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 23.20.030. Director.

(a) Subject to AS 23.20.035, the department shall appoint a director. The director shall administer this chapter under the authority which the department delegates. The department may not delegate the power to adopt, amend, or rescind regulations.
(b) The department shall prescribe the divisions, subdivisions, and units of the organization to be directed by the director to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The director may require a person handling money or signing checks to give bond. The director shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed.
(c) [Repealed, § 59 ch 59 SLA 1982.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation › Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act › Article 1. Administration. › Sec. 23.20.035. Duties and powers of director.

(a) The director, in accordance with AS 23.20.020 and 23.20.030, shall employ persons, including a deputy director, make expenditures, require reports, make investigations, and take other action that the director considers necessary to carry out the authority of the office.
(b) The director may delegate powers and duties to a deputy director or to a responsible employee of the agency when the director is absent from the office. The deputy director shall assume the duties and powers of the director when that office is vacant.