00                           SENATE BILL NO. 65                                                                           
01 "An Act requiring a study to determine if gender is a determinant in state employee                                     
02 compensation."                                                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                         
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       GENDER PAY EQUITY SURVEY.  The Department of Administration shall conduct                                         
07 a study to determine whether gender is a determinant in setting compensation for state                                  
08 employees.  The department shall present the study to the legislature no later than January 15,                         
09 2003.