00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 226(FIN)                                                                    
01 "An Act extending the termination of the state training and employment program;                                         
02 requiring a review of the program; and providing for an effective date."                                                
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 6, ch. 116, SLA 1996,                       
05 as amended by sec. 9, ch. 85, SLA 1998, by sec. 47, ch. 86, SLA 2002, and by sec. 1, ch. 86,                            
06 SLA 2004, is amended to read:                                                                                           
07            Sec. 6. AS 23.15.620, 23.15.625, 23.15.630, 23.15.635, 23.15.640, 23.15.645,                                 
08       23.15.651, and 23.15.660 are repealed June 30, 2009 [2008].                                                   
09    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       REVIEW OF THE STATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. The                                                          
12 Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the entities listed in                              
13 AS 23.15.645(b), shall work with representatives of entities who are eligible to submit a grant                         
14 application under AS 23.15.620 - 23.15.660 and who provide industry specific training, on-                              

01 the-job training, institutional training, classroom job-linked training, and employment                                 
02 assistance, to conduct a review of the priorities and procedures of the state training and                              
03 employment program. The group of entities involved in the review must include                                           
04 representatives from organized labor and representatives that are not from organized labor.                             
05 Following the review, the department shall publish a written report containing its findings and                         
06 recommendations, including changes, if any, that it recommends be made to state statute and                             
07 the department's regulations. The department shall deliver the report to the president of the                           
08 senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before the 30th day of the 2008                            
09 regular legislative session.                                                                                            
10    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).