SCS HB 289(FIN) am S: "An Act relating to the membership of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; relating to the practice of optometry; prohibiting smoking in certain places; relating to education on the smoking prohibition; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 289(FIN) am S 01 "An Act relating to the membership of the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers; relating 02 to the practice of optometry; prohibiting smoking in certain places; relating to education 03 on the smoking prohibition; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 06 to read: 07 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that nothing in this Act is 08 intended to alter applicable law relating to liability of a manufacturer, dispenser, or other 09 person for a cause of action that may arise from smoking tobacco, e-cigarettes, or other oral 10 smoking devices in an enclosed area or to otherwise limit the state immunity from liability 11 provided for in state law. In this section, "e-cigarette," "enclosed area," and "smoking" have 12 the meanings given to those terms in AS 18.35.399. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 08.13.010 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 08.13.010. Creation and membership of board. (a) There is created the
01 Board of Barbers and Hairdressers consisting of seven [SIX] members appointed by 02 the governor. 03 (b) The board consists of 04 (1) one person [TWO PERSONS] licensed as a barber [BARBERS] 05 under this chapter; 06 (2) one person licensed to practice body piercing or licensed to 07 practice tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring under this chapter; 08 (3) two persons licensed as hairdressers under this chapter, one of 09 whom is also licensed as an esthetician under this chapter; [AND] 10 (4) one public member; 11 (5) one person licensed to practice manicuring under this chapter; 12 and 13 (6) one person licensed to practice any activity licensed under this 14 chapter. 15 * Sec. 3. AS 08.72.050 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 08.72.050. Regulations. The board shall adopt regulations 17 (1) necessary for the proper performances of its duties; 18 (2) governing the applicants and applications for licensing; 19 (3) for the licensing of optometrists; 20 (4) necessary to govern the practice of optometry, including the 21 prescription and use of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of eye disease; 22 (5) prescribing requirements that a person licensed under this chapter 23 must meet to demonstrate continued professional competency; 24 (6) describing the scope of practice for a licensee to perform 25 ophthalmic surgery and noninvasive procedures. 26 * Sec. 4. AS 08.72.181(d) is amended to read: 27 (d) Before a license may be renewed, the licensee shall submit to the board 28 evidence that, during the preceding licensing period [IN THE FOUR YEARS 29 PRECEDING THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL], the licensee has 30 [(1) COMPLETED EIGHT HOURS OF CONTINUING 31 EDUCATION, APPROVED BY THE BOARD, CONCERNING THE USE AND
01 PRESCRIPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS; 02 (2) COMPLETED SEVEN HOURS OF CONTINUING 03 EDUCATION, APPROVED BY THE BOARD, CONCERNING THE INJECTION 04 OF NONTOPICAL THERAPEUTIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS; AND 05 (3)] met [OTHER] continuing education requirements as may be 06 prescribed by regulations of the board to ensure the continued protection of the public. 07 * Sec. 5. AS 08.72.272(a) is repealed and reenacted to read: 08 (a) Except as provided in (e) and (f) of this section, a licensee may prescribe 09 and use a pharmaceutical agent, including a controlled substance, in the practice of 10 optometry if the pharmaceutical agent is used in a manner consistent with standards 11 adopted by the board in regulation; the standards must include limitations on practice 12 adopted under AS 08.72.278. 13 * Sec. 6. AS 08.72.272 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 14 (e) A licensee may not perform an injection in the ocular globe of the eye that 15 is a derivative of clostridium botulinum. 16 (f) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a licensee may not prescribe a 17 controlled substance in a quantity exceeding a seven-day supply. If a patient requires a 18 refill of the prescription after expiration of the seven-day supply, the licensee shall 19 refer the patient to a licensed physician or ophthalmologist. 20 * Sec. 7. AS 08.72 is amended by adding a new section to read: 21 Sec. 08.72.278. Limitation on practice. (a) A licensee may perform the 22 services of optometry as defined in AS 08.72.300 only if the services are within the 23 scope of the licensee's education, training, and experience as established by 24 regulations adopted by the board. 25 (b) A licensee may not perform ophthalmic surgery, as described by the board 26 in regulation, if the surgery is beyond the scope of the licensee's education, training, 27 and experience. 28 * Sec. 8. AS 08.72.300(3) is repealed and reenacted to read: 29 (3) "optometry" means the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, 30 treatment, or performance of preventive procedures related to diseases, disorders, or 31 conditions of the human eyes or adjacent and associated structures, consistent with this
01 chapter and regulations adopted by the board; 02 * Sec. 9. AS 18.35 is amended by adding new sections to read: 03 Article 4. Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Places. 04 Sec. 18.35.301. Prohibition of smoking. (a) Smoking is prohibited in an 05 enclosed area in a public place, including an enclosed area 06 (1) at an entertainment venue or a sports arena; 07 (2) on a bus, in a taxicab, on a ferry, or in another vehicle used for 08 public transportation; 09 (3) at a public transit depot, bus shelter, airport terminal, or other 10 public transportation facility; 11 (4) at a retail store or shopping center; 12 (5) at a place of government or public assembly located on property 13 that is owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a regional educational 14 attendance area, or by an agent of the state, a municipality, or a regional educational 15 attendance area. 16 (b) Smoking is prohibited in an enclosed area 17 (1) at an office building, office, hotel, motel, restaurant, bar, retail 18 store, or common area in an apartment building or multiple-family dwelling; 19 (2) in a place of employment; 20 (3) in a building or residence that is used to provide paid child care, 21 whether or not children are present in the building or residence; 22 (4) at a health care facility; 23 (5) in a vehicle that is a place of employment; 24 (6) at a public or private educational facility; 25 (7) in a building or residence that is the site of a business at which the 26 care of adults is provided on a fee-for-service basis; 27 (8) at a residence in a health care facility, hotel, or motel; 28 (9) on a vessel operating as a shore-based fisheries business under 29 AS 43.75. 30 (c) Smoking is prohibited outdoors 31 (1) at an area located at a public or private school or a state or
01 municipal park that is designated as a place for children to play; 02 (2) in a seating area for an outdoor arena, stadium, or amphitheater; 03 (3) at a place of employment or health care facility that has declared 04 the entire campus or outside grounds or property to be smoke-free; 05 (4) within 06 (A) 10 feet of an entrance to a bar or restaurant that serves 07 alcoholic beverages; 08 (B) 20 feet of an entrance, open window, or heating or 09 ventilation system air intake vent at an enclosed area at a place where smoking 10 is prohibited under this section; or 11 (C) a reasonable distance of an entrance, open window, or 12 heating or ventilation system air intake vent on a vessel covered by this section 13 as determined by the vessel owner or operator in charge. 14 (d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, unless the owner or operator prohibits 15 it, smoking is allowed at a retail tobacco or e-cigarette store. 16 (e) Notwithstanding (a) and (i)(1)(D) of this section, unless a municipality or 17 the owner or operator prohibits it, smoking of e-cigarettes is allowed in a retail 18 tobacco or e-cigarette store that is located in a building that is attached to another 19 business or residence if the retail store 20 (1) does not sell cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, products containing 21 tobacco, and pipes and tobacco smoking accessories; 22 (2) provides proof sufficient to the department that the retail store was 23 in business at that location on or before June 1, 2016; and 24 (3) has not changed ownership or location since June 1, 2016. 25 (f) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, smoking may be permitted in a 26 separate enclosed smoking area located in a terminal for international passengers who 27 are in transit in a state-owned and state-operated international airport and who are 28 restricted by federal law from leaving the airport, if the smoking area is vented directly 29 to an outdoor area that is not an area where smoking is prohibited under (c) of this 30 section. 31 (g) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, unless the owner or operator prohibits
01 it, smoking is allowed 02 (1) in a vehicle that is a place of employment when the vehicle is used 03 exclusively by one person; 04 (2) on a vessel when the vessel is engaged in commercial fishing or 05 sport charter fishing or is otherwise used as a place of employment. 06 (h) Nothing in this section prohibits smoking 07 (1) at a private residence, except a private residence described in (b) of 08 this section; 09 (2) in a stand-alone shelter if the stand-alone shelter meets the 10 following requirements: 11 (A) food or drink may not be sold in the stand-alone shelter; 12 (B) at least 50 percent of one side of the shelter is completely 13 open to the outside; and 14 (C) the stand-alone shelter meets the minimum distance 15 requirements of (c) of this section; or 16 (3) in an establishment licensed under AS 17.38 that is a freestanding 17 building. 18 (i) In this section, "retail tobacco or e-cigarette store" 19 (1) means a retail store 20 (A) that sells primarily cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, tobacco 21 and products containing tobacco, and pipes and other smoking or e-cigarette 22 accessories; 23 (B) in which the sale of other products is incidental; 24 (C) that derives at least 90 percent of its gross revenue from the 25 sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, tobacco and products containing tobacco, 26 and pipes and other smoking or e-cigarette accessories; and 27 (D) that is a freestanding building not attached to another 28 business or to a residence; 29 (2) does not include 30 (A) a tobacco or e-cigarette department or section of a business 31 that does not meet the criteria in (1) of this subsection;
01 (B) a business that is also a restaurant or grocery store; 02 (C) a business that is licensed under AS 04.11 to serve 03 alcoholic beverages at an outdoor location; 04 (D) a business that is licensed under AS 05.15 to sell pull-tabs; 05 (E) a business that is licensed under AS 43.70.075 to sell 06 tobacco but that does not meet the requirements of this subsection; or 07 (F) a retail store that is within an indoor public place or 08 workplace. 09 Sec. 18.35.306. Notice of prohibition. (a) A person who is in charge of a place 10 or vehicle where smoking is prohibited under AS 18.35.301 shall conspicuously 11 display in the place or vehicle a sign that 12 (1) reads "Smoking Prohibited by Law--Fine $50"; 13 (2) includes the international symbol for no smoking; or 14 (3) includes the words "No Puffin" with a pictorial representation of a 15 Horned Puffin or Tufted Puffin holding a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle 16 crossed with a red bar. 17 (b) A person in charge of a building at which smoking is prohibited within a 18 specific distance from the entrance of the building under AS 18.35.301(c)(4) shall 19 conspicuously display a sign that reads "Smoking within (number of feet) Feet of 20 Entrance Prohibited by Law--Fine $50" visible from the outside of each entrance to 21 the building. 22 (c) The department shall furnish signs required under this section to a person 23 who requests them with the intention of displaying them. 24 Sec. 18.35.311. Duty of employers and building managers. (a) An employer 25 may not permit an employee, customer, or other person to smoke inside an enclosed 26 area at a place of employment. 27 (b) The owner, operator, manager, or other person who manages a building or 28 other place where smoking is prohibited under AS 18.35.301 may not provide ashtrays 29 or other smoking accessories for use in that building or place. 30 Sec. 18.35.316. Powers and duties of the commissioner. (a) The 31 commissioner
01 (1) shall administer and enforce the requirements of AS 18.35.301 - 02 18.35.399; 03 (2) may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure 04 Act) necessary to carry out the duties under this section. 05 (b) In addition to other powers granted the commissioner under AS 18.35.301 06 - 18.35.399, the commissioner may delegate to another agency the authority to 07 implement and enforce one or more provisions of AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399. 08 Sec. 18.35.321. Public education. (a) The commissioner shall ensure that 09 employers, property owners, property operators, and other members of the public are 10 provided ongoing access to 11 (1) a program of education regarding the requirements in AS 18.35.301 12 - 18.35.399; 13 (2) an electronically published printable brochure that summarizes the 14 requirements in AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399. 15 (b) The commissioner shall consult with the Department of Health and Social 16 Services 17 (1) to achieve compliance by employers, property owners, property 18 operators, and other members of the public with the requirements of AS 18.35.301 - 19 18.35.399; 20 (2) to provide the program of education as required under (a) of this 21 section; the program of education may be provided in combination with the 22 comprehensive smoking education, tobacco use prevention, and tobacco control 23 program established in AS 44.29.020(a)(14). 24 Sec. 18.35.326. Nonretaliation. (a) An employer may not discharge or in any 25 other manner retaliate against an employee because the employee cooperates with or 26 initiates enforcement of a requirement in AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399. 27 (b) The owner or operator of a vehicle or other place that is subject to a 28 requirement in AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399 may not retaliate against a customer or other 29 member of the public for cooperating with or initiating enforcement of a requirement 30 in AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399. 31 Sec. 18.35.331. Conflicts with local requirements. Nothing in AS 18.35.301
01 - 18.35.399 prohibits a municipality from adopting an ordinance imposing 02 (1) additional limitations on smoking; or 03 (2) additional duties on employers, owners, operators, and other 04 persons who are subject to the requirements of AS 18.35.306 or 18.35.311 related to 05 smoking. 06 * Sec. 10. AS 18.35.340(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) The commissioner shall develop and maintain a procedure for processing 08 reports of violations of AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, and 18.35.326 09 [AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, AND 18.35.330]. 10 * Sec. 11. AS 18.35.340(b) is amended to read: 11 (b) If, after investigating a report made under this section, the commissioner 12 determines that a violation has occurred, (1) the commissioner may file a civil 13 complaint in the district court to enforce the provisions of AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399 14 [AS 18.35.300 - 18.35.365]; or (2) an employee of the department designated by the 15 commissioner to enforce the provisions of AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399 [AS 18.35.300 - 16 18.35.365] may issue a citation under AS 18.35.341(b). If an employee of the 17 department issues a citation, the violation shall be processed and disposed of under 18 AS 18.35.341. 19 * Sec. 12. AS 18.35.340(c) is amended to read: 20 (c) A person who violates AS 18.35.301, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 21 [AS 18.35.300 OR 18.35.305] and against whom the commissioner has filed a civil 22 complaint under this section is punishable by a civil fine of [NOT LESS THAN $10 23 NOR MORE THAN] $50. A person who violates AS 18.35.306 [AS 18.35.330] and 24 against whom the commissioner has filed a civil complaint under this section is 25 punishable by a civil fine of not less than $50 [$20] nor more than $300. Each day a 26 violation of AS 18.35.306 [AS 18.35.330] continues after a civil complaint for the 27 violation has been filed and served on the defendant constitutes a separate violation. 28 * Sec. 13. AS 18.35.341(a) is amended to read: 29 (a) A peace officer may issue a citation for a violation of AS 18.35.301, 30 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 [AS 18.35.300 OR 18.35.305] committed in the officer's 31 presence or for a violation of AS 18.35.306 [AS 18.35.330]. The provisions of
01 AS 12.25.175 - 12.25.230 apply to the issuance of a citation under this subsection. 02 * Sec. 14. AS 18.35.341(b) is amended to read: 03 (b) An employee of the department designated by the commissioner to enforce 04 the provisions of AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399 [AS 18.35.300 - 18.35.365] may issue a 05 citation for a violation of AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 06 [AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, OR 18.35.330] regardless of whether the violation was 07 committed in the employee's presence. A citation issued under this subsection shall be 08 in the same form and shall be processed in the same manner as a citation issued by a 09 peace officer under (a) of this section. An employee of the department may not arrest a 10 person for a violation of AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 11 [AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, OR 18.35.330]. 12 * Sec. 15. AS 18.35.341(c) is amended to read: 13 (c) A person who violates AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 14 [AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, OR 18.35.330] is guilty of a violation as defined in 15 AS 11.81.900(b) and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of [NOT LESS THAN 16 $10 NOR MORE THAN] $50 for a violation of AS 18.35.301, 18.35.311, or 17 18.35.326 [AS 18.35.300 OR 18.35.305] and by a fine of not less than $50 [$20] nor 18 more than $300 for a violation of AS 18.35.306 [AS 18.35.330]. Each day a violation 19 of AS 18.35.306 [AS 18.35.330] continues after a citation for the violation has been 20 issued constitutes a separate violation. 21 * Sec. 16. AS 18.35.341(d) is amended to read: 22 (d) The supreme court shall establish a schedule of bail amounts for violations 23 of AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, and 18.35.326 [AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, 24 AND 18.35.330], but in no event may the bail amount exceed the maximum fine that 25 may be imposed for the violation under (c) of this section. The bail amount for a 26 violation must appear on the citation. 27 * Sec. 17. AS 18.35.342 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 18.35.342. Multiple fines prohibited. A person may not be fined more 29 than once for each violation of AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 30 [AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, OR 18.35.330]. 31 * Sec. 18. AS 18.35.343 is amended to read:
01 Sec. 18.35.343. Injunctions. The commissioner or any affected party may 02 institute an action in the superior court to enjoin repeated violations of AS 18.35.301, 03 18.35.306, 18.35.311, or 18.35.326 [AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, or 18.35.330]. 04 * Sec. 19. AS 18.35.350 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 18.35.350. Enforcement authority. The commissioner or the 06 commissioner's designee is responsible for enforcing the provisions of AS 18.35.301 - 07 18.35.399 [AS 18.35.300 - 18.35.365]. This section does not limit the authority of 08 peace officers. 09 * Sec. 20. AS 18.35 is amended by adding a new section to read: 10 Sec. 18.35.399. Definitions. In AS 18.35.301 - 18.35.399, 11 (1) "business" means a for-profit or nonprofit sole proprietorship, 12 partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional corporation, private club, retail 13 seller of goods or services, or other business entity; 14 (2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental 15 conservation or the commissioner's designee; 16 (3) "department" means the Department of Environmental 17 Conservation; 18 (4) "e-cigarette" means any product containing or delivering nicotine 19 or any other substance intended for human consumption that can be used by a person 20 through inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product, of any size or shape, whether 21 the product is manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e- 22 pipe, e-hookah, vape pen, or any other product name or descriptor; "e-cigarette" does 23 not include drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the United 24 States Food and Drug Administration as those terms are defined in 21 U.S.C. 301 - 25 392 (Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), unless the use of those products simulate 26 smoking or expose others to vapor or aerosol; 27 (5) "employee" means a person who is employed by a business for 28 compensation or works for a business as a volunteer without compensation; 29 (6) "employer" means the state, a municipality, a regional educational 30 attendance area, and a person or a business with one or more employees; 31 (7) "enclosed area" means space between a floor and a ceiling that is
01 bounded on two or more sides by a combination of walls, doorways, windows, or 02 other physical barriers that may be open, partially open, closed, retractable, temporary, 03 or permanent; 04 (8) "health care facility" means an office or institution providing care 05 or treatment for physical, mental, emotional, or other medical, dental, physiological, or 06 psychological diseases or conditions; private, municipal, or state hospital; independent 07 diagnostic testing facility; primary care outpatient facility; skilled nursing facility; 08 kidney disease treatment center, including freestanding hemodialysis units; 09 intermediate care facility; ambulatory surgical facility; Alaska Pioneers' Home or 10 Alaska Veterans' Home administered by the Department of Health and Social Services 11 under AS 47.55; long-term care facility; psychiatric hospital; residential psychiatric 12 treatment center, as defined in AS 18.07.111 or AS 47.32.900, and other facilities, 13 places of employment, or offices operated for use by doctors, nurses, surgeons, 14 chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, psychiatrists, or dentists or other 15 professional health care providers to provide health care; 16 (9) "place of employment" means work areas, private offices, hotel and 17 motel rooms, employee lounges, restrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, cafeterias, 18 hallways, vehicles, and other employee work areas that are under the control of an 19 employer; 20 (10) "public place" includes 21 (A) an area to which the public is invited or into which the 22 public is admitted; 23 (B) a place where services, goods, or facilities are offered to 24 the public; 25 (11) "smoking" means using an e-cigarette or other oral smoking 26 device or inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying a lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, 27 pipe, or tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation. 28 * Sec. 21. AS 18.35.300, 18.35.305, 18.35.310, 18.35.320, 18.35.330, 18.35.355, and 29 18.35.365 are repealed. 30 * Sec. 22. AS 18.35.301(e) is repealed June 2, 2019. 31 * Sec. 23. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
01 read: 02 APPLICABILITY. AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, 18.35.316, 18.35.321, 03 18.35.326, and 18.35.331, added by sec. 9 of this Act, AS 18.35.340(a) - (c), as amended by 04 secs. 10 - 12 of this Act, AS 18.35.341(a) - (d), as amended by secs. 13 - 16 of this Act, 05 AS 18.35.342, as amended by sec. 17 of this Act, AS 18.35.343, as amended by sec. 18 of this 06 Act, AS 18.35.350, as amended by sec. 19 of this Act, and AS 18.35.399, added by sec. 20 of 07 this Act, apply to violations or failures to comply that occur on or after the effective date of 08 secs. 9 - 20 of this Act. 09 * Sec. 24. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10 read: 11 TRANSITION. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 08.13.010, as amended by 12 sec. 2 of this Act, the members of the Alaska Board of Barbers and Hairdressers appointed 13 under AS 08.13.010(b)(1) who are serving on the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act may 14 continue to serve the term for which the member was appointed after the effective date of sec. 15 2 of this Act. The member described under AS 08.13.010(b)(6), as amended by sec. 2 of this 16 Act, shall be appointed as soon after the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act as there is a 17 vacancy in the members appointed under AS 08.13.010(b)(1). 18 (b) The first person appointed under AS 08.13.010(b)(1), as it read on the day 19 before the effective date of sec. 2 of this Act, whose term expires after the effective 20 date of sec. 2 of this Act shall be replaced with a person meeting the qualifications 21 under AS 08.13.010(b)(6). 22 * Sec. 25. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 23 read: 24 TRANSITION; REGULATIONS. The Department of Environmental Conservation 25 may adopt regulations necessary to implement AS 18.35.301, 18.35.306, 18.35.311, 26 18.35.316, 18.35.321, 18.35.326, and 18.35.331, added by sec. 9 of this Act, AS 18.35.340(a) 27 - (c), as amended by secs. 10 - 12 of this Act, AS 18.35.341(a) - (d), as amended by secs. 13 - 28 16 of this Act, AS 18.35.342, as amended by sec. 17 of this Act, AS 18.35.343, as amended 29 by sec. 18 of this Act, AS 18.35.350, as amended by sec. 19 of this Act, and AS 18.35.399, 30 added by sec. 20 of this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative 31 Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the section being implemented.
01 * Sec. 26. Section 25 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 02 * Sec. 27. Sections 1 and 9 - 23 of this Act take effect October 1, 2016.