Legislature(2003 - 2004)
01/28/2003 01:35 PM Senate L&C
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE
January 28, 2003
1:35 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Con Bunde, Chair
Senator Alan Austerman
Senator Ralph Seekins
Senator Bettye Davis
Senator Hollis French
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
Department of Labor and Workforce Development Overview
TAPES
03-01, SIDE(S) A & B [SENATE L&C TAPE]
CHAIR CON BUNDE convened the meeting of the Senate Labor and
Commerce Standing Committee at 1:35 p.m. Present were Senators
Alan Austerman, Ralph Seekins, Bettye Davis, Hollis French and
Chair Con Bunde.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
COMMISSIONER GREG O'CLARAY, Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, introduced some of his departmental directors and
briefly explained how the department was fulfilling its mission
to "foster and promote the welfare of the wage earners of the
state, improve their working conditions and advance their
opportunities for profitable employment" through the Workforce
Investment Act. He described a new division that would enhance
the department's relationship with the state's private employers
by getting Alaskan youth into the workforce and keeping them in
Alaska, and a retraining program for fishermen who are getting
out of the industry.
MS. HALI DENTON, Acting Director, Division of Labor Standards
and Safety, said that Alaska's safety standards are highly
regarded. He then answered questions about funding and the
recent Governor's Safety Conference in Anchorage.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ED FISHER commented on a program to assist
the timber industry that had the support of the Alaska Forest
Association and answered questions about state unemployment
statistics.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
No announcements were made.
COMMITTEE ACTION
No actions were taken.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were
taken. A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by
contacting the Senate Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3,
Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2870, and
after adjournment of the second session of the 23rd Alaska State
Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the
Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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