00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 277(W&M) 01 "An Act relating to occupational licensing; relating to reciprocity and licensure by 02 comity, credentials, and endorsement for occupational licenses; relating to occupational 03 license fees; relating to exemptions to licensing for contractors; relating to collection 04 agencies; relating to dispensing opticians; relating to taxidermy; relating to control of 05 nuisance wild birds and small animals for compensation; relating to licensing and fees 06 for school bus and commercial motor vehicle drivers; relating to licensing and fees for 07 certain occupations related to pesticides and broadcast chemicals; and providing for an 08 effective date." 09 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 10 * Section 1. AS 06.26.020(a) is amended to read: 11 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person does not act 12 as a fiduciary under this chapter if the person 01 (1) is licensed to practice law in this state, the person is acting within 02 the scope of the license, and the person and any law firm of the person are not trustees 03 of more trusts than the number established for the person and law firm by the 04 department by regulation or order; in this paragraph, "law firm" means a partnership, a 05 professional corporation organized under AS 10.45, or another association organized 06 for the practice of law and in which the person practices law; 07 (2) acts as trustee under a deed of trust delivered only as security for 08 the payment of money or for the performance of another act; 09 (3) receives and distributes on behalf of a principal rents and proceeds 10 of sales as a real estate broker or other licensee under AS 08.88; 11 (4) engages in securities business activity as a registered broker-dealer, 12 a broker-dealer agent, an investment adviser, or an investment adviser representative, 13 or as a federal covered investment adviser who has made a notice filing under 14 AS 45.56.360(c), the person is acting within the scope of the person's registration or 15 notice filing, and the activity is regulated by the department under AS 45.56 or by the 16 United States Securities and Exchange Commission; in this paragraph, "agent," 17 "broker-dealer," "federal covered investment adviser," "investment adviser," 18 "investment adviser representative," and "securities business" have the meanings given 19 in AS 45.56.900; 20 (5) engages in the sale and administration of an insurance product as 21 an insurance company licensed under AS 21 or an insurance producer licensed under 22 AS 21 and is acting within the scope of that license; 23 (6) handles escrow transactions and is a title insurance company that 24 has a certificate of authority issued under AS 21.09, a title insurance limited producer 25 that is licensed as required by AS 21.66.270, or an employee of the title insurance 26 company or title insurance producer when acting in the scope of the employee's 27 employment; in this paragraph, 28 (A) "escrow transaction" has the meaning given in 29 AS 34.80.090; 30 (B) "title insurance company" has the meaning given in 31 AS 21.66.480; 01 (C) "title insurance limited producer" has the meaning given in 02 AS 21.66.480; 03 (7) is a cemetery association organized and acting under AS 10.30; 04 (8) is a trustee for a voting trust under AS 10.06 and is acting in that 05 capacity; 06 (9) has a certified public accountant license issued under AS 08.04.105 07 [OR 08.04.195], the person is acting within the scope of the license, and the person 08 and any accounting firm of the person are not trustees of more trusts than the number 09 established for the person and accounting firm by the department by regulation or 10 order; in this paragraph, "accounting firm" means a partnership, a professional 11 corporation organized under AS 10.45, or another association organized for the 12 practice of public accounting and in which the person practices public accounting; 13 (10) holds real property in trust for the primary purpose of subdivision, 14 development, or sale or to facilitate a business transaction with respect to the real 15 property; 16 (11) serves as a trustee of a trust created by the person's family 17 members; 18 (12) holds money or other assets as a homeowners' association or 19 similar organization to pay maintenance and other related costs for commonly owned 20 property; in this paragraph, "homeowners' association" includes an association of 21 apartment owners under AS 34.07.450 and a unit owners' association or master 22 association under AS 34.08.990; 23 (13) holds money or other assets in connection with the collection of 24 debts or payments on loans by a person acting solely as the agent or representative at 25 the sole direction of the person to whom the debt or payment is owed, including 26 engaging in the business of an escrow agent; 27 (14) acts as a conservator if the person is appointed by a court of this 28 or another state or is qualified to act as a conservator under AS 13.26.580; 29 (15) acts as a personal representative if the person is appointed a 30 personal representative by a court of this or another state or is qualified to act as a 31 personal representative under AS 13.21.035; 01 (16) acts as a guardian or receiver if the person is appointed as a 02 guardian or receiver by a court of this or another state; 03 (17) is a business partner acting with regard to the business, or a co- 04 owner of property acting with regard to the co-owned property; 05 (18) serves as a trustee of one or more trusts in which the settlor is not 06 a family member of the person, except that the person may not at any one time serve 07 as a trustee for trusts that cumulatively have more than 10 different settlors; however, 08 the department may change by regulation or order the maximum number of settlors 09 allowed for this exemption; in this paragraph, a husband and wife who create a joint 10 trust are considered to be one settlor. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 08.01.065(c) is amended to read: 12 (c) Except as provided in (j) [(f) - (k)] of this section, the department shall 13 establish fee levels under (a) of this section so that the total [AMOUNT OF] fees 14 collected for an occupation approximately equals the actual regulatory costs for the 15 occupation except that the total fees collected for the occupation may not exceed 16 the national average of the total fees collected for that occupation, as determined 17 by the department. The department shall annually review each fee level to determine 18 whether the regulatory costs of each occupation are approximately equal to the total 19 fees collected for [FEE COLLECTIONS RELATED TO] that occupation and 20 whether the total fees collected for each occupation exceed the national average 21 of the total fees collected for that occupation. If the review indicates that the total 22 fees collected for an occupation [AN OCCUPATION'S FEE COLLECTIONS] and 23 the regulatory costs are not approximately equal or that the total fees collected for 24 an occupation exceed the national average of the total fees collected for that 25 occupation, the department shall calculate fee adjustments and adopt regulations 26 under (a) of this section to implement the adjustments. In January of each year, the 27 department shall report on all fee levels and revisions for the previous year under this 28 subsection to the office of management and budget. If a board regulates an occupation 29 covered by this chapter, the department shall consider the board's recommendations 30 concerning the occupation's fee levels and regulatory costs before revising fee 31 schedules to comply with this subsection. In this subsection, "regulatory costs" means 01 costs of the department that are attributable to regulation of an occupation plus 02 (1) all expenses of the board that regulates the occupation if the board 03 regulates only one occupation; 04 (2) the expenses of a board that are attributable to the occupation if the 05 board regulates more than one occupation. 06 * Sec. 3. AS 08.01 is amended by adding a new section to read: 07 Sec. 08.01.067. Reciprocity. (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, and 08 notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or appropriate board shall 09 issue to an applicant a license to practice an occupation covered by this chapter for 10 which the applicant holds a comparable license in another jurisdiction if the applicant 11 meets the requirements of this section and applies to the department or appropriate 12 board in the manner prescribed by the department or appropriate board. An application 13 must include evidence satisfactory to the department or appropriate board that the 14 applicant 15 (1) holds a current license in another state, district, or territory of the 16 United States that the applicant has actively used during the two years immediately 17 preceding the date of application; 18 (2) if required by the department or appropriate board for obtaining the 19 license, has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department 20 of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national 21 criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the 22 Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under 23 AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400; 24 (3) if a law governing the license to practice the occupation requires a 25 waiver of confidentiality in the application for the license, has provided a waiver of 26 confidentiality on the matters required to be waived by the law; 27 (4) is in good standing with the licensing authority of 28 (A) the jurisdiction that issued the applicant's existing license; 29 and 30 (B) any other jurisdiction that has issued the applicant a license 31 comparable to the license applied for by the applicant; and 01 (5) pays any fees required under this title. 02 (b) This section does not apply to a permit for a qualified agency under 03 AS 08.02.050, transporter license under AS 08.54, general, residential or institutional 04 real estate appraiser certificate under AS 08.87, or business license under AS 43.70. 05 (c) An applicant issued a license under this section to practice an occupation is 06 exempt from other initial licensure requirements, but is otherwise subject to all laws 07 that apply to the license and the practice of the occupation. 08 * Sec. 4. AS 08.02.130(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) A health care provider [LICENSED] in this state may provide health care 10 services within the health care provider's authorized scope of practice to a patient in 11 this state through telehealth without first conducting an in-person visit. 12 * Sec. 5. AS 08.02.130(c) is amended to read: 13 (c) If a physician licensed in another state or a health care provider 14 determines in the course of a telehealth encounter with a patient under this section that 15 some or all of the encounter will extend beyond the physician's or health care 16 provider's authorized scope of practice, the physician or health care provider shall 17 advise the patient that the physician or health care provider is not authorized to 18 provide some or all of the services to the patient, recommend that the patient contact 19 an appropriate provider for the services the physician or health care provider is not 20 authorized to provide, and limit the encounter to only those services the physician or 21 health care provider is authorized to provide. The physician or health care provider 22 may not charge for any portion of an encounter that extends beyond the physician's or 23 health care provider's authorized scope of practice. 24 * Sec. 6. AS 08.02.130(g) is amended to read: 25 (g) Except as authorized under (e) and (f) of this section, a health care 26 provider [LICENSED UNDER THIS TITLE] may not prescribe, dispense, or 27 administer through telehealth under this section a controlled substance listed in 28 AS 11.71.140 - 11.71.190. 29 * Sec. 7. AS 08.02.130(h) is amended to read: 30 (h) A physician licensed in another state or a health care provider may not 31 be required to document a barrier to an in-person visit to provide health care services 01 through telehealth. The department or a board may not limit the physical setting from 02 which a physician licensed in another state or a health care provider may provide 03 health care services through telehealth. 04 * Sec. 8. AS 08.02.130(i) is amended to read: 05 (i) Nothing in this section requires the use of telehealth when a physician 06 licensed in another state or a health care provider determines that providing health 07 care services through telehealth is not appropriate or when a patient chooses not to 08 receive health care services through telehealth. 09 * Sec. 9. AS 08.02.130(j)(1) is amended to read: 10 (1) "health care provider" means 11 [(A)] an audiologist or speech-language pathologist licensed 12 under AS 08.11; a behavior analyst licensed under AS 08.15; a chiropractor 13 licensed under AS 08.20; a professional counselor licensed under AS 08.29; a 14 dental hygienist licensed under AS 08.32; a dentist licensed under AS 08.36; a 15 dietitian or nutritionist licensed under AS 08.38; a naturopath licensed under 16 AS 08.45; a marital and family therapist licensed under AS 08.63; a physician 17 licensed under AS 08.64; a podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant licensed 18 under AS 08.64; a direct-entry midwife certified under AS 08.65; a nurse 19 licensed under AS 08.68; a dispensing optician as defined in AS 08.72.274(c) 20 [LICENSED UNDER AS 08.71]; an optometrist licensed under AS 08.72; a 21 pharmacist licensed under AS 08.80; a physical therapist or occupational 22 therapist licensed under AS 08.84; a psychologist or psychological associate 23 licensed under AS 08.86; or a social worker licensed under AS 08.95; [OR 24 (B) A PHYSICIAN LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE;] 25 * Sec. 10. AS 08.04.410 is amended to read: 26 Sec. 08.04.410. Inactive license for person not engaged in practice. 27 Notwithstanding AS 08.04.105 [OR 08.04.195], an individual holding a license who is 28 not engaged in the practice of public accounting may maintain the license in good 29 standing by notifying the board that the individual is inactive and paying the required 30 fee. 31 * Sec. 11. AS 08.04.680(8) is amended to read: 01 (8) "license" means a license issued under AS 08.04.105 [OR 02 08.04.195]; 03 * Sec. 12. AS 08.04.680(17) is amended to read: 04 (17) "principal place of business" means the office location designated 05 by an individual for the purposes of substantial equivalency [AND RECIPROCITY]; 06 * Sec. 13. AS 08.06.030(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) A person is qualified to receive a license to practice acupuncture if the 08 person 09 (1) is of good moral character; 10 (2) is at least 21 years of age; 11 (3) [EITHER 12 (A)] has completed a course of study consistent with the core 13 curriculum and guidelines of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture 14 and Oriental Medicine at a school of acupuncture approved by the department 15 [; OR 16 (B) IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE ACUPUNCTURE IN 17 ANOTHER JURISDICTION THAT HAS ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING 18 REQUIREMENTS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE OF THIS STATE]; 19 (4) is qualified for certification by the National Certification 20 Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as a diplomate in acupuncture; 21 (5) does not have a disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint 22 pending at the time of application; and 23 (6) has not had a license to practice acupuncture suspended or revoked 24 in this state or in another jurisdiction. 25 * Sec. 14. AS 08.18.161 is amended to read: 26 Sec. 08.18.161. Exemptions. To the extent that this chapter governs 27 contractors, this chapter does not apply to 28 (1) an authorized representative of the United States government, the 29 state, or a political subdivision or agency of the state; 30 (2) an officer of a court when acting within the scope of office; 31 (3) a public utility operating under the regulations of the Regulatory 01 Commission of Alaska in construction, maintenance, or development work incidental 02 to its own business; 03 (4) a construction, repair, or operation incidental to the discovering or 04 producing of petroleum or gas, or the drilling, testing, abandoning, or other operation 05 of a petroleum or gas well or a surface or underground mine or mineral deposit when 06 performed by an owner or lessee; 07 (5) the sale or installation of finished products, materials, or articles of 08 merchandise that are not actually fabricated into and do not become a permanent, 09 fixed part of a structure; 10 (6) construction, alteration, or repair of personal property; 11 (7) a person who only furnished materials, supplies, or equipment 12 without fabricating them into, or consuming them in the performance of, the work of 13 the contractor; 14 (8) an owner who contracts for a project with a registered contractor; 15 (9) a person working on an existing structure on that person's own 16 property, whether occupied by the person or not, and a person working on that 17 person's own existing residence, whether owned by the person or not; 18 (10) an owner or tenant of commercial property who uses the owner's 19 or tenant's own employees to do maintenance, repair, and alteration work on that 20 property; 21 (11) an owner who acts as the owner's own contractor and in doing so 22 performs the work independently or hires workers or subcontractors, purchases 23 materials, and, as such, sees to the paying for all labor, subcontractors, and materials; 24 in this case, the owner shall be limited to construction of one home, duplex, triplex, 25 four-plex, or commercial building every two years; an owner who advertises the 26 structure under construction for sale or sells the structure during the period of 27 construction or within two years after the period of construction begins shall file, on 28 forms provided by the department, a notice indicating that the owner is not engaged in 29 a business for which the owner is required to register as a contractor under this 30 chapter; for the purposes of this paragraph, construction begins on the date that is the 31 earlier of when the owner 01 (A) begins the actual construction work; or 02 (B) enters into an agreement with another person for the other 03 person to provide labor, to act as a subcontractor, or to provide materials for 04 the construction; 05 (12) a person performing construction work incidental to farming, 06 dairying, agriculture, horticulture, stock or poultry raising, mining, logging, fishing, 07 clearing, or other work on the land in rural districts for fire prevention purposes, or 08 access road building, unless the person is a licensee; 09 (13) a person who only performs contracting work related to 10 carpentry, cabinet making, cement finishing, door repair, drywall installation, 11 floor sanding, glazing, insulation, iron and steel, masonry, painting, paving, 12 pipelaying, sheet metal, or terrazzo. 13 * Sec. 15. AS 08.18.171(13) is amended to read: 14 (13) "mechanical contractor" means a contractor whose business 15 operations involve plumbing, pipe fitting, [SHEET METAL,] heating, air 16 conditioning, ventilating, or sprinkler and dry chemical fire protection trades in order 17 to install or modify mechanical piping and systems, devices, fixtures, and equipment 18 or other mechanical materials subject to the following codes as published by the 19 International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials or the International 20 Conference of Building Officials: 21 (A) Uniform Plumbing Code; 22 (B) Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code; 23 (C) Uniform Solar Energy Code; and 24 (D) Uniform Mechanical Code; 25 * Sec. 16. AS 08.20.180(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) An applicant for an examination, reexamination, issuance of a temporary 27 permit under AS 08.20.160, issuance of a locum tenens permit under AS 08.20.163, 28 [ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE BY CREDENTIALS UNDER AS 08.20.141,] one-time 29 issuance of a retired status license, or initial issuance or renewal of an active or 30 inactive license shall pay a fee established under AS 08.01.065. 31 * Sec. 17. AS 08.24.061 is amended to read: 01 Sec. 08.24.061. Publication of applicable law. The department shall 02 reproduce the laws relating to [LICENSING OF] collection agencies and operators, 03 the regulations adopted by the department, and other pertinent matter, publish the 04 material in pamphlet form, and make the pamphlets available to the public without 05 expense. 06 * Sec. 18. AS 08.24.090(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) A [PERSON OTHER THAN A] collection agency [LICENSED AND 08 AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER] may, [NOT] for compensation, 09 (1) conduct a collection agency business in this state; 10 (2) collect claims for others in this state; 11 (3) solicit the right to collect or receive payment of a claim for another; 12 (4) advertise or solicit either in print, by letter, in person or otherwise, 13 the right to collect or receive payment of a claim for another; 14 (5) seek to make collection or obtain payment of a claim on behalf of 15 another. 16 * Sec. 19. AS 08.24.210 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 08.24.210. Annual statement of collection. Each collection agency 18 [LICENSEE] shall, not later than January 31 of each calendar year, file with the 19 department a verified annual statement for the preceding calendar year, showing the 20 respective amounts of all customers' money collected by the collection agency 21 [LICENSEE] during the preceding calendar year, that has not previously been 22 remitted to the customers entitled to it or properly accounted for, and showing also the 23 amounts of money that the collection agency [LICENSEE] has on deposit in a bank or 24 in the collection agency's [LICENSEE'S] possession for the purpose of liquidating 25 any and all amounts due to customers. The statement must contain the name and 26 address of the bank. The annual statement shall be made substantially in the following 27 form: 28 ANNUAL STATEMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND 29 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 30 Pursuant to AS 08.24.210 the undersigned, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , collection 31 agency [LICENSED] under AS 08.24 [TO CONDUCT A COLLECTION AGENCY 01 BUSINESS], hereby declares that the amount of money collected during the preceding 02 calendar year by the undersigned, as a person engaging in collection agency 03 business [LICENSEE] under AS 08.24, which has not been remitted to a customer or 04 properly accounted for is $ . . . . . . . . ; and that the amount on deposit with all banks 05 for the purpose of liquidating all amounts to customers is $ . . . . . . . . 06 The attached schedule contains a true statement of the name and address of 07 each customer of the undersigned to whom there was due or owing at the end of the 08 preceding calendar year on account of collections made during the preceding calendar 09 year the aggregate sum of $20 or more. 10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this statement on this 11 . . . . day of . . . . . . . ., 2 . . . . 12 (name of collection agency [LICENSEE]) . . . . . . . 13 (signature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 (capacity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 VERIFICATION 16 STATE OF ALASKA ss 17 THIRD DISTRICT 18 I, the undersigned, being first sworn, do on oath depose and say: That I 19 executed the within annual statement as the collection agency [LICENSEE NAMED 20 IN IT] or on behalf of the collection agency [LICENSEE NAMED IN IT], as the 21 operator, director, or officer of the collection agency [LICENSEE NAMED IN IT, AS 22 INDICATED IN IT]; that I have read the statement and know its contents; and that the 23 statement is true 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Subscribed and sworn to before me this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . , 26 2 . . . 27 Notary Public in and for Alaska 28 My commission expires: 29 * Sec. 20. AS 08.24.250 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 08.24.250. Information confidential. Except as otherwise provided in 31 this chapter, information in whatever form required to be filed by the terms of 01 AS 08.24.210 shall be confidential and may not become a public record [, BUT IT 02 MAY BE INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE IN A SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING 03 IN A COURT OR IN A PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE GRANTING OR 04 REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE OF A LICENSEE]. 05 * Sec. 21. AS 08.24.260 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 08.24.260. Investigations. The department may, upon its own motion, 07 and shall, upon the sworn complaint in writing of a customer of a collection agency, 08 investigate the actions of a collection agency [LICENSEE] claimed to have violated 09 this chapter and, for that purpose, shall have free access to the offices and place of 10 business and, if the complaint involves customer accounts, to all pertinent books, 11 accounts, records, papers, files, safes, and vaults of the collection agency [LICENSEE 12 OR CERTIFICATE HOLDER]. If the complaint involves the owing of money, or any 13 other thing of value, by a collection agency [LICENSEE] to the complainant, when 14 the collection agency [LICENSEE] raises the issue of an offset or counterclaim, the 15 department may require the complainant to submit all records and data in the 16 complainant's possession pertaining to the offset or counterclaim. 17 * Sec. 22. AS 08.24.300 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 08.24.300. Court action by agency. A collection agency is [NOT] 19 entitled to maintain a suit or action involving the collection of money on behalf of its 20 customers in a court of this state [WITHOUT ALLEGING AND PROVING THAT IT 21 IS LICENSED AND HAS PROCURED A BOND, AS PROVIDED IN THIS 22 CHAPTER. A COPY OF THE COLLECTION AGENCY LICENSE, CERTIFIED 23 BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY IS PRIMA 24 FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE LICENSING AND BONDING OF THE 25 COLLECTION AGENCY FOR THE TERM EXPRESSED IN THE COPY OF THE 26 LICENSE]. 27 * Sec. 23. AS 08.24.330 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 08.24.330. Duty to maintain a public office. Each collection agency 29 shall maintain its principal office and any branch office at the [A] street address that 30 the [IS STATED IN ITS ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR LICENSE OR 31 ANOTHER ADDRESS THAT THE] agency designates [MAY DESIGNATE] to the 01 department; the office shall be maintained in such a manner as to be open for contact 02 by the public or debtors during normal working hours. 03 * Sec. 24. AS 08.24.340(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) Within 15 days after beginning operations as a collection agency 05 business [LICENSURE UNDER THIS CHAPTER], a collection agency shall submit 06 to the department a list of all persons employed by the agency. Thereafter, upon hiring 07 a new employee, the collection agency shall, within 15 days after the hiring, submit to 08 the department the name of the newly hired employee and the further information 09 required by (b) of this section. 10 * Sec. 25. AS 08.24.340(d) is amended to read: 11 (d) The [OWNER OR LICENSED OPERATOR OF THE] collection agency 12 or an operator of the collection agency shall also state on [UPON] the form 13 submitted the date on [UPON] which the new employee was hired and that the new 14 employee is an employee of the collection agency at the time the form is executed. 15 * Sec. 26. AS 08.24.380(1) is amended to read: 16 (1) "collection agency" means a person engaging [LICENSED AND 17 AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE] in the collection agency business; 18 * Sec. 27. AS 08.24.380(2) is amended to read: 19 (2) "collection agency business" means the business of engaging 20 directly or indirectly and having as a primary or secondary object, business, or pursuit 21 the solicitation of claims for collection or repossession of collateral security or the 22 collection of claims owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another or the 23 repossession of collateral security; 24 (A) a house, agency, firm, person, corporation, or voluntary 25 association using a name other than its own in collecting its own claims with 26 the intention of conveying, or which tends to convey, the impression that a 27 third party has been employed, is conducting a collection agency business 28 within the meaning of this chapter; 29 (B) a person who sells, attempts to sell, gives away, or attempts 30 to give away to another person, other than a collection agency, [LICENSEE 31 UNDER THIS CHAPTER] a system of collection letters, demand forms, or 01 other printed matter on which [WHERE] the name of a person other than a 02 creditor appears in a manner to indicate that a request or demand is being made 03 by another person, other than the creditor, for the payment of a sum due, or 04 asserted to be due, or who solicits or accepts accounts for collection on a 05 contingent or percentage basis or by a fee or outright purchase for collection 06 purposes, is considered to be in the collection agency business within the 07 meaning of this chapter; 08 * Sec. 28. AS 08.32.085(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) The board shall issue a restorative function endorsement to a licensed 10 dental hygienist if the licensee furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the 11 licensee has 12 (1) successfully completed a course offered by or under the auspices of 13 a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American 14 Dental Association or other equivalent course or program approved by the board; and 15 (2) passed the Western Regional Examining Board's restorative 16 examination or other equivalent examination approved by the board within the five 17 years preceding the licensee's endorsement application [, OR THE LICENSEE IS 18 LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN ANOTHER STATE 19 OR UNITED STATES TERRITORY TO PERFORM RESTORATIVE 20 FUNCTIONS]. 21 * Sec. 29. AS 08.36.243(a) is amended to read: 22 (a) An applicant for a specialist license must 23 (1) hold a license issued by the board in accordance with AS 08.36.110 24 [OR 08.36.234]; and 25 (2) meet additional qualifications for a specialist license in a specified 26 branch of dentistry as established by the board by regulation. 27 * Sec. 30. AS 08.48.055(b) is amended to read: 28 (b) The executive administrator of the board shall perform duties as prescribed 29 by the board [, INCLUDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF COMITY 30 APPLICATIONS]. 31 * Sec. 31. AS 08.48.181 is amended to read: 01 Sec. 08.48.181. Registration upon examination. For [EXCEPT AS 02 PROVIDED IN AS 08.48.191, FOR] registration as a professional architect, 03 professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional landscape architect, 04 a person shall be examined in this state in accordance with the regulations of 05 procedure and standards adopted by the board under AS 44.62 (Administrative 06 Procedure Act). The procedure and standards shall at least meet the requirements 07 adopted by recognized national examining councils for these professions. 08 * Sec. 32. AS 08.64.315 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 08.64.315. Fees. The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for 10 each of the following: 11 (1) application; 12 (2) license by examination; 13 (3) license by [ENDORSEMENT OR] waiver of examination; 14 (4) temporary permit; 15 (5) locum tenens permit; 16 (6) license renewal, active; 17 (7) license renewal, inactive; 18 (8) license by reexamination. 19 * Sec. 33. AS 08.65.080 is amended to read: 20 Sec. 08.65.080. Renewal. A certificate issued under AS 08.65.050 [OR 21 08.65.070] expires on a date determined by the board and may be renewed every two 22 years upon payment of the required fee and the submission of evidence satisfactory to 23 the board that the certified direct-entry midwife has met the continuing education 24 requirements of the board, has demonstrated continued practical professional 25 competence under regulations adopted by the board, and has not committed an act that 26 is a ground for discipline under AS 08.65.110. 27 * Sec. 34. AS 08.72.274 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 08.72.274. Dispensing optician exemption [EXEMPTION]. Except for 29 AS 08.72.275, this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter do not limit the 30 practice of a dispensing [AN] optician [LICENSED UNDER AS 08.71]. 31 * Sec. 35. AS 08.72.274 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 01 (b) A dispensing optician may only fit contact lenses in conjunction with and 02 under the supervision of a licensed physician or an optometrist and with a written 03 prescription for the contact lenses showing that the prescription may be filled for 04 contact lenses and requiring that the patient return to see the prescribing physician or 05 optometrist. A dispensing optician may not prepare contact lenses by neutralizing a 06 person's eyeglasses or spectacles. 07 (c) In this section, "dispensing optician" means a person who, upon written 08 prescription from a licensed physician or optometrist, prepares and dispenses to the 09 intended wearer or person who writes the prescription original or duplicate lenses, 10 eyeglasses, contact lenses, and appurtenances to them and, in accordance with the 11 written prescription for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the 12 human eye, interprets, measures, and adapts, fits, and adjusts to the face lenses, 13 eyeglasses, contact lenses, and appurtenances to them. 14 * Sec. 36. AS 08.80.030(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) In order to fulfill its responsibilities, the board has the powers necessary 16 for implementation and enforcement of this chapter, including the power to 17 (1) elect a president and secretary from its membership and adopt rules 18 for the conduct of its business; 19 (2) license by examination [OR BY LICENSE TRANSFER] the 20 applicants who are qualified to engage in the practice of pharmacy; 21 (3) assist the department in inspections and investigations for 22 violations of this chapter, or of any other state or federal statute relating to the practice 23 of pharmacy; 24 (4) adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter; 25 (5) establish and enforce compliance with professional standards and 26 rules of conduct for pharmacists engaged in the practice of pharmacy; 27 (6) determine standards for recognition and approval of degree 28 programs of schools and colleges of pharmacy whose graduates shall be eligible for 29 licensure in this state, including the specification and enforcement of requirements for 30 practical training, including internships; 31 (7) establish for pharmacists and pharmacies minimum specifications 01 for the physical facilities, technical equipment, personnel, and procedures for the 02 storage, compounding, and dispensing of drugs or related devices, and for the 03 monitoring of drug therapy, including independent monitoring of drug therapy; 04 (8) enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to the conduct or 05 competence of pharmacists practicing in the state, and the suspension, revocation, or 06 restriction of licenses to engage in the practice of pharmacy; 07 (9) license and regulate the training, qualifications, and employment of 08 pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians; 09 (10) license and regulate the qualifications of entities and individuals 10 engaged in the manufacture or distribution of drugs and related devices; 11 (11) establish and maintain a controlled substance prescription 12 database as provided in AS 17.30.200; 13 (12) establish standards for the independent prescribing and 14 administration of vaccines and related emergency medications under AS 08.80.168, 15 including the completion of an immunization training program approved by the board 16 and an epinephrine auto-injector training program under AS 17.22.020(b); 17 (13) establish standards for the independent prescribing and dispensing 18 by a pharmacist of an opioid overdose drug under AS 17.20.085, including the 19 completion of an opioid overdose training program approved by the board; 20 (14) require that a licensed pharmacist who dispenses a schedule II, III, 21 or IV controlled substance under federal law to a person in the state register with the 22 controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200(n); 23 (15) establish the qualifications and duties of the executive 24 administrator and delegate authority to the executive administrator that is necessary to 25 conduct board business; 26 (16) license and inspect the facilities of pharmacies, manufacturers, 27 wholesale drug distributors, third-party logistics providers, and outsourcing facilities 28 located outside the state under AS 08.80.159; 29 (17) license Internet-based pharmacies providing services to residents 30 in the state; 31 (18) adopt regulations pertaining to retired pharmacist status. 01 * Sec. 37. AS 08.80.400 is amended to read: 02 Sec. 08.80.400. Exemptions [OTHER LICENSEES NOT AFFECTED]. 03 This chapter does not affect the practice of medicine by a licensed medical doctor and 04 does not limit 05 (1) a licensed medical doctor, osteopath, podiatrist, physician assistant, 06 advanced practice registered nurse, dentist, veterinarian, [DISPENSING OPTICIAN,] 07 or optometrist in supplying a patient with any medicinal preparation or article within 08 the scope of the person's license; or 09 (2) a dispensing optician as defined in AS 08.72.274(c) in supplying 10 a patient with any medicinal preparation or article within the scope of the 11 person's practice. 12 * Sec. 38. AS 08.84.030 is amended to read: 13 Sec. 08.84.030. Qualifications for licensing. (a) To be eligible for licensure 14 by the board as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, an applicant, unless 15 a graduate of a foreign school of physical therapy located outside the United States, 16 shall 17 (1) have graduated from a professional physical therapy education 18 program that includes supervised field work and is accredited by a national 19 accreditation agency approved by the board; 20 (2) pass, to the satisfaction of the board, an examination prepared by a 21 national testing service approved by the board to determine the applicant's fitness for 22 practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant [, OR BE ENTITLED 23 TO LICENSURE WITHOUT EXAMINATION AS PROVIDED IN AS 08.84.060]; 24 and 25 (3) meet qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted 26 by the board under AS 08.84.010(b). 27 (b) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an occupational therapist or 28 occupational therapy assistant, an applicant, unless a graduate of a foreign school of 29 occupational therapy located outside the United States, shall 30 (1) have graduated from a professional occupational therapy education 31 program that includes supervised field work and is accredited by a national 01 accreditation agency approved by the board; 02 (2) pass, to the satisfaction of the board, an examination prepared by a 03 national testing service approved by the board or an examination recognized by a 04 national accreditation agency approved by the board to determine the applicant's 05 fitness for practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant [, OR 06 BE ENTITLED TO LICENSURE WITHOUT EXAMINATION UNDER 07 AS 08.84.060]; and 08 (3) meet qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted 09 by the board under AS 08.84.010(b). 10 * Sec. 39. AS 08.84.065(a) is amended to read: 11 (a) The board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to an applicant for 12 licensure [BY ACCEPTANCE OF CREDENTIALS OR] by examination who 13 (1) meets the requirements of 14 (A) AS 08.84.030(a)(1) or (b)(1); or 15 (B) AS 08.84.032(a)(2) and (4) or (b)(2) and (4); and 16 (2) pays the required fee. 17 * Sec. 40. AS 08.95.125(d) is amended to read: 18 (d) An individual's temporary license becomes invalid, notwithstanding (b) 19 [AND (c)] of this section, if the individual's application for a permanent license under 20 AS 08.95.110 [OR 08.95.120] is rejected by the board. The temporary license 21 becomes invalid on the date of board action rejecting the license application. 22 * Sec. 41. AS 09.55.560(2) is amended to read: 23 (2) "health care provider" means an acupuncturist licensed under 24 AS 08.06; an audiologist or speech-language pathologist licensed under AS 08.11; a 25 chiropractor licensed under AS 08.20; a dental hygienist licensed under AS 08.32; a 26 dentist licensed under AS 08.36; a nurse licensed under AS 08.68; a dispensing 27 optician as defined in AS 08.72.274(c) [LICENSED UNDER AS 08.71]; a naturopath 28 licensed under AS 08.45; an optometrist licensed under AS 08.72; a pharmacist 29 licensed under AS 08.80; a physical therapist or occupational therapist licensed under 30 AS 08.84; a physician or physician assistant licensed under AS 08.64; a podiatrist; a 31 psychologist and a psychological associate licensed under AS 08.86; a hospital as 01 defined in AS 47.32.900, including a governmentally owned or operated hospital; an 02 employee of a health care provider acting within the course and scope of employment; 03 an ambulatory surgical facility and other organizations whose primary purpose is the 04 delivery of health care, including a health maintenance organization, individual 05 practice association, integrated delivery system, preferred provider organization or 06 arrangement, and a physical hospital organization; 07 * Sec. 42. AS 12.62.400(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 08 (24) licensure as a private applicator of restricted-use pesticides, 09 person engaged in the custom, commercial, or contract spraying or application of 10 pesticides and broadcast chemicals, and other person engaged in the spraying or 11 application of pesticides and broadcast chemicals in public places under 12 AS 46.03.320. 13 * Sec. 43. AS 16.05.330(a) is amended to read: 14 (a) Except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, without having the 15 appropriate license, tag, or permit in actual possession, a person may not engage in 16 (1) sport fishing, including the taking of razor clams; 17 (2) hunting or trapping; 18 (3) the farming of fish, fur, or game; or 19 (4) [TAXIDERMY OR] fur dealing [; OR 20 (5) CONTROL OF NUISANCE WILD BIRDS AND NUISANCE 21 WILD SMALL MAMMALS FOR COMPENSATION]. 22 * Sec. 44. AS 16.05.340(b) is amended to read: 23 (b) The commissioner may issue without cost a permit to collect fish and 24 game, including fur animals, subject to limitations and provisions that are appropriate, 25 for a scientific, propagative, or educational purpose. [THE COMMISSIONER ALSO 26 MAY ISSUE WITHOUT COST A PERMIT FOR THE NONCOMMERCIAL 27 CONTROL OF NUISANCE WILD BIRDS OR NUISANCE WILD SMALL 28 MAMMALS.] The commissioner also may issue a permit for the collection of bivalve 29 spat for use in connection with an aquatic farm. In addition, the commissioner shall 30 issue a permit for the collecting of wild fur animals for improving the genetic stock of 31 fur farm animals. Permits issued under this subsection shall be in accordance with 01 current sustained yield management practices for the species of wild game for which 02 the permit is requested. The annual permit fee for an Alaska resident to collect wild 03 fur animals for fur farming purposes is the same as the fee for resident trappers. 04 * Sec. 45. AS 18.08.080(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) The department may charge fees set by regulation for the certification or 06 licensure of individuals and organizations under this chapter. The total fees collected 07 for a certificate or license for an emergency medical technician, emergency 08 medical technician instructor, emergency medical dispatcher, or mobile intensive 09 care paramedic under AS 18.08.082 may not exceed the national average of the 10 total fees collected for those occupations, as determined by the department. The 11 department shall annually review the total fees collected for each occupation to 12 ensure that the total fees collected do not exceed the national average of the total 13 fees collected for that occupation. 14 * Sec. 46. AS 18.08 is amended by adding a new section to read: 15 Sec. 18.08.083. Reciprocity. (a) The department shall issue to an applicant a 16 certificate or license to practice an occupation certified or licensed under 17 AS 18.08.082 if the applicant is certified or licensed to practice a comparable 18 occupation in another jurisdiction, meets the requirements of this section, and applies 19 to the department in the manner prescribed by the department. An application must 20 include evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant 21 (1) holds a current certificate or license in another state, district, or 22 territory of the United States that the applicant has actively used during the two years 23 immediately preceding the date of application; 24 (2) if required by the department for obtaining the certificate or 25 license, has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department 26 of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national 27 criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the 28 Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under 29 AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400; 30 (3) is in good standing with the certifying or licensing authority of 31 (A) the jurisdiction that issued the applicant's existing 01 certificate or license; and 02 (B) any other jurisdiction that has issued the applicant a 03 comparable certificate or license to the certificate or license applied for; and 04 (4) pays any fees required under this chapter. 05 (b) An applicant issued a certificate or license under this section to practice an 06 occupation is exempt from other initial certification or licensure requirements, but is 07 otherwise subject to all laws and regulations that apply to the certificate or license and 08 the practice of the occupation. 09 * Sec. 47. AS 18.23.070(3) is amended to read: 10 (3) "health care provider" means an acupuncturist licensed under 11 AS 08.06; a chiropractor licensed under AS 08.20; a dental hygienist licensed under 12 AS 08.32; a dentist licensed under AS 08.36; a nurse licensed under AS 08.68; a 13 dispensing optician as defined in AS 08.72.274(c) [LICENSED UNDER AS 08.71]; 14 an optometrist licensed under AS 08.72; a pharmacist licensed under AS 08.80; a 15 physical therapist or occupational therapist licensed under AS 08.84; a physician 16 licensed under AS 08.64; a podiatrist; a psychologist and a psychological associate 17 licensed under AS 08.86; a hospital as defined in AS 47.32.900, including a 18 governmentally owned or operated hospital; and an employee of a health care provider 19 acting within the course and scope of employment; 20 * Sec. 48. AS 28.15.046(b) is amended to read: 21 (b) The department may not issue a license under this section unless the 22 applicant 23 (1) is at least 21 years of age; 24 (2) has had a license to operate a motor vehicle at least three years 25 before the date of application; 26 (3) has successfully completed all required driving, written, and 27 physical examinations; 28 (4) has submitted the applicant's fingerprints, the fees required by the 29 Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and 30 a national criminal history record check, and other information sufficient to complete a 31 background check consisting of a fingerprint check of national criminal records and 01 state criminal records of the state or states in which the applicant has resided for the 02 past 10 years; the department shall submit the fingerprints and fees to the Department 03 of Public Safety for a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a 04 national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400; 05 (5) meets one of the following conditions: 06 (A) has completed a state approved school bus driver training 07 course established under AS 14.07.020(a)(14); 08 (B) [OR] has for the previous two years been licensed by the 09 state to operate a school bus; or 10 (C) holds a valid license in another state, district, or 11 territory of the United States comparable to a license under this section 12 that the applicant has actively used during the two years immediately 13 preceding the date of application. 14 * Sec. 49. AS 28.15.271(a) is amended to read: 15 (a) The fees for noncommercial drivers' licenses and permits, including 16 renewals, and all related driver skills tests are as follows: 17 (1) all [NONCOMMERCIAL] vehicles and motor-driven cycles 18 (A) each license fee ..................... $20; 19 (B) each driver skills test ................. $15; 20 (2) [ALL COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES 21 (A) EACH LICENSE FEE ................ $100; 22 (B) EACH DRIVER SKILLS TEST .......... $25; 23 (3)] instruction permit ........................ $15; 24 (3) [(4)] duplicate of driver's license or instruction permit . $15; 25 (4) [(5)] temporary license and renewal of permit ...... $5 [; 26 (6) SCHOOL BUS DRIVER'S ENDORSEMENT RENEWAL .. $5]. 27 * Sec. 50. AS 28.15.271(b) is amended to read: 28 (b) In addition to the fees under (a) and (f) of this section, 29 (1) a person who renews a driver's license by mail shall pay a fee of 30 $1; 31 (2) a person who applies for a limited driver's license under 01 AS 28.15.201 shall pay a fee of $100; 02 (3) a person who applies for reinstatement of a driver's license under 03 AS 28.15.211 shall pay a fee of 04 (A) $100 if the person's driver's license has, within the 10 years 05 preceding the application, been suspended, revoked, or limited under the 06 provisions of this chapter, except as provided by (C) of this paragraph, only 07 once; 08 (B) $250 if the person's driver's license has, within the 10 years 09 preceding the application, been suspended, revoked, or limited under the 10 provisions of this chapter, except as provided by (D) of this paragraph, two or 11 more times; 12 (C) $200 if the person's driver's license has, within the 10 years 13 preceding the application, been revoked under AS 28.35.030 or 28.35.032 only 14 once; or 15 (D) $500 if the person's driver's license has, within the 10 years 16 preceding the application, been revoked under AS 28.35.030 or 28.35.032 two 17 or more times; and 18 (4) a person who applies for a driver's license that is federally 19 compliant shall pay a fee of $20. 20 * Sec. 51. AS 28.15.271 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 21 (f) The department shall establish the fee levels for a 22 (1) commercial driver's license; 23 (2) commercial driver's permit; 24 (3) commercial driver's license or permit renewal; 25 (4) duplicate of a commercial driver's license; 26 (5) school bus driver endorsement renewal; and 27 (6) any related driver skills test. 28 (g) The total fees collected for a license, permit, or endorsement under (f) of 29 this section may not exceed the national average of the total fees collected for similar 30 licenses, permits, or endorsements, as determined by the department. The department 31 shall annually review the total fees collected for each license, permit, and endorsement 01 to ensure that the total fees collected do not exceed the national average of the total 02 fees collected for similar licenses, permits, or endorsements. 03 * Sec. 52. AS 28.33.100(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle until the person 05 applies for and is issued a license for that purpose under AS 28.15.041. The 06 department may not issue a license to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the 07 applicant 08 (1) is at least 18 years of age, to operate in intrastate commerce, or at 09 least 21 years of age, to operate in interstate commerce, except as provided in (f) of 10 this section; 11 (2) meets one of the following conditions: 12 (A) has successfully completed all required driving tests and 13 written and physical examinations; or 14 (B) holds a valid license to drive a commercial motor 15 vehicle in another state, district, or territory of the United States 16 comparable to a license under this section that the applicant has actively 17 used during the two years immediately preceding the date of application; 18 (3) either does not have a driver's license issued by another jurisdiction 19 or surrenders all driver's licenses issued by other jurisdictions; and 20 (4) is domiciled in this state. 21 * Sec. 53. AS 43.70.020(d) is amended to read: 22 (d) A person engaging in a business subject to licensing provisions of a 23 regulatory nature [(FOR EXAMPLE, THE REQUIREMENT OF POSTING A BOND 24 BEFORE BEGINNING BUSINESS AS A COLLECTION AGENCY)] must, in 25 addition to filing the regular application required by this section, comply with those 26 regulatory provisions before being entitled to a license under this chapter. The 27 department may establish that a license that is issued under this section expires at the 28 same time as a license, certificate, permit, registration, or similar document issued 29 under AS 08. 30 * Sec. 54. AS 46.03.320(b) is amended to read: 31 (b) The department may provide by regulation for the licensing of or 01 temporary license waiver for private applicators of restricted-use pesticides, for 02 persons engaged in the custom, commercial, or contract spraying or application of 03 pesticides and broadcast chemicals, and for other persons engaged in the spraying or 04 application of pesticides and broadcast chemicals in public places. A person engaged 05 in the custom, commercial, or contract spraying or application of pesticides and 06 broadcast chemicals may, by regulation, be required to secure a surety bond or liability 07 insurance. The department shall establish fee levels to apply for and renew a 08 license to practice an occupation under this subsection. The total fees collected 09 for each occupation may not exceed the national average of the total fees collected 10 for that occupation, as determined by the department. The department shall 11 annually review the total fees collected for each occupation to ensure that the 12 total fees collected for each occupation do not exceed the national average of the 13 total fees collected for that occupation. 14 * Sec. 55. AS 46.03.320 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 15 (e) If the department provides by regulation for the licensing of an occupation 16 under (b) of this section, the department shall issue to an applicant a license to practice 17 that occupation if the applicant holds a comparable license in another jurisdiction, 18 meets the requirements of this subsection, and applies to the department in the manner 19 prescribed by the department. An application must include evidence satisfactory to the 20 department that the applicant 21 (1) holds a current comparable license in another state, district, or 22 territory of the United States that the applicant has actively used during the two years 23 immediately preceding the date of application; 24 (2) if required by the department for obtaining a license, has been 25 fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety 26 under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history 27 record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public 28 Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national 29 criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400; 30 (3) is in good standing with the licensing authority of 31 (A) the jurisdiction that issued the applicant's existing license; 01 and 02 (B) any other jurisdiction that has issued the applicant a 03 comparable license to the license applied for; and 04 (4) pays any fees required by the department. 05 (f) An applicant issued a license under (e) of this section to practice an 06 occupation is subject to all other laws and regulations that apply to the license and the 07 practice of the occupation. 08 * Sec. 56. AS 08.01.010(18), 08.01.065(f), 08.01.065(g), 08.01.065(h), 08.01.065(i), 09 08.01.065(k); AS 08.04.195; AS 08.13.100(d); AS 08.15.080(2); AS 08.20.141; 10 AS 08.24.045, 08.24.090(b)(7), 08.24.090(c), 08.24.100, 08.24.110, 08.24.120, 08.24.130, 11 08.24.135, 08.24.140(a), 08.24.150, 08.24.160, 08.24.170, 08.24.190, 08.24.200, 08.24.230, 12 08.24.240, 08.24.290, 08.24.310, 08.24.370; AS 08.29.120; AS 08.32.030; AS 08.36.234; 13 AS 08.38.050; AS 08.40.120(b), 08.40.270(b); AS 08.42.070; AS 08.48.191; 14 AS 08.54.770(d), 08.54.770(e); AS 08.61.040(9)(A); AS 08.63.140; AS 08.64.250(a)(1); 15 AS 08.65.070; AS 08.68.200, 08.68.210(a), 08.68.220(1)(C), 08.68.220(2)(C), 16 08.68.220(3)(C); AS 08.70.110(b); AS 08.71.055, 08.71.080, 08.71.090, 08.71.110, 17 08.71.120, 08.71.130, 08.71.140, 08.71.145, 08.71.160, 08.71.163, 08.71.165, 08.71.170, 18 08.71.180, 08.71.200, 08.71.230, 08.71.240; AS 08.72.170, 08.72.191(3); AS 08.80.145, 19 08.80.160(3); AS 08.84.050(3), 08.84.060, 08.84.065(b); AS 08.86.140(a)(3), 08.86.150; 20 AS 08.88.263; AS 08.95.120, 08.95.125(a)(1)(B), 08.95.125(a)(2)(B), 08.95.125(c); 21 AS 08.98.184, 08.98.190(3); AS 12.62.400(a)(4); AS 16.05.255(a)(12), 16.05.340(a)(13), 22 16.05.340(a)(25), 16.05.340(h), and 16.05.940(36) are repealed. 23 * Sec. 57. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 24 read: 25 TRANSITION: EXISTING LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, PERMITS, 26 REGISTRATIONS, AND ENDORSEMENTS. On and after July 1, 2025, a person who holds 27 a valid license, certificate, permit, registration, or endorsement by reciprocity, comity, 28 credentials, or endorsement issued under AS 08 or AS 18.08, as those sections read on 29 June 30, 2025, may continue to practice under the license, certificate, permit, registration, or 30 endorsement until the license, certificate, permit, registration, or endorsement expires 31 normally or is suspended or revoked under AS 08 or AS 18.08, as those sections read on 01 June 30, 2025. 02 * Sec. 58. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.