00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 179(FSH)                                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the commissioner of education and the commissioner of fish                                          
02 and game; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 14.07.145(c) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (c)  The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the board and may not be                                          
06 appointed by the board for a fixed term [OF OFFICE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE                                                 
07 YEARS.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY BE REMOVED DURING A TERM OF                                                                
08 OFFICE BY FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR CAUSE AS DEFINED IN                                                             
09 THIS SECTION].                                                                                                          
10    * Sec. 2.  AS 16.05.010 is amended to read:                                                                          
11  Sec. 16.05.010.  COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND GAME.  The commissioner                                                     
12 is the principal executive officer of the Department of Fish and Game.  The                                             
13 commissioner shall be a qualified executive with knowledge of the requirements for                                      
14 the protection, management, conservation, and restoration of the fish and game                                          

01 resources of the state.  [THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A                                                     
02 TERM OF FIVE YEARS.]                                                                                                    
03    * Sec. 3.  AS 44.39.030 is amended to read:                                                                          
04  Sec. 44.39.030.  APPOINTMENT [AND TERM OF OFFICE] OF                                                                  
05 COMMISSIONER.  The governor shall appoint the commissioner of fish and game                                             
06 from a list of qualified persons nominated by the Board of Fisheries and the Board of                                   
07 Game meeting in joint session, subject to the right of the governor to request                                          
08 additional nominations.  The appointment shall be confirmed by a majority of the                                        
09 members of the legislature in joint session.  The commissioner of fish and game serves                                 
10 at the pleasure of the governor and may not be appointed for a fixed term [OF                                        
11 FIVE YEARS].                                                                                                            
12    * Sec. 4.  AS 44.39.050 is amended to read:                                                                          
13  Sec. 44.39.050.  REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONER.  The Board of Fisheries                                                     
14 or the Board of Game may submit a resolution to the governor requesting the removal                                     
15 of the commissioner.  The resolution shall set out the grounds for the request and the                                  
16 governor shall give the commissioner and both boards an opportunity to be heard.  The                                   
17 final decision to remove or retain the commissioner shall be made by the governor.                                     
18 The governor may also remove the commissioner without being requested to do                                             
19 so by a board.                                                                                                         
20    * Sec. 5.  AS 14.07.145(f) is repealed.                                                                              
21    * Sec. 6.  This Act applies to appointments made by the Board of Education and the                                   
22 governor, as applicable, on or after the effective date of this Act.                                                    
23    * Sec. 7.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).