HB 115: "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 115 01 "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended 02 by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 03.40.090 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 03.40.090. Publication of record. The commissioner shall publish, in 06 book form, a list of all brands and marks on record at the time of the publication. The 07 lists may be supplemented from time to time. The publication must contain a 08 facsimile of all recorded brands and marks, together with the owner's name and post 09 office address. The records shall be arranged in convenient form for reference. The 10 books and supplements may be sold to the general public at an amount not to exceed 11 $2 a copy. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 05.15.112(b) is amended to read: 13 (b) The member in charge is responsible for preparation, maintenance, and 14 transmittal of all records and reports required of the permittee, and, if the permittee has
01 entered into a contract with an operator under AS 05.15.115, for monitoring the 02 operator's performance under and compliance with that contract. The alternate 03 members in charge are responsible for the duties of the member in charge in the 04 absence of the member in charge. The member in charge and the alternate members 05 in charge shall be members of the qualified organization or the board of directors of 06 the qualified organization or employees of the municipality. In the case of a multiple- 07 beneficiary permit, the member in charge and the alternate members in charge shall be 08 members of one of the qualified organizations or the board of directors of one of the qualified 09 organizations or employees [EMPLOYERS] of one of the municipalities. 10 * Sec. 3. AS 05.15.690(36) is amended to read: 11 (36) "qualified organization" means a bona fide civic or service 12 organization or a bona fide religious, charitable, fraternal, veterans, labor, political, or 13 educational organization, police or fire department and company, dog mushers' 14 association, outboard motor association, or fishing derby or nonprofit trade association 15 in the state, that operates without profits to its members and that has been in existence 16 continually for a period of three years immediately before applying for the license or 17 permit [A LICENSE]; the organization may be a firm, corporation, company, 18 association, or partnership; 19 * Sec. 4. AS 08.01.050(a) is amended to read: 20 (a) The department shall perform the following administrative and budgetary 21 services when appropriate: 22 (1) collect and record fees; 23 (2) maintain records and files; 24 (3) issue and receive application forms; 25 (4) notify applicants of acceptance or rejection as determined by the 26 board or , for occupations or activities listed in AS 08.01.010 that are regulated 27 directly by the department, as determined by the department under applicable law 28 [AS 08.06 FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS, UNDER AS 08.11 FOR AUDIOLOGISTS, 29 UNDER AS 08.18 FOR CONTRACTORS, UNDER AS 08.40 FOR ELECTRICAL 30 AND MECHANICAL ADMINISTRATORS, UNDER AS 08.45 FOR 31 NATUROPATHS, UNDER AS 08.54 FOR BIG GAME GUIDES AND
01 TRANSPORTERS, UNDER AS 08.55 FOR HEARING AID DEALERS, OR UNDER 02 AS 08.70 FOR NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS]; 03 (5) designate dates examinations are to be held and notify applicants; 04 (6) publish notice of examinations and proceedings; 05 (7) arrange space for holding examinations and proceedings; 06 (8) notify applicants of results of examinations; 07 (9) issue licenses or temporary licenses as authorized by the board or, 08 for occupations or activities listed in AS 08.01.010 that are regulated directly by 09 the department, as authorized by the department under applicable law [AS 08.06 10 FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS, UNDER AS 08.11 FOR AUDIOLOGISTS, UNDER 11 AS 08.18 FOR CONTRACTORS, UNDER AS 08.40 FOR ELECTRICAL AND 12 MECHANICAL ADMINISTRATORS, UNDER AS 08.45 FOR NATUROPATHS, 13 UNDER AS 08.54 FOR BIG GAME GUIDES AND TRANSPORTERS, UNDER 14 AS 08.55 FOR HEARING AID DEALERS, OR UNDER AS 08.70 FOR NURSING 15 HOME ADMINISTRATORS]; 16 (10) issue duplicate licenses upon submission of a written request by 17 the licensee attesting to loss of or the failure to receive the original and payment by 18 the licensee of a fee established by regulation adopted by the department; 19 (11) notify licensees of renewal dates at least 30 days before the 20 expiration date of their licenses; 21 (12) compile and maintain a current register of licensees; 22 (13) answer routine inquiries; 23 (14) maintain files relating to individual licensees; 24 (15) arrange for printing and advertising; 25 (16) purchase supplies; 26 (17) employ additional help when needed; 27 (18) perform other services that may be requested by the board; 28 (19) provide inspection, enforcement, and investigative services to the 29 boards and for the occupations listed in AS 08.01.010 regarding all licenses issued by 30 or through the department; 31 (20) retain and safeguard the official seal of a board and prepare, sign,
01 and affix a board seal, as appropriate, for licenses approved by a board; 02 (21) issue business licenses under AS 43.70. 03 * Sec. 5. AS 08.02.010(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) A person subject to (a) of this section who fails to comply with the 05 requirements of (a) of this section shall be given notice of noncompliance by that 06 person's appropriate licensing board or, if the person is not regulated by a board, 07 by the department. If, after a reasonable time, with opportunity for a hearing, the 08 person's noncompliance continues, the board or department, as appropriate, may 09 suspend or revoke the person's license or registration, or administer other disciplinary 10 action which in its determination is appropriate. 11 * Sec. 6. AS 08.88.041(a) is amended to read: 12 (a) Five members of the commission must be real estate brokers or associate 13 brokers who have been licensed real estate brokers or licensed associate brokers in 14 Alaska for at least three years before appointment. Two members of the commission 15 [BOARD] must be public members in accordance with AS 08.01.025. 16 * Sec. 7. AS 08.88.281 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 08.88.281. Real estate surety fund. Before issuing a license to an 18 applicant under this chapter, the commission [BOARD] shall determine that the 19 applicant has complied with the provisions of AS 08.88.455 and is covered by the real 20 estate surety fund established in AS 08.88.450. 21 * Sec. 8. AS 09.50.250 is amended to read: 22 Sec. 09.50.250. Actionable claims against the state. A person or corporation 23 having a contract, quasi-contract, or tort claim against the state may bring an action 24 against the state in a state court that has jurisdiction over the claim. A person who 25 may present the claim under AS 44.77 may not bring an action under this section 26 except as set out in AS 44.77.040(c). A person who may bring an action under 27 AS 36.30.560 - 36.30.695 may not bring an action under this section except as set out 28 in AS 36.30.685. However, an action may not be brought under this section if the 29 claim 30 (1) is an action for tort, and is based upon an act or omission of an 31 employee of the state, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation,
01 whether or not the statute or regulation is valid; or is an action for tort, and based 02 upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary 03 function or duty on the part of a state agency or an employee of the state, whether or 04 not the discretion involved is abused; 05 (2) is for damages caused by the imposition or establishment of a 06 quarantine by the state; 07 (3) arises out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, 08 malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or 09 interference with contract rights; or 10 (4) arises out of the use of an ignition interlock device certified under 11 AS 33.05.020(c). 12 * Sec. 9. AS 12.62.900(23) is amended to read: 13 (23) "serious offense" means a conviction for a felony offense, a crime 14 involving domestic violence, or a violation or attempted violation of any of the 15 following laws, or of the laws of another jurisdiction with substantially similar 16 elements: 17 (A) AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.470; 18 (B) AS 11.51.130(a)(1) - (3) [AS 11.51.130(a)(1), (3), OR (5)]; 19 (C) AS 11.61.110(a)(7); 20 (D) AS 11.66.100 - 11.66.130; or 21 (E) former AS 11.40.080, 11.40.110, 11.40.130, or 11.40.200 - 22 11.40.420, if committed before January 1, 1980; 23 * Sec. 10. AS 14.17.025(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) Local contributions to a city or borough school district must [SHALL] 25 include at least the lesser of 26 (1) the equivalent of a four mill tax levy on the full and true value of 27 the taxable real and personal property in the district as of January 1 of the second 28 preceding fiscal year, as determined by the Department of Community and Regional 29 Affairs under AS 14.17.140 and AS 29.45.110; or 30 (2) 35 percent of the district's basic need for the preceding fiscal year, 31 as determined under AS 14.17.021(c) [AS 14.17.021(b)].
01 * Sec. 11. AS 14.17.025(b) is amended to read: 02 (b) In addition to the local contributions required under (a) of this section, 03 local contributions to a city or borough school district in a fiscal year may include no 04 more than the greater of 05 (1) the equivalent of a two mill tax levy on the full and true value of 06 the taxable real and personal property in the district as of January 1 of the second 07 preceding fiscal year, as determined by the Department of Community and Regional 08 Affairs under AS 14.17.140 and AS 29.45.110; or 09 (2) 23 percent of the district's basic need for the fiscal year under 10 AS 14.17.021(c) [AS 14.17.021(b)], as adjusted under AS 14.17.225(b). 11 * Sec. 12. AS 14.20.020(a) is amended to read: 12 (a) Except as provided in (f) of this section, the department shall issue a 13 teacher certificate to every person who meets the requirements in (b), (c), and (h) [(b) 14 AND (c)] of this section. 15 * Sec. 13. AS 14.20.177(a) is amended to read: 16 (a) A school district may implement a layoff plan under this section if it is 17 necessary for the district to reduce the number of tenured teachers because 18 (1) school attendance in the district has decreased; or 19 (2) the basic need of the school district determined under 20 AS 14.17.021(c) [AS 14.17.021(b)] and adjusted under AS 14.17.225(b) decreases by 21 three percent or more from the previous year. 22 * Sec. 14. AS 14.30.010(b) is amended to read: 23 (b) This section does not apply if a child 24 (1) is provided an academic education comparable to that offered by 25 the public schools in the area, either by 26 (A) attendance at a private school in which the teachers are 27 certificated according to AS 14.20.020; 28 (B) tutoring by personnel certificated according to 29 AS 14.20.020; or 30 (C) attendance at an educational program operated in 31 compliance with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.200 by a religious or other private
01 school; 02 (2) attends a school operated by the federal government; 03 (3) has a physical or mental condition that a competent medical 04 authority determines will make attendance impractical; 05 (4) is in the custody of a court or law enforcement authorities; 06 (5) is temporarily ill or injured; 07 (6) has been suspended or expelled under AS 14.03.160 or 08 suspended or denied admittance under [ACCORDING TO] AS 14.30.045; 09 (7) resides more than two miles from either a public school or a route 10 on which transportation is provided by the school authorities, except that this 11 paragraph [SUBSECTION] does not apply if the child resides within two miles of a 12 federal or private school that the child is eligible and able to attend; 13 (8) is excused by action of the school board of the district at a regular 14 meeting or by the district superintendent subject to approval by the school board of the 15 district at the next regular meeting; 16 (9) has completed the 12th grade; 17 (10) is enrolled in 18 (A) the state boarding school established under AS 14.16; or 19 (B) a full-time program of correspondence study approved by 20 the department; in those school districts providing an approved correspondence 21 study program, a student may be enrolled either in the district correspondence 22 program or in the centralized correspondence study program; 23 (11) is equally well-served by an educational experience approved by 24 the school board as serving the child's educational interests despite an absence from 25 school, and the request for excuse is made in writing by the child's parents or 26 guardian [,] and approved by the principal or administrator of the school that the child 27 attends. 28 * Sec. 15. AS 14.36.030(b) is amended to read: 29 (b) For each fiscal year [BEGINNING AFTER JUNE 30, 1980], a district 30 operating an approved community school program under (a) of this section may 31 receive a further grant from the state equal to the amount allocated by the district to
01 the support of the community school program from sources other than the grant 02 provided under (a) of this section. The additional grant under this subsection may not 03 exceed the amount received under (a) of this section. 04 * Sec. 16. AS 14.43.120(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) Scholarship loans may only be used to attend a 06 (1) career education program operating on a sound fiscal basis that has 07 (A) operated for two years before the borrower attends; and 08 (B) submitted an executed program participation agreement as 09 required by the commission; or 10 (2) a college or university that 11 (A) has operated for at least two years before the borrower 12 attends; 13 (B) is accredited by a national or regional accreditation 14 association recognized by the Council on Recognition of Postsecondary 15 Accreditation or is approved by the commission; 16 (C) if the loans are federally insured, is approved by the United 17 States Secretary of Education; 18 (D) is a degree granting institution; and 19 (E) has submitted an executed program participation agreement 20 as required by the commission. 21 * Sec. 17. AS 14.43.140 is amended to read: 22 Sec. 14.43.140. Enforceability of certain contracts with minors. A written 23 obligation entered into by a minor at least 16 years of age, evidencing a loan or other 24 assistance received by the minor from any person for the purpose of furthering the 25 minor's education in a career education program or an institution of higher learning, 26 is enforceable against the minor with the same effect as if the minor were, at the time 27 of its execution, 18 [19] years of age, if the person making the loan has before making 28 the loan a certification from the institution that the minor is enrolled in the institution 29 or has been accepted for enrollment. 30 * Sec. 18. AS 14.56.182 is amended to read: 31 Sec. 14.56.182. Alaska Blue Book. The division of state libraries, archives,
01 and museums shall compile and issue biennially, beginning in 1973, an official 02 directory of all state officers, state departments, agencies, institutions, boards and 03 commissions, and municipal officials, to be known as the Alaska Blue Book, and 04 include in the book information regarding the functions of these officers and agencies 05 that are considered most valuable to the people of the state, together with other data 06 and information that is usually included in similar publications of other states. The 07 book must also include official reports of state agencies in the form prescribed by the 08 division and a synopsis of all studies undertaken by each of the agencies listed. 09 * Sec. 19. AS 14.56.190(1) is amended to read: 10 (1) "division" means the division of state libraries, archives, and 11 museums; 12 * Sec. 20. AS 14.56.200 is amended to read: 13 Sec. 14.56.200. Grants for constructing and equipping libraries. The 14 division of state libraries, archives, and museums shall administer a program 15 providing for grants to rural communities for constructing and equipping community 16 libraries according to the provisions of AS 14.56.210 - 14.56.240. 17 * Sec. 21. AS 14.56.210 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 14.56.210. Application for grants. (a) A rural community desiring to 19 receive the benefits of the grants provided for in AS 14.56.200 shall apply to the 20 division of state libraries, archives, and museums. If the rural community is within 21 a borough with areawide library powers, the borough may apply on behalf of the 22 community. 23 (b) To be eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.200 - 14.56.240, the applicant 24 shall provide not less than 10 percent of the total cost of the project for which the 25 funds are granted. The remaining percentage shall be provided by the state. The 26 matching share of the applicant may be in the form of money, land, services, or other 27 items acceptable to the division of state libraries, archives, and museums. 28 Satisfactory assurance of the continuation of library services shall be included as part 29 of the application. 30 * Sec. 22. AS 14.56.230 is amended to read: 31 Sec. 14.56.230. Regulations. The division of state libraries, archives, and
01 museums shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 14.56.200 02 - 14.56.240. 03 * Sec. 23. AS 14.56.350(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) The director of the division of state libraries, archives, and museums shall 05 administer a program providing for grants to municipalities in the state for the 06 construction and equipping of libraries. To be eligible for a grant under this section, 07 a municipality shall provide not less than 40 percent of the total cost of the project for 08 which funds are granted. The department shall administer the funds under this section 09 and shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 10 * Sec. 24. AS 21.18.110(h) is amended to read: 11 (h) In this section, " [SUBSECTION] plan type" is defined as follows: 12 (1) plan type A: at any time policyholder may withdraw funds only 13 (A) with an adjustment to reflect a change in interest rates or 14 asset values since receipt of the funds by the insurer; 15 (B) without such adjustment but in installments over five years 16 or more; 17 (C) as an immediate life annuity; or 18 (D) no withdrawal permitted; 19 (2) plan type B: before expiration of the interest rate guarantee, 20 policyholder may withdraw funds only 21 (A) with adjustment to reflect a change in interest rates or asset 22 values since receipt of the funds by the insurer; 23 (B) without adjustment but in installments over five years or 24 more; or 25 (C) no withdrawal permitted; at the end of interest rate 26 guarantee, funds may be withdrawn without adjustment in a single sum or 27 installments over less than five years; 28 (3) plan type C: policyholder may withdraw funds before expiration of 29 an interest rate guarantee in a single sum or installments over less than five years 30 either 31 (A) without adjustment to reflect changes in interest rates or
01 asset values since receipt of the funds by the insurer; or 02 (B) subject only to a fixed surrender charge stipulated in the 03 contract as a percentage of the fund. 04 * Sec. 25. AS 23.30.195(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) Compensation to which any claimant would be entitled under AS 23.30.190 06 [EXCEPTING (a)(20) OF THAT SECTION] shall, notwithstanding death arising from 07 causes other than the injury, be payable to and for the benefit of the persons following: 08 (1) if there be a widow or widower and no child of the deceased, to the 09 widow or widower; 10 (2) if there be a widow or widower and a surviving child of the 11 deceased, one-half to the widow or widower, the other half to the surviving child; 12 (3) if there be a surviving child of the deceased, but no widow or 13 widower, then to the child. 14 * Sec. 26. AS 24.05.135(c) is amended to read: 15 (c) As the tapes, spools, or other recording devices are filled, or as reports are 16 completed, they shall be transferred to the state library for placement in the state 17 archives. Reproductions shall be placed in a centrally located public library in Juneau, 18 Anchorage, and Fairbanks, until one year after adjournment of the legislative session 19 recorded. The division of state libraries, archives, and museums shall supply 20 reproductions of electronic recordings at cost to any person requesting them. 21 * Sec. 27. AS 28.10.431(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) The biennial tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the registration 23 [LICENSE] fee under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based upon the age of 24 vehicles as determined by model year in the first year of the biennial period, according 25 to the following schedule: 26 Tax According to Age of 27 Vehicle 28 Since Model Year: 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 30 or over 31 Motor Vehicle
01 (1) motorcycle $ 17 $ 15 $ 13 $ 10 $ 7 $ 5 $ 2 $ 4 02 (2) vehicles 03 specified in 04 AS 28.10.421(b)(1) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 05 (3) vehicles specified 06 in AS 28.10.421(b)(3) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 07 (4) vehicles specified 08 in AS 28.10.421(c)(1)-(4) 09 5,000 pounds 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 10 or less 11 5,001-12,000 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 12 pounds 13 12,001-18,000 297 242 198 154 110 77 55 44 14 pounds 15 18,001 pounds 396 19 253 198 154 110 66 44 16 or over 17 (5) vehicles specified 18 in AS 28.10.421(b)(4) 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 19 (6) vehicles specified 20 in AS 28.10.421(b)(6) 17 15 13 10 7 5 4 4 21 (7) vehicles specified 22 in AS 28.10.421(d)(8) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 23 (8) vehicles specified 24 in AS 28.10.421(b)(2) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 25 (9) vehicles eligible 26 for dealer plates under 27 AS 28.10.421(d)(9). 88 28 * Sec. 28. AS 30.30.170(1) is amended to read: 29 (1) "department" means the Department of Transportation and Public 30 Facilities [, DIVISION OF WATERS AND HARBORS]; 31 * Sec. 29. AS 37.05.146 is amended to read:
01 Sec. 37.05.146. Definition of program receipts and non-general fund 02 program receipts. (a) In AS 37.05.142 - 37.05.146 and AS 37.07.080, "program 03 receipts" means fees, charges, income earned on assets, and other state money received 04 by a state agency in connection with the performance of its functions. 05 (b) All [; ALL] program receipts except the following are general fund 06 program receipts: 07 (1) federal receipts; 08 (2) University of Alaska receipts (AS 14.40.491); 09 (3) individual, foundation, or corporation gifts, grants, or bequests that 10 by their terms are restricted to a specific purpose; 11 (4) receipts of the following funds: 12 (A) highway working capital fund (AS 44.68.210); 13 (B) correctional industries fund (AS 33.32.020); 14 (C) loan funds; 15 (D) international airport revenue fund (AS 37.15.430); 16 (E) funds managed by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 17 (AS 18.56.020), the Alaska Railroad Corporation (AS 42.40.010), the 18 Municipal Bond Bank Authority (AS 44.85.020), the Alaska Aerospace 19 Development Corporation (AS 14.40.821), or the Alaska Industrial 20 Development and Export Authority (AS 44.88.020); 21 (F) fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100); 22 (G) school fund (AS 43.50.140); 23 (H) training and building fund (AS 23.20.130); 24 (I) retirement funds (AS 14.25, AS 22.25, AS 26.05.222, 25 AS 39.35, and former AS 39.37); 26 (J) permanent fund (art. IX, sec. 15, Alaska Constitution); 27 (K) public school trust fund (AS 37.14.110); 28 (L) second injury fund (AS 23.30.040); 29 (M) fishermen's fund (AS 23.35.060); 30 (N) FICA administration fund (AS 39.30.050); 31 (O) [RECEIPTS OF THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM
01 ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180; 02 (P) RECEIPTS OF THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION 03 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 39.45; 04 (Q)] clean air protection fund (AS 46.14.260); 05 (P) [(R) RECEIPTS OF THE GROUP INSURANCE 06 PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 39.30.090; 07 (S)] mental health trust fund (AS 37.14.031); 08 (5) receipts of or from the trust established by AS 37.14.400 - 09 37.14.450, except reimbursements described in AS 37.14.410; 10 (6) receipts of the employee benefits program established under 11 AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180; 12 (7) receipts of the deferred compensation program established 13 under AS 39.45; 14 (8) receipts of the group insurance programs established under 15 AS 39.30.090. 16 * Sec. 30. AS 37.05.530(g) is amended to read: 17 (g) Amounts received by the state under 42 U.S.C. 6508 and not appropriated 18 for grants to municipalities under (d) of this section lapse at the end of each fiscal year 19 as follows: 20 (1) 50 percent to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund; 21 (2) .5 percent to the public school trust fund (AS 37.14.110); and 22 (3) the remainder to the general fund for use by the state for the 23 following facilities and services: 24 (A) planning; 25 (B) construction, maintenance, and operation of essential public 26 facilities; and 27 (C) other necessary public services. 28 * Sec. 31. AS 37.10.071(f) is amended to read: 29 (f) In this section, "fiduciary of a state fund" or "fiduciary" means 30 (1) the commissioner of revenue for investments under AS 37.10.070; 31 (2) with respect to the Alaska State Pension Investment Board, for
01 investments under or subject to AS 14.25.180, 02 (A) each trustee who serves on the board of trustees; and 03 (B) any other person who exercises control or authority with 04 respect to management or disposition of assets for which the board is 05 responsible or who gives investment advice to the board; or 06 (3) the person or body provided by law to manage the investments for 07 investments not subject to AS 14.25.180 or AS 37.10.070. 08 * Sec. 32. AS 42.06.245 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 42.06.245. Federally regulated carriers. The requirements of this 10 chapter pertaining to permits and certificates of public convenience and necessity do 11 not apply to the construction of a pipeline facility exclusively subject to federal 12 jurisdiction or to the interstate portion of the business of a pipeline or pipeline carrier 13 exclusively subject to federal jurisdiction. However [; HOWEVER], the requirements 14 of this chapter for permits and certificates of public convenience and necessity do 15 apply to all the intrastate portion of the business of a pipeline or pipeline carrier 16 subject to federal jurisdiction whenever it engages [THEY ENGAGE] in intrastate 17 commerce. However [; HOWEVER], nothing limits the powers of the commission 18 set out in this chapter except to the extent they are preempted by federal law. 19 * Sec. 33. AS 42.06.250 is amended to read: 20 Sec. 42.06.250. Application. Application for a certificate shall be made in 21 writing to the commission, verified under oath. The commission, by regulation, shall 22 establish the requirements for [, AND SHALL BE IN] the form of the application, 23 and [CONTAIN] the information to be contained in it. Notice [, AND NOTICE] of 24 the application shall be served upon the interested parties in the manner that the 25 commission by regulation requires. 26 * Sec. 34. AS 43.55.017(a) is amended to read: 27 (a) Except as provided in this chapter [AND IN AS 43.58], the taxes imposed 28 by this chapter are in place of all taxes now imposed by the state or any of its 29 municipalities, and neither the state nor a municipality may impose a tax upon 30 (1) producing oil or gas leases; 31 (2) oil or gas produced or extracted in the state;
01 (3) the value of intangible drilling and exploration expenses. 02 * Sec. 35. AS 44.27.060(d) is amended to read: 03 (d) In (c) of this section, "building" or "facility" means 04 (1) a building or facility of the state, as defined by AS 35.27.030 05 [AS 35.27.030(2)], that is designed for and that is subject to substantial public use; and 06 (2) a building or facility that is leased by the state and subject to 07 substantial public use. 08 * Sec. 36. AS 45.50.477(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) A person may not use the title "industrial hygienist," the initials "I.H.," 10 another term that includes the phrase "industrial hygiene" or similar words, or 11 represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist, unless the person has 12 a baccalaureate or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, 13 engineering, physics, or a closely related physical or biological science from a college 14 or university accredited by a national or regional accreditation association recognized 15 by the Council on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, or a degree based on 16 equivalent academic training, and has acquired competence in industrial hygiene 17 through special studies or work experience sufficient to provide the person with the 18 ability and competence to 19 (1) anticipate and recognize the environmental factors and stresses 20 associated with work and work operations and to understand their effects on people 21 and their well-being; 22 (2) evaluate, on the basis of training and demonstrated work experience 23 and with the aid of quantitative measurement techniques, the magnitude of the factors 24 and stresses identified under (1) of this subsection in terms of their ability to impair 25 human health and well-being; and 26 (3) prescribe methods to prevent, eliminate, control, or reduce the 27 factors and stresses identified under (a) of this subsection when necessary to alleviate 28 their effects. 29 * Sec. 37. AS 47.27.015(a) is amended to read: 30 (a) A family is not eligible for assistance under the Alaska temporary 31 assistance program if the family includes an adult who
01 (1) has received benefits under the Alaska temporary assistance 02 program, or a program of another state operated under a federal assistance grant 03 program for needy families, for a total of 60 months as the caretaker or spouse of a 04 caretaker of a dependent child or as a pregnant woman, unless the caretaker or 05 pregnant woman is 06 (A) a person who the department has reasonable cause to 07 believe is or recently has been the victim of domestic violence, as defined in 08 AS 18.66.900, and the physical, mental, or emotional well-being of the victim 09 would be endangered by a strict application of the time limit otherwise 10 applicable under this subsection; 11 (B) determined, under regulations of the department to be 12 physically or mentally unable to perform gainful activity; 13 (C) a parent who is providing care for a child who is 14 experiencing a disability; or 15 (D) a family determined by the department to be exempt from 16 this paragraph by reason of hardship; [THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES FOR 17 WHICH AN EXEMPTION IS IN EFFECT UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH 18 MAY NOT EXCEED 10 PERCENT OR THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF 19 FAMILIES ALLOWED AN EXEMPTION UNDER FEDERAL LAW, 20 WHICHEVER IS GREATER;] or 21 (2) is determined to be fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or 22 confinement after conviction, in this or another jurisdiction, for a crime that is 23 classified as a felony or a class A misdemeanor under AS 11 or the criminal laws of 24 the jurisdiction where the criminal activity was committed. 25 * Sec. 38. AS 47.27.015 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 26 (f) The number of families for which an exemption is in effect under (a)(1) 27 of this section may not exceed 10 percent or the maximum percentage of families 28 allowed an exemption under federal law, whichever is greater. 29 * Sec. 39. AS 30.15.070(2) is repealed. 30 * Sec. 40. The amendments to AS 14.17.025(a) and (b), made by secs. 10 and 11 of this 31 Act, are retroactive to July 1, 1995.
01 * Sec. 41. The amendments to AS 14.20.177(a), made by sec. 13 of this Act, are 02 retroactive to August 16, 1996. 03 * Sec. 42. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).