CSHB 115(JUD): "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 115(JUD) 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 09 mailing [POST OFFICE] address. The records shall be arranged in convenient form 10 for reference. The books and supplements may be sold to the general public at an 11 amount not to exceed $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 13.12.603(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) If a devisee fails to survive the testator and is a grandparent, a descendant 25 of a grandparent, or a stepchild of either the testator or the donor of a power of 26 appointment exercised by the testator's will, the following apply: 27 (1) except as provided in (4) of this subsection, if the devise is not in 28 the form of a class gift and the deceased devisee leaves surviving descendants, a 29 substitute gift is created in the devisee's surviving descendants; the surviving 30 descendants take by representation the property to which the devisee would have been 31 entitled had the devisee survived the testator;
01 (2) except as provided in (4) of this subsection, if the devise is in the 02 form of a class gift, other than a devise to "issue," "descendants," "heirs of the body," 03 "heirs," "next of kin," "relatives," or "family," or a class described by language of 04 similar import, a substitute gift is created in the surviving descendants of a deceased 05 devisee; the property to which the devisees would have been entitled had all of them 06 survived the testator passes to the surviving devisees and the surviving descendants of 07 the deceased devisees; each surviving devisee takes the share to which the surviving 08 devisee would have been entitled had the deceased devisees survived the testator; each 09 deceased devisee's surviving descendants who are substituted for the deceased devisee 10 take by representation the share to which the deceased devisee would have been 11 entitled had the deceased devisee survived the testator; in this paragraph, "deceased 12 devisee" means a class member who failed to survive the testator and left one or more 13 surviving descendants; 14 (3) for the purposes of AS 13.12.601, words of survivorship, as in a 15 devise to an individual "if the individual survives me," or in a devise to "my surviving 16 children," are not, in the absence of additional evidence, a sufficient indication of an 17 intent contrary to the application of this section; 18 (4) if the will creates an alternative devise with respect to a devise for 19 which a substitute gift is created by (1) or (2) of this subsection, the substitute gift is 20 superseded by the alternative devise only if an expressly designated devisee of the 21 alternative devise is entitled to take under the will; 22 (5) unless the language creating a power of appointment expressly 23 excludes the substitution of the descendants of an appointee for the appointee, a 24 surviving descendant of a deceased appointee of a power of appointment can be 25 substituted for the appointee under this section, whether or not the descendant is an 26 object of the power. 27 * Sec. 11. AS 14.17.025(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) Local contributions to a city or borough school district must [SHALL] 29 include at least the lesser of 30 (1) the equivalent of a four mill tax levy on the full and true value of 31 the taxable real and personal property in the district as of January 1 of the second
01 preceding fiscal year, as determined by the Department of Community and Regional 02 Affairs under AS 14.17.140 and AS 29.45.110; or 03 (2) 35 percent of the district's basic need for the preceding fiscal year, 04 as determined under AS 14.17.021(c) [AS 14.17.021(b)]. 05 * Sec. 12. AS 14.17.025(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) In addition to the local contributions required under (a) of this section, 07 local contributions to a city or borough school district in a fiscal year may include no 08 more than the greater of 09 (1) the equivalent of a two mill tax levy on the full and true value of 10 the taxable real and personal property in the district as of January 1 of the second 11 preceding fiscal year, as determined by the Department of Community and Regional 12 Affairs under AS 14.17.140 and AS 29.45.110; or 13 (2) 23 percent of the district's basic need for the fiscal year under 14 AS 14.17.021(c) [AS 14.17.021(b)], as adjusted under AS 14.17.225(b). 15 * Sec. 13. AS 14.20.020(a) is amended to read: 16 (a) Except as provided in (f) of this section, the department shall issue a 17 teacher certificate to every person who meets the requirements in (b), (c), and (h) [(b) 18 AND (c)] of this section. 19 * Sec. 14. AS 14.20.177(a) is amended to read: 20 (a) A school district may implement a layoff plan under this section if it is 21 necessary for the district to reduce the number of tenured teachers because 22 (1) school attendance in the district has decreased; or 23 (2) the basic need of the school district determined under 24 AS 14.17.021(c) [AS 14.17.021(b)] and adjusted under AS 14.17.225(b) decreases by 25 three percent or more from the previous year. 26 * Sec. 15. AS 14.30.010(b) is amended to read: 27 (b) This section does not apply if a child 28 (1) is provided an academic education comparable to that offered by 29 the public schools in the area, either by 30 (A) attendance at a private school in which the teachers are 31 certificated according to AS 14.20.020;
01 (B) tutoring by personnel certificated according to 02 AS 14.20.020; or 03 (C) attendance at an educational program operated in 04 compliance with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.200 by a religious or other private 05 school; 06 (2) attends a school operated by the federal government; 07 (3) has a physical or mental condition that a competent medical 08 authority determines will make attendance impractical; 09 (4) is in the custody of a court or law enforcement authorities; 10 (5) is temporarily ill or injured; 11 (6) has been suspended or expelled under AS 14.03.160 or 12 suspended or denied admittance under [ACCORDING TO] AS 14.30.045; 13 (7) resides more than two miles from either a public school or a route 14 on which transportation is provided by the school authorities, except that this 15 paragraph [SUBSECTION] does not apply if the child resides within two miles of a 16 federal or private school that the child is eligible and able to attend; 17 (8) is excused by action of the school board of the district at a regular 18 meeting or by the district superintendent subject to approval by the school board of the 19 district at the next regular meeting; 20 (9) has completed the 12th grade; 21 (10) is enrolled in 22 (A) the state boarding school established under AS 14.16; or 23 (B) a full-time program of correspondence study approved by 24 the department; in those school districts providing an approved correspondence 25 study program, a student may be enrolled either in the district correspondence 26 program or in the centralized correspondence study program; 27 (11) is equally well-served by an educational experience approved by 28 the school board as serving the child's educational interests despite an absence from 29 school, and the request for excuse is made in writing by the child's parents or 30 guardian [,] and approved by the principal or administrator of the school that the child 31 attends.
01 * Sec. 16. AS 14.36.030(b) is amended to read: 02 (b) For each fiscal year [BEGINNING AFTER JUNE 30, 1980], a district 03 operating an approved community school program under (a) of this section may 04 receive a further grant from the state equal to the amount allocated by the district to 05 the support of the community school program from sources other than the grant 06 provided under (a) of this section. The additional grant under this subsection may not 07 exceed the amount received under (a) of this section. 08 * Sec. 17. AS 14.43.120(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) Scholarship loans may only be used to attend a 10 (1) career education program operating on a sound fiscal basis that has 11 (A) operated for two years before the borrower attends; and 12 (B) submitted an executed program participation agreement as 13 required by the commission; or 14 (2) a college or university that 15 (A) has operated for at least two years before the borrower 16 attends; 17 (B) is accredited by a national or regional accreditation 18 association recognized by the Council on Recognition of Postsecondary 19 Accreditation or is approved by the commission; 20 (C) if the loans are federally insured, is approved by the United 21 States Secretary of Education; 22 (D) is a degree granting institution; and 23 (E) has submitted an executed program participation agreement 24 as required by the commission. 25 * Sec. 18. AS 14.43.140 is amended to read: 26 Sec. 14.43.140. Enforceability of certain contracts with minors. A written 27 obligation entered into by a minor at least 16 years of age, evidencing a loan or other 28 assistance received by the minor from any person for the purpose of furthering the 29 minor's education in a career education program or an institution of higher learning, 30 is enforceable against the minor with the same effect as if the minor were, at the time 31 of its execution, 18 [19] years of age, if the person making the loan has before making
01 the loan a certification from the institution that the minor is enrolled in the institution 02 or has been accepted for enrollment. 03 * Sec. 19. AS 14.56.182 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 14.56.182. Alaska Blue Book. The division of state libraries, archives, 05 and museums shall compile and issue biennially, beginning in 1973, an official 06 directory of all state officers, state departments, agencies, institutions, boards and 07 commissions, and municipal officials, to be known as the Alaska Blue Book, and 08 include in the book information regarding the functions of these officers and agencies 09 that are considered most valuable to the people of the state, together with other data 10 and information that is usually included in similar publications of other states. The 11 book must also include official reports of state agencies in the form prescribed by the 12 division and a synopsis of all studies undertaken by each of the agencies listed. 13 * Sec. 20. AS 14.56.190(1) is amended to read: 14 (1) "division" means the division of state libraries, archives, and 15 museums; 16 * Sec. 21. AS 14.56.200 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 14.56.200. Grants for constructing and equipping libraries. The 18 division of state libraries, archives, and museums shall administer a program 19 providing for grants to rural communities for constructing and equipping community 20 libraries according to the provisions of AS 14.56.210 - 14.56.240. 21 * Sec. 22. AS 14.56.210 is amended to read: 22 Sec. 14.56.210. Application for grants. (a) A rural community desiring to 23 receive the benefits of the grants provided for in AS 14.56.200 shall apply to the 24 division of state libraries, archives, and museums. If the rural community is within 25 a borough with areawide library powers, the borough may apply on behalf of the 26 community. 27 (b) To be eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.200 - 14.56.240, the applicant 28 shall provide not less than 10 percent of the total cost of the project for which the 29 funds are granted. The remaining percentage shall be provided by the state. The 30 matching share of the applicant may be in the form of money, land, services, or other 31 items acceptable to the division of state libraries, archives, and museums.
01 Satisfactory assurance of the continuation of library services shall be included as part 02 of the application. 03 * Sec. 23. AS 14.56.230 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 14.56.230. Regulations. The division of state libraries, archives, and 05 museums shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 14.56.200 06 - 14.56.240. 07 * Sec. 24. AS 14.56.350(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) The director of the division of state libraries, archives, and museums shall 09 administer a program providing for grants to municipalities in the state for the 10 construction and equipping of libraries. To be eligible for a grant under this section, 11 a municipality shall provide not less than 40 percent of the total cost of the project for 12 which funds are granted. The department shall administer the funds under this section 13 and shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 14 * Sec. 25. AS 21.18.110(h) is amended to read: 15 (h) In this section, " [SUBSECTION] plan type" is defined as follows: 16 (1) plan type A: at any time policyholder may withdraw funds only 17 (A) with an adjustment to reflect a change in interest rates or 18 asset values since receipt of the funds by the insurer; 19 (B) without such adjustment but in installments over five years 20 or more; 21 (C) as an immediate life annuity; or 22 (D) no withdrawal permitted; 23 (2) plan type B: before expiration of the interest rate guarantee, 24 policyholder may withdraw funds only 25 (A) with adjustment to reflect a change in interest rates or asset 26 values since receipt of the funds by the insurer; 27 (B) without adjustment but in installments over five years or 28 more; or 29 (C) no withdrawal permitted; at the end of interest rate 30 guarantee, funds may be withdrawn without adjustment in a single sum or 31 installments over less than five years;
01 (3) plan type C: policyholder may withdraw funds before expiration of 02 an interest rate guarantee in a single sum or installments over less than five years 03 either 04 (A) without adjustment to reflect changes in interest rates or 05 asset values since receipt of the funds by the insurer; or 06 (B) subject only to a fixed surrender charge stipulated in the 07 contract as a percentage of the fund. 08 * Sec. 26. AS 23.30.195(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) Compensation to which any claimant would be entitled under AS 23.30.190 10 [EXCEPTING (a)(20) OF THAT SECTION] shall, notwithstanding death arising from 11 causes other than the injury, be payable to and for the benefit of the persons following: 12 (1) if there be a widow or widower and no child of the deceased, to the 13 widow or widower; 14 (2) if there be a widow or widower and a surviving child of the 15 deceased, one-half to the widow or widower, the other half to the surviving child; 16 (3) if there be a surviving child of the deceased, but no widow or 17 widower, then to the child. 18 * Sec. 27. AS 24.05.135(c) is amended to read: 19 (c) As the tapes, spools, or other recording devices are filled, or as reports are 20 completed, they shall be transferred to the state library for placement in the state 21 archives. Reproductions shall be placed in a centrally located public library in Juneau, 22 Anchorage, and Fairbanks, until one year after adjournment of the legislative session 23 recorded. The division of state libraries, archives, and museums shall supply 24 reproductions of electronic recordings at cost to any person requesting them. 25 * Sec. 28. AS 28.10.431(b) is amended to read: 26 (b) The biennial tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the registration 27 [LICENSE] fee under AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based upon the age of 28 vehicles as determined by model year in the first year of the biennial period, according 29 to the following schedule: 30 Tax According to Age of 31 Vehicle
01 Since Model Year: 02 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 03 or over 04 Motor Vehicle 05 (1) motorcycle $ 17 $ 15 $ 13 $ 10 $ 7 $ 5 $ 2 $ 4 06 (2) vehicles 07 specified in 08 AS 28.10.421(b)(1) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 09 (3) vehicles specified 10 in AS 28.10.421(b)(3) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 11 (4) vehicles specified 12 in AS 28.10.421(c)(1)-(4) 13 5,000 pounds 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 14 or less 15 5,001-12,000 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 16 pounds 17 12,001-18,000 297 242 198 154 110 77 55 44 18 pounds 19 18,001 pounds 396 19 253 198 154 110 66 44 20 or over 21 (5) vehicles specified 22 in AS 28.10.421(b)(4) 198 154 121 99 77 55 33 22 23 (6) vehicles specified 24 in AS 28.10.421(b)(6) 17 15 13 10 7 5 4 4 25 (7) vehicles specified 26 in AS 28.10.421(d)(8) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 27 (8) vehicles specified 28 in AS 28.10.421(b)(2) 121 99 77 55 39 28 19 16 29 (9) vehicles eligible 30 for dealer plates under 31 AS 28.10.421(d)(9) 88.
01 * Sec. 29. AS 30.30.170(1) is amended to read: 02 (1) "department" means the Department of Transportation and Public 03 Facilities [, DIVISION OF WATERS AND HARBORS]; 04 * Sec. 30. AS 37.05.146 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 37.05.146. Definition of program receipts and non-general fund 06 program receipts. (a) In AS 37.05.142 - 37.05.146 and AS 37.07.080, "program 07 receipts" means fees, charges, income earned on assets, and other state money received 08 by a state agency in connection with the performance of its functions. 09 (b) All [; ALL] program receipts except the following are general fund 10 program receipts: 11 (1) federal receipts; 12 (2) University of Alaska receipts (AS 14.40.491); 13 (3) individual, foundation, or corporation gifts, grants, or bequests that 14 by their terms are restricted to a specific purpose; 15 (4) receipts of the following funds: 16 (A) highway working capital fund (AS 44.68.210); 17 (B) correctional industries fund (AS 33.32.020); 18 (C) loan funds; 19 (D) international airport revenue fund (AS 37.15.430); 20 (E) funds managed by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 21 (AS 18.56.020), the Alaska Railroad Corporation (AS 42.40.010), the 22 Municipal Bond Bank Authority (AS 44.85.020), the Alaska Aerospace 23 Development Corporation (AS 14.40.821), or the Alaska Industrial 24 Development and Export Authority (AS 44.88.020); 25 (F) fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100); 26 (G) school fund (AS 43.50.140); 27 (H) training and building fund (AS 23.20.130); 28 (I) retirement funds (AS 14.25, AS 22.25, AS 26.05.222, 29 AS 39.35, and former AS 39.37); 30 (J) permanent fund (art. IX, sec. 15, Alaska Constitution); 31 (K) public school trust fund (AS 37.14.110);
01 (L) second injury fund (AS 23.30.040); 02 (M) fishermen's fund (AS 23.35.060); 03 (N) FICA administration fund (AS 39.30.050); 04 (O) [RECEIPTS OF THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM 05 ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180; 06 (P) RECEIPTS OF THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION 07 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 39.45; 08 (Q)] clean air protection fund (AS 46.14.260); 09 (P) [(R) RECEIPTS OF THE GROUP INSURANCE 10 PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 39.30.090; 11 (S)] mental health trust fund (AS 37.14.031); 12 (5) receipts of or from the trust established by AS 37.14.400 - 13 37.14.450, except reimbursements described in AS 37.14.410; 14 (6) receipts of the employee benefits program established under 15 AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180; 16 (7) receipts of the deferred compensation program established 17 under AS 39.45; 18 (8) receipts of the group insurance programs established under 19 AS 39.30.090. 20 * Sec. 31. AS 37.05.530(g) is amended to read: 21 (g) Amounts received by the state under 42 U.S.C. 6508 and not appropriated 22 for grants to municipalities under (d) of this section lapse at the end of each fiscal year 23 as follows: 24 (1) 50 percent to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund; 25 (2) .5 percent to the public school trust fund (AS 37.14.110); and 26 (3) the remainder to the general fund for use by the state for the 27 following facilities and services: 28 (A) planning; 29 (B) construction, maintenance, and operation of essential public 30 facilities; and 31 (C) other necessary public services.
01 * Sec. 32. AS 37.10.071(f) is amended to read: 02 (f) In this section, "fiduciary of a state fund" or "fiduciary" means 03 (1) the commissioner of revenue for investments under AS 37.10.070; 04 (2) with respect to the Alaska State Pension Investment Board, for 05 investments under or subject to AS 14.25.180, 06 (A) each trustee who serves on the board of trustees; and 07 (B) any other person who exercises control or authority with 08 respect to management or disposition of assets for which the board is 09 responsible or who gives investment advice to the board; or 10 (3) the person or body provided by law to manage the investments for 11 investments not subject to AS 14.25.180 or AS 37.10.070. 12 * Sec. 33. AS 42.06.245 is amended to read: 13 Sec. 42.06.245. Federally regulated carriers. The requirements of this 14 chapter pertaining to permits and certificates of public convenience and necessity do 15 not apply to the construction of a pipeline facility exclusively subject to federal 16 jurisdiction or to the interstate portion of the business of a pipeline or pipeline carrier 17 exclusively subject to federal jurisdiction. However [; HOWEVER], the requirements 18 of this chapter for permits and certificates of public convenience and necessity do 19 apply to all the intrastate portion of the business of a pipeline or pipeline carrier 20 subject to federal jurisdiction whenever it engages [THEY ENGAGE] in intrastate 21 commerce. However [; HOWEVER], nothing limits the powers of the commission 22 set out in this chapter except to the extent they are preempted by federal law. 23 * Sec. 34. AS 42.06.250 is amended to read: 24 Sec. 42.06.250. Application. Application for a certificate shall be made in 25 writing to the commission, verified under oath. The commission, by regulation, shall 26 establish the requirements for [, AND SHALL BE IN] the form of the application, 27 and [CONTAIN] the information to be contained in it. Notice [, AND NOTICE] of 28 the application shall be served upon the interested parties in the manner that the 29 commission by regulation requires. 30 * Sec. 35. AS 43.55.017(a) is amended to read: 31 (a) Except as provided in this chapter [AND IN AS 43.58], the taxes imposed
01 by this chapter are in place of all taxes now imposed by the state or any of its 02 municipalities, and neither the state nor a municipality may impose a tax upon 03 (1) producing oil or gas leases; 04 (2) oil or gas produced or extracted in the state; 05 (3) the value of intangible drilling and exploration expenses. 06 * Sec. 36. AS 44.27.060(d) is amended to read: 07 (d) In (c) of this section, "building" or "facility" means 08 (1) a building or facility of the state, as defined by AS 35.27.030 09 [AS 35.27.030(2)], that is designed for and that is subject to substantial public use; and 10 (2) a building or facility that is leased by the state and subject to 11 substantial public use. 12 * Sec. 37. AS 45.50.477(a) is amended to read: 13 (a) A person may not use the title "industrial hygienist," the initials "I.H.," 14 another term that includes the phrase "industrial hygiene" or similar words, or 15 represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist, unless the person has 16 a baccalaureate or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, 17 engineering, physics, or a closely related physical or biological science from a college 18 or university accredited by a national or regional accreditation association recognized 19 by the Council on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, or a degree based on 20 equivalent academic training, and has acquired competence in industrial hygiene 21 through special studies or work experience sufficient to provide the person with the 22 ability and competence to 23 (1) anticipate and recognize the environmental factors and stresses 24 associated with work and work operations and to understand their effects on people 25 and their well-being; 26 (2) evaluate, on the basis of training and demonstrated work experience 27 and with the aid of quantitative measurement techniques, the magnitude of the factors 28 and stresses identified under (1) of this subsection in terms of their ability to impair 29 human health and well-being; and 30 (3) prescribe methods to prevent, eliminate, control, or reduce the 31 factors and stresses identified under (a) of this subsection when necessary to alleviate
01 their effects. 02 * Sec. 38. AS 47.27.015(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) A family is not eligible for assistance under the Alaska temporary 04 assistance program if the family includes an adult who 05 (1) has received benefits under the Alaska temporary assistance 06 program, or a program of another state operated under a federal assistance grant 07 program for needy families, for a total of 60 months as the caretaker or spouse of a 08 caretaker of a dependent child or as a pregnant woman, unless the caretaker or 09 pregnant woman is 10 (A) a person who the department has reasonable cause to 11 believe is or recently has been the victim of domestic violence, as defined in 12 AS 18.66.900, and the physical, mental, or emotional well-being of the victim 13 would be endangered by a strict application of the time limit otherwise 14 applicable under this subsection; 15 (B) determined, under regulations of the department to be 16 physically or mentally unable to perform gainful activity; 17 (C) a parent who is providing care for a child who is 18 experiencing a disability; or 19 (D) a family determined by the department to be exempt from 20 this paragraph by reason of hardship; [THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES FOR 21 WHICH AN EXEMPTION IS IN EFFECT UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH 22 MAY NOT EXCEED 10 PERCENT OR THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF 23 FAMILIES ALLOWED AN EXEMPTION UNDER FEDERAL LAW, 24 WHICHEVER IS GREATER;] or 25 (2) is determined to be fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or 26 confinement after conviction, in this or another jurisdiction, for a crime that is 27 classified as a felony or a class A misdemeanor under AS 11 or the criminal laws of 28 the jurisdiction where the criminal activity was committed. 29 * Sec. 39. AS 47.27.015 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 30 (f) The number of families for which an exemption is in effect under (a)(1) 31 of this section may not exceed 10 percent or the maximum percentage of families
01 allowed an exemption under federal law, whichever is greater. 02 * Sec. 40. AS 30.15.070(2) is repealed. 03 * Sec. 41. The amendment to AS 13.12.603(a), made by sec. 10 of this Act, is retroactive 04 to January 1, 1997, to the extent constitutionally permissible. 05 * Sec. 42. The amendments to AS 14.17.025(a) and (b), made by secs. 11 and 12 of this 06 Act, are retroactive to July 1, 1995, to the extent constitutionally permissible. 07 * Sec. 43. The amendments to AS 14.20.177(a), made by sec. 14 of this Act, are 08 retroactive to August 16, 1996, to the extent constitutionally permissible. 09 * Sec. 44. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).