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HB 353: "An Act renaming the Alaska Human Resource Investment Council as the Alaska Workforce Investment Board and relating to its membership; repealing the termination date of the state training and employment program; relating to employment and training activities; and providing for an effective date."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 353 01 "An Act renaming the Alaska Human Resource Investment Council as the Alaska 02 Workforce Investment Board and relating to its membership; repealing the termination 03 date of the state training and employment program; relating to employment and 04 training activities; and providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 14.35.020(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) When required by any of the Acts described in AS 14.35.010, the board 08 shall 09 (1) prepare, submit, and supervise the administration of the plans for 10 vocational education; 11 (2) select a state director of vocational education; 12 (3) establish the minimum qualifications for teachers, supervisors, or 13 directors; 14 (4) determine the prorated basis on which money shall be available for

01 the salary and necessary travel expenses of the state director of vocational education; 02 (5) consider the advice of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board 03 [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] established by 04 AS 23.15.550 regarding employment training needs and advise that board 05 [COUNCIL] in the development of vocational education programs. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 14.42.015(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) There is in the Department of Education and Early Development the 08 Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education consisting of 09 (1) two members of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska 10 designated by the members of that body; 11 (2) one person representing private higher education in the state 12 selected jointly by the Boards of Trustees of Alaska Pacific University and Sheldon 13 Jackson College from among their membership; 14 (3) one person representing the Department of Education and Early 15 Development selected by the state Board of Education and Early Development; 16 (4) four persons broadly and equitably representative of the general 17 public appointed by the governor; 18 (5) one member of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board 19 [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] established by 20 AS 23.15.550 designated by the members of that body; 21 (6) one person from the members of the local community college 22 advisory councils appointed by the governor; 23 (7) two members from the legislature, one of whom shall be appointed 24 by the president of the senate and one by the speaker of the house of representatives; 25 (8) one person appointed in accordance with (e) of this section who is 26 a full-time student as defined in AS 14.43.160; 27 (9) one administrator appointed by the governor from a proprietary 28 institution of postsecondary education that has an authorization to operate in the state 29 issued under AS 14.48. 30 * Sec. 3. AS 23.15.550 is amended to read: 31 Sec. 23.15.550. Alaska Workforce Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN

01 RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL]. (a) The Alaska Workforce 02 Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] is 03 established in the department. The board [COUNCIL] consists of the following 04 voting members, not to exceed 26: 05 (1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee; 06 (2) the commissioners of community and economic development, 07 education and early development, health and social services, and labor and workforce 08 development, or each respective commissioner's designee; 09 (3) one representative from the University of Alaska; 10 (4) four additional representatives of education, with one from local 11 public education, one from secondary vocational education, one from a postsecondary 12 vocational education institution, and one from adult basic education; 13 (5) four representatives of business and industry, with at least one 14 representative from the local workforce investment boards [PRIVATE INDUSTRY 15 COUNCILS] appointed under 29 U.S.C. 2831 [29 U.S.C. 1512 AND SUBJECT TO 16 RECONSTITUTION UNDER 29 U.S.C. 1515]; 17 (6) four representatives of organized labor that the governor shall 18 appoint from lists of nominees submitted by recognized state labor organizations; the 19 governor may reject a list submitted under this paragraph and request that another list 20 be submitted; 21 (7) at least one representative from an organization representing 22 employment and training needs of Alaska Natives; 23 (8) at least one representative of a community based service 24 organization; 25 (9) at least one representative who has personal or professional 26 experience with developmental disabilities; and 27 (10) at least one and up to five additional members of the private 28 sector to ensure a private sector majority and regional and local representation on the 29 board [COUNCIL]. 30 (b) The commissioner of administration is a nonvoting member of the 31 board. Additional, nonvoting, members may be appointed to the board [COUNCIL]

01 from government or nongovernment entities. 02 (c) A member of the board [COUNCIL] under (a) of this section, and the 03 commissioner of administration under (b) of this section may appoint a designee to 04 serve in place of the member [NAMED IN (a) OF THIS SECTION]. The member 05 shall appoint the designee in writing. 06 * Sec. 4. AS 23.15.555 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 23.15.555. Appointment and term of members. (a) Members of the 08 Alaska Workforce Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE 09 INVESTMENT COUNCIL] other than those listed in AS 23.15.550(a)(1) and (2) and 10 the commissioner of administration under AS 23.15.550(b) are appointed by the 11 governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor may appoint one 12 person to fill two or more of the places listed in AS 23.15.550(a) if the person is 13 qualified in all of the areas the person represents. A member appointed to fill more 14 than one place under this subsection is entitled to only one vote and may appoint only 15 one designee to replace the member in the event the member is unable to attend a 16 meeting. 17 (b) The voting members of the board [COUNCIL] other than those listed in 18 AS 23.15.550(a)(1) and (2) serve for staggered four-year terms and may serve until a 19 successor is appointed. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same 20 manner as the original appointment and for the balance of the unexpired term. 21 (c) The governor shall ensure that individuals appointed to the board 22 [COUNCIL] have sufficient expertise to effectively carry out the duties of the board 23 [COUNCIL]. Expertise of the board [COUNCIL] includes, where appropriate, 24 knowledge of the long-term needs of individuals preparing to enter the work force; the 25 needs of local, state, and regional labor markets; and the methods for evaluating the 26 effectiveness of vocational training programs in serving varying populations. 27 * Sec. 5. AS 23.15.560 is amended to read: 28 Sec. 23.15.560. Compensation. Members of the Alaska Workforce 29 Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] 30 listed in or appointed under AS 23.15.550(a), including a designee of a member 31 attending in place of the member, serve without compensation but are entitled to per

01 diem and travel expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under 02 AS 39.20.180. Nonvoting members of the board [COUNCIL] appointed under 03 AS 23.15.550(b) serve without compensation and are not entitled to per diem and 04 travel expenses. A commissioner appointed under AS 23.15.550(a)(2) or (b), or the 05 commissioner's designee, is entitled to per diem and travel expenses as a state 06 employee. 07 * Sec. 6. AS 23.15.565 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 23.15.565. Officers. The Alaska Workforce Investment Board 09 [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] shall elect a chair and 10 a vice-chair from among the members listed in or appointed under AS 23.15.550(a)(5). 11 The chair and vice-chair serve in their positions at the pleasure of the board 12 [COUNCIL]. 13 * Sec. 7. AS 23.15.570 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 23.15.570. Meetings, quorum, and committees. (a) The Alaska 15 Workforce Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT 16 COUNCIL] shall meet [NOT MORE THAN THREE TIMES IN A CALENDAR 17 YEAR] at the call of the chair to conduct its business. A majority of the members 18 listed in or appointed to the board [COUNCIL] under AS 23.15.550(a) constitutes a 19 quorum. 20 (b) The board [COUNCIL] shall establish an executive committee and four 21 permanent standing committees as described in (c) - (g) of this section. The chair of a 22 permanent standing committee must be from the private sector. The board 23 [COUNCIL] may establish additional standing committees and special committees or 24 subcommittees, not necessarily consisting of board [COUNCIL] members, to advise 25 and assist the board [COUNCIL] in carrying out its functions assigned by federal or 26 state statute. The permanent standing committees are 27 (1) the assessment and evaluation committee; 28 (2) the policy and planning committee; 29 (3) the employment and placement committee; and 30 (4) the workforce readiness committee. 31 (c) The executive committee consists of the chair and vice-chair of the board

01 [COUNCIL], the immediate past chair of the board [COUNCIL], and the chairs of the 02 four standing committees described in (d) - (g) of this section. The executive 03 committee has the duties and may exercise the powers of the board [COUNCIL] 04 between meetings of the board [COUNCIL]. The executive committee shall 05 (1) report to the board [COUNCIL] in a timely fashion on actions 06 taken on behalf of the board [COUNCIL]; and 07 (2) supervise the affairs of the board [COUNCIL] between regular 08 meetings of the board [COUNCIL]. 09 (d) The assessment and evaluation committee shall 10 (1) assess and evaluate programs, initiatives, and the delivery of 11 services to help to ensure equitable distribution of quality education, training, and 12 employment services statewide, especially to rural areas and to programs serving 13 economically disadvantaged citizens; 14 (2) call for and monitor the workforce development system for 15 increased accountability in performance and continuous quality improvement along 16 the goals and strategies of the board's [COUNCIL'S] overall statewide strategic plan 17 for workforce development; 18 (3) use evaluation and performance measures to gauge customer 19 satisfaction within the workforce development system; and 20 (4) perform other duties assigned by the board [COUNCIL]. 21 (e) The policy and planning committee shall 22 (1) build policies regarding day-to-day operations and long-term 23 responsibilities of the board [COUNCIL]; 24 (2) work to increase awareness of the board [COUNCIL] and its 25 mission throughout the state; 26 (3) work with all other committees on a statewide strategic plan for 27 workforce development; and 28 (4) perform other duties assigned by the board [COUNCIL]. 29 (f) The employment and placement committee shall 30 (1) ensure the statewide strategic plan for workforce development 31 addresses

01 (A) customer needs at the local level; 02 (B) moving welfare recipients into the workforce; 03 (C) promoting the hiring of state residents in jobs that have 04 traditionally been filled by out-of-state workers; 05 (D) tailoring employment and training programs to suit state 06 business, industry, and economic development needs; 07 (2) monitor the coordination of service delivery to promote efficiency 08 and to prevent overlap of services among programs; and 09 (3) perform other duties assigned by the board [COUNCIL]. 10 (g) The workforce readiness committee shall 11 (1) provide oversight for training, education, and employment 12 programs to ensure the programs are delivering education and training that is relevant 13 to local market needs and the career goals of state residents; 14 (2) build partnerships between employers and quality workforce 15 training programs; 16 (3) work to connect the state public and private education systems with 17 business, government, and labor to ensure that state residents are receiving workforce 18 readiness skills throughout the education process; and 19 (4) perform other duties assigned by the board [COUNCIL]. 20 * Sec. 8. AS 23.15.575 is amended to read: 21 Sec. 23.15.575. Board [COUNCIL] as state planning entity. The Alaska 22 Workforce Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT 23 COUNCIL] shall act as the lead state planning and coordinating entity for state human 24 resource programs administered under 25 (1) 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998) 26 [29 U.S.C. 1501 - 1792b (JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT)]; 27 (2) 20 U.S.C. 2301 - 2471 (Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 28 Technology Education Act); 29 (3) [20 U.S.C. 1201 - 1213d (ADULT EDUCATION ACT); 30 (4)] 29 U.S.C. 49 - 49l-1 (Wagner - Peyser Act); 31 (4) federal law for work programs [(5) 42 U.S.C. 681 - 687 (JOB

01 OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM)] for needy 02 families with children under the Social Security Act; 03 (5) [(6)] the employment program established under 7 U.S.C. 04 2015(d)(4) (Food Stamp Act of 1977); 05 (6) [(7)] all federal programs designated as successors to the programs 06 listed in (1) - (5) [(1) - (6)] of this section; and 07 (7) [(8)] all state laws involving employment training, vocational 08 education, and workforce development [, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE]. 09 * Sec. 9. AS 23.15.580 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 23.15.580. Functions of the board [COUNCIL]. (a) As the lead state 11 planning and coordinating entity, the Alaska Workforce Investment Board 12 [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] has responsibility, to 13 the extent authorized by federal and state law, for planning and coordinating federal, 14 state, and local efforts in human resource programs in this state related to employment 15 training, including the work activities of the Alaska temporary assistance program 16 under AS 47.27. 17 (b) The board [COUNCIL] shall 18 (1) facilitate the development of statewide policy for a coordinated and 19 effective employment training and education system in this state; 20 (2) identify the human resource investment needs in the state and 21 develop a plan to meet those needs; 22 (3) review the provision of services and the use of money and 23 resources by the human resource programs listed in AS 23.15.575; 24 (4) assume the duties and functions of the state boards [COUNCILS] 25 described under the laws relating to the federal human resource programs listed in 26 AS 23.15.575; 27 (5) advise the governor, state and local agencies, [AND] the University 28 of Alaska, and other training entities on the development of state and local standards 29 and measures relating to applicable human resource programs; 30 (6) submit, to the governor and the legislature, a biennial strategic plan 31 to accomplish the goals developed to meet human resource investment needs;

01 (7) monitor for the implementation and evaluate the effectiveness of 02 the strategic plan developed by the board [COUNCIL]; 03 (8) adopt regulations that set standards for the percentage of a grant 04 that may be used for administrative costs; the regulations must clearly identify and 05 distinguish between expenses that may be included in administrative costs and those 06 that may not be included in administrative costs; the percentage allowed for 07 administrative costs may not exceed the lesser of 15 percent or the amount permitted 08 under the requirements of a federal program, if applicable; 09 (9) report annually to the legislature, by the 30th day of the regular 10 legislative session, on the performance and evaluation of training programs in the state 11 subject to review under (f) of this section; 12 (10) identify ways for agencies operating programs subject to 13 oversight by the board [COUNCIL] to share resources, instructors, and curricula 14 through collaboration with other public and private entities to increase training 15 opportunities and reduce costs; and 16 (11) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) 17 to carry out the purposes of AS 23.15.550 - 23.15.585. 18 (c) The board [COUNCIL] may receive money designated for human 19 resource programs and may disburse money, including grants, to human resource 20 projects in accordance with AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act). The board 21 [COUNCIL] may enter into partnership agreements through appropriate 22 administrative agencies with private industry training entities within the state in order 23 to facilitate the coordination of training opportunities. 24 (d) The board [COUNCIL] shall provide oversight for the planning and 25 coordination of employment-related education training programs operated by the state 26 or operated under contract with the state that are described in (f) of this section. The 27 board [COUNCIL] shall require a training program listed in (f) of this section to meet 28 the requirements of this subsection. The board [COUNCIL] shall, by regulation, 29 establish appropriate penalties for programs that fail to meet the requirements of this 30 subsection. The board [COUNCIL] may recommend to the legislature changes to 31 enhance the effectiveness of the training programs it oversees under this section. A

01 training program described in (f) of this section funded with money appropriated by 02 the legislature must 03 (1) meet the standards adopted by the board [COUNCIL] concerning 04 the percentage of a grant that may be spent on administrative costs; 05 (2) be operated by an institution that holds a valid authorization to 06 operate issued under AS 14.48 by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary 07 Education if the program is a postsecondary educational program operated by a 08 postsecondary educational institution subject to regulation under AS 14.48; 09 (3) provide to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development 10 the information required by the department for the preparation of the statistical 11 information necessary for the board [COUNCIL] to evaluate programs by the 12 standards set out in (e) of this section. 13 (e) The board [COUNCIL] shall develop standards that encourage agencies to 14 contract for training programs that meet local demands and maximize the use of 15 resources [PROGRAM'S CLASS SIZE]. The board [COUNCIL] shall adopt 16 standards for the evaluation of training programs listed in (f) of this section with 17 regard to the following: 18 (1) the percent of former participants who have a job one year after 19 leaving the training program; 20 (2) the median wage of former participants seven to 12 months after 21 leaving the program; 22 (3) the percent of former participants who were employed after leaving 23 the training program who received training under the program that was related to their 24 jobs or somewhat related to their jobs seven to 12 months after leaving the training 25 program; 26 (4) the percent of former participants of a training program who 27 indicate that they were satisfied with or somewhat satisfied with the overall quality of 28 the training program; 29 (5) the percent of employers who indicate that they were satisfied with 30 the services received through the workforce development system [QUALITY OF 31 THE WORK OF NEW EMPLOYEES WHO HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED THE

01 TRAINING PROGRAM]. 02 (f) The following training programs are subject to the provisions of (d) and (e) 03 of this section: 04 (1) in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or 05 operated by the department: 06 (A) Workforce Investment Act of 1998 [ONE STOP 07 CAREER CENTER; 08 (B)] JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT] programs under 09 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 [29 U.S.C. 1501 - 1792b], assisting communities in 10 moving toward a self-sustainable economy and providing training; 11 (B) [(C)] state training and employment program 12 (AS 23.15.620), providing training and employment services for people who 13 are unemployed or likely to become unemployed, fostering new jobs, and 14 increasing training opportunities for workers severely affected by fluctuations 15 in the state economy or adversely affected by technology advances in the 16 workplace; 17 (C) [(D)] employment-related adult basic education; 18 [(E) SCHOOL-TO-WORK;] 19 (D) [(F)] employment training services operated as part of the 20 Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP); 21 (E) [(G)] unemployment insurance grants provided under the 22 federal training relocation assistance program; 23 (F) [(H)] Alaska works programs, assisting with the welfare-to- 24 work program; 25 [(I) STATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, 26 COORDINATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND 27 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;] 28 (2) in the Department of Education and Early Development or operated 29 by the department, the non-public-school portions of the following programs: 30 (A) [HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROJECT; 31 (B)] Kotzebue Technical Center;

01 (B) [(C)] Alaska Vocational Technical Center; 02 (C) [(D)] vocational education and technical preparation 03 [TECH PREP]; 04 (D) [(E)] Alaska Career Information System. 05 (g) The board [COUNCIL] shall assess the programs listed in this subsection 06 and make recommendations to the legislature in its report required under (b)(9) of this 07 section about whether to include one or more of these programs under the 08 requirements of (f) of this section: 09 (1) in the Department of Community and Economic Development or 10 operated by the department: 11 (A) local government assistance training and development, 12 including the rural utility business advisory program; 13 (B) energy operations, providing training in management and 14 administration of electric utilities and bulk fuel storage systems; 15 (2) in the Department of Corrections: 16 (A) Correctional Academy, training individuals applying for a 17 correctional officer position; 18 (B) inmate programs, providing vocational technical training 19 and education courses for inmates preparing to be released from a correctional 20 facility; 21 (C) correctional industries program, providing inmates with 22 jobs while they are incarcerated; 23 (3) in the Department of Environmental Conservation: 24 (A) remote maintenance worker program, providing training 25 and technical assistance to communities to keep drinking water and sewage 26 disposal systems running, and providing on-the-job training to local operators; 27 (B) water and wastewater operator training and assistance; 28 (C) federal drinking water operator training and certification; 29 (4) in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs: educational 30 benefits for members of the Alaska National Guard and the Alaska Naval Militia; 31 (5) in the Department of Public Safety:

01 (A) fire service training to maintain emergency training skills 02 for existing fire fighter staff and volunteers and individuals interested in 03 becoming fire fighters; 04 (B) Public Safety Training Academy, training trooper recruits; 05 (6) in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities: 06 (A) engineer-in-training program, providing on-the-job training 07 for apprentice engineers to enable them to gain the experience necessary to be 08 certified; 09 (B) statewide transportation improvement program, offered by 10 the United States National Highway Institute; 11 (C) local technical assistance program, transferring technical 12 expertise to local governments; 13 (D) Native technical assistance program, transferring technical 14 expertise to Native governments; 15 (E) border technology exchange program, to coordinate 16 highway issues with the Yukon Territory; 17 (7) in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development: 18 vocational rehabilitation client services and special work projects, employment 19 services, including job development, assisting individuals in finding employment, and 20 assisting employed individuals in finding other employment[; 21 (8) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION: ALASKA 22 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, PROVIDING CONTINUING 23 EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYED WORKERS]. 24 (h) The University of Alaska shall evaluate the performance of its training 25 programs using the standards set out in (e) of this section and shall provide a report on 26 the results to the board [COUNCIL] for inclusion in the board's [COUNCIL'S] 27 annual report to the legislature. 28 (i) The board [COUNCIL] shall review each program listed in (f) of this 29 section to determine whether it is in compliance with the standards set out in (d) and 30 (e) of this section. If the board [COUNCIL] finds that a program has failed to comply 31 with the standards set out in (d) and (e) of this section, it shall notify the program

01 director of the failure. If the program director fails to improve the performance of the 02 program within a reasonable time, the board [COUNCIL] shall notify the governor 03 and the legislative budget and audit committee that the program is out of compliance. 04 A contract entered into by a state agency relating to a training program set out in (f) of 05 this section must contain terms consistent with this section. 06 (j) A department that operates or contracts for a training program listed in (f) 07 of this section shall pay to the board [COUNCIL] a management assessment fee not 08 to exceed .75 percent of the program's annual operating budget. The total amount 09 received as management assessment fees may not exceed the board's [COUNCIL'S] 10 authorized budget for the fiscal year. The board [COUNCIL] shall, by regulation, 11 establish a method to determine annually the amount of the management assessment 12 fee. If the amount the board [COUNCIL] expects to collect under this subsection 13 exceeds the authorized budget of the board [COUNCIL], the board [COUNCIL] 14 shall reduce the percentages set out in this subsection so that the total amount of the 15 fees collected approximately equals the authorized budget of the board [COUNCIL] 16 for the fiscal year. The board [COUNCIL] shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 17 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to administer this subsection. 18 (k) Upon the enactment of a new federal or state program relating to work 19 force development, the board [COUNCIL] shall 20 (1) advise the governor and the legislature on whether the board 21 [COUNCIL] should provide oversight for the new program under this section; and 22 (2) make recommendations necessary to streamline and coordinate 23 state efforts to meet the guidelines of the new program. 24 (l) For purposes of this section, "program" 25 (1) does not refer to the overall activities of an individual institution or 26 individual fields of study or courses that are not associated with programs for which 27 the board [COUNCIL] has oversight responsibility; 28 (2) may include a certificate or associate degree course, or a course 29 that is not for credit, whether it is offered by a public or private institute or contracted 30 for by the private sector, so long as it is related to employment. 31 * Sec. 10. AS 23.15.585 is amended to read:

01 Sec. 23.15.585. Administration. (a) The governor shall appoint the 02 executive director for the Alaska Workforce Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN 03 RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL]. The department shall provide professional, 04 technical, and administrative staff for the Alaska Workforce Investment Board 05 [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL]. 06 (b) Subject to legislative appropriations, and in accordance with AS 37.07 07 (Executive Budget Act), the board's [COUNCIL'S] budget is funded from programs 08 for which the board [COUNCIL] is the lead state planning and coordinating entity 09 under AS 23.15.575. 10 * Sec. 11. AS 23.15.645(a) is amended to read: 11 (a) The department shall award a grant to the board [COUNCIL] to 12 (1) administer a state training and employment program; and 13 (2) award grants to qualified entities. 14 * Sec. 12. AS 23.15.645(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) When a grant is awarded to the board [COUNCIL], the department shall 16 annually provide to the board [COUNCIL] a priority list of targeted projects or 17 services, based on unemployment statistics, unemployment insurance claims, 18 occupational and industrial projections, availability of other training and employment 19 programs, and other relevant data. The department shall also provide annually to the 20 board [COUNCIL] a priority list of criteria for eligibility to maximize services to 21 those people most in need of training under AS 23.15.620 - 23.15.660. In developing 22 the priority list for targeted projects and services, the department shall solicit 23 comments from the Department of Education and Early Development, the Department 24 of Community and Economic Development, the University of Alaska, organized labor, 25 the board [COUNCIL], and the administrative entities of the local workforce 26 investment [SUBSTATE SERVICE DELIVERY] areas established for the board 27 [COUNCIL]. The department shall give preference to projects and services that train 28 individuals in industries identified in the resident hire report required under 29 AS 36.10.130 as employing a disproportionate percentage of nonresident individuals. 30 * Sec. 13. AS 23.15.645(d) is amended to read: 31 (d) The board, by regulation, [COUNCIL] shall establish grant

01 administration requirements, including accounting procedures, that apply to qualified 02 entities and their grantees. 03 * Sec. 14. AS 23.15.645(e) is amended to read: 04 (e) In making a grant under this section, the board [COUNCIL] shall require 05 that the qualified entity and grantees of the qualified entity limit the amount of the 06 grant proceeds spent on administration so that the total spent on administration from 07 the proceeds of the employment assistance and training program account, including 08 amounts spent by the board [COUNCIL] itself, does not exceed 20 percent. The 09 amount collected and remitted in accordance with the shared cost requirements of the 10 federal Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 entitled "Cost Principles for 11 State and Local Governments" is not considered an amount spent on administration 12 under this subsection. 13 * Sec. 15. AS 23.15.651 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 23.15.651. Duties of Alaska workforce investment board [ALASKA 15 HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL]; grants; eligible entities. (a) 16 In implementing this program under a grant received under AS 23.15.645, and subject 17 to the limit of its grant, the board [COUNCIL] shall award grants, in accordance with 18 the priority list established by the department under AS 23.15.645(b), to employment 19 assistance and training entities. A training entity is eligible for a grant under this 20 section if the entity meets program requirements and can demonstrate that 21 (1) its accounting systems include controls adequate to check the 22 accuracy and reliability of accounting data, promote operating efficiency, and assure 23 compliance with program requirements and generally accepted accounting principles; 24 and 25 (2) its activities do not replace or compete in any way with a federally 26 approved, jointly administered apprenticeship program or any other existing training 27 programs. 28 (b) The board [COUNCIL] may not award a grant if the grant would displace 29 money available through existing public or private training programs. 30 (c) To provide administration of the program, the board [COUNCIL] may use 31 the administrative entities of the local workforce investment [SUBSTATE SERVICE

01 DELIVERY] areas. 02 (d) The board [COUNCIL] shall annually provide the department with 03 financial and performance reporting on the activities of the program and 04 recommendations concerning continuation of funding. 05 * Sec. 16. AS 23.15.660(1) is amended to read: 06 (1) "board" ["COUNCIL"] means the Alaska Workforce 07 Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] 08 established in AS 23.15.550; 09 * Sec. 17. AS 23.15.660 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 10 (4) "local workforce investment areas" means the areas established 11 under 29 U.S.C. 2831. 12 * Sec. 18. AS 23.15.700(a) is amended to read: 13 (a) There is established in the department the business incentive training 14 program. The incentive program shall be administered as a supplement to the 15 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945) [JOB TRAINING 16 PARTNERSHIP ACT (P.L. No. 97-300)]. 17 * Sec. 19. AS 23.15.710 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 23.15.710. Administration. (a) The Alaska Workforce Investment 19 Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] shall oversee 20 the incentive program. The local workforce investment [SERVICE DELIVERY] 21 areas established under 29 U.S.C. 2831 [29 U.S.C. 1511 AND SUBJECT TO 22 REDESIGNATION UNDER 29 U.S.C. 1515] shall be used in the administration of 23 the incentive program. The local workforce investment boards [PRIVATE 24 INDUSTRY COUNCILS] appointed under 29 U.S.C. 2832 [29 U.S.C. 1512 AND 25 SUBJECT TO RECONSTITUTION UNDER 29 U.S.C. 1515] shall serve as the local 26 workforce investment boards [PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS] for the 27 incentive program. 28 (b) The board [COUNCIL] shall divide appropriations for the incentive 29 program equally among the local workforce investment boards [PRIVATE 30 INDUSTRY COUNCILS]. If a local workforce investment board [PRIVATE 31 INDUSTRY COUNCIL] lacks sufficient money to fund a proposal, the local

01 workforce investment board [PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL] may apply to the 02 board [COUNCIL] for additional funding. The board [COUNCIL] may approve 03 reallocation of money from one local workforce investment [SERVICE DELIVERY] 04 area to another to fund a particular proposal if it finds that the reallocation will best 05 serve the purposes of the program. 06 (c) The board [COUNCIL] shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 07 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement AS 23.15.700 - 23.15.810. 08 * Sec. 20. AS 23.15.720 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 23.15.720. Business incentive training plan. (a) A local workforce 10 investment board [PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL] shall adopt a business 11 incentive training plan for the local workforce investment [SERVICE DELIVERY] 12 area. The plan must extend for two years to coincide with the term for the Workforce 13 Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945) [JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP 14 ACT (P.L. 97-300)] and must contain 15 (1) identification of the entity or entities that will administer the 16 incentive program and be the grant recipient for grants from the state; 17 (2) a description of the services to be provided, including the estimated 18 duration of service and the estimated training cost per participant; 19 (3) procedures for identifying and selecting participants; 20 (4) performance goals established in accordance with standards under 21 AS 23.15.780; 22 (5) procedures for awarding grants to businesses; and 23 (6) the budget for two program years and any proposed expenditures 24 for the succeeding two program years in as much detail as required by the grant 25 administrator designated under AS 23.15.740. 26 (b) If changes in labor market conditions, funding, or other factors require 27 substantial deviation from an approved business incentive training plan, the local 28 workforce investment board [PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL] and the 29 appropriate elected municipal official or officials shall submit a modification of the 30 plan and the budget for review under AS 23.15.730. 31 * Sec. 21. AS 23.15.730 is amended to read:

01 Sec. 23.15.730. Review and approval of business incentive training plan. 02 The business incentive training plan shall be published and made available for review 03 and comment as an attachment to the job training plan as set out in 29 U.S.C. 2833 [29 04 U.S.C. 1515]. The business incentive training plan is subject to review and approval 05 by the governor. 06 * Sec. 22. AS 23.15.740(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) Each local workforce investment board [PRIVATE INDUSTRY 08 COUNCIL] shall designate an administrative entity to be the grant recipient and 09 administrator for the region. An employer may apply to the grant administrator for a 10 business incentive grant if the employer is a private for-profit or nonprofit corporation, 11 partnership, or sole proprietor business. The grant administrator shall review 12 applications and award grants. 13 * Sec. 23. AS 23.15.740(c) is amended to read: 14 (c) A business incentive training grant shall be used to recruit and train 15 eligible employees for newly created permanent or permanent seasonal positions or to 16 enable existing employees to acquire the skills necessary to qualify the employee to 17 implement new technologies. A business incentive training grant may be used for 18 occupations for which there is a demand in the area served or in another area to which 19 the participant is willing to relocate and for emerging technologies in the state. In 20 selecting recruiting and training programs, the local workforce investment boards 21 [PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS] and the grant administrators may consider 22 whether the occupation in which recruiting or training is sought is in a sector of the 23 economy that has a high potential for sustained demand or growth. 24 * Sec. 24. AS 23.15.740(d) is amended to read: 25 (d) Only individuals eligible under the business incentive training plan and 26 residing in the local workforce investment [SERVICE DELIVERY] area may be 27 participants in employment and training activities funded under the business incentive 28 training program. To be eligible for training or education services under 29 AS 23.15.700 - 23.15.810, immediately before beginning training or education under 30 the program a person shall 31 (1) have been unemployed and

01 (A) receiving unemployment insurance benefits; or 02 (B) have exhausted the right to unemployment insurance 03 benefits within the past three years; 04 (2) be liable to be displaced from work within the next six months 05 because of 06 (A) reductions in overall employment within the business; 07 (B) elimination of the person's current job; or 08 (C) a change in the conditions of the employee's job requiring 09 that, to remain employed, the employee must have substantially different skills 10 that the employee does not now possess; or 11 (3) have worked in a position covered by AS 23.20 at any time during 12 the last three years and be ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits because the 13 person 14 (A) was working in a seasonal, temporary, part-time, or other 15 marginal employment; 16 (B) has insufficient qualifying wages because of limited job 17 opportunities; or 18 (C) is employed, but, because the person is underemployed, the 19 person needs employment assistance and training to obtain full employment. 20 * Sec. 25. AS 23.15.740(e) is amended to read: 21 (e) Payments to employers for on-the-job training of participants who 22 experience multiple barriers to employment or are eligible under the Workforce 23 Investment Act of 1998 (28 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945) [JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP 24 ACT (P.L. 97-300)] may not average more than 80 percent of the wages paid by the 25 employer to the participant. Payments to employers for on-the-job training of other 26 participants may not average more than 50 percent of the wages paid by the employer 27 to participants. The payments shall be considered to be in compensation for the 28 extraordinary costs associated with training employees for new positions and the lower 29 productivity of the participants. 30 * Sec. 26. AS 23.15.760(b) is amended to read: 31 (b) The board [COUNCIL] shall adopt regulations concerning retention of

01 records. 02 * Sec. 27. AS 23.15.760(c) is amended to read: 03 (c) The board [COUNCIL] shall, no later than February 1 of each year, 04 prepare a report concerning the incentive program and notify the legislature that the 05 report is available. 06 * Sec. 28. AS 23.15.770(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) Personal liability insurance for members of the local workforce 08 investment board [PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL] is an allowable cost. 09 * Sec. 29. AS 23.15.790 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 23.15.790. Limitation on certain costs. No more than 15 percent of the 11 money available to a local workforce investment [SERVICE DELIVERY] area for a 12 fiscal year may be expended for the cost of administration. For purposes of this 13 section, costs of program support, including counseling, that are directly related to the 14 provision of education or training to participants may not be counted as part of the cost 15 of administration. 16 * Sec. 30. AS 23.15.800 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 23.15.800. Selection of service providers. (a) The primary 18 consideration in selecting agencies or organizations to deliver services within a local 19 workforce investment [SERVICE DELIVERY] area is the effectiveness of the 20 agency or organization in delivering comparable or related services based on 21 demonstrated performance, in terms of the likelihood of meeting performance goals, 22 cost, quality of training, and characteristics of participants. In complying with this 23 subsection, proper consideration shall be given to community based organizations as 24 service providers. 25 (b) Appropriate education agencies in the local workforce investment 26 [SERVICE DELIVERY] area shall be given the opportunity to provide educational 27 services, unless the grant administrator determines that alternative agencies or 28 organizations would be more effective or would have greater potential to enhance the 29 participants' continued occupational and career growth. 30 (c) The grant administrator may not fund an occupational skills training 31 program unless the level of skills provided in the program is in accordance with

01 guidelines established by the local workforce investment board [PRIVATE 02 INDUSTRY COUNCIL]. 03 * Sec. 31. AS 23.15.810(1) is amended to read: 04 (1) "board" ["COUNCIL"] means the Alaska Workforce 05 Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL]; 06 * Sec. 32. AS 23.15.820 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 23.15.820. Powers and duties of the Alaska Workforce Investment 08 Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL]. (a) The 09 Alaska Workforce Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE 10 INVESTMENT COUNCIL] shall 11 (1) administer the Alaska technical and vocational education program 12 established in AS 23.15.820 - 23.15.850; 13 (2) facilitate the development of a statewide policy for a coordinated 14 and effective technical and vocational education training system in this state and, to 15 the extent authorized by federal and state law, plan and coordinate federal, state, and 16 local efforts in technical and vocational education programs; 17 (3) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) 18 to carry out the purposes of AS 23.15.820 - 23.15.850, including regulations that set 19 standards for the percentage of a grant that may be used for administrative costs; the 20 regulations must clearly identify and distinguish between expenses that may be 21 included in administrative costs and those that may not be included in administrative 22 costs; the percentage allowed for administrative costs may not exceed the lesser of five 23 percent or the amount permitted under the requirements of a federal program, if 24 applicable; 25 (4) administer the grant program under AS 23.15.840 and establish 26 grant administration requirements including accounting procedures that apply to 27 qualified entities and their grantees. 28 (b) The board [COUNCIL] may 29 (1) receive money designated for technical and vocational education 30 programs and may disburse money, including grants, to technical and vocational 31 education projects in accordance with AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act);

01 (2) enter into partnership agreements through appropriate 02 administrative agencies with private industry training entities within the state in order 03 to facilitate the coordination of training opportunities; and 04 (3) recommend to the legislature changes to enhance the effectiveness 05 of the training programs it oversees under this section. 06 * Sec. 33. AS 23.15.830 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 23.15.830. Alaska technical and vocational education program 08 account. The Alaska technical and vocational education program account is 09 established in the general fund. The commissioner of administration shall separately 10 account for money collected under AS 23.15.835 that the department deposits in the 11 general fund. The legislature may appropriate the annual estimated balance in the 12 account to the board [COUNCIL] to implement AS 23.15.820 - 23.15.850. The 13 legislature may appropriate the lapsing balance of the account to the unemployment 14 compensation fund established in AS 23.20.130. 15 * Sec. 34. AS 23.15.840(a) is amended to read: 16 (a) The board [COUNCIL] shall award grants, in accordance with the priority 17 list adopted under (f) of this section, to technical and vocational education entities. A 18 technical and vocational education entity is eligible for a grant under this section if 19 the entity meets program requirements, the grant program is physically located in 20 Alaska, and the entity can demonstrate that 21 (1) the entity's accounting systems include controls adequate to check 22 the accuracy and reliability of accounting data, promote operating efficiency, and 23 assure compliance with program requirements and generally accepted accounting 24 principles; 25 (2) the entity's activities do not replace or compete in any way with a 26 federally approved, jointly administered apprenticeship program or any other existing 27 training programs; and 28 (3) the entity has secured matching funds for the program for which 29 the grant is requested. 30 * Sec. 35. AS 23.15.840(b) is amended to read: 31 (b) The board [COUNCIL] may not award a grant if the grant would displace

01 money available through existing public or private technical and vocational education 02 programs. 03 * Sec. 36. AS 23.15.840(d) is amended to read: 04 (d) A technical or vocational educational institution that receives a grant from 05 the board [COUNCIL] shall give appropriate state agencies full access to accounting 06 records concerning the grant to assure compliance with program standards. 07 * Sec. 37. AS 23.15.840(e) is amended to read: 08 (e) In making a grant under this section, the board [COUNCIL] shall require 09 that the qualified entity and grantees of the qualified entity limit the amount of the 10 grant proceeds spent on administration so that the total spent on administration from 11 the proceeds of the technical and vocational education program account, including 12 amounts spent by the board [COUNCIL] itself, does not exceed five percent. A 13 training program funded by the board [COUNCIL] must 14 (1) meet the standards adopted by the board [COUNCIL] concerning 15 the percentage of a grant that may be spent on administrative costs; 16 (2) be operated by an institution that holds a valid authorization to 17 operate issued under AS 14.48 if the program is a postsecondary educational program 18 operated by a postsecondary educational institution subject to regulation under 19 AS 14.48. 20 * Sec. 38. AS 23.15.840(f) is amended to read: 21 (f) To the extent that funding is available, grants shall be awarded to entities 22 that apply for funding by the deadline established by the board [COUNCIL] by 23 regulation. The board [COUNCIL] shall give priority to grant applications from 24 qualified entities whose purpose is listed first on the list of priorities adopted under 25 this subsection. If money remains after grants for the first priority have been awarded, 26 the board [COUNCIL] may make grants to entities whose purpose is listed next on 27 the list of priorities. The board [COUNCIL] shall proceed in this fashion until it has 28 exhausted the money available for granting for the year. The board [COUNCIL] shall 29 adopt a priority list each year based on economic, employment, and other relevant data 30 in order to maximize employment opportunities for participants. 31 * Sec. 39. AS 23.15.850(1) is amended to read:

01 (1) "board" ["COUNCIL"] means the Alaska Workforce 02 Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL]; 03 * Sec. 40. AS 23.20.110(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) Except as provided in (h) and (i) of this section, the department shall hold 05 information obtained from an employing unit or individual in the course of 06 administering this chapter and determinations as to the benefit rights of an individual 07 confidential and may not disclose them or open them to public inspection in a manner 08 that reveals the identity of the individual or employing unit. A claimant or an 09 employing unit, or the legal representative of the claimant or the employing unit, is 10 entitled to information from the records of the department to the extent necessary to 11 properly present or protest a claim or determination under this chapter. Subject to 12 restrictions that the department prescribes by regulation, the information may be made 13 available to an agency of this state or another state or federal agency charged with the 14 administration of an unemployment compensation law or the maintenance of a system 15 of public employment offices, or, for the purposes of the Federal Unemployment Tax 16 Act, to the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, or, for tax purposes, to the 17 Department of Revenue. Information obtained in the course of administering this 18 chapter or in connection with the administration of the employment service may be 19 made available to persons or agencies for purposes appropriate to the operation of a 20 public employment service or the administration of employment and training 21 programs planned or coordinated by the Alaska Workforce Investment Board 22 [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] under AS 23.15.550 - 23 23.15.585. 24 * Sec. 41. AS 24.60.080(h) is amended to read: 25 (h) A legislator, a legislative committee other than the Select Committee on 26 Legislative Ethics, or a legislative agency may accept (1) a gift of volunteer services 27 for legislative purposes so long as the person making the gift of services is not 28 receiving compensation from another source for the services or (2) a gift of the 29 services of a trainee who is participating in an educational program approved by the 30 committee if the services are used for legislative purposes. The committee shall 31 approve training under a program of the University of Alaska and training under

01 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998) [29 U.S.C. 1501 - 02 1792b (JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT)]. A legislative volunteer or 03 educational trainee shall be considered to be a legislative employee for purposes of 04 compliance with this section, AS 24.60.030 - 24.60.039, 24.60.060, 24.60.085, 05 24.60.158 - 24.60.170, 24.60.176, and 24.60.178. If a person believes that a 06 legislative volunteer or educational trainee has violated the provisions of one of those 07 sections, the person may file a complaint under AS 24.60.170. The provisions of 08 AS 24.60.170 apply to the proceeding. 09 * Sec. 42. AS 39.50.200(a)(8) is amended to read: 10 (8) "public official" means 11 (A) a judicial officer; 12 (B) the governor or the lieutenant governor; 13 (C) a person hired or appointed in a department in the 14 executive branch as 15 (i) the head or deputy head of the department; 16 (ii) the director or deputy director of a division; 17 (iii) a special assistant to the head of the department; 18 (iv) a person serving as the legislative liaison for the 19 department; 20 (D) an assistant to the governor or the lieutenant governor; 21 (E) the chair or a member of a state commission or board other 22 than physician members or alternates of the Alaska Teachers' Retirement 23 Board appointed under AS 14.25.035(a)(2) or of the Public Employees' 24 Retirement Board appointed under AS 39.35.030(d); 25 (F) state investment officers and the state comptroller in the 26 Department of Revenue; 27 (G) the executive director of the Alaska Tourism Marketing 28 Council; 29 (H) the chief procurement officer appointed under 30 AS 36.30.010; 31 (I) the executive director of the Alaska Workforce

01 Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT 02 COUNCIL]; and 03 (J) each appointed or elected municipal officer; 04 * Sec. 43. AS 39.50.200(b)(55) is amended to read: 05 (55) Alaska Workforce Investment Board [ALASKA HUMAN 06 RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL] (AS 23.15.550); 07 * Sec. 44. AS 44.31.020 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 44.31.020. Duties of department. The Department of Labor and 09 Workforce Development shall 10 (1) enforce the laws, and adopt regulations under them concerning 11 employer-employee relationships, including the safety, hours of work, wages, and 12 conditions of workers, including children; 13 (2) accumulate, analyze, and report labor statistics; 14 (3) operate systems of workers' compensation and unemployment 15 insurance; 16 (4) gather data reflecting the cost of living in the various election 17 districts of the state upon request of the director of personnel under AS 39.27.030; in 18 this paragraph, "election district" has the meaning given in AS 39.27.020(b); 19 (5) operate the federally funded employment and training programs 20 under 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998) [29 U.S.C. 1501 - 21 1792b (JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT)]; and 22 (6) administer the state's program of adult basic education. 23 * Sec. 45. AS 23.15.660(3) is repealed. 24 * Sec. 46. Section 6, ch. 116, SLA 1996, as amended by sec. 9, ch. 85, SLA 1998 is 25 repealed. 26 * Sec. 47. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 27 read: 28 TRANSITION: MEMBERS AND TERMS OF THE ALASKA WORKFORCE 29 INVESTMENT BOARD; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) On the effective date of this 30 section, the members of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board created in AS 23.15.550, as 31 amended by sec. 3 of this Act, are the same persons who, on the day before the effective date

01 of this section, served as members of the Alaska Human Resource Investment Council under 02 AS 23.15.550 as that section appeared on the day before the effective date of this section. 03 The members described in this section shall serve the remainder of their unexpired terms. 04 (b) The person serving as executive director of the Alaska Human Resource 05 Investment Council on the day before the effective date of this section shall serve, under the 06 same terms and conditions, as executive director of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board 07 created in AS 23.15.550, as amended by sec. 3 of this Act. 08 * Sec. 48. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 09 read: 10 TRANSITION: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ALASKA WORKFORCE 11 INVESTMENT BOARD. Notwithstanding AS 23.15.570(c), as amended by sec. 7 of this 12 Act, the executive committee of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board, created in 13 AS 23.15.550 as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, shall include the immediate past chair of the 14 Alaska Human Resource Investment Council, created by AS 23.15.550 as that section 15 appeared on the day before the effective date of this section. The immediate past chair of the 16 Alaska Human Resource Investment Council shall serve on the executive committee until an 17 immediate past chair of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board exists. 18 * Sec. 49. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 19 read: 20 TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. (a) Notwithstanding sec. 52 of this Act, the state 21 agencies affected by this Act may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement the 22 respective changes made by secs. 1 - 45 of this Act. The regulations take effect under 23 AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the statutory 24 change. 25 (b) To the extent that the regulations are not inconsistent with the purposes of this 26 Act, regulations implementing AS 23.15.550 - 23.15.850 that are in effect on the day before 27 the effective date of this subsection remain as valid regulations implementing this Act. The 28 affected state agencies may continue to administer and enforce the regulations described in 29 this subsection. 30 (c) To the extent consistent with this Act, the regulations attorney is instructed to 31 change terms in the Alaska Administrative Code relating to the Alaska Human Resource

01 Investment Council, as follows: 02 (1) "Alaska Human Resource Investment Council" to "Alaska Workforce 03 Investment Board"; 04 (2) "council," in relation to the change described in (1) of this subsection, to 05 "board." 06 * Sec. 50. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 07 read: 08 REVISOR OF STATUTES INSTRUCTIONS. The revisor of statutes is instructed to 09 (1) change the heading of art. 4 of AS 23.15 from "Alaska Human Resource 10 Investment Council" to "Alaska Workforce Investment Board"; 11 (2) change the heading of AS 23.15.580 from "Functions of the council" to 12 "Functions of the board." 13 * Sec. 51. Section 49(a) of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 14 * Sec. 52. Except as provided in sec. 51 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2002.