Enrolled HB 156: Relating to the membership and duties of and quorum requirements for the Alaska Commission on Aging; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled HB 156 01 Relating to the membership and duties of and quorum requirements for the Alaska 02 Commission on Aging; and providing for an effective date. 03 _______________ 04 * Section 1. AS 47.45.200(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) The Alaska Commission on Aging is established in the Department of 06 Health and Social Services. The members of the commission include 07 (1) the commissioner of health and social services or the 08 commissioner's designee; 09 (2) the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic 10 development or the commissioner's designee; 11 (3) a senior services provider, regardless of age, appointed by the 12 governor [THE COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION OR THE 13 COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE]; 14 (4) the chair of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board under
01 AS 44.29.500; and 02 (5) seven persons selected on the basis of their knowledge and 03 demonstrated interest in the concerns of older Alaskans, appointed by the governor in 04 accordance with (b) of this section. 05 * Sec. 2. AS 47.45.200(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) The persons appointed under (a)(3) and (a)(5) of this section serve 07 overlapping four-year terms, and serve at the pleasure of the governor. A member 08 may be reappointed, but a member appointed under (a)(3) or (a)(5) of this section may 09 not serve more than two consecutive terms or eight consecutive years, whichever is 10 longer. 11 * Sec. 3. AS 47.45.200(d) is amended to read: 12 (d) If a person appointed under (a)(3) or (a)(5) of this section fails to attend 13 three consecutive meetings of the commission, a majority of the members of the 14 commission may request the governor to terminate the membership of the member and 15 to fill the vacancy. 16 * Sec. 4. AS 47.45.200(e) is amended to read: 17 (e) A vacancy in the membership of persons appointed under (a)(3) and (a)(5) 18 of this section shall be filled by appointment by the governor. The person appointed 19 serves for the unexpired portion of the term. 20 * Sec. 5. AS 47.45.210(b) is amended to read: 21 (b) [THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION LISTED IN 22 AS 47.45.200(a)(2) AND (3) MAY NOT VOTE ON MATTERS BEFORE THE 23 COMMISSION.] A majority of the members of the commission [LISTED IN 24 AS 47.45.200(a)(1), (4), AND (5)] constitutes a quorum for conducting business and 25 exercising the powers of the commission. 26 * Sec. 6. AS 47.45.240(a) is amended to read: 27 (a) The commission shall 28 (1) approve a comprehensive statewide plan that identifies the 29 concerns and needs of older Alaskans and, with reference to the approved plan, 30 prepare and submit to the governor and legislature an annual analysis and evaluation 31 of the services that are provided to older Alaskans;
01 (2) make recommendations directly to the governor and the legislature 02 with respect to legislation, regulations, and appropriations for programs or services 03 that benefit older Alaskans; 04 (3) encourage the development of municipal commissions serving 05 older Alaskans and community-oriented programs and services for the benefit of older 06 Alaskans; 07 (4) employ an executive director who serves at the pleasure of the 08 commission; 09 (5) help older Alaskans lead dignified, independent, and useful lives; 10 (6) request and receive reports and audits from state agencies and local 11 institutions concerned with the conditions and needs of older Alaskans; 12 (7) with the approval of the commissioner of health and social 13 services, set policy for the administration of federal programs subject to state control 14 as provided under 42 U.S.C. 3001 - 3058ee (Older Americans Act), as amended [, 15 AND EVALUATE GRANT APPLICANTS AND MAKE GRANT AWARDS 16 UNDER THOSE PROGRAMS]; 17 (8) with the approval of the commissioner of health and social 18 services, set policy for the administration of state programs as provided under 19 AS 47.65 [AND EVALUATE GRANT APPLICANTS AND AWARD GRANTS 20 UNDER THOSE PROGRAMS]; 21 (9) give assistance, on request, to the senior housing office in the 22 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation in administration of the senior housing loan 23 program under AS 18.56.710 - 18.56.799 and in the performance of the office's other 24 duties under AS 18.56.700; and 25 (10) provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, for its 26 review and consideration, recommendations concerning the integrated comprehensive 27 mental health program for persons who are described in (d) of this section and the use 28 of the money in the mental health trust settlement income account in a manner 29 consistent with regulations adopted under AS 47.30.031. 30 * Sec. 7. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).