CSHB 181(L&C): "An Act authorizing a waiver for active duty military service of continuing education requirements for renewal of occupational licenses."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 181(L&C) 01 "An Act authorizing a waiver for active duty military service of continuing education 02 requirements for renewal of occupational licenses." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 08.01.070 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 08.01.070. Administrative duties of boards. Each board shall perform 06 the following duties in addition to those provided in its respective law: 07 (1) take minutes and records of all proceedings; 08 (2) hold a minimum of one meeting each year; 09 (3) hold at least one examination each year; 10 (4) request, through the department, investigation of violations of its 11 laws and regulations; 12 (5) prepare and grade board examinations; 13 (6) set minimum qualifications for applicants for examination and 14 license and may establish a waiver of continuing education requirements for
01 renewal of a license for the period in which a licensee is engaged in active duty 02 military service as described under AS 08.01.100(f); 03 (7) forward a draft of the minutes of proceedings to the department 04 within 20 days after the proceedings; 05 (8) forward results of board examinations to the department within 20 06 days after the examination is given; 07 (9) notify the department of meeting dates and agenda items at least 15 08 days before meetings and other proceedings are held; 09 (10) submit before the end of the fiscal year an annual performance 10 report to the department stating the board's accomplishments, activities, and needs. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 08.01.100(c) is amended to read: 12 (c) Except as provided in (f) of this section, when [WHEN] continuing 13 education or other requirements are made a condition of license renewal, the 14 requirements shall be satisfied before a license is renewed. 15 * Sec. 3. AS 08.01.100 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 16 (f) The department may establish and implement a waiver of continuing 17 education requirements for renewal of a license regulated by the department and a 18 board may establish and implement a waiver of continuing education requirements for 19 renewal of a license regulated by the board for the period in which a licensee is 20 engaged in active duty military service in the armed forces of the United States.