00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 277                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the renewal of occupational licenses."                                                              
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 08.01.100(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
04 (b)  [A LICENSE SUBJECT TO RENEWAL SHALL BE RENEWED ON OR                                                               
05 BEFORE THE DATE SET BY THE DEPARTMENT.] If a [THE] license subject to                                           
06 renewal is not renewed by the date set by the department, the license lapses. A                                 
07 licensee shall submit an application for renewal of a license at least 60 days                                      
08 before the date the license lapses. If a licensee submits the renewal application                                   
09 less than 60 days before the date the license lapses, the licensee shall pay an                                     
10 additional $250 processing fee to the department. In addition to renewal fees                                       
11 required for reinstatement of a [THE] lapsed license, the department may impose a                                   
12 delayed renewal penalty, established by regulation, that shall be paid before a license                                 
13 that has been lapsed for more than 60 days may be renewed. The department may                                           
14       adopt a delayed renewal penalty only with the concurrence of the appropriate board.