2024-01-24                     Senate Journal                      Page 1411
The bill would have an effective date of October 1, 2024, to allow                                                              
DCCED time to update its forms and public information in advance of                                                             
license renewals at the start of the upcoming calendar year.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 204                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 204 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                               
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to the issuance of certificates of                                                                   
          fitness for plumbers and electricians; relating to fees                                                               
          for certificates of fitness for plumbers and                                                                          
          electricians; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce and                                                              
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Labor and Workforce                                                                           
          Development                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated January 22:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Stevens:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill to authorize the Department of                                                           
Labor and Workforce Development to issue a six-year trainee                                                                     
certificate of fitness for plumbers and electricians as opposed to the                                                          
current two-year certificate. The bill maintains the current two-year                                                           
certification requirement for journeyman level plumbers and                                                                     
electricians.