Legislature(2025 - 2026)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
05/09/2025 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB147 | |
| SB117 | |
| SB158 | |
| HB116 | |
| SB159 | |
| SB172 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | SB 147 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 117 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 158 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 116 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 159 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 172 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 159-TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT PROG: CONTRIBUTIONS
2:52:17 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO.
159 "An Act increasing contributions to the Department of Labor
and Workforce Development for the State Training and Employment
Program."
2:52:41 PM
LAURA ACHEE, Staff, Senator Jesse Bjorkman, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, paraphrased the following brief
recap of SB 159:
[Original punctuation provided.]
The bill would redirect a portion of the taxes that
Alaska workers already pay into the state's
unemployment trust fund to funding for technical and
vocational education. Alaska workers would not see any
change in the taxes they pay, and the unemployment
insurance trust fund is more than healthy enough to
withstand lowering the inflow of revenue.
2:53:35 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN opened public testimony on SB 159; finding none,
he closed public testimony.
2:54:01 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN held SB 159 in committee.