(a) The Alaska Workforce Investment Board is established in the department. The board consists of the following voting members, not to exceed 26:

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.15.550

  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor’s designee;
(2) the commissioners of commerce, community, and economic development, education and early development, health, and labor and workforce development, or each respective commissioner’s designee;
(3) one representative from the University of Alaska;
(4) four additional representatives of education, with one from local public education, one from secondary vocational education, one from a postsecondary vocational education institution, and one from adult basic education;
(5) four representatives of business and industry;
(6) four representatives of organized labor whom the governor shall appoint from lists of nominees submitted by recognized state labor organizations; the governor may reject a list submitted under this paragraph and request that another list be submitted;
(7) at least one representative from an organization representing employment and training needs of Alaska Natives;
(8) at least one representative of a community-based service organization;
(9) at least one representative who has personal or professional experience with developmental disabilities;
(10) at least one veteran; in this paragraph, “veteran” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 43.20.048 (f);
(11) at least one and up to four additional members of the private sector to ensure a private sector majority and regional and local representation on the board.
(b) Additional nonvoting members may be appointed to the board from government or nongovernment entities.
(c) A member of the board under (a) of this section may appoint a designee to serve in place of the member. The member shall appoint the designee in writing.
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