{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-23.15.550","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 23.15.550","heading":"Alaska Workforce Investment Board.","body":"(a) The Alaska Workforce Investment Board is established in the department. The board consists of the following voting members, not to exceed 26:\n(1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee;\n(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;\n(3) one representative from the University of Alaska;\n(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;\n(5) four representatives of business and industry;\n(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;\n(7) at least one representative from an organization representing employment and training needs of Alaska Natives;\n(8) at least one representative of a community-based service organization;\n(9) at least one representative who has personal or professional experience with developmental disabilities;\n(10) at least one veteran; in this paragraph, “veteran” has the meaning given in AS 43.20.048(f);\n(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.\n(b) Additional nonvoting members may be appointed to the board from government or nongovernment entities.\n(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.","path":["Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation.","Chapter 15. Employment Services.","Article 4. Alaska Workforce Investment Board."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#23.15.550","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:46Z","sha256":"bd047e78968b53a52ef918e63efdac0531e119f6a3057b3e4f24f0449bbcfd97","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-23.15.520","next":"us-ak/as-23.15.555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}