Sec. 47.90.040. Consultation and cooperation.
The commissioner shall consult and cooperate with the Department of Health; the Department of Education and Early Development; the director of the division of vocational rehabilitation; the University of Alaska, community colleges, and other colleges as appropriate; and other persons or agencies that the commissioner considers appropriate in the implementation of this chapter.
Sec. 47.90.050. State employment assistance.
Contractors operating programs under AS 47.90.010 shall, to the maximum extent possible, provide displaced homemakers with assistance in qualifying on state employment registers under regulations of the commissioner.
Sec. 47.90.060. Regulations.
The commissioner may adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
Sec. 47.90.070. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of labor and workforce development; (2) “displaced homemaker” means a person who (A) has worked as a homemaker providing unsalaried services for the family for a period of at least three years; (B) faces a significant reduction in family income or support through divorce, death, separation, desertion, […]
Sec. 47.75.060. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Health; (2) “social services” means child care services, protective services for children and adults, services for children and adults in foster care, services related to the management and maintenance of the home, day care services for adults, transportation services, training and related services, employment services, information, […]
Sec. 47.80.130. Powers and duties of the department.
(a) The department shall (1) develop budgets and receive and distribute appropriations and funds under this section; (2) adopt regulations regarding standards of services and facilities for persons with disabilities and the quality of services and the process by which services are to be delivered; (3) adopt any other regulations necessary to implement this chapter; […]
Sec. 47.90.010. Program established.
(a) The commissioner, in consultation with state and local government agencies, community groups, and groups concerned with displaced homemakers, may (1) contract with eligible private profit and nonprofit corporations for multipurpose service centers for displaced homemakers; contracting under this paragraph is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code); and (2) coordinate existing state programs for […]
Sec. 47.80.135. Gainful employment of persons with disabilities.
(a) When carrying out duties under AS 47.80.130 related to the provision of services to a person with a disability, the department’s primary objective and preferred outcome is to help the person become gainfully employed in the general workforce of the public or private sector in an integrated workplace where persons with disabilities work with […]
Sec. 47.90.020. Services provided by centers.
(a) A multipurpose service center for displaced homemakers established under AS 47.90.010 may provide the following services: (1) job counseling services that (A) are specifically designed for displaced homemakers; (B) counsel displaced homemakers regarding job opportunities; and (C) consider and build on the skills and experience of a homemaker and emphasize job readiness as well […]
Sec. 47.80.140. Licensing and certificates of need.
(a) A person may not establish or operate a residential facility until the facility has been licensed under AS 47.32. (b) A certificate of need is required as a prerequisite for the licensing of a residential facility established after July 1, 1978, and not otherwise provided for in AS 18.07.031 – 18.07.111. A certificate shall […]