Sec. 23.15.170. Maintenance not assignable.
The right of an individual with a disability to maintenance under AS 23.15.010 – 23.15.210 is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity.
Sec. 23.15.080. Eligibility for vocational rehabilitation service.
(a) Vocational rehabilitation service shall be provided directly or through a public or private instrumentality to an individual with a disability who (1) is a resident of the state at the time of application for the service and whose vocational rehabilitation the agency determines after full investigation can be satisfactorily achieved; or (2) is eligible […]
Sec. 23.15.090. Priority as to eligibility.
If vocational rehabilitation service cannot be provided for all eligible individuals with disabilities who apply, the agency shall provide by regulation for determining the order to be followed in selecting those to whom the services will be provided.
Sec. 23.15.095. Gainful employment of individuals with disabilities.
(a) When providing vocational training, vocational rehabilitation, or employment placement of an individual with a disability, the agency’s primary objective and preferred outcome is to help the individual become gainfully employed in an integrated workplace where individuals with disabilities work with and alongside of individuals without disabilities. (b) By December 31 of each year, the […]
Sec. 23.15.100. Powers and duties; vending facilities.
(a) In carrying out AS 23.15.010 – 23.15.210, the agency shall (1) take the action it considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of AS 23.15.010 – 23.15.210 and adopt regulations in conformity with these purposes; (2) determine the eligibility of applicants for vocational rehabilitation service; (3) submit to the governor annual reports […]
Sec. 23.15.110. Extension of services outside state.
Vocational rehabilitation service may be extended to the continental United States to all individuals eligible under AS 23.15.010 – 23.15.210. The director may place professional or clerical personnel or both inside the continental United States to carry out the purposes of AS 23.15.010 – 23.15.210.
Sec. 23.15.120. Cooperation with federal government.
(a) The agency shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of federal laws pertaining to vocational rehabilitation, including the licensing of blind persons to operate vending stands on federal property, and may adopt the methods of administration that are found by the federal government to be necessary for the proper and […]
Sec. 23.15.125. Assistive technology loan guarantee and interest subsidy program.
(a) An assistive technology loan guarantee fund is established in the agency. The fund consists of money appropriated to it. The agency may solicit and accept available public and private money for distribution from the fund. (b) Subject to (c) and (d) of this section, the agency may use money in the fund established under […]
Sec. 23.15.130. Vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund.
(a) There is created in the state treasury a revolving fund designated as the vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund. The fund shall be administered by the director. (b) Receipts from the net proceeds of vending facilities on public property, other than vending facilities operated by a licensee, shall be paid into the fund. […]
Sec. 23.15.132. Vending facilities.
(a) A vending facility may not be established on public property that is under the jurisdiction of the state except as authorized by the commissioner. (b) A vending facility authorized by the commissioner shall be selected and located after consulting with the persons responsible for the maintenance and operation of the property to be served […]