Sec. 23.15.625. Employment assistance and training program account.
The employment assistance and training program account is established in the general fund. The commissioner of administration shall separately account for money collected under AS 23.15.630 that the department deposits in the general fund. The annual estimated balance in the account may be appropriated by the legislature to the department to implement AS 23.15.620 – […]
Sec. 23.15.630. Special employee unemployment credit and contributions for program.
(a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20, the department shall collect from each employee an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent of the wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employee is required to make contributions under AS 23.20.290(d). The department shall remit to the Department of Revenue, in accordance […]
Sec. 23.15.635. People to be served.
Within the limits of its grant, an employment assistance and training entity receiving a grant under AS 23.15.620 – 23.15.660 shall provide services set out in AS 23.15.641 to state residents who, immediately before beginning training or receiving benefits under a grant financed by this program, (1) are unemployed and (A) are receiving unemployment insurance […]
Sec. 23.15.636. Implementation of program.
The department and the board shall jointly implement the program as follows: (1) after review and approval by the board, the department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 to implement AS 23.15.620 – 23.15.660 and to regulate the distribution and accounting of grants awarded under the program; (2) the department may use financial resources of […]
Sec. 23.15.500. Department may adopt regulations.
The department may adopt regulations consistent with AS 23.15.330 – 23.15.520.
Sec. 23.15.641. Eligibility of grantees; use of assistance received.
(a) To be eligible for a grant to help cover the cost of providing training and employment assistance, a person shall (1) meet or exceed the requirements of AS 23.15.620 – 23.15.660 and regulations adopted under AS 23.15.620 – 23.15.660; (2) offer training or employment assistance services that meet the requirements of regulations adopted under […]
Sec. 23.15.510. Violations.
A person who wilfully violates any provision of AS 23.15.330 – 23.15.520 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. However, this section does not apply to the violation of the requirement under […]
Sec. 23.15.643. Eligibility of program participants.
The department and a person awarded a grant under the program may use the grant only to provide training and employment assistance services to eligible participants. To be an eligible participant, the person may be employed or employable and shall, at the time of application for training or employment assistance under the program, (1) be […]
Sec. 23.15.520. Definitions.
In AS 23.15.330 – 23.15.520, (1) “employment agency” or “agency” means a person engaged in the business of furnishing employment or help, or giving information as to where employment or help may be obtained, or furnishing information regarding employment, or displaying an employment sign or bulletin, or, through the medium of a card, circular, or […]
Sec. 23.15.652. Program accountability.
(a) The department and a person who is awarded a grant to provide training and employment assistance services under the program shall comply with state and federal laws and maintain records, including accounting records, as required by those laws. (b) The department may allocate or authorize the expenditure of not more than 20 percent of […]