Sec. 23.35.010. Creation of Fishermen’s Fund Advisory and Appeals Council.
There is within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development a Fishermen’s Fund Advisory and Appeals Council.
Sec. 23.35.020. Appointment and composition of council.
The council is composed of the commissioner of labor and workforce development or a person designated by the commissioner and five members appointed by the governor for overlapping five year terms. The governor shall appoint one member from each of the following districts: District 1: Wrangell and areas south; District 2: Areas north of Wrangell […]
Sec. 23.35.030. Commissioner or designee as chair.
The commissioner of labor and workforce development or the person designated by the commissioner serves as the chair of the council.
Sec. 23.35.040. Duties of commissioner and council.
(a) The council shall (1) review all denials of benefits made by the person responsible for the administration of the fund; and (2) make all initial determinations regarding claims for additional benefits under AS 23.35.140. (b) Under regulations adopted by the department, the commissioner shall hear all appeals from the council’s denial of benefits and […]
Sec. 23.35.050. Regulations.
The department may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including those that are necessary or advisable to protect the fund by limiting or suspending payments from the fund. The regulations must be uniform in application.
Sec. 23.35.060. Creation and administration of fishermen’s fund.
(a) There is created a fund, designated as the “fishermen’s fund.” The Department of Revenue is the custodian of the fund, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall administer it. The fund shall be composed of (1) 39 percent of the money derived by the state from all commercial fishermen’s licenses, not to […]