Sec. 44.29.100. Advisory board on alcoholism and drug abuse.
There is established in the Department of Health an advisory board on alcoholism and drug abuse.
Sec. 44.29.110. Composition.
The board consists of 15 members, 14 of whom are public members appointed by the governor, and the 15th who is the commissioner of health ex officio.
Sec. 44.29.115. Qualifications of board members.
The governor shall appoint the 14 public members so that the board consists of the following public members: (1) one member who is licensed to practice medicine in the state; (2) one member who is admitted to practice law in the state; (3) four members who are chronic alcoholics with psychoses who are recovering; (4) […]
Sec. 44.29.120. Term of office.
(a) The governor shall appoint the public members of the board for staggered terms of four years. (b) The governor shall fill a vacancy of a public member on the board by appointment for the unexpired part of the vacated term. (c) Public members of the board serve at the pleasure of the governor. The […]
Sec. 44.29.130. Compensation, per diem, and expenses.
The public members of the board are not entitled to a salary, but are entitled to per diem, reimbursement for travel, and other expenses authorized by law for other boards.
Sec. 44.29.135. Officers and staff.
(a) The board, by a majority of its membership, shall annually elect a presiding officer and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership. (b) The board shall have a paid staff provided by the department, including an executive director who shall be selected by the board. The executive director is in the partially […]
Sec. 44.29.140. Duties.
(a) The board shall (1) act in an advisory capacity to the legislature, the governor, and state agencies in the following matters: (A) special problems affecting mental health that alcoholism or drug abuse may present; (B) educational research and public informational activities in respect to the problems presented by alcoholism or drug abuse; (C) social […]
Sec. 44.29.200. Definition.
In AS 44.29.100 – 44.29.200, “board” means the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.