Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB202
Setting a Two-Year Term for AIDEA Chair
Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires members of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to elect their chair every two years.
What it does
- Requires an election for the chair position once every two years.
- Updates the law to use 'chair' instead of 'chairman'.
- Allows members to elect a vice-chair from among its other members.
Who it affects
- Members of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority who vote for leaders.
- The person serving as chair or vice-chair of the authority.
Limits and unknowns
- The text does not say when this rule starts or if it applies to people already in office.
- The bill only changes election timing and titles; it does not change other duties of the chair beyond stating they may be directed by the authority.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)
- The state group whose members elect a chair every two years.
- Chair
- The leader elected by the authority's members to serve for two years.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
TERM OF AIDEA CHAIR An Act establishing a term for serving as the chair of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS1479
- (S) STA, FIN1479
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1479
- (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/261479