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SB29

SB 29: Executive Administrator Roles for Dental and Big Game Boards

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM

In one sentence

This law creates a new executive administrator position for the Board of Dental Examiners and establishes one for the Big Game Commercial Services Board.

What it does

  • Establishes an executive administrator position for the Board of Dental Examiners.
  • Requires the department, in consultation with the board, to hire this new dental board employee.
  • Sets the salary range and job classification as 'partially exempt service' under AS 39.25.120 for both administrative roles.
  • Allows the boards to establish qualifications and duties for these administrators.
  • Permits the boards to delegate authority to the executive administrator as necessary to conduct board business.
  • Updates state law lists to include these positions in the partially exempt service category.

Who it affects

  • The Board of Dental Examiners
  • The Big Game Commercial Services Board
  • State departments responsible for employing these administrators

Limits and unknowns

  • The specific daily tasks for these administrators will be decided by the boards.
  • The exact start date for hiring is not provided in this summary of the law's effective dates.

Plain language

Terms to know

Executive Administrator
A hired employee who serves as the principal executive officer of a specific board.
Partially Exempt Service
A special employment category in state law that defines how certain high-level staff are paid and managed, including those on Range 23 salary schedules.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official summary

BIG GAME COMM. SVS BD/BD DENTAL EXAMINERS An Act establishing an executive administrator position for the Board of Dental Examiners; and relating to an executive administrator for the Big Game Commercial Services Board.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/23/263128
  2. (S) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/25 CH 31 SLA 263128
  3. (S) 10:45 A.M. 6/8/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR2988
  4. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-2751
  5. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP2750
  6. (H) VERSION: HCS SB 29(FIN)2753
  7. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED2753
  8. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 232697
  9. (H) PASSED Y402696
  10. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 29(FIN)2696
  11. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC2696
  12. (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED UC2696
  13. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME2695
  14. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/20262695
  15. (H) FN2: (CED)2637
  16. (H) AM: ALLARD2637
  17. (H) NR: MOORE, BYNUM, STAPP2637
  18. (H) DP: GALVIN, TOMASZEWSKI, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER2637
  19. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 232637
  20. (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 6DP 3NR 1AM2637