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IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Amended: 5/16/26
Offered: 5/13/26
Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES HALL, Fields, Carrick, Eischeid, Himschoot, Hannan, Story, Schrage,
Galvin, Josephson, Bynum, Frier, Mina
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; establishing a paid parental 1
leave program; relating to employer surcharges; relating to the employment assistance 2
and training program account; relating to unemployment benefits; relating to the 3
collection of child support obligations; relating to employee unemployment tax credits; 4
relating to employer contributions to unemployment; relating to the duties of the 5
Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and providing for an effective 6
date." 7
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 8
* Section 1. AS 23.10.066 is amended to read: 9
Sec. 23.10.066. Minimum paid sick leave benefit. Employers in the state 10
with 10 or more employees are required to provide their employees paid sick leave as 11
follows: 12
(1) [EMPLOYERS WITH 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES SHALL 13
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ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE] a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave 1
shall accrue for every 30 hours worked, but employees are not entitled to accrue or 2
use more than 56 hours of paid sick leave a [PER] year, unless their employer sets a 3
higher limit; 4
(2) [EMPLOYERS WITH FEWER THAN 15 EMPLOYEES SHALL 5
ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO ACCRUE A MINIMUM OF ONE HOUR OF PAID 6
SICK LEAVE FOR EVERY 30 HOURS WORKED, BUT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT 7
ENTITLED TO ACCRUE OR USE MORE THAN 40 HOURS OF PAID SICK 8
LEAVE PER YEAR, UNLESS THEIR EMPLOYER SETS A HIGHER LIMIT; 9
(3)] employees who are exempt from overtime requirements under 29 10
U.S.C. 213(a)(1) shall be assumed to work 40 hours in each work week for purposes 11
of paid sick leave accrual unless their normal work week is less than 40 hours, in 12
which case paid sick leave accrues based on [UPON] that normal work week; 13
(3) [(4)] paid sick leave shall carry over to the following year, but an 14
employer is not required to allow an employee to use more than the applicable 15
amounts of paid sick leave described in (1) [AND (2)] of this section a [PER] year; 16
(4) [(5)] paid sick leave as provided in this section shall begin to 17
accrue at the commencement of employment or July 1, 2025, whichever is later; an 18
employee shall be entitled to use paid sick leave as it is accrued; 19
(5) [(6)] any employer with a paid leave or paid time off policy [,] who 20
makes available an amount of paid leave that is sufficient to meet the requirements of 21
this section and that may be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions 22
as paid sick leave under this section [,] is not required to provide additional paid sick 23
leave; 24
(6) [(7)] an employee who is transferred to a separate entity or 25
location, but remains employed by the same employer, is entitled to all paid sick leave 26
accrued at the former [PRIOR] entity or location; when there is a separation from 27
employment, but the employee is rehired within six months after [OF] separation by 28
the same employer, previously accrued and unused paid sick leave shall be 29
immediately reinstated; when a different employer succeeds or takes the place of an 30
existing employer, all employees of the original employer who remain employed by 31
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the successor employer are entitled to all accrued and unused paid sick leave; 1
(7) an employer may, at the employee's request, allow an employee 2
to exchange accrued sick leave for the cash value of the accrued sick leave. 3
* Sec. 2. AS 23.10.067 is amended to read: 4
Sec. 23.10.067. Use [UTILIZATION] of paid sick leave benefit. The paid 5
sick leave benefit required under AS 23.10.066 may be used [UTILIZED] as follows: 6
(1) employees shall be permitted to use paid sick leave for [:] 7
(A) an employee's mental or physical illness, injury, or health 8
condition; the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment; or the 9
employee's need for preventative medical care; 10
(B) care or assistance to the employee's family member relating 11
to the needs described in (A) of this paragraph; in this subparagraph, "family 12
member" means an immediate family member as defined in AS 39.52.960 13
[PURSUANT TO AS 39.52.960(11)]; a domestic partner; a foster child, legal 14
ward, or person to whom the employee stands in loco parentis; a foster parent, 15
adoptive parent, legal guardian, or [A] person who stood in loco parentis when 16
the employee was a minor child; or any other individual related by blood or 17
whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship; or 18
(C) absences necessary due to domestic violence, sexual 19
assault, or stalking, if [PROVIDED] the leave is to allow the employee to 20
obtain, for the employee or a family member, [:] medical or psychological 21
attention; services from a victim's aid organization; relocation or steps to 22
secure an existing home; or legal services, including participation in any 23
investigation or civil or criminal proceeding; 24
(2) when the need for paid sick leave is foreseeable, an [THE] 25
employee who is not incapacitated shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to 26
the employer in advance of the use of paid sick leave and before the beginning of the 27
employee's workday for which the sick leave is used and make a reasonable effort 28
to schedule use of paid sick leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the 29
employer's operations; 30
(3) for paid sick leave of more than three consecutive workdays, an 31
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employer may require reasonable documentation as follows, showing that the paid 1
sick leave has been used for a purpose covered by (1) of this section: 2
(A) [;] documentation signed by a health care professional 3
indicating that paid sick leave is or was necessary shall be considered 4
reasonable documentation for the purposes of (1)(A) or (B) of this section 5
[PURPOSES], but an employer may not require that the documentation explain 6
the nature or details of the illness or underlying health needs; 7
(B) [(A)] in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, or 8
stalking [,] under (1)(C) of this section, one of the following types of 9
documentation selected by the employee shall be considered reasonable 10
documentation: a police report; a written statement from a witness advocate 11
affirming services from a victim's aid organization; a court document 12
indicating relevant legal action; or a written, non-notarized statement from the 13
employee affirming that paid sick leave was taken for a qualifying purpose of 14
(1)(C) of this section; 15
(C) [(B)] unless otherwise required by law, an employer may 16
not require disclosure of the details of an employee's or an employee's family 17
member's health or safety information as a condition of providing paid sick 18
leave under AS 23.10.066 and must treat any health or safety information 19
regarding an employee or employee's family member as confidential medical 20
records; 21
(4) paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066 may be used in the smaller of 22
hourly increments or the smallest increment that the employer's payroll system uses to 23
account for absences or use of other time; 24
(5) an employer may not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise 25
of, or the attempt to exercise, the right to paid sick leave under AS 23.10.066; an 26
employer may not [:] 27
(A) engage in retaliation or discrimination [,] or take any other 28
adverse action, against an employee who uses [UTILIZES], or attempts to use 29
[UTILIZE], their paid sick leave; 30
(B) require, as a condition of an employee's taking paid sick 31
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leave under this section and AS 23.10.066, that the employee search for or find 1
a replacement worker to cover the hours during which the employee is using 2
paid sick leave; or 3
(C) use an absence control policy that counts paid sick leave 4
taken under AS 23.10.066 and this section as an absence that may lead to or 5
result in retaliation or any other adverse action. 6
* Sec. 3. AS 23.10.068(c) is amended to read: 7
(c) Employers shall give employees who are entitled to paid sick leave 8
written notice of the following at the commencement of employment or within 30 days 9
after [OF] this section's effective date, whichever is later: that beginning July 1, 2025, 10
employees are entitled to paid sick leave and the amount of paid sick leave, the terms 11
of its use guaranteed under AS 23.10.066 and 23.10.067, and that retaliation against 12
employees who request or use paid sick leave is prohibited. 13
* Sec. 4. AS 23.10.069 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14
(d) Employment of seasonal workers is exempt from the requirements of 15
AS 23.10.066 - 23.10.068. In this subsection, "seasonal worker" means an employee 16
who is hired for a specific period related to peak business need, not to exceed six 17
months in each calendar year. 18
* Sec. 5. AS 23.10 is amended by adding new sections to read: 19
Article 9. Alaska Paid Parental Leave Program. 20
Sec. 23.10.700. Paid parental leave program. The department shall 21
administer the paid parental leave program established under AS 23.10.700 - 22
23.10.795. 23
Sec. 23.10.705. Parental leave fund account. The parental leave fund account 24
is established as a separate fund in the state treasury. The department shall deposit 25
money collected under AS 23.10.710 in the account. The legislature may appropriate 26
the annual estimated balance in the account and interest earned on the account to the 27
department to carry out the purposes of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. Money in the 28
account does not lapse. 29
Sec. 23.10.710. Contributions or reimbursement payments for paid 30
parental leave. (a) Except as provided in (b) and (d) of this section, in the manner 31
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provided in AS 23.20 and for the benefit of the paid parental leave program, the 1
department shall collect from each employee an amount equal to .15 percent of the 2
wages as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employee is required to make 3
contributions under AS 23.20.290(d). 4
(b) A nonprofit organization, governmental entity, or federally recognized 5
tribe that has elected to make payments in place of contributions under AS 23.20.277 6
shall make reimbursement payments to the paid parental leave program in the manner 7
provided in AS 23.20.277. 8
(c) The department shall assess and collect, under AS 23.20.185 - 23.20.275, 9
interest and penalties for delinquent reports and payments due under this section. 10
Interest and penalties collected shall be handled in accordance with AS 23.20.130(d). 11
(d) The department shall adopt regulations establishing a process for 12
employers who are exempt from participating in the paid parental leave program to opt 13
into the program. 14
Sec. 23.10.715. Qualifying purpose. An eligible employee may use paid 15
parental leave when the employee needs to be absent from work to 16
(1) care for a child within 12 months of the 17
(A) birth of that child to or adoption of that child by the eligible 18
employee; or 19
(B) appointment of the eligible employee as the legal guardian 20
of that child; or 21
(2) complete an adoption or legal guardianship process of a child 22
before the child is adopted by or placed with the employee. 23
Sec. 23.10.720. Paid parental leave claim. (a) The department shall establish 24
by regulation procedures for filing a claim for paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 25
- 23.10.795, including a procedure for certifying that the leave is for a qualifying 26
purpose under AS 23.10.715. 27
(b) An employee may file a claim with the department for paid parental leave 28
not more than 60 days before the anticipated start date of the qualifying absence from 29
work nor more than 90 days after the date on which the qualifying absence from work 30
began. The department may waive the 90-day filing deadline for good cause. The 31
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department may process a claim without the eligible employee providing exact dates 1
of an anticipated qualifying absence from work. The department may adjust claim data 2
through a claim modification process established by the department. 3
(c) The department may accept any of the following as sufficient evidence that 4
a paid parental leave claim is for a qualifying purpose: 5
(1) the child's birth certificate; 6
(2) a document from the child's health care provider or the health care 7
provider of the person who gave birth to the child, stating the child's date of birth; 8
(3) a document from the child's health care provider, the adoption 9
agency involved in the adoption, or another individual approved by the department 10
confirming the adoption or anticipated adoption and the date of the adoption or 11
anticipated adoption; 12
(4) a form signed by the employee acknowledging paternity of the 13
child that meets the requirements of AS 18.50.165; or 14
(5) a document from a state or tribal court confirming a petition for or 15
decree of legal guardianship of the child. 16
Sec. 23.10.725. Eligibility; benefit amount; duration. (a) An employee who 17
is paid at least $2,500 in wages during the employee's base period for employment 18
covered by AS 23.20.700 - 23.20.795 is eligible to receive paid parental leave under 19
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 if those wages were paid in at least two of the calendar 20
quarters of the employee's base period, and the employee has been working for that 21
employer for at least 13 weeks. Paid parental leave begins the first day of absence 22
from work for a qualifying purpose under AS 23.10.715. 23
(b) The department shall calculate an employee's base period for purposes of 24
(a) of this section using the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters 25
immediately preceding the first day of the employee's benefit year, except that, if an 26
employee would not otherwise be eligible for paid parental leave because of the use of 27
a base period that does not include the most recently completed calendar quarter 28
immediately preceding the first day of the employee's benefit year, the department 29
shall calculate the employee's base period and determine the employee's eligibility 30
using the four most recently completed calendar quarters before the start of the benefit 31
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year. For an individual who has been separated from employment for not more than 26 1
weeks, the department shall calculate the individual's base period using the first four 2
of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the individual's 3
separation from employment, except that, if an individual would not otherwise be 4
eligible for paid parental leave because of the use of a base period that does not 5
include the most recently completed calendar quarter, the department shall calculate 6
the individual's base period and determine the individual's eligibility using the four 7
most recently completed calendar quarters before the start of the benefit year. 8
(c) The department shall determine an eligible employee's weekly benefit in 9
the same manner as provided in AS 23.20.350(d). The department shall calculate the 10
employee's weekly benefit in accordance with AS 23.10.730 for employees using the 11
accelerated benefit option. 12
(d) The maximum number of weeks for which an eligible employee may take 13
paid parental leave, and for which paid parental leave benefits are payable in a benefit 14
year, is between eight and 12 weeks, cumulative, as determined by the department. 15
The department shall determine and make public the maximum duration of the 16
parental leave benefit each year, based on fund solvency, forecasted use, and actuarial 17
studies completed under AS 23.10.780. For employees using the accelerated benefit 18
option, the department shall calculate the number of weeks an eligible employee may 19
take paid parental leave in accordance with AS 23.10.730. 20
(e) In this section, "benefit year" means a period of 52 consecutive weeks 21
beginning at 12:00 a.m. of the Sunday preceding the day that an eligible employee 22
first files a claim for paid parental leave and, thereafter, the period of 52 consecutive 23
weeks beginning at 12:00 a.m. of the Sunday preceding the day that the eligible 24
employee next files the claim after the end of the eligible employee's last preceding 25
benefit year; however, for an eligible employee covered by this subsection, "benefit 26
year" also means a period of 53 weeks if the filing of a claim for paid parental leave 27
would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a previously filed request 28
for paid parental leave. 29
Sec. 23.10.730. Accelerated benefit option. An eligible employee may choose 30
to receive the paid parental leave benefit on an accelerated basis. For each week the 31
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employee elects the accelerated benefit option, the employee shall receive double the 1
weekly benefit amount to which the employee is entitled. However, for each week the 2
employee chooses the accelerated benefit option, the duration of the benefit is reduced 3
by a corresponding week. 4
Sec. 23.10.735. Coordination of benefits. (a) Leave taken under the paid 5
parental leave program shall run concurrently with leave that also qualifies as leave 6
under 29 U.S.C. 2601 - 2654 (Family and Medical Leave Act) or AS 39.20.500 - 7
39.20.550. 8
(b) An employer may require that payments for paid parental leave under 9
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 be made concurrently with, or coordinated with, payments 10
or leave provided under a short-term disability policy or a separate bank of paid time 11
off designated specifically for parental leave under a collective bargaining agreement 12
or employer policy. The employer must provide employees written notice of this 13
requirement. 14
(c) The department shall adopt regulations establishing a process for an 15
employer to request to opt out of the paid parental leave program. The regulations 16
must 17
(1) only allow an employer to opt out if the employer provides a 18
specifically designated paid parental leave allowance under a collective bargaining 19
agreement, employment contract, or employer policy that meets or exceeds the paid 20
parental leave available under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795; and 21
(2) provide a process for an employer to appeal a determination made 22
by the department. 23
(d) An employee may not be required to use or exhaust any accrued vacation 24
leave, sick leave, or other paid time off before or while receiving paid parental leave 25
benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. However, the employee may choose to use 26
accrued vacation leave, sick leave, or other paid time off while receiving paid parental 27
leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 if the total amount received does not 28
exceed the employee's average weekly earnings. 29
(e) Paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 does not relieve an 30
employer from the obligation to comply with more generous terms included in a 31
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collective bargaining agreement or employment contract. 1
Sec. 23.10.740. Disqualification. In addition to any other penalty that may 2
apply, an employee may be disqualified from paid parental leave benefits for up to one 3
year if the department determines the employee intentionally made a false statement or 4
misrepresentation of a material fact, or intentionally failed to report a material fact, to 5
obtain paid parental leave. 6
Sec. 23.10.745. Appeals. The department shall establish a process for an 7
employee to appeal a determination by the department regarding a paid parental leave 8
claim within 90 days after receiving notice of the determination. 9
Sec. 23.10.750. Recovery of improper payments. (a) An employee who 10
receives paid parental leave to which the employee is not entitled under AS 23.10.700 11
- 23.10.795 shall repay to the department the amount improperly paid. The department 12
shall deposit the payment in the parental leave fund account established in 13
AS 23.10.705. 14
(b) The department shall promptly prepare and send a notice of determination 15
to the employee at the employee's last address of record, stating that the employee is 16
required to repay the amount of paid parental leave received in error. If the employee 17
does not repay the amount received in error within a reasonable time set by the 18
department, the department shall deduct the amount from future paid parental leave 19
benefits owed to the employee or from the permanent fund dividend of the employee 20
under AS 43.23.140(b)(6). However, the department may waive repayment of all or a 21
portion of the amount of paid parental leave received in error if the department 22
determines that the employee has died or has acted in good faith when claiming and 23
receiving paid parental leave benefits and that requiring repayment would be unfair or 24
inequitable. 25
(c) If the employee has not repaid the paid parental leave benefit or if the 26
amount has not been deducted from future benefits or the permanent fund dividend of 27
the employee within two years after the last day of the year in which payment was 28
made, the commissioner may declare the amount uncollectible. 29
Sec. 23.10.755. Public education and outreach campaign. The department 30
shall conduct a public education and outreach campaign to educate employees and 31
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employers about the availability of paid parental leave. 1
Sec. 23.10.760. Employment protection; health insurance maintenance; 2
enforcement. (a) An eligible employee who takes paid parental leave under 3
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 is entitled to return to the position the employee held when 4
the leave began or to be restored to an equivalent position with equivalent seniority, 5
pay, benefits, working hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, 6
including service credits the employee was entitled to at the start of paid parental 7
leave. 8
(b) During any period of qualified paid parental leave, the employer shall 9
maintain the employee's health care benefits on the same terms as before the leave 10
began. The employee shall continue to pay the employee's share of the cost of any 11
health care benefits. 12
(c) An employer may not take or threaten any adverse employment action or 13
discriminate against the employee for applying for or using paid parental leave under 14
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. 15
(d) An employer may not take any action that prevents or discourages an 16
employee from taking paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, including 17
failing to provide timely and complete information required by the department or 18
reporting or threatening to report suspected citizenship or immigration status of the 19
employee or an employee's family member. 20
(e) An employer may not adopt or enforce a policy that allows paid parental 21
leave taken under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 to be considered as an absence that could 22
result in discipline, discharge, demotion, suspension, or any other adverse action 23
against the employee. 24
(f) The department shall establish a complaint process by regulation for an 25
employee who believes the employee's employer violated this section. A complaint 26
must be filed within two years after the violation occurred or the date the employee 27
reasonably should have known about the violation, whichever is later. 28
(g) After granting the employer a reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, or 29
after the employer acknowledges that a violation occurred, the department may 30
determine whether a violation occurred. If the department determines a violation 31
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occurred, the department may order the employer to remedy the violation, which may 1
include 2
(1) granting the requested paid parental leave; 3
(2) providing up to two years of back pay, plus interest; 4
(3) reinstating the employee; 5
(4) paying to the complainant attorney fees allowed under the Alaska 6
Rules of Civil Procedure; 7
(5) other relief the department considers appropriate. 8
(h) After the department issues a final determination, either party may appeal 9
the determination to a court of competent jurisdiction. 10
Sec. 23.10.765. Notice to employees. (a) An employer shall provide written 11
notice to each employee upon hiring, and annually thereafter, of the benefits available 12
under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. The notice must include 13
(1) the employee's right to paid parental leave benefits under 14
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 and the terms under which the benefits may be used; 15
(2) the amount of paid parental leave available; 16
(3) the procedure for filing a claim for paid parental leave benefits; 17
(4) notice that discrimination and retaliatory personnel actions against 18
the employee for requesting, applying for, or using paid parental leave benefits is 19
prohibited; and 20
(5) notice that the employee has a right to file a complaint for a 21
violation of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. 22
(b) Each employer shall display and maintain a poster in a conspicuous place 23
accessible to employees at the employer's place of business that contains the 24
information required by this section in a form approved by the department. 25
Sec. 23.10.770. Child support interception. (a) Notwithstanding any other 26
provision of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, an individual filing a new claim for paid 27
parental leave must disclose whether child support obligations are owed by that 28
individual. If the individual discloses that child support obligations are owed and the 29
individual is determined to be eligible for paid parental leave, the department shall 30
notify the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue that the 31
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individual has been determined to be eligible for paid parental leave. 1
(b) The department shall, unless the obligor and obligee agree otherwise, 2
deduct and withhold from paid parental leave compensation payable to an individual 3
who owes child support obligations 4
(1) the amount specified by the individual to the department to be 5
deducted and withheld under this subsection, if neither (2) nor (3) of this subsection is 6
applicable; 7
(2) the amount specified in an agreement submitted to the department 8
under 42 U.S.C. 654(19)(B)(i) (sec. 454(19)(B)(i), Social Security Act), by the child 9
support services agency of the Department of Revenue, unless (3) of this subsection is 10
applicable; or 11
(3) any amount required to be deducted and withheld through legal 12
process, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 662(e) (sec. 462(e), Social Security Act), properly 13
served on the department. 14
(c) The department shall pay an amount deducted and withheld under (b) of 15
this section to the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue. 16
(d) An amount deducted and withheld under (b) of this section shall for all 17
purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as paid parental leave and paid 18
by that individual to the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue 19
in satisfaction of the individual's child support obligations. 20
(e) This section applies only if appropriate arrangements have been made for 21
reimbursement by the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue for 22
the administrative costs incurred by the department under this section. 23
(f) In this section, "child support obligation" includes only obligations that are 24
being enforced under a plan described in 42 U.S.C. 654 (sec. 454, Social Security 25
Act), which has been approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human 26
Services under 42 U.S.C. 651-665 (Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act). 27
Sec. 23.10.775. Federal income tax withholding. (a) If the Internal Revenue 28
Service determines that paid parental leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 29
are subject to federal income tax, when an individual files a new claim for paid 30
parental leave, the department shall advise the individual that 31
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(1) paid parental leave compensation benefits are subject to federal 1
income tax; 2
(2) federal requirements exist pertaining to estimated federal tax 3
payments; 4
(3) the individual may elect to have federal income tax deducted and 5
withheld from the individual's payment of paid parental leave at the amount specified 6
in 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code); and 7
(4) the individual is permitted to change a previously elected status for 8
the withholding of federal income tax. 9
(b) Amounts deducted for federal income taxes and withheld from paid 10
parental leave shall remain in the parental leave fund account established in 11
AS 23.10.705 until transferred to the federal Internal Revenue Service as payment of 12
federal income tax. 13
(c) The department shall comply with legal requirements of the federal 14
Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service regarding the deduction and 15
withholding of federal income tax. 16
Sec. 23.10.780. Actuarial studies. Every two years, the commissioner shall 17
submit to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president 18
of the senate an actuarial study of the benefit structures established under 19
AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. The commissioner shall deliver the study to the senate 20
secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature 21
that the study is available. 22
Sec. 23.10.795. Definitions. In AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, 23
(1) "employee" means a person in the service of an employer who is 24
subject to payment of contributions, or whose employer has elected to make 25
reimbursement payments, under AS 23.20; "employee" does not include a person who 26
is hired for a specific period, not to exceed six months in each calendar year, related to 27
peak business need; 28
(2) "employer" means an employer that is subject to payment of 29
contributions under AS 23.20.165(a), 23.20.276, or 23.20.278 or reimbursement 30
payments under AS 23.20.277. 31
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* Sec. 6. AS 23.10.710(a), enacted by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended to read: 1
(a) Except as provided in (b) and (d) of this section, in the manner provided in 2
AS 23.20 and for the benefit of the paid parental leave program, the department shall 3
collect from each employee an amount equal to .15 percent of the wages as set out in 4
AS 23.20.175 [, ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO MAKE 5
CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER AS 23.20.290(d)]. The department shall remit money 6
collected under this subsection in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 7
* Sec. 7. AS 23.10.710, enacted by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended by adding new subsections 8
to read: 9
(e) The department may implement an employer paid parental leave 10
surcharge. If the department implements an employer surcharge, the department shall, 11
in the manner provided in AS 23.20, collect an amount equal to .20 percent of the 12
wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employer is required to make 13
contributions under AS 23.20.290(c). The department shall remit money collected 14
under this subsection in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 15
(f) If the department implements an employer paid parental leave surcharge, 16
the department shall credit against the amount owed by an employer under (e) of this 17
section an amount equal to the contributions paid by the employer under 18
AS 23.20.290(c) above .60 percent. If the amount of the credit equals or exceeds the 19
amount owed under (e) of this section, the employer's liability under (e) of this section 20
is zero. 21
* Sec. 8. AS 23.10.710, enacted by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended by adding a new 22
subsection to read: 23
(g) Notwithstanding AS 23.20.290(d), the department shall credit each 24
employee with an amount equal to the amount collected from the employee under (a) 25
of this section against unemployment contributions owed by the employee under 26
AS 23.20. 27
* Sec. 9. AS 23.15.630(a) is amended to read: 28
(a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20, the department shall collect from 29
each employee an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent of the wages, as set out in 30
AS 23.20.175 [, ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO MAKE 31
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CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER AS 23.20.290(d)]. The department shall remit to the 1
Department of Revenue, in accordance with AS 37.10.050, money collected under this 2
subsection. 3
* Sec. 10. AS 23.15.630 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 4
(d) The department may implement an employer state training and 5
employment program surcharge. If the department implements an employer surcharge, 6
the department shall, in the manner provided in AS 23.20, collect an amount equal to 7
.30 percent of the wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employer is 8
required to make contributions under AS 23.20.290(c). The department shall remit 9
money collected under this subsection in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 10
(e) If the department implements an employer state training and employment 11
program surcharge, the department shall credit against the amount owed by an 12
employer under (d) of this section an amount equal to the contributions paid by the 13
employer under AS 23.20.290(c) above .30 percent. If the amount of the credit equals 14
or exceeds the amount owed under (d) of this section, the employer's liability under 15
(d) of this section is zero. 16
* Sec. 11. AS 23.15.835(a) is amended to read: 17
(a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20 and for the benefit of the program, the 18
department shall collect from each employee an amount equal to .25 percent of the 19
wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175 [, ON WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED 20
TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER AS 23.20.290(d)]. The department shall 21
remit to the Department of Revenue, in accordance with AS 37.10.050, money 22
collected under this subsection. 23
* Sec. 12. AS 23.20.135(b) is amended to read: 24
(b) The department, or a designee of the department, shall immediately 25
deposit, upon receipt, all money payable to the fund in the clearing account. Refunds 26
of contributions erroneously collected and payable under AS 23.20.225 and 27
23.20.526(a)(11) may be paid from the clearing account in the same manner, or from 28
the training and building fund. Interest and penalty payments may not be refunded 29
from the unemployment compensation fund. After clearance, all money in the clearing 30
account [, EXCEPT FOR THAT PORTION OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS 31
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UNDER AS 23.20.290(d) USED TO PAY INTEREST ON ADVANCES RECEIVED 1
UNDER AS 23.20.140,] shall be immediately deposited with the United States 2
Secretary of the Treasury to the credit of the account of this state in the unemployment 3
trust fund established and maintained under 42 U.S.C. 1104 (sec. 904, Social Security 4
Act), as amended. 5
* Sec. 13. AS 23.20.290(c) is amended to read: 6
(c) The rate of contributions for each employer is a percentage of the average 7
benefit cost rate multiplied by the employer's experience factor set out in column C of 8
the table in this subsection opposite the employer's applicable rate class set out in 9
column A plus the fund solvency adjustment surcharge required under (f) of this 10
section. That percentage is 76 percent beginning January 1, 2009, [AND] 73 percent 11
beginning January 1, 2010, and 100 percent beginning January 1, 2027. 12
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, including the application of 13
credits [HOWEVER], the rate of contributions for an employer 14
(1) may not exceed [BE LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OR MORE 15
THAN] six and one-half percent; 16
(2) may not be less than .30 percent; 17
(3) with less than four quarters of experience may not be less than 18
one percent; 19
(4) [. THE RATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AN EMPLOYER] in 20
rate class 21 may not be less than 5.4 percent; and 21
(5) [. THE RATE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AN EMPLOYER] 22
must be rounded to the nearest 1/100th of one percent. 23
COLUMN B COLUMN C 24
COLUMN A Cumulative Experience 25
Rate Class Ratable Payroll Factor 26
at least but less than 27
(percent) (percent) 28
1 5 .40 29
2 5 10 .45 30
3 10 15 .50 31
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4 15 20 .55 1
5 20 25 .60 2
6 25 30 .65 3
7 30 35 .70 4
8 35 40 .80 5
9 40 45 .90 6
10 45 50 1.00 7
11 50 55 1.00 8
12 55 60 1.10 9
13 60 65 1.20 10
14 65 70 1.30 11
15 70 75 1.35 12
16 75 80 1.40 13
17 80 85 1.45 14
18 85 90 1.50 15
19 90 95 1.55 16
20 95 99.99 1.60 17
21 99.99 1.65. 18
* Sec. 14. AS 23.20.350(d) is amended to read: 19
(d) An individual who is eligible under (a) of this section is entitled to receive 20
the weekly benefit amount set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection that is 21
opposite the amount set out in column (A) of the individual's base period wages 22
determined under (c) of this section: 23
(A) (B) 24
Base Period Wages Weekly Benefit 25
Amount 26
At least But less than 27
0 2,500 $ 0 28
2,500 2,750 56 29
2,750 3,000 58 30
3,000 3,250 60 31
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4,000 4,250 68 4
4,250 4,500 70 5
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4,750 5,000 74 7
5,000 5,250 76 8
5,250 5,500 78 9
5,500 5,750 80 10
5,750 6,000 82 11
6,000 6,250 84 12
6,250 6,500 86 13
6,500 6,750 88 14
6,750 7,000 90 15
7,000 7,250 92 16
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7,500 7,750 96 18
7,750 8,000 98 19
8,000 8,250 100 20
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8,750 9,000 106 23
9,000 9,250 108 24
9,250 9,500 110 25
9,500 9,750 112 26
9,750 10,000 114 27
10,000 10,250 116 28
10,250 10,500 118 29
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11,750 12,000 130 4
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12,500 12,750 136 7
12,750 13,000 138 8
13,000 13,250 140 9
13,250 13,500 142 10
13,500 13,750 144 11
13,750 14,000 146 12
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14,250 14,500 150 14
14,500 14,750 152 15
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15,500 15,750 160 19
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16,750 17,000 170 24
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21,000 21,250 204 10
21,250 21,500 207 [206] 11
21,500 21,750 209 [208] 12
21,750 22,000 212 [210] 13
22,000 22,250 214 [212] 14
22,250 22,500 216 [214] 15
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22,750 23,000 221 [218] 17
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23,750 24,000 231 [226] 21
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28,750 29,000 279 [266] 10
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29,250 29,500 284 [270] 12
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30,750 31,000 298 [282] 18
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31,500 31,750 305 [288] 21
31,750 32,000 308 [290] 22
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32,250 32,500 313 [294] 24
32,500 32,750 315 [296] 25
32,750 33,000 317 [298] 26
33,000 33,250 320 [300] 27
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35,750 36,000 346 [322] 7
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36,500 36,750 353 [328] 10
36,750 37,000 356 [330] 11
37,000 37,250 358 [332] 12
37,250 37,500 361 [334] 13
37,500 37,750 363 [336] 14
37,750 38,000 365 [338] 15
38,000 38,250 368 [340] 16
38,250 38,500 370 [342] 17
38,500 38,750 373 [344] 18
38,750 39,000 375 [346] 19
39,000 39,250 377 [348] 20
39,250 39,500 380 [350] 21
39,500 39,750 382 [352] 22
39,750 40,000 385 [354] 23
40,000 40,250 387 [356] 24
40,250 40,500 389 [358] 25
40,500 40,750 392 [360] 26
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54,000 54,250 522 18
54,250 54,500 524 19
54,500 524 [370]. 20
* Sec. 15. AS 23.20.350(f) is amended to read: 21
(f) An individual who establishes a benefit year is eligible for an allowance for 22
dependents in addition to the individual's weekly benefit amount. The department may 23
require an individual claiming or receiving an allowance for dependents to produce 24
income tax returns, birth certificates, notices of adoption or custody, social security 25
account number of spouse, verification of support documents, or other information 26
necessary to verify that the allowance is payable to the individual. The allowance for 27
dependents 28
(1) is $72 [$24] per week for each dependent, except that the total 29
allowance for dependents paid to an individual may not exceed $216 [$72] for each 30
week of unemployment; 31
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(2) is payable beginning with the week during the benefit year in 1
which the individual claims an allowance for the dependent and is payable for the 2
remainder of the individual's eligibility for regular, extended, or supplemental 3
payments during the benefit year; 4
(3) may not be claimed for a new dependent after the end of the benefit 5
year or after the exhaustion of regular benefits in the benefit year [; 6
(4) REPEALED 7
(5) REPEALED]. 8
* Sec. 16. AS 23.20.350 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 9
(h) On January 1 of each year, the department shall increase the maximum 10
base period wages in (d) of this section by a percentage equal to the percentage 11
increase in the base of contributions calculated under AS 23.20.175 in comparison to 12
the base contributions calculated for the prior year. The new base period wage amount 13
shall be rounded to the nearest $250. The department shall increase the corresponding 14
weekly benefit amount in (d) of this section by $2 for each $250 increase in base 15
period wages. The department may not decrease the base period wage amount of the 16
weekly benefit amount. 17
* Sec. 17. AS 25.27.020(a) is amended to read: 18
(a) The agency shall 19
(1) seek enforcement of child support orders of the state in other 20
jurisdictions and shall obtain, enforce, and administer the orders in this state; 21
(2) adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter and 22
AS 25.25, including regulations that establish 23
(A) procedures for hearings conducted under AS 25.27.170 and 24
for administrative enforcement of support orders; 25
(B) subject to AS 25.27.025 and to federal law, a uniform rate 26
of interest on arrearages of support that shall be charged the obligor upon 27
notice if child support payments are 10 or more days overdue or if payment is 28
made by a check backed by insufficient funds; however, an obligor may not be 29
charged interest on late payment of a child support obligation, other than a 30
payment on arrearages, if the obligor is 31
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(i) employed and income is being withheld from the 1
obligor's wages under an income withholding order; 2
(ii) receiving unemployment compensation and child 3
support obligations are being withheld from the obligor's 4
unemployment payments under AS 23.20.401; [OR] 5
(iii) receiving compensation for disabilities under 6
AS 23.30 and child support obligations are being withheld from the 7
obligor's compensation payments; or 8
(iv) receiving paid parental leave under 9
AS 23.10.770 and child support obligations are being withheld 10
from the obligor's compensation payments; 11
(C) procedures for establishing and disestablishing paternity 12
under AS 25.27.165 and 25.27.166, including procedures for hearings; and 13
(D) procedures under which the agency shall enter into 14
contracts or agreements with financial institutions, including brokerage houses, 15
insurance companies, and other companies providing individual investment, 16
transaction, or deposit accounts, doing business in the state to develop and 17
operate an automated data match system as required by 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(17); 18
the agency may pay a reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting a 19
data match under a contract or agreement under this subparagraph; the fee may 20
not exceed the actual costs incurred by the financial institution for conducting 21
the data match; 22
(3) administer and enforce AS 25.25 (Uniform Interstate Family 23
Support Act); 24
(4) establish, enforce, and administer child support obligations 25
administratively under this chapter; 26
(5) administer the state plan required under 42 U.S.C. 651 - 669 (Title 27
IV-D, Social Security Act) as amended; 28
(6) disburse support payments collected by the agency to the obligee, 29
together with interest charged under (2)(B) of this subsection; 30
(7) establish and enforce administratively under this chapter, or 31
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through the superior courts of the state, child support orders from other jurisdictions 1
pertaining to obligors within the state; 2
(8) enforce and administer spousal support orders if a spousal support 3
obligation has been established with respect to the spouse and if the support obligation 4
established with respect to the child of that spouse is also being administered; 5
(9) obtain a medical support order that meets the requirements of 6
AS 25.27.060(c) and 25.27.063; 7
(10) act on behalf of the Department of Health in the enforcement of 8
AS 47.07.025(b); 9
(11) establish or disestablish, administratively under AS 25.27.165 - 10
25.27.166 or through court action, the paternity of a child; 11
(12) promptly provide to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, in a format 12
approved by the bureau, any final agency decision administratively establishing or 13
disestablishing the paternity of a child born in this state; and 14
(13) act as the central registry for all child support orders and exchange 15
information as required by federal law. 16
* Sec. 18. AS 37.05.146(c) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 17
(87) parental leave fund account (AS 23.10.705). 18
* Sec. 19. AS 23.15.630(b), 23.15.835(b); and AS 23.20.290(d) are repealed. 19
* Sec. 20. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 20
read: 21
COMMENCEMENT OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. Eligible employees may 22
receive paid parental leave beginning January 1, 2030, for qualifying purposes that occur on 23
or after January 1, 2030. 24
* Sec. 21. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 25
read: 26
TRANSITION: ACTUARIAL STUDIES. The commissioner of labor and workforce 27
development shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the 28
president of the senate the first actuarial study required by AS 23.10.780, enacted by sec. 5 of 29
this Act, on December 1, 2027. The commissioner shall deliver the study to the senate 30
secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the 31
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* Sec. 22. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 2
read: 3
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW FEDERAL APPROVAL. To the 4
extent necessary to implement this Act, the Department of Labor and Workforce 5
Development shall submit for federal approval the changes to the unemployment insurance 6
laws of the state enacted by secs. 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19 of this Act. 7
* Sec. 23. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 8
read: 9
CONDITIONAL EFFECT; NOTIFICATION. (a) Sections 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19 of this 10
Act take effect only if, and to the extent that, on or before July 1, 2027, the United States 11
Secretary of Labor approves the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of this state 12
under 26 U.S.C. 3304 (Federal Unemployment Tax Act), or determines that approval is not 13
necessary. 14
(b) AS 23.10.710(g), enacted by sec. 8 of this Act, takes effect only if the United 15
States Secretary of Labor does not approve the repeal of AS 23.20.290(d) by sec. 19 of this 16
Act. 17
(c) The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall notify the revisor of 18
statutes in writing within 30 days after the United States Secretary of Labor approves or does 19
not approve the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of this state. 20
* Sec. 24. If secs. 6, 7, 9 - 16, and 19 of this Act take effect, they take effect on January 1, 21
2027, or the day after the United States Secretary of Labor approves the changes to the 22
unemployment insurance laws of this state, whichever is later. 23
* Sec. 25. If sec. 8 of this Act takes effect, it takes effect on the day after the day the United 24
States Secretary of Labor does not approve the repeal of AS 23.20.290(d) by sec. 19 of this 25
Act. 26
* Sec. 26. Section 22 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 27
* Sec. 27. Sections 1 - 4 of this Act take effect July 1, 2025. 28