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HB315 • 2026

APFC TRUSTEE QUALIFICATIONS, CONFIRMATION

An Act relating to the qualifications and confirmation of appointees to the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation; and providing for an effective date.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVE VANCE
Last action
2026-04-11
Official status
(H) STA
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about what happens if the legislature does not confirm an interim appointee.

Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Trustee Requirements

This act changes the qualifications and confirmation process for appointees to the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires public members of the board to have recognized competence and wide experience in finance, investments, or other business management-related fields.
  • Extends the term length for public members from four years to six years.
  • Requiring all new appointees and reappointees to be confirmed by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session.
  • Allows the governor to temporarily fill vacancies when the legislature is not in session, but requires confirmation later.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
  • Governor of Alaska
  • Members of the Alaska Legislature

Terms To Know

Board of Trustees
A group of people who manage and make decisions for an organization, in this case, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
Confirmation
The process where a new appointee must be approved by another body before they can take office.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the legislature does not confirm an interim appointee.
  • Only applies to future appointments and reappointments, not current members of the board.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-11 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  2. 2026-04-11 Text

    (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120

  3. 2026-02-18 1645

    (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS

  4. 2026-02-18 1645

    (H) STA, FIN

  5. 2026-02-18 1645

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

APFC TRUSTEE QUALIFICATIONS, CONFIRMATION
An Act relating to the qualifications and confirmation of appointees to the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 315

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE VANCE

Introduced: 2/18/26
Referred: State Affairs, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the qualifications and confirmation of appointees to the Board of 1
Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation; and providing for an effective 2
date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 37.13.050(a) is amended to read: 5
(a) The Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation consists 6
of six members appointed by the governor. Two of the members must be heads of 7
principal departments of state government, one of whom shall be the commissioner of 8
revenue. Four members shall be appointed by the governor from the public and may 9
not hold any other state or federal office, position or employment, either elective or 10
appointive, except as a member of the armed forces of either the United States or of 11
this state. The public members of the board shall be separately confirmed by a 12
majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. 13
* Sec. 2. AS 37.13.050(b) is amended to read: 14
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(b) The four public members of the board must be residents of this state and 1
have recognized competence and wide experience in finance, investments, or other 2
business management-related fields. 3
* Sec. 3. AS 37.13.060 is amended to read: 4
Sec. 37.13.060. Term of office. The public members of the board shall be 5
appointed for terms of six [FOUR] years, and they may be reappointed subject to 6
confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. The 7
terms of the public members shall be staggered so that not [NO] more than one term 8
of a public member expires each year. 9
* Sec. 4. AS 37.13.070(b) is amended to read: 10
(b) A vacancy on the board shall be [PROMPTLY] filled by appointment by 11
the governor within 30 days after the vacancy occurs and the appointee must be 12
confirmed by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. An 13
appointee to a vacancy shall hold office for the balance of the term for which the 14
appointee's predecessor on the board was appointed. If a vacancy occurs while the 15
legislature is not in session, the governor may appoint an interim board member 16
who shall exercise the powers of the board member until the next session of the 17
legislature, at which time the name of the interim board member shall be 18
presented to the legislature for confirmation. 19
* Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 20
read: 21
APPLICABILITY. (a) The changes to AS 37.13.050(a) and AS 37.13.050(b) made in 22
this Act do not apply to members of the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund 23
Corporation who are serving on the effective date of this Act. 24
(b) Members of the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation 25
who are reappointed under AS 37.13.060 on or after the effective date of this Act shall be 26
confirmed by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. 27
* Sec. 6. This Act takes effect December 1, 2026. 28