TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT PROG: CONTRIBUTIONS

Plain English Breakdown

The exact percentage increase in contributions is not specified in the provided official source material, only that it changes from one-tenth of one percent to twenty percent.

Increasing Money for Job Training

This act raises contributions to help fund job training programs run by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

What This Bill Does

• Increases the amount that employees must contribute towards job training programs from one-tenth of one percent to twenty percent of their wages as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which they are required to make contributions under AS 23.20.290(d).
• Requires the Department of Revenue to receive funds collected by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Who It Names or Affects

• Employees who are required to make contributions under existing laws.
• The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, which runs job training programs.
• The Department of Revenue, which will handle the money collected from employees.

Terms To Know

Department of Labor and Workforce Development

A state agency that helps people find jobs and provides training to improve skills.

Contributions

Money paid by employees towards job training programs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact amount of the increase is not specified in the summary.
• It's unclear how this change will affect specific contracts or agreements entered into after the effective date of this Act.

Official Summary Text

TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT PROG: CONTRIBUTIONS
An Act increasing contributions to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the State Training and Employment Program.

Current Bill Text

SB0159A -1- SB 159
New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

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SENATE BILL NO. 159

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE

Introduced: 4/7/25
Referred: Labor and Commerce, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act increasing contributions to the Department of Labor and Workforce 1
Development for the State Training and Employment Program." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 23.15.630(a) is amended to read: 4
(a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20, the department shall c ollect from 5
each employee an amount equal to .20 [ONE-TENTH OF ONE] percent of the wages, 6
as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the employee is required t o make contributions 7
under AS 23.20.290(d). The department shall remit to the Depart ment of Revenue, in 8
accordance with AS 37.10.050, money collected under this subsection. 9
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10
read: 11
APPLICABILITY. AS 23.15.630(a), as amended by sec. 1 of this Ac t, applies to 12
contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. 13