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SB181 • 2026

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

An Act relating to disclosure of information obtained by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to other state agencies.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF TASK FORCE EVAL ALASKA SEAFOOD INDUSTRY
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
RTN TO (S) GOV NEXT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences of violating confidentiality agreements or how individuals' data might be affected.

Employment Information Sharing Act

This act allows the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in Alaska to share certain employment information with other state agencies for specific purposes, such as statewide workforce statistics or program evaluation.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to give information it collects to other state agencies if authorized under federal regulations (20 C.F.R. 603).
  • Limits the purposes for which shared information can be used, such as statewide workforce statistics or program evaluation.
  • Requires a written agreement between the Department and receiving agency before any information is shared.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Labor and Workforce Development in Alaska.
  • Other state agencies that receive employment information from the Department.
  • People whose employment data might be shared under this act.

Terms To Know

Department of Labor and Workforce Development
The agency responsible for labor-related issues and workforce development in Alaska.
20 C.F.R. 603
Federal regulations that govern the conditions under which employment information can be shared between agencies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an agency violates the agreement to keep information confidential.
  • It is unclear how this act will affect individuals whose personal data might be shared without their consent.
  • The exact details of the written agreements between agencies are not provided in the summary.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 Alaska State Legislature

    (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV

  2. 2026-05-19 2922

    (H) VERSION: SB 181

  3. 2026-05-19 2922

    (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  4. 2026-05-19 2922

    (H) PASSED Y40

  5. 2026-05-19 2921

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 181

  6. 2026-05-18 2884

    (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR

  7. 2026-05-17 2699

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/18 CALENDAR

  8. 2026-05-17 2699

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  9. 2026-05-16 2667

    (H) HELD TO 5/17 CALENDAR

  10. 2026-05-16 2667

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/16/2026

  11. 2026-04-24 2280

    (H) FN2: ZERO(LWF)

  12. 2026-04-24 2280

    (H) NR: SADDLER

  13. 2026-04-24 2280

    (H) DP: FRIER, CARRICK, HALL, FIELDS

  14. 2026-04-24 2280

    (H) L&C RPT 4DP 1NR

  15. 2026-04-22 Text

    (H) Moved SB 181 Out of Committee

  16. 2026-04-22 Text

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  17. 2026-04-20 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  18. 2026-04-20 Text

    (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124

  19. 2026-04-08 Text

    (H) Moved SB 181 Out of Committee

  20. 2026-04-08 Text

    (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  21. 2026-04-08 2053

    (H) FN2: ZERO(LWF)

  22. 2026-04-08 2053

    (H) NR: SCHWANKE, ELAM, UNDERWOOD

  23. 2026-04-08 2053

    (H) DP: DIBERT, EISCHEID, HIMSCHOOT, STORY

  24. 2026-04-08 2053

    (H) EDC RPT 4DP 3NR

  25. 2026-04-01 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  26. 2026-04-01 Text

    (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  27. 2026-03-23 1908

    (H) EDC, L&C

  28. 2026-03-23 1908

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  29. 2026-03-20 2001

    (S) VERSION: SB 181

  30. 2026-03-20 2004

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  31. 2026-03-20 2001

    (S) PASSED Y17 N- E3

  32. 2026-03-20 2001

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 181

  33. 2026-03-18 1976

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 3/20 CAL

  34. 2026-03-18 1976

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  35. 2026-03-18 1976

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/18/2026

  36. 2026-03-16 1953

    (S) FN2: ZERO(LWF)

  37. 2026-03-16 1953

    (S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON

  38. 2026-03-16 1953

    (S) L&C RPT 3DP

  39. 2026-03-13 Text

    (S) Moved SB 181 Out of Committee

  40. 2026-03-13 Text

    (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  41. 2026-03-09 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  42. 2026-03-09 Text

    (S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  43. 2025-05-12 1222

    (S) FN1: ZERO(LWF)

  44. 2025-05-12 1222

    (S) NR: CRONK, BJORKMAN, STEVENS

  45. 2025-05-12 1222

    (S) DP: TOBIN, KIEHL

  46. 2025-05-12 1222

    (S) EDC RPT 2DP 3NR

  47. 2025-05-09 Min

    (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  48. 2025-05-09 Text

    (S) Moved SB 181 Out of Committee -- Rescheduled from 5/7/25 --

  49. 2025-05-09 Text

    (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  50. 2025-05-05 Min

    (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  51. 2025-05-05 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  52. 2025-05-05 Text

    (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  53. 2025-04-30 Text

    (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  54. 2025-04-30 Text

    (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  55. 2025-04-22 917

    (S) EDC, L&C

  56. 2025-04-22 917

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
An Act relating to disclosure of information obtained by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to other state agencies.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL NO. 181

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE
EVALUATING ALASKA'S SEAFOOD INDUSTRY

Introduced: 4/22/25
Referred: Education, Labor and Commerce

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to disclosure of information obtained by the Department of Labor and 1
Workforce Development to other state agencies." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 23.20.110(r) is amended to read: 4
(r) The department may provide information obtained under this chapter to 5
another state agency, including the University of Alaska, if 6
(1) the disclosure is authorized under 20 C.F.R. 603, as amended; 7
(2) the disclosure is for 8
(A) the statewide workforce and education-related statistics 9
program described under AS 14.42.035; or 10
(B) program evaluation and improvement, educational 11
outreach, or public policy research; and 12
(3) the department has entered into a written agreement with the 13
agency receiving the information, in which the agency agrees not to disclose the 14
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information unless the subsequent disclosure is for 1
(A) [THE SUBSEQUENT DISCLOSURE IS FOR] the 2
statewide workforce and education-related statistics program described under 3
AS 14.42.035 [;] and [(B)] the agency is authorized to make the subsequent 4
disclosure under a written agreement between the agency and the Alaska 5
Commission on Postsecondary Education; or 6
(B) program evaluation and improvement, educational 7
outreach, or public policy research and the agency is authorized to make 8
the subsequent disclosure under a written agreement between the agency 9
and the department. 10