(a) There is established in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development the Alaska Safety Advisory Council.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.60.830
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The council consists of 13 members appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) five members representing industry selected on the basis of geographic representation and population distribution;(2) four members representing labor selected on the basis of geographic representation and population distribution;(3) one member representing the federal government;(4) one member representing the state government;(5) one member representing local government; and(6) one member of the public.(c) A member of the council serves for a term of two years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. An appointment to a vacancy is for the unexpired term. A person may be reappointed by the governor for additional terms. A member of the council serves at the pleasure of the governor.(d) A member of the council serves without compensation but is entitled to travel and per diem expenses as provided in Alaska Stat. § 39.20.180.(e) The council shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from among its members, each to serve for a term not to exceed two years. The commissioner of labor and workforce development or the designee of the commissioner of labor and workforce development shall serve as the executive secretary of the council.
