(a) In the manner provided in Alaska Stat. Chapter 23.20 and for the benefit of the program, the department shall collect from each employee an amount equal to .16 percent of the wages, as set out in Alaska Stat. § 23.20.175, on which the employee is required to make contributions under Alaska Stat. § 23.20.290(d). The department shall remit to the Department of Revenue, in accordance with Alaska Stat. § 37.10.050, money collected under this subsection.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 23.15.835

  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
(b) Notwithstanding Alaska Stat. § 23.20.290(d), the department shall credit each employee with an amount equal to the amount collected from the employee under (a) of this section against unemployment contributions owed by the employee under Alaska Stat. Chapter 23.20.
(c) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall assess and collect, under Alaska Stat. § 23.20.185 – 23.20.275, interest and penalties for delinquent reports and payments due under this section. Interest and penalties collected shall be handled in accordance with Alaska Stat. § 23.20.130(d).
(d) Notwithstanding Alaska Stat. § 23.15.840(a), for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, through June 30, 2024, the money collected under this section or otherwise appropriated to the Alaska Workforce Investment Board shall be allocated directly in the following percentages to the following institutions for programs consistent with Alaska Stat. § 23.15.820 – 23.15.850 and capital improvements:

University of Alaska 45 percent

Galena Interior Learning 4 percent Academy

Alaska Technical Center 9 percent

Alaska Vocational Technical 17 percent Center

Northwestern Alaska Career 3 percent and Technical Center

Southwest Alaska Vocational 3 percent and Education Center

Yuut Elitnaurviat, Inc. People’s 9 percent Learning Center

Partners for Progress in Delta, 3 percent Inc.

Amundsen Educational Center 2 percent

Ilisagvik College 5 percent.

(e) The institutions receiving funding under (d) of this section shall provide an expenditure and performance report to the department by November 1 of each year that includes

(1) the percentage of former participants in the program who have jobs one year after leaving the program;
(2) the median wage of former participants seven to 12 months after leaving the program;
(3) the percentage of former participants who were employed after leaving the program who received training under the program that was related or somewhat related to the former participants’ jobs seven to 12 months after leaving the program;
(4) a description of each vocational education course funded through the allocation set out in (d) of this section that permits high school students to earn dual credit upon course completion, and the number of high school students who earned dual credit in the past year;
(5) a copy of any articulation agreement established under (g) of this section that either was in effect for the preceding year or is in process for the next year of funding, and the number of high school students who earned dual credit under each articulation agreement; and
(6) the performance and financial information needed to verify the performance of the program as specified by the department by regulation.
(f) The department shall prepare and present an expenditure and performance report based on the information provided under (e) of this section to the legislature not later than the 15th day of each regular legislative session.
(g) The institutions receiving funding under (d) of this section shall establish and maintain at least one articulation agreement under which dual credit may be earned by high school students upon completion of a vocational education course.
(h) An institution’s failure to comply with (e) or (g) of this section shall result in a withholding penalty of 20 percent of the funding allocated under (d) of this section in the following year.
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