Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 39.05.020

  • Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
  • 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

The governor shall appoint the head of each principal executive department in the state government. Each appointment is subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session.