In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) “agency” means a department, office, agency, public corporation, board, commission, authority, or other organizational unit of the executive branch;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 39.28.200

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
(2) “department” means the Department of Administration;
(3) “director of personnel” means the director of personnel appointed under Alaska Stat. § 39.25.040;
(4) “division of personnel” means the division of personnel established by Alaska Stat. § 39.25.030;
(5) “employment in the executive branch of state government” includes employment as a permanent, probationary, provisional, nonpermanent, or temporary employee in the classified, partially exempt, or exempt services in the executive branch of state government;
(6) “member of a protected class” means a person protected by federal or state laws that prohibit discrimination in employment or a person who experiences or has experienced difficulty in obtaining employment or advancement in employment because of another factor not related to merit.
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