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Next week is a busy week, and a number of my bills have hearings. Below are some highlights about what’s going on.
Senate Joint Resolution 19 encourages the Federal Government to honor Alaska’s birthright of the 90/10 split of revenue from mineral production on federal lands and guaranteed by the Alaska Statehood Compact. SJR 19 will be voted on by the Senate on Monday and is already scheduled for a hearing in the House Resources Committee on Friday.
Senate Bill 132 has a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee on Monday. This bill would modernize our insurance statutes and make insuring construction projects easier – reducing project costs.
Senate Bill 35 would make it clear in statute that drivers for delivery app services such as DoorDash and Instacart are independent contractors and not employees as these individuals set their own hours and choose which jobs to take.
Senate Bill 158 would create a new administrative area for the East Side Set fishery in Cook Inlet. This bill will allow the East Side Set Net permits to be managed separately from the rest of Cook Inlet.
Senate Bill 159 would provide funding for more workforce development training by diverting a small portion of the unemployment taxes that Alaskan workers already pay from the healthy Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
Senate Bill 170 would modernize Alaska’s charitable gaming statutes and enable charitable gaming to effectively support non-profits like youth sports, veteran’s clubs, senior centers and the Peninsula Oilers. This bill will allow for the use of electronic pull-tabs in addition to paper pull-tabs in Alaska and makes necessary updates to the charitable gaming statutes.
Senate Bill 172 would enter Alaska into the multistate compact for licensing Occupational Therapists, addressing the shortage of occupational therapy training in Alaska and making it easier for therapists to move to the state.
I am honored to be your effective advocate in Juneau. Please contact my office when you have ideas or concerns by calling 907-283-7996 or by email at sen.jesse.bjorkman@akleg.gov
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