State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: SB 157
2020 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 4
(S) Publish Date: 1/22/2020
Identifier: LL0142-5-DCCED-CBPL-1-15-20 Department: Department of Commerce, Community and
Title: LICENSING: TEMP., ELIG., BONDS, REPEALS Economic Development
Sponsor: RLS BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR Appropriation: Corporations, Business and Professional
Requester: Governor Licensing
Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional
Licensing
OMB Component Number: 2360
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2021 Governor's
Appropriation FY2021 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2021 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Personal Services
Travel
Services 127.1
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 127.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
1004 Gen Fund (UGF) 127.1
Total 127.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2020) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2021) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? No
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? Yes
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed? 01/01/22
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Not applicable, initial version.
Prepared By: Sara Chambers, Director Phone: (907)465-2144
Division: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing Date: 01/15/2020 11:00 AM
Approved By: Micaela Fowler, Administrative Services Director for DCCED Date: 01/15/2020
Agency: Office of Management and Budget
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO.
2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This legislation reduces barriers to practice for professions licensed by the Division of Corporations, Business, and
Professional Licensing (Division). Amongst other elements, it grants the Division the ability to issue 180-day temporary
licenses to qualified individuals. Updates are also made to the licensing of several professions to comply with federal law.
Further, this legislation repeals licensure requirements for several defunct or uneconomic programs:
The Athletic Commission and the regulation of boxing and wrestling by the Division is repealed. Athletic
Commission fees were set in statute in 1960 under AS 05.10. The division does not have the authority to adjust
the fees by regulation to comply with AS 08.01.065 that requires fees be set at the approximate cost of regulating
a profession. Past attempts to increase the fees via statute were unsuccessful. The Athletic Commission carries a
historical deficit estimated to be $15.1.
The regulation of professional geologists (Geologist) is repealed. Alaska's current Geologist certification is based
solely upon the registration requirements of the American Institute of Professional Geologists. The State
certification does not expire or require renewal. Between 10 and 25 new certifications are processed each year.
Because there are no renewal requirements, there is not a reasonable expectation that the program will pay
down the deficit over time. The Geologists carry a historical deficit estimated to be $110.0.
The regulation of Concert Promoters is repealed. Concert promoters do not carry a deficit.
$125.1 Unrestricted General Fund (UGF) is required to retire the deficits for the Athletic Commission and geologists for
FY2021. If general funds are not used to retire the deficits the Division will either continue to carry the deficits in
perpetuity or will spread the costs among the other licensing programs. This would require the division to raise fees for
licensees of other programs to neutralize the Athletic Commission and geologist deficits.
The division will also require $2.0 Unrestricted General Fund (UGF) to cover legal costs to amend regulations, printing, and
postage in the first year. There are no ongoing costs associated with this legislation.
Professional licensing programs within the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing are funded by
Receipt Supported Services (fund source 1156 Rcpt Svcs (DGF)). Licensing fees for each occupation are set per AS
08.01.065, so the total amount of revenue collected approximately equals the occupations actual regulatory costs.
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Statutes affected:
SB0157A, AM SB 157, introduced 01/22/2020: 08.01.020, 08.01.062, 08.01.064, 08.01.010, 08.01.065, 08.13.210, 44.46.020, 08.13.100, 08.36.075, 08.01.077, 08.01.080, 08.11.010, 08.11.015, 08.11.043, 08.11.070, 08.55.050, 08.55.070, 08.55.100, 08.55.110, 08.55.130, 08.11.090, 44.64.010, 08.11.200, 08.11.042, 08.13.030, 08.13.215, 08.13.120, 08.13.150, 08.01.075, 08.13.160, 08.13.110, 08.13.175, 08.13.080, 08.13.185, 08.13.190, 08.13.195, 08.18.022, 08.18.031, 08.20.180, 08.20.160, 08.20.163, 08.20.141, 08.24.110, 08.24.240, 08.24.210, 08.24.290, 08.24.340, 08.36.100, 08.36.238, 08.36.254, 08.42.085, 08.55.010, 08.55.020, 43.70.020, 08.64.279, 08.84.010, 08.84.120, 08.84.150, 08.84.032, 08.84.075, 08.98.120, 08.98.186, 08.02.050, 08.98.165, 08.98.180, 08.98.190, 09.65.290, 31.05.009, 08.02.011, 44.29.020, 46.03.010, 44.46.029, 05.05.010, 05.05.020, 05.05.030, 05.05.040, 05.10.010, 05.10.020, 05.10.030, 05.10.040, 05.10.050, 05.10.060, 05.10.070, 05.10.080, 05.10.090, 05.10.100, 05.10.110, 05.10.120, 05.10.130, 05.10.140, 05.10.150, 05.10.160, 05.10.170, 08.01.063, 08.11.020, 08.11.025, 08.13.170, 08.13.220, 08.15.030, 08.24.370, 08.26.050, 08.45.035, 08.63.130, 08.64.101, 08.64.270, 08.64.275, 08.68.210, 08.70.130, 08.80.150, 08.80.155, 08.84.065, 08.86.135, 08.86.166, 08.92.010, 08.92.020, 08.92.030, 08.92.035, 08.92.040, 08.92.050, 08.92.060, 08.92.070, 08.92.080, 08.92.090, 08.95.125, 08.98.050, 25.27.244, 43.70.025, 43.70.028, 44.29.027