Alaska Statutes Title 23, Chapter 23.15, Article 01 - Vocational Rehabilitation

• Sec. 23.15.010 Administration of Vocational Rehabilitation.
  The commissioner shall administer the vocational rehabilitation program.
• Sec. 23.15.020 Powers and Duties of Commissioner.
  (a) The commissioner may cooperate with a federal agency, as provided and required by federal law for vocational rehabilitation.(b) The commissioner shall comply with...
• Sec. 23.15.030 Appointment of Administrative Officers.
  The commissioner may appoint administrative officers and delegate to them the authority necessary to carry out AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210.
• Sec. 23.15.040 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Established.
  The division of vocational rehabilitation is established under the commissioner to carry out AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210.
• Sec. 23.15.050 Director of Vocational Rehabilitation.
  The commissioner shall appoint a director of the division of vocational rehabilitation. The director has the administrative authority delegated by the commissioner and necessary...
• Sec. 23.15.060 Agreements Under Social Security Act.
  (a) The commissioner may enter into necessary agreements on behalf of the state with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out...
• Sec. 23.15.070 Personnel Policies [Repealed, Sec. 84 Ch 58 Sla 1999].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 23.15.080 Eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation Service.
  (a) Vocational rehabilitation service shall be provided directly or through a public or private instrumentality to an individual with a disability who(1) is a...
• Sec. 23.15.090 Priority As to Eligibility.
  If vocational rehabilitation service cannot be provided for all eligible individuals with disabilities who apply, the agency shall provide by regulation for determining the...
• Sec. 23.15.095 Gainful Employment of Individuals With Disabilities.
  (a) When providing vocational training, vocational rehabilitation, or employment placement of an individual with a disability, the agency's primary objective and preferred outcome is...
• Sec. 23.15.100 Powers and Duties; Vending Facilities.
  (a) In carrying out AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210, the agency shall(1) take the action it considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes...
• Sec. 23.15.110 Extension of Services Outside State.
  Vocational rehabilitation service may be extended to the continental United States to all individuals eligible under AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210. The director may place...
• Sec. 23.15.120 Cooperation With Federal Government.
  (a) The agency shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of federal laws pertaining to vocational rehabilitation, including the licensing...
• Sec. 23.15.125 Assistive Technology Loan Guarantee and Interest Subsidy Program.
  (a) An assistive technology loan guarantee fund is established in the agency. The fund consists of money appropriated to it. The agency may solicit...
• Sec. 23.15.130 Vocational Rehabilitation Small Business Enterprise Revolving Fund.
  (a) There is created in the state treasury a revolving fund designated as the vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund. The fund shall...
• Sec. 23.15.132 Vending Facilities.
  (a) A vending facility may not be established on public property that is under the jurisdiction of the state except as authorized by the...
• Sec. 23.15.133 Vendors' Licenses.
  (a) The agency shall issue a license for the operation of a vending facility on public property to a blind person or a person...
• Sec. 23.15.134 Active Participation by Licensees With Severe Disabilities.
  The agency shall adopt regulations that ensure the opportunity for active participation by a licensee with severe disabilities in the administration of vending facilities...
• Sec. 23.15.135 Committee of Blind Vendors.
  (a) The Committee of Blind Vendors consisting of all blind licensees is established. The agency shall conduct a biennial election of a president, vice-president,...
• Sec. 23.15.136 Group Insurance for Certain Licensees.
  The agency shall purchase group insurance coverage under AS 39.30.090 for licensees holding current operating agreements. The employer share of the insurance premium shall...
• Sec. 23.15.140 Vocational Rehabilitation Fund. [Repealed, Sec. 2 Ch 23 Sla 1968].
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 23.15.150 Custodian of Funds.
  The Department of Revenue is designated custodian of all vocational rehabilitation funds in the state.
• Sec. 23.15.160 Gifts.
  The commissioner may accept a gift or donation from a public or a private source that is offered unconditionally for carrying out AS 23.15.010...
• Sec. 23.15.170 Maintenance Not Assignable.
  The right of an individual with a disability to maintenance under AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210 is not transferable or assignable at law or in
• Sec. 23.15.180 Hearings.
  (a) An individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who is aggrieved by the action or inaction of the agency is entitled to a...
• Sec. 23.15.190 Misuse of Lists and Records.
  Except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, a person may not solicit, disclose,...
• Sec. 23.15.200 Limitation on Political Activity.
  An officer or employee engaged in the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program may not use official authority to influence or permit the use...
• Sec. 23.15.210 Definitions.
  In AS 23.15.010 - 23.15.210,(1) "active participation" means a process through which the Committee of Blind Vendors or a licensee is provided the opportunity...

Last modified: November 15, 2016