NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Brief Description: The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development proposes to adopt new regulations relating to the practice of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts to implement Chapter 41, SLA 2014 (HB 361).
The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development proposes to adopt new regulations in Title 12, Chapter 02 and Chapter 77 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with all aspects of the practice of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts under the authority of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. The proposed regulations deal with a wide range of subjects, including initial license application and license renewal requirements, criminal justice information requirements, temporary license, fees, definition of terms, and other miscellaneous provisions to implement Chapter 41, SLA 2014 (HB 361).
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments by mail, fax, or e-mail to:
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Fax: (907) 465-2974
E-mail: jun.maiquis@alaska.gov
The written comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on October 20, 2014.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 no later than October 13, 2014, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Jun Maiquis at the address or phone number above, or go to http://commerce.alaska.gov/dnn/portals/5/pub/bev-0814.pdf
After the public comment period ends, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.01.010; AS 08.01.065; AS 08.01.100; AS 08.15.020; AS 08.15.030; AS 08.15.040; AS 08.15.080
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.01.010; AS 08.01.065; AS 08.01.100; AS 08.15
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: 09/17/14
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, please send your request to the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing at the address above and include your name, address, and the occupational area in which you are interested.
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Relating to the practice of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 02.390 and 12 AAC 76.
4. Department of Law file number: To be assigned.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Compliance with new state statute.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2015 or in subsequent years.
8. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
Colleen Kautz, Professional Licensing Operations Manager
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-2144
E-mail: colleen.kautz@alaska.gov
9. The origin of the proposed action: Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
10. Date: 09/17/14
Prepared by: Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist