Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 207 — An Act creating the military and veteran family help desk in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) Heard & Held

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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This bill establishes a military and veteran family help desk within the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in Alaska.

  • AS 44.35

    Sec. 44.35.025. Military and veteran family help desk. (a) The military and veteran family help desk is created in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. (b) The military and veteran family help desk shall (1) conduct outreach to and advocate on behalf of military members, veterans, and their families; (2) provide direct assistance and information about state services to military members, veterans, and their families; (3) provide information about state statutes and regulations to military members, veterans, and their families; (4) research issues military members, veterans, and their families may be facing and create informational materials relating to those issues; (5) in coordination with military installations, the United States Department of Defense, municipalities, and other departments of the state, provide recommendations to the department for improving assistance to military members, veterans, and their families relating to issues including workforce development, employment, physical and behavioral health, education, and access to child care; (6) assist the family members of a military member in obtaining professional licenses, credentials, or employment in the state; (7) in coordination with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, develop a standard form for the spouse of a military member to complete that details the spouse's skills, education, and training for the purpose of assisting the spouse in finding employment; (8) encourage a municipality with close economic or community ties to a military installation to create a military and veteran family liaison; and (9) provide an annual report to the adjutant general. (c) In this section, "family member" means a person related to a military member by blood, marriage, or adoption, and a person living in the military member's household on a permanent basis.

    This creates a new help desk to support military families and improve access to resources and services.

Action History

  1. (S) Heard & Held

  2. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  3. (S) COSPONSOR(S): MERRICK, MYERS

  4. (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  5. (S) FN1: (MVA)

  6. (S) DP: DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON, GIESSEL, BJORKMAN

  7. (S) CRA RPT 4DP

  8. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  9. (S) Moved SB 207 Out of Committee

  10. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  11. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  12. (S) Heard & Held

  13. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  14. (S) COSPONSOR(S): TOBIN, BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON, DUNBAR

  15. (S) CRA, FIN

  16. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (58)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 207?
SB 207 is sponsored by Robert Myers (R), Kelly Merrick (R), Forrest Dunbar (D), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Jesse Bjorkman (R), Löki Tobin (D), and Scott Kawasaki (D).
What is the current status of SB 207?
This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 207?
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