ALASKA LEGISLATURE RECEIVES
STATE REORGANIZATION PLAN
JUNEAU, UP) — The design of
the nation’s newest state govern
ment was placed before the Alas
ka Legislature Tuesday.
The blueprint called for a
streamlined organization of 11
executive departments and the of
fice of the Governor — 12 prin
cipal agencies in all.
The new model of the Alaska
government was proposed in a bill
introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives on the 37th day of the
first State Legislature.
It proposed placing the job of
running Alaska’s day-to-day gov
ernmental operations in the:
1. Office of the Governor.
2. Department of Administra
tion.
3. Department of Law.
4. Department of Revenue.
5. Department of Education.
6. Department of Health and
Welfare.
7. Department of Labor and
Economics.
8. Department of Military
Affairs.
9. Department of Natural Re
sources.
10. Department of Fish and
Game.
11. Department of Public Safety.
12. Department of Public Works.
Key Items Outlined
Most of the provisions of the
bill had been expected. Here were
the key items:
There would be a six-member
Board of Education appointed by
the Governor. But the chief exec
utive would appoint the Commis
sioner of Education to a five-year
term.
There would be an eight-mem
ber Board of Fish and Game. Like
wise appoined by the Governor.
Again the chief executive would
name the Commissioner of Fish
and Game for a five-year term, j
In the case of both the Depart
ments of Education and Fish and
Game, the respective boards
would nominate candidates for the
job of commissioner. But the ac
House Bills Introduced
Will Regulate Tax Interest,
Boats, State Personnel
JUNEAU, (Jt — Action in the
House Monday was limited to the
passage of one measure — a reso
lution thanking Illinois for its
congratulatory message to the new
state — and the introduction of
a half-dozen new bills.
One bill, introduced by the
House Rules Committee, would
prohibit state employment of rel
atives of Alaska department
heads. School teachers, public
health and welfare personnel,
however, would be excepted.
Other new bills would:
Regulate small craft on inland
waters of the state and provide for
the registration of small motor
boats with the state police.
Rt duce the highest rate of in
terest chargeable on delinquent
taxes.
Provide for a study of the trans
ition from Territorial to State
courts under the supervision of
the chief justice of the supreme
court.
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tual choice would rest with the
Governor, subject to confirmation
of his appointee by the Legisla
ture.
Public Hearings Provided
In the event of disagreement
between the commissioners and
their respective boards, public
hearings on the matters would be
held. If the hearings fail to re
solve the differences, a final rul
ing would be left to the Governor.
In another key agency, the De
partment of Labor and Economics
would include within it a five
member employment security ad
visory council — replacing the
present Employment Security
Commission. A three-member
Alaska State Housing Authority
also would be part of the Depart
ment of Labor and Economics.
There would be a combined De
partment of Health and Welfare,
with a five-member hospital ad
visory council to meet require
ments of federal aid programs.
There would be a five-member
local boundary commission within
a local affairs agency, serving in
the Office of the Governor.
There would be an alcoholic
beverage control board of three
members, within the proposed De
partment of Revenue.
Title of Commissioner
The head of each of the 11 de
partments would carry the title of
commissioner. All would serve at
the pleasure of the- Governor, in
cluding the Commissioner of Edu
cation and. the Commissioner of
Fish and Game — the only two
who would be appointed for speci
fied terms.
Members of the various boards
within the different departments
would be appointed by the Gov
ernor, subject to confirmation by
the Legislature. They would serve
staggered terms, and hold seats
on the boards at the pleasure of
the Governor.
The elected Secretary of State
would serve in the Office of the
Governor, along with an appointed
'budget officer and a director of
the Local Affairs Agency.
Replace More Than 100 Agencies
Into the dozen principal offices
would go duties and responsibili
ties now vested in more than 100
outmoded agencies, boards, com
missions and officials carried over
from Alaska’s Territorial govern
ment.
All of the present agencies,
boards, departments and titles
would be wiped out when the new
bill was enacted.
The 22-page bill carried the
title of The State Organization
Act of 1959. Its effective date
would be immediately upon ap
proval — although the Governor
would have up to six months to
put some of the changes into
effect.
Joint House-Senate Effort
The bill came out under spon
sorship of the House State Affairs
Committee. But it represented the
joint effort of both the House and
Senate State Affairs groups — and
carried the strong blessing of the
Democratic majority policy com
mittee.
The acting Governor has given
tentative advance approval to the
new bill, in place of his original
measure that was less than two
pages long. In 67 lines, the earlier
bill proposed reorganization of
the state government into 15 exec
utive departments.
That bill will now die. Along
with it will vanish Wade’s propos
als for three separate departments
of labor, commerce and employ
ment security, as well as depart
ments of local government and
fish and game.
The new bill, expected to stand
without major floor revision, was
more in line with a reorganization
proposal submitted by the Public
Administration Service.
The private study group, work
ing under contract with the Alas
ka Statehood Committee, proposed
11 departments.
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Senate Passes Bills
For Oil Leasing;
Governor Expense
JUNEAU, UP* — The Senate
passed two bills Monday and be
gan consideration on two other
measures.
A House measure permitting
the transfer of $4,178 in the ap
propriations of the Department of
Public Lands was approved. This
will make it possible for the de
partment to begin studies of tidal
lands for possible oil and gas leas
ing, Sen. A1 Owen said.
The second measure winning
the Senate’s okay was a House
bill authorizing payment of the
expenses incurred by Governor
William Egan during the month he
served before his inauguration.
Introduced for the Senate’s con
sideration was a bill to create a
state-operated workmen’s compen
sation fund. It would establish a
state agency to provide workmen’s
compenstation insurance to re
place present coverage offered by
private firms. The bill was spon
sored by Democratic Senators
Owen and William Beltz.
The other measure would sub
ject insurance companies not
authorized to do business in Alas
ka to the jurisdiction of Alaskan
courts.
Alaska School
Shortage Growing,
Says Ralph Rivers
WASHINGTON, (if> — Alaska
had a classroom shortage when it
became a state and its admission
into the union may add to the need
for school facilities.
Rep. Ralph Rivers, supporting
proposals for government aid in
school construction, said the new
state has had an average shortage
of 176 classrooms over the last
four years.
“Although Alaska has lately
been building an average of 137
rooms each year,” he said, “we
still have a present need of ap
proximately an additional 200
school rooms.
“Also, I am informed that this
deficiency will become greater in
the years ahead, partly as a re
sult of the opening up of Alaska
by virtue of the stimulus of
statehood.”
Student enrollment between
1955 and 1958 increased from 28,
079 to 36,3550 and is expected to
reach approximately 50,000 by
1962, Rivers said.
His statement was prepared for
submission to the House Educa
tion Committee, which now is
considering federal education aid
proposals.
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