Alaska Military Legislation & Policies

Latest Status

Remote Driver's License and Vehicle Registration Renewal (Driver's License): Alaska Policy Implemented

Demographic Data

State residents include:

19,712 active-duty service members
7,164 active-duty spouses
12,452 active-duty children
- 8,042 children in K-12
7,267 National Guard and reserve members
3,149 National Guard and reserve spouses
5,352 National Guard and reserve children
- 3,798 children in K-12

Data source: DMDC, Dec. 31, 2024.

Tammie Perreault

Northwest Regional Liaison

Northwest Region

AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY

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Ms. Perreault became Northwest region liaison in 2018. Prior to joining the DSLO, she worked in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors in public policy development and advocacy. Ms. Perreault is a U.S. Army combat veteran.

State-Specific Progress on State Policy Priorities and Sub-Priorities

See the latest status on legislation and policies being advanced in this state on state policy priorities important to military families. Find quick access to this state’s regional liaison, along with demographic data for the military community in this state.

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Occupational Licensure Interstate Compacts2/18 Sub-priorities passed

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact

Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact

03/27/2023HB 138

05/11/2023SB 75

08/30/2024

Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Final Legislation

This legislation enters the State of Alaska into the Audiology-Speech Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC), a legislatively enacted agreement between states, which facilitates the interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology while maintaining public protection.

For more information, view the full legislative or policy details.

Cosmetology Licensure Compact

Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact

Dietitian Licensure Compact

Emergency Medical Services Licensure Compact

Interstate Massage Therapy Compact

Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact

Licensed Professional Counseling Compact

Nurse Licensure Compact

Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact

Physical Therapy Licensure Compact

03/27/2023HB 137

05/11/2023SB 74

08/30/2024

Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Final Legislation

Enters the State of Alaska into the Physical Therapy Compact allowing for member states to improve access to physical therapy services for the public by increasing the mobility of eligible physical therapy providers to work in multiple states.

For more information, view the full legislative or policy details.

Physician Associates Compact

Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Social Work Licensure Compact

Interstate Compact for School Psychologists

Respiratory Care Interstate Compact

Athletic Trainer Compact

Military Spouse Employment Preference2/3 Sub-priorities passed

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Employment Preference - Private Sector

10/25/2022

Employment Preference - Private Sector Final Legislation

HB 125 supports military families by allowing private employers to provide a hiring preference to the spouses and dependents of active military members, those on furlough, or honorably discharged veterans from the U.S. Armed Forces, reserve units, the Alaska Territorial Guard, the Alaska Army National Guard, the Alaska Air National Guard, or the Alaska Naval Militia. For public employment preference, this law requires a non-numerical assessment and consideration for veterans, spouses of veterans, and dependent children or surviving spouses (if unmarried and the veteran/POW died within the last 10 years) of disabled veterans/POWs.

For more information, view the full legislative or policy details.

Employment Preference - Public Sector

10/25/2022

Employment Preference - Public Sector Final Legislation

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Employment Preference - Procurement

Military Clause in State Family Leave Laws

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Solutions for Military Homeschoolers0/3 Sub-priorities passed

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Streamline Requirements

Ensure Extracurricular Access

Clarify JROTC Eligibility

State Exemption for DOD Family Child Care Homes

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01/01/2021

State Exemption for DOD Family Child Care Homes Final Legislation

Alaska Administrative Code allows for the exemption of military family child care providers, "a facility located on a United States Department of Defense or United States Coast Guard installation that is located on federal property, or a facility certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the United States Department of Defense or by the United States Coast Guard."

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State Support of Military Families with Special Education Needs1/2 Sub-priorities passed

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Minimize Delays

Reduce Burdens

02/01/2020

Reduce Burdens Final Legislation

Per the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Guidance for Special Education Personnel, January 2017, School Districts bear the cost of due process hearings. On page 111, it states, "Due Process Hearings Parents or districts may file requests for due process hearings with DEED under Alaska statute AS 14.30.193 and Alaska regulation 4 AAC 52.550. Due process hearing costs are the responsibility of the district. Further, due process hearings, conducted by trained hearing officers (lawyers), are tightly bound by law and regulation; interested parties are encouraged to access the full statutory and regulatory text."

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Education Policy Implementation and Information Enhancements0/4 Sub-priorities passed

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Advance Enrollment

Military Student Identifier (MSI)

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children

Purple Star Schools Program

Open Enrollment Flexibility

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Concurrent Juvenile Jurisdiction

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State Response to Military Interpersonal Violence0/2 Sub-priorities passed

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Enhance Information-Sharing

Allow Military Protective Orders as Evidence

Military Community Representation on State Defense Councils

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01/16/2024HB 249

05/11/2024SB 154

08/01/2024

Military Community Representation on State Defense Councils Final Legislation

Establishes an Alaska Military Affairs Commission which will support and enhance the relationship between the military and the State of Alaska including recommending methods to improve private and public employment opportunities for the families of current and former members of the military and assist and advise communities and the state in the design and execution of programs that enhance communities' relationships with installations of the armed forces...including in the areas of public school education, in-state higher education and training, cultural and recreational community assets, and housing and energy affordability.

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