Sec. 44.62.800. Definitions.

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In AS 44.62.710 — 44.62.800,

(1)“agency” means a department, an institution, or a division or other administrative unit of the executive branch of state government authorized or required by law to make regulations, except that “agency” does not include

(A)a board, a commission, a council, an authority, or a public corporation of the executive branch of state government authorized or required by law to make regulations; or

(B)the Department of Corrections;

(2)“agency head” means

(A)the commissioner or other head of an agency who has the authority to adopt regulations for the agency; or

(B)[Repealed, § 44 ch 24 SLA 2003.]

(3)“consensus” means unanimous concurrence among the interests represented on a negotiated regulation making committee;

(4)“convener” means a person who is impartial and performs the services identified under AS 44.62.730 for an agency;

(5)“facilitator” means a person who is impartial and performs the services identified under AS 44.62.760

(b)for a negotiated regulation making committee;

(6)“negotiated regulation making” means regulation making through the use of a negotiated regulation making committee;

(7)“negotiated regulation making committee” means an advisory committee to consider and discuss issues for the purpose of reaching a consensus in the development of a proposed regulation;

(8)“person” has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060 , and expressly includes a public organization of any character;

(9)“regulation” has the meaning given in AS 44.62.640 and includes the amendment or repeal of a regulation.

Article 10. General Provisions.