Section 08.01.065. Establishment of fees.

   (a) Except for business licenses, the department shall adopt regulations that establish the amount and manner of payment of application fees, examination fees, license fees, registration fees, permit fees, investigation fees, and all other fees as appropriate for the occupations covered by this chapter.
   (b)   [Repealed, Sec. 4 ch 34 SLA 1992]. 
   (c) Except as provided in (f) - (i) of this section, the department shall establish fee levels under (a) of this section so that the total amount of fees collected for an occupation approximately equals the actual regulatory costs for the occupation. The department shall annually review each fee level to determine whether the regulatory costs of each occupation are approximately equal to fee collections related to that occupation. If the review indicates that an occupation's fee collections and regulatory costs are not approximately equal, the department shall calculate fee adjustments and adopt regulations under (a) of this section to implement the adjustments. In January of each year, the department shall report on all fee levels and revisions for the previous year under this subsection to the office of management and budget. If a board regulates an occupation covered by this chapter, the department shall consider the board's recommendations concerning the occupation's fee levels and regulatory costs before revising fee schedules to comply with this subsection. In this subsection, "regulatory costs" means costs of the department that are attributable to regulation of an occupation plus
        (1) all expenses of the board that regulates the occupation if the board regulates only one occupation;
        (2) the expenses of a board that are attributable to the occupation if the board regulates more than one occupation.
   (d) The license fee for a business license is set by AS 43.70.030(a). The department shall adopt regulations that establish the manner of payment of the license fee.
   (e)   [Repealed, Sec. 28 ch 90 SLA 1991]. 
   (f) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, the department shall establish fee levels under (a) of this section so that the total amount of fees collected by the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors approximately equals the total regulatory costs of the department and the board for all occupations regulated by the board. The department shall set the fee levels for the issuance and renewal of a certificate of registration issued under AS 08.48.211 so that the fee levels are the same for all occupations regulated by the board.
   (g) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, the department shall establish fee levels under (a) of this section so that the total amount of fees collected by the department for all occupations regulated under AS 08.11 approximately equals the total regulatory costs of the department for all occupations regulated by the department under AS 08.11. The department shall set the fee levels for the issuance and renewal of licenses issued under AS 08.11 so that the fee levels are the same for all occupations regulated by the department under AS 08.11.
   (h) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, the department shall establish fee levels under (a) of this section so that the total amount of fees collected by the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers approximately equals the total regulatory costs of the department, the board, and the Department of Environmental Conservation for all occupations regulated by the board. For purposes of this subsection, the regulatory costs of the Department of Environmental Conservation for the occupations regulated by the board include the cost of inspections under AS 08.13.210(b), the cost of developing and adopting regulations under AS 44.46.020 for barbershop, hairdressing, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, ear piercing, and tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring establishments, and the cost to the Department of Environmental Conservation of enforcing those regulations except for the enforcement costs relating to ear piercing establishments. The department shall set the fee levels for the issuance and renewal of a practitioner's license issued under AS 08.13.100 so that the license and license renewal fees are the same for all occupations regulated by the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers.
   (i) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, the department shall establish fee levels under (a) of this section so that the total amount of fees collected by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for specialty contractors, home inspectors, and associate home inspectors approximately equals the total regulatory costs of the department for those three registration categories. The department shall set the fee levels for the issuance and renewal of a certificate of registration issued under AS 08.18 so that the fee levels are the same for all three of these registration categories and so that the fee level for a home inspector with a joint registration is not different from the fee level for a home inspector who does not have a joint registration. In this subsection, "joint registration" has the meaning given in AS 08.18.171.

Authorities

8.04.495; 8.11.050; 8.13.100; 8.13.185; 8.18.041; 8.20.180; 8.20.185; 8.24.135; 8.24.370; 8.32.030; 8.40.150; 8.40.310; 8.48.071; 8.48.265; 8.54.770; 8.55.040; 8.61.090; 8.62.040; 8.62.140; 8.63.100; 8.64.315; 8.65.100; 8.68.220; 8.68.336; 8.70.150; 8.71.120; 8.72.160; 8.72.191; 8.76.110; 8.80.160; 8.84.050; 8.86.140; 8.88.221; 8.92.020; 8.95.125; 8.98.190;37.05.146

Notes

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References

AS 8.04.495 .495">Sec. 08.04.495. Fees.
AS 8.11.050 .050">Sec. 08.11.050. Fees.
AS 8.13.100 .100">Sec. 08.13.100. License.
AS 8.13.185 .185">Sec. 08.13.185. Fees.
AS 8.18.041 .041">Sec. 08.18.041. Fees.
AS 8.20.180 .180">Sec. 08.20.180. Fees.
AS 8.20.185 .185">Sec. 08.20.185. Utilization review committee; confidentiality.
AS 8.24.135 .135">Sec. 08.24.135. Fees.
AS 8.24.370 .370">Sec. 08.24.370. Nonresidents.
AS 8.32.030 .030">Sec. 08.32.030. Licensure by credentials.
AS 8.40.150 .150">Sec. 08.40.150. Fees.
AS 8.40.310 .310">Sec. 08.40.310. Fees.
AS 8.48.071 .071">Sec. 08.48.071. Records and reports.
AS 8.48.265 .265">Sec. 08.48.265. Fees.
AS 8.54.770 .770">Sec. 08.54.770. License and examination fees.
AS 8.55.040 .040">Sec. 08.55.040. Fees.
AS 8.61.090 .090">Sec. 08.61.090. Fees..
AS 8.62.040 .040">Sec. 08.62.040. Powers, duties, and limitations.
AS 8.62.140 .140">Sec. 08.62.140. Fees.
AS 8.63.100 .100">Sec. 08.63.100. Qualifications for license to practice.
AS 8.64.315 .315">Sec. 08.64.315. Fees.
AS 8.65.100 .100">Sec. 08.65.100. Fees.
AS 8.68.220 .220">Sec. 08.68.220. Fees.
AS 8.68.336 .336">Sec. 08.68.336. Fees.
AS 8.70.150 .150">Sec. 08.70.150. Fees.
AS 8.71.120 .120">Sec. 08.71.120. Fees.
AS 8.72.160 .160">Sec. 08.72.160. Examination.
AS 8.72.191 .191">Sec. 08.72.191. Fees.
AS 8.76.110 .110">Sec. 08.76.110. Requirements for license.
AS 8.80.160 .160">Sec. 08.80.160. Fees.
AS 8.84.050 .050">Sec. 08.84.050. Fees.
AS 8.86.140 .140">Sec. 08.86.140. Fees.
AS 8.88.221 .221">Sec. 08.88.221. Fees.
AS 8.92.020 .020">Sec. 08.92.020. Fees.
AS 8.95.125 .125">Sec. 08.95.125. Temporary license to practice social work.
AS 8.98.190 .190">Sec. 08.98.190. Fees.
AS 37.05.146 Definition of program receipts and non-general fund program receipts.

History

(Sec. 2 ch 37 SLA 1985; am Sec. 4 ch 138 SLA 1986; am Sec. 3 ch 74 SLA 1987; am Sec. 1 ch 87 SLA 1987; am Sec. 5 ch 94 SLA 1987; am Sec. 3 ch 45 SLA 1988; am Sec. 14 ch 85 SLA 1988; am Sec. 28 ch 90 SLA 1991; am Sec. 2, 4 ch 34 SLA 1992; am Sec. 1 ch 2 FSSLA 1992; am Sec. 1, 2 ch 47 SLA 1998; am Sec. 2, 3 ch 42 SLA 2000; am Sec. 1, 2 ch 93 SLA 2000; am Sec. 2, 3 ch 134 SLA 2003)