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Department to brief subcommittee next week on workers' compensation, mechanical inspection and safety program fiscal notes
Summary
Officials told lawmakers they will present more detail next Wednesday on three worker-protection items that were finalized late last year and need fiscal-note follow-up: workers' compensation, mechanical inspection and the Alaska Safety Advisory Program.
Dan DiBartolo told the House subcommittee that three items—workers' compensation, mechanical inspection and the Alaska Safety Advisory Program—were finalized late in the previous session or via an executive order and that the department needs to present fiscal notes and divisional impacts.
DiBartolo said the department will bring Director Chuck Collins and Director Tanya Keith to next Wednesday’s 4:15 p.m. slot to explain how those changes affect divisional structure and to review related fiscal notes.
Why it matters: The three items expand or change responsibilities for divisions that inspect equipment, manage workers’ compensation claims and run safety-advisory functions; the fiscal notes will show the budgetary impact and any ongoing costs.
Ending: The subcommittee scheduled the presentation for next Wednesday, and the department said it will provide a detailed briefing to address the committee’s questions.
