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Alaska Stat. § 44.17.005 (2026)

Offices and departments

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Sec. 44.17.005. Offices and departments.
There are in the state government the following principal offices and departments:
     (1) Office of the Governor;

     (2) Department of Administration;

     (3) Department of Law;

     (4) Department of Revenue;

     (5) Department of Education and Early Development;

     (6) Department of Health;

     (7) Department of Labor and Workforce Development;

     (8) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

     (9) Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs;

     (10) Department of Natural Resources;

     (11) Department of Fish and Game;

     (12) Department of Public Safety;

     (13) Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;

     (14) Department of Environmental Conservation;

     (15) Department of Corrections;

     (16) Department of Family and Community Services.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2023 · leading case: Aspen Expl. Corp. v. Sheffield, 739 P.2d 150 (Alaska 1987).
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Aspen Expl. Corp. v. Sheffield, 739 P.2d 150 (Alaska 1987). “AS 44.17.005(10). Thus, it naturally follows that the DNR and its department head, the Commissioner, are under the direct supervision of the governor.”
Treg R. Taylor, in his Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of the State of Alaska v. Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency, 529 P.3d 1146 (Alaska 2023). “60 See AS 44.17.005 (listing principal offices and departments in executive branch).”
Alborn Constr., Inc. v. State of Alaska, Dep't of Labor & Workforce Dev., Labor Standards & Saf. Div., & Deborah Kelly, in an Off. capacity, 507 P.3d 468 (Alaska 2022). “63 The Department of Administration had negotiated a contract on a state agency’s behalf; we held that under the workers’ compensation statute the State could not be considered a contractor with respect to its public duties no matter which agency was involved.64 That narrow…”
— Alaska Stat. § 44.17.005(10) — 1 case
Aspen Expl. Corp. v. Sheffield, 739 P.2d 150 (Alaska 1987). “AS 44.17.005(10). Thus, it naturally follows that the DNR and its department head, the Commissioner, are under the direct supervision of the governor.”
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