Alaska Statutes Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender § 18.66.020. Membership, terms, vacancies, and disqualification

(1) five public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be from a rural area and one of whom shall be a member of an Alaska Native organization; the governor may consult with the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center in appointing the public members under this paragraph; the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center shall submit a list to the governor of persons recommended for appointment;

(2) the commissioner of public safety or the designee of the commissioner of public safety;

(3) the commissioner of family and community services or the designee of the commissioner of family and community services;

(4) the commissioner of education and early development or the designee of the commissioner of education and early development;

(5) the attorney general or the designee of the attorney general;

(6) the commissioner of corrections or the designee of the commissioner of corrections; and

(7) the chief executive officer of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority or the designee of the chief executive officer of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.

(1) “Alaska Native organization” includes an Indian tribe as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304, a corporation organized under 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act), as amended, and a tribal organization as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304;

(2) “rural area” means a community with a population of 7,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks or with a population of 3,500 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks.