Alaska Statutes Title 44. State Government § 44.62.800. Definitions

(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

(2) “agency head” means

(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.