​​​​Legislative Committee

• ​Caitlin Poindexter

• Jamie Kokoszka, Staff 
  

Need to information on Legislation in Alaska?

Alaska State Legislature: https://w3.akleg.gov/index.php

AKleg.gov​ is the place to track bills, locate and contact your legislators, and access committee information.  Questions? Try the help wizard or call 907-465-4648.

SMS Bill Tracking tool from BASIS

(Bill Action & Status Inquiry System)

This tool allows you to keep up with the proposed bills throughout the legislative process by sending you up-to -date text alerts as hearings are scheduled and posted in BASIS, and bill status changes.

SMS Bill Tracking! Text a bill number (ex: HB1) to 559-245-2529 to enroll in text alerts. You will receive an enrollment confirmation and instructions on how to stop receiving the alerts.​

Resources

• BASIS Email Alert Sign Up: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/btmf_login.asp?session=32

• Steps in the Passage of a Bill: https://w3.akleg.gov/docs/pdf/passbill.pdf
  

• Track bills in BTMF: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/btmf_login.asp?session=33

• Legislative Process: https://w3.akleg.gov/docs/pdf/legprocess.pdf

• How to Read a Bill History: https://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/readbill.pdf

• Abbreviations and Acronyms: https://akleg.gov/docs/pdf/abbracro.pdf
  

2022-23 GCDSE Position Papers

• GCDSE Legislative Hearings/Budget Alert

• Support HB 58/SB 57 Adult Home Care Services

• HB 111 Deaf Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children's Bill of Rights Legislation
  GCDSE Letter: An Act Relating to Public School Students Who are Deaf or Have a Hearing Impairment

• Increase Efficiencies and Protect Home and Community Based Services

• Create Centralized Accommodation Fund for State Employees with Disabilities​
  

Interested in Attending GCDSE Committee Meetings?

To view up to date listings of GCDSE meetings and how to participate, view meeting details through our Online Public Notices. In the search bar, search "GCDSE." For committee information about a committee, to be added to an email list to receive Zoom meeting links and telephone "call-in" details, please contact the GCDSE staff via email at: HSS.SDS.GCDSE.Staff@alaska.gov Or by calling GCDSE staff:

• Toll Free: 1-888-269-8990

• Phone: 907-269-8990​