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Sponsor Statement for SB 112
Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Mental Health Authority

An Act placing certain employees of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority in the exempt service; establishing a minimum salary for the long term care ombudsman; and providing for an effective date.

Senate Bill 112 would place employees of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (the Trust) in the exempt service, while establishing a minimum salary for the Long Term Care Ombudsman.

SB 112 was introduced at the request of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority to address concerns expressed about their ability to function efficiently as a state corporation.

Unlike other state boards, commissions and authorities whose employees are placed in the exempt service under AS 39.25.110(11), the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority's employees are not in the exempt service. This is despite the fact that the fiduciary duty owed to the beneficiaries by the Trust requires that employees perform at the highest levels of competency, since their actions could jeopardize the assets and/or management of the Trust.

Additionally, this legislation establishes a minimum salary for the Long Term Care Ombudsman at a Range 21. Establishing a minimum salary of the Long Term Care Ombudsman will help ensure that a qualified individual can be hired for this crucial position.

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