An Act renaming the State Commission for Human Rights the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to investigations and conciliation by the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to removal of commissioners of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to reports from the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to the definition of 'employer' for the purposes of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to local civil rights commissio...

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The bill changes the name of Alaska’s State Commission for Human Rights to the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights and revises how it investigates complaints, reaches settlements, and reports annually. It gives the governor authority to remove commissioners for cause after a hearing and lets municipalities create their own civil‑rights commissions. The changes also add a religious‑employer defense in discrimination cases.

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