# Alaska Stat. § 14.42.040: Executive officer and staff; administration

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.040

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 14.42.040
- **Heading:** Executive officer and staff; administration
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.040

## Text

(a) The commission may appoint an executive director as the commission's executive officer. The executive officer is a member of the exempt service under AS 39.25.110 , serves at the pleasure of the commission, and receives compensation fixed by the commission. The executive officer appoints persons to the staff positions authorized by the commission, and staff compensation is fixed by the commission. Each employee of the commission shall elect membership either in the state teachers' retirement system ( AS 14.25 ), if qualified, or in the public employees' retirement system ( AS 39.35 ).

(b) The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education is not a division in the Department of Education and Early Development. The commission, its members, executive officer, and staff are in the Department of Education and Early Development for administrative support services only, and they are not subject to the direction of the commissioner of education and early development or the state Board of Education and Early Development.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.010 Purpose, intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.015 Creation, composition, appointment of members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.015.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.020 Officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.025 Meetings, rules, votes required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.025.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.030 Functions, duties, and powers of the commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.033 Agreements for medical education.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.033.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.035 Collection of data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.035.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.040 Executive officer and staff; administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.045 Compensation and per diem.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.045.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.050 Legal counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.055 Consortia.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.055.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.100 Creation of Alaska Student Loan Corporation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.100.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.120 Corporation governing body.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.120.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 14.42.130 Meetings of the board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T14_C14.42_S14.42.130.md)

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