# Alaska Stat. § 47.27.005: Duties of the department

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 47.27.005
- **Heading:** Duties of the department
- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AK Code / Title 47 / Chapter 47.27 / Section 47.27.005

## Text

The department shall (1) administer the Alaska temporary assistance program by providing cash assistance, diversion payments, and self-sufficiency services to needy children and their families under this chapter and, if appropriate, by establishing regional public assistance programs to provide effectively for varying conditions in regions of the state designated by the department;

(2) establish, by regulation, program standards for incentives to work, incentives for financial planning, cash assistance, diversion payments, self-sufficiency services, and other opportunities to develop self-sufficiency;

(3) prepare, submit to the federal government, and amend, if necessary, a state plan designed to ensure that federal money is available to the state for the operation of the program set out in this chapter to provide cash assistance, diversion payments, and self-sufficiency services to needy children and their families consistent with the state objectives identified in (2) of this section;

(4) adopt methods of program administration to ensure consistency with the federal requirements under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program;

(5) make reports regarding the program to the federal government as required under federal law, in the form and containing the information required, and comply with the provisions that the federal government determines are necessary to ensure correct and verifiable information on the program;

(6) provide to the legislature an annual executive summary of the information required to be reported to the federal government under (5) of this section;

(7) conduct studies and research in order to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the state program; and

(8) adopt regulations and take action to implement, interpret, and administer the provisions of this chapter.

Article 2. Alaska Temporary Assistance Program.

## Nearby sections

- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.005 Duties of the department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.005.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.010 Eligible families.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.010.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.015 Disqualifying conditions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.015.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.020 Application requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.020.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.025 Cash assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.025.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.026 Diversion payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.026.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.027 Assistance to minors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.027.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.030 Family self-sufficiency services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.030.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.035 Participation in work activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.035.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.040 Assignment of support rights; cooperation with child support services agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.040.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.045 Alienation and attachment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.045.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.050 Grants and contracts for services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.050.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.055 Agency collaboration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.055.md)
- [Alaska Stat. § 47.27.060 Job development.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T47_C47.27_S47.27.060.md)

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