Alaska § 44.30.020 - Duties of department.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 44.30.020 — Duties of department., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44.30.020. Duties of department.
(a) The Department of Family and Community Services shall administer the state programs of child welfare, institutional management, and delinquency, including (1) mental health treatment and diagnosis under AS 47.30.660 — 47.30.915;
(2) management of state institutions, except for adult penal institutions;
(3) child welfare and delinquency services;
(4) the Alaska Pioneers' Home and the Alaska Veterans' Home.
(b) As applicable, the Department of Family and Community Services shall cooperate with the Department of Public Safety in enforcement of the prohibition on the possession, offer, display, marketing, advertising, or sale of illicit synthetic drugs under AS 17.21 .
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44.30.020 ("Duties of department.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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