Sec. 39.30.180. - Definitions.

In AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180,

(1) "board" means the board of trustees of the Alaska Retirement Management Board established under AS 37.10.210 ;

(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Administration;

(3) "participating employer" means

(A) the State of Alaska; and

(B) an employer

(i) who is an employer as defined in AS 39.35.680 ;

(ii) who has never participated in or has withdrawn from participation in the federal social security system; and

(iii) whose participation in the supplemental employee benefit program has been approved by the commissioner.