(a) The commissioner, in consultation with state and local government agencies, community groups, and groups concerned with displaced homemakers, may (1) contract with eligible private profit and nonprofit corporations for multipurpose service centers for displaced homemakers; contracting under this paragraph is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code); and (2) coordinate existing state programs for displaced homemakers. (b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations prescribing the standards to be met by each multipurpose service center for displaced homemakers in accordance with the policies established in this chapter. (c) [Repealed, § 67 ch 106 SLA 1986.] (d) To be eligible for an award of a contract under this chapter a private profit or nonprofit corporation must be governed by a board of directors whose membership is broadly representative of the community in which it operates as determined by the commissioner.
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