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[Governor's Office Press Release] Governor Dunleavy Introduces Legislation to Enact the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact in Alaska (3/17/2025)

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development

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Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced House Bill 131 and Senate Bill 124 on March 17, 2025 to seek Alaska’s entry into the Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. The administration said compact membership would let eligible nurses practice across member jurisdictions and cited a 22% registered-nurse vacancy rate in Alaska hospitals, annual demand for more than 1,400 recruits and about 325 graduates from Alaska nursing schools each year; the release described proposed legislation, not an enacted compact membership.

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