Justice Center data from the Fall 2008 Alaska Justice Forum concerning sexual assaults in Alaska was cited by KTUU Channel 2 News during their report on violence against women and Governor Palin's signing of House Bill 63 on June 24, 2009. House Bill 63 is effective July 1, 2009 and expands the make-up of the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to include a public member from rural Alaska, and the Commissioner of Corrections or the Commissioner's designee.
