Alaska Stat. § 24.60.030 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.030
Prohibited conduct and conflicts of interest.
Status: reserved

(a) A legislator or legislative employee may not (1) solicit, agree to accept, or accept a benefit other than official compensation for the performance of public duties; this paragraph may not be construed to prohibit (A) lawful solicitation for and acceptance of campaign contributions;

(B) solicitation or acceptance of contributions for a charity event, as defined in AS 24.60.080 (a)(2)(B);

(C) the acceptance of a gift under AS 24.60.075 or 24.60.080; or

(D) a legislator from accepting reasonable, ordinary, and customary travel and hospitality primarily for the purpose of solemnizing a marriage under AS 25.05.261 (a)(4);

(2) use public funds, facilities, equipment, services, or another government asset or resource for a nonlegislative purpose, for involvement in or support of or opposition to partisan political activity, or for the private benefit of the legislator, legislative employee, or another person; this paragraph does not prohibit (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use;

(B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general public for nonlegislative purposes;

(C) the legislative council, notwithstanding AS 24.05.190 , from designating a public facility for use by legislators and legislative employees for health or fitness purposes; when the council designates a facility to be used by legislators and legislative employees for health or fitness purposes, it shall adopt guidelines governing access to and use of the facility; the guidelines may establish times in which use of the facility is limited to specific groups;

(D) a legislator from using the legislator's private office in the capital city during a legislative session, and for the 10 days immediately before and the 10 days immediately after a legislative session, for nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or the legislator promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered a legislator's private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the capital city reserved for use by the legislator, whether or not it is shared with others;

(E) a legislator from use of legislative employees to prepare and send out seasonal greeting cards;

(F) a legislator from using state resources to transport computers or other office equipment owned by the legislator but primarily used for a state function;

(G) use by a legislator of photographs of that legislator;

(H) reasonable use of the Internet by a legislator or a legislative employee except if the use is for election campaign purposes;

(I) a legislator or legislative employee from soliciting, accepting, or receiving a gift on behalf of a recognized, nonpolitical charitable organization in a state facility;

(J) a legislator from sending any communication in the form of a newsletter to the legislator's constituents, except a communication expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a newsletter or material in a newsletter that is clearly only for the private benefit of a legislator or a legislative employee; or

(K) full participation in a charity event approved in advance by the Alaska Legislative Council;

(3) knowingly seek, accept, use, allocate, grant, or award public funds for a purpose other than that approved by law, or make a false statement in connection with a claim, request, or application for compensation, reimbursement, or travel allowances from public funds;

(4) require a legislative employee to perform services for the private benefit of the legislator or employee at any time, or allow a legislative employee to perform services for the private benefit of a legislator or employee on government time; it is not a violation of this paragraph if the services were performed in an unusual or infrequent situation and the person's services were reasonably necessary to permit the legislator or legislative employee to perform official duties;

(5) use or authorize the use of state funds, facilities, equipment, services, or another government asset or resource for the purpose of political fund raising or campaigning; this paragraph does not prohibit (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use;

(B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general public for nonlegislative purposes;

(C) storing or maintaining, consistent with (b) of this section, election campaign records in a legislator's office;

(D) a legislator from using the legislator's private office in the capital city during a legislative session, and for the 10 days immediately before and the 10 days immediately after a legislative session, for nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or the legislator promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered a legislator's private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the capital city reserved for use by the legislator, whether or not it is shared with others; or

(E) use by a legislator of photographs of that legislator.

(b) A legislative employee may not on government time assist in political party or candidate activities, campaigning, or fund raising. A legislator may not require an employee to perform an act in violation of this subsection.

(c) Unless approved by the committee, during a campaign period for an election in which the legislator or legislative employee is a candidate, a legislator or legislative employee may not use or permit another to use state funds, other than funds to which the legislator is entitled under AS 24.10.110 , to print or distribute a political mass mailing to individuals eligible to vote for the candidate. In this subsection, (1) a campaign period is the period that (A) begins 60 days before the date of an election to the board of an electric or telephone cooperative organized under AS 10.25 , a municipal election, or a primary election, or that begins on the date of the governor's proclamation calling a special election; and

(B) ends the day after the cooperative election, municipal election, or general or special election;

(2) a mass mailing is considered to be political if it is from or about a legislator, legislative employee, or another person who is a candidate for election or reelection to the legislature or another federal, state, or municipal office or to the board of an electric or telephone cooperative.

(d) A legislator, legislative employee, or another person on behalf of the legislator or legislative employee, or a campaign committee of the legislator or legislative employee, may not distribute or post campaign literature, placards, posters, fund-raising notices, or other communications intended to influence the election of a candidate in an election in public areas in a facility ordinarily used to conduct state government business. This prohibition applies whether or not the election has been concluded. However, a legislator may post, in the legislator's private office, communications related to an election that has been concluded.

(e) A legislator may not directly, or by authorizing another to act on the legislator's behalf, (1) agree to, threaten to, or state or imply that the legislator will take or withhold a legislative, administrative, or political action, including support for or opposition to a bill, employment, nominations, and appointments, as a result of a person's decision to provide or not provide a political contribution, donate or not donate to a cause favored by the legislator, or provide or not provide a thing of value;

(2) state or imply that the legislator will perform or refrain from performing a lawful constituent service as a result of a person's decision to provide or not provide a political contribution, donate or not donate to a cause favored by the legislator, or provide or not provide a thing of value; or

(3) unless required by the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, take or withhold legislative action that is likely to substantially benefit or harm the financial interest of the legislator, the legislator's spouse, or a person with whom the legislator or the legislator's spouse is employed or is negotiating for employment.

(f) A legislative employee may not serve in a position that requires confirmation by the legislature. A legislator or legislative employee who serves on a board of an organization, including a governmental entity, shall disclose the board membership to the committee. A person required to make a disclosure under this subsection shall file the disclosure with the committee by the deadlines set out in AS 24.60.105 stating the name of each organization on whose board the person serves. The committee shall maintain a public record of the disclosure and forward the disclosure to the appropriate house for inclusion in the journal. This subsection does not require a legislator or legislative employee who is appointed to a board by the presiding officer to make a disclosure of the appointment to the committee if the appointment has been published in the appropriate legislative journal during the calendar year.

(g) Unless otherwise required by the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, a legislator shall declare a conflict of interest before voting on a question before a committee of the legislature, and shall request to be excused from voting on a question before a house of the legislature if the effect of the vote is likely to substantially benefit or harm the financial interest of the legislator, the legislator's spouse, or a person with whom the legislator or the legislator's spouse is employed or is negotiating for employment.

(h) An employee who engages in political campaign activities other than incidental campaign activities during the employee's work day shall take leave for the period of campaigning. Political campaign activities while on government time are permissible if the activities are part of the normal legislative duties of the employee, including answering telephone calls and handling incoming correspondence.

(i) A legislator or legislative employee may not attempt to influence the outcome of an administrative hearing by directly or indirectly contacting or attempting to contact the hearing officer assigned to the hearing or the individual, board, or commission with authority to make the final decision in the matter unless (1) the legislator or legislative employee is representing another person for compensation subject to AS 24.60.100 and as a professional who is licensed in the state;

(2) the contact is made in the presence of all parties to the hearing or the parties' representatives while the legislator or legislative employee is acting as a party or a witness in the matter or responding to a question asked of the legislator or legislative employee by the hearing officer, individual, board, or commission and the contact is made a part of the record; or

(3) the contact is inadvertent and ex parte and the legislator or legislative employee (A) promptly discloses the fact and substance of the contact (i) directly to each party to the hearing whose identity as a party is public information; or

(ii) through the hearing officer for each party to the hearing whose identity as a party is not public information; and

(B) makes the fact and substance of the contact part of the record.

(j) In this section, (1) administrative hearing means a quasi-judicial hearing before an agency; administrative hearing does not include an informal conference or review held by an agency before a final decision is issued or a rate-making proceeding or other nonadjudicative public hearing;

(2) financial interest means a substantial equity or ownership interest in a business, investment, real property, lease, or other enterprise;

(3) substantially benefit or harm means the effect on the person's financial interest is greater than the effect on the financial interest of a substantial class of persons to which the person belongs as a member of a profession, occupation, industry, or region.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.030 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.030
Qualifications; prohibition against political activity.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not serve as ombudsman (1) within one year of the last day on which the person served as a member of the legislature;

(2) while the person is a candidate for or holds any other national, state, or municipal office; nor may the ombudsman become a candidate for national, state, or municipal office until one year has elapsed from the date the ombudsman vacates the office of ombudsman;

(3) while the person is engaged in any other occupation for which the person receives compensation;

(4) unless the person is at least 21 years of age and is a qualified voter who has been a resident of the state for at least three years.

(b) It is essential that the nonpartisan nature, integrity, and impartiality of the ombudsman's functions and services be maintained. The ombudsman and members of the staff of the ombudsman may not join, support, or otherwise participate in a partisan political organization, faction, or activity, including but not limited to the making of political contributions. However, this subsection does not restrict the ombudsman or members of the staff of the ombudsman from expressing private opinion, registering as to party, or voting.
Alaska Stat. § 24.40.020 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.40 / Section 24.40.020
Continuance in a criminal proceeding where defendant, defense attorney, or witness is a member of the legislature.
Status: in_force

Upon a showing that the attorney of record at the time of the defendant's first appearance in the court of record or a principal witness or a party in a criminal proceeding is a member of the legislature and that the legislature is in session or that a legislative interim committee of which the legislator is a member is meeting or is to meet within the next seven days, the defendant is entitled to a reasonable continuance of the date of trial until at least 15 days after the legislative session or interim committee meeting. However, a continuance for this reason shall not exceed 30 days after recess of the legislature or interim committee. A continuance may not be granted for any longer time than it is affirmatively proved the ends of justice require.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.050 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.050
Membership on boards and commissions.
Status: in_force

A member of the legislature may serve on a board or commission of the state government only if the membership of legislators on the board or commission is specifically authorized by law.
Alaska Stat. § 24.50.020 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.50 / Section 24.50.020
Selection by schools.
Status: in_force

Each high school of the state may annually and before the end of the calendar year select one member of its student body as a legislative guest.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.200 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.200
Financial disclosure by legislators, public members of the committee, and legislative directors.
Status: in_force

A legislator, a public member of the committee, and a legislative director shall file a disclosure statement, under oath and on penalty of perjury, with the Alaska Public Offices Commission giving the following information about the income received or deferred income, earned or otherwise, to be received by the discloser, the discloser's spouse or domestic partner, the discloser's dependent children, and the discloser's nondependent children who are living with the discloser: (1) the information that a public official is required to report under AS 39.50.030 , other than information about (A) income received as compensation for personal services;

(B) a loan or loan guarantee;

(C) gifts;

(2) as to income or deferred income in excess of $1,000 earned or received as compensation for personal services, and as to dividend income or deferred compensation in excess of $1,000 received from a limited liability company as compensation or deferred compensation for personal services, a statement describing (A) the names and addresses of the source and the recipient;

(B) the amount;

(C) whether it was or will be earned by commission, by the job, by the hour, or by some other method;

(D) the dates and approximate number of hours worked or to be worked to earn it; and

(E) unless required by law to be kept confidential, a description sufficient to make clear to a person of ordinary understanding the nature of each service performed or to be performed and the date the service was performed or will be performed;

(3) as to each loan or loan guarantee over $1,000 from a source with a substantial interest in legislative, administrative, or political action, the name and address of the person making the loan or guarantee, the amount of the loan, the terms and conditions under which the loan or guarantee was given, the amount outstanding at the time of filing, and whether or not a written loan agreement exists.
Alaska Stat. § 24.50.010 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.50 / Section 24.50.010
Annual student guests.
Status: in_force

The legislature may each year while in session serve as host to one member of each high school in the state for a stay of one week in the capital to observe and learn the legislative process.
Alaska Stat. § 24.45.181 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.45 / Section 24.45.181
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Regulation of Lobbying Act.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.150 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.150
Adjournment.
Status: in_force

(a) Neither house may recess or adjourn for longer than three days unless the other concurs. If the two houses cannot agree on the time for adjournment and either house certifies the disagreement to the governor, the governor may adjourn the legislature by issuing an executive order and transmitting a copy of it to the president or secretary of the senate and speaker or chief clerk of the house of representatives.

(b) The legislature shall adjourn from a regular session within 90 consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first convenes in that regular session.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.160 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.160
Advisory opinions.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of the committee, the Alaska Public Offices Commission, a person to whom this chapter applies, or a person who has been newly elected to the legislature, the committee shall issue an advisory opinion within 60 days as to whether the facts and circumstances of a particular case constitute a violation of ethical standards. If it finds that it is advisable to do so, the committee may issue an opinion under this section on the request of a person who reasonably expects to become subject to this chapter within the next 45 days. The 60-day period for issuing an opinion may be extended by the committee if the person requesting the opinion consents.

(b) An opinion issued under this section is binding on the committee in any subsequent proceedings concerning the facts and circumstances of the particular case unless material facts were omitted or misstated in the request for the advisory opinion. An opinion issued under this section must be issued with sufficient deletions to prevent disclosing the identity of the person or persons involved. Advisory opinion discussions and deliberations are confidential, unless the requester and anyone else named in the request who is covered by this chapter waives confidentiality. The committee's final vote on the advisory opinion is a public record.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.135 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.135
Record of proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) All floor sessions of each house shall be electronically recorded. However, each house may suspend this recording requirement by concurrence of two-thirds of its members when there is an equipment failure or when no recording equipment is available as a result of a natural disaster or other exigency.

(b) The legislature shall provide by uniform joint rule for the recording or reporting of committee session proceedings.

(c) As the tapes, spools, or other recording devices are filled, or as reports are completed, they shall be transferred to the state library for placement in the state archives. Reproductions shall be placed in a centrally located public library in Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks, until one year after adjournment of the legislative session recorded. The division of the Department of Education and Early Development that has responsibility for state libraries, archives, and museums shall supply reproductions of electronic recordings at cost to any person requesting them.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.261 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.261
Staff.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative auditor shall serve as head of the audit division and, within the limits of the budget approved by the committee, shall employ and determine the compensation of the professional and clerical staff of the division.

(b) The auditor and members of the professional and clerical staff may not join or support any partisan political organization. This prohibition does not prevent the auditor or members of the staff from joining social organizations, expressing private opinion, registering as to party, or voting.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.171 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.171
Organization of committee; term of membership.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall be organized within 10 days after the organization of each legislature. Members serve for the duration of the legislature during which they are appointed.

(b) When a member of the committee files a declaration of candidacy for an elective office other than that of member of either house of the legislature, and the member has not resigned from membership on the committee, the member's committee membership terminates on the date of filing.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.140 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.140
Quorum.
Status: in_force

A majority of the membership of each house constitutes a quorum to do business. However, a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner, and under the penalties, provided by law or the rules of the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 24.10.200 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.10 / Section 24.10.200
House and senate employees.
Status: reserved

(a) During the legislative session, house and senate employees of the legislature are compensated under the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 at the rate authorized by the Joint Rules Committee and upon approval of the house and senate. During the interim, house and senate employees are compensated at a rate approved by the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as appropriate, consistent with the policies adopted by the Joint Rules Committee and approved by the house and senate.

(b) [Repealed, § 11 ch 21 SLA 1987.]
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.070 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.070
Staff and delegation.
Status: in_force

(a) The victims' advocate shall appoint a person to serve as acting victims' advocate in the absence of the victims' advocate. If the victims' advocate is not available to appoint a person to serve as acting victims' advocate, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives may jointly appoint an acting victims' advocate. The victims' advocate shall also appoint assistants and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Subject to AS 36.30.020 , the victims' advocate may enter into personal services and other contracts the victims' advocate finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The victims' advocate shall, to the maximum extent practicable, conduct the duties and work of the office by entering into personal services and other contracts the victims' advocate finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The victims' advocate may delegate to the assistants any of the victims' advocate's duties except those specified in AS 24.65.150 and 24.65.160; however, during the victims' advocate's absence from the principal business offices, the victims' advocate may delegate the duties specified in AS 24.65.150 and 24.65.160 to the acting victims' advocate for the duration of the absence. The duties specified in AS 24.65.150 and 24.65.160 shall be performed by the acting victims' advocate when serving under AS 24.65.040 (b).

(c) The victims' advocate and the staff appointed by the victims' advocate are in the exempt service under AS 39.25.110 and are not subject to the employment policies under AS 24.10 or AS 24.20 .

(d) Staff appointed by the victims' advocate shall (1) be compensated under the state salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 (a); or

(2) if the position requires admission to the practice of law in this state as a condition of employment, be compensated under the state salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 (a) and (l).
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.030 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.030
Qualifications.
Status: in_force

A person may not serve as victims' advocate (1) unless the person has been a resident of the state for the three years immediately preceding the person's appointment;

(2) unless the person has been engaged in the active practice of law for the three years immediately preceding the person's appointment;

(3) unless the person has significant experience in criminal law;

(4) unless the person is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state;

(5) within one year of the last day on which the person served as a member of the legislature;

(6) while the person is a candidate for or holds another national, state, or municipal office; the victims' advocate may not become a candidate for national, state, or municipal office until one year has elapsed from the date the victims' advocate vacates the office of victims' advocate;

(7) while the person is engaged in another occupation for which the person receives compensation;

(8) unless the person is at least 21 years of age and is a qualified voter.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.230 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.230
Statements as public records.
Status: in_force

A statement filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission under AS 24.60.200 is a public record. A person is not required to comply with AS 24.60.200 to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction of the state determines that legally privileged professional relationships or constitutional privacy considerations would be violated by compliance.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.660 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.660
Travel and per diem allowances.
Status: in_force

Members of the Joint Armed Services Committee are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses. Members of the committee shall receive per diem allowances in accordance with the policy adopted by the legislative council under AS 24.10.130 (c).
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.061 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.061
Administrative services for legislature.
Status: in_force

All administrative services necessary to the operation of the legislature during and between sessions are provided by the legislative council. These services include procurement, storage, and maintenance of all supplies and equipment; interim control of legislative space; fiscal and personnel services except for the legislative budget and audit committee; supervision of duplicating, distributing, and mailing services; and budget preparation.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.180 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.180
Committees.
Status: reserved

(a) Each house shall have standing committees to facilitate the transaction of business in accordance with the rules of the legislature. The rules may provide for the appointment of special committees, as needed, by the presiding officer of each house. The legislature shall provide for the use of joint committees to facilitate and expedite business.

(b) [Repealed by § 7 ch 100 SLA 1963.]
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.174 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.174
Recommendations to the legislature where violator is a legislator.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person found to have violated this chapter is or was a member of the legislature, the committee's recommendations shall be forwarded by the chair of the committee to the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the legislature. If the committee recommends sanctions other than expulsion from the legislature, the committee recommendation (1) must include a suggested timetable for the compliance reports required under (e) of this section, if any; and

(2) may include recommended fines that the legislature may impose if the legislator who was found to have violated this chapter does not comply with the sanctions imposed by the legislature in a timely manner.

(b) If the legislature is in session, the appropriate house shall determine the sanctions, if any, that are to be imposed. The vote shall be taken within 10 legislative days of receipt of the committee's recommendations.

(c) If the legislature is not in session, the presiding officer of the appropriate house may request the legislature to consider convening itself into special session under AS 24.05.100 (a)(2) to consider the committee's recommendations. If expulsion is recommended, the presiding officer shall so request. If the legislature does not convene itself into special session, the appropriate house shall consider the recommendations during the first 10 days of the next regular session.

(d) Except in the case of expulsion, which requires a two-thirds vote, all other sanctions shall be determined by a majority vote of the full house of which the legislator is a member.

(e) When a house of the legislature imposes a sanction other than expulsion on a member or former member, it shall advise the committee at the time of imposing the sanction of the terms it has imposed and of the timetable for compliance adopted with the sanctions. A legislator or former legislator on whom sanctions other than expulsion have been imposed shall report to the committee as required by the timetable. If the committee determines that the legislator or former legislator has not complied fully and in a timely manner with the sanctions imposed by the legislature, the committee may recommend that the legislature impose a fine or additional sanctions.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.230 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.230
Annual report.
Status: in_force

The ombudsman shall submit to the public an annual report of the ombudsman's activities under this chapter and notify the legislature that the report is available.
Alaska Stat. § 24.45.121 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.45 / Section 24.45.121
Prohibitions.
Status: in_force

(a) A lobbyist may not (1) engage in any activity as a lobbyist before registering under AS 24.45.041 ;

(2) do anything with the intent of placing a public official under personal obligation to the lobbyist or to the lobbyist's employer;

(3) intentionally deceive or attempt to deceive any public official with regard to any material fact pertinent to pending or proposed legislative or administrative action;

(4) cause or influence the introduction of a legislative measure solely for the purpose of thereafter being employed to secure its passage or its defeat;

(5) cause a communication to be sent to a public official in the name of any fictitious person or in the name of any real person, except with the consent of that person;

(6) accept or agree to accept any payment in any way contingent upon the defeat, enactment, or outcome of any proposed legislative or administrative action;

(7) serve as a member of a state board or commission, if the lobbyist's employer may receive direct economic benefit from a decision of that board or commission;

(8) serve as a campaign manager or director, serve as a campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer on a finance or fund-raising committee, host a fund-raising event, directly or indirectly collect contributions for, or deliver contributions to, a candidate, or otherwise engage in the fund-raising activity of a legislative campaign or campaign for governor or lieutenant governor if the lobbyist has registered, or is required to register, as a lobbyist under this chapter, during the calendar year; this paragraph does not apply to a representational lobbyist as defined in the regulations of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, and does not prohibit a lobbyist from making personal contributions to a candidate as authorized by AS 15.13 or personally advocating on behalf of a candidate;

(9) offer, solicit, initiate, facilitate, or provide to or on behalf of a person covered by AS 24.60 a gift, other than food or a nonalcoholic beverage for immediate consumption under AS 24.60.080 (a)(2)(A), or a compassionate gift under AS 24.60.075 ; however, this paragraph does not prohibit a lobbyist from providing (A) a gift to a legislator or legislative employee who is a member of the lobbyist's immediate family as defined in AS 24.60.990 (a), if the gift is unconnected to the recipient's legislative status;

(B) tickets to a charity event described in AS 24.60.080 (a)(2)(B); or

(C) a contribution to a charity event under AS 24.60.080 (c)(10);

(10) make or offer a gift or a campaign contribution whose acceptance by the person to whom it is offered would violate AS 24.60 or AS 39.52 .

(b) A person may not employ for pay or any consideration, or pay or agree to pay consideration to, a person to lobby who is not registered under AS 24.45.041 unless that person registers and that person does in fact so register before engaging in lobbying.

(c) A former member of the legislature may not engage in activity as a lobbyist before the legislature for a period of one year after the former member has left the legislature. This subsection does not prohibit a former member from acting as a volunteer lobbyist described in AS 24.45.161 (a)(1) or a representational lobbyist as defined under regulations of the commission.

(d) An individual may not, at any time that AS 39.52 prohibits that individual from engaging in activity as a lobbyist, register as a lobbyist under this chapter or engage in any activity as a lobbyist. This subsection does not prohibit registration or service as a volunteer lobbyist described in AS 24.45.161 (a)(1) or a representational lobbyist, as defined in regulation by the commission.

(e) The spouse or domestic partner of a legislator may not engage in activity as a lobbyist. This subsection does not prohibit the spouse or domestic partner from acting as a volunteer lobbyist under AS 24.45.161 (a)(1) or a representational lobbyist, as defined in regulation by the commission.
Alaska Stat. § 24.45.111 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.45 / Section 24.45.111
Preservation of records.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to register or report as a lobbyist or as a person who employs, retains, or contracts for the services of a lobbyist shall preserve all accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents necessary to substantiate the reports required to be made and filed under this chapter for a period of at least six years from the date of the filing of the report containing these items. These accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and other documents shall be made available for inspection by the commission, or members of its staff, at any time. If a lobbyist is required under the terms of the lobbyist's employment contract to turn any records over to the employer, responsibility for the preservation of these records under this section rests with the employer.

(b) The commission shall preserve the statements and reports required to be filed under this chapter for a period of six years from the date of filing. If the commission's central office is not in the state capital, copies of all statements and reports filed under this chapter shall be maintained in an office established by the commission in the state capital or in the office of the lieutenant governor.
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.080 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.080
Office facilities and administration.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to restrictions and limitations imposed by the executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, the administrative facilities and services of the Legislative Affairs Agency, including computer, data processing, and teleconference facilities, may be made available to the victims' advocate to be used in the management of the office of victims' rights and to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The salary and benefits of the victims' advocate and the permanent staff of the victims' advocate shall be paid through the same procedures used for payment of the salaries and benefits of other permanent legislative employees.

(c) The victims' advocate shall submit a budget for each fiscal year to the Alaska Legislative Council, and the council shall annually submit an estimated budget to the governor for information purposes in the preparation of the executive budget. After reviewing and approving, with or without modifications, the budget submitted by the victims' advocate, the council shall submit the approved budget to the finance committees of the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.995 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.995
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Legislative Ethics Act.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.170 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.170
Organization of second and special sessions; new members.
Status: in_force

On the day set for the assembly of the second regular session or a special session of the legislature, the presiding officer elected at the first regular session shall administer the oath of office to new members and proceed with the business of the house in accordance with the rules of the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 24.45.131 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.45 / Section 24.45.131
Examination of statements, reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or its staff shall examine each statement or report filed under this chapter within 10 days after the date it is filed. A person required to file a statement or report under this chapter shall be notified immediately if (1) it appears that the person has failed to file a statement or report as required by law or that the statement or report filed does not conform to the requirements of this chapter; or

(2) a written complaint is filed with the commission by any person alleging that a statement or report filed with the commission does not conform to the requirements of this chapter, or to the truth, or that a person subject to the provisions of this chapter has failed to file a statement or report in the manner prescribed by this chapter.

(b) The commission shall conduct an investigation, and may thereafter conduct a hearing, into an allegation under (a)(2) of this section.

(c) The commission shall report any suspected violations of this chapter to the attorney general, to a district attorney in the judicial district where the alleged violation occurred, or to a grand jury.

(d) If a member of the commission files a complaint, that member of the commission may not participate in any proceeding of the commission relating to the complaint.
Alaska Stat. § 24.40.031 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.40 / Section 24.40.031
Postponement of civil proceedings when a party or attorney is a member of the legislature.
Status: in_force

When it appears that a party or an attorney of record of a party to a civil action is a member of the legislature of this state, and that the legislature is in session, the action shall be continued until 10 days after the legislature has adjourned, unless the party or attorney upon the call of the action for trial waives the benefit of this section. When it appears that a party or an attorney of record of a party to a civil action is a member of the Alaska Legislative Council, the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, or one of their subcommittees, the action shall be continued when the legislative council, budget and audit committee, or the subcommittee, as the case may be, is holding a meeting, unless the party or attorney upon the call of the action for trial waives the benefit of this section. When it is necessary to file a brief or memorandum of law in an action that has been continued under the provisions of this section, the action shall be continued for a time sufficient to prepare and file the brief or memorandum.
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.050 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.050
Prefiling of bills and resolutions.
Status: in_force

Any member of the legislature whose term extends into a forthcoming session or legislature, or a member-elect may file a bill or resolution or a proposal for a bill or resolution with the Legislative Affairs Agency at any time before January 1. The agency shall place a prefiled bill or resolution, which is approved by the sponsor, in proper form and deliver it to the chief clerk of the appropriate house on the day on which the next session convenes or is organized for business. Prefiled bills or resolutions shall be considered as introduced on the day of their delivery to each house.
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.050 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.050
Removal.
Status: in_force

The legislature, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a roll call vote of two-thirds of the members of each house entered in the journal, may remove or suspend the victims' advocate from office, but only for neglect of duty, misconduct, or disability.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.031 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.031
Restrictions on fund raising.
Status: in_force

(a) A legislative employee may not (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution for a campaign for state or municipal office; however, a legislative employee may, except in the capital city or in the municipality in which the legislature is convened in special session if the legislature is convened in a municipality other than the capital city, solicit or accept a contribution, promise, or pledge for a campaign for state or municipal office that occurs during the 90 days immediately preceding the election for that office; or

(2) accept money from an event held on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special session if a substantial purpose of the event is to raise money on behalf of the legislative employee for political purposes; however, this paragraph does not prohibit a legislative employee from accepting money from an event held in a place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the legislature is convened in special session if the legislature is convened in a municipality other than the capital city during the 90 days immediately preceding an election for state or municipal public office in which the legislative employee is a candidate.

(b) A legislator may not (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution (A) for the legislator's own campaign for state or municipal public office, unless the solicitation, acceptance, promise, or pledge occurs in a place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the legislature is convened in special session if the legislature is convened in a municipality other than the capital city during the 90 days immediately preceding the election in which the legislator is a candidate;

(B) for another candidate in an election for municipal, state, or federal office;

(C) to influence a state ballot proposition or question; or

(D) for a political party;

(2) accept money from an event held on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special session if a substantial purpose of the event is to raise money on behalf of the legislator's campaign for state or municipal public office; however, this paragraph does not prohibit a legislator from accepting money from an event held in a place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the legislature is convened in special session if the legislature is convened in a municipality other than the capital city during the 90 days immediately preceding a state or municipal election in which the legislator is a candidate; or

(3) in a campaign for state or municipal office, expend money that was raised on a day when either house of the legislature was in a legislative session by or on behalf of a legislator under a declaration of candidacy or a general letter of intent to become a candidate for public office; however, this paragraph does not apply to money raised in a place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the legislature is convened in special session if the legislature is convened in a municipality other than the capital city during the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the legislator is a candidate.

(c) In this section, contribution has the meaning given in AS 15.13.400 .
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.080 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.080
Intergovernmental cooperation.
Status: in_force

The council may encourage and arrange conferences with officials of other states and nations and of other units of government and propose cooperation between this state and other states and nations. The council constitutes the Alaska Commission on Interstate Cooperation in participating in and carrying out the programs of the Council of State Governments as they apply to Alaska. The chairman of the council serves as chairman of the commission.
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.140 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.140
Consultation.
Status: in_force

Before giving an opinion or recommendation that is critical of a justice agency or person as a result of an investigation under AS 24.65.120 , the victims' advocate shall consult with that agency or person. The victims' advocate may make a preliminary opinion or recommendation available to the agency or person for review, but the preliminary opinion or recommendation is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public by the agency or person.
Alaska Stat. § 24.25.030 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.25 / Section 24.25.030
Disobeying subpoena or refusing to testify.
Status: in_force

If a witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena, or neglects or refuses to testify or to produce upon reasonable notice any material and proper books, papers, or documents in the possession or under the control of the witness, the senate or house of representatives may by resolution entered on its journal commit the witness for contempt. If contempt is committed before a committee, the committee shall report the contempt to the senate or house of representatives, as the case may be, for such action as may be considered necessary.
Alaska Stat. § 24.10.050 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.10 / Section 24.10.050
Other officers.
Status: in_force

Provision for the election or appointment of other officers for either or both houses may be made in the rules.
Alaska Stat. § 24.25.040 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.25 / Section 24.25.040
Arrest for disobedience to subpoena.
Status: in_force

A witness who neglects or refuses to attend in obedience to subpoena may be arrested by the sergeant-at-arms and brought before the senate or house of representatives, as the case may be. The only warrant or authority necessary authorizing arrest is a copy of a resolution of the senate or house of representatives signed by the president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives, as the case may be, and countersigned by the secretary of the senate or the clerk of the house of representatives, as the case may be.
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.090 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.090
Vote on passage.
Status: in_force

A bill may not become law without the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of each house. The yeas and the nays on final passage shall be recorded in the journal.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.090 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.090
Nepotism.
Status: reserved

(a) An individual who is related to a member of the legislature may not be employed for compensation (1) during the legislative session in the house in which the legislator is a member, (2) by an agency of the legislature established under AS 24.20 , (3) in either house during the interim between sessions, or (4), whether for compensation or not, by the committee. An individual who is related to a legislative employee may not be employed in a position over which the employee has supervisory authority. In this subsection, an individual who is related to means a member of the legislator's or legislative employee's immediate family or a person who is a legislator's or legislative employee's domestic partner living together in a conjugal relationship not a legal marriage with the legislator or legislative employee, and interim between sessions means the period beginning on the eighth day after the legislature adjourns from a regular session, and ending eight days before the date that the legislature shall convene under AS 24.05.090 .

(b) [Repealed, § 42 ch 127 SLA 1992.] (c) [Repealed, § 42 ch 127 SLA 1992.]
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.037 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.037
General obligation bond bills.
Status: in_force

A bill authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds creating a state debt for capital improvements shall contain a statement of the scope of each project included in the proposed bond issue. The statement shall include a brief description of each capital improvement project, its location, and, in dollars, that portion of the total bond issue to be allocated to the project.
Alaska Stat. § 24.45.011 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.45 / Section 24.45.011
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that the operation of responsible representative democracy requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely to individual members of the legislature, to its committees, and to officials of the executive branch, their opinions on pending legislation or administrative actions; and that the people are entitled to know the identity, income, expenditures, and activities of those persons who pay, are paid or reimbursed for expenses, or who make expenditures or other payments in an effort to influence legislative or administrative action.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.255 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.255
Administrative complaints.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may file a written complaint alleging a violation of AS 24.60.200  24.60.260 has occurred or is occurring.

(b) Complaints filed under (a) of this section must be filed within five years after the date of the alleged violation.

(c) If a member of the Alaska Public Offices Commission files a complaint, that member of the commission may not participate in any proceeding of the commission relating to the complaint.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.080 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.080
Office facilities and administration.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to restrictions and limitations imposed by the executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, the administrative facilities and services of the Legislative Affairs Agency, including computer, data processing, and teleconference facilities, may be made available to the ombudsman to be used in the management of the office of the ombudsman and to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The salary and benefits of the ombudsman and the permanent staff of the ombudsman shall be paid through the same procedures used for payment of the salaries and benefits of other permanent legislative employees.

(c) The ombudsman shall submit a budget for each fiscal year to the Alaska Legislative Council and the council shall annually submit an estimated budget to the governor for information purposes in the preparation of the executive budget. After reviewing and approving, with or without modifications, the budget submitted by the ombudsman, the council shall submit the approved budget to the finance committees of the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.036 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.036
Fiscal notes on bills affecting state retirement systems.
Status: in_force

Before a bill which would have an effect on the retirement systems of the state is reported to the rules committee, there shall be attached to the bill an analysis of the long-term and short-term costs to the state if the bill is adopted, as well as the impact of the bill on the actuarial soundness of the fund. The analysis is in addition to the fiscal note requirements of AS 24.08.035 .
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.040 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.040
Contracts or leases.
Status: in_force

(a) A legislator or legislative employee, or a member of the immediate family of a legislator or legislative employee, may not be a party to or have an interest in a state contract or lease unless the contract or lease is let under AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code) or, for agencies that are not subject to AS 36.30 , under similar procedures, or the total annual amount of the state contract or lease is $5,000 or less, or is a standardized contract or lease that was developed under publicly established guidelines and is generally available to the public at large, members of a profession, occupation, or group. A person has an interest in a state contract or lease under this section if the person receives direct or indirect financial benefits. A legislator or legislative employee who participates in, or who knows or reasonably should know that a family member is participating in, a state contract or lease that has an annual value of $5,000 or more shall disclose the participation to the committee by the date required under AS 24.60.105 . The committee shall promptly forward the disclosure to the appropriate house for inclusion in the journal, and the presiding officer shall cause the disclosure to be published in the journal or in the supplemental journal not later than the next regularly scheduled publication of ethics disclosures. The legislator or legislative employee shall also disclose the renegotiation of a state contract or lease if the original had to be disclosed under this section or if, as a result of renegotiation, disclosure is required under this section. The disclosure must state the amount of the contract or lease and the name of the state agency issuing the contract or lease and must identify the procedures under which the contract or lease was issued. If the disclosure concerns a contract or lease in which a family member of the discloser is participating, the disclosure must identify the relationship between the participant and the discloser.

(b) This section does not apply to a contract or lease issued under a state program or loan that is subject to AS 24.60.050 . A grant that results in a contract but that is not subject to AS 24.60.050 is subject to this section.

(c) In this section, direct or indirect financial benefits means income, profits, or other financial benefits under a state contract, without regard to whether the income, profits, or other financial benefits ensue to the person as a partner, shareholder, investor, agent, employee, consultant, or joint venturer of the contractor.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.251 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.251
Qualifications and appointment of legislative auditor.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative auditor shall be a certified public accountant of this state, or of another state having requirements equivalent to those of this state, with at least five years of practice in the profession, or the equivalent, before the appointment.

(b) The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee shall examine persons to serve as legislative auditor and, upon completion of the examination, place the name of the person selected in nomination before the legislature. If the legislature is not in session, the person nominated shall carry out the duties of the office until the next session of the legislature at which time the name of the person nominated shall be presented to the legislature for appointment.

(c) The legislative auditor serves at the pleasure of the legislature. However, when the legislature is not in session, the auditor may be removed for cause by a majority vote of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee after notice by, and a hearing before, the committee.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.670 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.670
Administration.
Status: in_force

The legislative council shall provide administrative and other services to the Joint Armed Services Committee. Within the limits of the amounts made available to the committee by the legislative council, the committee may make expenditures and enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of AS 24.20.650  24.20.675. Contracts must be approved by a majority of the members of the committee and are otherwise subject to procedures adopted by the legislative council under AS 36.30.020 .
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.110 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.110
Bills carry over.
Status: in_force

A bill introduced but not receiving final action in the first regular session of a legislature carries over in the same reading or status into the second regular session of the same legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.150 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.150
Duties of the committee.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall (1) adopt procedures to facilitate the receipt of inquiries and prompt rendition of its opinions;

(2) publish annual summaries of decisions and advisory opinions with sufficient deletions in the summaries to prevent disclosing the identity of the persons involved in the decisions or opinions that have remained confidential;

(3) publish legislative ethics materials, including an annually updated handbook on standards of ethical conduct and a bimonthly legislative newsletter, to help educate legislators, legislative employees, and public members of the committee on the subject of legislative ethics;

(4) within 10 days of the first day of each regular session of the legislature and at other times determined by the committee, administer two types of legislative ethics courses that teach means of compliance with this chapter and are designed to give an understanding of this chapter's purpose under AS 24.60.010 ; one course, for returning legislators, legislative employees, or public members of the committee, must refresh knowledge and review compliance issues; a separate course shall be designed to give first-time legislators, legislative employees, or public members of the committee a fundamental understanding of this chapter and how to comply with it.

(b) The committee may (1) recommend legislation to the legislature the committee considers desirable or necessary to promote and maintain high standards of ethical conduct in government;

(2) subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and take testimony relating to matters before the committee, and may require the production for examination of any books or papers relating to any matter under investigation before the committee.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.320 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.320
Municipalities and school districts.
Status: in_force

A municipality or school district may elect to become subject to the jurisdiction of the ombudsman appointed under this chapter. If a municipality or school district so elects, it shall notify the ombudsman of that election and shall thereafter be considered an agency for the purposes of this chapter. If a municipality or school district subjects itself to the jurisdiction of the ombudsman, the municipality or school district shall pay its pro rata share of the cost of the operation of the office of the ombudsman based on the number of complaints or the case load emanating from that municipality or school district, as prescribed by the ombudsman. If a municipality or school district elects to remove itself from the jurisdiction of the ombudsman, it shall notify the ombudsman of that election and shall not thereafter be considered an agency for the purposes of this chapter. A municipality that elects to become subject to the jurisdiction of the ombudsman or to remove itself from that jurisdiction must do so by ordinance. A school district that elects to become subject to the jurisdiction of the ombudsman or to remove itself from that jurisdiction must do so by resolution.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.070 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.070
Revision of statutes.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature may direct the council to revise the laws of the state in the form of a bulk formal revision. At the direction of the legislature and within the limit of appropriations made, the council may enter into contracts for the printing, annotating, indexing, and distribution of a revision of the laws of the state. The council receives sufficient copies of a revision for exchange with other states and jurisdictions. A revision prepared by the council under authority of this section shall be referred to the legislature for enactment or adoption.

(b) Statute revision is a continuing responsibility of the council. The general and permanent acts of each regular and special session of the legislature shall be integrated with and published as annual supplements to or replacement pamphlets for the Alaska Statutes.
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.310 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.310
Filing and effect.
Status: in_force

The lieutenant governor shall file the original enrolled copies of all acts and resolutions and all executive orders having the effect of law that were submitted by the governor to the legislature and that were not rejected by it. These documents shall be kept on file for at least two years. All laws and executive orders having the force of law in the cumulative supplements to or replacement pamphlets for the Alaska Statutes are prima facie a part of the Alaska Statutes.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.241 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.241
Legislative audit division.
Status: in_force

The legislative audit division is established as a permanent staff agency responsible to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee for completion of the post-audit function.
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.210 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.210
Executive orders.
Status: in_force

An executive order proposing a change in the executive branch and requiring the force of law under art. III, sec. 23, Constitution of the State of Alaska shall be submitted to the presiding officer of each house on the day the house organizes. The legislature has 60 days of a regular session, or a full session if of shorter duration to disapprove the order. Unless disapproved by a special concurrent resolution introduced in either house, concurred in by a majority of the members in joint session, the order becomes effective at a date thereafter to be designated by the governor. An order submitted to but not disapproved by the legislature shall be published in the bound session laws and any codification of state law.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.132 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.132
Legislative budget and expenses.
Status: in_force

The estimate of operating expenses for the legislature shall be included in the annual budget submitted by the legislative council. A summary total by major item shall be submitted by the council to the governor for information purposes in the preparation of the executive budget. A detailed budget document shall be submitted to the house and senate finance committees. All disbursements from legislative appropriations shall be certified by the bonded certifying officer designated by the council.
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.115 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.115
Authority to request return of property on behalf of certain persons.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, the victims' advocate may (1) file a request under AS 12.36.070 with a law enforcement agency for the return of property to a crime victim after having conducted an investigation and determining that the crime victim is entitled to the return of the property under the factors listed in AS 12.36.070 (c);

(2) request a hearing under AS 12.36.070 (f).

(b) In fulfilling the requirements of this section, the victims' advocate may use any of the powers granted to the advocate under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.158 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.158
Advice by staff.
Status: in_force

The committee shall authorize and train its staff to give oral advice and provide a written informal nonbinding advice letter to persons seeking guidance as to the spirit or legal requirements of this chapter, provided that the advice is given with the express stipulations that (1) the opinions given are not necessarily those of the committee;

(2) although the advice is given in good faith, the person seeking the advice relies on it at the person's own risk; and

(3) the advice is not binding upon the committee.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.200 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.200
Publication of recommendations.
Status: in_force

Within a reasonable amount of time after the ombudsman reports the opinion and recommendations to an agency the ombudsman may present the opinion and recommendations to the governor, the legislature, a grand jury, the public or any of these. The ombudsman shall include with the opinion any reply made by the agency.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.130 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.130
Notice to complainant.
Status: in_force

(a) If the ombudsman decides not to investigate a complaint, the ombudsman shall inform the complainant of that decision and shall state the reasons.

(b) If the ombudsman decides to investigate a complaint, the ombudsman shall notify the complainant of the decision.

(c) Notice given under this section may be oral but the ombudsman shall state in writing the reasons for not investigating a complaint if requested by the complainant.
Alaska Stat. § 24.45.081 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.45 / Section 24.45.081
Reporting periods.
Status: in_force

Reports required under this chapter shall be filed during the calendar month following each calendar month during any part of which the legislature was in session and during the month following each calendar quarter when the legislature was not in session. However, if a lobbyist registered under this chapter has declared that the lobbyist seeks only to influence administrative action and not legislative action the lobbyist need only file a report required under this chapter for each calendar quarter. The period covered shall be the calendar month or the calendar quarter, as applicable, and shall in any event cover the period from the date of the last report filed under this chapter to the date of the end of the calendar month or quarter, as applicable, for which the report is being filed. The period covered shall not include any months covered in previous reports filed by the same person. When total amounts are required to be reported, totals shall be stated both for the period covered by the statement and for the entire calendar year to date.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.100 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.100
Special sessions.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature may hold a special session not exceeding 30 calendar days in length. The special session shall be called in either of the following ways: (1) The governor may call the legislature into special session by issuing a proclamation. At a special session called by the governor, legislation is limited to the subjects designated by the governor in the proclamation or to the subjects presented by the governor, and to reconsideration of legislation, if any, vetoed following a regular session of that legislature. To enable the legislators to make travel and other arrangements, a proclamation for a special session shall be issued at least 30 days in advance of the convening date stated in the proclamation unless (A) the proclamation is issued under AS 26.23.020 (k);

(B) the special session is called to address a disaster; in this subparagraph, disaster has the meaning given in AS 26.23.900 ;

(C) the proclamation is issued while both houses are in regular or special session; or

(D) the proclamation is issued within one hour after the second house has adjourned from a regular or special session.

(2) The legislature may call itself into special session if two-thirds of the membership responds in the affirmative to a poll conducted by the presiding officer of each house. Each presiding officer may initiate a poll by their joint agreement, and each shall initiate a poll upon the request of 25 percent of the membership of each house, expressed in writing and signed by those members. When two-thirds of the membership to which the legislature is entitled responds in the affirmative, the president of the senate and speaker of the house shall jointly announce the result of the poll and a date for the convening of the special session. If one of the presiding officers is deceased, has resigned, or is incapacitated, the presiding officer of the other house may conduct the poll of the members of both houses.

(b) A special session may be held at any location in the state. If a special session called under (a)(1) of this section is to be convened at a location other than at the capital, the governor shall designate the location in the proclamation. If a special session called under (a)(2) of this section is to be convened at a location other than at the capital, the presiding officers shall agree to and designate the location in the poll conducted of the members of both houses.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.182 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.182
Review of administrative regulations by standing committees of the legislature.
Status: reserved

(a) A standing committee of the legislature may, consistent with the committee's jurisdiction as provided in the uniform rules of the legislature, review a proposed or adopted regulation, amendment of a regulation, or repeal of a regulation.

(b) [Repealed, § 23 ch. 7 SLA 2018.] (c) [Repealed, § 23 ch. 7 SLA 2018.] (d) [Repealed, § 23 ch. 7 SLA 2018.]
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.190 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.190
Procedure after investigation.
Status: in_force

(a) The ombudsman shall report the opinion and recommendations of the ombudsman to an agency if the ombudsman finds, after investigation, that (1) a matter should be further considered by the agency;

(2) an administrative act should be modified or cancelled;

(3) a statute or regulation on which an administrative act is based should be altered;

(4) reasons should be given for an administrative act;

(5) any other action should be taken by the agency;

(6) there are no grounds for action by the agency; or

(7) the agency's act was arbitrary or capricious, constituted an abuse of discretion, or was otherwise erroneous or not in accordance with the law.

(b) The ombudsman may request the agency to notify the ombudsman, within a specified time, of any action taken on the recommendations.

(c) The report provided under (a) of this section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public by the agency. The ombudsman may disclose the report under AS 24.55.200 only after providing notice that the investigation has been concluded (1) to the agency; and

(2) if the investigation was conducted in response to a complaint, to the complainant under AS 24.55.210 .
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.155 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.155
Legislative ethics course.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is a legislator, legislative employee, public member of the committee, legislative intern, or legislative volunteer shall complete a legislative ethics course administered by the committee under AS 24.60.150 (a)(4) within 10 days of the first day of the first regular session of each legislature or, if the person first takes office or begins service after the 10th day of that session, within 30 days after the person takes office or begins service. The committee may grant a person additional time to complete the course required by this section.

(b) A legislative intern or legislative volunteer who serves fewer than 30 days in one legislature is not subject to the requirements under (a) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.120 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.120
Reports.
Status: in_force

The council shall prepare a summary report of its findings and recommendations for each legislature and notify the legislature that the report is available. The council shall, from time to time, submit memorandum reports to the legislature on matters referred to it or coming before it. Bills supporting council recommendations may be filed or prefiled in accordance with the uniform rules of the legislature. Reports released by the council are public and may be made available at a reasonable cost.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.030 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.030
Qualifications of members.
Status: in_force

A member of the legislature shall be a qualified voter who has been a resident of the state for at least three years and of the district from which elected for at least one year immediately preceding filing for office. A senator shall be at least 25 years of age and a representative at least 21 years of age at the time of taking the oath of office.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.260 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.260
Prohibited conduct relating to disclosures; penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to make a disclosure under this chapter may not knowingly make a false or deliberately misleading or incomplete disclosure to the committee or to the Alaska Public Offices Commission. A person who files a disclosure after a deadline set by this chapter or by a regulation adopted by the Alaska Public Offices Commission has violated this chapter and may be subject to imposition of a fine as provided in (c) of this section or AS 24.60.240 .

(b) A person who violates this section is subject to a proceeding under AS 24.60.170 , in addition to penalties that may be imposed by the Alaska Public Offices Commission under AS 24.60.240 and to the penalty set out in AS 24.60.250 .

(c) The committee may impose a fine on a person who files a disclosure after a deadline set by this chapter. The amount of the fine imposed under this subsection may not exceed $2 for each day to a maximum of $100 for each late filing unless the committee determines that the late filing was inadvertent or wilful. If the committee finds that a late filing was inadvertent, the maximum fine the committee may impose under this subsection is $25. If the committee determines that the late filing was wilful, the amount of the fine imposed under this subsection may be $100 for each day but may not exceed a maximum of $2,500.

Article 5. Miscellaneous and General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.050 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.050
Executive director and staff.
Status: in_force

The council hires an executive director and determines the director's salary. The executive director shall serve as the executive officer for the council in the accomplishment of its functions through the Legislative Affairs Agency. The executive director serves at the direction and at the pleasure of the council. The executive director is authorized to employ and determine the compensation of the members of the professional and clerical staffs of the agency within the limitation of the budget approved by the council. The executive director and the members of the professional staff shall maintain the integrity of the council's functions and services on behalf of the legislative branch by refraining from joining or supporting any partisan political organization, faction, or activity that would tend to undermine the essential nonpartisan nature of their functions and services. However, this section does not restrict the executive director or members of the professional staff from expressing private opinion, registering, or voting.
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.010 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.010
Office of victims' rights.
Status: in_force

There is created in the legislative branch of the state the office of victims' rights. The victims' advocate is the director of the office of victims' rights.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.037 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.037
Open meetings guidelines.
Status: reserved

(a) A meeting of a legislative body is open to the public in accordance with the open meetings guidelines established in this section. A legislator may not participate in a meeting held in violation of these open meetings guidelines.

(b) For purposes of the legislative open meetings guidelines, a meeting occurs when a majority of the members of a legislative body is present and action, including voting, is taken or could be taken, or if a primary purpose of the meeting is the discussion of legislation or state policy. The Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature control the procedure for conducting open and executive sessions of a legislative body.

(c) Legislators may meet in a closed caucus or in a private, informal meeting to discuss and deliberate on political strategy. Those meetings are exempt from the legislative open meetings guidelines. For purposes of this subsection, political strategy includes organization of the houses, assignment of committee membership, scheduling of bills, vehicles for adoptions, house-senate relations, other procedural matters, caucus operations, meetings between majority and minority caucus leaders, meetings between majority and minority caucus leaders of both houses, meetings with the governor, deliberations with regard to political strategy, and discussions of issues in the context of political strategy.

(d) [Repealed, § 74 ch 47 SLA 2007.] (e) In cases where there are conflicts between these guidelines and the uniform rules adopted by the Alaska State Legislature, the uniform rules prevail.

(f) The legislative open meetings guidelines are the guidelines that shall be used by the committee when considering complaints filed regarding open meetings.

(g) In the legislative open meetings guidelines, (1) caucus means a group of legislators who share a political philosophy, or have a common goal, and who organize as a group;

(2) legislative body (A) includes (i) the senate;

(ii) the house of representatives;

(iii) the senate and the house of representatives meeting in joint session;

(iv) a committee of the legislature, other than the Committee on Committees, but including a standing committee, special committee, joint committee, conference or free conference committee, committee of the whole, and permanent interim committee;

(v) a legislative commission, task force, or other group established by statute or resolution; or

(vi) a caucus of members of one or more of the bodies set out in (i)  (v) of this subparagraph;

(B) does not include (i) any committee or group of legislators considering only matters involving the organization of a committee or a house of the legislature, including selection of legislative officers;

(ii) any committee or group of legislators and the governor or staff of the Office of the Governor;

(iii) legislative leadership meetings;

(iv) officers of a caucus;

(3) meeting does not include (A) a gathering of members of a legislative body for primarily ministerial or social purposes; or

(B) forums where members of a legislative body have been invited to address a group on legislative issues or concerns.
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.186 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.05 / Section 24.05.186
Legislative hearings on initiatives certified by the lieutenant governor.
Status: in_force

(a) A standing committee of the legislature, selected jointly by the presiding officers of the house of representatives and senate, shall hold at least one hearing on an initiative that the lieutenant governor has determined was properly filed under AS 15.45.160 .

(b) The standing committee selected jointly by the presiding officers of the house of representatives and senate under (a) of this section shall hold at least one hearing under this section within 30 days after the convening of the legislative session preceding the statewide election at which the initiative proposition must appear on the election ballot under AS 15.45.190 .
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.165 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.165
Alternate members.
Status: in_force

The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee shall have two alternate members in addition to the members designated in AS 24.20.161 . The president of the senate shall appoint one alternate member from the senate finance committee and the speaker of the house shall appoint one alternate member from the house finance committee. The alternate members shall serve on the committee when a meeting of the committee has been called and the chairman determines that there will not be enough members in attendance at the meeting to provide a quorum. While serving as alternates, the alternate members have the same duties and responsibilities as committee members appointed under AS 24.20.161 , and they are entitled to the same travel and per diem allowances.
Alaska Stat. § 24.45.091 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.45 / Section 24.45.091
Publication of reports.
Status: in_force

Copies of the statements and reports filed under this chapter shall be made available to the public at the commission's central office, the office of the lieutenant governor, the legislative reference library of the Legislative Affairs Agency, and at the commission's district offices prescribed in AS 15.13.020 (j) as soon as practicable after each reporting period.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.100 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.100
Representation.
Status: in_force

A legislator or legislative employee who represents another person for compensation before an agency, board, or commission of the state shall disclose the name of the person represented, the subject matter of the representation, and the body before which the representation is to take place to the committee. The disclosure shall be made by the deadlines set out in AS 24.60.105 . The committee shall maintain a public record of a disclosure under this section and forward the disclosure to the respective house for inclusion in the journal. A legislator or legislative employee may not represent another person for compensation before an agency, committee, or other entity of the legislative branch.
Alaska Stat. § 24.10.100 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.10 / Section 24.10.100
Salary of legislators.
Status: in_force

Legislators shall receive a monthly salary under AS 39.23 . The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives may receive additional compensation under AS 39.23 during tenure of office.
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.130 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.130
Powers.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the privileges recognized by court rule and statute of this state, the victims' advocate may compel by subpoena, at a specified time and place, the (1) appearance and sworn testimony of a person who the victims' advocate reasonably believes may be able to give information relating to a matter under investigation under AS 24.65.120 ; and

(2) production by a person of a record or object that the victims' advocate reasonably believes may relate to the matter under investigation under AS 24.65.120 .

(b) If a person refuses to comply with a subpoena issued under (a) of this section, the superior court may, on application of the victims' advocate, compel obedience by proceedings for contempt in the same manner as in the case of disobedience to the requirements of a subpoena issued by the court or refusal to testify in the court.

(c) This section does not authorize the victims' advocate to issue a subpoena to (1) a justice, judge, magistrate, or a law clerk acting under the direction of a justice, judge, or magistrate, concerning a judicial action or nonaction taken by, or under the direction of, the justice, judge, or magistrate;

(2) a person acting under the direction of a justice, judge, or magistrate, other than a law clerk, concerning a judicial action or nonaction taken by, or under the direction of, a justice, judge, or magistrate except to establish the occurrence or nonoccurrence of the action or nonaction or the person's own actions or nonactions; this paragraph does not authorize the victims' advocate to inquire into the decision-making or thought process of the justice, judge, or magistrate;

(3) a member of a jury concerning a matter that was considered by the jury;

(4) the person accused or convicted of committing the crime that is the basis for the complaint, and investigation under AS 24.65.120 , concerning a denial of rights or an attorney retained by the person or appointed by a court to represent the person;

(5) a victim counselor concerning a matter made confidential by AS 18.66.200  18.66.250; or

(6) a justice agency concerning records that lead to the disclosure of a confidential police informant.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.280 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.280
Time for judicial review of agency action.
Status: in_force

This chapter in no way extends the time limit in which judicial review of agency action must be sought.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.178 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.178
Sanctions recommended by committee.
Status: in_force

(a) When the committee finds that a person has violated this chapter, the committee may recommend appropriate sanctions, including sanctions set out in (b) of this section.

(b) The sanctions that the committee may recommend include (1) imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each offense or twice the amount improperly gained, whichever is greater;

(2) divestiture of specified assets or withdrawal from specified associations;

(3) additional, detailed disclosure, either as a public disclosure or as a confidential disclosure to the committee;

(4) in the case of a legislative employee, suspension of employment with or without pay for a stated period of time or until stated conditions are met, or termination from legislative employment;

(5) restitution of property or reimbursement of improperly received benefits;

(6) public or private written reprimand;

(7) censure, including, in the case of a legislator, removal from a leadership position or committee membership and a determination that the legislator will not be appointed to serve in a leadership position or on a committee during the remainder of that legislature;

(8) placing the person on probationary status;

(9) in the case of a legislator, expulsion from the house of the legislature;

(10) any other appropriate measure.

(c) In addition to or in place of a sanction recommended under (b) of this section, the committee may recommend that the subject of a complaint be required to pay all or a portion of the costs related to the investigation and adjudication of a complaint.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.040 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.040
Vacancies.
Status: in_force

When a vacancy occurs in the statutory or appointive membership of the council, the presiding officer of the house incurring the vacancy shall fill the vacancy within 30 days. If the office of the president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives becomes vacant and a vacancy occurs among the appointed members of the council, the remaining council members from the house incurring the vacancy shall appoint a new member. A legislator appointed to fill a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as the member vacating the seat, when possible.
Alaska Stat. § 24.08.100 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.08 / Section 24.08.100
Action upon veto.
Status: in_force

When the governor vetoes a bill or by veto strikes or reduces an item in an appropriation bill, during a regular session of the legislature, the legislature shall proceed to act in accordance with art. II, sec. 16, Constitution of the State of Alaska, as it is implemented by the rules of the legislature. A bill vetoed after adjournment of the first regular session shall be reconsidered by the legislature sitting as one body no later than the fifth day of the next regular or special session convened during that legislature. Bills vetoed after adjournment of the second regular session shall be reconsidered by the legislature sitting as one body no later than the fifth day of a special session of that legislature, if one is called.
Alaska Stat. § 24.60.210 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.60 / Section 24.60.210
Deadlines for filing of disclosure statements.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to file a disclosure statement under AS 24.60.200 shall file an annual report with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, covering the previous calendar year, containing the disclosures required by AS 24.60.200 , on or before March 15 of each year, except that a person appointed as a legislator under AS 15.40 , a public member of the committee, or a legislative director must file within 30 days after the person's appointment. In addition, a person subject to this subsection shall, within 90 days after leaving service as a legislator, legislative director, or public member of the committee, file a final report containing the disclosures required of the person by AS 24.60.200 for the period that begins on the last day of the last period for which the person filed a report required by that section and ends on the date of the person's last day of service.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a public member and a public member nominee of the committee shall file an annual report with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, covering the previous calendar year, containing the disclosures required by AS 24.60.200 , on or before the second Monday in January of each year.

(c) The Alaska Public Offices Commission shall require that the reports required under this section be submitted electronically but may, when circumstances warrant an exception, accept any information required under this section that is typed in clear and legible black typeface or hand-printed in dark ink on paper in a format approved by the commission or on forms provided by the commission and that is filed with the commission.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.311 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.311
Reports.
Status: reserved

(a) The committee shall file copies of its approved audit reports including any committee recommendations with the governor, the agency concerned, and the legislature. An annual report summarizing the audit reports and committee recommendations made during the year shall be filed with the governor and with the legislature on or before the first day of each regular session of the legislature. Reports shall be approved by a majority of the committee before their release and shall be open to public inspection after their release to the legislature.

(b) [Repealed, § 11 ch. 19 SLA 2013.]
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.150 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.150
Procedure after investigation.
Status: in_force

(a) The victims' advocate shall report the advocate's opinion and recommendations to a justice agency if the victims' advocate finds, after investigation under AS 24.65.120 , that the agency has denied a crime victim rights the crime victim is guaranteed under the constitution and laws of this state.

(b) The victims' advocate may request the justice agency to notify the victims' advocate, within a specified time, of any action taken on the recommendations.

(c) The report provided under (a) of this section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public by the justice agency. The victims' advocate may disclose the report under AS 24.65.160 only after providing notice that the investigation has been concluded to the agency and after receiving the written approval of the complainant to release the report.
Alaska Stat. § 24.20.191 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.20 / Section 24.20.191
Meetings.
Status: in_force

The budget and audit committee may meet during sessions of the legislature and during the interim between sessions at such times and places in the state as the chairman may determine. Members may receive, for the minimum time required to get to and from meetings and for the period while attending meetings, the same travel and per diem allowances provided by law for members of the legislature when attending sessions, except that members of the committee receive no per diem during legislative sessions other than the per diem allowance paid to other members of the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 24.55.150 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.55 / Section 24.55.150
Appropriate subjects for investigation.
Status: in_force

(a) An appropriate subject for investigation by the ombudsman is an administrative act of an agency that the ombudsman has reason to believe might be (1) contrary to law;

(2) unreasonable, unfair, oppressive, arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or unnecessarily discriminatory, even though in accordance with law;

(3) based on a mistake of fact;

(4) based on improper or irrelevant grounds;

(5) unsupported by an adequate statement of reasons;

(6) performed in an inefficient or discourteous manner; or

(7) otherwise erroneous.

(b) The ombudsman may investigate to find an appropriate remedy.
Alaska Stat. § 24.65.040 — AK Code / Title 24 / Chapter 24.65 / Section 24.65.040
Term of office.
Status: in_force

(a) The term of office of the victims' advocate is five years. A victims' advocate may be reappointed but may not serve for more than three terms. To be eligible for reappointment at the conclusion of each five-year term of service, a victims' advocate seeking reappointment must submit to the victims' advocate selection committee an application for reappointment.

(b) If the term of a victims' advocate expires without the appointment of a successor under this chapter or the victims' advocate dies, resigns, becomes ineligible to serve, or is removed or suspended from office, the person appointed as acting victims' advocate under AS 24.65.070 (a) serves until a new victims' advocate is appointed for a full term.