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AK Stat § 24.55.275 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 55. Office of the Ombudsman|Article 5. Miscellaneous.|Sec. 24.55.275. Procurement procedures.

The ombudsman shall adopt by regulation procurement procedures that are appropriate for the office of the ombudsman and that are similar to those adopted by the legislative council under AS 36.30.020, as they may be amended from time to time. The procedures shall be followed by the office of the ombudsman in contracting for professional and other services, supplies, and office space, and for construction limited to providing and maintaining office space for the office of the ombudsman. However, competitive principles in the procurement procedures adopted by the legislative council under AS 36.30.020 do not apply to contracts for investigations under AS 24.55.100.
AK Stat § 24.55.280 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 55. Office of the Ombudsman|Article 5. Miscellaneous.|Sec. 24.55.280. Time for judicial review of agency action.

This chapter in no way extends the time limit in which judicial review of agency action must be sought.
AK Stat § 24.55.290 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 55. Office of the Ombudsman|Article 5. Miscellaneous.|Sec. 24.55.290. Penalty.

A person who wilfully hinders the lawful actions of the ombudsman or the staff of the ombudsman, or who wilfully refuses to comply with their lawful demands, or who wilfully violates AS 24.55.270, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
AK Stat § 24.55.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 55. Office of the Ombudsman|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 24.55.300. Administrative Procedure Act.

The administrative acts of the ombudsman are not subject to the provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), except as provided in AS 24.55.090.
AK Stat § 24.55.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 55. Office of the Ombudsman|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 24.55.320. Municipalities and school districts.

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.
AK Stat § 24.55.330 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 55. Office of the Ombudsman|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 24.55.330. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “administrative act” means an action, omission, decision, recommendation, practice, policy, or procedure of an agency, but does not include the preparation or presentation of legislation or the substantive content of a judicial order, decision, or opinion; (2) “agency” includes a department, office, institution, corporation, authority, organization, commission, committee, council, or board of a municipality or in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the state government, and a department, office, institution, corporation, authority, organization, commission, committee, council, or board of a municipality or of the state government independent of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; it also includes an officer, employee, or member of an “agency” acting or purporting to act in the exercise of official duties, but does not include the governor, the lieutenant governor, a member of the legislature, the victims' advocate, the staff of the office of victims' rights, a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of appeals, a superior court judge, a district court judge, a magistrate, a member of a city council or borough assembly, an elected city or borough mayor, or a member of an elected school board; (3) “record” means a document, paper, memorandum, book, letter, file, drawing, map, plat, photo, photographic file, motion picture, film, microfilm, microphotograph, exhibit, magnetic or paper tape, punched card, or other item developed or received under law or in connection with the transaction of official business, but does not include an attorney's work product, material that is confidential as a privileged communication between an attorney and client under rules adopted by the supreme court, or confidential oil and gas geological and geophysical data.
AK Stat § 24.55.340 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 55. Office of the Ombudsman|Article 6. General Provisions.|Sec. 24.55.340. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as The Ombudsman Act.
AK Stat § 24.60.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 1. Purpose and Applicability.|Sec. 24.60.010. Legislative findings and purpose.

The legislature finds that (1) high moral and ethical standards among public servants in the legislative branch of government are essential to assure the trust, respect, and confidence of the people of this state; (2) a fair and open government requires that legislators and legislative employees conduct the public's business in a manner that preserves the integrity of the legislative process and avoids conflicts of interest or even appearances of conflicts of interest; (3) the public's commitment to a part-time citizen legislature requires legislators be drawn from all parts of society and the best way to attract competent people is to acknowledge that they provide their time and energy to the state, often at substantial personal and financial sacrifice; (4) a part-time citizen legislature implies that legislators are expected and permitted to earn outside income and that the rules governing legislators' conduct during and after leaving public service must be clear, fair, and as complete as possible; the rules, however, should not impose unreasonable or unnecessary burdens that will discourage citizens from entering or staying in government service; (5) in order for the rules governing conduct to be respected both during and after leaving public service, the code must be administered fairly without bias or favoritism; (6) no code of conduct, however comprehensive, can anticipate all situations in which violations may occur nor can it prescribe behaviors that are appropriate to every situation; in addition, laws and regulations regarding ethical responsibilities cannot legislate morality, eradicate corruption, or eliminate bad judgment; (7) compliance with a code of ethics is an individual responsibility; thus all who serve the legislature have a solemn responsibility to avoid improper conduct and prevent improper behavior by colleagues and subordinates; (8) the purpose of this chapter is to establish standards of conduct for state legislators and legislative employees and to establish the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics to consider alleged violations of this chapter and to render advisory opinions to persons affected by this chapter; (9) a fair and open government requires that constituents have unencumbered access to legislators about issues important to the state under art. I, secs. 5 and 6, Constitution of the State of Alaska, which protect the right of a legislator and a constituent to meet and the right of a person to petition the government, and this chapter is not intended to restrict those rights.
AK Stat § 24.60.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 1. Purpose and Applicability.|Sec. 24.60.020. Applicability; relationship to common law and other laws.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this chapter applies to a member of the legislature, to a legislative employee, and to public members of the committee. This chapter does not apply to (1) a former member of the legislature or to a person formerly employed by the legislative branch of government unless a provision of this chapter specifically states that it applies; (2) a person elected to the legislature who at the time of election is not a member of the legislature. (b) The provisions of this chapter specifically supersede the provisions of the common law relating to legislative conflict of interest that may apply to a member of the legislature or a legislative employee. This chapter does not supersede or repeal provisions of the criminal laws of the state. This chapter does not exempt a person from applicable provisions of another law unless the law is expressly superseded or incompatibly inconsistent with the specific provisions of this chapter.
AK Stat § 24.60.033 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.033. Restrictions on employee candidacies.

A legislative employee may not file a letter of intent to become a candidate or file a declaration of candidacy for the legislature.
AK Stat § 24.60.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.035. Protection of whistle blowers.

A legislator or legislative employee may not, directly or indirectly, subject a person who reports to the committee or another government entity conduct the person reasonably believes is a violation of this chapter or another state law, to reprisal, harassment, or discrimination. A legislative employee who is discharged, disciplined, involuntarily transferred, or otherwise penalized by a legislator or another legislative employee in violation of this subsection may (1) bring a complaint before the committee; and (2) bring a separate civil action in the courts seeking damages, payment of back wages, reinstatement, or other relief.
AK Stat § 24.60.039 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.039. Discrimination prohibited.

(a) A legislator or legislative employee may not engage in acts of discrimination in violation of AS 18.80.220. (b) If a person files a complaint with the committee under AS 24.60.170 alleging a violation of this section, the committee may refer the complainant to the State Commission for Human Rights and may defer its consideration of the complaint until after the complainant establishes to the satisfaction of the committee that the commission has completed its proceedings in the matter.
AK Stat § 24.60.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.040. Contracts or leases.

(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.
AK Stat § 24.60.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.060. Confidential information.

(a) A legislator, legislative employee, or public member of the committee may not knowingly make an unauthorized disclosure of information that is made confidential by law and that the person acquired in the course of official duties. A person who violates this section is subject to a proceeding under AS 24.60.170 and may be subject to prosecution under AS 11.56.860 or another law. (b) A legislator or legislative employee who is the subject of a complaint under AS 24.60.170 violates this section if the legislator or legislative employee violates a protective order issued under AS 24.60.170(i).
AK Stat § 24.60.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.070. Disclosure of close economic associations.

(a) A legislator or legislative employee shall disclose to the committee, which shall maintain a public record of the disclosure and forward the disclosure to the respective house for inclusion in the journal, the formation or maintenance of a close economic association involving a substantial financial matter with (1) a supervisor who is not a member of the legislature who has responsibility or authority, either directly or indirectly, over the person's employment, including preparing or reviewing performance evaluations, or granting or approving pay raises or promotions; this paragraph does not apply to a public member of the committee; (2) legislators; (3) a public official as that term is defined in AS 39.50; (4) a registered lobbyist; or (5) a legislative employee if the person required to make the disclosure is a legislator. (b) A legislator or legislative employee required to make a disclosure under this section shall make a disclosure by the date set under AS 24.60.105 of the legislator's or legislative employee's close economic associations then in existence. A disclosure under this section must be sufficiently detailed that a reader of the disclosure can ascertain the nature of the association. (c) When making a disclosure under (a) of this section concerning a relationship with a lobbyist to whom the legislative employee is married or who is the legislative employee's domestic partner, the legislative employee shall also disclose the name and address of each employer of the lobbyist and the total monetary value received by the lobbyist from the lobbyist's employer. The legislative employee shall report changes in the employer of the spouse or domestic partner within 48 hours after the change. In this subsection, “employer of the lobbyist” means the person from whom the lobbyist received amounts or things of value for engaging in lobbying on behalf of the person. (d) In this section, “close economic association” means a financial relationship that exists between a person covered by this chapter and some other person or entity, including but not limited to relationships where the person covered by this chapter serves as a consultant or advisor to, is a member or representative of, or has a financial interest in, any association, partnership, business, or corporation.
AK Stat § 24.60.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.075. Compassionate gift exemption.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 24.45.121 and AS 24.60.080, a person may give a compassionate gift to a legislator or legislative employee, and a legislator or a legislative employee may solicit, receive, or accept a compassionate gift from a person, subject to the limitations in (b) - (e) of this section. (b) A compassionate gift may not be solicited, accepted, or received unless a written request has been approved in writing by the chair of the legislative council, and the committee chair or vice-chair has approved in writing the decision of the chair of the legislative council. (c) A legislator or legislative employee who receives a compassionate gift, directly or indirectly, shall disclose to the committee the name of the gift's source and the value of the gift within 30 days after receipt. (d) In this section, the value of a gift shall be determined by the fair market value of the gift, to the extent that the fair market value can be determined. (e) In this section, “compassionate gift” means a solicited or unsolicited gift intended to aid or comfort a recipient or a member of the recipient's immediate family in contending with a catastrophe, a tragedy, or a health-related emergency.
AK Stat § 24.60.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.085. Restrictions on earned income and honoraria.

(a) A legislator or legislative employee may not (1) seek or accept compensation for personal services that is significantly greater than the value of the services rendered taking into account the higher rates generally charged by specialists in a profession; or (2) accept a payment of anything of value, except for actual and necessarily incurred travel expenses, for an appearance or speech by the legislator or legislative employee; this paragraph does not apply to the salary paid to a legislator or legislative employee for making an appearance or speech as part of the legislator's or legislative employee's normal course of employment. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a legislator or legislative employee may accept a payment for an appearance or speech if the appearance or speech is not connected with the person's legislative status. (c) During the term for which elected or appointed, a legislator may not, directly or by authorizing another to act on the legislator's behalf, accept or agree to accept compensation, except from the State of Alaska, for work associated with legislative action, administrative action, or political action. Notwithstanding AS 24.60.990, in this subsection, “administrative action” and “legislative action” have the meanings given in AS 24.45.171.
AK Stat § 24.60.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.090. Nepotism.

(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.]
AK Stat § 24.60.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 24. Legislature and Lobbying|Chapter 60. Standards of Conduct|Article 2. Standards of Conduct.|Sec. 24.60.100. Representation.

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.