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AK Stat § 39.28.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 28. Equal Employment Opportunity Program|Sec. 39.28.055. Individuals with disabilities.

(a) When administering requirements of this chapter related to the vocational training, vocational rehabilitation, or employment placement of an individual with a disability who can reasonably be expected to benefit in terms of employability from the provision of vocational rehabilitation services, the department's primary objective and preferred outcome is to help the individual become gainfully employed in an integrated workplace where individuals with disabilities work with and alongside of individuals without disabilities. (b) Nothing in this section requires the hiring of an individual with a disability. (c) In this section, (1) “gainfully employed” means employed full time or part time for compensation that is (A) at or above the minimum wage; and (B) not less than the compensation paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by an individual who is not disabled; (2) “individual with a disability” means an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities and that constitutes or results in a substantial barrier to employment.
AK Stat § 39.28.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 28. Equal Employment Opportunity Program|Sec. 39.28.060. Employment discrimination complaints.

(a) The division of personnel shall accept complaints of employment discrimination in the executive branch of state government and shall confer with the complainant and the agency involved to bring about an informal resolution of a complaint. (b) An agency shall notify the division of personnel when the agency receives a complaint alleging employment discrimination. (c) The director of personnel may not make public the records of a complaint or investigation under this chapter.
AK Stat § 39.28.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 28. Equal Employment Opportunity Program|Sec. 39.28.070. Retaliation prohibited.

(a) An agency, officer, or state employee may not directly or indirectly refuse to hire, transfer, or promote, or dismiss, demote, suspend, lay off, or otherwise discipline a person for filing a complaint with the division of personnel for a failure to comply with affirmative action or equal employment opportunity or for assisting the division of personnel in an investigation of a complaint. (b) A person who knowingly violates this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.
AK Stat § 39.28.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 28. Equal Employment Opportunity Program|Sec. 39.28.080. Access to confidential records.

The director of personnel may have access to all data, records, and reports necessary to carry out its functions under this chapter. The director of personnel may not make public information designated as confidential by AS 39.25.080 or another law. However, the director of personnel may make public statistical information compiled from confidential records.
AK Stat § 39.28.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 28. Equal Employment Opportunity Program|Sec. 39.28.200. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “agency” means a department, office, agency, public corporation, board, commission, authority, or other organizational unit of the executive branch; (2) “department” means the Department of Administration; (3) “director of personnel” means the director of personnel appointed under AS 39.25.040; (4) “division of personnel” means the division of personnel established by AS 39.25.030; (5) “employment in the executive branch of state government” includes employment as a permanent, probationary, provisional, nonpermanent, or temporary employee in the classified, partially exempt, or exempt services in the executive branch of state government; (6) “member of a protected class” means a person protected by federal or state laws that prohibit discrimination in employment or a person who experiences or has experienced difficulty in obtaining employment or advancement in employment because of another factor not related to merit.
AK Stat § 39.40.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 40. United States Savings Bonds Purchase Plan|Sec. 39.40.010. Authorization.

An employee of the state may give written authorization to permit an employer to deduct a sum of money each month from the employee's wages for the purchase of United States savings bonds. The United States savings bonds purchased shall be made payable to the person specified by the employee.
AK Stat § 39.40.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 40. United States Savings Bonds Purchase Plan|Sec. 39.40.020. Administration.

(a) The wage deductions withheld under AS 39.40.010 shall be held in trust until a United States savings bond is purchased by the Department of Administration. After the purchase of the bond, it shall be turned over to the employee. (b) The Department of Administration shall adopt regulations to carry out this chapter.
AK Stat § 39.45.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program|Sec. 39.45.010. Authority.

The state or a political subdivision of the state may, by contract, agree with an employee to defer, in whole or in part, that employee's salary or wages.
AK Stat § 39.45.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program|Sec. 39.45.020. Administration of program.

(a) The administration of the deferred compensation program for state employees is under the direction of the Department of Administration. A political subdivision coming under the provisions of this chapter shall designate the office or official to administer its program. (b) Payroll deductions are authorized by this chapter and shall be made by the appropriate payroll officer. (c) The administrator of a deferred compensation program may contract with a private person for providing consolidated billing and other administrative services. The administrator may contract with an insurance carrier to reimburse the state or political subdivision of the state for the cost of administering the deferred compensation program. (d) The administrator of a deferred compensation program under this chapter has the powers and duties with regard to the program as set out in AS 14.25.003 and 14.25.004, as though those provisions applied to the program.
AK Stat § 39.45.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program|Sec. 39.45.030. Investment authority.

(a) The Alaska Retirement Management Board is authorized, subject to contracts with individual employees, to invest the funds held under a deferred compensation program. The board has the same powers and duties concerning the management and investment in regard to those funds as are provided under AS 37.10.220. (b) [Repealed, § 24 ch 31 SLA 1992.]  (c) The board may provide a range of investment options and permit a participant or beneficiary of the program to exercise control over the assets in the individual's account. If the board offers investment options, and if a participant or beneficiary exercises control over the assets in the individual's account, (1) the participant or beneficiary is not considered a fiduciary for any reason on the basis of exercising that control; and (2) a person who is otherwise a fiduciary is not liable under this section for any loss, or by reason of any breach, that results from the individual's exercise of control. (d) If the board is considering entering into a contract or modifying an existing contract concerning the management or investment of funds of the deferred compensation program, the board shall consult with the commissioner of administration before making a decision on the issue. (e) The board shall develop a contingency plan that addresses the board's response to possible future investment problems. (f) Except to the extent clearly set out in the terms of the plan document offered by the employer to the employee, the employer is not liable to the employee for investment losses if the prudent investment standard has been met. (g) In this section, “board” means the Alaska Retirement Management Board.
AK Stat § 39.45.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program|Sec. 39.45.040. Additional benefits.

The deferred compensation program established under this chapter exists and serves in addition to any existing retirement, pension, or benefit system established by the state or its political subdivisions and may not effect a reduction in benefits receivable under an existing system.
AK Stat § 39.45.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program|Sec. 39.45.050. Tax deferred investments.

(a) The administrator of a deferred compensation program under this chapter shall invest in contracts that (1) allow for deferment of state and federal income tax until benefits are received under the program; and (2) do not provide for deferral of state and federal income tax until the benefits are received under the program. (b) A participating employer may designate that employee contributions consist of deferred tax contributions, Roth contributions, or both. In the absence of an affirmative election to make Roth contributions, an employee's contribution shall be considered to consist entirely of deferred tax contributions. (c) Contributions made on behalf of a participating employee for any calendar year, whether deferred tax contributions or Roth contributions, shall not exceed the dollar limitation set out in 26 U.S.C. 402(g) (Internal Revenue Code) in effect for the calendar year, subject to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. 414(v) (Internal Revenue Code). Contribution amounts in excess of the applicable dollar limits shall be distributed to the participant not later than April 15 after the close of the plan year to which the excess contribution relates. To the extent that a participating employee's contributions are reduced or returned to comply with the limitations of the plan, and the participant has allocated the contributions between deferred tax contributions and Roth contributions, the amount of the reduction or return shall be taken first from deferred tax contributions, to the extent of the contributions for the plan year, and, only after the reduction or return of all the deferred tax contributions, from Roth contributions for the plan year. (d) Deferred tax contributions made on behalf of a participating employee for a plan year shall be allocated to the deferred tax contribution account of the participating employee, as determined by the administrator. (e) Roth contributions made on behalf of a participating employee for a plan year shall be allocated to the Roth contribution account of the participating employee, as determined by the administrator. (f) The administrator may establish additional rules and procedures governing the manner and timing of elections by participating employees to make or change the deferred tax contribution or Roth contribution election, as needed for compliance with federal and state law and as needed for efficiency and effectiveness of plan administration.
AK Stat § 39.45.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program|Sec. 39.45.055. Appeals.

A final decision made under AS 39.45.010 - 39.45.060 is subject to appeal under AS 44.64.
AK Stat § 39.45.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program|Sec. 39.45.060. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “board” means the trustees of the Alaska Retirement Management Board established under AS 37.10.210; (2) “employee” means a person, whether appointed, elected, or under contract, who provides services for the state or a political subdivision of the state for which compensation is given; (3) “Roth contribution” means a contribution under 26 U.S.C. 402A(c) (Internal Revenue Code).
AK Stat § 39.50.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.010. Findings and purpose.

(a) It is declared by the people of the State of Alaska that the purposes of this chapter are (1) to discourage public officials from acting upon a private or business interest in the performance of a public duty; (2) to assure that public officials in their official acts are free of the influence of undisclosed private or business interests; (3) to develop public confidence in persons seeking or holding public office, enhance the dignity of the offices and make them attractive to citizens who are motivated to public service; and (4) to develop accountability in government by permitting public access to information necessary to judge the credentials and performance of those who seek and hold public office. (b) The people of the State of Alaska declare that (1) public office is a public trust that should be free from the danger of conflict of interest; (2) the public has a right to know of the financial and business interests of persons who seek or hold public office; (3) a compelling state interest requires that candidates for office and office holders disclose their personal and business financial interests; (4) reasonable disclosure requirements do not violate an individual's right to privacy when the individual seeks or holds public office and a compelling state interest in the disclosure exists; and (5) reasonable disclosure requirements do not have the effect of chilling the exercise of the right of a qualified person to seek or hold public office.
AK Stat § 39.50.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.020. Report of financial and business interests.

(a) A public official other than the governor or the lieutenant governor shall file a statement giving income sources and business interests, under oath and on penalty of perjury, within 30 days after taking office as a public official. Candidates for state elective office other than a candidate who is subject to AS 24.60 shall file the statement with the director of elections at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy or a nominating petition or becoming a candidate by any other means. Candidates for elective municipal office shall file the statement at the time of filing a nominating petition, declaration of candidacy, or other required filing for the elective municipal office. Refusal or failure to file within the time prescribed shall require that the candidate's filing fees, if any, and filing for office be refused or that a previously accepted filing fee be returned and the candidate's name removed from the filing records. A statement shall also be filed by public officials no later than March 15 in each following year. On or before the 90th day after leaving office, a former public official shall file a final statement covering any period during the official's service in that office for which the public official has not already filed a statement. Persons who are members of boards or commissions not named in AS 39.50.200(b) are not required to file financial statements. (b) A public official or former public official other than an elected or appointed municipal officer shall file the statement with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. Candidates for the office of governor and lieutenant governor and, if the candidate is not subject to AS 24.60, the legislature shall file the statement under AS 15.25.030. Municipal officers, former municipal officers, and candidates for elective municipal office shall file with the municipal clerk or other municipal official designated to receive their filing for office. All statements required to be filed under this chapter are public records.
AK Stat § 39.50.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.035. Exemptions.

A person subject to this chapter is not exempt from any of its provisions except to the extent state courts determine that legally privileged professional relationships preclude complete compliance.
AK Stat § 39.50.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.050. Administration and inspection.

(a) The Alaska Public Offices Commission created under AS 15.13.020(a) shall administer the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall prepare and keep available for distribution standardized forms on which the reports required by this chapter shall be filed. The commission shall print the forms provided under this section so that the front and back of each page have the same orientation when the page is rotated on the vertical axis of the page. The commission shall require that the information required under this chapter be submitted electronically but may, when circumstances warrant an exception, accept any information required under this chapter 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. A municipal officer for a municipality with a population of less than 15,000 shall submit information required under this chapter either electronically or typed or hand-printed in the manner described in this subsection. (b) The commission shall adopt regulations to implement and interpret the provisions of this chapter. Regulations or interpretation shall be within the intent and purpose of this chapter and are subject to judicial review under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). (c) Reports filed under this chapter shall be kept on file for at least six years and are public records. (d) [Repealed, § 35 ch 126 SLA 1994.]
AK Stat § 39.50.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.055. Administrative complaints.

(a) A person may file a written complaint alleging a violation of this chapter 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.
AK Stat § 39.50.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.060. Penalty for wilful violation of disclosure requirements.

(a) A person required to file a report of financial or business interests under this chapter who refuses or knowingly fails to disclose required information within the time required in this chapter, or who provides false or misleading information, knowing it to be false or misleading, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, or by both. (b) Any person failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this chapter, in addition to the penalties prescribed, shall forfeit nomination to office and may not be seated or installed in office if the person has not complied. Nominated, hired, or appointed officials, commissioners, chairs, or members of commissions or boards specified in AS 39.50.200(b) may not be confirmed by the legislature if compliance has not been made. In the case of elected officials, the lieutenant governor, or other certifying authority, may not certify a person's nomination for office or the person's election to office if compliance was not made within the time required. The nomination to office or election to office shall be certified to the highest vote getter for that nomination for that office or election to that office who has complied within the times required and who shall be declared nominated or elected. For purposes of this subsection, a person is considered to have complied within the time required if the person complies within 30 days after the due date established by this chapter.
AK Stat § 39.50.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.070. Failure to report by certain public officials.

A public official in the executive branch of state government, other than the governor or lieutenant governor or a chair or member of a state board or commission, who refuses or fails to file a report of financial interests required under this chapter when due may not hold office, and the person's name may not be submitted to the legislature for confirmation, until the person complies. The person may not be confirmed, hired, or appointed, and the person forfeits and may not be paid any salary, per diem, or travel expenses, until the person complies. If, after installation in office or beginning employment in the position, the person refuses or fails to file the required statement when due, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and shall be removed from office if compliance is not made within 30 days after the due date of the report.
AK Stat § 39.50.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure|Sec. 39.50.080. Failure to report by a commission or board chairman or member.

A person hired or appointed as a commissioner, chairman or member of a state commission or board specified in AS 39.50.200(b) who fails to file a report of financial interests required under this chapter when due may not hold office, and the person's name may not be submitted to the legislature until the person complies. The person may not be confirmed, and the person forfeits and may not be paid any salary, per diem or travel expenses until the person complies. If, after being seated as commissioner, chairman or member of such a commission or board the person refuses or fails to file the required statement when due, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and shall be removed from office if compliance is not made within 30 days after the due date.