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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 4. Alaska Human Relations Commission. › Sec. 44.19.608. Purpose and powers relating to women's issues.

(a) A purpose of the commission is to improve the status of women in the state by conducting research, by serving as a referral service for information and education that will help women avail themselves of existing resources to meet their needs, and by making and implementing recommendations on the opportunities, needs, problems, and contributions of women in the state including
(1) education;
(2) homemaking;
(3) civil and legal rights; and
(4) labor and employment.
(b) To accomplish this purpose, the commission may
(1) act as a clearinghouse and coordinating body for government and nongovernment information relating to the status of women;
(2) cooperate with public and private agencies in joint efforts to study and resolve problems relating to the status of women in Alaska;
(3) accumulate and compile information concerning discrimination against women;
(4) disseminate the results of research and compilation of data acquired under (3) of this subsection by publication and other methods such as public hearings, conferences, and seminars;
(5) study and analyze all facts relating to Alaska laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to equal protection for women under the state constitution;
(6) recommend legislative and administrative action on equal treatment and opportunities for women;
(7) encourage women to utilize their capabilities and to assume leadership roles;
(8) encourage the development of regional and municipal women's councils or commissions.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 4. Alaska Human Relations Commission. › Sec. 44.19.610. Duties relating to children's issues.

(a) The commission shall develop a comprehensive statewide plan that identifies the needs of children and youth, individually and as they relate to their families, and make recommendations to enhance their quality of life. In meeting this charge, the commission may
(1) recommend the services and programs that should be available for children and families in the areas of child care, health, social services, education, special education, child protection, parent and staff training, nutrition, poverty, mental health, safety, and employment of youth;
(2) identify the service needs of children and where gaps and overlaps in services exist;
(3) monitor the emerging needs of and problems facing children, and develop effective, comprehensive, and coordinated strategies to address those needs and problems;
(4) develop and recommend adoption of a process for monitoring and evaluating children's programs;
(5) provide opportunities for the public to participate in the planning and development of children's programs and policies;
(6) receive and act upon requests for recommendations from parents, state officials, members of state advisory committees, legislators, representatives of the state court system, and providers of children's services on matters related to children and youth;
(7) meet with and make recommendations to state officials and members of advisory committees who are responsible for the expenditure of state and federal money and provide recommendations to the legislature and the department on structural and procedural changes, contracting of services, establishment of standards, and the consolidation of efforts designed to deliver services in a more cost-effective manner;
(8) serve as a statewide clearinghouse for government and nongovernment programs and resources relating to children, youth, and families;
(9) serve as an advocate for the interests of children by informing the public, including leaders of the business community, educators, local and state officials, the legal system, and the communications media of the nature and scope of problems faced by children;
(10) coordinate efforts and consult and cooperate with persons, departments, organizations, and groups, including other boards and commissions, interested in the problems and concerns of children and youth; and
(11) make recommendations to the governor, legislature, and state officials with respect to legislation, regulations, and appropriations for programs or services that benefit children and youth.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 4. Alaska Human Relations Commission. › Sec. 44.19.612. General powers.

The commission may
(1) use voluntary and uncompensated services of private persons and organizations as may be made available to the commission;
(2) select and retain the services of consultants whose advice is considered necessary to assist the commission in obtaining information;
(3) establish standing committees among the members to investigate and make recommendations on various areas of concern;
(4) create task forces composed of commission members and other experts as needed;
(5) hold public hearings;
(6) establish and maintain an office in Anchorage, or at a location determined to be the most appropriate location by a majority vote of the commission, and hire an executive director and technical and clerical staff that are necessary to perform the duties of the commission;
(7) accept monetary gifts or grants from the federal government or an agency of it, from any charitable foundation or professional association or from any other reputable sources for implementation of any program necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of the commission;
(8) take other actions reasonably necessary to carry out the duties of the commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 4. Alaska Human Relations Commission. › Sec. 44.19.614. Methodology.

(a) When conducting research, acting as a referral service, serving as a forum for ideas, and developing recommendations related to the welfare of women, the commission shall solicit and consider information and views from a variety of constituencies in order to represent the broad spectrum of diversity that exists with respect to possible approaches for meeting women's needs in the state.
(b) In formulating the strategy to address the needs of and problems facing children, the commission shall actively solicit advice and information from children and youth of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. The commission shall also seek advice and information from parents and children's services providers, including those with expertise in the areas of mental health, health care, prenatal care, adolescent drug and alcohol treatment, education, special education, early childhood education, early childhood special education, nonprofit funding sources, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, child care, dependence, delinquency and the justice system, minority issues, and family support systems.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 4. Alaska Human Relations Commission. › Sec. 44.19.616. Annual report.

The commission shall prepare and publish an annual report on the status of children and women in the state, the commission's proceedings for the previous calendar year, and its recommendations and proposals for change. The commission shall provide the governor with copies of the report by the 15th day of each regular legislative session and notify the legislature that the report is available.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 5. Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission. › Sec. 44.19.642. Membership; staff.

(a) The commission consists of 16 members, appointed or designated in a manner that ensures rural areas of the state are represented, as follows:
(1) the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court or another active or retired justice of the supreme court or an active or retired judge of the court of appeals designated by the chief justice;
(2) an active or retired superior court judge designated by the chief justice for a three-year term;
(3) an active or retired district court judge designated by the chief justice for a three-year term;
(4) a member of the Alaska Native community designated by the Alaska Native Justice Center for a three-year term;
(5) the deputy attorney general for the division of the Department of Law that has responsibility for criminal cases or the deputy attorney general's designee;
(6) the public defender or the public defender's designee;
(7) the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee;
(8) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
(9) the chief executive officer of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority or the chief executive officer's designee for a three-year term;
(10) two active duty peace officers, one representing a rural community off the road system and one representing an urban community, designated by the Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police for three-year terms;
(11) one victims' rights advocate designated by the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, after consultation with its members and partner organizations, for a three-year term;
(12) one nonvoting member, serving ex officio, who is a member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate;
(13) one nonvoting member, serving ex officio, who is a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(14) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee; and
(15) one person who has been convicted of a felony offense in the state for which the person has been unconditionally discharged, designated jointly by the deputy attorney general for the division of the Department of Law that has responsibility for criminal cases and the public defender for a three-year term; in this paragraph, “unconditionally discharged” has the meaning given in AS 12.55.185.
(b) [Repealed, § 17 ch 23 SLA 2022.]
(c) The commission shall, by majority vote of the membership, elect a chair and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership to serve on a yearly basis.
(d) The Alaska Judicial Council shall provide staff and administrative support to the commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 5. Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission. › Sec. 44.19.644. Meetings.

A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for conducting business and exercising the powers of the commission. The commission shall meet at least quarterly, at the call of the chair, at the request of the majority of the members, or at a regularly scheduled time as determined by a majority of the members. The commission shall keep a record of its proceedings and make these records available for public inspection.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 5. Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission. › Sec. 44.19.646. Methodology.

In conducting research, the commission shall
(1) solicit and consider information and views from a variety of constituencies to represent the broad spectrum of views that exist with respect to possible approaches to sentencing and administration of justice in the state; and
(2) adopt a research agenda and priorities based on art. I, secs. 7, 12, and 24, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and the issues of most pressing concern to the criminal justice system, including
(A) the elimination of unjustified disparity in the criminal justice system;
(B) the effect of criminal justice laws and practices on the rate of recidivism in the state and the needs of victims of crimes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 5. Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission. › Sec. 44.19.647. Annual report and recommendations.

(a) The commission shall submit to the governor and the legislature an annual report. The report must include
(1) a description of its proceedings for the previous calendar year;
(2) a description of recidivism rates;
(3) analysis of the data reported by the Department of Law under AS 44.23.040;
(4) the results of any data analysis, studies, or research conducted under AS 44.19.645 relevant to understanding the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system;
(5) a description provided by the Department of Health, the Department of Corrections, and the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault of state-funded treatment programs designed to promote rehabilitation, such as substance abuse, mental health, and violence prevention programs, including a description of program funding, capacity, utilization, and any available outcome data; and
(6) if requested by the legislature, the governor, or the chief justice of the supreme court, the results of data analysis, studies, or research or the recommendations for improving criminal sentencing practices and criminal justice practices, including rehabilitation and restitution.
(b) The commission shall submit the annual report, findings, and recommendations provided under this section not later than November 1 of each year.
(c) [Repealed, § 73 ch 1 4SSLA 2017.]
(d) [See delayed repeal note.] In the report required under (a) of this section, the commission shall include a summary and analysis of the information collected under AS 44.19.645(i). The commission shall
(1) provide a summary in the form of tables, charts, graphs or other formats that are easily understood;
(2) include a review of the data and the commission's interpretations, findings, or conclusions related to the information collected;
(3) describe any changes in the types of information collected during the preceding fiscal year;
(4) make the summary and analysis required under this subsection available to the public; the commission may not publish or present individually identifiable information relating to an inmate;
(5) include, when possible, information from the previous fiscal year, comparisons to previous fiscal years, and cumulative information; and
(6) present the summary and analysis to the legislature within 10 days after the convening of the next regular session of the legislature following the submission of the report.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 19. Office of the Governor › Article 5. Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission. › Sec. 44.19.649. Definitions.

In AS 44.19.641 - 44.19.649,
(1) “commission” means the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission;
(2) “recidivism” means the percentage of convicted defendants who are booked into, or who return to, a correctional facility within three years after release or the date of conviction, whichever is later;
(3) “technical violation” means a violation of a condition of probation or parole that does not constitute
(A) a new criminal offense;
(B) failure to complete sex offender treatment; or
(C) failure to complete an intervention program for batterers.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 1. Department Functions. › Sec. 44.21.020. Duties of department.

The Department of Administration shall
(1) make surveys and studies to improve administrative procedures, methods, and organization;
(2) keep general accounts;
(3) approve vouchers and disburse funds for all purposes;
(4) operate centralized purchasing and supply services, and necessary storerooms and warehouses;
(5) [Repealed, E.O. No. 122, § 35 (2022).]
(6) supervise telephone, mailing, messenger, duplicating, and similar services adaptable to centralized management;
(7) administer the public employees' retirement system and teachers' retirement system;
(8) administer a statewide personnel program, including central personnel services such as recruitment, assessment, position classification, and pay administration;
(9) administer and supervise a statewide automatic data processing program;
(10) study, design, implement, and manage the telecommunications systems and services of the state under AS 44.21.305 - 44.21.330.
(11) [Repealed, E.O. No. 120, § 3 (2021).]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 1. Department Functions. › Sec. 44.21.030. Contracting with United States.

The Department of Administration may contract with the United States for the education, medical activities, agricultural assistance and social welfare, and relief of distress of Indians and Eskimos, and spend money appropriated by Congress for these activities in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved April 16, 1934.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 1. Department Functions. › Sec. 44.21.040. Records or accounts of claims and warrants.

(a) The Department of Administration shall keep books of account in permanent form of the claims presented and of the disbursements made. These records must show
(1) the name of the claimant;
(2) the amount of the claim;
(3) the date of its presentation;
(4) the date of its allowance or disallowance;
(5) the date and number of each disbursement made;
(6) the name of the payee; and
(7) the appropriation from which the disbursement is made.
(b) The Department of Administration shall keep on file all original bills and claims presented, with the vouchers.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 1. Department Functions. › Sec. 44.21.045. Information services fund; charges.

(a) The information services fund is established as an internal services fund in the Department of Administration. The fund consists of money appropriated to it, money transferred to the department by political subdivisions and state agencies as reimbursement for information services provided by the department, and the proceeds from the sale of surplus or other assets of the department used for information services.
(b) Money transferred to the department by a political subdivision or state agency for information services for a fiscal year that exceeds the appropriation to the department for information services provided to the political subdivision or state agency for that fiscal year constitutes program receipts that are subject to the procedures of AS 37.07.080(h).
(c) Except as provided in (b) of this section, money in the fund established under (a) of this section may be expended only in accordance with legislative appropriations. Money appropriated to the fund may be used for
(1) the costs of the commissioner in carrying out the commissioner's duties under AS 44.21.350 - 44.21.390, including the costs of performing reviews and studies considered necessary by the commissioner under AS 44.21.350;
(2) necessary expenses of providing information services to political subdivisions and state agencies;
(3) additions, replacements, or improvement of capital equipment for information services; requests by the department for capital equipment expenditures shall be included in the budget submitted by the governor to the legislature under AS 37.07; and
(4) other purposes as specified in an appropriation to the fund.
(d) The department may charge and collect fees and surcharges for information services provided by it to agencies and political subdivisions of the state. The department shall maintain cost accounting records to support rates and billings for information services provided by the department. The department shall submit a report on the operation of the fund to the governor at the time of submission of the departmental budget and notify the legislature that the report is available.
(e) A state agency that receives information services from the department shall include in its annual budget, as an identifiable item, its expected fees and surcharges for information services provided by the Department of Administration.
(f) Fees and surcharges for information services of the department are subject to annual review and approval by the commissioner of the department.
(g) In this section, “information services” includes automatic data processing services provided under AS 44.21.150 - 44.21.170 and telecommunications services and operations described in AS 44.21.305 - 44.21.330.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 2. Automatic Data Processing. › Sec. 44.21.150. Declaration of purpose.

It is the purpose of AS 44.21.150 - 44.21.170 to designate the Department of Administration as the department responsible for the operation and management of automatic data processing resources and activities of the executive branch of state government and the judicial and legislative branches to the extent requested by those branches, and to provide for periodic review of state automatic data processing procedures and mechanisms. It is further the purpose of these sections to encourage cooperation between the state government and local governments in the use of automatic data processing systems.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 2. Automatic Data Processing. › Sec. 44.21.170. Definitions.

In AS 44.21.150 - 44.21.170,
(1) “automatic data processing” means
(A) those methods of processing data by using electrical accounting machinery (EAM) or electronic data processing equipment (EDP), including the activities and devices required to prepare data for automatic data processing;
(B) data communications devices and those systems used with automatic data processing equipment in the transmission and reception of data; and
(C) activities related to the design and development of automatic data processing systems;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of administration;
(3) “department” means the Department of Administration.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 3. Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission. › Sec. 44.21.258. Membership and term of office.

(a) The commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor, without regard to political affiliation, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall give due consideration to representation from such fields as higher education, elementary and secondary education, communications, commercial broadcasting, public health, public works, labor, commerce, and the professions. Members may be removed only for cause.
(b) The members of the commission shall serve staggered terms of five years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 3. Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission. › Sec. 44.21.264. Purpose of the commission.

The commission is created to encourage and supervise the development of an integrated public broadcasting system for the state and for the coordination of all public broadcasting stations. The primary purpose of the commission is the encouragement and support of noncommercial public broadcasting in the state through the provision of operating and capital grants in support of the delivery of noncommercial programs intended for a general audience by locally controlled nonprofit broadcast stations or telecommunications entities. The commission may support stations and entities that also engage in the delivery of instructional, for-credit programs, and the commission may provide funds for those purposes, but the primary purpose of commission funds is the support of activities that result in the delivery of general audience, noncommercial material.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 3. Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission. › Sec. 44.21.266. Duties of the commission.

The commission shall
(1) apply for federal and private funds for public broadcasting purposes and receive all federal, state, or private funds, property, or assistance that may be appropriated, granted, or otherwise made available to the commission for public broadcasting purposes, and use and disburse funds and property for purposes consistent with the terms of AS 44.21.256 - 44.21.290, subject to reasonable limitations imposed by the grantor;
(2) provide consultative services in all aspects of public broadcasting to all public or private agencies in the state that request them;
(3) serve as a library and clearinghouse for public broadcasting information;
(4) through grants to qualified entities, develop an integrated public broadcasting network for the state;
(5) through grants to qualified entities, develop and distribute public broadcasting programming in the state;
(6) prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature, in compliance with the state information systems plan adopted by the commissioner of administration, a long-term plan for the development of public broadcasting stations and systems in the state, and biennially update the plan; and
(7) perform all other functions necessary to ensure the orderly and coordinated development of public broadcasting in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 3. Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission. › Sec. 44.21.268. Powers of the commission.

(a) The commission may
(1) employ all consultative, technical and clerical personnel necessary for the implementation of AS 44.21.256 - 44.21.290, within the limits of available funds;
(2) employ a director, who shall be directly responsible to the commission in financial and administrative matters;
(3) provide grants to locally controlled non-profit telecommunications entities which lease, purchase, construct, own, operate and manage and are the licensees of public broadcasting stations, production centers, and other related equipment and facilities for the production and transmission of open circuit, closed circuit, 2,500 megahertz, and other transmission means necessary to provide fully effective public broadcasting in the state;
(4) appoint unpaid advisory committees to assist in development of programs for public television broadcasts;
(5) provide assistance to licensed commercial broadcasting stations for the broadcast of public affairs programming.
(b) In performing its duties and exercising its authority under AS 44.21.256 - 44.21.290, the commission may not exercise control over the specific content or airing of any program material.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 3. Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission. › Sec. 44.21.290. Definitions.

In AS 44.21.256 - 44.21.290, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) “commission” means the Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission;
(2) “public broadcasting” includes, but is not limited to, television and radio transmission by 2,500 megahertz, closed circuit or microwave video and audio programming, slow-scan television programming, programming via satellite, teletype or facsimile transmission, and distribution methods, when the transmission, programming, and distribution are intended to serve a noncommercial public purpose.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 4. Telecommunications Services and Operations. › Sec. 44.21.305. Commissioner's responsibility.

The commissioner shall
(1) provide executive direction for the activities of the department related to telecommunications; and
(2) assure that department activities in no way constitute an influence on the content or airing of programming, and report to the governor and the Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission any request or attempt by an employee of the state to influence the content or airing of program material.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 4. Telecommunications Services and Operations. › Sec. 44.21.315. Telecommunications services.

(a) In accordance with the state information systems plan adopted by the commissioner and with the departmental information systems plan, the department shall provide
(1) technical consultation to educational and public telecommunications users;
(2) coordination and support to telecommunications services for instruction, including technical assistance and assistance in preparation of applications for grants related to program development as may be requested by
(A) public school districts and the Department of Education and Early Development;
(B) the University of Alaska; and
(C) other state agencies as approved by the commissioner;
(3) coordination and support for health and safety-related functions, including the administrative and client services provided by state, federal, and private agencies;
(4) coordination and support to telecommunications services for public participation in state-financed services, including the public hearing process, as may be statutorily required or otherwise appropriate;
(5) assistance, through design, development, and promotion, to local school districts or other local and regional education agencies for the regionalization of instructional telecommunications services;
(6) establishment of operational policies for public telecommunications services other than public broadcasting; and
(7) assistance to the Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission and any commission-designated subcommitteees, as necessary to perform assigned department functions; the department shall cooperate with the commission and subcommittees in order to develop policies which are responsive to the user groups which are represented on the commission.
(b) Subject to available funding, the department may make grants to educational and public telecommunication users except grants for public broadcasting purposes.
(c) The department shall study, plan, and develop integrated instructional telecommunications services for all residents of the state and, after public hearings, submit to the governor and the legislature an annually updated long-term development plan prepared in consultation with the Department of Education and Early Development, the University of Alaska, local school districts, and other local and regional education areas.
(d) The department shall, after public hearings, submit to the governor an annually updated long-term development plan for teleconferencing facilities and services, including facilities and services used both by state agencies and groups other than state agencies.
(e) The department may not own, operate, or be the licensee of a public noncommercial broadcast station or production center.
(f) Nothing in this section implies department responsibility for programming content. Program design, production, and use are the responsibility of the program-sponsoring agency or other entity, not the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 4. Telecommunications Services and Operations. › Sec. 44.21.320. Telecommunications operations.

(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the department may, consistent with the provisions of AS 44.21.310(a)(5)
(1) plan, design, construct, manage, and operate all telecommunications systems owned or leased by state agencies;
(2) manage centrex and other telephone-related services of state agencies;
(3) be responsible generally for telecommunications systems and design for state agencies; and
(4) coordinate with state agencies in performing their data and word processing tasks.
(b) Within the limits of available financing, the department shall administer and operate the satellite television project, by
(1) coordinating with the satellite television user groups and entities; and
(2) providing liaison, management support, and technical assistance for the satellite television project.
(c) Decisions and policies relating to programming under the satellite television project, including scheduling and allocation policies, may not be made by the department, but may only be made by a network that is representative of participating rural television users, by commercial broadcast users, or by other affected participating user groups and entities under procedures provided by statute or, if no statute applies, then by agreement of the affected user networks or groups. The department shall assist users in preparing agreements that may be required under this subsection.
(d) The department may not engage in any activity that interferes with a contract or program right relating to commercial television programming, including but not limited to any right protected by copyright.
(e) Nothing in AS 44.21.305 - 44.21.330 prohibits a state agency from developing telecommunications systems within its own agency if the agency is in compliance with the state information systems plan adopted by the commissioner and with the agency's own information systems plan and if the commissioner gives written authorization for the agency to engage in its own design, development, management, or operation. The commissioner may authorize independent development only upon a showing of necessity.
(f) A state agency authorized to develop an internal telecommunications system shall, whenever feasible, coordinate its design development, management, and operation with the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 4. Telecommunications Services and Operations. › Sec. 44.21.330. Definitions.

In AS 44.21.305 - 44.21.330,
(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of administration;
(2) “department” means the Department of Administration;
(3) “public broadcasting” means the delivery of radio or television noncommercial programming intended for the general public by any method of telecommunications;
(4) “public telecommunications” means telecommunications which serve public broadcasting, general educational, instructional, medical, safety, emergency, or public participation functions;
(5) “state agencies” means all departments, divisions, and offices in the executive branch of state government; it does not mean an agency of the legislative or judicial branch of government or the University of Alaska;
(6) “telecommunications” means the transmission and reception of messages, impressions, pictures, and signals by means of electromagnetic transmission with or without benefit of a closed transmission medium including all instrumentalities, facilities, apparatus, and services, whether conveyed by cable or wire, radiated through space, or transmitted through other media within a specified area or between designated points;
(7) “telecommunications systems” means those systems in which the principal service and functions are telecommunications.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 5. Telecommunications Information. › Sec. 44.21.350. Powers and duties.

(a) The commissioner shall
(1) establish guidelines and prepare a state short-range and long-range information systems plan to meet state needs;
(2) in accordance with the state information systems plan, establish guidelines and direct state agencies to prepare agency information systems plans;
(3) in accordance with statutes governing the availability and confidentiality of information, establish guidelines for the accessing of information by the public.
(b) In addition to the commissioner's duties under (a) of this section, the commissioner may establish information-related policies and engage in information-related activities the commissioner considers necessary or appropriate.
(c) This section does not grant the commissioner responsibility for broadcast programming content. Program design, production, and use are the responsibility of the program-sponsoring agency or other entity.
(d) This section does not prohibit a state agency from developing information systems that are inconsistent with the guidelines established in (a) of this section if the commissioner gives written authorization for the user agency to engage in the independent design, development, management, or operation. The commissioner may authorize independent development only upon a showing of necessity. A description of authorization under this subsection shall be included in the annual report required under this section. Written authorization under this subsection is not required for intra-agency use of microcomputers.
(e) A state agency, including an agency authorized to develop an independent system under (d) of this section, shall coordinate the design, development, management, and operation of its information systems with the commissioner.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 5. Telecommunications Information. › Sec. 44.21.390. Definitions.

In AS 44.21.350 - 44.21.390,
(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of administration;
(2) “state agencies” means all departments, divisions, and offices in the executive branch of state government; it does not mean the Alaska Railroad Corporation, the University of Alaska, or an agency of the judicial or legislative branches of government.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 6. Office of Public Advocacy. › Sec. 44.21.415. Office of elder fraud and assistance.

(a) The office of elder fraud and assistance is established in the office of public advocacy to investigate complaints involving fraud committed against older Alaskans who are not otherwise able to bring a complaint without assistance, as defined in regulation, and to provide assistance to older Alaskans who are victims of fraud. The office shall work with local, state, and national law enforcement and social service agencies through cooperative agreements and may bring civil enforcement actions for injunctive and other relief for fraud committed against older Alaskans.
(b) In conducting an investigation under this section, the office of elder fraud and assistance may issue subpoenas, conduct interviews, and examine the business records, advances, transactions, and relevant records associated with the alleged fraud committed against an older Alaskan. The office may enter into contracts with attorneys and seek a court order to enforce a subpoena.
(c) In addition to the functions described under (a) and (b) of this section, the office of elder fraud and assistance shall provide information, referrals, and other assistance to older Alaskans who are victims of fraud and make recommendations to the commissioner for regulations on eligibility for assistance needed to implement this section.
(d) A cooperative agreement under (a) of this section must include a description of office operations and investigation protocols.
(e) Subject to the discretion of the court and standards established in regulation adopted by the commissioner of administration and taking into consideration the financial condition of the parties to a civil suit brought under this section, the office of public advocacy may seek recovery of all or part of litigation costs and fees from any party, including costs incurred during the investigation of the case, when the office of public advocacy is found to be a prevailing party after trial or settlement negotiation. The office of public advocacy shall enter into a fee agreement with a client that is consistent with this section, the Alaska Rules of Court, and the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct.
(f) Nothing in this section prohibits the Department of Law from investigating or prosecuting a person for unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of trade or commerce under AS 45.50.471 and 45.50.495.
(g) In this section,
(1) “fraud” means
(A) robbery, extortion, and coercion under AS 11.41.500 - 11.41.530;
(B) offenses against property under AS 11.46.100 - 11.46.740; or
(C) exploitation of another person or another person's resources for personal profit or advantage with no significant benefit accruing to the person who is exploited;
(2) “older Alaskan” means a person residing in the state who is 60 years of age or older.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 6. Office of Public Advocacy. › Sec. 44.21.420. Employment of office personnel.

(a) The commissioner of administration may employ guardians ad litem, public guardians, clerical staff, and other assistants that the commissioner determines are needed to perform the duties set out in AS 44.21.410. Employees under this subsection are in the classified service under AS 39.25.100.
(b) The commissioner of administration may employ attorneys needed to perform the duties set out in AS 44.21.410. Attorneys employed by the commissioner of administration in the office of public advocacy are in the partially exempt service under AS 39.25.120.
(c) The commissioner may contract with attorneys to provide legal representation, and with other persons to provide guardian ad litem services, as needed to perform the duties set out in AS 44.21.410. The commissioner may determine the rate of compensation for contractual services, taking into account the time involved, the skill and experience required, and other pertinent factors.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 6. Office of Public Advocacy. › Sec. 44.21.430. Attorneys engaged by public advocacy office.

(a) Only an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state may be retained under contract by the office of public advocacy to provide legal representation. A person is not eligible to be an attorney employed by the office unless admitted to the practice of law in this state no later than 10 months following the commencement of the person's employment by the office.
(b) An attorney employed by the office of public advocacy may not engage in the private practice of law unless the attorney provides services to the office as an independent contractor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 6. Office of Public Advocacy. › Sec. 44.21.440. Conflicts of interests.

(a) Services and legal representation rendered by the office of public advocacy, whether performed by a person under contract or by an employee of the office, shall be provided in a manner that avoids conflicts of interests.
(b) The office of public advocacy may not use improper pressure to influence the professional judgment of a person who is paid by the office of public advocacy to act as an attorney or a guardian ad litem for a guardianship or conservatorship established under AS 13.26.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 21. Department of Administration › Article 6. Office of Public Advocacy. › Sec. 44.21.450. Civil liability of volunteer guardians.

(a) A volunteer guardian ad litem under the supervision of the office of public advocacy is not civilly liable for acts or omissions during the good faith performance of duties as a guardian unless the acts or omissions constitute gross negligence.
(b) This section does not affect the civil liability of the office of public advocacy.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 23. Department of Law › Sec. 44.23.030. Promotion of uniform laws.

(a) The Department of Law shall examine, collect, and arrange data as to prevailing laws in the United States and other countries on marriage, divorce, insolvency, wills, executors and administrators, probate practice, taxation, commercial law, civil and criminal practice in the courts, elections, insurance, real property, all phases of corporation law, forms of notarial certificates, vital statistics, attachments, banking, partnership, and other subjects where uniformity is considered important. It shall investigate the best means to assimilate and make uniform the laws of the several states, territories, and districts of the United States, and shall investigate and report upon these matters whenever the governor or the legislature refers them to it for investigation or action.
(b) At least one member of the Department of Law shall attend each meeting of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 23. Department of Law › Sec. 44.23.040. Records, reports, and recommendations on uniform laws.

(a) The Department of Law shall, not less than 30 days before the beginning of each regular session of the legislature, present to the governor a report of its activities under AS 44.23.030, together with recommendations that it considers proper. The governor shall notify the legislature when it convenes that the report is available.
(b) The Department of Law, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety, shall gather and report data on felony sex offenses to the Alaska Judicial Council. The data must include
(1) the number of felony sex offenses reported to the Department of Public Safety that were not referred for prosecution;
(2) the number of felony sex offenses referred for prosecution that were not prosecuted;
(3) the number of felony sex offenses that resulted in a conviction for a crime other than a sex offense; and
(4) the number of sex offenses referred for prosecution that were charged as a felony and, under a plea agreement, resulted in a conviction for a crime other than a sex offense.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 23. Department of Law › Sec. 44.23.050. Employment of attorney to appear before distant court.

If a matter in which the state is interested is pending in a court distant from the capital, and it is necessary for the state to be represented by counsel, the attorney general, with the approval of the governor, may engage one or more attorneys to appear for the attorney general. The attorney general may pay for these services out of appropriations for the attorney general's office.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 23. Department of Law › Sec. 44.23.070. Victim/witness assistance program.

If the Department of Law maintains a victim/witness assistance program, subject to sufficient appropriations for the purpose, the services of that program shall be extended to victims of criminal offenses committed by persons under 18 years of age so that victims of these offenses may exercise the rights provided to them by law.