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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 23. Department of Law › Sec. 44.23.080. Subpoena power of attorney general in cases involving use of an Internet service account.

(a) If there is reasonable cause to believe that an Internet service account has been used in connection with a violation of AS 11.41.452, 11.41.455, or AS 11.61.125 - 11.61.128, and that the identity, address, and other information about the account owner will assist in obtaining evidence that is relevant to the offense, a law enforcement officer may apply to the attorney general or the attorney general's designee for an administrative subpoena to obtain the business records of the Internet service provider located inside or outside of the state.
(b) If an application meets the requirements of (a) of this section, the attorney general or the attorney general's designee may issue an administrative subpoena to the Internet service provider requiring the production of the following records:
(1) the name and other identifying information of the account holder;
(2) the address and physical location associated with the account;
(3) a description of the length of service, service start date, and types of service associated with the account.
(c) A subpoena issued under (b) of this section must prescribe a reasonable time after service for the production of the information.
(d) Service of a subpoena issued under (b) of this section may be by any method authorized by law or acceptable to the Internet service provider. At any time before the return date specified on the subpoena, the Internet service provider may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the judicial district in which the provider resides or does business for an order modifying or quashing the subpoena or for an order sealing the court record.
(e) If the Internet service provider refuses to obey a subpoena issued under (b) of this section, the superior court may, upon application of the attorney general or the attorney general's designee, issue an order requiring the Internet service provider to appear at the office of the attorney general with the information described in the subpoena.
(f) An Internet service provider who knowingly fails to produce the information required to be produced by the subpoena or court order is guilty of contempt under AS 09.50.010.
(g) Nothing in this section limits the authority of law enforcement from obtaining process from the court or through a grand jury subpoena to obtain the information described in (b) of this section.
(h) A person may not bring a civil action against an Internet service provider, its officers, employees, agents, or other person for complying with an administrative subpoena issued under (b) of this section or a court order issued under (e) of this section.
(i) For purposes of this section, the attorney general's designee may be the deputy attorney general of the division of the Department of Law that has responsibility for civil cases or the division of the Department of Law that has responsibility for criminal cases.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 1. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 44.25.020. Duties of department.

The Department of Revenue shall
(1) enforce the tax laws of the state;
(2) collect, account for, have custody of, invest, and manage all state funds and all revenues of the state except revenues incidental to a program of licensing and regulation carried on by another state department, funds managed and invested by the Alaska Retirement Management Board, and as otherwise provided by law;
(3) invest and manage the balance of the power development fund in accordance with AS 44.83.386;
(4) administer the surety bond program for licensure as a fish processor or primary fish buyer.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 1. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 44.25.028. Conflicts of interest and required disclosures when duties relate to pension investments.

(a) The commissioner of revenue may designate employees of the Department of Revenue who are subject to the provisions of AS 39.50 because of their responsibility for participating in the management or investment of the funds for which the Alaska Retirement Management Board is responsible.
(b) If an officer or employee of the Department of Revenue with responsibility for funds for which the Alaska Retirement Management Board is responsible acquires, owns, or controls an interest, direct or indirect, in an entity or project in which assets under the control of the board are invested, the officer or employee shall immediately disclose the interest to the board. The disclosure is a matter of public record and shall be included in the minutes of the board meeting next following the disclosure. The commissioner shall adopt regulations to restrict officers and employees of the department from having a substantial interest in an entity or project in which assets under the control of the board are invested.
(c) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section or regulations enacted under it is grounds for termination of employment.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 2. Bond Program for Fish Processors and Primary Fish Buyers. › Sec. 44.25.041. Exemptions from bonding requirement.

(a) A fish processor or primary fish buyer that does not purchase fish or hire employees is exempt from the bonding requirements of AS 44.25.040.
(b) Restaurants, grocery stores, and established fish markets are exempt from the bonding requirement of AS 44.25.040.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 2. Bond Program for Fish Processors and Primary Fish Buyers. › Sec. 44.25.042. Suspension and revocation of license.

(a) If a final judgment impairs the liability of the surety upon the bond or depletes the cash deposits or other security so that there is not in effect the bond, undertaking, cash deposit, or other security in the full amount prescribed in AS 44.25.040, the license of the fish processor or primary fish buyer shall be suspended until the liability in the required amount, unimpaired by unsatisfied judgment claims, has been furnished.
(b) If a bonding company cancels its bond of a fish processor or primary fish buyer, the fish processor's or primary fish buyer's license shall be revoked. The fish processor or primary fish buyer may again obtain a license by complying with the requirements of AS 44.25.040.
(c) If a licensed fish processor or primary fish buyer fails to fulfill the obligations as set out in AS 44.25.040, the license of the processor or buyer shall be suspended for a period of time the commissioner determines is appropriate. After three suspensions the license may be permanently revoked.
(d) Proceedings to suspend or revoke a license are governed by AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
(e) If the commissioner determines that a fish processor or primary fish buyer is acting in violation of AS 44.25.040, the commissioner shall give written notice prohibiting further action by the person as a fish processor or primary fish buyer. The prohibition continues until the person has submitted evidence acceptable to the commissioner showing that the violation has been corrected.
(f) A person affected by an order issued under AS 44.25.040 and this section may seek equitable relief preventing the commissioner from enforcing the order.
(g) In an action instituted in the superior court by the commissioner or a representative of the commissioner, a person acting in the capacity of a fish processor or primary fish buyer in violation of AS 44.25.040 may be enjoined from acting as a fish processor or primary fish buyer.
(h) If the commissioner determines under AS 44.25.040(j) that a claim filed under AS 44.25.040(i) is sufficient to allow collection against the performance bond filed under AS 44.25.040, the fish processor's or primary fish buyer's license shall be suspended until the amount of the claim under AS 44.25.040(i) is paid in full and the performance bond is replenished.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 2. Bond Program for Fish Processors and Primary Fish Buyers. › Sec. 44.25.045. Penalty for failure to obtain bond.

A person who is required to obtain the bond required by AS 44.25.040 and who fails to obtain that bond is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 2. Bond Program for Fish Processors and Primary Fish Buyers. › Sec. 44.25.048. Definitions for surety bond program.

In AS 44.25.040 - 44.25.048, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of revenue;
(2) “established fish market” means a market maintained in a permanent structure exclusively for the sale of seafood to the public at retail;
(3) “fish” means any species of aquatic finfish, invertebrates and amphibians, shellfish, or any other raw fishery resource, in any stage of its life cycle, found in or introduced into the state, and includes fish eggs except fish eggs sold for stock enhancement purposes;
(4) “fish processor” means a person engaging or attempting to engage in a business for which a license is required under AS 43.75;
(5) “grocery store” means a store maintained for the sale of food products exclusively to the public at retail;
(6) “primary fish buyer” means a person, other than a cooperative corporation organized under AS 10.15, engaging or attempting to engage in the business of originally purchasing or buying any fishery resource in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce;
(7) “restaurant” includes a place maintained for the sale and on-premise consumption of food, and a street vendor who sells food prepared for immediate consumption.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.200. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.

(a) The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is established as a public corporation of the state within the Department of Revenue.
(b) The purpose of the authority is to ensure an integrated comprehensive mental health program and to administer the office of the long term care ombudsman established in AS 44.25.300.
(c) The authority
(1) shall, as provided in AS 37.14.009, administer the trust established under the Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956;
(2) may sue and be sued;
(3) may retain the services of independent counsel when, in the judgment of the authority's board of trustees, independent counsel is needed;
(4) shall insure or indemnify and protect the board, a member of the board, or an agent or employee of the authority against financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs, arising out of a claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence, alleged violation of civil rights, or alleged wrongful act resulting in death or bodily injury to a person or accidental damage to or destruction of property if the board member, agent, or employee, at the time of the occurrence, was acting under the direction of the authority within the course or scope of the duties of the board member, agent, or employee;
(5) shall exercise the powers granted to it under AS 37.14.041, subject to the limitations imposed by AS 37.14.045; and
(6) shall administer the office of the long term care ombudsman established in AS 44.25.300.
(d) The provisions of AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630 do not apply to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.210. Board establishment, membership, quorum, fees, and expenses.

(a) The authority shall be governed by its board of trustees.
(b) The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. The members appointed under this subsection shall be appointed
(1) based upon their ability in financial management and investment, in land management, or in services for the beneficiaries of the trust;
(2) after the governor has considered a list of persons prepared by a panel of six persons who are beneficiaries, or who are the guardians, family members, or representatives of beneficiaries; the panel shall consist of
(A) one person selected by the Alaska Mental Health Board established by AS 44.29.800;
(B) one person selected by the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education established by AS 44.29.600;
(C) one person selected by the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse established by AS 44.29.100;
(D) one person selected by the Alaska Commission on Aging established by AS 44.29.750;
(E) one person selected by the Alaska Native Health Board; and
(F) one person selected by the authority.
(c) A member of the board appointed by the governor under (b) of this section may not
(1) be an officer or employee of the state; or
(2) within the preceding two years or during the member's term of office have an interest in, served on the governing board of, or been employed by an organization that has received, during that same period, money from the mental health trust settlement income account under a grant or contract for services.
(d) A quorum of the board is four members.
(e) A member of the board is entitled to
(1) an honorarium of $200 for each day or any part of a day spent at a meeting of the board, at a meeting of a subcommittee of the board, or as a representative of the board; and
(2) per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.220. Term of office, vacancies, removal, and reappointment.

(a) The members of the board serve staggered five-year terms. A member shall continue to serve until the member's successor is appointed and confirmed.
(b) A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled within 60 days by appointment of the governor for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
(c) The governor may remove a member of the board only for cause, including incompetence, neglect of duty, misconduct in office, poor attendance, or lack of contribution to the board's work. A member being removed for cause shall be given a copy of the charges and afforded an opportunity to publicly present a defense in person or by counsel upon not less than 10 days' written notice. If a member is removed for cause, the governor shall file with the lieutenant governor a complete statement of all charges made against the member and the governor's findings based on the charges, together with a complete record of the proceedings. The removal of a member for cause constitutes a final administrative order. A member seeking to appeal the governor's removal of a member for cause under this subsection shall file a notice of appeal with the superior court under AS 44.62.560.
(d) Except for a trustee who has served two consecutive five-year terms, a member of the board may be reappointed. A member of the board who has served two consecutive five-year terms is not eligible for reappointment to the board until one year has intervened.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.230. Officers and staff.

(a) The board shall annually elect a presiding officer and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership.
(b) The board shall employ a chief executive officer who shall be selected by the board. The chief executive officer shall be compensated at no less than range of the pay plan for state employees under AS 39.27.011(a). The chief executive officer may
(1) hire additional employees;
(2) appoint hearing officers to perform the responsibilities set out in AS 44.25.240(b)(4); and
(3) contract for the services of consultants and others.
(c) The chief executive officer is directly responsible to the board.
(d) The chief executive officer and employees hired under this section are in the exempt service under AS 39.25.110.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.240. Regulations.

(a) The board shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) consistent with state law and the fiduciary responsibilities imposed by law on members of boards of directors of corporations having trust responsibilities.
(b) The regulations shall address, but are not limited to,
(1) the requirements of AS 44.25.290(h) and (j);
(2) procedures by which an aggrieved person or group who believe they have not received services that should be provided from the trust may apply to the authority for redress;
(3) provisions that allow and encourage entities providing trust funded services to integrate those services with other community human services funded by other sources;
(4) administrative adjudication procedures, including but not limited to
(A) the acceptance of applications under (3) of this subsection;
(B) investigations;
(C) hearings; and
(D) the issuance of administrative orders, as necessary;
(5) provisions that establish a process for long-range planning for expenditures from the mental health trust settlement income account; and
(6) criteria for determining the nature and extent of necessary services and related expenses to be funded by the trust.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.250. Duties of the board.

The board shall
(1) preserve and protect the trust corpus under AS 37.14.009;
(2) coordinate with other state agencies involved with programs affecting persons in need of mental health services;
(3) review and consider the recommendations submitted under AS 44.29.140(a)(2), 44.29.660(13), 44.29.790(a)(8), and 44.29.850(6);
(4) adopt bylaws governing its meetings, selection of officers, proceedings, and other aspects of board procedure;
(5) make an annual written report of its activities to the governor and the public and notify the legislature that the report is available; and
(6) fulfill its obligations under AS 44.25.270.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.270. Budget recommendations; reports.

(a) The board shall annually, not later than September 15, submit to the governor and the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee a budget for the next fiscal year and a proposed plan of implementation based on the integrated comprehensive mental health program plan prepared under AS 47.30.660(a)(1). The budget must include the authority's determination of the amount
(1) recommended for expenditure from the general fund during the next fiscal year to meet the operating and capital expenses of the integrated comprehensive mental health program;
(2) in the mental health trust settlement income account, if any, that is not reasonably necessary to meet the projected operating and capital expenses of the integrated comprehensive mental health program that may be transferred into the general fund; and
(3) of the expenditures the authority intends to make under AS 37.14.041 and 37.14.045, including the specific purposes and amounts of any grants or contracts as part of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program.
(b) When the authority submits its proposed budget under (a) of this section, the authority shall also provide a report to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, the governor, the Office of Management and Budget, the commissioner of health, and all entities providing services with money in the mental health trust settlement income account, and shall make the report available to the public. The report must describe at least the following:
(1) the assets, earnings, and expenditures of the trust as of the end of the preceding fiscal year;
(2) comparisons of the trust's assets, earnings, and expenditures with the prior five fiscal years;
(3) projections of the trust's assets, earnings, and expenditures for the next five fiscal years;
(4) the authority's budget recommendations submitted under (a) of this section, and its reasons for making those recommendations;
(5) the authority's guidelines for the establishment of services; the provision of services shall be based on the principle that services paid for from the trust are provided to recipients as close to the recipient's home and family as practical with due consideration of demographics, mental health service requirements, use of mental health services, economic feasibility, and capital expenditures required for provision of minimum levels of service;
(6) forecasts of the number of persons needing services;
(7) projections of the resources required to provide the necessary services and facilities; and
(8) reviews of the status of the integrated comprehensive mental health program, including evaluation of program goals, objectives, targets and timelines, and overall effectiveness.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 3. Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. › Sec. 44.25.295. Definitions.

In AS 44.25.200 - 44.25.295
(1) “authority” means the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established by AS 44.25.200;
(2) “board” means the board of trustees of the authority;
(3) “trust” means the trust established by the Alaska Mental Health 10 Enabling Act of 1956, P.L. 84-830, 70 Stat. 709.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.300. Office established.

(a) The office of the long term care ombudsman is established in the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (AS 44.25.200).
(b) The ombudsman shall be hired by the authority. A member of the authority who has a financial interest in a long term care facility in the state, or who has any other conflict of interest, may not participate in the hiring of the ombudsman. The ombudsman is a full-time position in the classified service. The ombudsman shall be compensated at no less than Range 21 of the pay plan for state employees under AS 39.27.011.
(c) The ombudsman may not have a financial interest in a long term care facility in the state. The authority shall adopt regulations to ensure that the ombudsman, and employees and volunteers of the office, do not have a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.310. Duties and powers of the long term care ombudsman.

(a) The ombudsman shall investigate and resolve a complaint made by or on behalf of an older Alaskan who resides in a long term care facility in the state if the complaint relates to a decision, action, or failure to act by a provider or a representative of a provider of long term care services, or by a public agency or social services agency, that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights of the older Alaskan. At the discretion of the ombudsman, the ombudsman may investigate and resolve a complaint made by or on behalf of a resident who is not an older Alaskan if the complaint relates to a decision, action, or failure to act by a provider or a representative of a provider of long term care services, or by a public agency or social services agency, that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights of the resident.
(b) The ombudsman may investigate and resolve a complaint made by or on behalf of an older Alaskan relating to the long term care or residential circumstances of the older Alaskan. Complaints under this subsection may relate to any issue not covered under (a) of this section, including the older Alaskan's landlord, senior citizen housing, a public assistance program, a public grant program for services to older Alaskans, public utilities, health care facilities, and health care providers.
(c) The ombudsman may
(1) subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, require the production of evidence, administer oaths, and examine any person under oath in connection with a complaint described under (a) of this section; the powers described in this paragraph shall be enforced by the superior court;
(2) pursue administrative, legal, or other appropriate remedies on behalf of a resident of a long term care facility in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.320. Training and certification of staff.

(a) The ombudsman shall provide for the training and certification of office staff, including volunteers and other representatives of the office. Training must include instruction in federal, state, and local laws and policies relating to long term care facilities in the state, and in investigative techniques. The ombudsman may require other appropriate training. The ombudsman may decertify a person under this section for good cause in accordance with regulations adopted by the authority.
(b) An employee, volunteer, or other representative of the office may not investigate a complaint under AS 44.25.310 unless certified as having completed training under this section and approved by the ombudsman as qualified to investigate the complaint.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.330. Access to long term care facilities, residents, and records.

(a) A person may not deny access to a long term care facility or to a resident of a long term care facility by the ombudsman or an employee, volunteer, or other representative of the office.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 44.25.310(c)(1), the ombudsman may obtain medical or other records of a resident of a long term care facility in the state only with the consent of the resident or the person's resident representative or legal guardian or, if the resident is unable or incompetent to consent and does not have a resident representative, only with a subpoena or court order.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.340. Confidentiality.

(a) Records obtained or maintained by the ombudsman are confidential, are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120 and, except as provided in (b) of this section, may be disclosed only at the discretion of the ombudsman.
(b) The identity of a complainant or an older Alaskan or resident of a long term care facility on whose behalf a complaint is made may only be disclosed with the consent of the identified person or the person's legal guardian or resident representative or by court order. However, if an older Alaskan is unable to provide consent and does not have a legal guardian, or if a resident of a long term care facility is unable to provide consent and does not have a resident representative, the ombudsman may disclose the identity of an identified person for the purpose of making a referral to an agency or person, if the ombudsman or an employee or volunteer of the office
(1) has reasonable cause to believe that an action, inaction, or decision, including an action, inaction, or decision by a resident representative or a legal guardian of an older Alaskan, may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights of the older Alaskan or resident;
(2) has reasonable cause to believe the referral is in the best interest of the older Alaskan or resident;
(3) obtains the approval of the ombudsman for the disclosure and referral; and
(4) does not have evidence that the older Alaskan or resident would disagree with the referral.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.350. Immunity from liability.

(a) A person who, in good faith, makes a complaint described in AS 44.25.310 is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise exist for making the complaint.
(b) The ombudsman, or an employee, volunteer, or other representative of the office, is immune from civil or criminal liability for the good faith performance of official duties.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.360. Interference with the long term care ombudsman and retaliation prohibited.

(a) A person may not intentionally interfere with the ombudsman, or an employee, volunteer, or representative of the office, in the performance of official duties under AS 44.25.310.
(b) If a person makes a good faith complaint described in AS 44.25.310, an employer or supervisor of the person, or a public or private agency or entity that provides benefits, services, or housing to the person, may not discharge, demote, transfer, reduce the pay or benefits or work privileges of, prepare a negative work performance evaluation of, deny or withhold benefits or services, evict, or take other detrimental action against the person because of the complaint. The person making the complaint may bring a civil action for compensatory and punitive damages against an employer, supervisor, agency, or entity that violates this subsection. In the civil action there is a rebuttable presumption that the detrimental action was retaliatory if it was taken within 90 days after the complaint was made.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.370. Legal counsel for the long term care ombudsman.

The attorney general shall provide legal advice and representation in connection with any matter relating to the powers, duties, and operation of the office, and in any legal action brought against the ombudsman or an employee, volunteer, or other representative of the office. If the attorney general cannot provide legal advice or representation because of a conflict of interest, the ombudsman may employ private legal counsel.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.380. Cooperative agreements.

The authority shall enter into cooperative agreements concerning the operations of the office, including protocols for investigations, with state and local agencies that have jurisdiction over long term care facilities or over the abuse and neglect of older Alaskans or residents of long term care facilities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 25. Department of Revenue › Article 4. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. › Sec. 44.25.390. Definitions.

In AS 44.25.300 - 44.25.390,
(1) “authority” means the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established in AS 44.25.200;
(2) “long term care facility” means an assisted living home, as defined in AS 47.32.900, and a nursing facility, as defined in AS 47.32.900;
(3) “office” means the office of the long term care ombudsman;
(4) “older Alaskan” means a person who is 60 years of age or older and who resides in the state;
(5) “ombudsman” means the long term care ombudsman hired under AS 44.25.300;
(6) “resident” means a person who resides in a long term care facility in the state;
(7) “resident representative” means
(A) an individual chosen by a resident to act on behalf of the resident to
(i) support the resident in decision making;
(ii) access medical, social, or other personal information of the resident;
(iii) manage financial matters; or
(iv) receive notifications;
(B) a person authorized by federal or state law to act on behalf of a resident.
(8) “senior citizen housing” has the meaning given “senior housing” in AS 18.56.799.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 1. State Board of Education and Early Development and Department of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 44.27.010. Board and commissioner of education and early development.

There is at the head of the Department of Education and Early Development a Board of Education and Early Development. The commissioner of education and early development is the principal executive officer of the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 1. State Board of Education and Early Development and Department of Education and Early Development. › Sec. 44.27.020. Duties of department.

The Department of Education and Early Development shall
(1) administer the state's program of education at the elementary, secondary, and adult levels, including, but not limited to, programs of vocational education and training, library services, and correspondence courses, but not including degree programs of postsecondary education;
(2) administer the historical library; and
(3) plan, finance, and operate related school and educational activities and facilities;
(4) [Repealed, E.O. No. 108, § 88 (2003).]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.040. Alaska State Council on the Arts.

The Alaska State Council on the Arts is created as a public corporation of the state in the Department of Education and Early Development but with separate and independent legal existence. Upon termination of the council, its rights and property pass to the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.041. Board of trustees.

The Alaska State Council on the Arts shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of 11 members, broadly representative of all fields of the performing, visual, literary, and fine arts, who are widely known for their competence and experience or expertise in connection with the performing, visual, literary, and fine arts.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.042. Appointment.

The trustees are to be appointed by the governor from among citizens of the state. In making the appointments, consideration must be given to the recommendations made by representative civic, educational, and professional associations and groups concerned with or engaged in the production or presentation of the performing, visual, literary, and fine arts generally. In making the appointments, consideration must also be given to having statewide geographical representation on the board of trustees. The trustees serve at the pleasure of the governor, and their appointments are not subject to legislative confirmation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.050. Duties of council.

The council shall
(1) stimulate and encourage throughout the state the study and presentation of the performing, visual, literary, and fine arts and public interest, participation, and investment in the arts;
(2) conduct research considered advisable on public and private institutions engaged in the state in artistic and cultural activities, including music, theatre, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, and allied arts and crafts, and make recommendations concerning appropriate methods to encourage participation in and appreciation of the arts to meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of persons in all parts of the state;
(3) take steps necessary and appropriate to encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of the state and to expand the state's cultural resources;
(4) encourage and assist freedom of artistic expression essential for the well-being of the arts;
(5) manage the art in public places fund;
(6) administer the provisions of AS 45.65 relating to the identification seal for authentic Alaska Native art created or crafted in the state and adopt regulations to carry out those provisions;
(7) manage and adopt policies and procedures for the relocation, disposition, and exchange of works of art acquired under AS 35.27 or with money from the art in public places fund;
(8) manage the Alaska arts and cultural investment fund.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.052. Powers of council.

(a) The council may
(1) hold public and private hearings;
(2) enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available, with individuals, organizations, and institutions for services furthering the strategic objectives of the council's programs;
(3) enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available, with local and regional associations for cooperative endeavors furthering the strategic objectives of the council's programs;
(4) accept gifts, contributions, and bequests of unrestricted funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations or institutions for the purpose of furthering the strategic objectives of the council's programs;
(5) make and sign agreements and do and perform any acts necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 44.27.040 - 44.27.060; and
(6) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the provisions of AS 44.27.040 - 44.27.060.
(b) The council may request and is entitled to receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state the assistance and data that will enable it properly to carry out its powers and duties. The council is authorized to receive state funds made available for its purposes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.053. Legal counsel.

(a) The attorney general is the legal counsel for the council. The attorney general shall advise the council in legal matters arising in the discharge of the council's duties and represent the council in suits to which the council is a party.
(b) The council may employ temporary legal counsel for good cause and with the approval of the attorney general. The attorney general may not unreasonably withhold approval.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.054. Powers of chair.

Subject to available appropriations, the chair may, with the concurrence of a majority of the trustees,
(1) employ necessary personnel; the personnel employed by the council are exempt from AS 39.25 (State Personnel Act); and
(2) contract for the services of experts and other persons who may be needed.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.055. Administration of affairs.

(a) The board of trustees shall manage the assets and exercise the authority of the council and may adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations governing the manner in which the business of the council is conducted and the manner in which the council's powers are exercised.
(b) The board of trustees shall employ an executive director who is not a member of the board of trustees to supervise administration of the council. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the board of trustees.
(c) The council is exempt from AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). The board of trustees shall adopt and publish procedures to govern procurement of supplies, services, professional services, and construction. The procurement procedures must include the preferences of an Alaska bidder and an Alaska veteran that are consistent with the preferences in AS 36.30.321.
(d) The operating budget of the council is subject to AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.058. National endowment funds.

The council is the official agency of this state to receive and disburse funds made available by the National Endowment for the Arts and shall comply with the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 951 - 960 (National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965), as amended, in the receipt and disbursement of the funds.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.059. Alaska arts and cultural investment fund.

(a) The Alaska arts and cultural investment fund is created in the general fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund by the legislature, including donations, money from other sources, and interest earned on money in the fund. Appropriations to the fund do not lapse.
(b) The council shall administer the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The council may spend money appropriated to the fund to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to pay the costs of administering the fund without further appropriation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.060. Art in public places fund.

(a) The art in public places fund is established. The council shall manage the fund.
(b) The commissioner of a department responsible for the design and construction of a building or facility shall deposit into the art in public places fund one percent of the construction cost of a building or facility if the building or facility is exempt from the requirements of AS 35.27 and the exemption is because
(1) the estimated construction cost of the building or facility is less than $250,000; or
(2) the building or facility is not designed for substantial public use.
(c) The council may use the money in the art in public places fund
(1) to commission or purchase a work of art that is to be made a permanent part of, or placed on loan in, a building or facility owned or leased by the state that has substantial public use; and
(2) to meet expenses for a commissioned work of art for a building or facility that has substantial public use if the cost of the work of art exceeds the amount reserved under AS 35.27.020(c).
(d) In (c) of this section, “building” or “facility” means
(1) a building or facility of the state, as defined by AS 35.27.030, that is designed for and that is subject to substantial public use; and
(2) a building or facility that is leased by the state and subject to substantial public use.
(e) Except as provided in (f) and (g) of this section, an artist's submission made in response to an inquiry or solicitation initiated by the council under this section is confidential and not subject to public inspection or disclosure under AS 40.25.100 - 40.25.295 (Alaska Public Records Act).
(f) If the council awards a commission for an artist's submission that is confidential under (e) of this section, the submission is no longer confidential and the council shall disclose the submission to any person who requests the disclosure. If the council does not award a commission for the submission, the council shall notify the artist and return the submission at the artist's request.
(g) The provisions of (e) and (f) of this section do not apply to an artist's submission if the council finds that the artist
(1) created the submission as a work made for hire, as that term is defined in 17 U.S.C. 101; or
(2) has transferred the artist's copyright for the work under 17 U.S.C. 204.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 27. Department of Education and Early Development › Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts. › Sec. 44.27.080. Competition for the design of the special request plate celebrating the arts.

(a) The council may hold a competition every four years to select a design for the vehicle registration plate celebrating the arts under AS 28.10.161(b)(1)(C). If the council holds a competition, the council shall select a panel of judges to judge the submissions for the contest and shall include the previous design winner on the panel. The panel shall select the top submissions, and the council shall conduct a public vote to determine the winner of the competition. The council shall use the winning design when consulting with the commissioner of administration under AS 28.10.161(b)(1)(C).
(b) [Repealed, § 8 ch. 70, SLA 2018.]
(c) The council may, in consultation with the Department of Administration, recommend an amount to be appropriated from the annual estimated balance in the account under AS 28.10.421(a)(3) to pay an artist for a winning design.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 44. State Government › Chapter 28. Department of Corrections › Sec. 44.28.020. Duties of department.

(a) The Department of Corrections shall administer the state programs of corrections, including
(1) state adult penal institutions;
(2) probation and parole supervision; and
(3) extraditions and detainers.
(b) The department shall, with the approval of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, adopt standards, by regulation, for rehabilitation programs for perpetrators of domestic violence as defined in AS 18.66.990 and for the approval of those programs. For purposes of AS 12.55.101, AS 18.66.100(c), and AS 33.16.150(f), the department shall approve a program if the department determines that the program meets the standards. Upon application of a program, the department may waive one or more standards and approve the program if the department determines
(1) there is good cause for the waiver;
(2) the safety of victims and children is not compromised by the waiver;
(3) an acceptable alternative is provided by the program.
(c) The department shall establish an automated inmate information system to allow persons to place surcharge telephone calls to obtain information concerning inmates and where they are incarcerated, bail and bond information, and information concerning visiting hours at institutions. A system established under this subsection shall be designed so that
(1) all the costs of the system are, at a minimum, met by the revenues received from calls to the system; and
(2) the revenues received satisfy or defray the costs of establishing and maintaining an automated victim notification system established under AS 12.61.050.