Alaska Administrative Code

(a) The state social security administrator, under the general supervision of the commissioner of administration or designee, as required by 20 CFR 404.1204 is designated to act for the state in administering the state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverag…

2 AAC 05.200 - 2 AAC 05.290 establishes the department's electronic signature verification system. Notes 2 AAC 05.200 Eff. 12/22/2002, Register 164 As of Register 179 (October 2006), the regulations attorney made a technical revision under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority cit…

The department will act as a certifying authority for an electronic signature if (1) at least one of the parties to the transaction requiring the action is a state agency that has elected to use the department's system established in 2 AAC 05.200 - 2 AAC 05.290; and (2) the indiv…

(a) An individual who wishes to have the department verify that individual's electronic signature must enroll in the department's system. (b) To be eligible for enrollment in the department's system, an individual must have (1) received a permanent fund dividend in the year befor…

(a) The validation process applies to an individual who has successfully completed the enrollment procedures in 2 AAC 05.220 and voluntarily supplies information to the department's system required in (b) of this section. (b) An individual described in (a) of this section shall, …

(a) Upon notification of successful verification under 2 AAC 05.230, an individual may electronically sign a document as described in this section in the course of doing business with a state agency that has elected to use the department's system. (b) When an individual initiates…

Upon an individual's completion of the signature ceremony described in 2 AAC 05.240, the department's system will transmit to the appropriate state agency its verification of that individual's electronic signature and a confirmation code that will allow subsequent retrieval of an…

(a) At the conclusion of each signature ceremony described in 2 AAC 05.240, the department will store the tamper-evident hash described in 2 AAC 05.240(f) and a read-only copy of the data in the online form at the time of signature, so that the contents of the document each indiv…

In 2 AAC 05.200 - 2 AAC 05.290, unless the context indicates otherwise, (1) "asymmetric cryptosystem" means a system that generates and employs a secure key pair, consisting of a private key for creating a digital signature, and a public key to verify a digital signature; (2) "ce…

This chapter adjusts the dollar amounts of judicial salaries set out in AS 22.05.140(a), AS 22.07.090(a), AS 22.10.190(a), and AS 22.15.220(a) in response to an increase in the monthly base salary for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011. Notes 2 AAC 0…

The department has determined that the change made by ch. 19, SLA 1991 to the monthly base salary for Step E, Range 28, of the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 reflects a 4.99 percent increase, retroactive to January 1, 1991. Notes 2 AAC 06.010 Eff. 7/3/91, Register 123 Al…

(a) the $8,333 monthly base salary of the chief justice of the supreme court prescribed in AS 22.05.140(a) is increased to $8,749. For each other justice, the $8,292 monthly base salary is increased to $8,706. (b) The $7,833 monthly base salary of a judge of the court of appeals …

In this chapter, "department" means the Department of Administration. Notes 2 AAC 06.020 Eff. 7/3/91, Register 123 Although 2 AAC 06.020 took effect 7/3/91, it was not published in the AAC until Register 123, October 1992. Authority:AS 22.05.140(d) AS 22.07.090(c) AS 22.10.190(d)…

The director shall prepare a classification plan that groups into classes all the positions in the classified service and the partially exempt service. The director may consider job duties, responsibilities, qualifications and any other factors in preparing the plan. Notes 2 AAC …

The director shall establish written specifications for each class of positions. The specifications must include a title, a definition, typical duties and responsibilities, and minimum qualifications for appointment to a position in the class. Notes 2 AAC 07.010 In effect before …

The title of a class is the official title for every position allocated to that class. For the purpose of internal management, abbreviations, working titles or other similar usages may be employed. Notes 2 AAC 07.015 In effect before 6/28/84 Authority:AS 39.25.070 AS 39.25.140 AS…

(a) The director shall allocate all existing and new positions in the classified service and the partially exempt service to classes. (b) An appointing authority requesting allocation action for a new or existing position shall provide the director with a written or electronic de…

(a) If a substantial change, or a change that may affect the allocation of the position, is made in a job assignment, the appointing authority shall provide the director with a written description of the revised duties and responsibilities in a manner determined by the director. …

The director shall provide for a systematic and periodic review of positions in the classified and partially exempt services for the purpose of adjusting the allocation of positions when the duties and responsibilities have materially changed, or when the director finds current c…

The effective date of all allocation and reallocation actions by the director is the first day of the regular pay period following the action, unless the director specifies another date that does not precede the date of the director's approval. A personnel action that is required…

When an appointing authority decides to fill a position in the classified service, the appointing authority shall prepare a description of the vacancy in a form approved by the director. However, a description of the vacancy is not required when an appointing authority fills a po…

Recruitment for positions on a continuous basis may be announced without a designated closing date when the director determines that continuous recruitment is necessary to maintain an adequate pool of applicants. Continuous recruitment must be periodically publicized. Notes 2 AAC…

(a) An appointing authority must make a public announcement of a vacancy except as provided in 2 AAC 07.225 - 2 AAC 07.235. Except as provided in (b) - (d) of this section, the public announcement must be for at least 10 days. (b) When the appointing authority determines that a d…

An announcement of a vacancy is for an individual position, unless recruitment is made under 2 AAC 07.066. An applicant responding to an announcement must only be evaluated and considered for the specific position that is the subject of the announcement. Notes 2 AAC 07.061 Eff. 8…

The director may determine to announce two or more vacancies in the same class of positions in the same announcement. An applicant responding to the announcement must only be evaluated and considered for the positions that are the subject of the announcement. Notes 2 AAC 07.066 E…

The director shall use one or more forms of public notice that the director determines to be appropriate to the circumstances of the vacancy being announced. Public notice may include newspaper advertisement, publication and distribution of printed material, publication by electr…

For each announcement of a vacancy for which public notice is required, the announcement must include any deadline required for the submission of applications, or must identify where information on a deadline is maintained. The director, solely in the director's discretion, may d…

Each announcement of a vacancy for which public notice is required, shall include, in addition to any deadline required by 2 AAC 07.076, information regarding the location of the vacancy, whether the vacancy is full time, part time, seasonal, or nonpermanent, the agency, rate of …

The director shall specify the form required for submitting an application for a vacancy, which may include electronic forms and alternate means of submission. The director shall make reasonable efforts to assure that potential applicants have at least one means of submitting an …

(a) The director shall review the applications of individuals convicted of crimes and may disqualify the applicant if the offense for which the applicant was convicted is incompatible with the position for which application was made. (b) In making the determination of whether an …

(a) An application received by an announced deadline must be evaluated against the minimum qualifications for the class of positions. The director may provide for an electronic or other means of evaluating an application. If alternative means of application are permitted, the dir…

(a) The appointing authority shall make reasonable efforts to assess qualified applicants to determine the persons best qualified to perform the duties of a position. To the extent that it is feasible and practicable, an assessment must be designed to fairly predict satisfactory …

(a) Under conditions approved by the director, an applicant must be given the opportunity to review an assessment that is open for inspection and was used in determining the person best qualified to perform the duties of a position. An applicant may also obtain information concer…

(a) The appointing authority shall use reasonable techniques and procedures as circumstances permit to determine the relative ranking of qualified applicants. An applicant may be required to pass each part of the assessment in order to be considered for appointment. Any preferenc…

(a) Under directives prepared by the director, an appointing authority may determine that ranking of qualified applicants for a position is not practicable or feasible. When the appointing authority determines that ranking of qualified applicants for a position is not practicable…

(a) In addition to any other provision of this chapter regarding disqualification, the director or an appointing authority may refuse to evaluate an application; may refuse to admit an applicant to an assessment; may, after assessment, refuse to consider the applicant for appoint…

The applications, examination papers, and records of ratings of applicants are official records and must be maintained by the appointing authority for not less than two years after an appointment has been made. Notes 2 AAC 07.113 Eff. 8/31/2000, Register 156 Authority:AS 39.25.07…

(a) An appointment, promotion, transfer, or demotion may not be made to a position in the classified or partially exempt service unless the position has been allocated to a class. (b) An appointment may not be made to a nonpermanent position unless the position has been approved …

(a) Appointments to positions in the classified service must be made on the basis of merit by selection from persons eligible for appointment without public announcement, or from the available qualified applicants responding to an announcement of a vacancy taking into account the…

The director shall establish procedures for appointment that give consideration to affirmative action goals and shall include requirements that appointing authorities give consideration to qualified applicants of protected groups if those groups are underutilized in the job class…

(a) With the prior approval of the director, an appointing authority may appoint a nonpermanent employee to perform the work of a permanent employee when the permanent employee is on leave. Appointment is limited to the duration of the incumbent's leave. Nonpermanent employees ap…

(a) If authorized by the director, and in the absence of at least three qualified applicants, a position in the classified service may be filled by a person eligible for appointment to a lower class in the class series. Appointment may be made by any means required or authorized …

(a) An emergency appointment may be made by the appointing authority for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days under conditions necessitating immediate action to provide for work that must be continued in the public interest. (b) A report describing the circumstances which requ…

(a) When authorized by the director in the absence of at least five qualified applicants, a provisional appointment of a qualified person may be made to fill a vacant position. The provisional appointment must be terminated upon the employee's competition for and appointment to t…

A person appointed to serve as an intern or apprentice must participate in an established training program approved by the director. Notes 2 AAC 07.205 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91 Authority:AS 39.25.050 AS 39.25.070 AS 39.25.140 AS 39.25.150(25)

An employee in the exempt or partially exempt service whose position is moved to the classified service may retain the position as an exempt or partially exempt employee for up to 12 months in order to establish entitlement to appointment in the classified service. Upon successfu…

With the prior approval of the director, merit system employees of the United States Government or the legislative or judicial branch of the Alaska State Government may, upon transfer to the executive branch of Alaska State Government, be appointed to the classified service, notw…