Title 24 — Legislature and Lobbying
16 chapters · 304 sections in this title.
AS 24.20.010 Legislative council established.
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The Alaska Legislative Council is established as a permanent interim committee and service agency of the legislature. The establishment of the council recognizes the need of the legislature for full-time technical assistance in accomplishing the research, reporting, bill drafting…
AS 24.20.020 Membership.
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The legislative council is composed of the president of the senate and six other senators appointed by the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives and six other representatives appointed by the speaker. The membership from each house shall include at least one …
AS 24.20.030 Term of membership.
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(a) Members serve for the duration of the legislature during which they are appointed. (b) When a member of the council files a declaration of candidacy for an elective office other than that of member of either house of the legislature, and the member has not resigned from membe…
AS 24.20.040 Vacancies.
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When a vacancy occurs in the statutory or appointive membership of the council, the presiding officer of the house incurring the vacancy shall fill the vacancy within 30 days. If the office of the president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives becomes vacant a…
AS 24.20.050 Executive director and staff.
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The council hires an executive director and determines the director's salary. The executive director shall serve as the executive officer for the council in the accomplishment of its functions through the Legislative Affairs Agency. The executive director serves at the direction …
AS 24.20.055 Information systems.
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The executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency shall establish information systems guidelines and prepare a short-range and long-range information systems plan for the legislative branch. The guidelines and plan must be adapted to the special needs of the legislative br…
AS 24.20.060 Powers.
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The legislative council has the power (1) to organize and adopt rules for the conduct of its business; (2) to hold public hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony, and to ha…
AS 24.20.061 Administrative services for legislature.
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All administrative services necessary to the operation of the legislature during and between sessions are provided by the legislative council. These services include procurement, storage, and maintenance of all supplies and equipment; interim control of legislative space; fiscal …
AS 24.20.062 Legislative internship program.
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A legislative internship program established by the legislative council under AS 24.20.060(8) shall provide that (1) the University of Alaska provide academic support and credit to the program; (2) students enrolled and in good standing at any accredited postsecondary educational…
AS 24.20.065 Examination of regulations and opinions.
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(a) The legislative council shall annually examine administrative regulations, published opinions of state and federal courts and of the Department of Law, and final decisions adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) that rely on state statutes or the common law of t…
AS 24.20.070 Revision of statutes.
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(a) The legislature may direct the council to revise the laws of the state in the form of a bulk formal revision. At the direction of the legislature and within the limit of appropriations made, the council may enter into contracts for the printing, annotating, indexing, and dist…
AS 24.20.075 Alaska Code Revision Commission. [Repealed, § 33 ch 23 SLA 1995.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.080 Intergovernmental cooperation.
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The council may encourage and arrange conferences with officials of other states and nations and of other units of government and propose cooperation between this state and other states and nations. The council constitutes the Alaska Commission on Interstate Cooperation in partic…
AS 24.20.090 Assignment of projects.
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The council may be assigned projects or subjects for study, reporting, or drafting. Assignment shall be by resolution. The council may determine a schedule of priorities for these and other assignments or requests based on feasibility, time, and the availability of funds and staf…
AS 24.20.100 Research and drafting services for legislators.
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Members of the legislature may utilize the research and bill drafting services of the Legislative Affairs Agency. Requests by members of the legislature are confidential. Staff services for members of the legislature shall be accomplished subject only to the priority of assignmen…
AS 24.20.105 Review of proposed regulations.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.110 Meetings.
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The legislative council may meet during sessions of the legislature and during intervals between sessions at such times and places inside the state as the chairman may determine. The council shall meet immediately after the appointment of its membership at the first regular sessi…
AS 24.20.120 Reports.
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The council shall prepare a summary report of its findings and recommendations for each legislature and notify the legislature that the report is available. The council shall, from time to time, submit memorandum reports to the legislature on matters referred to it or coming befo…
AS 24.20.130 Budgets.
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The council shall submit a budget of its anticipated needs for each fiscal year to the finance committees of the legislature. The executive director shall annually submit an estimated budget to the governor for information purposes in the preparation of the executive budget. The …
AS 24.20.132 Legislative budget and expenses.
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The estimate of operating expenses for the legislature shall be included in the annual budget submitted by the legislative council. A summary total by major item shall be submitted by the council to the governor for information purposes in the preparation of the executive budget.…
AS 24.20.140 Appropriations.
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Article 2. Legislative Budget and Audit Committee. (a) Appropriations for carrying out AS 24.20.010 — 24.20.140 shall be set out in the appropriation bill authorizing operating expenditures submitted to the legislature under AS 37.07.020(a)(2) or other bills as may be necessary. …
AS 24.20.150 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.151 Legislative Budget and Audit Committee established.
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The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee is established as a permanent interim committee of the legislature. The establishment of the committee recognizes the need of the legislature for full-time technical assistance in accomplishing the fiscal analysis, budget review, and pos…
AS 24.20.156 Purposes.
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The purposes of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee include (1) monitoring and reporting (A) the performance of the agencies of the state that perform lending or investment functions; (B) the extent to which the performance of these agencies has contributed to the fiscal, …
AS 24.20.160 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.161 Membership.
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The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee is composed of 10 members: the chairmen of the senate and house finance committees; one member selected from each of the senate and house finance committees and appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house, respe…
AS 24.20.165 Alternate members.
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The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee shall have two alternate members in addition to the members designated in AS 24.20.161. The president of the senate shall appoint one alternate member from the senate finance committee and the speaker of the house shall appoint one alter…
AS 24.20.170 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.171 Organization of committee; term of membership.
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(a) The committee shall be organized within 10 days after the organization of each legislature. Members serve for the duration of the legislature during which they are appointed. (b) When a member of the committee files a declaration of candidacy for an elective office other than…
AS 24.20.180 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.181 Vacancies.
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When a vacancy occurs in the statutory or appointive membership of the committee, the presiding officer of the house incurring the vacancy shall choose a successor. If the office of the president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives becomes vacant and a vacanc…
AS 24.20.190 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.191 Meetings.
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The budget and audit committee may meet during sessions of the legislature and during the interim between sessions at such times and places in the state as the chairman may determine. Members may receive, for the minimum time required to get to and from meetings and for the perio…
AS 24.20.200 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.201 Powers.
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(a) The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee has the power to (1) organize, adopt rules for the conduct of its business, and prescribe procedures for the comprehensive fiscal analysis, budget review, and post-audit functions; (2) hold public hearings, administer oaths, issue su…
AS 24.20.206 Duties.
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The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee shall (1) annually review the long-range operating plans of all agencies of the state that perform lending or investment functions; (2) review periodic reports from all agencies of the state that perform lending or investment functions; …
AS 24.20.209 Records.
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The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee shall keep a complete file of all reports presented to it and all reports presented by it to the legislature or to a legislative committee.
AS 24.20.210 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.211 Legislative finance division.
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The legislative finance division is established as a permanent staff agency responsible to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee for performance of fiscal analysis and budget review functions.
AS 24.20.220 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.221 Staff.
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(a) The committee shall hire and determine the salary of the legislative fiscal analyst who shall serve both at the direction and pleasure of the committee. The fiscal analyst shall serve as head of the finance division and, within the limits of the budget approved by the committ…
AS 24.20.230 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.231 Duties.
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The legislative finance division shall (1) analyze the budget and appropriation requests of each department, institution, bureau, board, commission, or other agency of state government; (2) analyze the revenue requirements of the state; (3) provide the finance committees of the l…
AS 24.20.235 Indirect expenditure report.
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(a) Every two years, the legislative finance division shall deliver to the chair of the finance committee in each house of the legislature a report analyzing the indirect expenditure report created under AS 43.05.095 for the appropriate agencies listed in this subsection. The fir…
AS 24.20.240 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.241 Legislative audit division.
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The legislative audit division is established as a permanent staff agency responsible to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee for completion of the post-audit function.
AS 24.20.250 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.251 Qualifications and appointment of legislative auditor.
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(a) The legislative auditor shall be a certified public accountant of this state, or of another state having requirements equivalent to those of this state, with at least five years of practice in the profession, or the equivalent, before the appointment. (b) The Legislative Budg…
AS 24.20.260 [Repealed, § 1 ch 95 SLA 1971.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 24.20.261 Staff.
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(a) The legislative auditor shall serve as head of the audit division and, within the limits of the budget approved by the committee, shall employ and determine the compensation of the professional and clerical staff of the division. (b) The auditor and members of the professiona…