Title 39 — Public Officers and Employees
20 chapters · 458 sections in this title.
AS 39.90.110 Limitation to protections.
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(a) A person is not entitled to the protections under AS 39.90.100 — 39.90.150 unless the person (1) reasonably believes that the information reported is or is about to become a matter of public concern; and (2) reports the information in good faith. (b) A person is entitled to t…
AS 39.90.120 Relief and penalties.
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(a) A person who alleges a violation of AS 39.90.100 may bring a civil action and the court may grant appropriate relief, including punitive damages. (b) A person who violates or attempts to violate AS 39.90.100 is also liable for a civil fine of not more than $10,000. The attorn…
AS 39.90.130 Exemption for municipalities.
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A municipality is not required to comply with the provisions of AS 39.90.100 — 39.90.150 if the municipality has adopted an ordinance that provides protections for its employees and other persons that are substantially similar to the protections under AS 39.90.100 — 39.90.150. No…
AS 39.90.140 Definitions.
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In AS 39.90.100 — 39.90.150, (1) “employee” or “public employee” means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied, for a public employer; (2) “employer” or “public employer” includes the state, a p…
AS 39.90.150 Short title.
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Article 3. State Personnel Procedures Relating to Employee Access to Federal Tax. AS 39.90.100 — 39.90.150 may be cited as the Alaska Whistleblower Act.
AS 39.90.200 Purpose of AS 39.90.200 — 39.90.290.
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It is the purpose of AS 39.90.200 — 39.90.290 to establish procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of protected federal tax information as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103(p)(4). The procedures established in AS 39.90.200 — 39.90.290 apply to a current or prospective state employee…
AS 39.90.210 Background investigation for employees with access to federal tax information.
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(a) In connection with an initial application or as a condition of continued employment in a position with the state for which the job duties include access to federal tax information, an agency shall require a prospective or current employee to provide information for a backgrou…
AS 39.90.290 Definitions.
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In AS 39.90.200 — 39.90.290, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “agency” means a department, the Office of the Governor, or an entity in the executive branch, including the University of Alaska, a public or quasi-public corporation, a board or commission, and the Alaska R…