Title 39, Public Officers and Employees

(a) Notwithstanding AS 39.20.310(1) — (3) and (6) — (8), paid administrative leave of not more than 80 hours and not less than 40 hours, unless the employee requests fewer hours, shall be granted under this section to an employee who requests leave to make a personal organ or bon…

The days of leave provided for in AS 39.20.200 — 39.20.330 mean days upon which an officer or employee would otherwise work and receive pay, and are exclusive of holidays.

In accord with the procedures established in AS 39.20.320, the Department of Administration shall adopt regulations defining and establishing a uniform beginning and a uniform concluding date for the 12-month periods applicable to leave use and accumulation by officers and employ…

When an officer or employee terminates employment with one department, office, institution, or agency of the state government and is employed by another department, office, institution, or agency of the state government without break in service, accumulated personal leave and ban…

(a) An officer or employee of the state who is otherwise qualified to take leave of absence may take family leave because of a serious health condition for a total of 18 workweeks during any 24-month period. An otherwise qualified officer or employee may take family leave because…

Except as provided in AS 39.20.275, AS 39.20.200 — 39.20.330 do not apply to (1) members of the state legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and justices and judges of the supreme and superior courts and of the court of appeals, but nothing in AS 39.20.200 — 39.20.33…

The director of the division of personnel in the Department of Administration shall prepare and submit regulations necessary to carry out the intent of AS 39.20.200 — 39.20.330. These regulations must include provisions for crediting and, if necessary, converting accrued leave wh…

Each department, office, institution, or agency of the state government shall keep for its files a complete leave record, covering each of its officers and employees, on forms prepared and supplied by the Department of Administration. These records are subject to annual audit and…

(a) An employee of the state, or a political subdivision, with the approval of the city council or borough assembly, who is a member of a reserve or auxiliary component of the United States Armed Forces is entitled to a leave of absence without loss of pay, time or efficiency rat…

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the governor, through the issuance of an administrative order, may authorize state employees who are members of a reserve or auxiliary component of the armed forces of the United States, including the organized militia of Alaska,…

A member of a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces employed by the state, a political subdivision, or a municipal corporation with the approval of the city council, who is ordered to duty by proper authority, shall, when relieved from duty, be restored to the posit…

All unpaid compensation due to a deceased employee of the state at the time of death shall be paid to the person or persons surviving at the date of death, in the following order of precedence, and the payment is a bar to recovery by any other person of amounts so paid: (1) to th…

AS 39.20.360 — 39.20.400 do not apply to any benefit, refund, or interest payable under the Public Employees' Retirement System applicable to the decedent's service or to an amount the disposition of which is otherwise expressly prescribed by state law.

The employee may change or revoke a designation made under AS 39.20.360 — 39.20.400 at any time without notice to the beneficiary by written notice filed with the Department of Administration.

Each department shall inform its employees of the provisions of AS 39.20.360 — 39.20.400.

In AS 39.20.360 — 39.20.400, (1) “employee” means a person entitled to receive unpaid compensation from the state; (2) “unpaid compensation” means the pay, salary, or allowances, or other compensation due on account of the services of the decedent for the state.

(a) An employer shall grant an employee whose health is affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition the same employment benefits and privileges that the employer grants to other employees with similar ability to work who are not so affected, including allowi…

If the necessity for leave under AS 39.20.500 is foreseeable based on an expected birth or adoption or on planned medical treatment or supervision, the employee shall provide the employer with prior notice of the expected need for leave in a manner that is reasonable and practica…

(a) A pregnant employee may request a transfer to a suitable position under this section. An employer may not fill the position with a person other than the requesting employee until the employer has offered the position to the employee and the employee has refused the offer. A p…

(a) The provisions of AS 39.20.500 — 39.20.550 do not affect any other provision of law relating to sex discrimination, pregnancy, or parenthood. (b) The provisions of AS 39.20.500 — 39.20.550 are subject to collective bargaining. However, except as provided in (c) of this sectio…

(a) A person aggrieved by a denial of a right or privilege granted by AS 39.20.500 — 39.20.540 may file a complaint with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. (b) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall informally, promptly, and impartially investigat…

In AS 39.20.500 — 39.20.550, (1) “child” means an individual who is (A) under 18 years of age; or (B) 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of mental or physical disability; (2) “employer” means the state and a political subdivision of the state that employe…

(a) The State Officers Compensation Commission is established. The commission is composed of five members who are state residents appointed by the governor. One member shall be appointed from a list of two or more candidates submitted by the president of the senate. One member sh…

(a) During membership on the commission, a member of the commission may not (1) be employed by the state, including the University of Alaska; (2) serve as a member of another state board, commission, or authority; or (3) hold elective state or municipal office. (b) A member of th…

Members of the commission serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for members of boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.

The director of personnel in the Department of Administration shall serve as ex officio secretary to the commission and provide research, technical, and administrative services.

(a) The commission shall review the salaries, benefits, and allowances of members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each principal executive department head and prepare a report on its findings at least once every two years, but not more frequently th…

(a) A recommendation of the commission may not have the effect of reducing the compensation or benefits of the governor and lieutenant governor who are in office or an executive department head who is appointed on or before the effective date of the commission's recommendation. (…

The recommendations of the commission relating to benefits may not include any recommendation relating to health, retirement, disability, or death benefits under AS 39.30 and AS 39.35 for members of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each principal execut…

The commission shall, on transmitting its final recommendations for the compensation of legislators, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each principal executive department head to the legislature, file the recommendations in the office of the lieutenant governor. When the…

It is the policy of the legislature that the commission recommend an equitable rate and form of compensation, benefits, and allowances for legislators.

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to proceedings of the commission.

In AS 39.23.500 — 39.23.599, “commission” means the State Officers Compensation Commission.

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a system of personnel administration based upon the merit principle and adapted to the requirements of the state to the end that persons best qualified to perform the functions of the state will be employed, and that an effective…

(a) The authority to appoint to positions in the state service is as follows: (1) the legislature is the appointing authority for all officers and employees of the legislature and the legislative agencies, but the authority to make appointments may be delegated; (2) the governor …

There is established within the Department of Administration a division of personnel. There is established within the division of personnel a personnel board.

The head of the division of personnel is the director of personnel appointed by the commissioner of administration and responsible to the commissioner of administration for the execution of the duties and responsibilities imposed by this chapter and the rules adopted under this c…

(a) The director of personnel shall direct and supervise the administrative and technical activities of the division of personnel. In addition to the other duties imposed on the director, the director shall (1) administer this chapter and the personnel rules; (2) encourage and ex…

(a) The personnel board is composed of three members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature meeting in joint session. The term of office of a member is six years. A vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder o…

In addition to the other duties imposed by this chapter, the personnel board shall (1) approve or disapprove amendments to the personnel rules in accordance with AS 39.25.140; (2) consider and act upon recommendations for the extension of the partially exempt service and the clas…

(a) State personnel records, including employment applications and examination and other assessment materials, are confidential and are not open to public inspection except as provided in this section. (b) The following information is available for public inspection, subject to r…

This chapter and the rules adopted under it apply to all positions in (1) the classified service; and (2) the exempt and partially exempt service as specifically provided.

The classified service consists of all positions in the state service not included in the exempt service or in the partially exempt service.

Unless otherwise provided by law, the following positions in the state service constitute the exempt service and are exempt from the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it: (1) persons elected to public office by popular vote or appointed to fill vacancies in e…

(a) Positions in the partially exempt service are included in the position classification plan established under this chapter and are compensated according to the pay plan under AS 39.27.011. (b) A person holding a position in the partially exempt service is not required to compl…

(a) The personnel board, upon written recommendation of the commissioner of administration, may extend the partially exempt service to include any position in the classified service that, in the judgment of the board, (1) involves principal responsibility for the determination of…