Title 44, State Government

(a) The chief administrative law judge or an administrative law judge employed or retained by the office is disqualified from a case in which the administrative law judge cannot accord a fair and impartial hearing or for other reasons established in the code of hearing officer co…

(a) All agencies shall cooperate with the chief administrative law judge and with other administrative law judges of the office in the matters involving the duties of the office. (b) Except as provided under AS 44.64.070 or by regulation adopted under this chapter, an agency may …

(a) The office shall acquire and organize statistical and other information relating to administrative hearings of the office and of other agencies. The office shall acquire and organize copies of proposed and final agency decisions in administrative hearings and copies of court …

Federal requirements applicable to an administrative hearing prevail to the extent they conflict with any provision of AS 44.64.010 — 44.64.200.

In this chapter, (1) “administrative hearing” means a quasi-judicial hearing before an agency; it does not include an informal conference or review held by an agency before a final decision is issued or a rate-making proceeding or other nonadjudicative public hearing; (2) “admini…

(a) Boards and commissions listed in this subsection expire on the date set out after each: (1) Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (AS 04.06.010) — June 30, 2027; (2) Board of Parole (AS 33.16.020) — June 30, 2029; (3) Regulatory Commission of Alaska (AS 42.04.010) — June 30, 2030;…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) Before the termination, dissolution, continuation, or reestablishment of a board or commission under AS 08.03.010 or AS 44.66.010, a committee of reference of each house, which shall be the standing committee of legislative jurisdiction as provided in the Uniform Rules of the…

This chapter does not cause the termination or dismissal of a claim or right of a citizen against a board, commission, or program of an agency terminated by legislative action or under this chapter that is subject to litigation. Claims and rights shall be assumed by the departmen…

In this chapter, (1) “agency” means a state department or agency, whether in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch, and includes the University of Alaska; (2) [Repealed, § 11 ch 19 SLA 2013.]

State-owned vehicles may be used only in the conduct of state business. A state officer or employee may not use or permit the use of a state-owned vehicle except in the conduct of state business.

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall adopt regulations that (1) define what is the use of state-owned automotive and mechanical vehicles in the conduct of state business and distinguish this use from misappropriation for private use; (2) prescribe use gove…

AS 44.68.010 — 44.68.040 do not apply to the use of vehicles by the governor.

Article 2. Disposition of Surplus State Property. A state officer or employee who violates AS 44.68.010 — 44.68.040 or a regulation adopted under AS 44.68.010 — 44.68.040 is subject to dismissal from state employment upon hearing as provided for other dismissals for cause. Articl…

(a) The Department of Administration shall take possession of obsolete or surplus property of the state, including recyclable property, for which there is no immediate or prospective use, except abandoned or obsolete school buildings and other school property. It shall also take …

(a) The Department of Administration may (1) acquire from the United States under The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 as amended, referred to in AS 44.68.120 — 44.68.140 as the “Federal Act,” and other applicable federal statutes and regulations, (63 Stat…

(a) The functions of the Department of Administration under AS 44.68.120 — 44.68.140 shall be, to the fullest extent possible, self-supporting. Funds to pay for personal services and all other expenses necessary to operate under AS 44.68.120 — 44.68.140 shall be obtained from app…

Article 4. Highways Equipment Working Capital Fund. The governing board, or the executive head of a department, instrumentality, or agency of the state government or of a town, city, school district, or other political subdivision may, by order or resolution, give an officer or e…

The highways equipment working capital fund is established as an intragovernmental service fund for the use of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall use the highways equipment working capital fund for necessary expenses resulting from the centralization of equipment maintenance and for the operation of supply depots. The annual estimated balance in the fund may be u…

(a) Receipts from rental fees and surcharges to the various departments for equipment rental, repair, and supplies shall be deposited in the highways equipment working capital fund. The departments of the state government shall include in their annual budgets the rental fees, equ…

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall maintain cost accounting records showing the income and expenses of the highways equipment working capital fund.

Article 5. Transfers to Political Subdivisions. Additions to capital equipment, replacements of capital equipment, or improvements paid from the highways equipment working capital fund are subject to annual appropriation by the legislature and must be detailed in the executive bu…

(a) The commissioner of transportation and public facilities may transfer directly to a political subdivision of the state, including a village organized under 25 U.S.C. 461 — 479, the title to automotive and construction equipment that can be used in the maintenance or construct…

A political subdivision that receives title to automotive and construction equipment may not sell it for a period of two years after the date title is transferred.

(a) Title to personal property received by the state from the federal government for civil defense purposes may be transferred to political subdivisions of the state that have qualified civil defense organizations by the Department of Public Safety with the approval of the state …

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, every claim for reimbursement for money expended, or for compensation for labor, materials, or supplies furnished, or services given to or for the state, whether based on a contract or on a ratification, shall be promptly presented t…

(a) For the purposes of filing claims for medical services provided under AS 47.07 or AS 47.25.120 — 47.25.300, “promptly,” in AS 44.77.010(a), means within 12 months after the date of service or as provided in (b) of this section. Except as provided in (c) of this section, a cla…

(a) If the administrative or executive officer disallows all or part of the claim, the claimant may obtain a review of the officer's action by applying within 60 days to the Department of Administration, at Juneau, orally or in writing. (b) When the application is made, the offic…

(a) If the Department of Administration disallows a claim or demand against the state, the Department of Administration shall give the claimant and the officer who approved the voucher a written notice setting out its reasons for the disallowance. (b) If the claim or demand is di…

(a) The Department of Administration, after consulting with the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010), shall fix a time for hearing the appeal and shall notify the claimant and the officer who approved the voucher and give them a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The…

The Department of Administration may hear witnesses on a question of fact involved in an appeal and may authorize the deposition of an absent witness to be taken. The department may adopt regulations governing proceedings on appeal, and may administer oaths to witnesses appearing…

If a question of law is involved in a case before the Department of Administration, it may request a written opinion from the attorney general.

AS 44.77.010 — 44.77.060 do not apply to a department in the executive branch or to the legislative or judicial branches if that department or branch has adopted a mandatory claims and appeal procedure.

If a statute or regulation designates a state department, agency, board, commission, or public officer as a necessary or proper party to prosecute or defend an action in a court of the state, (1) the state is also a proper party to the action; (2) it is not necessary to name a de…

[Repealed or reserved.]

When the state, or a department or agency of the state that has control over a highway or vehicular way or area, permits a portion of the highway or vehicular way or area, as defined under AS 28.90.990, to be used for a special purpose, the state is not subject to legal action or…

(a) There is established the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank. The exercise by the bank of the powers conferred by this chapter is considered to be for a public purpose. In the exercise of its powers under AS 44.81.215(11), the bank is acting as an agent under the e…

(a) The bank shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of seven to nine natural persons. The number is determined by the bank's bylaws. Two board members shall be appointed by the governor of the state. The other board members shall be elected by the members of the ban…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The board shall employ a president. The president may not be a member of the board and serves at the pleasure of the board. The president is the chief executive officer of the bank. (b) The board shall appoint those officers of the bank that are provided for in the bank's byl…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The bank shall be structured and operated as a cooperative corporation. (b) The board shall issue shares of membership stock in the bank in the amounts and with the value determined by the board and stated in the articles of incorporation. The membership stock may be issued u…

[Repealed or reserved.]