Alaska Statutes
Title 39. Public Officers and Employees

Sec. 39.05.060. Appointment, qualifications, and terms of office of members of departmental boards, councils, or commissions. - (a) Each member of the following shall be a citizen...

Sec. 39.05.065. Qualifications of members of the Board of Education and Early Development. - (a) Each member of the Board of Education and Early...

Sec. 39.05.070. Purpose of AS 39.05.070 - 39.05.200. - It is the purpose of AS 39.05.070 - 39.05.200 to...

Sec. 39.05.080. Procedure for all appointments. - Except as otherwise provided in a law relating to the...

Sec. 39.05.090. Time limits in AS 39.05.080. - The time limitations concerning the submission and resubmission of names...

Sec. 39.05.100. Qualifications for appointment. - (a) A person appointed to a board or commission of...

Sec. 39.05.200. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “confirmation” means confirmation or approval by...

Chapter 15. Official Bonds

Sec. 39.15.010. Form, amount, and conditions. - The official bond of an officer or employee of the...

Sec. 39.15.020. Obligation and effect. - Bonds of state officers and employees are in force and...

Sec. 39.15.030. Action on bond. - An official bond executed by a state officer or employee...

Sec. 39.15.040. Recovery on defective bond. - If a bond does not contain the matter or condition...

Sec. 39.15.050. Procedure when bond becomes insufficient. - (a) If a surety on the bond dies, removes from...

Sec. 39.15.060. Number of sureties. - Unless expressly provided otherwise, each official bond shall have at...

Sec. 39.15.070. Justification of sureties. - The officer charged with the duty of approving official bonds...

Sec. 39.15.080. Release of sureties. - A surety on an official bond may be released from...

Sec. 39.15.090. Proceedings for release of sureties. - A surety desiring to be released from liability on a...

Sec. 39.15.100. Failure to file new bond. - (a) If a state officer or employee fails to file...

Chapter 20. Compensation, Allowances, and Leave

Article 1. Salaries.

Sec. 39.20.010. Annual salary of governor. - (a) The annual salary of the governor shall be in...

Sec. 39.20.020. Date of entitlement of governor's salary. - The governor is entitled to receive the salary established for...

Sec. 39.20.030. Annual salary of lieutenant governor. - (a) The annual salary of the lieutenant governor shall be...

Sec. 39.20.040. Date of entitlement of lieutenant governor's salary. - The lieutenant governor is entitled to receive the salary established...

Sec. 39.20.050. Exclusive compensation. - The compensation fixed by law for the governor and lieutenant...

Sec. 39.20.060. Exclusion of governor and lieutenant governor from personnel laws. - Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the governor and...

Sec. 39.20.070. Subsequent legislation relating to AS 39.20.050 and 39.20.060. - AS 39.20.050 and 39.20.060 are not superseded or modified by...

Sec. 39.20.080. Salary of executive department head and deputy. - (a) The monthly salary of the head of each principal...

Sec. 39.20.090. Salaries and expenses. - The salaries and expenses of officers, boards, commissions, and bureaus...

Article 2. Travel Regulations.

Sec. 39.20.110. Per diem allowance. - Officials and employees of the state agencies, while traveling on...

Sec. 39.20.120. Allowable expenses. - Except as provided in AS 39.20.110 - 39.20.170, only actual...

Sec. 39.20.130. Mileage allowance. - Officials and employees of state agencies shall, under regulations adopted...

Sec. 39.20.140. Travel costs and travel outside the state. - (a) The Department of Administration may not pay an official...

Sec. 39.20.150. Advances and recovery. - (a) An agency may advance, through proper disbursing methods, to...

Sec. 39.20.160. Regulations. - The fixing and payment under AS 39.20.110 - 39.20.170 of...

Sec. 39.20.170. Construction of AS 39.20.110 - 39.20.170. - AS 39.20.110 - 39.20.170 may not be construed to modify...

Sec. 39.20.180. Transportation and per diem expenses for members of boards, commissions, etc. - Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions in this...

Sec. 39.20.185. Per diem prohibited in community of residence. - A state official or employee who is a member of...

Sec. 39.20.190. Definitions. - In AS 39.20.110 - 39.20.190, (1) “employee” or “state employee”...

Article 3. Leaves of Absence.

Sec. 39.20.200. Computation of personal leave. - (a) Officers and employees of the state who are first...

Sec. 39.20.210. Determining years of service. - In determining years of service for the purpose of computing...

Sec. 39.20.220. Requirement that employment be continuous. - Notwithstanding AS 39.20.200, an officer or employee is entitled to...

Sec. 39.20.225. Use of personal leave. - (a) An officer or employee may take personal leave at...

Sec. 39.20.240. Accumulation of personal leave. - (a) Except as provided in AS 39.20.225(c) and this section,...

Sec. 39.20.245. Donation of leave. - (a) An officer or employee may donate one or more...

Sec. 39.20.250. Terminal leave. - (a) Terminal leave for unused personal leave shall be allowed...

Sec. 39.20.255. Conversion of accrued annual leave to personal leave. - An officer or employee who has accrued annual leave shall...

Sec. 39.20.256. Transfer of accrued medical leave. - (a) An officer or employee who has accrued medical leave...

Sec. 39.20.270. Court leave. - Notwithstanding AS 39.20.310(6), court leave shall be granted to an...

Sec. 39.20.275. Leave for organ or bone marrow donation. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 39.20.310(1) - (3) and (6) - (8),...

Sec. 39.20.290. Definition of days of leave. - The days of leave provided for in AS 39.20.200 -...

Sec. 39.20.295. Special regulations on leave period. - In accord with the procedures established in AS 39.20.320, the...

Sec. 39.20.300. Personal and banked medical leave transfers with officer or employee. - When an officer or employee terminates employment with one department,...

Sec. 39.20.305. Family and health leave. - (a) An officer or employee of the state who is...

Sec. 39.20.310. Exceptions. - Except as provided in AS 39.20.275, AS 39.20.200 - 39.20.330...

Sec. 39.20.320. Adoption of regulations. - The director of the division of personnel in the Department...

Sec. 39.20.330. Departments to keep leave records. - Each department, office, institution, or agency of the state government...

Sec. 39.20.340. Leave of absence for reserve or auxiliary members of armed forces. - (a) An employee of the state, or a political subdivision,...

Sec. 39.20.345. Continuation of pay and benefits for certain members of the reserve and auxiliary units of the armed forces. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the governor, through...

Sec. 39.20.350. Restoration of reserve members to former positions. - A member of a reserve component of the United States...

Article 4. Payments Due to Deceased State Employees.

Sec. 39.20.360. Order of payment. - All unpaid compensation due to a deceased employee of the...

Sec. 39.20.370. Inapplicability of provisions to certain benefits, funds, or interest. - AS 39.20.360 - 39.20.400 do not apply to any benefit,...

Sec. 39.20.380. Change or revocation of designation. - The employee may change or revoke a designation made under...

Sec. 39.20.390. Employees to be informed. - Each department shall inform its employees of the provisions of...

Sec. 39.20.400. Definitions. - In AS 39.20.360 - 39.20.400, (1) “employee” means a person...

Article 5. Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Family Leave for Public Employees.

Sec. 39.20.500. Employment benefits and privileges for health and family care. - (a) An employer shall grant an employee whose health is...

Sec. 39.20.510. Employee notice. - If the necessity for leave under AS 39.20.500 is foreseeable...

Sec. 39.20.520. Employee transfer. - (a) A pregnant employee may request a transfer to a...

Sec. 39.20.530. Application to other laws. - (a) The provisions of AS 39.20.500 - 39.20.550 do not...

Sec. 39.20.540. Investigation and conciliation of complaints. - (a) A person aggrieved by a denial of a right...

Sec. 39.20.550. Definitions. - In AS 39.20.500 - 39.20.550, (1) “child” means an individual...

Chapter 23. State Officers Compensation Commission

Sec. 39.23.500. Compensation commission established. - (a) The State Officers Compensation Commission is established. The commission...

Sec. 39.23.510. Prohibitions against state or municipal service. - (a) During membership on the commission, a member of the...

Sec. 39.23.520. Compensation. - Members of the commission serve without compensation but are entitled...

Sec. 39.23.530. Staff. - The director of personnel in the Department of Administration shall...

Sec. 39.23.540. Duties of the commission. - (a) The commission shall review the salaries, benefits, and allowances...

Sec. 39.23.550. Recommendations relating to reduction in compensation. - (a) A recommendation of the commission may not have the...

Sec. 39.23.560. Recommendations relating to benefits. - The recommendations of the commission relating to benefits may not...

Sec. 39.23.570. Filing with lieutenant governor and certification. - The commission shall, on transmitting its final recommendations for the...

Sec. 39.23.580. Policy of the legislature. - It is the policy of the legislature that the commission...

Sec. 39.23.590. Administrative Procedure Act inapplicable. - AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to proceedings...

Sec. 39.23.599. Definition. - In AS 39.23.500 - 39.23.599, “commission” means the State Officers...

Chapter 25. State Personnel Act

Article 1. Administration.

Sec. 39.25.010. Purpose of chapter. - (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to establish...

Sec. 39.25.020. Appointing authorities. - (a) The authority to appoint to positions in the state...

Sec. 39.25.030. Division of personnel and board. - There is established within the Department of Administration a division...

Sec. 39.25.040. Director of personnel. - The head of the division of personnel is the director...

Sec. 39.25.050. Powers and duties of director. - (a) The director of personnel shall direct and supervise the...

Sec. 39.25.060. Personnel board. - (a) The personnel board is composed of three members appointed...

Sec. 39.25.070. Powers and duties of personnel board. - In addition to the other duties imposed by this chapter,...

Sec. 39.25.080. Personnel records confidential; exceptions. - (a) State personnel records, including employment applications and examination and...

Article 2. Coverage of Personnel.

Sec. 39.25.090. Coverage of chapter. - This chapter and the rules adopted under it apply to...

Sec. 39.25.100. Classified service. - The classified service consists of all positions in the state...

Sec. 39.25.110. Exempt service. - Unless otherwise provided by law, the following positions in the...

Sec. 39.25.120. Partially exempt service. - (a) Positions in the partially exempt service are included in...

Sec. 39.25.130. Extension of partially exempt and classified services. - (a) The personnel board, upon written recommendation of the commissioner...

Article 3. Personnel Rules.

Sec. 39.25.140. Amendment of personnel rules. - (a) The director of personnel shall prepare and submit to...

Sec. 39.25.150. Scope of the rules. - The personnel rules must provide for (1) the preparation, maintenance,...

Sec. 39.25.153. Departmental personnel officers. - (a) If a principal department of the executive branch has...

Sec. 39.25.155. Vocational substitution program. - (a) It is the purpose of this section to establish...

Sec. 39.25.157. Position descriptions. - The division of personnel, in consultation with the appropriate department...

Sec. 39.25.158. Reemployment rights for injured state employees. - (a) An injured employee is eligible for reemployment rights under...

Sec. 39.25.159. Employment preference for military, veterans, and their spouses and children. - (a) A person who possesses the necessary qualifications for a...

Article 4. Prohibitions.

Sec. 39.25.160. Prohibitions generally. - (a) A classified employee may not take an active part...

Article 5. Hearings.

Sec. 39.25.170. Hearings and appeals upon dismissal, demotion, or suspension. - (a) An employee in the classified service who is dismissed,...

Sec. 39.25.175. Subpoena authority. - A subpoena shall be issued at the request of a...

Sec. 39.25.176. Effect of failure to respond or obey. - (a) If a person refuses to respond to a subpoena...

Article 6. Political Rights.

Sec. 39.25.178. Employee political rights. - A state employee may (1) be a member of a...

Article 7. Nonpermanent Employees.

Sec. 39.25.195. Appointment of nonpermanent employees. - (a) An individual may not be appointed as a nonpermanent...

Sec. 39.25.196. Local hiring exception. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 39.25.195, a hiring department...

Sec. 39.25.197. Termination of nonpermanent employees. - When the director determines that an employee has been appointed...

Sec. 39.25.198. Civil liability. - A person who makes a false certificate under AS 39.25.195...

Sec. 39.25.200. Definitions. - In AS 39.25.195 - 39.25.200, (1) “certified” means signed by...

Article 8. General Provisions.

Sec. 39.25.900. Penalties. - (a) A person who wilfully violates a provision of this...

Sec. 39.25.910. Conflict with federal requirements. - If any part of this chapter conflicts with federal requirements...

Sec. 39.25.990. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “fraud” means for a person to...

Sec. 39.25.995. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the State Personnel Act.

Chapter 26. Rights of State Employees

Sec. 39.26.010. State employees protected against certain conduct. - (a) A department, agency, official, officer, or person employed by...

Sec. 39.26.015. Required regulations for dress codes and appearance standards. - Dress codes and appearance standards adopted by a department, division,...

Sec. 39.26.020. Application of chapter. - This chapter applies to those state employees in the classified...

Chapter 27. Pay Plan for State Employees

Sec. 39.27.011. Salary schedule. - (a) The following monthly basic salary schedule is approved as...

Sec. 39.27.012. Temporary salary schedules. - The director of the division of personnel may establish salary...

Sec. 39.27.020. Geographic pay differentials. - (a) The following geographic pay differentials established as a percentage...

Sec. 39.27.025. Swing and graveyard shift differentials. - (a) Classified and partially exempt state employees who regularly work...

Sec. 39.27.030. Geographic pay differential survey. - Subject to appropriation, the director of the division of personnel...

Chapter 28. Equal Employment Opportunity Program

Sec. 39.28.010. Administration of equal employment opportunity program. - The director of personnel shall administer the equal employment opportunity...

Sec. 39.28.020. Powers and duties of the director of personnel regarding the administration of the equal employment opportunity program. - (a) The director of the division of personnel shall (1)...

Sec. 39.28.030. Administrative regulations. - The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure...

Sec. 39.28.040. Affirmative action plan. - The department shall establish an equal employment opportunity program and...

Sec. 39.28.050. Compliance with affirmative action plan. - (a) Each agency shall comply with the affirmative action plan....

Sec. 39.28.055. Individuals with disabilities. - (a) When administering requirements of this chapter related to the...

Sec. 39.28.060. Employment discrimination complaints. - (a) The division of personnel shall accept complaints of employment...

Sec. 39.28.070. Retaliation prohibited. - (a) An agency, officer, or state employee may not directly...

Sec. 39.28.080. Access to confidential records. - The director of personnel may have access to all data,...

Sec. 39.28.200. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “agency”...

Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits

Article 1. Old Age and Survivors Insurance.

Sec. 39.30.010. Federal territorial agreement. - (a) The director of finance, with the approval of the...

Sec. 39.30.020. Contributions by employees. - (a) An employee whose services are covered by an agreement...

Sec. 39.30.030. Plans for coverage of employees of political subdivisions. - (a) A political subdivision of the state may submit for...

Sec. 39.30.040. Deposits and withdrawals. - (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, there shall be deposited...

Sec. 39.30.050. Administrative costs. - The department shall collect from each participating political subdivision its...

Sec. 39.30.060. Regulations. - The department shall adopt and publish the regulations not inconsistent...

Sec. 39.30.080. Definitions. - In AS 39.30.010 - 39.30.080, (1) “department” means the Department...

Article 2. Group Life and Health Insurance.

Sec. 39.30.090. Procurement of group insurance. - (a) The Department of Administration may obtain a policy or...

Sec. 39.30.091. Authorization for self-insurance and excess loss insurance. - Notwithstanding AS 21.86.310 or AS 39.30.090, the Department of Administration...

Sec. 39.30.095. Group health and life benefits fund. - (a) The commissioner of administration shall establish the group health...

Sec. 39.30.097. Alaska retiree health care trusts. - (a) The commissioner of administration is authorized to prefund medical...

Sec. 39.30.098. Regulations. - The commissioner of administration may adopt regulations to implement AS...

Article 3. Special Hazard Insurance.

Sec. 39.30.130. Special hazard insurance. - Upon the request of any state department, the Department of...

Article 4. Supplemental Employee Benefits on Withdrawal from Social Security.

Sec. 39.30.150. Contributions. - (a) In place of contributions to the federal social security...

Sec. 39.30.151. Administrator. - The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee is the...

Sec. 39.30.153. Repayment of contributions. - Upon termination of employment the amount held on behalf of...

Sec. 39.30.154. Powers and duties of the administrator. - The administrator has the same powers and duties with regard...

Sec. 39.30.155. Management and investment of fund. - The Alaska Retirement Management Board is the fiduciary of the...

Sec. 39.30.160. Benefits. - (a) The Department of Administration shall, in accordance with policies...

Sec. 39.30.162. Safeguard of money. - (a) Except as provided in the State of Alaska Supplemental...

Sec. 39.30.165. Appeals. - A final decision made under AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180 is...

Sec. 39.30.170. Participation in program. - (a) An employer may become a participating employer in the...

Sec. 39.30.175. Investment of benefit program receipts. - (a) The board is the fiduciary of the mandatory receipts,...

Sec. 39.30.180. Definitions. - In AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180, (1) “board” means the board...

Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.

Sec. 39.30.300. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan established. - The State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health...

Sec. 39.30.310. Purpose and effective date. - (a) The purpose of the plan is to allow medical...

Sec. 39.30.320. Attorney general. - The attorney general of the state is the legal counsel...

Sec. 39.30.330. Administrator. - The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee is the...

Sec. 39.30.335. Appeals. - A final decision made under AS 39.30.300 - 39.30.495 is...

Sec. 39.30.340. Powers and duties of the administrator. - The administrator shall establish a teachers' and public employees' retiree...

Sec. 39.30.350. Employer contribution fund. - The fund established under AS 39.30.340 is an employer contribution...

Sec. 39.30.360. Management and investment of the fund. - The Alaska Retirement Management Board is the fiduciary of the...

Sec. 39.30.370. Contributions by employers. - For each member of the plan, an employer shall contribute...

Sec. 39.30.380. Termination of employment. - A person who terminates employment before meeting the eligibility requirements...

Sec. 39.30.390. Eligibility and reimbursement. - Persons who meet the eligibility requirements of AS 14.25.470 and...

Sec. 39.30.400. Benefits payable from the individual account. - (a) The administrator may deduct the cost of monthly premiums...

Sec. 39.30.410. Exemption from taxation and process. - (a) Contributions and other amounts held in the plan on...

Sec. 39.30.420. Amendment and termination of plan. - (a) The state has the right to amend the plan...

Sec. 39.30.430. Exclusive benefit. - (a) The corpus or income of the assets held in...

Sec. 39.30.440. Report to the Legislature on Health Care Cost-Saving Measures. - The Department of Administration shall provide an annual report to...

Sec. 39.30.495. Definitions. - Unless the context requires otherwise, in AS 39.30.300 - 39.30.495,...

Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska

Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.

Sec. 39.35.001. Purpose. - The purpose of this chapter is to encourage qualified personnel...

Sec. 39.35.002. Attorney general. - The attorney general of the state is the legal counsel...

Sec. 39.35.003. Administrator. - (a) The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee is...

Sec. 39.35.004. Powers and duties of the administrator. - (a) The administrator shall (1) establish and maintain an adequate...

Sec. 39.35.005. Regulations. - (a) Regulations adopted by the commissioner of administration under this...

Sec. 39.35.006. Appeals. - An employer, member, annuitant, or beneficiary may appeal a decision...

Sec. 39.35.007. Investment management of retirement system funds. - The Alaska Retirement Management Board established under AS 37.10.210 is...

Sec. 39.35.008. Definitions. - In AS 39.35.001 - 39.35.008, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner...

Sec. 39.35.011. Exclusive benefit. - The corpus or income of the assets held in trust...

Sec. 39.35.070. Duty of employers to furnish records. - Each employer shall furnish the administrator with records concerning the...

Article 2. Public Employees' Defined Benefit Retirement Plan.

Sec. 39.35.095. Applicability of AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680. - The following provisions of this chapter apply only to members...

Sec. 39.35.100. Accounting. - (a) The commissioner shall establish and maintain an adequate system...

Sec. 39.35.115. Defined benefit retirement plan. - (a) A defined benefit retirement plan for employees of the...

Article 3. Membership.

Sec. 39.35.120. Commencement of participation. - (a) An employee of the state shall be included in...

Sec. 39.35.125. Participation of elected officials. - (a) An elected official of the state or of a...

Sec. 39.35.131. Membership in teachers' and public employees' retirement systems. - (a) A person who is employed at least half-time in...

Sec. 39.35.150. Re-employment of retired employees. - (a) If a retired employee subsequently becomes an active member,...

Sec. 39.35.153. Army and air national guard employees. - A regular full-time civilian employee of the Alaska Army National...

Sec. 39.35.154. North Pacific Fishery Management Council employees. - An employee of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council appointed...

Sec. 39.35.158. Administrative director of courts. - An administrative director of the Alaska court system who withdraws...

Article 4. Contributions by Employees.

Sec. 39.35.160. Amount of employee contributions. - (a) Beginning January 1, 1987, each peace officer or firefighter...

Sec. 39.35.165. Purchase of credited service. - (a) An employee who is eligible to purchase credited service...

Sec. 39.35.170. Employment contributions mandatory. - Contributions of employees shall be made by payroll deductions. Every...

Sec. 39.35.180. Voluntary contributions by employee. - In addition to the mandatory contributions required of an employee...

Sec. 39.35.195. Rollover distributions and rollover contributions. - (a) A distributee may elect, at the time and in...

Sec. 39.35.200. Refund upon termination of employment for reason other than death. - (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, an...

Sec. 39.35.230. Refund upon death of retired employee. - Upon the death of a retired employee, the employee's beneficiary...

Sec. 39.35.240. Withdrawal of voluntary contributions. - An active employee may withdraw a savings account only if...

Article 5. Contributions by Employers.

Sec. 39.35.255. Contributions by employers. - (a) Each employer, except as provided in (h) of this...

Sec. 39.35.280. Additional state contributions. - In addition to the contributions that the state is required...

Sec. 39.35.282. Contributions for medical benefits. - Contributions made by an employer under AS 39.35.255 and 39.35.280...

Sec. 39.35.290. Regulations governing transmittal of employer contributions. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations to ensure the orderly and...

Article 6. Service.

Sec. 39.35.300. Employment with the state. - (a) An active employee is entitled to credited service for...

Sec. 39.35.310. Employment with other employers. - (a) An active employee is entitled to credited service for...

Sec. 39.35.330. Leave of absence. - (a) A leave of absence with pay authorized by an...

Sec. 39.35.340. Military service. - (a) A vested employee is entitled to credited service for...

Sec. 39.35.342. Village public safety officer service. - (a) A vested employee is entitled to credited service for...

Sec. 39.35.345. Temporary service credit. - (a) A vested employee is entitled to credited service for...

Sec. 39.35.360. Earlier service. - (a) An employee who completes three years of credited service...

Article 7. Benefits.

Sec. 39.35.370. Retirement benefits. - (a) Subject to AS 39.35.450, a terminated employee is eligible...

Sec. 39.35.371. Distribution requirements. - (a) The entire interest of a member must be distributed...

Sec. 39.35.375. Public service benefit. - (a) An active or inactive member who has never been...

Sec. 39.35.381. Alternate benefit for elected public officers. - (a) An elected public officer is eligible for a public...

Sec. 39.35.385. Conditional service retirement benefits. - (a) Subject to AS 39.35.450, an employee is eligible for...

Sec. 39.35.389. Alternate benefits for EPORS members. - (a) Notwithstanding former AS 39.37.050, a former member of the...

Sec. 39.35.395. Voluntary contribution benefit. - The balance of the employee's savings account shall be paid...

Sec. 39.35.400. Nonoccupational disability benefits. - (a) An employee is eligible for a nonoccupational disability benefit...

Sec. 39.35.410. Occupational disability benefits. - (a) An employee is eligible for an occupational disability benefit...

Sec. 39.35.415. Reemployment of disabled employees. - An employee appointed to disability benefits under AS 39.35.400 or...

Sec. 39.35.420. Nonoccupational death benefits. - (a) If the death of an employee occurs from nonoccupational...

Sec. 39.35.430. Occupational death benefit. - (a) [Repealed, § 16 ch 123 SLA 1976.] (b) If...

Sec. 39.35.440. Death after occupational disability. - (a) [Repealed, § 19 ch 123 SLA 1976.] (b) Upon...

Sec. 39.35.450. Joint and survivor option. - (a) Benefits payable under this section are in place of...

Sec. 39.35.455. Rights under qualified domestic relations order. - A former spouse shall be treated as a spouse or...

Sec. 39.35.475. Post-retirement pension adjustment. - (a) Once each year the administrator shall increase benefit payments...

Sec. 39.35.480. Cost-of-living allowance. - (a) While residing in the state, a person receiving a...

Sec. 39.35.485. Minimum benefit. - (a) An employee who is eligible for a benefit calculated...

Sec. 39.35.490. Designation of beneficiary. - (a) Each employee shall designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries to...

Sec. 39.35.495. Time limit for application. - If no application for benefits or for refund has been...

Sec. 39.35.500. Safeguard of employee funds held by the plan; transfer to other plans. - (a) Except as provided in AS 29.45.030(a)(1) or in (b)...

Sec. 39.35.505. Exemption of employee funds and benefits. - Employee contributions and other amounts held in the plan and...

Sec. 39.35.510. Voluntary waiver of benefits. - A retired employee may, in writing, request the administrator to...

Sec. 39.35.520. Adjustments. - (a) When a change or error is made in the...

Sec. 39.35.522. Waiver of adjustments. - (a) Upon request by an affected member or beneficiary under...

Sec. 39.35.527. Election to terminate coverage as a peace officer or firefighter. - (a) Any active member may elect to irrevocably relinquish peace...

Sec. 39.35.530. Limit on pension. - An employee may not simultaneously receive a pension under more...

Sec. 39.35.535. Medical benefits. - (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the...

Sec. 39.35.541. Actuarial reduction of benefit. - (a) If, as a result of service credit claimed for...

Sec. 39.35.546. State and federal taxation of benefits. - (a) Benefits of AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680 are exempt from...

Sec. 39.35.547. Effect of amendments. - (a) An amendment of AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680 is not...

Article 8. Participation by Political Subdivisions and Public Organizations.

Sec. 39.35.600. Eligible employees bound to plan. - The eligible employees of a participating political subdivision or public...

Sec. 39.35.605. Contractors and employees of contractors excluded from plan. - (a) A person or legal entity providing services to the...

Sec. 39.35.610. Transmittal of contributions to administrator; claims against funds of an employer. - (a) The contributions of an employer and the contributions of...

Sec. 39.35.615. Effect of termination by amendment of agreement. - (a) A political subdivision or public organization may request that...

Sec. 39.35.620. Termination of participation. - (a) If the contributions are not transmitted to the commissioner...

Sec. 39.35.625. Termination costs. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 39.35.255, an employer that terminates participation of...

Sec. 39.35.630. Distribution. - A distribution made as a result of termination of participation...

Sec. 39.35.640. Conclusiveness of action taken upon termination. - In making a distribution, the determinations, divisions, appraisals, apportionments, and...

Sec. 39.35.650. Refunds to employers. - An employer may not receive an amount from the plan,...

Article 9. Provisions Generally Applicable to Employees Hired Before July 1, 2006.

Sec. 39.35.660. Nonguarantee of employment. - AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680 is not a contract of employment...

Sec. 39.35.670. Fraud. - A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies...

Sec. 39.35.672. Pension forfeiture. - The provisions of AS 37.10.310 apply to pension benefits under...

Sec. 39.35.675. Inclusion of cost-of-living differentials in compensation and benefits. - (a) An employee shall make contributions to the plan based...

Sec. 39.35.677. Special rules for treatment of qualified military service. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680,...

Sec. 39.35.678. Internal Revenue Code compliance. - (a) The administrator shall use forfeitures that arise for any...

Sec. 39.35.680. Definitions. - In AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Article 10. Employees First Hired on or after July 1, 2006.

Sec. 39.35.700. Applicability of AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990. - The provisions of AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990 apply only to...

Sec. 39.35.710. Defined contribution retirement plan established; federal qualification requirements. - (a) A defined contribution retirement plan is established for employees...

Sec. 39.35.720. Membership. - An employee who becomes a member on or after July...

Sec. 39.35.725. Participation of elected officials of political subdivisions. - (a) An elected official of a political subdivision of the...

Sec. 39.35.730. Contributions by members. - (a) Each member shall contribute to the member's individual account...

Sec. 39.35.740. Employment contributions mandatory. - Contributions of employees shall be made by payroll deductions. Every...

Sec. 39.35.750. Contributions by employers. - (a) An employer shall contribute to each member's individual account...

Sec. 39.35.760. Rollover contributions and distributions. - (a) An employee entering the plan may elect, at the...

Sec. 39.35.770. Transmittal of contributions; claims against funds of an employer. - (a) All contributions deducted in accordance with AS 39.35.700 -...

Sec. 39.35.780. Limitations on contributions and benefits. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this plan, the annual additions...

Sec. 39.35.790. Vesting. - (a) A participating member is immediately and fully vested in...

Sec. 39.35.800. Investment of individual accounts. - (a) The board shall provide a range of investment options...

Sec. 39.35.810. Distribution election at termination. - (a) A member is eligible to elect distribution of the...

Sec. 39.35.820. Forms of distribution. - (a) A participant may elect to receive the participant's share...

Sec. 39.35.830. Manner of electing distributions. - (a) Any election or any alteration or revocation of a...

Sec. 39.35.840. Distribution requirements. - (a) Payments to a participant shall commence as soon as...

Sec. 39.35.850. Designation of beneficiary. - (a) Each participant shall have the right to designate a...

Sec. 39.35.860. Rights under qualified domestic relations order. - (a) Notwithstanding the nonalienation provisions in AS 39.35.900(a), the plan...

Sec. 39.35.870. Eligibility for retirement and medical benefits. - (a) In order to obtain medical benefits under AS 39.35.880,...

Sec. 39.35.880. Medical benefits. - (a) The medical benefits available to eligible persons are access...

Sec. 39.35.890. Occupational disability benefits and reemployment of disabled employees. - (a) An employee is eligible for an occupational disability benefit...

Sec. 39.35.891. Disability benefit and disabled peace officer or firefighter retirement benefit adjustment. - (a) Once each year, the administrator shall increase disability benefits...

Sec. 39.35.892. Occupational death benefit. - (a) If (1) the death of an employee occurs before...

Sec. 39.35.893. Survivor's pension adjustment. - (a) Once each year, the administrator shall increase payments to...

Sec. 39.35.894. Premiums for retiree major medical insurance coverage upon termination of disability benefits or survivor's pension. - The premium for retiree major medical insurance coverage payable by...

Sec. 39.35.895. Amendment and termination of plan. - (a) The state has the right to amend the plan...

Sec. 39.35.900. Exclusive benefit. - (a) The corpus or income of the assets held in...

Sec. 39.35.910. Nonguarantee of returns, rates, or benefit amounts. - The plan created by AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990 is, with...

Sec. 39.35.920. Nonguarantee of employment. - The provisions of AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990 are not a...

Sec. 39.35.930. Fraud. - (a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement or...

Sec. 39.35.932. Pension forfeiture. - The provisions of AS 37.10.310 apply to pension benefits under...

Sec. 39.35.940. Transfer into defined contribution plan by nonvested members of defined benefit plan. - (a) Subject to (i) of this section, an active member...

Sec. 39.35.950. Request by political subdivision to participate and adoption of resolution. - A municipality or other political subdivision of the state may...

Sec. 39.35.955. Request by public organization to participate and adoption of resolution. - A public organization may request to become an employer in...

Sec. 39.35.956. Contractors and employees of contractors excluded from plan. - (a) A person or legal entity providing services to the...

Sec. 39.35.957. Designation of eligible employees, agreement to contribute, and amendment of participation. - (a) A political subdivision or public organization participating in the...

Sec. 39.35.958. Termination of participation in the plan. - (a) A political subdivision or public organization may request that...

Sec. 39.35.960. Membership in teachers' and public employees' retirement systems. - A person who is employed at least half-time in the...

Sec. 39.35.965. Army and air national guard employees. - A regular full-time civilian employee of the Alaska Army National...

Sec. 39.35.970. North Pacific Fishery Management Council employees. - An employee of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council appointed...

Sec. 39.35.972. Special rules for treatment of qualified military service. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990,...

Sec. 39.35.990. Definitions. - In AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990, unless the context requires otherwise,...

Article 11. General Provisions Applicable to Title.

Sec. 39.35.995. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Public Employees' Retirement...

Chapter 40. United States Savings Bonds Purchase Plan

Sec. 39.40.010. Authorization. - An employee of the state may give written authorization to...

Sec. 39.40.020. Administration. - (a) The wage deductions withheld under AS 39.40.010 shall be...

Chapter 45. Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Program

Sec. 39.45.010. Authority. - The state or a political subdivision of the state may,...

Sec. 39.45.020. Administration of program. - (a) The administration of the deferred compensation program for state...

Sec. 39.45.030. Investment authority. - (a) The Alaska Retirement Management Board is authorized, subject to...

Sec. 39.45.040. Additional benefits. - The deferred compensation program established under this chapter exists and...

Sec. 39.45.050. Tax deferred investments. - (a) The administrator of a deferred compensation program under this...

Sec. 39.45.055. Appeals. - A final decision made under AS 39.45.010 - 39.45.060 is...

Sec. 39.45.060. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “board” means the trustees of the...

Chapter 50. Public Official Financial Disclosure

Sec. 39.50.010. Findings and purpose. - (a) It is declared by the people of the State...

Sec. 39.50.020. Report of financial and business interests. - (a) A public official other than the governor or the...

Sec. 39.50.030. Contents of statements. - (a) Each statement must be an accurate representation of the...

Sec. 39.50.035. Exemptions. - A person subject to this chapter is not exempt from...

Sec. 39.50.040. Blind trusts. - (a) A public official may transfer all or a portion...

Sec. 39.50.050. Administration and inspection. - (a) The Alaska Public Offices Commission created under AS 15.13.020(a)...

Sec. 39.50.055. Administrative complaints. - (a) A person may file a written complaint alleging a...

Sec. 39.50.060. Penalty for wilful violation of disclosure requirements. - (a) A person required to file a report of financial...

Sec. 39.50.070. Failure to report by certain public officials. - A public official in the executive branch of state government,...

Sec. 39.50.080. Failure to report by a commission or board chairman or member. - A person hired or appointed as a commissioner, chairman or...

Sec. 39.50.090. Prohibited acts. - (a) A public official may not use the official position...

Sec. 39.50.100. Enforcement by private citizens. - (a) A qualified Alaska voter may bring a civil action...

Sec. 39.50.110. Report of financial interests of judicial officers. - Each judicial officer as defined in AS 39.50.200(a) shall file...

Sec. 39.50.130. Report of financial interests of governor and lieutenant governor. - The governor and lieutenant governor shall each file a report...

Sec. 39.50.135. Civil penalty: Late filing of required reports. - A person who fails to file a properly completed and...

Sec. 39.50.145. Participation by municipalities. - A municipality may exempt its municipal officers from the requirements...

Sec. 39.50.200. Definitions. - (a) In this chapter, (1) “assistant to the governor or...

Chapter 52. Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act

Article 1. Declarations.

Sec. 39.52.010. Declaration of policy. - (a) It is declared that (1) high moral and ethical...

Article 2. Code of Ethics.

Sec. 39.52.110. Scope of code; prohibition of unethical conduct. - (a) The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office...

Sec. 39.52.120. Misuse of official position. - (a) A public officer may not use, or attempt to...

Sec. 39.52.130. Improper gifts. - (a) A public officer may not solicit, accept, or receive,...

Sec. 39.52.140. Improper use or disclosure of information. - (a) A current or former public officer may not disclose...

Sec. 39.52.150. Improper influence in state grants, contracts, leases, or loans. - (a) A public officer, or an immediate family member, may...

Sec. 39.52.160. Improper representation. - (a) A public officer may not represent, advise, or assist...

Sec. 39.52.170. Outside employment restricted. - (a) A public employee may not render services to benefit...

Sec. 39.52.180. Restrictions on employment after leaving state service. - (a) A public officer who leaves state service may not,...

Sec. 39.52.190. Aiding a violation prohibited. - It is a violation of this chapter for a public...

Article 3. Disclosure and Action to Prevent Violations.

Sec. 39.52.210. Declaration of potential violations by public employees. - (a) A public employee who is involved in a matter...

Sec. 39.52.220. Declaration of potential violations by members of boards or commissions. - (a) A member of a board or commission who is...

Sec. 39.52.225. Disclosures in connection with executive clemency. - Before granting executive clemency to an applicant for executive clemency,...

Sec. 39.52.230. Reporting of potential violations. - A person may report to a public officer's designated supervisor,...

Sec. 39.52.240. Advisory opinions. - (a) Upon the written request of a designated supervisor or...

Sec. 39.52.250. Advice to former public officers. - (a) A former public officer may request, in writing, an...

Sec. 39.52.260. Designated supervisor's report and attorney general review. - (a) A designated supervisor shall quarterly submit a report to...

Sec. 39.52.270. Disclosure statements. - (a) A public officer required to file a disclosure statement...

Article 4. Complaints; Hearing Procedures.

Sec. 39.52.310. Complaints. - (a) The attorney general may initiate a complaint, or elect...

Sec. 39.52.320. Dismissal before formal proceedings. - If, after investigation, it appears that there is no probable...

Sec. 39.52.330. Corrective or preventive action. - After determining that the conduct of the subject of a...

Sec. 39.52.335. Summary of disposition of complaints and review by personnel board. - (a) When the attorney general initiates or receives a complaint...

Sec. 39.52.340. Confidentiality. - (a) Except as provided in AS 39.52.335, before the initiation...

Sec. 39.52.350. Probable cause for hearing. - (a) If the attorney general determines that there is probable...

Sec. 39.52.360. Hearings. - (a) The hearing officer may convene a prehearing conference to...

Sec. 39.52.370. Personnel board action. - (a) Within 10 days after receipt of the hearing officer's...

Sec. 39.52.380. Subpoenas. - (a) As provided in AS 39.52.310(g), 39.52.360(b), and 39.52.370(b), the...

Sec. 39.52.390. Service. - Service of an accusation must be accomplished in accordance with...

Article 5. Enforcement; Remedies.

Sec. 39.52.410. Violations; penalties for misconduct. - (a) If the personnel board determines that a public employee...

Sec. 39.52.420. Disciplinary action for violation. - (a) In addition to any other cause an agency may...

Sec. 39.52.430. Actions voidable. - (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law,...

Sec. 39.52.440. Civil penalties. - The personnel board may impose on a current or former...

Sec. 39.52.450. Payment of twice the financial benefit. - The personnel board may, in addition to the civil penalties...

Sec. 39.52.460. Criminal sanctions additional. - To the extent that violations under this chapter are punishable...

Article 6. General Provisions.

Sec. 39.52.910. Applicability. - (a) Except as specifically provided, this chapter applies to all...

Sec. 39.52.920. Agency policies. - Subject to the review and approval of the attorney general,...

Sec. 39.52.930. Cooperation. - All agencies and instrumentalities of the state shall cooperate fully...

Sec. 39.52.940. Construction. - This chapter shall be construed to promote high standards of...

Sec. 39.52.950. Regulations. - The attorney general may adopt regulations under the Administrative Procedure...

Sec. 39.52.960. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “administrative...

Sec. 39.52.965. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Executive Branch...

Chapter 60. Peace Officer and Firefighter Survivors' Fund

Sec. 39.60.010. Peace officer and firefighter survivors' fund established. - (a) The peace officer and firefighter survivors' fund is established...

Sec. 39.60.020. Powers and duties of the commissioner. - (a) Annually, not later than December 1, the commissioner shall...

Sec. 39.60.030. Payment authorized. - The commissioner may use money in the fund to pay...

Sec. 39.60.040. Eligibility of surviving dependents of peace officers and firefighters for medical insurance premiums. - (a) A surviving dependent of a deceased peace officer or...

Sec. 39.60.050. Municipal election to participate in peace officer and firefighter survivors' fund. - (a) A municipality may elect to participate in the fund...

Sec. 39.60.060. Eligibility of municipal peace officers and firefighters. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 39.60.050(c), and subject to AS 39.60.040(b), the...

Sec. 39.60.070. Terms of agreement by municipality to participate in fund. - An agreement under AS 39.60.050(a) for a municipality to participate...

Sec. 39.60.090. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “child” means a biological child, adopted...

Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions

Article 1. Miscellaneous Prohibited Acts.

Sec. 39.90.010. Obstruction of access to public information. - (a) A public employee may not be dismissed, demoted, suspended,...

Sec. 39.90.020. Nepotism prohibited. - It is unlawful for a person who is the spouse...

Article 2. Protection for Whistleblowers.

Sec. 39.90.100. Persons protected. - (a) A public employer may not discharge, threaten, or otherwise...

Sec. 39.90.110. Limitation to protections. - (a) A person is not entitled to the protections under...

Sec. 39.90.120. Relief and penalties. - (a) A person who alleges a violation of AS 39.90.100...

Sec. 39.90.130. Exemption for municipalities. - A municipality is not required to comply with the provisions...

Sec. 39.90.140. Definitions. - In AS 39.90.100 - 39.90.150, (1) “employee” or “public employee”...

Sec. 39.90.150. Short title. - AS 39.90.100 - 39.90.150 may be cited as the Alaska...

Article 3. State Personnel Procedures Relating to Employee Access to Federal Tax.

Sec. 39.90.200. Purpose of AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290. - It is the purpose of AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290 to...

Sec. 39.90.210. Background investigation for employees with access to federal tax information. - (a) In connection with an initial application or as a...

Sec. 39.90.290. Definitions. - In AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290, unless the context otherwise requires,...

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Title 39. Public Officers and Employees