00 HOUSE BILL NO. 200                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to subpoenas of the Administrative Regulation Review Committee;                                        
02 and providing for an effective date."                                                                                   
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 24.20 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                   
05  Sec. 24.20.455.  Subpoenas.  (a)  A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum                                                  
06 requiring the attendance of a witness or the production of a record or other material                                   
07 at a meeting of the Administrative Regulation Review Committee may be issued by                                         
08 the chair upon the approval of at least a majority of the members.  The subpoena shall                                  
09 be served in accordance with the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure.  The subpoena is                                      
10 sufficient if it                                                                                                        
11   (1)  is addressed to the witness;                                                                                    
12   (2)  states that the witness is required to appear before the                                                        
13 Administrative Regulation Review Committee and identifies records to be produced,                                       
14 if any;                                                                                                                 
01   (3)  states the time and place that the attendance of the witness is                                                 
02 required;                                                                                                               
03   (4)  states that the subpoena has been approved by at least a majority                                               
04 of the members of the committee; and                                                                                    
05   (5)  is signed by the chair of the committee or the chair's designee.                                                
06  (b)  A witness who appears before the committee under a subpoena is entitled                                          
07 to receive                                                                                                              
08   (1)  fees as prescribed for a witness in a court action, unless the witness                                          
09 is an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state;                                         
10   (2)  reimbursement of transportation expenses in accordance with                                                     
11 standards established by the Department of Administration under AS 39.20.160 for                                        
12 required travel in excess of 30 miles round trip from the witness's residence; and                                      
13   (3)  reimbursement of food and lodging expenses in accordance with                                                   
14 standards established by the Department of Administration under AS 39.20.160 for                                        
15 each day of actual attendance and for each day of reasonable and necessary travel to                                    
16 and from the place of the meeting if the witness attends a meeting at a point so distant                                
17 from the residence of the witness that a return to the residence from day to day is not                                 
18 practicable.                                                                                                            
19  (c)  A witness who is under subpoena and neglects or refuses to attend a                                              
20 meeting of the Administrative Regulation Review Committee may be arrested and                                           
21 brought before the committee by any person charged with the enforcement of state                                        
22 law.  The only warrant or authority necessary to authorize an arrest under this                                         
23 subsection is                                                                                                           
24   (1)  a copy of the subpoena;                                                                                         
25   (2)  a copy of the proof of service of the subpoena; and                                                             
26   (3)  a written direction for the arrest of the witness signed by the chair                                           
27 and by a majority of the members of the committee.                                                                      
28    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).