SB 242: "An Act relating to office hours of state agencies."
00SENATE BILL NO. 242 01 "An Act relating to office hours of state agencies." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 ARTICLE 2. STATE AGENCY OFFICE HOURS. 05 Sec. 44.12.200. STATE AGENCY OFFICE HOURS. (a) It is the policy of 06 the state that, to the extent practicable, state agency offices that are intended to provide 07 services directly to the public shall schedule the hours of work of their employees so 08 that the offices are open at the times most convenient to the individuals being served. 09 Each office shall review the preferences and needs of its clientele and shall recommend 10 to the commissioner or other executive head of the state agency the most suitable 11 hours of operation for that specific location. Each office shall periodically review its 12 hours of operation. 13 (b) In this section, "state agency" means a department, institution, board, 14 commission, division, authority, public corporation, committee, or other administrative
01 unit of the executive branch of state government, including the University of Alaska, 02 the Alaska Railroad Corporation, and the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation.