HB 10: "An Act prohibiting legislators and certain former legislators from accepting or agreeing to accept compensation for certain work; relating to disclosures under the Legislative Ethics Act; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 10 01 "An Act prohibiting legislators and certain former legislators from accepting or 02 agreeing to accept compensation for certain work; relating to disclosures under the 03 Legislative Ethics Act; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 24.60.020(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this chapter applies to a 07 member of the legislature, to a legislative employee, and to public members of the 08 committee. This chapter does not apply to 09 (1) a former member of the legislature or to a person formerly 10 employed by the legislative branch of government unless a [THE] provision of this 11 chapter specifically states that it applies; 12 (2) a person elected to the legislature who at the time of election is not 13 a member of the legislature. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 24.60.085 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
01 (c) During the term for which elected or appointed and for one year thereafter, 02 a legislator may not, directly or by authorizing another to act on the legislator's behalf, 03 accept or agree to accept compensation, except from the State of Alaska, for work 04 associated with legislative, administrative, or political action. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 24.60 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read: 06 Sec. 24.60.115. Disclosures by a former legislator, legislative employee, or 07 public member of the committee. When a person who is a legislator, legislative 08 employee, or public member of the committee is required to file a disclosure under 09 this chapter, that person, as a former legislator, legislative employee, or public 10 member of the committee is also required to file a disclosure if the matter subject to 11 disclosure existed while the person was a legislator, legislative employee, or public 12 member of the committee. 13 * Sec. 4. AS 24.60.200 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 24.60.200. Financial disclosure by legislators, public members of the 15 committee, and legislative directors. A legislator, a public member of the committee, 16 and a legislative director shall file a disclosure statement, under oath and on penalty of 17 perjury, with the Alaska Public Offices Commission giving the following information 18 about the income received by the discloser, the discloser's spouse or domestic partner, 19 the discloser's dependent children, and the discloser's nondependent children who are 20 living with the discloser: 21 (1) the information that a public official is required to report under 22 AS 39.50.030, other than information about gifts; 23 (2) as to income in excess of $1,000 received as compensation for 24 personal services, and as to a dividend received from a limited liability company 25 as compensation for personal services, the name and address of the source of the 26 income, and a statement describing 27 (A) the nature of the services performed with a description 28 sufficient to make clear to a person of ordinary understanding the specific 29 services performed unless and only to the extent those services are 30 required to be kept confidential under a state or federal law, including the 31 common law;
01 (B) the approximate total number of hours that have been 02 spent or will be spent performing the services; and 03 (C) the amount of income received from the source, if the [; 04 IF THE SOURCE OF INCOME IS KNOWN OR REASONABLY SHOULD 05 BE KNOWN TO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN LEGISLATIVE, 06 ADMINISTRATIVE, OR POLITICAL ACTION AND THE] recipient of the 07 income is a legislator or legislative director [, THE AMOUNT OF INCOME 08 RECEIVED FROM THE SOURCE SHALL BE DISCLOSED]; 09 (3) as to each loan or loan guarantee over $1,000 from a source with a 10 substantial interest in legislative, administrative, or political action, the name and 11 address of the person making the loan or guarantee, the amount of the loan, the terms 12 and conditions under which the loan or guarantee was given, the amount outstanding 13 at the time of filing, and whether or not a written loan agreement exists. 14 * Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 15 read: 16 APPLICABILITY. (a) Sections 1 and 3 of this Act apply to all persons who become 17 former legislators on or after the effective date of this Act and to all former legislators who 18 were members of the legislature between April 9, 2006, and the effective date of this Act. 19 (b) Former legislators who were members of the legislature between April 9, 2006, 20 and the effective date of this Act shall make the disclosure required by AS 24.60.115, added 21 by sec. 3 of this Act, within 30 days after the effective date of this Act. 22 * Sec. 6. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 23 read: 24 RETROACTIVITY. To the extent required by sec. 5 of this Act, secs. 1 and 3 of this 25 Act are retroactive under AS 01.10.090. 26 * Sec. 7. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.