00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 342                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to open meetings guidelines for legislative bodies; and providing for an                               
02 effective date."                                                                                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 24.60.037(e) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (e)  A legislative body may hold an executive session only for the reasons                               
06       permitted under Rule 22(b), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, and                                
07       in accordance with the procedure applicable to committees under Rule 22(c),                                   
08       Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature. In cases where there are conflicts                             
09       between this section [THESE GUIDELINES] and the uniform rules [ADOPTED BY                                     
10       THE ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE], the uniform rules prevail.                                                         
11    * Sec. 2. AS 24.60.037(g)(2) is amended to read:                                                                   
12                 (2)  "legislative body"                                                                                 
13                      [(A)]  includes                                                                                    
14                           (A) [(i)]  the senate;                                                                    

01                           (B) [(ii)]  the house of representatives;                                                 
02                           (C) [(iii)]  the senate and the house of representatives                                  
03                 meeting in joint session;                                                                               
04                           (D) [(iv)]  a committee of the legislature, including                                 
05                 [OTHER THAN] the Committee on Committees, [BUT INCLUDING]                                               
06                 a standing committee, a special committee, a joint committee, a                             
07                 conference or free conference committee, a committee of the whole,                                  
08                 and a permanent interim committee;                                                                  
09                           (E) [(v)]  a legislative commission, task force, or other                                 
10                 group established by statute or resolution; or                                                          
11                           (F) [(vi)]  a caucus of members of one or more of the                                     
12                 bodies set out in (A) - (F) of this paragraph [(i) - (v) OF THIS                                    
13                 SUBPARAGRAPH];                                                                                          
14                      [(B)  DOES NOT INCLUDE                                                                             
15                           (i)  ANY COMMITTEE OR GROUP OF                                                                
16                 LEGISLATORS CONSIDERING ONLY MATTERS INVOLVING                                                          
17                 THE ORGANIZATION OF A COMMITTEE OR A HOUSE OF THE                                                       
18                 LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING SELECTION OF LEGISLATIVE                                                         
19                 OFFICERS;                                                                                               
20                           (ii)  ANY COMMITTEE OR GROUP OF                                                               
21                 LEGISLATORS AND THE GOVERNOR OR STAFF OF THE                                                            
22                 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR;                                                                                 
23                           (iii)  LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP MEETINGS;                                                       
24                           (iv)  OFFICERS OF A CAUCUS;]                                                                  
25    * Sec. 3. AS 24.60.037(c) is repealed.                                                                             
26    * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).