HB 158: "An Act relating to the location of offices for the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the locations at which certain statements and reports filed with the commission are made available."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 158 01 "An Act relating to the location of offices for the Alaska Public Offices Commission and 02 the locations at which certain statements and reports filed with the commission are 03 made available." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 15.13.020(j) is amended to read: 06 (j) The commission shall establish a central [AN] office [, WHICH MAY BE 07 CALLED A REGIONAL OFFICE, IN EACH SENATE DISTRICT IN THE STATE] 08 to keep on file for public inspection copies of all reports filed with the commission 09 [BY CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE AND BY CANDIDATES FOR 10 LEGISLATIVE OFFICE IN THAT DISTRICT; HOWEVER, WHERE ONE 11 MUNICIPALITY CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE HOUSE DISTRICT, ONLY 12 ONE COMMISSION OFFICE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THAT 13 MUNICIPALITY. THE REGIONAL OFFICE SHALL MAKE ALL FORMS AND 14 PERTINENT MATERIAL AVAILABLE TO CANDIDATES. ALL REPORTS
01 SHALL BE FILED BY CANDIDATES, GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUALS 02 DIRECTLY WITH THE COMMISSION'S CENTRAL DISTRICT OFFICE. THE 03 COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THAT COPIES OF ALL REPORTS BY 04 STATEWIDE AND LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES IN EACH SENATE DISTRICT 05 ARE FORWARDED PROMPTLY TO THAT DISTRICT OR REGIONAL OFFICE]. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 24.45.091 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 24.45.091. Publication of reports. Copies of the statements and reports 08 filed under this chapter shall be made available to the public at the commission's 09 central office and on the commission's Internet website [, THE OFFICE OF THE 10 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY OF 11 THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AGENCY, AND AT THE COMMISSION'S 12 DISTRICT OFFICES PRESCRIBED IN AS 15.13.020(j)] as soon as practicable after 13 each reporting period. 14 * Sec. 3. AS 24.45.111(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) The commission shall preserve the statements and reports required to be 16 filed under this chapter for a period of six years from the date of filing. Copies [IF 17 THE COMMISSION'S CENTRAL OFFICE IS NOT IN THE STATE CAPITAL, 18 COPIES] of all statements and reports filed under this chapter shall be maintained in 19 the commission's central [AN] office and be made available on the commission's 20 Internet website [ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION IN THE STATE 21 CAPITAL OR IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR].