SB 119: "An Act relating to oaths of office; and requiring public officers to read the state constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the United States Constitution."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 119 01 "An Act relating to oaths of office; and requiring public officers to read the state 02 constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the United States Constitution." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.12.090 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 14.12.090. Oath. School board members, before taking office, shall read 06 the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the Declaration of Independence, and the 07 Constitution of the United States and take and sign the following oath or 08 affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the 09 Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska and that I 10 will honestly, faithfully, and impartially discharge my duties as a school board 11 member to the best of my ability." 12 * Sec. 2. AS 18.65.010(c) is amended to read: 13 (c) Each special officer shall carry identification issued by the commissioner 14 of public safety and shall carry firearms in the manner the commissioner of public
01 safety requires. Each person appointed shall, after reading the Constitution of the 02 State of Alaska, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the 03 United States, take the constitutional oath of office. Persons appointed may hold other 04 public or private employment. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 22.05.090 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 22.05.090. Oath of office. Each supreme court justice, upon entering 07 office, shall, after reading the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the Declaration 08 of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, take and subscribe to 09 an oath of office required of all officers under the constitution and any further oath or 10 affirmation that may be prescribed by law. 11 * Sec. 4. AS 22.07.050 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 22.07.050. Oath of office. Each judge of the court of appeals, upon 13 entering office, shall, after reading the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the 14 Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, take and 15 subscribe to the oath or affirmation of office required of all officers under the 16 constitution. 17 * Sec. 5. AS 22.10.110 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 22.10.110. Oath of office. Each superior court judge, upon entering 19 office, shall, after reading the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the Declaration 20 of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, take and subscribe to 21 an oath of office required of all officers under the constitution and any further oath or 22 affirmation as may be prescribed by law. 23 * Sec. 6. AS 22.15.180 is amended to read: 24 Sec. 22.15.180. Oath of office. Each district judge and magistrate, upon 25 entering office, shall, after reading the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the 26 Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, take and 27 subscribe to an oath of office required of all officers under the constitution and any 28 further oath or affirmation that may be prescribed by law. 29 * Sec. 7. AS 24.05.060 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 24.05.060. Disqualifications. A person is not qualified for membership in 31 the legislature who is disqualified to hold public office under the provisions of art.
01 XII, sec. 4, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and as it may be implemented by law. 02 Each member of the legislature, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall, 03 after reading the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the Declaration of 04 Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, take the oath of office 05 prescribed in art. XII, sec. 5, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and such further oath 06 or affirmation prescribed by law for members of the legislature or other officers of the 07 state. 08 * Sec. 8. AS 39.05.040 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 39.05.040. Oaths for executive officers, boards. The principal executive 10 officer of each department and the member of each board within the state government 11 shall, after reading the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the Declaration of 12 Independence, and the Constitution of the United States, take, sign, and file the 13 oath of office required by the constitution before entering upon the duties of office. 14 * Sec. 9. AS 39.05.045 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 39.05.045. Oaths for other employees. A public officer or employee of 16 the state, before entering upon the duties of office, shall read the Constitution of the 17 State of Alaska, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the 18 United States and take and sign the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly 19 swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States 20 and the Constitution of the State of Alaska, and that I will faithfully discharge my 21 duties as ............... to the best of my ability."