00                            SENATE BILL NO. 176                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to the board of parole; and providing for an effective date."                                          
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 33.16.020(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  There is in the Department of Corrections a board of parole consisting of                               
05       seven [FIVE] members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by a                                  
06       majority of members of the legislature in joint session.                                                          
07    * Sec. 2. AS 33.16.020(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
08            (b)  Members of the board serve for staggered terms of five years and may not                            
09       serve more than two terms [UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED].                                             
10    * Sec. 3. AS 33.16.030(b) is repealed and reenacted to read:                                                       
11            (b)  The board consists of seven members, including                                                          
12                 (1)  one licensed physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist;                                             
13                 (2)  one victim of a crime, family member of a victim of a crime, or a                                  
14       member of a crime victims advocacy group;                                                                         
15                 (3)  one member who has experience in providing drug or alcohol                                         

01       addiction recovery support or who has personal experience with drug or alcohol                                    
02       addiction;                                                                                                        
03                 (4)  one member with a felony conviction in the state, for which the                                    
04       member has been unconditionally discharged; and                                                                   
05                 (5)  one member of a federally recognized tribe in the state.                                           
06    * Sec. 4. AS 33.16.030(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
07 (c)  Officers or employees of the state may not be appointed to the board. Not                                      
08 more than three members of the board may be current or former employees of a                                        
09 federal or private entity that operates a correctional facility or former employees                                 
10       of a state entity that operates a correctional facility.                                                      
11    * Sec. 5. AS 33.16.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
12            (d)  In this section,                                                                                        
13 (1)  "crime" means an offense for which a sentence of imprisonment is                                                   
14       authorized; a crime is either a felony or a misdemeanor;                                                          
15 (2)  "federally recognized tribe" has the meaning given in                                                              
16       AS 23.20.520;                                                                                                     
17 (3)  "unconditionally discharged" has the meaning given to                                                              
18       "unconditional discharge" in AS 12.55.185.                                                                        
19    * Sec. 6. AS 33.16.085(a)(2)(C), 33.16.100(a)(4), and 33.16.100(g)(4) are repealed.                                
20    * Sec. 7. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
21 read:                                                                                                                   
22 TRANSITION; APPOINTMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding AS 33.16.020(b), as                                                       
23 amended by sec. 2 of this Act, a member of the board on the effective date of this Act who                              
24 has previously served two or more terms or is currently serving a second term may finish the                            
25 term to which they were appointed, but may not be reappointed.                                                          
26 (b)  Notwithstanding AS 33.16.030(b), as repealed as reenacted by sec. 3 of this Act, a                                 
27 member of the board on the effective date of this Act may continue to serve the term to which                           
28 they were appointed.                                                                                                    
29       (c)  In this section, "board" means the board of parole.                                                          
30    * Sec. 8. This Act takes effect January 1, 2025.