00 HOUSE BILL NO. 237 01 "An Act authorizing the governor to remove or suspend a member of the Board of 02 Regents of the University of Alaska for good cause; establishing a procedure for the 03 removal or suspension of a regent; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05  * Section 1. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 14.40.155. Removal and suspension of regents. (a) The governor may 07 remove a member of the Board of Regents for good cause by providing 08 (1) a copy of the allegations pertaining to the reasons for removal; 09 (2) an opportunity for a hearing on the allegations; and 10 (3) at least 10 days' notice of a hearing if a hearing is requested; the 11 notice must include the applicable rules governing the conduct of the hearing. 12 (b) After removal of a regent for good cause under (a) of this section, the 13 governor shall file with the lieutenant governor a copy of the allegations made against 14 the former regent, the governor's findings on each of the allegations, and a complete 01 record of the removal proceedings. 02 (c) The governor may, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, 03 suspend a member of the Board of Regents while final disposition is pending on 04 (1) a criminal complaint, presentment, information, or indictment 05 involving a felony in any jurisdiction; 06 (2) an information or formal criminal charges of a misdemeanor 07 described under (f)(3) of this section; or 08 (3) allegations of nonfeasance in office described under (f)(4) of this 09 section under consideration by the governor. 10 (d) A regent who has been suspended under (c) of this section may, at any 11 time, request a hearing to lift the suspension. 12 (e) A hearing conducted by the governor or the governor's designee involving 13 the suspension of a regent under (c) of this section must provide an opportunity to 14 defend against the stated grounds for suspension or to show cause why the suspension 15 should be lifted after a suspension is imposed. 16 (f) In this section, "good cause" means 17 (1) a violation of AS 39.52 (Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act); 18 (2) conviction of a felony in any jurisdiction; 19 (3) conviction of a misdemeanor in any jurisdiction if the misdemeanor 20 involves 21 (A) dishonesty; 22 (B) breach of trust; or 23 (C) the University of Alaska; 24 (4) nonfeasance in office, including 25 (A) misconduct in office; 26 (B) an inability to serve; 27 (C) neglect of duty; 28 (D) incompetence; 29 (E) unjustified failure to perform the duties of the Board of 30 Regents; 31 (5) failure to continue to meet the requirements of AS 14.40.130 that 01 relate to the qualifications of a regent. 02  * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 03 read: 04 APPLICABILITY. AS 14.40.155, added by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to all conduct 05 and acts that occurred or continue to occur after the effective date of this Act. 06  * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).