00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 152(STA) 01 "An Act relating to the convening of the legislature at the capital and in the 02 Municipality of Anchorage; relating to the location of legislative sessions; and relating to 03 the emergency relocation of functions of state government." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05  * Section 1. AS 15.13.072(d) is amended to read: 06 (d) While the legislature is convened in a regular or special legislative session, 07 a legislator or legislative employee may not solicit or accept a contribution to be used 08 for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election under this chapter unless 09 (1) it is an election in which the legislator or legislative employee is a 10 candidate and the contribution is for that legislator's or legislative employee's 11 campaign; 12 (2) the solicitation or acceptance occurs during the 90 days 13 immediately preceding that election; and 14 (3) the solicitation or acceptance occurs in a place other than the 01 capital city or a municipality in which the legislature is convened in a regular or 02 special session if the legislature is convened in a municipality other than the capital 03 city. 04  * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.072(g) is amended to read: 05 (g) A candidate or an individual who has filed with the commission the 06 document necessary to permit that individual to incur election-related expenses under 07 AS 15.13.100 for election or reelection to the office of governor or lieutenant governor 08 may not solicit or accept a contribution in the capital city or a municipality in which  09 the legislature is convened while the legislature is convened in a regular or special 10 legislative session. 11  * Sec. 3. AS 24.05.090 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 24.05.090. Duration of legislature; sessions. The legislature shall 13 convene [AT THE CAPITAL] each year on the third Tuesday in January at 1:00 p.m. 14 Each legislature has a duration of two years and consists of a "First Regular Session" 15 that meets in the odd-numbered years, and a "Second Regular Session" that meets in 16 the even-numbered years, and any special session that the governor or legislature calls. 17 The legislature shall convene at the capital for the first regular session, and, for  18 the second regular session, the Alaska Legislative Council shall designate a  19 location within the Municipality of Anchorage for the legislature to convene.  20 Nothing in this section changes the location of the capital under AS 44.06.010.  21  * Sec. 4. AS 24.05.100(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) A special session may be held at any location in the state. If a special 23 session called under (a)(1) of this section is to be convened at a location other than at 24 the capital or the location of the preceding session, the governor shall designate the 25 location in the proclamation. If a special session called under (a)(2) of this section is to 26 be convened at a location other than at the capital or the location of the preceding  27 session, the presiding officers shall agree to and designate the location in the poll 28 conducted of the members of both houses. 29  * Sec. 5. AS 24.10.030 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 24.10.030. Chief clerk and senate secretary. Each house shall select 31 from outside its membership a person of known stenographic and administrative 01 ability to serve as chief administrative clerk; a chief clerk in the house of 02 representatives and a secretary in the senate. When nominated and elected in 03 conformity with the uniform rules, they continue to serve for the duration of the 04 legislature at the pleasure of the house to which assigned. Pending the organization of 05 a new legislature, they may continue to serve at the request and direction of the 06 legislative council until their respective houses formally reappoint or replace them. 07 The chief clerk and senate secretary are responsible for the performance of duties 08 provided for by law, the uniform rules, and orders of the house. They may be 09 requested to report to the legislative council for duty for a period not to exceed two 10 weeks immediately preceding the convening of the session and shall remain at the 11 capital or location of the session until the completion of their work is determined by 12 the director of the council. 13  * Sec. 6. AS 24.10.130(a) is amended to read: 14 (a) A member of the legislature may be entitled to reimbursement for the 15 expenses of moving between the member's place of residence and the capital city or  16 location of the session for the purpose of attending a regular session of the legislature. 17  * Sec. 7. AS 24.45.041(b) is amended to read: 18 (b) The registration form prescribed by the commission must include 19 (1) the lobbyist's full name and complete permanent residence and 20 business address and telephone number, as well as any temporary residential and 21 business address and telephone number in the state capital or location of the session 22 during a legislative session; 23 (2) the full name and complete address of each person by whom the 24 lobbyist is retained or employed; 25 (3) whether the person from whom the lobbyist receives compensation 26 employs the person solely as a lobbyist or whether the person is a regular employee 27 performing other services for the employer that include but are not limited to the 28 influencing of legislative or administrative action; 29 (4) the nature or form of the lobbyist's compensation for engaging in 30 lobbying, including salary, fees, or reimbursement for expenses received in 31 consideration for, or directly in support of or in connection with, the influencing of 01 legislative or administrative action; 02 (5) a general description of the subjects or matters on which the 03 registrant expects to lobby or to engage in the influencing of legislative or 04 administrative action; 05 (6) the full name and complete address of the person, if other than the 06 registrant, who has custody of the accounts, books, papers, bills, receipts, and other 07 documents required to be maintained under this chapter; 08 (7) the identification of a legislative employee or public official to 09 whom the lobbyist is married or who is the domestic partner of the lobbyist; 10 (8) a sworn affirmation by the lobbyist that the lobbyist has completed 11 the training course administered by the commission under AS 24.45.031(a) within the 12 12-month period preceding the date of registration or registration renewal under this 13 chapter, except that this paragraph does not apply to a person who is a representational 14 lobbyist as defined under regulations of the commission; 15 (9) a sworn affirmation by the lobbyist that the lobbyist has not been 16 previously convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude; in this paragraph, "felony 17 involving moral turpitude" has the meaning given in AS 15.80.010, and includes 18 convictions for a violation of the law of this state or a violation of the law of another 19 jurisdiction with elements similar to a felony involving moral turpitude in this state. 20  * Sec. 8. AS 24.45.041(e) is amended to read: 21 (e) Within 15 days after the convening of each regular session of the 22 legislature, the commission shall publish a directory of registered lobbyists, containing 23 the information prescribed in (b) of this section for each lobbyist and the photograph, 24 if any, furnished by a lobbyist under (c) of this section. From time to time thereafter, 25 the commission shall publish those supplements to the directory that in the 26 commission's judgment may be necessary. The directory shall be made available to 27 public officials and to the public at the following locations: a public place adjacent to 28 the legislative chambers in the state capitol building or location of the session, the 29 office of the lieutenant governor, the legislative reference library of the Legislative 30 Affairs Agency, and the commission's central office. 31  * Sec. 9. AS 24.50.010 is amended to read: 01 Sec. 24.50.010. Annual student guests. The legislature may each year, while 02 in session, serve as host to one member of each high school in the state for a stay of 03 one week in the capital or location of the session to observe and learn the legislative 04 process. 05  * Sec. 10. AS 24.50.040 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 24.50.040. Essay contest. Before leaving the state capital or location of  07 the session, each legislative guest hosted under AS 24.50.010 shall prepare and 08 submit to the director of the Legislative Affairs Agency a paper of not less than 1,000 09 words entitled "The Legislature Should . . . . . . . . . .". Each paper shall be examined 10 and judged as to content by the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of 11 the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader 12 of the house. The author of the paper determined best by majority vote shall receive a 13 one-year scholarship to the University of Alaska. 14  * Sec. 11. AS 24.60.030(a) is amended to read: 15 (a) A legislator or legislative employee may not 16 (1) solicit, agree to accept, or accept a benefit other than official 17 compensation for the performance of public duties; this paragraph may not be 18 construed to prohibit lawful solicitation for and acceptance of campaign contributions, 19 solicitation or acceptance of contributions for a charity event, as defined in 20 AS 24.60.080(a)(2)(B), or the acceptance of a gift under AS 24.60.075 or 24.60.080; 21 (2) use public funds, facilities, equipment, services, or another 22 government asset or resource for a nonlegislative purpose, for involvement in or 23 support of or opposition to partisan political activity, or for the private benefit of the 24 legislator, legislative employee, or another person; this paragraph does not prohibit 25 (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal 26 purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and 27 either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or 28 legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use; 29 (B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information 30 lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general 31 public for nonlegislative purposes; 01 (C) the legislative council, notwithstanding AS 24.05.190, from 02 designating a public facility for use by legislators and legislative employees for 03 health or fitness purposes; when the council designates a facility to be used by 04 legislators and legislative employees for health or fitness purposes, it shall 05 adopt guidelines governing access to and use of the facility; the guidelines may 06 establish times in which use of the facility is limited to specific groups; 07 (D) a legislator from using the legislator's private office [IN 08 THE CAPITAL CITY] during a legislative session, and for the 10 days 09 immediately before and the 10 days immediately after a legislative session, for 10 nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of 11 public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and 12 equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or the legislator 13 promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered a legislator's 14 private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the capital 15 city or location of the session reserved for use by the legislator, whether or 16 not it is shared with others; 17 (E) a legislator from use of legislative employees to prepare 18 and send out seasonal greeting cards; 19 (F) a legislator from using state resources to transport 20 computers or other office equipment owned by the legislator but primarily used 21 for a state function; 22 (G) use by a legislator of photographs of that legislator; 23 (H) reasonable use of the Internet by a legislator or a legislative 24 employee except if the use is for election campaign purposes; 25 (I) a legislator or legislative employee from soliciting, 26 accepting, or receiving a gift on behalf of a recognized, nonpolitical charitable 27 organization in a state facility; 28 (J) a legislator from sending any communication in the form of 29 a newsletter to the legislator's constituents, except a communication expressly 30 advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or a newsletter or material in a 31 newsletter that is clearly only for the private benefit of a legislator or a 01 legislative employee; or 02 (K) full participation in a charity event approved in advance by 03 the Alaska Legislative Council; 04 (3) knowingly seek, accept, use, allocate, grant, or award public funds 05 for a purpose other than that approved by law, or make a false statement in connection 06 with a claim, request, or application for compensation, reimbursement, or travel 07 allowances from public funds; 08 (4) require a legislative employee to perform services for the private 09 benefit of the legislator or employee at any time, or allow a legislative employee to 10 perform services for the private benefit of a legislator or employee on government 11 time; it is not a violation of this paragraph if the services were performed in an 12 unusual or infrequent situation and the person's services were reasonably necessary to 13 permit the legislator or legislative employee to perform official duties; 14 (5) use or authorize the use of state funds, facilities, equipment, 15 services, or another government asset or resource for the purpose of political fund 16 raising or campaigning; this paragraph does not prohibit 17 (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal 18 purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and 19 either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or 20 legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use; 21 (B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information 22 lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general 23 public for nonlegislative purposes; 24 (C) storing or maintaining, consistent with (b) of this section, 25 election campaign records in a legislator's office; 26 (D) a legislator from using the legislator's private office in the 27 capital city or location of the session during a legislative session, and for the 28 10 days immediately before and the 10 days immediately after a legislative 29 session, for nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the 30 performance of public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of 31 the space and equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or 01 the legislator promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered 02 a legislator's private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in 03 the capital city or location of the session reserved for use by the legislator, 04 whether or not it is shared with others; or 05 (E) use by a legislator of photographs of that legislator. 06  * Sec. 12. AS 24.60.031(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) A legislative employee may not 08 (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special 09 session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution 10 for a campaign for state or municipal office; however, a legislative employee may, 11 except in the capital city or in the municipality in which the legislature is convened in 12 a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A 13 MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY], solicit or accept a 14 contribution, promise, or pledge for a campaign for state or municipal office that 15 occurs during the 90 days immediately preceding the election for that office; or 16 (2) accept money from an event held on a day when either house of the 17 legislature is in regular or special session if a substantial purpose of the event is to 18 raise money on behalf of the legislative employee for political purposes; however, this 19 paragraph does not prohibit a legislative employee from accepting money from an 20 event held in a place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the 21 legislature is convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS 22 CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] during 23 the 90 days immediately preceding an election for state or municipal public office in 24 which the legislative employee is a candidate. 25  * Sec. 13. AS 24.60.031(b) is amended to read: 26 (b) A legislator may not 27 (1) on a day when either house of the legislature is in regular or special 28 session, solicit or accept a contribution or a promise or pledge to make a contribution 29 (A) for the legislator's own campaign for state or municipal 30 public office, unless the solicitation, acceptance, promise, or pledge occurs in a 31 place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the legislature is 01 convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS 02 CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] 03 during the 90 days immediately preceding the election in which the legislator 04 is a candidate; 05 (B) for another candidate in an election for municipal, state, or 06 federal office; 07 (C) to influence a state ballot proposition or question; or 08 (D) for a political party; 09 (2) accept money from an event held on a day when either house of the 10 legislature is in regular or special session if a substantial purpose of the event is to 11 raise money on behalf of the legislator's campaign for state or municipal public office; 12 however, this paragraph does not prohibit a legislator from accepting money from an 13 event held in a place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the 14 legislature is convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS 15 CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] during 16 the 90 days immediately preceding a state or municipal election in which the legislator 17 is a candidate; or 18 (3) in a campaign for state or municipal office, expend money that was 19 raised on a day when either house of the legislature was in a legislative session by or 20 on behalf of a legislator under a declaration of candidacy or a general letter of intent to 21 become a candidate for public office; however, this paragraph does not apply to 22 money raised in a place other than the capital city or a municipality in which the 23 legislature is convened in a regular or special session [IF THE LEGISLATURE IS 24 CONVENED IN A MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CITY] during 25 the 90 days immediately preceding an election in which the legislator is a candidate. 26  * Sec. 14. AS 24.60.080(c) is amended to read: 27 (c) Notwithstanding (a)(1) of this section, it is not a violation of this section 28 for a person who is a legislator or legislative employee to accept 29 (1) hospitality, other than hospitality described in (4) of this 30 subsection, 31 (A) with incidental transportation at the residence of a person; 01 however, a vacation home located outside the state is not considered a 02 residence for the purposes of this subparagraph; or 03 (B) at a social event or meal; 04 (2) discounts that are available 05 (A) generally to the public or to a large class of persons to 06 which the person belongs; or 07 (B) when on official state business, but only if receipt of the 08 discount benefits the state; 09 (3) food or foodstuffs indigenous to the state that are shared generally 10 as a cultural or social norm; 11 (4) travel and hospitality primarily for the purpose of obtaining 12 information on matters of legislative concern; 13 (5) gifts from the immediate family of the person; in this paragraph, 14 "immediate family" means 15 (A) the spouse of the person; 16 (B) the person's domestic partner; 17 (C) a child, including a stepchild and an adopted child, of the 18 person or of the person's domestic partner; 19 (D) a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the person; 20 (E) a parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the person's 21 spouse or the person's domestic partner; and 22 (F) a stepparent, stepsister, stepbrother, step-grandparent, step- 23 aunt, or step-uncle of the person, the person's spouse, or the person's domestic 24 partner; 25 (6) gifts that are not connected with the recipient's legislative status; 26 (7) a discount for all or part of a legislative session, including time 27 immediately preceding or following the session, or other gift to welcome a legislator 28 or legislative employee who is employed on the personal staff of a legislator or by a 29 standing or special committee to the capital city or location of the session or in 30 recognition of the beginning of a legislative session if the gift or discount is available 31 generally to all legislators and the personal staff of legislators and staff of standing and 01 special committees; this paragraph does not apply to legislative employees who are 02 employed by the Legislative Affairs Agency, the office of the chief clerk, the office of 03 the senate secretary, the legislative budget and audit committee, the office of victims' 04 rights, or the office of the ombudsman; 05 (8) a gift of legal services in a matter of legislative concern and a gift 06 of other services related to the provision of legal services in a matter of legislative 07 concern; 08 (9) a gift of transportation from a legislator or a legislative employee to 09 a legislator or a legislative employee if the transportation takes place in the state on or 10 in an aircraft, boat, motor vehicle, or other means of transport owned or under the 11 control of the donor; this paragraph does not apply to travel described in (4) of this 12 subsection or travel for political campaign purposes; or 13 (10) a contribution to a charity event, a ticket to a charity event, or a 14 gift in connection with a charity event; in this paragraph, "charity event" has the 15 meaning given in (a)(2)(B) of this section. 16  * Sec. 15. AS 44.99.007 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 44.99.007. Emergency transfer of seat of government. When, due to an 18 emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack or an imminent enemy attack, it 19 becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state 20 government at the normal location of the state capital or to hold a legislative session  21 in the capital or the Municipality of Anchorage, the governor shall, as often as the 22 exigencies of the situation require, declare by proclamation an emergency temporary 23 location or locations for the seat of government or for the session at a place or places, 24 inside or outside the state, that would not normally be considered military target sites 25 and that the governor may consider advisable under the circumstances. The governor 26 shall take [SUCH] action and issue [SUCH] orders as may be necessary for an orderly 27 transition to the emergency temporary location or locations. The temporary location or 28 locations shall remain the emergency seat of government or location of the legislative  29 session until the emergency is declared to be ended by the governor and the seat of 30 government or session is returned to its normal location.