HB 152: "An Act amending the definition of the term 'state agencies' as it presently applies to the provisions of law that establish the Telecommunications Information Council and as it applies under Executive Order No. 113; relating to information systems in the legislative branch and to the Telecommunications Information Council; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 152 01 "An Act amending the definition of the term 'state agencies' as it presently applies to the 02 provisions of law that establish the Telecommunications Information Council and as it 03 applies under Executive Order No. 113; relating to information systems in the legislative 04 branch and to the Telecommunications Information Council; and providing for an 05 effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 44.19.502(b) is amended to read: 08 (b) The council is composed of the governor, the commissioner from each 09 principal department of the executive branch, the president of the University of 10 Alaska, and [THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 11 AGENCY,] a member of the public appointed by the governor [, AND ONE 12 LEGISLATOR FROM EACH HOUSE, APPOINTED BY THE RESPECTIVE 13 PRESIDING OFFICER. THE LEGISLATORS SHALL SERVE AS NONVOTING
01 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL]. The public member appointed by the governor 02 may not have a financial interest in the information services industry. The chief 03 justice of the supreme court may appoint a member to serve on the council, and the 04 executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency may appoint a member to 05 serve on the council. Each commissioner shall appoint a deputy commissioner to 06 serve as an alternate for the commissioner. The vice-president of the University of 07 Alaska shall serve as alternate for the president. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 44.19 is amended by adding a new section to read: 09 Sec. 44.19.508. Legislative branch. The executive director of the Legislative 10 Affairs Agency shall establish information systems guidelines and prepare a short- 11 range and long-range information systems plan for the legislative branch. The 12 guidelines and plan must be consistent with the telecommunications information 13 guidelines and plan adopted by the council under AS 44.19.502 - 44.19.519 and must 14 be adapted to the special needs of the legislative branch as determined by the Alaska 15 Legislative Council. 16 * Sec. 3. AS 44.19.519(2) is amended to read: 17 (2) "state agencies" means all departments, divisions, and offices in the 18 executive branch [AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES] of state government and the 19 University of Alaska; it does not mean the Alaska Railroad Corporation or an agency 20 of the judicial or legislative branches [BRANCH] of government. 21 * Sec. 4. AS 44.21 is amended by adding a new section to read: 22 Sec. 44.21.370. Legislative branch. The executive director of the Legislative 23 Affairs Agency shall establish information systems guidelines and prepare a short- 24 range and long-range information systems plan for the legislative branch. The 25 guidelines and plan must be consistent with the telecommunications information 26 guidelines and plan adopted by the commissioner under AS 44.21.350 - 44.21.390 and 27 must be adapted to the special needs of the legislative branch as determined by the 28 Alaska Legislative Council. 29 * Sec. 5. AS 44.21.390(2), added by Executive Order No. 113, is amended to read: 30 (2) "state agencies" means all departments, divisions, and offices in the 31 executive branch [AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES] of state government and the
01 University of Alaska; it does not mean the Alaska Railroad Corporation or an agency 02 of the judicial or legislative branches [BRANCH] of government. 03 * Sec. 6. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 04 read: 05 CONDITIONAL EFFECT. (a) Sections 4 and 5 of this Act take effect only if 06 Executive Order No. 113 takes effect. 07 (b) If Executive Order No. 113 takes effect, the amendment of AS 44.19.502(b) by 08 sec. 1 of this Act, AS 44.19.508, added by sec. 2 of this Act, and the amendment of 09 AS 44.19.519(2) by sec. 3 of this Act do not take effect. 10 * Sec. 7. If, under sec. 6 of this Act, secs. 1 - 3 of this Act take effect, they take effect on 11 March 14, 2005, or the day after the date this Act becomes law under AS 01.10.070, 12 whichever occurs later. 13 * Sec. 8. If, under sec. 6 of this Act, secs. 4 and 5 of this Act take effect, they take effect on 14 March 14, 2005, or the day after the date this Act becomes law under AS 01.10.070, 15 whichever occurs later. 16 * Sec. 9. Section 6 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.01.070(c).