00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 354(MLV)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to qualifications of the adjutant general."                                                            
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 26.05.160(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
04            (a)  The adjutant general of the state is appointed by the governor. The                                     
05       governor shall prescribe the grade of the adjutant general, which may not exceed                                  
06       major general. To be eligible for appointment as adjutant general, a person must be a                             
07       citizen of the state and must be a federally recognized officer in the Alaska                                 
08       National Guard or an officer who has the qualifications to gain federal                                       
09       recognition as a general-grade officer, either in active status or in retirement                              
10       status eligible for reappointment as a general-grade officer; in appointing the                               
11       adjutant general, the governor should consider persons with at least five years'                              
12       service in the Alaska National Guard or Alaska Air National Guard or persons                                  
13       who began regular service enlistment in Alaska. The adjutant general shall make                               
14       returns and reports to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, and to the governor or to the                            
15       officers designated by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, and the governor, at the                                 

01       times and in the form prescribed.