00                            SENATE BILL NO. 108                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to security video surveillance of legislative space."                                                  
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 24.05 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
04            Sec. 24.05.195. Security video surveillance. (a) To avoid security risks and to                            
05       deter and prevent unauthorized entries, theft, destruction of equipment, and other                                
06       criminal activity, the legislative council may provide for security video surveillance in                         
07       office or other space under the control of the legislature. Security video surveillance                           
08       must be conducted in a manner consistent with law and with respect for the privacy of                             
09       persons using legislative facilities. Surveillance camera operators may not monitor                               
10       individuals based on personal interest or on characteristics of race, gender, ethnicity,                          
11       religion, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or other factors that are not                    
12       based on legitimate security or law enforcement goals.                                                            
13            (b)  Information regarding a security video surveillance system installed under                              
14       this section is confidential. Footage and other materials produced through the use of                             
15       security video surveillance are not public records.                                                               

01            (c) Except as provided under (d) and (e) of this section, only security officers                             
02       employed by the Legislative Affairs Agency may have access to footage, screen shots,                              
03       printouts of screen shots, or other security video surveillance materials.                                        
04            (d)  If a security officer who has inspected security video surveillance material                            
05       determines that a security risk or law enforcement issue may exist, the security officer                          
06       shall inform the chair of the Legislative Council, or, if the chair is not available, the                         
07       speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. The chair or the                         
08       two presiding officers may inspect the security surveillance material that gives rise to                          
09       the security or law enforcement concern, or may designate another legislator or other                             
10       legislators to do so. A legislator who inspects the material may elect to provide the                             
11       material to the legislative council. The council may take any action to address the                               
12       security risk or law enforcement issue, including providing access to the material to                             
13       any other person.                                                                                                 
14            (e)  If a security officer or legislator who has inspected security video                                    
15       surveillance material under (d) of this section determines to a high degree of                                    
16       probability that the material reveals a serious security risk or criminal activity, the                           
17       security officer or legislator may notify a peace officer, permit inspection of the                               
18       material by the peace officer, and permit the peace officer to take the material for the                          
19       purpose of conducting a security or criminal investigation. In this subsection, "peace                            
20       officer" has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060.                                                                   
21            (f)  Footage, screen shots, printouts of screen shots, and other security video                              
22       surveillance material in the possession of the Legislative Affairs Agency or the                                  
23       legislative council shall be stored in a secure manner. The material may be retained                              
24       not longer than 30 days and must then be erased or destroyed unless retention for a                               
25       longer period is ordered by the legislative council because it finds that the material is                         
26       or may become relevant to a security or criminal investigation or to a court                                      
27       proceeding.