00                            SENATE BILL NO. 147                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to boroughs and to village public safety officers."                                                    
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 18.65.670(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  There is created in the Department of Public Safety a village public safety                             
05       officer program to assist local governments and villages through nonprofit regional                               
06       corporations and boroughs to appoint, train, supervise, and retain persons to serve as                        
07       village public safety officers to administer functions relative to                                                
08                 (1)  the protection of life and property in rural areas of the state; and                               
09                 (2)  providing probation and parole supervision to persons under                                        
10       supervision by communicating with and monitoring the activities and progress of these                             
11       persons at the direction of probation and parole officers.                                                        
12    * Sec. 2. AS 18.65.670(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
13            (b)  With funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner of public                                    
14       safety shall provide grants to nonprofit regional corporations or boroughs with                               
15       populations of less than 10,000 for village public safety officers in rural areas of                      

01       the state. The commissioner of public safety shall coordinate with the commissioner                           
02       of corrections when providing grants under this section, and the commissioners shall                              
03       jointly execute an agreement with the nonprofit regional corporations or boroughs.                            
04       Before providing a grant under this section, the commissioner of public safety                                
05       shall consult with the nonprofit regional corporation for the area and with the                               
06       borough if the area is within a borough.                                                                      
07    * Sec. 3. AS 18.65.670(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
08            (c)  The commissioner of public safety may adopt regulations related to village                              
09       public safety officers, including minimum standards and training, criteria for                                    
10       community, borough, or corporation participation, and the interaction between the                             
11       Department of Public Safety and village public safety officers. The commissioner of                               
12       corrections may adopt regulations related to the functions of village public safety                               
13       officers providing probation and parole supervision.                                                              
14    * Sec. 4. AS 18.65.670 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
15            (e)  Notwithstanding AS 29, a borough has the authority to receive grants from                               
16       and contract with the Department of Public Safety under this section.