00                            SENATE BILL NO. 34                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to office accounts for each member of the legislature for legislative                                  
02 office expenses."                                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 24.10.110 is amended to read:                                                                      
05            Sec. 24.10.110. Office accounts [ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES]. In                                              
06       addition, each member of the legislature is entitled to an annual legislative office                          
07       account, as established by the legislative council, that complies with 26 U.S.C.                              
08       62(c) (Internal Revenue Code) and regulations adopted under that statute                                      
09       relating to qualified business expenses under accountable plans [ALLOWANCE                                    
10       PRESCRIBED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AS 39.23 FOR POSTAGE,                                                               
11       STATIONERY, STENOGRAPHIC SERVICES, AND OTHER EXPENSES].                                                           
12    * Sec. 2. AS 24.10.110 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
13            (b)  The funds in the office account of each member of the legislature shall                                 
14       remain in a separate account maintained by the Legislative Affairs Agency as                                      

01       provided in (a) of this section, subject to the following:                                                        
02                 (1)  funds in a member's office account may be paid to the member                                       
03       upon request of the member for reimbursement and after the agency determines that                                 
04       the request for reimbursement is for a qualified business expense; and                                            
05                 (2)  any funds remaining in a member's office account at the end of                                     
06       each year shall lapse into the general fund as provided by law.                                                   
07    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
08 read:                                                                                                                   
09       APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to office accounts established on or after                                        
10 January 1, 2014, under AS 24.10.110, as amended by this Act.