00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 48(STA)                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to reports from the State Commission for Human Rights."                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 18.80.060(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by this chapter, the                              
05       commission shall                                                                                                  
06                 (1)  appoint an executive director approved by the governor;                                            
07                 (2)  hire other administrative staff as may be necessary to the                                         
08       commission's function;                                                                                            
09                 (3)  exercise general supervision and direct the activities of the                                      
10       executive director and other administrative staff;                                                                
11                 (4)  accept complaints under AS 18.80.100;                                                              
12 (5)  study the problems of discrimination in all or specific fields of                                                  
13 human relationships, foster through community effort or goodwill, cooperation and                                       
14 conciliation among the groups and elements of the population of the state, and publish                                  
15 results of investigations and research as in its judgment will tend to eliminate                                        

01 discrimination because of race, religion, color, national ancestry, physical or mental                                  
02 disability, age, sex, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood;                              
03 (6)  make an overall assessment, at least once every three years, of the                                                
04 progress made toward equal employment opportunity by every department of state                                          
05 government; the commission shall prepare a report summarizing the results of the                                    
06 assessment within 90 days after the convening of the regular legislative session of                                 
07 the year in which the report is required; the commission shall make electronic                                      
08 copies of the report available to the public and notify the legislature that the                                    
09 report is available [RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE INCLUDED IN                                                 
10       THE ANNUAL REPORT MADE UNDER AS 18.80.150].                                                                       
11    * Sec. 2. AS 18.80.150 is amended to read:                                                                         
12 Sec. 18.80.150. Annual report. The commission shall report annually to the                                            
13 governor on civil rights problems it has encountered in the preceding year, and may                                     
14 recommend legislative action. Within 30 days after the convening of each regular                                    
15 legislative session, the [THE] commission shall [PROVIDE THE LEGISLATIVE                                            
16 AFFAIRS AGENCY WITH 40 COPIES OF THE REPORT DURING THE WEEK                                                             
17 PRECEDING THE CONVENING OF THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION                                                               
18 FOR LIBRARY DISTRIBUTION. THE COMMISSION SHALL] make electronic                                                     
19 copies of the report available to the public and notify the legislature that the report is                              
20       available.