Sec. 24.20.650. Joint Armed Services Committee established.
(a) The Joint Armed Services Committee is established as a permanent interim committee of the legislature. (b) The committee is composed of (1) five members of the senate, at least one of whom is a member of the minority, appointed by the president of the senate; (2) five members of the house of representatives, at […]
Sec. 24.20.655. Terms of office; vacancies.
(a) Each legislative member serves for the duration of the legislature during which the member is appointed. Each public member serves for three years. An individual who has served on the committee may be reappointed. (b) A legislator ceases to be a member of the Joint Armed Services Committee if the legislator ceases to be […]
Sec. 24.20.660. Travel and per diem allowances.
Members of the Joint Armed Services Committee are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses. Members of the committee shall receive per diem allowances in accordance with the policy adopted by the legislative council under AS 24.10.130(c).
Sec. 24.20.665. Meetings.
(a) Eight members of the Joint Armed Services Committee constitute a quorum. (b) The committee members shall select one member from the senate and one member from the house of representatives to serve as co-chairs of the committee. (c) The committee may meet during sessions of the legislature and during intervals between sessions at the […]
Sec. 24.20.670. Administration.
The legislative council shall provide administrative and other services to the Joint Armed Services Committee. Within the limits of the amounts made available to the committee by the legislative council, the committee may make expenditures and enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of AS 24.20.650 – 24.20.675. Contracts must be approved by a […]
Sec. 24.20.675. Powers and duties.
(a) The Joint Armed Services Committee shall (1) monitor the military base realignment and closure activities of the federal government for bases in the state; (2) work on specific realignments and closures proposed by the federal government for bases in the state; (3) work with the state’s congressional delegation regarding federal military base realignments and […]
Sec. 24.20.261. Staff.
(a) The legislative auditor shall serve as head of the audit division and, within the limits of the budget approved by the committee, shall employ and determine the compensation of the professional and clerical staff of the division. (b) The auditor and members of the professional and clerical staff may not join or support any […]
Sec. 24.20.271. Powers and duties.
The legislative audit division shall (1) conduct a performance post-audit of boards and commissions designated in AS 44.66.010 and make the audit, together with a written report, available to the legislature not later than the first day of the regular session of the legislature convening in each year set out with reference to boards and […]
Sec. 24.20.281. Special audit.
A member of the legislature may, in writing and with at least six days notice, request that the budget and audit committee direct a special audit of any state agency or determine the propriety of any expenditure of state funds received by any political subdivision or other entity obtaining state funds. Should a majority of […]
Sec. 24.20.291. Conflict of interest.
The legislative auditor, the supervisor of audit, the legislative fiscal analyst, and members of the staff of the legislative finance and audit divisions may not serve in ex officio or other capacity on any board, except as authorized in AS 24.20.231(6), commission or other administrative agency of state government; nor may they have a financial […]