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State of Alaska
                                                             Fiscal Note
                                                                                               Bill Version:                  CSHB 201(JUD)
 2020 Legislative Session
                                                                                               Fiscal Note Number:            1
                                                                                               (H) Publish Date:              2/26/2020
 Identifier:        HB201-LAW-CIV-2-8-20                                        Department:        Department of Law
 Title:             DEFENSE OF PUB. OFFICER: ETHICS                             Appropriation: Civil Division Except Contracts Relating to
                    COMPLAINT                                                                      Interpretation of Janus v AFSCME
 Sponsor:           LEDOUX                                                      Allocation:        Opinions, Appeals and Ethics
 Requester: (H) JUD                                                             OMB Component Number:                2716
 Expenditures/Revenues
 Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below.                                                               (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                 Included in
                                    FY2021       Governor's
                                Appropriation      FY2021                                             Out-Year Cost Estimates
                                  Requested       Request
 OPERATING EXPENDITURES               FY 2021        FY 2021       FY 2022                       FY 2023            FY 2024         FY 2025         FY 2026
 Personal Services
 Travel
 Services
 Commodities
 Capital Outlay
 Grants & Benefits
 Miscellaneous
 Total Operating                            0.0           0.0          0.0                             0.0              0.0              0.0              0.0
 Fund Source (Operating Only)
 None
 Total                                            0.0              0.0                 0.0             0.0              0.0              0.0              0.0
 Positions
 Full-time
 Part-time
 Temporary
 Change in Revenues
 None
 Total                                            0.0              0.0                 0.0             0.0              0.0              0.0              0.0
 Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2020) cost:                                    0.0                (separate supplemental appropriation required)
 Estimated CAPITAL (FY2021) cost:                                         0.0                (separate capital appropriation required)
 Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account?       No
 (Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
 ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
 Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency?                  No
 If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
 Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
 Not applicable. Initial version.
 Prepared By:              Allison Radford, Special Assistant to the Commissioner                                    Phone:       (907)465-1042
 Division:                 Civil Division                                                                            Date:        02/07/2020
 Approved By:              Valerie Rose, Acting Administrative Services Director                                     Date:        02/08/20
 Agency:                   Office of Management and Budget
Printed 2/26/2020                                                        Page 1 of 2                                                       Control Code: IMkYZ
                                                                                                          CSHB 201(JUD) - Fiscal Note 1
                                                  FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA                                                                    BILL NO. HB 201
2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
   This bill would make changes to the Executive Ethics Act by adding a new section related to reimbursement of legal
   representation and the representation of public officers. The new section, AS 39.52.165, would provide that a public
   officer or a former public officer who is the subject of a complaint may request and receive reimbursement for reasonable
   legal expenses from a state agency. The person would be required to execute a written agreement with the agency to
   repay all money received if the person is not exonerated of all violations alleged in the complaint. The section would
   define exonerated and reasonable legal expenses for the purposes of this section. The section would apply to requests
   for reimbursement and contracts that take effect on or after the effective date of the Act.
   Subsection (d) of AS 39.52.165 would provide that the Department of Law may reimburse certain legal expenses for public
   officers who are the subject of an Executive Ethics Act complaint. This subsection also prohibits the Department of Law,
   including the attorney general, from representing, advising, or assisting a public officer or former public officer in a matter
   in which that person is the subject of an Executive Ethics Act complaint. This subsection specifies that the prohibition
   extends to the governor and lieutenant governor.
   Since it is impossible to predict with any certainty how many complaints may arise related to department employees, the
   Department of Law does not anticipate any fiscal impacts related to implementing the reimbursement provision.
   As the Department of Law does not currently provide legal representation for public officers in Executive Ethics Act
   matters, the department does not anticipate any fiscal impacts related to the prohibition on representation if this bill
   becomes law.
(Revised 10/22/19 OMB/LFD)                                                                                            Page 2 of 2
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Statutes affected: 
HB0201A, AM HB 201, introduced 01/17/2020: 39.52.110, 39.52.120, 39.52.130, 39.52.150, 39.52.310, 39.52.320, 39.52.370, 39.52.330
HB0201B, AM CSHB 201(JUD), introduced 02/26/2020: 