2004 Alaska Statutes
Title 14 EDUCATION, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS
Chapter 14.25. TEACHERS' RETIREMENT
Sec. 14.25.022. Regulations.

(a) Regulations adopted by the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board under this chapter relate to the internal management of a state agency and their adoption is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a regulation adopted under this chapter shall be published in the Alaska Administrative Register and Code for informational purposes. Each regulation adopted under this chapter shall conform to the style and format requirements of the drafting manual for administrative regulations that is published under AS 44.62.050 .

(c) At least 30 days before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation under this chapter, the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board shall provide notice of the action that is being considered. The notice shall be

(1) posted in public buildings throughout the state;

(2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each judicial district of the state;

(3) mailed to each person or group that has filed a request for notice of proposed action with the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board; and

(4) furnished to each member of the legislature and to the Legislative Affairs Agency.

(d) Failure to mail notice to a person as required under (c)(3) of this section does not invalidate an action taken by the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board.

(e) The Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board may hold a hearing on a proposed regulation.

(f) A regulation adopted under this chapter takes effect 30 days after adoption by the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board.

(g) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a regulation may be adopted, amended, or repealed, effective immediately, as an emergency regulation by the unanimous vote of a quorum of the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board. For an emergency regulation to be effective the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board must find that the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation is necessary for the immediate preservation of the orderly operation of the system or the business of the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board. The Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board shall, within 10 days after adoption of an emergency regulation, give notice of the adoption under (c) of this section. An emergency regulation adopted under this subsection may not remain in effect past the date of the next regular meeting of the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Board unless the board complies with the procedures set out in this section and adopts the regulation as a permanent regulation.

(h) In this section "regulation" has the meaning given in AS 44.62.640(a).