How SB 183 changes current law

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This bill amends existing law to strengthen the authority and conditions under which individuals must cooperate with the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee.

• AS 11.56.845(a)

  A person commits the offense of hindering the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee if the person intentionally (1) fails to give, or (2) directs, orders, threatens, restrains, coerces, forces, or prevents another person from giving, full cooperation to the legislative auditor or the legislative fiscal analyst in assembling, generating, or furnishing requested information to the committee or its staff, and the person did not reasonably believe that the action or failure to act was legally justified. → A person commits the offense of hindering the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee if the person intentionally (1) fails to give, or (2) directs, orders, threatens, restrains, coerces, forces, or prevents another person from giving, full cooperation to the legislative auditor or the legislative fiscal analyst in assembling, generating, or furnishing requested information in the form or format requested to the committee or its staff, and the person did not reasonably believe that the action or failure to act was legally justified.

  This change clarifies that full cooperation must be given in the specific form or format requested.

• AS 24.20.201(a)

  require all state officials and agencies of state government to give full cooperation to the committee or its staff in assembling, generating, and furnishing requested information, including assembling, generating, or furnishing information in the form or format requested by the committee or the committee's staff; → require all state officials and agencies of state government to give full cooperation to the committee or its staff in assembling, generating, and furnishing requested information;

  This removes redundancy in the requirement for cooperation regarding information requested.

• AS 24.20.271(5)

  require the assistance and cooperation of all state officials and other state employees in the inspection, examination, and audit of state agency books and accounts; the legislative audit division may require a state official or other state employee to assemble, generate, or furnish information in the form or format requested by the division; → require the assistance and cooperation of all state officials and other state employees in the inspection, examination, and audit of state agency books and accounts;

  This change eliminates the specification of information being requested in a particular form or format.

• AS 39.25.160(l)

  A state employee may not intentionally (1) fail to give, or (2) direct, order, threaten, restrain, coerce, force, or prevent another person from giving, full cooperation to the legislative auditor or the legislative fiscal analyst in assembling, generating, or furnishing requested information to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee or its staff if the person did not reasonably believe that the action or failure to act was legally justified. → A state employee may not intentionally (1) fail to give, or (2) direct, order, threaten, restrain, coerce, force, or prevent another person from giving, full cooperation to the legislative auditor or the legislative fiscal analyst in assembling, generating, or furnishing requested information in the form or format requested to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee or its staff if the person did not reasonably believe that the action or failure to act was legally justified.

  This change specifies that the information must be provided in the form or format requested.