(a) The commission consists of 16 members, appointed or designated in a manner that ensures rural areas of the state are represented, as follows:
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.19.642
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court or another active or retired justice of the supreme court or an active or retired judge of the court of appeals designated by the chief justice;(2) an active or retired superior court judge designated by the chief justice for a three-year term;(3) an active or retired district court judge designated by the chief justice for a three-year term;(4) a member of the Alaska Native community designated by the Alaska Native Justice Center for a three-year term;(5) the deputy attorney general for the division of the Department of Law that has responsibility for criminal cases or the deputy attorney general’s designee ;(6) the public defender or the public defender’s designee;(7) the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner’s designee;(8) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner’s designee;(9) the chief executive officer of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority or the chief executive officer’s designee for a three-year term;(10) two active duty peace officers, one representing a rural community off the road system and one representing an urban community, designated by the Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police for three-year terms ;(11) one victims’ rights advocate designated by the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, after consultation with its members and partner organizations, for a three-year term;(12) one nonvoting member, serving ex officio, who is a member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate;(13) one nonvoting member, serving ex officio, who is a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (14) the commissioner of health or the commissioner’s designee; and(15) one person who has been convicted of a felony offense in the state for which the person has been unconditionally discharged, designated jointly by the deputy attorney general for the division of the Department of Law that has responsibility for criminal cases and the public defender for a three-year term; in this paragraph, “unconditionally discharged” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 12.55.185.(b) [Repealed by 2022 amendment.] (c) The commission shall, by majority vote of the membership, elect a chair and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership to serve on a yearly basis.(d) The Alaska Judicial Council shall provide staff and administrative support to the commission.
