SB 36 Summary

• Allows municipalities to publish taxpayer notices electronically on municipal websites instead of newspapers, with posting required for three consecutive weeks.

• Permits municipalities to publish foreclosure lists and redemption period expiration notices on municipal websites or at public places as alternatives to newspaper publication.

• Adds state agency reports to the Alaska Online Public Notice System, requiring agencies with technological capability to distribute reports electronically and post them online rather than printing copies.

• Allows persons to request print copies of state agency reports from the state library distribution and data access center under existing statute.

• Restricts state agencies from hiring contractors for report photography or graphics unless no qualified agency employee is available or contractor use would reduce state resource expenditure.