Alaska § 44.21.020 - Duties of department.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 44.21.020 — Duties of department., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44.21.020. Duties of department.
The Department of Administration shall (1) make surveys and studies to improve administrative procedures, methods, and organization; (2) keep general accounts; (3) approve vouchers and disburse funds for all purposes; (4) operate centralized purchasing and supply services, and necessary storerooms and warehouses; (5) [Repealed, E.O. No. 122, § 35 (2022).] (6) supervise telephone, mailing, messenger, duplicating, and similar services adaptable to centralized management; (7) administer the public employees' retirement system and teachers' retirement system; (8) administer a statewide personnel program, including central personnel services such as recruitment, assessment, position classification, and pay administration; (9) administer and supervise a statewide automatic data processing program; (10) study, design, implement, and manage the telecommunications systems and services of the state under AS 44.21.305 - 44.21.330. (11) [Repealed, E.O. No. 120, § 3 (2021).]
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 44.21.020 cover?
Section 44.21.020 ("Duties of department.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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