1. (a) The use or authorization of use of state money or other state resources for transportation of a family member of the governor or lieutenant governor does not violate AS 39.52.120(a) or (b)(3) if transportation is provided to an event at which the family member's presence benefits the state. The presence of a family member of the governor or lieutenant governor benefits the state if the family member's presence

   1. (1) is required for official action of the state; or

   2. (2) has a public purpose related to the governor's or lieutenant governor's official duties, including

      1. (A) attending a state-sponsored event that the family of the governor or lieutenant governor customarily attends;
      2. (B) attending an event at which the family member serves as an officially designated representative of the state; or
      3. (C) accompanying, as an invited guest, the governor or lieutenant governor to an event related to issues important to the state when the family member's attendance is appropriate for the event, such as youth- or family-related events.
2. (b) For purposes of AS 39.52.120(a) and (b)(3) and (a) of this section, transportation of a family member to attend a political or campaign event held for partisan political purposes does not benefit the state.

3. (c) For purposes of AS 39.52. 120(a) and (b)(3), the use or authorization of use of state money or other state resources for transportation of a family member that does not benefit the state is presumed insignificant if the governor or lieutenant governor pays the state the cost of the family member's transportation. Except for transportation by state aircraft for partisan political purposes under AS 39.52.120(f), the agency that authorized or paid for the travel shall determine the cost of the transportation based on either

   1. (1) the actual fare paid; or
   2. (2) the fare for equivalent commercial transportation, if the travel was by state aircraft, vessel, or vehicle.

4. (d) in this section,

   1. (1) "child" has the meaning given in AS 39.52.960;
   2. (2) "family member" means a spouse or minor child of the governor or lieutenant governor;
   3. (3) "for partisan political purposes" has the meaning given in AS 39.52.120(b)(6).

(Eff. 12/22/2010, Register 196)

Authority: AS 39.52.120, AS 39.52.950