BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The Alaska Board of Parole proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 22 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with parole eligibility and victim participation in parole hearings, including the following:
- 22 AAC 20.005 - 22 AAC 20.090 are proposed for adoption, amendment, and repeal as follows: consolidate parole eligibility groups and update to include three eligibility groups created by statute since 2005; add regulation providing geriatric parole eligibility, update definitions, and change wording to make presumptive sentence eligibility clearer.
- 22 AAC 20.105 is a proposed change to more clearly reflect that a victim of a crime may participate in all hearings conducted by the parole board regarding the perpetrator of that crime, not just discretionary release hearings.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes by submitting written comments to the Executive Director, Jeffrey Edwards, at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1800, Anchorage, AK 99501. Additionally, the Board of Parole will accept comments by electronic mail at parole.board@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted by calling (907)269-4642. The comments must be received not later than 4:00pm on October 1, 2024.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Executive Director Jeffrey Edwards at parole.board@alaska.gov or 550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1800, Anchorage AK 99501. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board of Parole will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System doc.alaska.gov/parole-board.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jeffrey Edwards at parole.board@alaska.gov or (907)26-4642 no later than October 1st, 2024 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Executive Director Jeffrey Edwards at parole.board@alaska.gov or (907) 269-4642.
A copy of material proposed for adoption by reference is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System.
After the public comment period ends, the Alaska Board of Parole will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.
Statutory authority: AS 33.16.060
Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 33.16.090; AS 33.16.100;
Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
The Alaska Board of Parole keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the Alaska Board of Parole notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to the Alaska Board of Parole at 550 W 7th Avenue, Suite 1800 Anchorage, Alaska 99501, giving your name, and either your e-mail address or mailing address, as you prefer for receiving notices.
Individuals can also signup to receive automated notifications of all State of Alaska notices, including public notice for regulation changes, by subscribing to the Alaska Online Public Notices System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx.
Date: August 29, 2024
Jeff Edwards
Jeffrey Edwards, Executive Director
Alaska Board of Parole