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This bill amends Alaska Statute 39.52 to prohibit the Department of Law, including the attorney general, from representing or providing legal advice to the governor, lieutenant governor, or any other public officer (current or former) who is the subject of an ethics complaint under the state's ethics chapter. The key provision effectively prevents state legal counsel from defending public officials in ethics proceedings, which could potentially limit their access to legal representation when facing such complaints. This change suggests an intent to strengthen independent oversight and accountability for public officials by ensuring that they cannot rely on the state's own legal department to defend them in ethics-related matters. The bill appears designed to create a clearer separation between the potential subjects of ethics complaints and the legal resources available to them, which may help reduce perceived conflicts of interest in how such complaints are handled.

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