2 AAC 05.125 - Duties of the State Social Security Administrator

(a) The state social security administrator, under the general supervision of the commissioner of administration or designee, as required by 20 CFR 404.1204 is designated to act for the state in administering the state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverage agreement. The state social security administrator will:

(1) maintain physical custody, in a secure location, of the state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverage agreement, any modifications Land all intrastate agreements;

(2) provide copies of all modifications and intrastate agreements to active political subdivisions with an explanation of any changes that have been overridden by subsequent changes to federal law;

(3) take appropriate steps to execute modifications to the original state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverage agreement that include additional coverage groups correct errors in modifications or identify additional political subdivisions that join a covered retirement system;

(4) conduct referenda on the coverage of services of individuals in positions under a retirement system;

(5) serve as an information liaison for federal, state and local agencies in the education and training of public employers;

(6) draft and publish rules, policies, procedures and standards for operation of the state social security administrator office;

(7) provide the Federal Office of the Social Security Administration with notice and evidence of the legal dissolution of a covered state or political subdivision entity;

(8) provide guidance to the state's governmental employers on issues related to the state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverage agreement;

(9) work with the Federal Office of the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service to address coverage and taxation questions related to the state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverage agreement and any modifications to that agreement; and

(10) assess the state's covered political subdivisions, under existing state statutes, to determine the administrative costs for operation of the state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverage agreement.

(b) In this section, "state's section 218 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 418) coverage agreement" means the agreement between the state and the Federal Office of the Social Security Administration under 42 U.S.C. 418.

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Eff. 1/31/2017, Register 221, April 2017

Authority: AS 39.30.010

AS 39.30.030

AS 39.30.040

AS 39.30.060