In AS 39.90.100
- 39.90.150,


(1) "employee" or "public employee" means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied, for a public employer;


(2) "employer" or "public employer" includes the state, a public or quasi-public corporation or authority established by state law, the University of Alaska, and a political subdivision of the state including a municipality, school district, and regional educational attendance area;


(3) "matter of public concern" means


(A) a violation of a state, federal, or municipal law, regulation, or ordinance;


(B) a danger to public health or safety;


(C) gross mismanagement, a substantial waste of funds, or a clear abuse of authority;


(D) a matter accepted for investigation by the office of the ombudsman under AS 24.55.100
or 24.55.320; or


(E) interference or any failure to cooperate with an audit or other matter within the authority of Legislative Budget and Audit Committee;


(4) "public body" includes an officer or agency of


(A) the federal government;


(B) the state;


(C) a political subdivision of the state including


(i) a municipality;


(ii) a school district; and


(iii) a regional educational attendance area;


(D) a public or quasi-public corporation or authority established by state law including the Alaska Railroad Corporation; and


(E) the University of Alaska.