Security officers at the Alaska Capitol do not currently screen incoming visitors, and the Capitol does not use metal detectors or backscatter X-ray machines like those found at American airports.
Snow falls on the Alaska Capitol and the statue of William Henry Seward on Monday, April 1, 2024. published Oct. 2, the nonpartisan agency in charge of Capitol administration seeks a private firm to “conduct security screening of visitors and visitors’ belongings.” The firm may also be in charge of screening incoming packages.
The joint House-Senate Legislative Council, which makes decisions about the administration of the Capitol, has yet to approve a screening procedure or policy.The request for quotes states that the director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, which manages the Capitol, would be in charge of signing a one-year security contract that runs through 2025.
Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage and chair of the Legislative Council, said Geary has acted correctly on the issue. “I think it’s unfortunate and probably ill-advised,” he said of the plan to impose security screeners.“If we’re talking about making it harder to get into the Alaska State Capitol, making it harder for the public to access the Legislature, that should be based on more than an icky feeling about the world,” he said.
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