B. What governments are subject to the law?

The OMA provides that "all meetings of a governmental body of a public entity of the state are open to the public except as otherwise provided by this section (referring to the OMA itself) or another provision of law." AS 44.62.310. The terms used in this general admonition that government business is to be conducted openly are defined broadly. "Governmental body" means an assembly, council, board, commission, committee or other similar body of a public entity with the authority to establish policies or make decisions for the public entity or with the authority to advise or make recommendations to the public entity, and includes the members of a subcommittee or other subordinate unit of a governmental body if the subordinate unit consists of two or more members. AS 44.62.310(h)(1). A "public entity" is defined to include any entity of the state or of a political subdivision of the state including an agency, a board or commission, the University of Alaska, a public authority or corporation, a municipality, a school district, and other governmental units of the state or political subdivisions of the state. Due to constitutional separation of powers considerations, the legislature has specified that the term "public entity" does not include the court system or the legislative branch of state government. AS 44.62.310(h)(3).