Alaska Stat. § 14.40.440 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.440
University designated beneficiary of Smith-Lever Act and empowered to carry on agricultural extension work.
Status: in_force

The University of Alaska is designated as the beneficiary under the provisions of the Smith-Lever Act, and may administer and carry on agricultural extension work in the state in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.115 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.115
Cooperative arrangement grant program for school districts.
Status: reserved

(a) To encourage cooperative arrangements between school districts and between school districts and private businesses, nonprofit organizations, or government agencies to provide more efficient or economical administrative or educational services, a school district may receive a one-time cooperative arrangement grant from the department of up to $100,000. The department shall ensure that grant funds provided to districts under this section do not provide direct benefit to private educational institutions.

(b) [Repealed, § 12 ch 42 SLA 1997.] (c) In this section, (1) administrative services and educational services have the meanings given in AS 14.14.110 (a);

(2) district has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.330 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.330
Limitations.
Status: in_force

(a) A public library assistance grant under AS 14.56.310 (a)(1) may be a basic grant or a per capita grant. A basic grant may not be more than $7,000 for each service outlet of the public library in any one fiscal year. The amount of a basic grant must be equally matched by local money, the fair value of volunteer labor, or a combination of local money and volunteer labor. If the amount available for public library assistance grants during a fiscal year is not sufficient to fully fund basic grants for all eligible libraries, the amount available shall be prorated so that the amount of basic grants for all eligible libraries is reduced by the same percentage. After payment of basic grants to all eligible libraries during a fiscal year, any amount remaining for public library assistance grants shall be distributed as per capita grants to each library that received a basic grant. The amount of the per capita grants shall be based on the population of the municipality or unincorporated community served by each of the libraries.

(b) State money granted to a library under AS 14.56.300  14.56.340 may not be used to supplant local money equal to local expenditures for that library in fiscal year 1980, as adjusted annually by the commissioner to conform approximately to changes in the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index for Anchorage, Alaska. A library that uses state money to supplant local money forfeits eligibility for grants under AS 14.56.300  14.56.340 for two years.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.030
Transfer of powers, duties, and obligations of Agricultural College and School of Mines under Acts of Congress.
Status: in_force

All powers, duties, and obligations devolving upon the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines in connection with or by reason of Acts of Congress, past or future, in relation to agricultural colleges and agricultural or mining experiment stations, extension work in agriculture, and instruction and extension work in the mechanic arts granted to and imposed upon the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines are granted and conveyed to and imposed upon the University of Alaska, and beginning with the first day of July, 1935, the University of Alaska is designated to receive all money, appropriations, and grants to the state for the purposes set forth in this chapter. The comptroller of the University of Alaska is designated and appointed to receive directly and to disburse all funds that the state is entitled to receive under the Act of Congress of May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 372), as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953 (67 Stat. 83; 7 U.S.C. 341  348).
Alaska Stat. § 14.11.132 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.11 / Section 14.11.132
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.487 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.487
Occupational death benefit.
Status: in_force

(a) If (1) the death of a member occurs before the member's retirement and before the member's normal retirement date, (2) the proximate cause of death is a bodily injury sustained or a hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of the member's duties, and (3) the injury or hazard is not the proximate result of wilful negligence of the member, a monthly survivor's pension shall be paid to the surviving spouse. If there is no surviving spouse or if the spouse later dies, the monthly survivor's pension shall be paid in equal parts to the dependent children of the member.

(b) The first payment of the surviving spouse's pension or of a dependent child's pension shall be made for the month following the month in which the member dies. Payments shall cease on the last day of the month in which there is no longer an eligible spouse or eligible dependent child, or the last day of the month following the earliest date the member would have first qualified for normal retirement if the member had survived, whichever day is sooner.

(c) The monthly survivor's pension in (b) of this section for survivors of members is 40 percent of the member's monthly compensation in the month in which the member dies. While the monthly survivor's pension is being paid, the survivor is not entitled to elect distributions from the member's individual contribution account under AS 14.25.410 , except as required by AS 14.25.440 . While the monthly survivor's pension is being paid, the employer shall make contributions with respect to the member's surviving spouse and member's surviving dependent children based on the deceased member's gross monthly compensation at the time of occupational death (1) that would have been paid to the member's individual account under AS 14.25.340 and 14.25.350(a), to the trust account established under AS 14.25.350 (e), without deduction from the survivor's pension; and

(2) to the appropriate accounts and funds under AS 14.25.350 (b)  (e).

(d) If a member's death is caused by an act of assault, assassination, or terrorism directly related to the person's status as a member, whether the act occurs on or off the member's job site, the death shall be considered to have occurred in the performance of and within the scope of the member's duties for purposes of (a)(2) of this section. If the expressed or apparent motive and intent of the perpetrator of the harm inflicted upon the member was due to the performance of the member's job duties or employment, the death shall be considered to be directly related to the member's status as a member. A member's job duties are those performed within the course and scope of the person's employment with an employer.

(e) On the date the member would have first qualified for normal retirement if the member had survived, the retirement benefit shall be determined under the provisions of AS 14.25.420  14.25.440, 14.25.470, and 14.25.480. In addition to payment of the member's individual account, the surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, the surviving dependent children of the member, shall receive an additional benefit in an amount equal to the accumulated contributions that would have been made to the deceased member's individual account under AS 14.25.340 (a) and 14.25.350(a), based on the deceased member's gross monthly compensation at the time of the member's occupational death, from the time of the member's death to the date the member would have first qualified for normal retirement if the member had survived. Earnings shall be allocated to the additional benefit calculated under this subsection based on the actual rate of return, net of expenses, of the trust account established under AS 14.25.350 (e) over the period that the contributions would have been made. This additional amount and allocated earnings shall be paid in the same manner as determined for the member's individual account under AS 14.25.420  14.25.460 to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Service. A member who died and whose survivors receive occupational death benefits under this section shall be considered to have retired directly from the plan on the date the member would have first qualified for normal retirement if the member had survived. The period during which a survivor's pension is paid under this subsection constitutes membership service for the purposes of determining vesting in employer contributions under AS 14.25.390 (b) and eligibility for medical benefits under AS 14.25.310  14.25.590 and AS 39.30.300  39.30.495.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.160 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.160
Loss of tenure rights.
Status: in_force

Tenure rights are lost when the teacher's employment in the district is interrupted or terminated. However, a teacher on layoff status does not lose tenure rights during the period of layoff except as provided under AS 14.20.177 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.212 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.212
Pension forfeiture.
Status: in_force

The provisions of AS 37.10.310 apply to pension benefits under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.015 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.015
State education policy.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state that the purpose of education is to help ensure that all students will succeed in their education and work, shape worthwhile and satisfying lives for themselves, exemplify the best values of society, and be effective in improving the character and quality of the world about them.
Alaska Stat. § 14.18.060 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.18 / Section 14.18.060
Discrimination in textbooks and instructional materials prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) School boards shall have textbooks and instructional materials reviewed for evidence of sex bias in accordance with AS 14.08.111 (9) and AS 14.14.090 (7). School boards shall use educationally sound, unbiased texts and other instructional materials as they become available. Nothing in this section prohibits use of literary works.

(b) The board shall establish by regulation standards for nondiscriminatory textbooks and educational materials. Each school board shall provide training for all its certificated personnel on a schedule adopted by the governing body of a school district in the identification and recognition of sex-biased materials.

(c) The Board of Regents shall establish and implement a policy under AS 14.40.170 (b) for the guidance of officers and employees of the university on the selection of nondiscriminatory textbooks and educational materials.
Alaska Stat. § 14.50.060 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.50 / Section 14.50.060
Apportionment of federal aid granted without limitations as to use.
Status: in_force

If federal money is made available to the state without limitation or restriction as to the educational purposes for which it may be spent or if the federal money is made available to the state for alternative educational purposes, including payment of teachers' salaries, the governor or the board as the federal law may require may use a percentage of the money, not to exceed 50 percent, for increasing teachers' salaries in conformity with a minimum state salary schedule to be adopted by the board. The governor or the board as the federal law may require may use the remainder of the money to supplement existing educational programs.
Alaska Stat. § 14.18.100 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.18 / Section 14.18.100
Remedies.
Status: in_force

(a) A person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter or of a regulation or procedure adopted under this chapter as to primary or secondary education may file a complaint with the board and has an independent right of action in superior court for civil damages and for such equitable relief as the court may determine.

(b) A person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter or of a regulation or procedure adopted under this chapter as to postsecondary education has an independent right of action in superior court for civil damages and for such equitable relief as the court may determine.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.350 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.350
Board of Regents authorized to lease land.
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents may execute leases for mining, agriculture, or other purposes to the land granted for the benefit of an agricultural college and school of mines for Alaska by the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1915, for such time and at such rent or royalty as may seem just and as provided by law.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.010
Requirements for school safety patrols.
Status: in_force

The school board of a borough or city school district or regional educational attendance area, or a private or denominational school may require that school safety patrols be established to assist pupils to cross streets and highways adjacent to schools in safety.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.115 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.115
Unused sick leave credit.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher in membership service on or after July 1, 1977, who is appointed to retirement on or after July 1, 1978, may elect to apply unused sick leave credit in computing the total number of years of credited service under AS 14.25.110 (d) except for sick leave earned while participating in a university retirement program under AS 14.40.661  14.40.799. To obtain service credit for unused sick leave, a teacher must apply to the administrator not later than one year after appointment to retirement. Unused sick leave shall be credited on a day-for-day basis in accordance with the table for service after July 1, 1969, contained in AS 14.25.220 (47). Teacher contributions may not be required for credited unused sick leave.

(b) A teacher appointed to retirement before July 1, 1978, who returns to membership service on or after July 1, 1978, and is subsequently reappointed to retirement is eligible for unused sick leave credit only with respect to sick leave accrued during membership service on or after July 1, 1978.

(c) Benefits payable under this section accrue from the first day of the month after which all the following requirements are met: (1) the teacher meets the eligibility requirements of this section; (2) the teacher's written application for unused sick leave credit is received and verified by the administrator; and (3) a period of time has elapsed since the date of appointment to retirement equal to the amount of verified unused sick leave. Benefits are payable on the last day of the month.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.270 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.270
Teacher or employee transfers, evaluations, and negotiated agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher or employee may not be assigned to a charter school unless the teacher or employee consents to the assignment.

(b) All provisions of an existing negotiated agreement or collective bargaining agreement applicable to a teacher or employee of a district apply to that teacher or employee if employed at a charter school in that district, unless the district and the bargaining unit representing the teacher or employee agree to an exemption.

(c) A teacher in a charter school shall be evaluated in an equivalent manner as all other teachers in the district, except that if there is no administrator assigned to the charter school, the local school board, with the agreement of the charter school, shall designate a school district administrator in that district to evaluate a teacher in a charter school.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.300 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.300
Operation of certain statutes excepted.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation is not a municipality as the term is defined in AS 01.10.060 . Except as provided in AS 14.42.190 , the corporation is not subject to AS 37 . For all other purposes the corporation is a political subdivision and an instrumentality of the state.

(b) The funds, income, and receipts of the corporation are not money of the state, nor may real property in which the corporation has an interest be considered land owned in fee by the state or to which the state may become entitled or in any way land belonging to the state, or state land referred to in art. VIII of the Alaska Constitution.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.274 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.274
Identification of children with disabilities.
Status: in_force

Each school district shall establish and implement written procedures to ensure that all children with disabilities under the age of 22 for whom the agency is responsible under AS 14.30.186 to provide special education and related services are identified and located for the purpose of establishing their need for special education and related services.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.160 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.160
Bylaws.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt bylaws for the management of the department.

(b) The bylaws shall be written and distributed in a manner so as to be readily available to personnel of the department.

(c) This section may not be construed to allow the use of a bylaw rather than a regulation where the subject is of statewide importance or interest.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.055 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.055
Consortia.
Status: in_force

All parties that are signatory to a consortium agreement between the University of Alaska and a private university or college must abide by a decision rendered by the commission when disagreements arise or exist between the parties. For purposes of this section and AS 14.42.030 , consortium means a cooperative arrangement between two or more public or private institutions of postsecondary education specified in agreements or memoranda of understanding to permit sharing of facilities, instructional opportunities, and other educational services in such a way that the integrity of each institution party to the consortium is preserved while at the same time the institutions cooperatively plan the academic calendar, scheduling, use of personnel and facilities, and educational programs and offerings to the maximum advantage of the students and faculties of the institutions that are parties to a consortium.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.020
Museum Collections Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created in the department the State Museum Collections Advisory Committee consisting of five members appointed by the board to serve at the board's pleasure for staggered three-year terms. The appointees shall be broadly representative of the public's interest in the preservation of the human, cultural, natural, archeological, and anthropological history of Alaska. When possible, some of the committee members shall be known for, or possess, special expertise or a culturally relevant background in these aspects of the art and history of the state.

(b) A member appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the unexpired term of the member succeeded.
Alaska Stat. § 14.45.200 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.45 / Section 14.45.200
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) private school means a school that does not receive direct state or federal funding;

(2) religious school means a private school operated by a church or other religious organization that does not receive direct state or federal funding.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.415 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.415
Eligibility; priority.
Status: reserved

(a) For an applicant to be eligible for a grant under AS 14.43.400  14.43.420, the applicant must be (1) a resident of this state;

(2) enrolled or about to be enrolled (A) at an institution located in the state that is (i) accredited by an institutional accrediting body recognized by the United States Secretary of Education; or

(ii) approved to participate in the Alaska performance scholarship program as a qualified postsecondary institution under AS 14.43.830 ; and

(B) on at least a half-time basis; and

(3) able to demonstrate financial need in accordance with standards for determining financial need established by the commission.

(b) [Repealed, § 45 ch 89 SLA 2014.] (c) The commission shall adopt regulations to establish terms and conditions for awarding grants under AS 14.43.400  14.43.420 and to establish the amounts to be awarded for on-time, full-time, and half-time student status.
Alaska Stat. § 14.11.017 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.11 / Section 14.11.017
Grant conditions.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require in the grant agreement that a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area (1) agree to construction of a facility of appropriate size and use that meets criteria adopted by the department if the grant is for school construction;

(2) provide reasonable assurance by a means acceptable to the department, that the cost of the project will be uniform with the costs of the most current construction or major maintenance projects, as appropriate, in the area;

(3) agree to limit equipment purchases to that required for the approved project plan submitted under (5) of this subsection and account for all equipment purchased for the project under a fixed asset inventory system approved by the department;

(4) submit project budgets for department approval and agree that the grant amount may, at the discretion of the department, be reduced or increased by amounts equal to the amounts by which contracts vary from the budget amounts approved by the department; and

(5) submit to the department for approval, before award of the contract, a plan for the project that includes educational specifications, final drawings, and contract documents.

(b) The cost of any school construction or major maintenance activity encompassed by the definition of costs of school construction under AS 14.11.135 is payable under a grant awarded from the appropriate fund under AS 14.11.015 without regard to whether the costs were incurred before the (1) award of the grant;

(2) approval of the grant application by the board; or

(3) effective date of an appropriation to the appropriate grant fund for the year in which the grant is funded.

(c) The department, by regulation, may establish the time period in which activities described in (b) of this section must have occurred in order to be paid under a grant.

(d) The department shall develop and periodically update regionally based model school construction standards that describe acceptable building systems and anticipated costs and establish school design ratios to achieve efficient and cost-effective school construction. In developing the standards, the department shall consider the standards and criteria developed under AS 14.11.014 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.110 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.110
Denial.
Status: in_force

If the commission, upon review of an application for authorization to operate, or an application for an agent's permit determines that the application should be denied, the commission shall notify the applicant, setting out the reasons in writing. AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) governs the review of a denial under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.799 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.799
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.40.661  14.40.799, (1) appropriate state retirement system means the state retirement system that includes the employee's position;

(2) board means the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska;

(3) contribution account means the member contribution account under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220, the individual account under AS 14.25.310  14.25.590, the employee contribution account under AS 39.35.095  39.35.680, or the individual account under AS 39.35.700  39.35.990, whichever is appropriate;

(4) employee means an employee of the University of Alaska or a community college under AS 14.40 ;

(5) participating position means a position that is a permanent position that is at least a .5 full-time appointment and is included in the applicable retirement plan document;

(6) program means a university retirement program;

(7) state retirement system means the teachers' retirement system under AS 14.25 or the public employees' retirement system under AS 39.35 ;

(8) university means the University of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.030
Payment of scholarships.
Status: in_force

Payment of the scholarships shall be made monthly to the University of Alaska upon vouchers drawn upon the Department of Administration and duly certified by the treasurer and the president of the Board of Regents. Payments may not be made in excess of amounts specifically appropriated for this purpose.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.630 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.630
Terms and provisions of agreement.
Status: in_force

The terms and provisions of the agreement referred to in AS 14.20.620 are as follows:
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.930 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.930
Scholarship program information.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall make information about scholarship programs available in each school district in the state and at each campus of the University of Alaska.

(b) By September 15 before each annual graduation, a qualified high school in the state with a high school graduating class shall provide (1) to the board a list of the names and addresses of students in the graduating class who meet scholarship eligibility requirements for each scholarship program; and

(2) a notice of eligibility for the scholarship program to those students on the list prepared under (1) of this subsection.

(c) A school district shall amend its policies, including those applying to student directory information, as necessary to comply with this section.

(d) A qualified high school may not provide to the board the name of a student if the parent of the student objects to the disclosure.

(e) In this section, (1) board means the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska;

(2) qualified high school means a public high school, a high school accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, or a high school registered with the department.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.610 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.610
Disposition of income.
Status: reserved

(a) [Repealed, § 12 ch 42 SLA 1997.] (b) All money, including tuition and fees received before or after April 10, 1962, from the operations of a community college established, operated, and maintained under AS 14.40.560  14.40.640 and directly related or attributable to nondegree programs and activities of the community college, shall be placed in the appropriate fund of the qualified school district or political subdivision cooperating with the university in the establishment of the community college.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.150 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.150
Appointment of regents.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint the regents subject to confirmation by a majority of all the members of the legislature in joint session. The names of those appointed shall be sent to the legislature within five days after the opening of the session, for confirmation or rejection. If a person appointed is not confirmed by a majority vote of all the members of the legislature, the appointment ceases and the name of another person shall be submitted within three days after the rejection. If the legislature adjourns without confirming the nominee, or if an interim vacancy occurs, the governor may appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. However, the person who has failed to be confirmed may not be appointed. The term of office of the appointee expires on the fifth day of the session of the legislature following the appointment.

(b) At least one member of the Board of Regents must be a student. The student shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted to the governor. The governor shall make the appointment from the list within 60 days after it is submitted. The list shall consist of the names of two students from each campus of the University of Alaska after an election is held at each campus. Elections shall be conducted under rules established by the Office of the Governor. The term of office of the regent appointed from the general student body, University of Alaska, is for two years. The term of office begins June 1 of the year in which the appointment is made. An appointment made under AS 14.40.130 (d) shall be for the unexpired term of the original appointee. The term campus used in this subsection means a portion of the University of Alaska designated as a campus by the Board of Regents.
Alaska Stat. § 14.17.300 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.17 / Section 14.17.300
Public education fund.
Status: in_force

(a) The public education fund is established. The fund consists of appropriations for (1) distribution to school districts, to the state boarding school, and for centralized correspondence study under this chapter; and

(2) transportation of pupils under AS 14.09.010 .

(b) Money appropriated to the fund may be expended without further appropriation. Money appropriated to the fund does not lapse. The money in the fund may be expended only in aid of public schools and for centralized correspondence study programs under this chapter and for transportation of pupils under AS 14.09.010 . Interest earned on money held in the fund before expenditure may be appropriated to the fund by the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 14.34.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.34 / Section 14.34.020
Compact administrator.
Status: in_force

Under the compact established under AS 14.34.010 , the commissioner may designate an officer as the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies, and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of a supplementary agreement entered into by this state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.920 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.920
Repayment by ineligible recipient.
Status: in_force

If a person receives a scholarship, loan, or grant under this title for which the person is not eligible under the provisions of this title, the scholarship, loan, or grant is void and the entire balance of money paid is immediately due to the scholarship, loan, or grant fund. This section is in addition to any penalty that may be imposed according to another provision of law.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.290 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.290
Property and funds generally.
Status: reserved

(a) Federal grants and appropriations paid to the commissioner of revenue under AS 14.40.380 , 14.40.410, or 14.40.430, or from a source described in AS 14.40.450 , shall be transferred to the state treasury under AS 37.10.060 . The Department of Administration, upon requisitions by the Board of Regents signed by its president and secretary, shall pay to the treasurer of the Board of Regents all federal land grant college funds coming into the possession of the Department of Administration and subject to requisition by the Board of Regents and shall disburse federal funds in aid of land grant colleges in accordance with the federal statute providing for disbursement.

(b) [Repealed, § 10 ch 46 SLA 1977.] (c) [Repealed, § 1 ch 38 SLA 1968.]
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.077 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.077
High school diploma for certain veterans.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall award a high school diploma to a person who (1) makes application under (b) of this section; if a person is deceased or incapacitated, an immediate family member may apply on behalf of the person;

(2) never received a high school diploma; and

(3) actively served in the United States armed forces or the Alaska Territorial Guard during the period of August 7, 1940, through July 25, 1947, and (A) died in active service;

(B) was honorably discharged; or

(C) was released from active duty because of a service-related disability.

(b) The commissioner shall provide a form or electronic format for a person to apply under this section. The commissioner may accept an affidavit to support the award if documentation is not readily available from the military or other sources.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.410 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.410
Selection of members.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the commission shall be selected as follows: (1) the five classroom teachers from lists of names submitted by recognized Alaska teachers' organizations, each list not to exceed 12 names; however, in lieu of one of the five, one classroom teacher may be selected from a list of not more than four names signed and submitted by not less than 25 teachers who have no affiliation with any organization qualified to submit nomination lists, with the limitation that no teacher may sign more than one list in any year;

(2) the principal from a list of three names submitted by the Alaska Principals Association;

(3) the superintendent from a list of three names submitted by the Superintendents Advisory Commission;

(4) the representative of the office of the commissioner from a list of three names submitted by the commissioner;

(5) the representative of an Alaska institution of higher learning from lists of names submitted by Alaska institutions of higher learning, each list not to exceed three names.

(b) The lists shall be submitted to the commissioner who shall submit them as a group to the governor's office.

(c) At least 30 days before a position on the commission is due to become vacant, the chairman shall cause notice of the impending vacancy to be published and to be conveyed to each organized group eligible to submit a list of nominees.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.154 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.154
Collection orders as judgments.
Status: in_force

A collection order is equivalent to a judgment and becomes vested (1) at the expiration of the 30-day period described in AS 14.43.153 (b) if a hearing is not requested; or

(2) on the date the hearing officer enters a decision in favor of the commission if a hearing was requested by the borrower.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.600 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.600
Findings and intent.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that there is a wide and unacceptable disparity between the distribution of Native teachers and Native students in rural elementary and secondary schools in the state. Many rural schools have virtually no Native teachers and no non-Native students. The undesirable effects of this disparity include the following: (1) there is a serious weakness in the ability of teaching staffs in rural schools to foster a sense of Native traditions and cultures in the Native students;

(2) many rural students are forced to exist in two entirely separate situations: the essentially traditional atmosphere of many Native homes, and the essentially modern atmosphere of the classroom;

(3) almost no Native students return to rural schools to teach, continuing the imbalance and exacerbating its effects; and

(4) there is an annual turnover of 40 percent among teachers in regional educational attendance areas in the state.

(b) The legislature further finds that existing programs have failed to increase the proportion of Natives teaching in rural schools. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to establish the teacher education loan program to encourage rural high school graduates to return to rural schools as teachers and relieve the conditions described in this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.070 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.070
Authorization to operate.
Status: in_force

(a) Each postsecondary educational institution desiring to operate in this state shall apply to the commission, upon forms provided by the commission. The application shall be accompanied by a catalog or brochure published, or proposed to be published by the institution, containing the information specified in AS 14.48.060 (b)(4). The application shall also be accompanied by evidence of a surety bond or other deposit as required by AS 14.48.100 , and by the required fees.

(b) Following review of the application and after necessary investigation of the applicant the commission shall either grant or deny authorization to operate to the applicant. A grant of authorization to operate may be on those terms and conditions the commission may prescribe.

(c) The authorization to operate must be in a form approved by the commission and must include (1) the date of issuance, effective date, and term of approval;

(2) the name and address of the institution;

(3) the authority for approval;

(4) any condition or limitation of the authorization, as considered necessary by the commission.

(d) The term for which an initial authorization is given may not exceed two years, and may be issued for a lesser period of time. A subsequent authorization may be issued for a period up to five years.

(e) The authorization to operate shall be issued to the owner, or governing body, of the applicant institution, and shall be nontransferable. In the event of a change in ownership or management of the institution, a new owner or manager, or governing body, must, within 30 days after the change in ownership is effective, apply for a new authorization to operate, and if the new application is not made the institution's authorization to operate shall terminate. Application for a new authorization to operate by reason of change in ownership of the institution is considered an application for renewal under (f) of this section.

(f) At least 60 days before the expiration of an authorization to operate, the institution shall complete and file with the commission an application form for renewal of its authorization to operate. The renewal application shall be reviewed and acted upon as provided for an original application.

(g) An institution not yet in operation when its application for authorization to operate is filed may not begin operation until receipt of authorization. An institution in operation when its application for authorization to operate is filed may continue operation until its application is acted upon by the commission. The commission may issue provisional authorization to operate, containing limitations as to time, procedures, functions, or other conditions as the commission considers necessary.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.030
Prevention and reduction of truancy.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a school district, including a regional educational attendance area, shall establish procedures to prevent and reduce truancy.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.270 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.270
Substitutes.
Status: in_force

AS 14.30.250 does not prohibit the employment of a person, otherwise qualified to serve as a substitute teacher, to serve as a substitute teacher of children with disabilities.
Alaska Stat. § 14.11.016 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.11 / Section 14.11.016
Administrative and judicial review.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may request reconsideration of a decision of the department assigning a priority to the district's project, establishing the scope of the project, or establishing the budget for the project. The request must be in writing and must include a statement of the specific changes desired, and a summary of the evidence supporting the district's claim that the department has erred in its review of the district's grant application. A request for reconsideration must be received by the department by the day of the public hearing held under AS 14.11.013 (e). The department shall review its decision on the basis of the request by the district and determine whether its decision should be changed. The department shall issue its determination in writing within 15 days after the last day of the public hearing held under AS 14.11.013 (e).

(b) A district may appeal an adverse decision of the department under (a) of this section by filing a written notice of appeal with the commissioner within 15 days after the date of the department's decision. The notice of appeal must state the legal and factual basis for the appeal and the precise relief sought. The failure of the district to include an issue in a notice of appeal constitutes a waiver of the right to have the issue considered. Not later than 10 days after receipt by the commissioner of a notice of appeal, the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ) shall appoint an administrative law judge who is qualified under AS 44.62.350 (c) to serve as hearing officer and consider the appeal. If the hearing officer finds that the notice of appeal does not raise a reasonable issue of fact or law, the hearing officer shall issue a written decision denying the appeal. Denial of an appeal by hearing officer is a final decision that may be appealed under (d) of this section. If the hearing officer finds that the notice of appeal raises a reasonable issue of fact or law, the hearing officer shall conduct a hearing on those issues and recommend a decision to the board. The hearing officer shall issue a decision on the appeal not later than 60 days after being appointed. The board shall consider the recommended decision of the hearing officer at its next regularly scheduled meeting and may adopt all, part, or none of the recommended decision or may remand the issue to the hearing officer for further hearings. The board shall issue its decision in writing within 10 days after consideration of the hearing officer's decision.

(c) The hearing officer may consolidate appeals under (b) of this section, if the notices of appeal raise related issues of fact or law.

(d) A district may appeal an adverse decision of a hearing officer or the board under (b) of this section to the superior court in the manner provided by AS 44.62.560  44.62.570.

(e) The board shall adopt regulations governing procedures for the reconsideration and appeal of decisions under this section. The regulations adopted under this subsection are not required to conform to AS 44.62.330  44.62.630, but shall be consistent with minimum standards of due process.

(f) A district may not request reconsideration of or appeal a priority determination on the grounds that a revised priority assigned to another project, due to a reconsideration or appeal under this section, has resulted in a lower priority being accorded to the district's project.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.095 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.095
Right to comment and criticize not to be restricted.
Status: in_force

A bylaw or regulation of the commissioner, a school board, or local school administrator may not restrict or modify the right of a teacher to engage in comment and criticism outside school hours, regarding school personnel, members of the governing body of any school or school district, any other public official, or any school employee, to the same extent that any private individual may exercise the right.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.270 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.270
Pledge and agreement of state.
Status: in_force

The state pledges to and agrees with holders of bonds issued by the corporation that the state will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in the corporation under AS 14.42.100  14.42.990 to fulfill the terms of a contract made by the corporation with the bondholders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders until the bonds, together with the interest on them with interest on unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation may include this pledge and agreement of the state in a contract with bondholders.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.088 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.088
Establishment of Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies.
Status: in_force

(a) The University of Alaska shall establish an Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies in an appropriate unit of the university at its Anchorage campus. The institute shall consist of a research and instruction branch and an administration and information branch.

(b) The institute shall (1) encourage international cooperation, especially among circumpolar nations, with regard to research, studies, information, and instruction relating to circumpolar health issues;

(2) serve as a center for the collection and exchange of information and medical and health sciences data relating to circumpolar health issues;

(3) provide a mechanism for communication and cooperation between the university and the commissioner of health in addressing the needs of Alaskans for health care services, opportunities for education in medical and health sciences, and other mutual concerns of the university and the department; and

(4) conduct research and provide instruction and other services consistent with the mission and goals of the University of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.002 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.002
Attorney general.
Status: in_force

The attorney general of the state is the legal counsel for the system and shall advise the administrator and represent the system in a legal proceeding.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.125 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.125
Meetings.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at least quarterly. Meetings may be called by the chair or by a majority of the members of the board. Meetings shall be held in Juneau unless a majority of the members of the board changes the place of a meeting.
Alaska Stat. § 14.12.035 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.12 / Section 14.12.035
Advisory school boards in borough school districts.
Status: in_force

A borough school district board may establish advisory school boards, and by regulation shall prescribe their manner of selection, organization, powers, and duties.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.180 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.180
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.56.090  14.56.180, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) center means the state library distribution and data access center;

(2) research data or data means a representation of facts, concepts or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means that was prepared to serve as a basis for reasoning, calculation, discussion, or decision and that is determined appropriate for indexing by the state librarian;

(3) state agency includes state departments, divisions, agencies, boards, associations, commissions, corporations, and offices, and the University of Alaska and its affiliated research institutes;

(4) state publication includes any official document, compilation, journal, bill, law, resolution, bluebook, statute, code, register, pamphlet, list, book, report, study, hearing transcript, leaflet, order, regulation, directory, periodical, or magazine issued or contracted for by a state agency determined by the state librarian to be appropriate for retention in the center.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.035 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.035
Evaluation of training and experience.
Status: in_force

In evaluating an applicant for a position in a district or regional educational attendance area, a district or regional educational attendance area shall give preference to those applicants who demonstrate training or experience that establishes that the applicant is likely to be sensitive to the traditions and culture of the cultural backgrounds represented in the student population.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.040 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.040
Compensation; per diem, travel expenses.
Status: in_force

The members of the committee serve without compensation, but they are entitled to per diem and travel expenses as authorized by law for boards and commissions.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.010
When attendance compulsory.
Status: in_force

(a) Every child between seven and 16 years of age shall attend school at the public school in the district in which the child resides during each school term. Every parent, guardian or other person having the responsibility for or control of a child between seven and 16 years of age shall maintain the child in attendance at a public school in the district in which the child resides during the entire school term, except as provided in (b) of this section.

(b) This section does not apply if a child (1) is provided an academic education comparable to that offered by the public schools in the area, either by (A) attendance at a private school in which the teachers are certificated according to AS 14.20.020 ;

(B) tutoring by personnel certificated according to AS 14.20.020 ; or

(C) attendance at an educational program operated in compliance with AS 14.45.100  14.45.200 by a religious or other private school;

(2) attends a school operated by the federal government;

(3) has a physical or mental condition that a competent medical authority determines will make attendance impractical;

(4) is in the custody of a court or law enforcement authorities;

(5) is temporarily ill or injured;

(6) has been suspended or expelled under AS 14.03.160 or suspended or denied admittance under AS 14.30.045 ;

(7) resides more than two miles from either a public school or a route on which transportation is provided by the school authorities, except that this paragraph does not apply if the child resides within two miles of a federal or private school that the child is eligible and able to attend;

(8) is excused by action of the school board of the district at a regular meeting or by the district superintendent subject to approval by the school board of the district at the next regular meeting;

(9) has completed the 12th grade;

(10) is enrolled in (A) a state boarding school established under AS 14.16 ; or

(B) a full-time program of correspondence study approved by the department; in those school districts providing an approved correspondence study program, a student may be enrolled either in the district correspondence program or in the centralized correspondence study program;

(11) is equally well-served by an educational experience approved by the school board as serving the child's educational interests despite an absence from school, and the request for excuse is made in writing by the child's parents or guardian and approved by the principal or administrator of the school that the child attends;

(12) is being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian.

(c) If a parent, legal guardian, or other person having the responsibility for or control of the child elects to enroll a child who is six years of age in first grade at a public school, after enrollment, the child is subject to the provisions of (a) and (b) of this section. If the parent or guardian of a child who is six years of age and is enrolled in first grade at a public school determines, within 60 days after the child is enrolled, that the best interests of the child are not being served by enrollment in the first grade, the child may be withdrawn from school, and the provisions of (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to the child until the child is seven years of age.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.582 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.582
Special rules for treatment of qualified military service.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of AS 14.25.310  14.25.590, with respect to qualified military service, contributions shall be made and benefits and service credit shall be provided in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 414(u).

(b) To the extent required by 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(37), if a member dies while performing qualified military service, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 43, the survivors of the member are entitled to any additional benefits that would have been provided to the survivors under the plan had the member resumed employment and then terminated employment on account of death. For purposes of this section, periods of qualified military service are not included in calculations of credited service.

(c) Consistent with and to the extent required by 26 U.S.C. 414(u)(12), a member receiving differential wage payments from an employer shall be treated as employed by that employer, and the differential wage payment shall be treated as compensation for purposes of applying the limits on annual additions under 26 U.S.C. 415(c). For purposes of this subsection, differential wage payment means any payment that (1) is made by an employer to an individual with respect to any period during which the individual is performing service in the uniformed services, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 43, while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; and

(2) represents all or a portion of the wages the individual would have received from the employer if the individual were performing service for the employer.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.180 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.180
Procedures upon notice of dismissal or nonretention.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a teacher is dismissed, the employer shall give the teacher written notice of the proposed dismissal and a pretermination hearing. A pretermination hearing under this section must comport with the minimum requirements of due process, including an explanation of the employer's evidence and basis for the proposed dismissal and an opportunity for the teacher to respond. If, following a pretermination hearing, an employer determines that dismissal is appropriate, the employer shall provide written notice, including a statement of cause and a complete bill of particulars, of the decision. The dismissal is effective when the notice is delivered to the teacher.

(b) An employer that has decided to nonretain a tenured teacher shall provide the teacher with written notice, including a statement of cause and a complete bill of particulars. The notice must comply with AS 14.20.140 (a).

(c) Within 15 days after receipt of a decision of dismissal under (a) of this section or nonretention under (b) of this section, a teacher may notify the employer in writing that the teacher is requesting a hearing before the school board under (d) of this section or that the teacher is invoking the grievance procedures under (e) of this section.

(d) Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the employer shall immediately schedule a hearing and notify the teacher in writing of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The teacher may elect to have either a public or a private hearing, and to have the hearing under oath or affirmation. The parties have a right to be represented by counsel and to cross-examine witnesses. The teacher has the right to subpoena a person who has made statements that are used as a basis for the employer's decision to dismiss or nonretain. A written transcript, tape, or similar recording of the proceedings shall be kept. A copy of the recording shall be furnished to the teacher, for cost, upon request of the teacher. A decision of the school board requires a majority vote of the membership, by roll call. The board's decision shall be in writing and must contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to the teacher within 10 days after the date of the decision. If the school board sustains the dismissal or nonretention, the teacher may appeal the decision to the superior court for judicial review based on the administrative record.

(e) Upon receipt of a notice invoking the grievance procedures, the school board shall immediately schedule an informal hearing and notify the teacher in writing of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The hearing is for the purpose of reviewing the statement of cause and bill of particulars and not for the purpose of taking evidence. The teacher may choose whether the informal hearing is held in public or in private. A decision of the school board requires a majority vote of the membership, by roll call. The board's decision shall be in writing. The board shall promptly furnish a copy of the decision to the teacher. If the board sustains the dismissal or nonretention, the teacher may, within 15 days after receipt of the decision, give written notice to the school board and submit the matter to arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the arbitrator is final and binding on the school board, the teacher, and the bargaining organization representing the teacher, if any. If the school board and the teacher agree, they may waive the informal hearing under this subsection and submit the matter directly to arbitration.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.115 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.115
Advisory school boards in regional educational attendance areas.
Status: in_force

(a) A regional school board shall establish advisory school boards in each community in the regional educational attendance area that has more than 50 permanent residents, and by regulation shall prescribe their manner of selection and organization, and, in a manner consistent with (b) of this section, their powers and duties.

(b) An advisory board shall advise the regional school board on all matters concerning schools in the community in which the advisory board is established.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.050
Legal counsel.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general is legal counsel for the commission. The attorney general shall advise the commission in legal matters arising in the discharge of its duties and represent the commission in actions to which it is a party. If, in the opinion of the commission, the public interest is not adequately represented by counsel in a proceeding, the attorney general, upon request of the commission, shall represent the public interest.

(b) The commission may employ temporary legal counsel from time to time in matters in which the commission is involved.
Alaska Stat. § 14.16.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.16 / Section 14.16.010
Establishment of state boarding schools.
Status: in_force

The department may establish and operate boarding schools, to be managed in accordance with this chapter. A state boarding school must offer a secondary education curriculum to students enrolled in it, and must provide domiciliary services for students needing such services, if approved by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.370 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.370
Eligible expenditures.
Status: in_force

(a) A library collection development grant may be used only to purchase library collection materials by a public school or by a school district if the district operates a correspondence program with an eligible school library. In this subsection, library collection materials means books, magazines, reference and audio-visual materials, and electronic subscriptions that support school curriculum and student reading activities.

(b) A library collection development grant may not be used to supplant school district expenditures for the library or to purchase classroom materials, textbooks, testing software, library automation software, computer hardware, operating software, or technology support.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.275 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.275
Contracts; duration.
Status: in_force

A contract for a charter school may be for a term of no more than 10 years.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.041 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.041
Regional school boards.
Status: reserved

(a) A regional educational attendance area shall be operated on an areawide basis under the management and control of a regional school board.

(b) The qualified voters of the communities receiving educational services in each regional educational attendance area shall elect a regional school board of not less than five nor more than eleven members to be elected for the same term, in the same manner, and with the same qualifications as a city or borough school district board under AS 14.12 . The initial number of regional school board members shall be determined by the department in consultation with the local communities in the regional educational attendance areas. However, the qualified voters in a regional educational attendance area may increase or decrease the number of regional school board members established under this section by placing the question on the ballot at a regular school board election in the manner prescribed by law. A change in the number of school board members is not effective until the next regular school board election.

(c) A regional school board shall consist of five, seven, nine or 11 members.

(d) Subject to (f) of this section, a regional school board member shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the communities receiving educational services in the entire regional educational attendance area. However, each seat on the regional school board shall be designated by letter or number, and when the declaration of candidacy or other nomination papers of a candidate for the regional school board are filed those papers must indicate the seat that the candidate seeks. A newly elected board member takes office at the first regional school board meeting after certification of the election. If no candidate files for election to a seat on the regional school board, the seat is considered vacant at the time a newly elected member would have taken office.

(e) [Repealed, § 8 ch 129 SLA 1990.] (f) The voters residing within a regional educational attendance area may petition in accordance with AS 14.08.051 (b) to have each regional school board member elected from a section of the area by the voters of that section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.160 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.160
Death benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) A death benefit shall be paid and any supplemental contributions shall be refunded to the designated beneficiary, upon receipt of a valid claim and proof of the death of a member who (1) is not retired and is not eligible for benefits under AS 14.25.162 or 14.25.164; and

(2) either (A) has made supplemental contributions under AS 14.25.055 since the date one year immediately preceding the member's death or since July 1, 1983, whichever is later; or

(B) is making supplemental contributions under AS 14.25.055 but has made them for less than one year.

(b) Upon the death of an active member who meets the conditions specified in (a) of this section, the amount of the death benefit is the sum of the following less any retirement benefit previously received by the member: (1) the member contribution account;

(2) $100 times the years of membership service;

(3) $1,000; and

(4) $500 if the deceased member is survived by one or more dependent children at the time of death and if the designated beneficiary is a dependent child of the member or is the parent or guardian of the dependent child of the member.

(c) If the sum of (b)(2) and (3) of this section exceeds $3,000, only $3,000 may be added to amounts under (b)(1) and (4) in calculating the death benefit under (b) of this section.

(d) Upon the death of an inactive member who meets the conditions specified in (a) of this section, the death benefit is the amount determined in (b)(1) of this section.

(e) Upon the death of a disabled member who is not eligible for normal retirement and who meets the conditions specified in (a) of this section, the death benefit is the amount determined in (b) of this section.

(f) Upon the death of a retired member who meets the conditions specified in (a) of this section, the death benefit is the amount determined in (b)(1) of this section less all retirement benefits paid to the deceased member.

(g) If supplemental contributions have been made under AS 14.25.055 , benefits may be payable under AS 14.25.162 or 14.25.164 if the deceased member meets the eligibility requirements of one of those sections.

(h) Payment made to a beneficiary under this section is in place of any other benefit under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.230 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.230
Museum obligations regarding loaned property.
Status: in_force

(a) A museum shall keep written records regarding loaned property for at least two years from the date of acquiring title to the property under AS 14.57.200 or 14.57.210.

(b) A museum shall keep written records on all property it acquires by loan. The records must contain the owner's name, address, and the telephone number, the duration of the loan, and the beginning date of the loan period.

(c) A museum is responsible for notifying a lender of the museum's change of location or elimination.

(d) At the time the museum enters into the loan, the museum shall inform the lender of the requirements of AS 14.57.200  14.57.290.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.745 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.745
Provision of student information to academy.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, on or before January 15 and July 15 of each year, a school district shall provide to the director of the Alaska Military Youth Academy, operated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of educating and training youth, a biannual report containing the name, last known address, and dates of attendance of a student who (1) is at least 15 years of age but less than 19 years of age;

(2) was enrolled but is no longer enrolled in a school in the district;

(3) has not provided school transfer or graduation information to a school in the district; and

(4) has not received a high school diploma or general educational development certificate.

(b) At the beginning of each school year, a school district shall provide a written notice to the parent or guardian of the student, or, if the student is at least 18 years of age, to the student, of the disclosure of the information under (a) of this section and provide an opportunity for objection to the disclosure.

(c) The official to whom the information in (a) of this section is provided shall certify in writing to the school district providing the information that the information will not be disclosed to any other party except as necessary to recruit and retain students.

(d) In this section, district has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.620 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.620
Employees.
Status: in_force

Employees of the agency are not in the state service and are not subject to AS 39.25 (State Personnel Act). However, employees of the agency shall be members of either the Teachers' Retirement System ( AS 14.25 ) or the Public Employees' Retirement System ( AS 39.35 ).
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.366 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.366
Management requirements for university land.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the conveyance or the disposal of an interest in the land to a third party, land conveyed to the Board of Regents in trust for the University of Alaska under AS 14.40.365 shall be managed in a manner that, to the extent practicable, permits reasonable activities of the public, including historic recent public uses, that do not interfere with the use or management of the land by the university.

(b) For land conveyed to the Board of Regents in trust for the University of Alaska under AS 14.40.365 , the Board of Regents shall (1) seek public comment on proposals for land development, exchange, or sale; and

(2) adopt policies that require the preparation of land development plans and land disposal plans.

(c) Before the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska offers a parcel of land for sale under this section, the board shall offer first refusal to the closest municipality.

(d) The Board of Regents shall adopt policies requiring public notice before approval of land development plans and land disposal plans. The policies must require that the notice be provided not less than 30 days before the proposed action and that the notice be (1) sent to local legislators, municipalities, and legislative information offices in the vicinity of the action and at other locations as the university may designate;

(2) published in newspapers of general circulation in the vicinity of the proposed action at least once each week for two consecutive weeks; and

(3) published on state and university public notice Internet websites.

(e) In this section, development, exchange, or sale does not include the grant of an easement or right-of-way or the development of a campus facility.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.070 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.070
School age.
Status: in_force

A child who is six years of age on or before September 1 following the beginning of the school year, and who is under the age of 20 and has not completed the 12th grade, is of school age.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.162 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.162
Survivor's allowance.
Status: in_force

(a) If an active or disabled member dies and leaves a dependent child, and supplemental contributions have been made under AS 14.25.055 for at least one year of credited service, a survivor's allowance is payable under (b) of this section. If a retired member or a deferred vested member dies and leaves a dependent child, and supplemental contributions have been made under AS 14.25.055 for at least five years of credited service, a survivor's allowance is payable under (b) of this section. Application for the survivor's allowance must be made in writing to the administrator.

(b) A survivor's allowance is payable under this section as follows: (1) an allowance of 10 percent of the member's base salary immediately before the member's death, retirement, or disability shall be paid for each dependent child; if there are four or more dependent children, the total amount paid to those children is 40 percent of the member's base salary before the member's death, retirement, or disability, paid in equal amounts to each child; the allowance shall be recomputed for the month in which the number of dependent children is less than four and the benefits shall be decreased accordingly; the adoption of a dependent child does not terminate the survivor's allowance payable under this section;

(2) an allowance of 35 percent of the member's base salary shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse as long as there is an eligible dependent child, as determined under (b)(1) of this section, for whom the surviving spouse is legally responsible; if there is no surviving spouse, an allowance of 10 percent of the member's base salary shall be paid to each court-appointed guardian, not to exceed one allowance for each child or for each group of children who have the same guardian or joint guardians;

(3) when no further benefits are payable under this section, the difference between the amount that would have been paid under AS 14.25.160 and any payments made to the member, spouse, guardian, or dependent children under this section shall be paid to those beneficiaries described in AS 14.25.166 ;

(4) benefits are not payable under this section if benefits are payable under AS 14.25.155 , 14.25.157, 14.25.164, or 14.25.167.

(c) The survivor's allowance accrues from the first day of the month following the death of a member and is payable on the last day of the month. If payment is delayed, a retroactive payment must be made for the month in which a benefit is payable under this section. The last payment is for the month in which a benefit is payable under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.168 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.168
Default.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish the default requirements for loans made under AS 14.43.161  14.43.168; however, the requirements may not be less restrictive than those established by the federal guaranteed student loan program.

(b) The provisions of AS 14.43.145  14.43.155 apply to loans under AS 14.43.161  14.43.168 that are in default.

Article 6. Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.012 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.012
Designated natural and cultural history repositories.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may designate natural and cultural history repositories in addition to the state museum as provided under this section.

(b) An institution located in the state that seeks designation as a natural and cultural history repository may apply on a form and under procedures established by the department in regulation. The procedures must include submission of evidence acceptable to the department that the institution (1) adheres to currently established criteria of collection preservation and storage, including employment of long-term, professional, and systematic curatorial services;

(2) ensures public access commensurate with the nature of the objects of the collection in the repository;

(3) has a statewide scope of collection;

(4) has a statewide scope of knowledge dissemination;

(5) maintains a museum certification issued by a nationally recognized entity;

(6) complies with 25 U.S.C. 3001  3013 (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act); and

(7) meets other standards established in regulation by the department.

(c) The department shall maintain a list of designated repositories.

(d) A repository may accept and expend funds from any available source, including federal and state grants and donations, for the purpose of acquiring, cataloging, curating, and preserving state natural and cultural history collections.

(e) A designation of a repository confers no acquisition, management, or other rights to the department over the collections held by a designated repository.

(f) In this section, institution means a museum, a cultural center, or an affiliated research component of a museum or cultural center.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.005 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.005
Regulations.
Status: repealed

(a) Regulations adopted by the commissioner of administration under this chapter relate to the internal management of a state agency, and the adoption of the regulations is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a regulation adopted under this chapter shall be published in the Alaska Administrative Register and Code for informational purposes.

(c) Each regulation adopted under this chapter must conform to the style and format requirements of the drafting manual for administrative regulations that is published under AS 44.62.050 .

(d) At least 30 days before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation under this chapter, the commissioner of administration shall provide notice of the action that is being considered. The notice shall be (1) posted in public buildings throughout the state;

(2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each judicial district of the state;

(3) mailed to each person or group that has filed a request for notice of proposed action with the commissioner of administration; and

(4) furnished to each member of the legislature and to the Legislative Affairs Agency.

(e) Failure to mail notice to a person as required under (d)(3) of this section does not invalidate an action taken by the commissioner of administration.

(f) The commissioner of administration may hold a hearing on a proposed regulation.

(g) A regulation adopted under this chapter takes effect 30 days after adoption by the commissioner of administration.

(h) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a regulation may be adopted, amended, or repealed, effective immediately, as an emergency regulation by the commissioner of administration. For an emergency regulation to be effective, the commissioner must find that the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation is necessary for the immediate preservation of the orderly operation of the system. The commissioner shall, within 10 days after adoption of an emergency regulation, give notice of the adoption under (d) of this section.

(i) In this section, regulation has the meaning given in AS 44.62.640 (a).
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.300 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.300
Library assistance grant program.
Status: in_force

There is established in the department a library assistance grant program. From legislative appropriations, the department shall make grants to eligible libraries for public library operations, for interlibrary cooperation, or for regional library services.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.100 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.100
College extension service.
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents may conduct a college extension service, the leading object of which is to carry information on rural life subjects to the people of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.650 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.650
Funding.
Status: in_force

Each fiscal year, the department shall allocate to the agency not less than $23.13 times the number of students in the state in average daily membership in the preceding fiscal year as determined under AS 14.17.600 . Money to carry out the provisions of this section may be appropriated annually by the legislature. If amounts are insufficient to meet the allocation authorized under this section for a fiscal year, the allocation shall be reduced pro rata.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.142 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.142
Cost-of-living allowance.
Status: in_force

(a) While residing in the state, a person receiving a benefit under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 who is at least 65 years of age or who is receiving a disability benefit under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 is entitled to receive a monthly cost-of-living allowance in addition to the basic benefit. The amount of this allowance is 10 percent of the basic benefit.

(b) A person receiving a cost-of-living allowance under this section shall notify the administrator when the person expects to be absent from the state for a continuous period that exceeds 90 days. After that notification, the person is no longer entitled to receive the monthly cost-of-living allowance, except that a person may be absent from the state for not more than six months without loss of the cost-of-living allowance if the absence is the result of illness and required by order of a licensed physician. Upon return to the state, and upon notification to the administrator, the person is again entitled to receive the monthly cost-of-living allowance, commencing with the first monthly benefit payment made after notification of the person's return.

(c) In this section, residing in the state means domiciled and physically present in the State of Alaska. A person's status as residing in the state does not change if the person is absent from the state for a continuous period of (1) 90 days or less;

(2) six months or less, when ordered by a physician to be absent from the state; or

(3) any length of time while the person is a member of a reserve or auxiliary component of the armed forces of the United States, including the organized militia of Alaska consisting of the Alaska National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia, and the Alaska State Defense Force, and is called to active duty by the appropriate state or federal authority.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.179 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.179
Definition.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.30.171  14.30.179, public school means a school operated by publicly elected or appointed school officials in which the program and activities are under the control of those officials and that is supported by public funds.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.205 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.205
Time limit for application.
Status: in_force

If an application for benefits or for refund has not been filed with the administrator by July 1 following the date on which an inactive member (except a member on leave of absence without pay) would attain age 75, or if an application for benefits or for refund has not been filed with the administrator within the 50 years following the most recent date on which the person was an active member, benefits or refunds may not be paid under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 and the member's records may be destroyed.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.174 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.174
Compliance with federal education law.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding AS 14.30.171 (a)(3) and (5), a behavioral or mental health professional working within a public school system may, in compliance with federal education law or applicable state law, (1) recommend, but not require, a psychiatric or behavioral health evaluation of a child; and

(2) recommend, but not require, psychiatric, psychological, or behavioral treatment for a child.

(b) In this section, (1) behavioral health professional means a person who has a master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field with specialization or experience in working with children experiencing behavioral, physical, and emotional disabilities, and is working within the scope of the person's training and experience;

(2) federal education law means 20 U.S.C. 1400  1482 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), 20 U.S.C. 7101  7143 (Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994), 29 U.S.C. 794 (nondiscrimination under federal grants and programs), and 42 U.S.C. 12101  12213 (equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities);

(3) mental health professional has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.130 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.130
Qualifications of regents; special provisions relating to student regent.
Status: in_force

(a) Each regent shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state.

(b) In addition to satisfying the requirements of (a) of this section, the regent appointed under AS 14.40.150 (b) must (1) be enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Alaska at the time of appointment;

(2) remain a full-time student while serving.

(c) Failure of the regent appointed under AS 14.40.150 (b) to remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Alaska during the term for which the regent was appointed results in forfeiture of that office.

(d) The governor shall appoint a successor from those students appearing upon the list of nominees submitted under AS 14.40.150 (b) within 60 days of a forfeiture or vacancy in the office.

(e) For purposes of this section, the term full-time student is defined as provided in the University of Alaska Academic Regulations.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.170 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.170
Staff.
Status: in_force

The employees of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall serve as staff for the corporation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.18.090 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.18 / Section 14.18.090
Enforcement by board of education and early development.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall enforce compliance by school districts and regional educational attendance areas with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations and procedures adopted under it by appropriate order made in accordance with AS 44.62 . After a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ) and a finding by the board that a district or a regional educational attendance area is not in compliance with this chapter and is not actively working to come into compliance, the board shall institute appropriate proceedings to abate the practices found by the board to be a violation of this chapter.

(b) After a finding by the board that a district or regional educational attendance area has not complied with AS 14.18.020  14.18.070, and that the measures taken under (a) of this section have been ineffective, the board shall withhold state funds in accordance with AS 14.07.070 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.170 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.170
Dismissal.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher, including a teacher who has acquired tenure rights, may be dismissed at any time only for the following causes: (1) incompetency, which is defined as the inability or the unintentional or intentional failure to perform the teacher's customary teaching duties in a satisfactory manner;

(2) immorality, which is defined as the commission of an act that, under the laws of the state, constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude; or

(3) substantial noncompliance with the school laws of the state, the regulations or bylaws of the department, the bylaws of the district, or the written rules of the superintendent.

(b) A teacher may be suspended temporarily with regular compensation during a period of investigation to determine whether or not cause exists for the issuance of a notification of dismissal according to AS 14.20.180 .

(c) A teacher who is dismissed under this section is not entitled to a plan of improvement under AS 14.20.149 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.17.910 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.17 / Section 14.17.910
Restrictions governing receipt and expenditure of district money.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district shall maintain complete financial records of the receipt and disbursement of state aid, money acquired from local effort, and other money received or held by the district. The records must be in the form required by the department and are subject to audit by the department at a time and place designated by the department.

(b) State aid provided under this chapter is for general operational purposes of the district. All district money, including state aid, shall be received, held, allocated, and expended by the district under applicable local law and state and federal constitutional provisions, statutes, and regulations, including those related to ethical standards and accounting principles.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.164 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.164
Spouse's pension.
Status: in_force

(a) If an active or disabled member dies, a pension is payable to the member's spouse if the member made supplemental contributions under AS 14.25.055 for at least one year of credited service. If a retired member or deferred vested member dies, a pension is payable to the member's spouse if the member made supplemental contributions under AS 14.25.055 for at least five years of credited service. Application for the spouse's pension must be made in writing to the administrator.

(b) A spouse's pension is payable under this section as follows: (1) a spouse's pension is equal to 50 percent of the retirement benefit that the deceased member was receiving; if the member was not receiving a retirement benefit, the spouse's pension is equal to 50 percent of the amount the member would have received, based on the member's average base salary and credited service to the date of the member's death and assuming that the member would have been eligible for a normal retirement benefit as of that date;

(2) in the event of the death of a member's spouse who is receiving a spouse's pension, the difference between the amount that would have been paid under AS 14.25.160 and any payments made to the member, spouse, guardian, or dependent children shall be paid to those beneficiaries described in AS 14.25.166 ;

(3) benefits are not payable under this section if benefits are payable under AS 14.25.155 , 14.25.157, 14.25.162, or 14.25.167.

(c) The spouse's pension accrues from the first day of the month following the death of a member and is payable on the last day of the month. If payment is delayed, a retroactive payment must be made for the month in which a benefit is payable under this section. The last payment is for the month in which the spouse dies.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.110 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.110
Establishment of Business, Economics, and Public Administration Research Program.
Status: in_force

The University of Alaska may establish a Business, Economics, and Public Administration Research Program for the purpose of developing and publishing statistics and other information regarding the economy, government, and resources of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.065 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.065
Relationship between city school district and city.
Status: in_force

The relationships between the school board of a city school district and the city council and executive or administrator are governed in the same manner as provided in AS 14.14.060 for the school board of a borough school district and the borough assembly and executive or administrator.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.153 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.153
Rights under qualified domestic relations order.
Status: in_force

A former spouse shall be treated as a spouse or surviving spouse under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 to the extent required by a qualified domestic relations order. Rights under the order do not take effect until the order is filed with the administrator.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.260 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.260
Composition and chairman.
Status: in_force

The committee may consist of not more than nine members, drawn from the fields of public affairs, education, the sciences, the professions, other fields of private endeavor, from the state or local service, and three additional members from the 17-22 age group, and shall include women and representatives of minority groups. The members shall be appointed by the board in the manner prescribed by the board without regard to political affiliation and shall serve at the pleasure of that body. One member shall be designated by the board as chairman of the committee.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.325 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.325
Surrogate parents.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall by regulation provide for the appointment of surrogate parents to represent a child with a disability in matters relating to the provision of an appropriate public education.

(b) A surrogate parent is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission committed in the surrogate parent's official capacity, except that a surrogate parent may be liable for civil damages as a result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.147 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.147
Order to withhold and deliver.
Status: in_force

(a) Thirty days after the date a notice of default under AS 14.43.145 (b) is mailed or the date of the decision of the executive director under AS 14.43.145 (c), whichever is later, the commission may issue an order to withhold and deliver property to a person, or agency or political subdivision of the state, who the commission has reason to believe possesses property due, owing, or belonging to the borrower.

(b) The order to withhold and deliver shall be served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the person, or agency or political subdivision of the state, possessing the property. The order must state the amount of the borrower's liability and include notice of the terms of this section. All real and personal property, including earnings, that are due, owing, or belonging to the borrower are subject to an order to withhold and deliver.

(c) A person, or agency or political subdivision of the state, served with an order to withhold and deliver, is required to make true answers under oath and in writing to inquiries contained in the order within three weeks after service of the order and to all inquiries subsequently made.

(d) Upon receipt of the order, the person, or agency or political subdivision of the state, shall immediately withhold property due, owing, or belonging to the borrower and shall deliver the property to the commission after three weeks have expired from the date of the service of the order. Money shall be delivered by remittance payable to the order of the commission.

(e) An employer shall withhold the earnings of a borrower subject to an order at each succeeding interval of payment until the entire amount of the debt stated in the order has been withheld. An employer may, for each payment made under an order to withhold and deliver, deduct $5 from other wages or salary owed to the borrower.

(f) If a borrower who is subject to an order terminates employment, the employer shall promptly notify the commission and provide the borrower's last known home address and the name and address of the borrower's new employer, if known. The employer shall keep a record of the order for two years after the borrower terminates employment. If the employer reemploys the borrower within that two-year period, the employer shall immediately reimplement the order unless the employer has received notice of satisfaction under (j) of this section.

(g) An employer may not discharge, discipline, or refuse to employ a borrower on the basis of an order issued under this section. A person who violates this subsection or a regulation adopted to implement it is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. The employee may seek restitution or reinstatement from the employer.

(h) A person, or agency or political subdivision of the state, who complies with an order to withhold and deliver that is regular on its face is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency for conduct in compliance with the notice. A state agency that complies with an order to withhold and deliver that is regular on its face is not required to pay interest under AS 37.05.285 for failure to make timely payment to the borrower.

(i) An order to withhold and deliver under this section is subject to the exemptions under AS 09.38 .

(j) Upon satisfaction of a loan obligation, the commission shall, within 15 working days, notify all persons served with an order under this section that the order is no longer in force. If the commission receives money under an order after satisfaction of the loan, the commission shall within 15 working days return the overpayment to the borrower. If the commission fails to return an overpayment as required under this subsection, the commission is liable to the borrower for the amount of the overpayment, plus legal interest under AS 45.45.010 .

(k) If a person, or agency or political subdivision of the state, knowingly fails to make an answer to an order under this section within the time prescribed, or knowingly fails to honor an order under this section, the person, or agency or political subdivision of the state, is liable to the commission in an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount that is the basis of the order, together with costs, interest, and reasonable attorney fees. In this subsection, knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .

(l) A borrower against whom an order has been served under this section may apply for relief to the superior court.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.060 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.060
Advisory duties.
Status: in_force

The committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the board as to the general acquisition and deaccession policies and programs of the state museum.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.100 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.100
Creation of Alaska Student Loan Corporation.
Status: in_force

There is created the Alaska Student Loan Corporation. The corporation is a public corporation and government instrumentality within the Department of Education and Early Development but having a legal existence independent of and separate from the state. The corporation may not be terminated as long as it has bonds, notes, or other obligations outstanding. Upon termination of the corporation, its rights and property pass to the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.500 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.500
Adventure-based education program.
Status: in_force

An adventure-based education program is a program designed to bring adventure-based education to high school students and appropriate juvenile offenders. A program shall include provisions for the following phases: (1) Phase I: Basic Skills Learning (A) physical conditioning: running, hiking, swimming, and other related activities;

(B) technical training: the use of specialized tools and equipment, camping, cooking, map reading, navigation, life saving, drown proofing, and solo survival;

(C) safety training: first aid skills, emergency care, preventive medicine, nutrition, health, and personal hygiene care;

(D) team training: rescue techniques, evacuation exercises, and fire fighting;

(E) solo: solitary living for a short period with minimal equipment;

(F) interpersonal skills training: coping skills, individual and group problem solving, and societal communication skills;

(G) culturally relevant activities: traditional modes of subsistence living, traveling and surviving in wilderness areas and communities in Alaska, and cross-cultural experiences.

(2) Phase II: Skills Generalization (A) vocational counseling and placement;

(B) family and interpersonal counseling;

(C) community systems utilization: (i) transportation,

(ii) community services systems,

(iii) community problem solving.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.530 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.530
Fraud.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement or falsifies or permits to be falsified a record of this plan in an attempt to defraud the plan is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(b) In this section, knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 (a).
Alaska Stat. § 14.35.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.35 / Section 14.35.030
Commissioner of administration as custodian of federal funds.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of administration is designated custodian of appropriations made under any of the Acts described in AS 14.35.010 . The commissioner of administration shall receive and provide for the proper custody and disbursement of all money paid to the state according to any of the Acts.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.055 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.055
Supplemental contributions by teachers.
Status: in_force

If a teacher first joined the plan before July 1, 1982, and is married or has a minor child and wishes to make a spouse or minor child eligible for a spouse's pension or a survivor's allowance, the teacher may elect to make a supplemental contribution of an additional one percent of the teacher's base salary within 90 days of the teacher's entry into participation in the plan, or within 90 days of marriage, or within 90 days of the birth or adoption of a child dependent upon the teacher. Once an election is made under this section, supplemental contributions must be made whenever contributions are required under AS 14.25.050 unless the teacher executes a written waiver with the administrator. The execution of a waiver relinquishes all rights and benefits previously accrued under AS 14.25.162 and 14.25.164.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.300 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.300
Correspondence study programs; individual learning plans.
Status: in_force

(a) A district or the department that provides a correspondence study program shall annually provide an individual learning plan for each student enrolled in the program developed in collaboration with the student, the parent or guardian of the student, a certificated teacher assigned to the student, and other individuals involved in the student's learning plan. An individual learning plan must (1) be developed with the assistance and approval of the certificated teacher assigned to the student by the district;

(2) provide for a course of study for the appropriate grade level consistent with state and district standards;

(3) provide for an ongoing assessment plan that includes statewide assessments required for public schools under AS 14.03.123 (f);

(4) include a provision for modification of the individual learning plan if the student is below proficient on a standardized assessment in a core subject;

(5) provide for a signed agreement between the certificated teacher assigned to the student and at least one parent or the guardian of each student that verifies compliance with an individual learning plan;

(6) provide for monitoring of each student's work and progress by the certificated teacher assigned to the student.

(b) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the department may not impose additional requirements, other than the requirements specified under (a) of this section and under AS 14.03.310 , on a student who is proficient or advanced on statewide assessments required under AS 14.03.123 (f).
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.008 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.008
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.25.001  14.25.008, (1) plan means a retirement plan established in AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 or the retirement plan established in AS 14.25.310  14.25.590;

(2) system means all retirement plans established under the teachers' retirement system.

Article 2. Teachers' Defined Benefit Retirement Plan.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.020
Violations.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly fails to comply with AS 14.30.010 is guilty of a violation. Each five days of unlawful absence under AS 14.30.010 is a separate violation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.151 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.151
Land and buildings.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the ownership of land and buildings used in relation to regional educational attendance area schools shall remain vested in the state, and use permits shall be given to the regional school boards.

(b) Except for land located within the boundaries of a state airport, a regional school board may, by resolution, request, and the commissioner of the department having responsibility shall convey, title to land and buildings used in relation to regional educational attendance area schools. If the state holds less than fee title to the land, the commissioner of the department having responsibility shall convey the entire interest of the state in the land to the regional school board.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.175 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.175
Indemnification.
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall insure or indemnify and protect the Board of Regents, any member of the Board of Regents, or any agent or employee of the University of Alaska or of the Board of Regents against financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence, alleged violation of civil rights, or alleged wrongful act resulting in death or bodily injury to any person or accidental damage to or destruction of property, inside or outside the university premises, if the Board of Regents member, agent or employee, at the time of the occurrence, was acting under the direction of the Board of Regents within the course or scope of the duties of the member, agent, or employee.
Alaska Stat. § 14.44.055 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.44 / Section 14.44.055
Terms and provisions of compact.
Status: in_force

The terms and provisions of the compact referred to in AS 14.44.050 are as follows:
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.405 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.405
Administration.
Status: reserved

(a) The Alaska education grant program created under AS 14.43.400  14.43.420 shall be administered by the executive director of the commission.

(b) [Repealed, § 31 ch 63 SLA 2004.]
Alaska Stat. § 14.11.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.11 / Section 14.11.030
Regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund.
Status: in_force

(a) The regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund is created as an account in the general fund to be used, in addition to other funding sources, to fund projects approved under AS 14.11.025 for the costs of school construction and major maintenance in regional educational attendance areas and small municipal school districts. The primary function of the fund is to fund school construction projects.

(b) Legislative appropriations, including appropriations of interest earned on the fund, shall be deposited in the fund established under this section. The unobligated and unexpended cash balance of the fund may not exceed $70,000,000.

(c) Money appropriated to the fund does not lapse except to the extent money in the fund exceeds the maximum fund balance specified in (b) of this section.

(d) In this section, small municipal school district has the meaning given in AS 14.11.025 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.073 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.073
Secondary school course credit.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district shall provide the opportunity for students enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the district to challenge one or more courses provided by the district by demonstrating mastery in mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and world languages at the level of the course challenged. A school district shall give full credit for a course to a student who successfully challenges that course as provided under this section.

(b) A school district shall establish, within a reasonable time, an assessment tool and a standard for demonstrating mastery in courses provided for students in grades nine through 12 by the district under this section. This section does not require a school district to establish an assessment tool for every course in mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and world languages that is offered to students in grades nine through 12 by the district.

(c) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

(d) In this section, school district has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.12.115 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.12 / Section 14.12.115
Indemnification.
Status: in_force

A school board shall insure or indemnify and protect the board, any member of the board, or any agent, employee, teacher, student teacher, officer, or member of the supervisory or administrative staff of the school district against financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence, alleged violation of civil rights, or alleged wrongful act resulting in death or bodily injury to any person or accidental damage to or destruction of property, inside or outside the school premises, if the board member, agent, employee, teacher, student teacher, officer, or member of the supervisory or administrative staff, at the time of the occurrence, was acting under the direction of the school board within the course or scope of the duties of the board member, agent, employee, teacher, student teacher, officer, or member of the supervisory or administrative staff.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.420 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.420
Term of office.
Status: in_force

(a) The term of office for each member of the commission is three years and, except as provided in AS 39.05.080 (4), each member serves until a successor is appointed.

(b) Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the governor and, except as provided in AS 39.05.080 (4), an appointment to fill a vacancy is for the unexpired term.

(c) An individual may not serve more than a total of two 3-year terms.

(d) The commission shall select a chairman from among its members.
Alaska Stat. § 14.45.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.45 / Section 14.45.030
Non-exempt schools.
Status: in_force

Teachers and others in charge of religious or other private schools not operated in compliance with AS 14.45.100  14.45.130 are not exempt from laws and regulations relating to education. Non-exempt schools shall make regular monthly attendance reports and annual reports to the commissioner in the same manner as teachers and superintendents in the public schools.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.020
Powers of the Department of Education and Early Development.
Status: in_force

The department shall (1) stimulate and encourage citizens' participation in the development and improvement of library facilities; and

(2) establish policies, plans, and procedures of the department, and adopt reasonable regulations and orders, with penalties, as may be required.
Alaska Stat. § 14.09.025 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.09 / Section 14.09.025
Drug testing for school bus drivers.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or regional educational attendance area that provides for the transportation of pupils shall require that the drivers of motor vehicles used to transport pupils submit to testing for the use of drugs and alcohol. The testing program must include random testing. A driver who tests positive for the improper use of drugs or alcohol may be disciplined, including termination from employment.

(b) For a driver who is not required to have a commercial driver's license, an employer (1) shall keep and maintain records of the testing for improper use of drugs or alcohol on a confidential basis and may only release the results with the written consent of the employee; and

(2) may not retain false positive test results in the employee's employment records and may not release information about a false positive test without the written consent of the employee.

(c) The department shall adopt regulations to implement this section. The regulations must include a provision for a hearing before discipline is imposed.

(d) In this section, improper use of drugs or alcohol means use that constitutes a criminal offense and use that violates regulations adopted by the department under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.44.035 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.44 / Section 14.44.035
Administration.
Status: in_force

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall administer the state's participation in the Western Regional Higher Education Compact. The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education may adopt regulations to implement AS 14.44.010  14.44.040.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.040 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.040
Commission to administer chapter.
Status: in_force

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall administer this chapter and may hire necessary personnel. The commission may obtain from departments, commissions, and other state agencies information and assistance needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.075 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.075
Definition of Native.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.43.050  14.43.075, Native means a person between the ages of 17 and 25 who is a descendant of a member of the aboriginal races inhabiting the state when annexed to the United States, or who is a descendant of an Indian or Eskimo who, since the year 1867 and prior to June 30, 1952, migrated into the state from Canada, and who is a descendant having at least one-quarter blood derived from these ancestors.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.100 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.100
Acquisitions.
Status: in_force

Subject to appropriation by the legislature under AS 37.14.530 , the director may use the balance of the net income account of the Alaska heritage endowment fund to acquire culturally or historically significant artifacts, natural history specimens, art objects, collections, and other items, materials, or properties that represent and document Alaska's land, natural history, and people for (1) the Alaska State Museum; and

(2) the Sheldon Jackson Museum.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.280 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.280
Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

The real and personal property of the corporation and its assets, income, and receipts are declared to be the property of a political subdivision of the state and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose, and the property, assets, income, receipts, and other interests of the corporation are exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or a political subdivision of the state, including municipalities, school districts, public utility districts, and other governmental units. Bonds of the corporation are declared to be issued by a political subdivision of the state and for an essential public and governmental purpose, and the bonds, interest on them, income from them, and transfer of them, and all assets, income, and receipts pledged to pay or secure the payment of the bonds, or interest on them, are exempt from taxation by or under the authority of the state, except for inheritance and estate taxes and taxes on transfers by or in contemplation of death.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.043 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.043
University of Alaska office of public safety.
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents may establish an office of public safety and prescribe the conditions of employment of public safety officers employed by the office. University of Alaska public safety officers have general police powers to enforce state and local laws in connection with offenses committed on property of the university.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.173 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.173
Loan award maximums; use of loan award.
Status: in_force

(a) In a school year, the corporation may finance a loan under AS 14.43.170  14.43.175 in a maximum amount to be determined by the corporation to an eligible (1) undergraduate student attending an eligible college or university;

(2) graduate student attending an eligible college or university; and

(3) student attending an eligible career education program.

(b) The corporation may finance loans made under AS 14.43.170  14.43.175 to an eligible borrower in a maximum total amount to be determined by the corporation for (1) an undergraduate study program;

(2) a graduate study program; and

(3) a combined undergraduate and graduate study program.

(c) To maintain a loan award under AS 14.43.170  14.43.175, the borrower must continue to be in good standing as determined by the institution and approved by the commission.

(d) The commission shall determine a borrower's loan award amount for a specific school year, which may not exceed the limits established by the corporation or the borrower's costs of attendance.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.295 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.295
Payment to state.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may elect to pay the state a return of contributed capital, or a dividend, for each base fiscal year that the corporation's net income equals or exceeds $2,000,000. The payment may not be less than 10 percent nor more than 35 percent, as approved by the board, of the corporation's net income for the base fiscal year, and is subject to the provisions of any applicable bond indentures of the corporation. If a payment is authorized under this section, payment must be made available by the corporation before the end of the fiscal year in which payment has been authorized. The corporation shall notify the commissioner of revenue when the amount of the payment authorized under this section is available for appropriation.

(b) In this section, (1) base fiscal year means the fiscal year ending two years before the end of the fiscal year in which a payment under this section is to be made available;

(2) contributed capital means the assets appropriated by sec. 2, ch. 93, SLA 1987, in the form of unrestricted receipts of loans;

(3) dividend means return of surplus as reflected in the equity section of the corporation's audited financial statements for the education loan fund ( AS 14.42.210 );

(4) net income means the corporation's net income as set out in the audited financial statements of the corporation for the base fiscal year.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.210 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.210
Reporting of incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
Status: in_force

Beginning with the 2007  2008 school year, each school district shall report to the department by November 30 all incidents resulting in suspension or expulsion for harassment, intimidation, or bullying on school premises or on transportation systems used by schools in the school year preceding the report. The department shall compile the data and report it to the appropriate committees of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Senate.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.345 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.345
Employment contributions mandatory.
Status: in_force

(a) Contributions of members shall be made by payroll deductions. Each member shall be considered to consent to payroll deductions. It is of no consequence that a payroll deduction may cause the compensation paid in cash to a member to be reduced below the minimum required by law.

(b) Payment of a member's compensation, less payroll deductions, is a full and complete discharge and satisfaction of all claims and demands by the member relating to remuneration of services during the period covered by the payment, except with respect to the benefits provided under the plan.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.200 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.200
Council for Alaska Native Languages.
Status: in_force

(a) The Council for Alaska Native Languages is established in the department for the purpose of recommending the establishment or reorganization of programs to support the preservation, restoration, and revitalization of Alaska Native languages.

(b) The council established under this section shall (1) advise both the governor and legislature on programs, policies, and projects to provide for the cost-effective preservation, restoration, and revitalization of Alaska Native languages in the state;

(2) meet at least twice a year to carry out the purposes of the council;

members may participate in meetings telephonically; and

(3) prepare reports of its findings and recommendations for the governor's and the legislature's consideration on or before January 1 of each even-numbered year.

(c) The governor shall appoint to the council established in this section seven voting members who are professional language experts and who represent diverse regions of the state. In addition, one member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve on the council as nonvoting members. In appointing the nonvoting members of the council, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint a member of the bush caucus, if a bush caucus exists. In this subsection, bush caucus means a group of legislators that represents rural areas of the state.

(d) The members appointed by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(e) Members of the council shall serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses as provided under AS 39.20.180 .

(f) The department shall provide staff as needed to support the council; the staff must demonstrate competency in an Alaska Native language.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.180 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.180
Enforcement; injunction.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general at the request of the commission or on motion of the attorney general, may bring an action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

(b) When it appears to the commission that a person is, is about to, or has violated a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the commission may, on its own motion or on the written complaint of any person, file a petition for injunction in the name of the commission in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person for the purpose of enjoining the violation or for an order directing compliance with the provisions of this chapter. It is not necessary that the commission allege or prove that it has no adequate remedy at law. The right of injunction provided in this section is in addition to other legal remedies available to the commission and is in addition to the right of criminal prosecution. However, the commission may not obtain a temporary restraining order without notice to the person affected.
Alaska Stat. § 14.45.190 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.45 / Section 14.45.190
School lockers.
Status: in_force

A private school may search school lockers and other containers as provided in AS 14.03.105 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.34.040 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.34 / Section 14.34.040
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.380 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.380
Assent of legislature to federal land and money grants.
Status: in_force

The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits of the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1915, and the Acts of Congress approved August 30, 1890, and March 4, 1907, in behalf of the University of Alaska, and the commissioner of revenue is designated as the officer to whom the money shall be paid.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.811 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.811
Advance college tuition savings contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) An advance college tuition savings contract must set out or include by reference to the plan (1) the name and date of birth of the purchaser and the beneficiary under the contract;

(2) the number of advance college tuition credits purchased under the contract;

(3) the terms and conditions under which the contract may be terminated and refunds made;

(4) the assumption of a contractual obligation by the board to provide funding for specified education benefits for the beneficiary in accordance with the terms of the plan;

(5) the period of time during which the beneficiary may receive the benefits of the contract; and

(6) other terms and conditions the board determines to be appropriate or that are required under 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code).

(b) An advance college tuition savings contract may be terminated (1) if the board determines that the number of purchasers is insufficient to maintain the fund on an actuarially sound basis; or

(2) under other circumstances determined by the board and set out in the advance tuition savings contract or in the plan.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.148 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.148
Intradistrict teacher reassignments.
Status: in_force

When a teacher is involuntarily transferred or reassigned to a position for which the teacher is qualified, within the district, the teacher's moving expenses shall be paid unless the one-way driving distance is 20 miles or less from the teacher's present place of residence, or unless otherwise mutually agreed by the teacher and chief school administrator of the district if the district employs a chief school administrator.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.153 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.153
Hearings in administrative action to establish a collection order; burden of proof.
Status: in_force

(a) A borrower served with a notice of establishment of collection order under AS 14.43.152 is entitled to a hearing before the commission if the request for a hearing is served on the commission by registered mail, return receipt requested, within 30 days after the date the notice is mailed to the borrower.

(b) If a request for a hearing in accordance with (a) of this section is made, the issuance of a collection order is automatically stayed pending the decision of the hearing officer for the commission. If a request for a hearing is not made, the collection order is final at the expiration of the 30-day period specified in (a) of this section.

(c) A borrower claiming that the notice is incorrect has the burden at hearing to document the existence of one of the conditions described in AS 14.43.152 (b)(3)(A) and (B).

(d) Within 60 days after the date of the hearing, the hearing officer shall enter a decision determining whether default has occurred and, if default has occurred, specifying the amount of the collection order and declaring that the property of the borrower is subject to a lien under AS 14.43.149 in the amount of the collection order.

(e) If the borrower who requested the hearing fails to appear at the hearing, the hearing officer shall enter a decision (1) confirming that a default has occurred;

(2) confirming the amount of the collection order;

(3) declaring that the property of the borrower is subject to a lien under AS 14.43.149 in the amount stated under (2) of this subsection.

(f) The decision of the hearing officer is a final decision that may be appealed to the superior court under the Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.009 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.009
Applicability of AS 14.25.009  14.25.220.
Status: in_force

The provisions of AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 apply only to members first hired before July 1, 2006.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.030
Officers; meetings, rules of procedure, quorum.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall elect a chair from among its members.

(b) The committee shall meet at least once every six months and at the call of its chair, on petition of a majority of its members, or at the call of the commissioner, or the director of the museum, at a mutually convenient time and place both for the members of the committee and for interested members of the public. A meeting of the committee may be held by teleconference.

(c) The committee shall adopt rules of procedure to govern its meetings. A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum.
Alaska Stat. § 14.16.040 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.16 / Section 14.16.040
Status of state boarding school.
Status: in_force

A state boarding school is a public school of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.11.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.11 / Section 14.11.020
Assumption of responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The assembly or council of a municipality that is a school district or a regional school board may, by resolution or majority vote of the body, assume the responsibilities relating to the planning, design, and construction of a school or an education-related facility located within the boundaries or operating area of the municipality or regional educational attendance area. After receipt of a request by an assembly or council under this subsection, the department shall provide for the assumption of the responsibilities requested. After receipt of a request by a regional school board under this subsection, the department may provide for the assumption of the responsibilities requested.

(b) If a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area assumes the responsibilities under this section, the department shall grant to the municipality or regional educational attendance area money appropriated for the school or education-related facility. The department may transfer the appropriations to a special construction account in the state treasury. Under the fiscal control of the department, a municipality or regional educational attendance area that assumes responsibilities for the project as provided in this section may draw on the account for costs of the project.

(c) The construction management costs of a project assumed under this section may not exceed four percent of the amount of appropriations for the facility if the amount of appropriations is $500,000 or less. The construction management costs of a project assumed under this section may not exceed three percent of the amount of appropriations for the facility if the amount of appropriations is over $500,000 but less than $5,000,000. The construction management costs of a project assumed under this section may not exceed two percent of the amount of appropriations for the facility if the amount of appropriations is $5,000,000 or more. For purposes of this subsection construction management means management of the project's schedule, quality, and budget during any phase of the planning, design, and construction of the facility by a private contractor engaged by the municipality or regional educational attendance area.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt necessary regulations implementing this section, and setting out the requirements for agreements between the department and a municipality or regional educational attendance area relating to the assumption by the municipality or regional educational attendance area of responsibilities for the planning, design, and construction of a project.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.050
Discrimination because of sex, color, or nationality prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person may not be deprived of the privileges of the University of Alaska because of sex, color, or nationality.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.125 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.125
Eligibility of students.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is eligible for a loan if the person (1) is (A) enrolled as a full-time student in a career education, associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree program;

(B) enrolled as a half-time student in a career education, associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree program (i) in the state; or

(ii) out of the state and is physically present in this state while attending that program; or

(C) a graduate of a high school or the equivalent, or scheduled for graduation from a high school within six months, who, at the time of loan disbursement, will be enrolled in compliance with (A) or (B) of this paragraph;

(2) is not delinquent and has never been in default on a loan previously awarded by the commission;

(3) is a resident of the state at the time of application for the loan; for purposes of this section, a person qualifies as a resident of the state if at the time of application for the loan the person (A) has been physically present in the state for at least one year immediately before the time of application for the loan with the intent to remain indefinitely;

(B) is dependent on a parent or guardian for care, the parent or guardian has been present in the state for at least one year immediately before the time of application for the loan with the intent to remain indefinitely, and the person has been present in the state for at least one year of the immediately preceding five years except that the commission may by a two-thirds vote, acting upon a written appeal by the person, grant an exemption to the requirement that the person has been present in the state for one year of the immediately preceding five years;

(C) has been physically present in the state for at least one year immediately before the applicant was absent from the state, the person intends to return permanently to the state, and the absence is due solely to (i) serving an initial period of up to three years on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States;

(ii) serving for up to three years as a full-time volunteer under the Peace Corps Act;

(iii) serving for up to three years as a full-time volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973;

(iv) required medical care for the applicant or the applicant's immediate family;

(v) being a person who otherwise qualifies as a resident and is accompanying a spouse who qualifies as a resident under (i)  (iv) of this paragraph;

(vi) an absence allowed under (D)(i)  (iv) of this paragraph; or

(D) is a dependent of a parent or guardian who has been physically present in the state for at least one year immediately before the parent or guardian was absent from the state, the parent or guardian intends to return permanently to the state, and the absence is due solely to (i) participating in a foreign exchange student program recognized by the commission;

(ii) attending a school as a full-time student;

(iii) full-time employment by the state;

(iv) being a member of or employed full-time by the state's congressional delegation;

(v) being a person who otherwise qualifies as a resident and is accompanying a spouse who qualifies as a resident under (i)  (iv) of this paragraph;

(4) does not have a past due child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160  25.27.220 at the time of application or loan disbursement;

(5) has not, within the previous five years, had a loan discharged or written off by the commission for any reason;

(6) does not have a status, at the time of the application for a loan or disbursement of loan funds, that would prevent the person from repaying the loan as it becomes due;

(7) has not within the previous seven years defaulted on another loan made to the person by a lending entity unless the person can show good faith efforts to repay the loan and extraordinary circumstances that led to the default;

(8) does not have a credit history, at the time of application for a loan, that demonstrates chronic inability or unwillingness to pay an extension of credit or loan as it becomes due; and

(9) has complied with the military selective service registration requirements imposed under 50 U.S.C. App. 453 (Military Selective Service Act), if those requirements were applicable to the person.

(b) A person does not qualify as a resident of the state under this section if the person declares or establishes residence in another state during an absence from Alaska.

(c) A person may not be awarded an education loan under AS 14.43.091  14.43.160 if that person receives a teacher education loan under AS 14.43.600  14.43.700 for the same period of attendance.

(d) Notwithstanding (a)(6)  (8) of this section, the commission may issue a loan to a person if another person who satisfies the requirements of (a)(2) and (a)(4)  (8) of this section cosigns the loan.

(e) The commission may withhold disbursement of a loan if the borrower becomes ineligible under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.100 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.100
Use of school facilities.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a school district may allow the use of school facilities for any legal gatherings or assemblies. The governing body shall adopt bylaws that will ensure reasonable and impartial use of the facilities.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.460 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.460
Rights under qualified domestic relations order.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the nonalienation provisions in AS 14.25.500 (a), the administrator may direct that benefits be paid to someone other than a member or beneficiary under a valid qualified domestic relations order that is executed by the judge of a competent court in accordance with applicable state law and that has been accepted by the administrator.

(b) The administrator shall determine whether an order meets the requirements of this section within a reasonable period after receiving an order. The administrator shall notify the member and any alternate payee that an order has been received and indicate to the member and any alternate payee when the order is accepted. A separate account for the alternate payee portion shall be established as soon as administratively feasible after the order has been accepted by the administrator.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.100 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.100
Credit for service in the armed forces.
Status: reserved

(a) A member who served as an active member of the armed forces of the United States may receive credited service under this plan up to a maximum of five years if the member received a discharge under other than dishonorable conditions and is not entitled to receive retirement benefits from the United States government for the same service. Each 12 months of military service equals one school year, and lesser military periods will be determined for credit purposes in a proportionate ratio to a year. Credit for service in the armed forces shall be granted only if the member makes contributions for the service in the same manner as required for outside service under AS 14.25.060 . The military service credited under this section shall be included in the 10-year limitation of outside service as specified in AS 14.25.060 , except if entry into the armed forces is immediately preceded by Alaska membership service and following discharge is continued by Alaska membership service within one year thereafter, service may not be counted for purposes of determining the applicability of the 10-year limitation on outside service.

(b) Where a member is unable to resume teaching in a public school within one year following discharge because of hospitalization, rehabilitation training, a disability derived while in the armed forces, or other like circumstances, the administrator shall determine the allowance or disallowance of any service in the armed forces.

(c) [Repealed, § 7 ch 155 SLA 1976.] (d) [Repealed, § 7 ch 155 SLA 1976.] (e) A member may not be credited with the same period of service in the armed forces under this section if credit for that military service was granted under the public employees' retirement system ( AS 39.35 ). The combined period of military service claimed under this section and AS 39.35 may not exceed five years.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.240 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.240
Reserves and capital reserves.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of securing one or more issues of bonds of the corporation, the board may establish one or more special funds, called capital reserve funds, and may pay into those capital reserve funds the proceeds of the sale of bonds and other money available to the corporation from other sources for the purposes of the capital reserve funds. A capital reserve fund may be established only if the board determines that the establishment of the fund would enhance the marketability of the bonds. Money in a capital reserve fund, except as provided in this section, may be used as required only for the (1) payment of the principal of, and interest on, bonds or of the sinking fund payments with respect to those bonds; (2) purchase or redemption of the bonds; or (3) payment of a redemption premium required to be paid when the bonds are redeemed before maturity. However, money in a capital reserve fund may not be withdrawn if the withdrawal would reduce the amount in the capital reserve fund to less than the capital reserve fund requirement, except for the purpose of making payment, when due, of principal, interest, or redemption premiums on the bonds when other money of the corporation is not available for the payments. Income or interest earned by, or increment to, a capital reserve fund, from the investment of all or part of the fund, may be transferred by the corporation to other funds or accounts of the corporation if the transfer does not reduce the amount of the capital reserve fund below the capital reserve fund requirement.

(b) If the board decides to issue bonds secured by a capital reserve fund, the bonds may not be issued if the amount in the capital reserve fund is less than the capital reserve fund requirement, unless the corporation, at the time of issuance of the bonds, pledges to deposit in the capital reserve fund from the proceeds of the bonds to be issued or from other sources, an amount that, together with the amount then in the fund, is not less than the capital reserve fund requirement.

(c) In computing the amount of a capital reserve fund for the purpose of this section, securities in which all or a portion of the fund is invested and credit facilities deposited in or credited to a capital reserve fund under (f) of this section shall be valued by a reasonable method established by the board by resolution or by trust indenture. Valuation shall include the amount of interest earned or accrued as of the date of valuation.

(d) By January 15 of each year, the chairman of the board shall certify in writing to the governor and the legislature the amount, if any, required to restore a capital reserve fund to the capital reserve fund requirement. The legislature may appropriate to the corporation the amount certified by the chairman. The corporation shall deposit the amounts appropriated under this subsection during a fiscal year in the proper capital reserve fund. This subsection does not create a debt or liability of the state.

(e) The board may establish reserve funds, other than capital reserve funds, to secure one or more issues of bonds of the corporation. The corporation may deposit in a reserve fund established under this subsection the proceeds of sale of its bonds and other money available from any other source. The corporation may allow a reserve fund established under this subsection to be depleted without complying with (d) of this section.

(f) The corporation may hold in a capital reserve fund, in lieu of money and in satisfaction of all or part of a capital reserve fund requirement, irrevocable letters of credit issued by a commercial bank, surety bonds, insurance policies, and similar credit facilities.

(g) In this section, capital reserve fund requirement means the amount required to be on deposit in the capital reserve fund as of the date of computation as determined by resolution of the board or by trust indenture.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.030
Causes for revocation and suspension.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the Professional Teaching Practices Commission may revoke or suspend a certificate only for the following reasons: (1) incompetency, which is defined as the inability or the unintentional or intentional failure to perform the teacher's customary teaching duties in a satisfactory manner;

(2) immorality, which is defined as the commission of an act which, under the laws of the state, constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude;

(3) substantial noncompliance with the school laws of the state or the regulations of the department; or

(4) upon a determination by the Professional Teaching Practices Commission that there has been a violation of ethical or professional standards or contractual obligations.

(b) The commissioner or the Professional Teaching Practices Commission shall revoke for life the certificate of a person who has been convicted of a crime, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a crime, involving a minor under AS 11.41.410  11.41.460, AS 11.61.125 , or 11.61.127, or a law or ordinance in another jurisdiction with elements similar to an offense described in this subsection.

(c) The commissioner or the Professional Teaching Practices Commission shall request the chief administrative law judge ( AS 44.64.020 ), to appoint an administrative law judge employed by the office of administrative hearings to preside at a hearing conducted under this section. AS 44.64.060 and 44.64.070 do not apply to the hearing.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.210 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.210
Authority of school board or department to adopt bylaws.
Status: in_force

A school board or the department may adopt teacher tenure bylaws not in conflict with the regulations of the department or state law.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.186 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.186
Coverage; regulations.
Status: reserved

(a) Special education and related services shall be provided by (1) a borough or city school district for a child with a disability residing within the district;

(2) the board of a regional educational attendance area operating a school in the area for a child with a disability residing in the area served by the school;

(3) the borough, city school district, or regional educational attendance area in which a treatment institution, as that term is defined in AS 47.14.990 , juvenile detention facility or juvenile treatment facility, as those terms are defined in AS 47.12.990 , or a correctional facility is located for a child with a disability placed at the facility;

(4) a state boarding school established under AS 14.16 for a child with a disability enrolled at a state boarding school; or

(5) a school district that provides a statewide correspondence study program for a child with a disability who is enrolled in the program.

(b) [Repealed, § 41 ch 67 SLA 2001.] (c) [Repealed, § 19 ch 147 SLA 1984.] (d) [Repealed, § 19 ch 147 SLA 1984.] (e) If the parent of a child with a disability elects to educate the child as allowed under AS 14.30.010 (b), the child may not be compelled to receive the special education and related services provided under AS 14.30.180  14.30.350.

(f) The department shall, by regulation, establish standards for the allocation of financial responsibilities and the coordination of the provision of special education and related services among the educational agencies listed in (a) of this section when more than one educational agency is responsible for providing those services.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.010
Establishment of school system.
Status: in_force

There is established in the state a system of public schools to be administered and maintained as provided in this title.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.199 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.199
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.57.100  14.57.199, (1) director means the director of the division of the department that has responsibility for state libraries, archives, and museums;

(2) fund means the Alaska heritage endowment fund established in AS 37.14.500 ;

(3) net income account means the account established in AS 37.14.510 .

Article 3. Property Held by Museums.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.150 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.150
Preservation of records.
Status: in_force

(a) If a postsecondary educational institution proposes to discontinue its operation, the chief administrative officer of the institution shall file with the commission the original or legible true copies of academic records of the institution as specified by the commission. The records must include that academic information customarily required by colleges when considering students for transfer or advanced study and the academic record of each former student.

(b) If it appears to the commission that records of an institution discontinuing its operations are in danger of being destroyed or otherwise made unavailable to the commission, the commission may seize the records, under an order of the superior court. The commission shall maintain a permanent file of records coming into its possession under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.320 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.320
Defined contribution retirement plan established.
Status: in_force

(a) A defined contribution retirement plan for teachers of the state is created.

(b) The defined contribution retirement plan includes a plan in which savings are accumulated in an individual account for the exclusive benefit of the member or beneficiaries. The plan is established effective July 1, 2006, at which time contributions by employers and members begin.

(c) The defined contribution retirement plan is intended to qualify under 26 U.S.C. 401(a), 414(d), and 414(k) (Internal Revenue Code) as a qualified retirement plan established and maintained by the state for its employees and for the employees of school districts and regional educational attendance areas in the state. Benefits under AS 14.25.480 are not provided by the defined contribution retirement plan.

(d) An amendment to the defined contribution retirement plan does not provide a person with a vested right to a benefit if the Internal Revenue Service determines that the amendment will result in disqualification of the plan under the Internal Revenue Code.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.290 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.290
Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries.
Status: in_force

The bonds of the corporation are securities in which public officers and bodies of the state, municipalities, insurance companies, insurance associations, other persons carrying on an insurance business, banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, savings associations, building and loan associations, investment companies, other persons carrying on a banking business, administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, other fiduciaries, and other persons who are authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds including capital in their control or belonging to them. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the bonds of the corporation are also securities that may be deposited with and may be received by public officers and bodies of the state and municipalities for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the state is now or may be authorized.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.170 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.170
Additional powers and duties of board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may (1) appoint unpaid advisory commissions;

(2) require school boards or school personnel to submit to the department, in the form the board may require, the district budget or any information or reports that are reasonably necessary to assist the department in carrying out its functions.

(b) The board shall review grant applications recommended under AS 14.11.013 and may approve grant applications under AS 14.11.015 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.18.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.18 / Section 14.18.020
Discrimination in employment prohibited.
Status: in_force

The board, the Board of Regents, and each school board in the state shall (1) allow no difference in conditions of employment, including hiring practices, credential requirements, leaves of absence, hours of employment, pay, employee benefits, and assignment of instructional and noninstructional duties based on sex or race; and

(2) provide the same opportunities for advancement to males and females.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.085 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.085
Free tuition and fees for a spouse or dependent of a peace officer or members of the armed services or a fire department.
Status: in_force

(a) A person enrolled as a student in good standing in a state supported educational institution in this state is entitled to a waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees if the person was the spouse or dependent child of a bona fide resident of the state who was (1) a member of the armed services and who died in the line of duty or who died as a result of injuries sustained while in the line of duty for the state or federal government or who was listed by the United States Department of Defense as a prisoner of war or as missing in action; or

(2) a peace officer or a member of a fire department who died from an act arising out of and in the course of (A) employment as a peace officer or a firefighter; or

(B) duties as a volunteer firefighter.

(b) In this section, (1) armed services means the Alaska National Guard, Alaska Naval Militia, and the armed services of the United States;

(2) dependent child means a person who was a dependent of a peace officer or of a member of the armed services or a fire department at the time of the peace officer's or member's death, and who is (A) the peace officer's or member's natural or adopted child;

(B) a child in relation to whom the deceased armed services member, firefighter, or peace officer stood in loco parentis for at least three years before the peace officer's or member's death;

(C) the peace officer's or member's stepchild; or

(D) the peace officer's or member's acknowledged illegitimate child;

(3) fire department means a federal, state, or municipal fire department or a regularly organized volunteer fire department registered with the state fire marshal;

(4) line of duty has the meaning given under federal law;

(5) peace officer has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060 and includes a correctional officer;

(6) resident means a person who resided in the state for at least one year before serving in the armed services and who lists Alaska as the home state for purposes of military records, or a person who was employed as a peace officer in this state or was a member of a fire department located in this state;

(7) spouse means a person who was married to a peace officer or to a member of the armed services or a fire department at the time of the peace officer's or member's death.

Article 4. Education Loan Program.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.330 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.330
Inventory of property.
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall maintain or cause to be maintained a perpetual inventory of all permanent property of the University of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.091 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.091
Organization; oath and bond.
Status: in_force

(a) The regional school boards shall be organized in accordance with AS 14.14.070 , and, before taking office, each school board member shall take and sign the oath or affirmation prescribed by AS 14.12.090 .

(b) The officer of the board responsible for the custody of regional educational attendance area funds shall execute a bond of $50,000 with the commissioner.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.125 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.125
Summaries and indices.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon notification of the creation of data under AS 14.56.120 , a state agency shall and a municipality or regional educational attendance area may prepare an abstract or summary of it.

(b) The center shall prepare and keep current an index of all publications and data abstracts or summaries on file and shall publish and distribute that index regularly to contracting depository libraries and to other Alaska libraries upon request.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.710 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.710
Program established.
Status: in_force

The Alaska family education loan program is established to provide low interest loans to families to assist in paying the costs of postsecondary education for family members.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.355 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.355
Library construction and major expansion matching grant program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development a matching grant program for library construction and major expansion.

(b) A person in charge of construction or major expansion of an eligible library may apply to the department for a matching grant under regulations adopted by the department.

(c) Subject to appropriation, the department shall award not more than 50 percent of the total proposed grant project costs to an eligible applicant.

(d) The department shall establish regulations to implement this section and the eligibility standards under AS 14.56.356 . The regulations must include consideration for and establishment of an eligibility priority for an application that is submitted by a community that does not have a public library described in AS 14.56.356 (a)(2).

(e) In this section, (1) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(2) major expansion means an expansion of an existing library to increase the square footage of the structure by not less than 30 percent.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.075 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.075
Physical examinations for teachers.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may require physical examinations of teachers as a condition of employment. A school district is not required to pay the cost of physical examinations for teachers. This section does not affect the coverage of any health insurance benefits that a school district provides to teachers.

(b) In this section, school district has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.015 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.015
Creation, composition, appointment of members.
Status: in_force

(a) There is in the Department of Education and Early Development the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education consisting of (1) two members of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska designated by the members of that body;

(2) one person representing private nonprofit higher education in the state appointed by the governor;

(3) one person representing the Department of Education and Early Development selected by the state Board of Education and Early Development;

(4) four persons broadly and equitably representative of the general public appointed by the governor;

(5) one member of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board established by AS 23.15.550 designated by the members of that body;

(6) one person from the members of the local community college advisory councils appointed by the governor;

(7) two members from the legislature, one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(8) one person appointed in accordance with (e) of this section who is a full-time student as defined in AS 14.43.160 ;

(9) one administrator appointed by the governor from a proprietary institution of postsecondary education that has an authorization to operate in the state issued under AS 14.48 .

(b) No governing body member, trustee, official, or employee of either a public, private, or proprietary institution of postsecondary or higher education in the state may be appointed to membership on the commission as representative of the general public for the purpose of (a)(4) of this section.

(c) The governor's appointees are subject to confirmation by the legislature and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor for four-year staggered terms. Members appointed or designated by bodies or agencies other than the governor serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointment.

(d) A full-time postsecondary student shall be appointed to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education from a list of nominees submitted to the governor. The governor shall make the appointment from the list within 60 days after it is submitted. The list must consist of the names of two or more nominees from private nonprofit institutions of higher education in the state and two nominees from each campus of the University of Alaska. The nominees shall be selected by the students at private nonprofit institutions of higher education and each campus of the University of Alaska by an election held on each campus. Elections under this subsection shall be held concurrently with student regent elections required under AS 14.40.150 (b) and conducted under rules established by the Office of the Governor. If a private nonprofit institution of higher education in the state does not have an organized student governance structure to hold elections, the institution's governing board may nominate a full-time student and forward the name to the governor for consideration. The term of office of the student member of the commission is two years and begins June 1 of the year in which the appointment is made. Membership on the commission is immediately forfeited by a student member who ceases to be a full-time student. Within 60 days after a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a successor from those students appearing on the list of nominees to serve for the unexpired term of the original appointee. The term campus used in this subsection means a portion of the University of Alaska designated as a campus by the Board of Regents.

(e) For the purpose of (a)(4) of this section, broadly and equitably representative of the general public means that the public membership of the commission shall include adequate representation both on the basis of sex and on the basis of the significant racial, ethnic, geographic, and economic groups in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.140 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.140
Minutes of meetings.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep minutes of each meeting and send a certified copy to the governor and to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.410 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.410
Early education programs; grants.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide training and assistance to develop and improve district-wide early education programs that comply with standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165 (a)(5).

(b) The department may award a grant to provide funding for a three-year period for the development or improvement of a district-wide early education program to a district that has not received a grant under this section, applies in a format prescribed by the department, provides the information required under (g) of this section, and is eligible for a grant as specified under (c) of this section. Unless the legislature appropriates another amount, total grant funding awarded to districts under this subsection may not exceed $3,000,000 in a fiscal year.

(c) The department shall rank the performance of each district in the state in accordance with the accountability system and performance designations required under AS 14.03.123 . When approving grants under (b) of this section, the department shall prioritize eligible districts with lower performance based on the department's ranking of districts under this subsection. A district is eligible for a grant if the department determines an insufficient number of children in the district attend high quality child care programs, including head start programs, early education programs provided by a local government, and early education programs provided by child development agencies, that (1) meet or exceed the standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165 (a)(5); and

(2) would continue operating after development of a district early education program.

(d) If the department does not approve the early education program of a district awarded a grant under (b) of this section by the end of the district's three-year grant period, the department may provide a one-year remediation grant to allow the district one additional fiscal year to meet the early education program standards adopted by the board under AS 14.07.165 (a)(5). If the district is unable to meet the early education program standards at the end of that fiscal year, the department may, in the discretion of the commissioner, provide an additional remediation grant to allow the district not more than one additional fiscal year to meet the standards. Nothing in this section prohibits a district from using its own funds to continue the remediation process.

(e) A student in an early education program may not be counted in a district's ADM under AS 14.17.500 unless the department has approved the program.

(f) A grant under this section is subject to appropriation, but may not supplant other early education funding available to districts.

(g) Before applying for a grant under (b) of this section, a district shall, to avoid duplicate programs and facilitate resource sharing to improve early education within the district, consult with each local and tribal head start program within the district's boundaries. An application submitted under (b) of this section must include documentation establishing that the district consulted with each local and tribal head start program within the district.

(h) In this section, (1) ADM has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 ;

(2) district has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 ;

(3) early education program means a program, the primary function of which is educational, for children who are four and five years of age and who have not attended a public school kindergarten.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.691 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.691
Contributions.
Status: in_force

(a) The university shall contribute on behalf of each employee participating in the program an amount established by the board.

(b) An employee participating in the program shall contribute to the program an amount established by the board.

(c) The board may specify that contributions required by this section are made by a reduction in salary under 26 U.S.C. 403(b) or 26 U.S.C. 414(h)(2) (Internal Revenue Code).

(d) The financial officer of the university shall pay the contributions authorized or required by this section to the designated company or companies for the benefit of each participant.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.150 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.150
Association of Alaska School Boards the representative agency of board members.
Status: in_force

The Association of Alaska School Boards is recognized as the organization and representative agency of the members of the school boards of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.160 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.160
Suspension or expulsion of students for possessing weapons.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district shall (1) expel for at least one year a student who violates AS 11.61.210 (a)(8) while possessing a firearm, as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C. 921;

(2) suspend for at least 30 days, or expel for the school year or permanently, a student who violates AS 11.61.210 (a)(8) while possessing a deadly weapon, other than a firearm as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C. 921.

(b) The administrative officer of a school district may on a case-by-case basis reduce or otherwise modify the expulsion or suspension of a student under (a) of this section.

(c) A prior conviction, or adjudication of delinquency or child in need of aid, for violation of AS 11.61.210 (a)(8) is not necessary for a school board to suspend or expel a student under this section.

(d) Each school district shall adopt a policy providing for the (1) referral to law enforcement authorities of students who violate AS 11.61.210 (a)(8);

(2) identification of procedures and conditions for early reinstatement of students suspended or expelled under this section.

(e) Annually on a date set by the department, each school district shall report to the department the number of students expelled under this section and the types of weapons involved.

(f) In this section, (1) deadly weapon has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 ;

(2) district has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 .

Article 2. Charter Schools.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.360 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.360
Health education curriculum; physical activity guidelines.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district in the state public school system shall be encouraged to initiate and conduct a program in health education for kindergarten through grade 12. The program should include instruction in physical health and personal safety including alcohol and drug abuse education, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early cancer prevention and detection, dental health, family health including infant care, environmental health, the identification and prevention of child abuse, child abduction, neglect, sexual abuse, and domestic violence, and appropriate use of health services.

(b) The state board shall establish guidelines for a health and personal safety education program. Personal safety guidelines shall be developed in consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Upon request, the Department of Education and Early Development, the Department of Health, and the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault shall provide technical assistance to school districts in the development of personal safety curricula. A school health education specialist position shall be established and funded in the department to coordinate the program statewide. Adequate funds to enable curriculum and resource development, adequate consultation to school districts, and a program of teacher training in health and personal safety education shall be provided.

(c) In addition to the health education program encouraged under (a) of this section, a school district shall establish guidelines for schools in the district to provide opportunities during each full school day for students in grades kindergarten through eight for a minimum of 90 percent of the daily amount of physical activity recommended for children and adolescents in the physical activity guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services. The time provided for physical activity under this subsection may include physical education classes and opportunities for unstructured physical activity, such as recess. A school district shall adopt guidelines under this subsection that (1) allow a student to be excused from the physical activity opportunities if the student is unable to participate for a medical reason; and

(2) provide an exemption from the physical activity opportunities under this subsection for health and safety reasons, such as inclement weather.

(d) In this section, district has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.080 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.080
Right to attend school.
Status: reserved

(a) A child of school age is entitled to attend public school without payment of tuition during the school term in the school district in which the child is a resident subject to the provisions of AS 14.14.110 and 14.14.120.

(b) A person over school age may be admitted to the public school in the school district in which the person is a resident at the discretion of the governing body of the school district. A person over school age may be charged tuition by the governing body of the school district.

(c) A child under school age who is at least four years of age at the beginning of the school year may be admitted to a public school in the school district of which the child is a resident at the discretion of the governing body of the school district if the child meets minimum standards prescribed by the board evidencing that the child has the mental, physical, and emotional capacity to perform satisfactorily for the educational program being offered. A district's educational program must prescribe that, except for students in an early education program, under school age students advance through the curriculum or grade level by the following school year. A governing body may delegate the authority granted under this subsection to the chief school administrator of the school district.

(d) [Repealed, § 46 ch 40 SLA 2022.]

(e) A child under school age shall be admitted to school in the district of which the child is a resident if immediately before the child became a resident of the district, the child was legally enrolled in the public schools of another district or state.

(f) This section does not require a school district to admit a child or person currently under suspension or expulsion under AS 14.03.160 in that or another school district.

(g) A school district shall consider a student to be a resident of the district and admit the student to a public school in the district if a parent or guardian of the student is serving as an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or a member of the National Guard and is transferred or pending transfer under an official military order to a military installation in the state from another military installation in the state or from outside of the state. A parent or guardian of the student shall provide to the school district written proof of residence in the state on an official document within 30 days of the student's first day of attendance in the school district. In this subsection, (1) guardian has the meaning given in AS 13.06.050 ;

(2) military installation means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for a ship, armory, or other installation under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Coast Guard;

(3) residence means the principal dwelling place of an active duty parent or guardian.

(h) [Effective June 30, 2034.] A child who is five years of age on or before September 1 following the beginning of the school year, and who is under school age, may enter a public school kindergarten.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.400 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.400
Investment of individual accounts.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide a range of investment options and permit a participant to exercise investment control over the participant's assets in the member's individual account as provided in this section. If a participant exercises control over the assets in the individual account, the participant is not considered a fiduciary for any reason on the basis of exercising that control.

(b) A participant may direct investment of plan funds held in an account among available investment funds in accordance with rules established by the board.

(c) A participant may elect to change or transfer all or a portion of the participant's existing account balance among available investment funds not more often than once each day in accordance with the rules established by the administrator. Only the last election received by the administrator before the transmittal of contributions to the trust fund for allocation to the individual account will be used to direct the investment of the contributions received.

(d) Except to the extent clearly set out in the terms of the investment plans offered by the employer to the employee, the employer is not liable to the participant for investment losses if the prudent investment standard has been met.

(e) The employer, administrator, state, board, or a person or entity who is otherwise a fiduciary is not liable by reason for any participant's investment loss that results from the participant's directing the investment of plan assets allocated to the participant's account.

(f) To the extent that a member's individual account has been divided as provided in a qualified domestic relations order between participants, each participant shall be treated as the holder of a separate individual account for purposes of investment yields, decisions, transfers, and time limitations imposed by this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.032 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.032
Definition for AS 14.07.020  14.07.032.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.07.020  14.07.032, instructional practices means the strategies and methods used in teaching or delivering information, skills, material, and student learning management tools to a student to help the student achieve intended educational outcomes.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.310 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.310
Annual audit.
Status: in_force

The financial records of the corporation shall be audited annually by the legislative auditor or by a certified public accountant approved by the legislative auditor. The legislative auditor may prescribe the form and content of the financial records of the corporation and shall have access to these records at any time.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.090 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.090
State library distribution and data access center established.
Status: in_force

There is established in the state library the state library distribution and data access center.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.149 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.149
Lien.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount owing on a loan that is in default under this chapter, including principal, interest, and collection costs, is a lien upon all property and right to property, real or personal, belonging to the borrower. The lien arises at the time that the commission mails or otherwise delivers a notice of default under AS 14.43.145 (b) and continues until the balance of the loan, including principal, interest, and collection costs, is paid in full.

(b) A lien created under (a) of this section is (1) not valid against a mortgagee or other lienholder, pledgee, purchaser, or judgment creditor until notice of the lien is recorded in the records of the recording district where the property subject to the lien is situated; and

(2) subject to AS 40.19.040 (d).
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.150 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.150
Administration of affairs.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage the assets and business of the corporation and may adopt bylaws and regulations, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), governing the manner in which the business of the corporation is conducted and the manner in which its powers are exercised. The board shall delegate supervision of the administration of the corporation to the executive officer of the corporation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.200 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.200
Harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy.
Status: in_force

(a) By July 1, 2007, each school district shall adopt a policy that prohibits the harassment, intimidation, or bullying of any student. Each school district shall share this policy with parents or guardians, students, volunteers, and school employees.

(b) The policy must be adopted through the standard policy-making procedure for each district that includes the opportunity for participation by parents or guardians, school employees, volunteers, students, administrators, and community representatives. The policy must emphasize positive character traits and values, including the importance of civil and respectful speech and conduct, and the responsibility of students to comply with the district's policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The policy must also include provisions for an appropriate punishment schedule up to and including expulsion and reporting of criminal activity to local law enforcement authorities. School employees, volunteers, students, and administrators shall adhere to this policy.

(c) By January 1, 2007, the department, in consultation with representatives of parents or guardians, school personnel, and other interested parties, may provide to school districts a model harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention policy and training materials on the components that should be included in a district policy. Training materials may be disseminated in a variety of ways, including workshops and other staff developmental activities, and through the Internet website of the department. Materials included on the Internet website must include the model policy and recommended training and instructional materials. The department may provide a link to the school district's Internet website for further information.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.105 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.105
Quorum and chair.
Status: in_force

(a) Four members constitute a quorum.

(b) The board shall designate one member of the board as the chairperson who serves as chair of the board at the pleasure of the board.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.110 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.110
Penalty for violation of AS 14.20.100.
Status: in_force

A person violating AS 14.20.100 is punishable by a fine of not more than $100.
Alaska Stat. § 14.12.090 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.12 / Section 14.12.090
Oath.
Status: in_force

School board members, before taking office, shall take and sign the following oath or affirmation: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska and that I will honestly, faithfully, and impartially discharge my duties as a school board member to the best of my ability.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.310 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.310
Number of teachers on sabbatical leave; compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) The number of teachers eligible for sabbatical leave that may be allowed under AS 14.20.280  14.20.350 is as follows: (1) not more than one-half of one percent of the total number of teachers from all borough and city school districts and regional educational attendance areas may be on state-supported sabbatical leave in any year;

(2) any number of teachers may be on sabbatical leave at school district or personal expense.

(b) A teacher on state-supported sabbatical leave is entitled to one-half of base salary to be paid by the department.

(c) A teacher on sabbatical leave at district expense is entitled to an amount of salary to be determined by the school board.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.150 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.150
Property insurance required.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district shall purchase and maintain or provide proof of adequate property insurance for the replacement cost of all school facilities and equipment. Insurance purchased to comply with this section may contain a deductible amount, if approved by the department. A school district may comply with this section by initiating and maintaining a program of self-insurance, if the department annually determines that the school district has submitted adequate evidence of the district's ability to self-insure for the replacement cost of all school facilities and equipment. A copy of the insurance policy or other information indicating compliance with this section shall be provided to the department.

(b) If the department determines that a school district is not insured as required under (a) of this section, the department shall notify the school district of the determination. Unless the school district obtains adequate insurance within 30 days after the school district receives notice under this subsection, the department shall purchase the insurance required by (a) of this section for that school district.

(c) The department may not award a school construction or major maintenance grant under AS 14.11 to a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area that is not in compliance with (a) of this section. The department shall reduce the amount of state aid under AS 14.17.400 for which a school district may qualify by the amount, if any, paid by the department under (b) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.065 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.065
Scholarships in addition to other scholarships.
Status: in_force

The scholarships under AS 14.43.050  14.43.075 are supplemental and in addition to any other scholarship to which an applicant is entitled or may receive.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.160 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.160
Board meetings public; meeting notice; public facilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of AS 44.62.310 apply to meetings of the Board of Regents. All meetings of the board, its committees or subcommittees, are open to the public and press except as otherwise provided in AS 44.62.310 (c). The findings of an executive session shall be made a part of the record of the proceedings of the Board of Regents. All records of the meetings and proceedings shall be open to inspection by the public and the press at reasonable times.

(b) The Board of Regents may determine the time and place of its meetings. However, 30 days notice is required for all regular meetings and 10 days notice is required for special meetings of the Board of Regents, its committees or subcommittees called under the bylaws or rules or procedure of the Board of Regents. Emergency meetings may be called without notice.

(c) The Board of Regents shall provide adequate facilities for members of the public to attend the meetings of the board, its committees or subcommittees.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.375 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.375
Report.
Status: in_force

A recipient of a grant awarded under AS 14.56.360 shall prepare a brief annual report to the department describing the effects of the grant and whether all conditions of the grant were met or exceeded.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.200 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.200
General powers.
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, the corporation may (1) sue and be sued in its own name;

(2) adopt an official seal;

(3) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(4) make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the corporation, including contracts with a person or governmental entity;

(5) receive, take, hold, and administer, on behalf of the corporation and for any of its purposes, any appropriation, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or donation of real property or personal property; in this paragraph, property includes (A) money; and

(B) life estates, leases, or other interests in property;

(6) borrow money as provided in this chapter to carry out its corporate purposes and issue its obligations as evidence of the borrowing, if that obligation of the corporation is not a debt of the state;

(7) include in a borrowing the amounts to pay financing charges, interest on the obligations for a period not exceeding one year after the date on which the corporation estimates funds will otherwise be available to pay the interest, consultant, advisory, and legal fees, and other expenses necessary or incident to the borrowing;

(8) invest or reinvest, subject to its contracts with noteholders and bondholders, money held by the corporation as set out in AS 37.10.071 ;

(9) set and collect interest, fees, and charges in connection with education loans or repayment obligations held by the corporation and its servicing agents; in this paragraph, charges includes costs of financing by the corporation, service charges, insurance premiums, and other costs incurred by the corporation in carrying out its corporate purposes;

(10) gather information on postsecondary education financial resources available to residents of this state and disseminate the information to reasonably assure that qualified residents are aware of those financial resources;

(11) service education loans and repayment obligations held by the corporation;

(12) finance, purchase, or participate in the financing or purchasing of education loans;

(13) contract in advance for the financing, purchasing, or sale of education loans;

(14) sell or participate in the sale, either public or private and on terms authorized by the board, of education loans to the Student Loan Marketing Association or to other purchasers;

(15) collect and pay reasonable fees and charges in connection with the financing, purchase, sale, and servicing of education loans and repayment obligations;

(16) enter into agreements with the federal government, including guaranty agreements and supplemental guaranty agreements as described in 20 U.S.C. 1001  1155, as amended, as necessary to provide for the receipt by the corporation of administrative allowances and other benefits available under 20 U.S.C. 1001  1155, as amended;

(17) administer federal money allotted to the state involving insured education loans and related administrative costs and other matters;

(18) enter into agreements with the commission relating to education loans and repayment obligations, the administration of the financial aid and loan programs under AS 14.43.091  14.43.750, 14.43.990, and AS 14.44 , and the payment of and security for bonds of the corporation;

(19) to the extent permitted under contracts with bondholders, consent to the modification of the rate of interest, time of payment of an installment of principal or interest, or other terms of an education loan or repayment obligation held by the corporation;

(20) procure insurance against any loss in connection with the operation of its programs;

(21) provide advisory services to borrowers and other participants in the corporation's programs;

(22) enter into credit facility agreements and make pledges, covenants, and agreements with respect to the repayment of borrowings under the credit facility agreements;

(23) develop and implement education financing programs; in this paragraph, programs includes (A) programs listed in AS 14.42.030 (b)(1);

(B) programs for the guaranteeing, servicing, originating, and financing of education loans for borrowers located both inside and outside the state; and

(C) federal financial aid programs made under federal law; and

(24) perform acts that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out effectively the general objectives and purposes of the corporation under AS 14.42.100  14.42.990.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.205 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.205
Supplemental education loans: financing program.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this section is to provide for supplemental education loan financing to assist qualified borrowers with unmet costs of attendance at a postsecondary institution approved by the commission.

(b) The corporation may develop and establish a financing program for the Alaska supplemental education loan administered by the commission under AS 14.43.170  14.43.175.

(c) The financing program established under (b) of this section (1) shall (A) provide that loans under the Alaska supplemental education loan program are medium-range and long-range fixed-rate and variable-rate loans;

(B) require terms and conditions for loans under the Alaska supplemental education loan program as the corporation determines are useful and feasible;

(C) be designed to (i) assist postsecondary institutions in this state in attracting and retaining students;

(ii) maximize the amount of financing available by using private activity tax-exempt bond capacity as may be allocated by the state; and

(2) except as limited by (1)(B) of this subsection, may provide for terms and conditions that are more attractive than prevailing terms and conditions available to students from other supplemental education lenders.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.600 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.600
Agency established.
Status: in_force

There is established, as a public organization, the special education service agency.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.300 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.300
Creation and appointment of comptroller.
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents shall create the office of comptroller of the university, fix the salary, and determine the duties of the office. The Board of Regents shall fill the office. The comptroller shall report directly to the Board of Regents.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.047 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.047
Admission or readmission when cause no longer exists.
Status: in_force

(a) A child who has been suspended from or denied admittance to a school under AS 14.30.045 (3) or (4) shall be permitted to attend school when the child is obviously recovered or presents to the governing body a statement in writing from a competent medical authority that the child is no longer afflicted with, or suffering from, the physical or mental condition to the extent that it is a cause for suspension or denial of admission under AS 14.30.045 (3) or (4).

(b) A child who has been suspended from or denied admittance to a school for any other cause provided by AS 14.30.045 shall be permitted to attend school when it reasonably appears that the cause has been remedied.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.040 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.040
Executive officer and staff; administration.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may appoint an executive director as the commission's executive officer. The executive officer is a member of the exempt service under AS 39.25.110 , serves at the pleasure of the commission, and receives compensation fixed by the commission. The executive officer appoints persons to the staff positions authorized by the commission, and staff compensation is fixed by the commission. Each employee of the commission shall elect membership either in the state teachers' retirement system ( AS 14.25 ), if qualified, or in the public employees' retirement system ( AS 39.35 ).

(b) The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education is not a division in the Department of Education and Early Development. The commission, its members, executive officer, and staff are in the Department of Education and Early Development for administrative support services only, and they are not subject to the direction of the commissioner of education and early development or the state Board of Education and Early Development.
Alaska Stat. § 14.16.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.16 / Section 14.16.030
Admission to school.
Status: in_force

(a) A state boarding school may admit students who are qualified in accordance with applicable admission standards. Preference for enrollment must be given to students currently enrolled at a boarding school and to students whose educational, emotional, or family requirements warrant attendance in a domiciliary environment.

(b) The board shall prescribe admission standards and procedures by regulation. Admission standards may not discriminate in favor of or against any resident based on race, sex, creed, national origin, or the location or type of residence within the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.325 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.325
Funding.
Status: in_force

(a) The memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS 14.43.255 shall be funded by voluntary contributions by state employees who may contribute the value of one or more days of annual leave a year to the memorial education revolving loan fund to be credited to any one or more of the education loan accounts listed in AS 14.43.250 (b) at the discretion of the donor.

(b) The Department of Administration shall pay to the account of the memorial education revolving loan fund established under AS 14.43.255 an amount equal to the value of the total number of days of annual leave contributed by state employees under (a) of this section.

(c) The administering authority may accept contributions from private sources for the memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS 14.43.255 . These contributions shall be deposited in the memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS 14.43.255 to be credited to any one or more of the education loan accounts listed in AS 14.43.250 (b) at the discretion of the donor. For the purpose of this subsection, private sources means private individuals, corporations, foundations, or other philanthropic or charitable organizations.

Article 8. Alaska Education Grant Program.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.230 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.230
Trust indentures and trust agreements.
Status: in_force

An issue of bonds by the corporation may be secured by a trust indenture or trust agreement between the corporation and a corporate trustee, which may be a trust company, bank, or national banking association, with corporate trust powers, located inside or outside the state, or by a secured loan agreement or other instrument or under a resolution giving powers to a corporate trustee by means of which the corporation may (1) enter into agreements with the trustee or the bondholders that the board determines to be necessary or desirable, including covenants, provisions, limitations, and other agreements as to the (A) application, investment, deposit, use, and disposition of the proceeds of bonds of the corporation or of money or other property of the corporation or in which it has an interest;

(B) fixing and collecting of payments and other consideration for an education loan or repayment obligation;

(C) assignment by the corporation of its rights in an education loan or repayment obligation or in a mortgage or other security interest created with respect to an education loan or repayment obligation to a trustee for the benefit of bondholders;

(D) terms and conditions upon which additional bonds of the corporation may be issued;

(E) vesting in a trustee of rights, powers, duties, funds, or property in trust for the benefit of bondholders, including the right to enforce payment, performance, and other rights of the corporation or of the bondholders, under an education loan or repayment obligation or a security interest created with respect to an education loan or repayment obligation;

(2) pledge, mortgage, or assign money, agreements, property, or other assets of the corporation either presently in hand or to be received in the future, or both; and

(3) provide for other matters that in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.151 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.151
Authority and procedure to administratively establish and enforce a collection order.
Status: in_force

If a judgment in favor of the commission has not been entered by the court regarding a defaulted loan awarded under this chapter, the commission may establish a duty to repay the defaulted loan through a collection order using the procedures prescribed in AS 14.43.152  14.43.155 and may enforce the collection order. Action under this section may be undertaken at the commission's discretion if the borrower is in default under AS 14.43.145 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.560 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.560
Authority to cooperate.
Status: in_force

A qualified school district or political subdivision may make an agreement with the University of Alaska for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a community college. A qualified school district or qualified political subdivision shall pay all instructional and administrative costs for nondegree college programs and activities offered.