Alaska Stat. § 14.40.458 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.458
University corporate interests.
Status: in_force

(a) The university may purchase an interest in a corporation if the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska authorizes the purchase and the purchase advances a public purpose of the university.

(b) If the university purchases an interest in a corporation, the corporation is not considered to be a part of the university for any purpose, except to the extent that both the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska and the corporation's articles of incorporation state otherwise.

(c) Notwithstanding AS 09.50.250 and any other law, the University of Alaska is not liable for the obligations of a corporation that the University of Alaska has purchased an interest in under (a) of this section, (1) except to the extent that the president of the university signs a written agreement on behalf of the university that expressly states that the university is liable for the obligations of the corporation and the obligations for which the university is liable are identified in the written agreement; or

(2) unless the university has engaged in fraudulent or other wrongful conduct relating to an obligation of the corporation or to the assets of the corporation that may be used to pay the obligation.

(d) In this section, (1) corporation means a for-profit corporation, a nonprofit corporation, or a limited liability company, whether or not the corporation or company is organized in this state;

(2) interest means a membership, or a share or other ownership interest;

(3) nonprofit corporation means a corporation that qualifies for exemption from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c) (Internal Revenue Code);

(4) university means the University of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.780 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.780
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.30.760  14.30.780, (1) district has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 ;

(2) evidence-based reading intervention means an intervention based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence that has a demonstrated record of success in adequately increasing a student's reading competency in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, oral language skills, and reading comprehension.

Article 16. Virtual Education.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.150 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.150
Depository library contracts.
Status: in_force

The center may enter into depository contracts with municipal, regional educational attendance area, university or community college libraries, public library associations, state library agencies, the Library of Congress, and other state and federal library systems. The requirements for eligibility to contract as a depository library shall be established by the Department of Education and Early Development upon the recommendation of the state librarian and shall include and take into consideration the type of library, its ability to preserve publications or data and to make them available for public use, and the geographical location of the library for ease of access to residents in all areas of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.225 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.225
Teacher incentive payments and reimbursement of costs relating to national board certification.
Status: in_force

(a) In January of each year, a district or the department, as applicable, may pay an incentive payment of $5,000 to each teacher who is employed by the district or the department and who holds a current and valid national board certification.

(b) A district or the department, as applicable, shall reimburse each teacher who is employed by the district or the department and who is pursuing an initial national board certification or renewal of a national board certification for the costs the teacher has paid to a nationally recognized board in pursuing or renewing the certification, including the costs of course materials, registration, and testing. The district or the department, as applicable, shall reimburse the teacher on an ongoing basis for the costs incurred by the teacher and not later than 60 days after the teacher makes a request for reimbursement.

(c) The department shall provide sufficient funding, subject to appropriation and in addition to the state aid received under AS 14.17 , to a district to make national board certification incentive and reimbursement payments as provided in this section.

(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a district or the department from providing additional monetary incentives to a teacher.

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

(2) national board certification means individual achievement of national professional teaching standards as certified by a nationally recognized board.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.010
Department of Education and Early Development.
Status: in_force

The Department of Education and Early Development includes the commissioner of education and early development, the state Board of Education and Early Development, and the staff necessary to carry out the functions of the department.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.253 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.253
Financing notice and approval.
Status: in_force

If the University of Alaska intends to enter into an obligation, except for refinancing obligations, under AS 14.40.040 (a)(5) with an annual payment by the university anticipated to exceed $2,500,000, the university shall provide notice to the legislature. The notice must include the anticipated annual payment amount, the anticipated financing, and the total construction, acquisition, or other costs of the project. The university may not enter into an obligation requiring a financing notice under this section, other than a refinancing obligation, unless the project has been approved by the legislature by law. An appropriation for the project does not constitute approval of the project for the purpose of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.11.014 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.11 / Section 14.11.014
Bond reimbursement and grant review committee.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish a bond reimbursement and grant review committee for the purpose described in (b) of this section. In making selections to the committee, the commissioner shall seek to maintain a regional statewide balance on the committee. The committee shall consist of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, two members of the legislature selected by the presiding officers of the house and senate, and six other people selected by the commissioner as follows: (1) two persons shall have professional degrees and experience in school construction;

(2) two persons shall have experience in urban or rural school facilities management;

(3) two persons shall represent the public.

(b) The committee shall (1) review the department's priorities among projects for which school construction grants are requested;

(2) make recommendations to the board concerning school construction grants and make recommendations to the commissioner concerning projects for which bond reimbursement is requested;

(3) develop criteria for construction of schools in the state; criteria developed under this paragraph must include requirements intended to achieve cost-effective school construction;

(4) analyze existing prototypical designs for school construction projects;

(5) establish a form for grant applications;

(6) establish a method of ranking grant projects;

(7) recommend to the board necessary changes to the approval process for school construction grants and for projects for which bond reimbursement is requested;

(8) set standards for energy efficiency for school construction and major maintenance to provide energy efficiency benefits for all school locations in the state and that address energy efficiency in design and energy systems that minimize long-term energy and operating costs.

(c) Members of the committee serve without compensation, but members who are not representing the department are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 .

(d) [See delayed repeal note.] Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the committee may not recommend for approval an application for bond debt reimbursement made by a municipality for school construction or major maintenance for indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after January 1, 2015, but before July 1, 2025.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.640 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.640
Conditions of and limitations on loans.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent that they are not in conflict with the provisions of AS 14.43.600  14.43.700, the provisions of AS 14.43.100  14.43.160 are applicable to loans made under AS 14.43.600  14.43.700.

(b) If a borrower meets the conditions provided in (a) of this section and is employed as a teacher in a rural elementary or secondary school, the portion of the loan that shall be paid by the state is the following percentages of the total loan received plus interest up to a total of 100 percent of the total loan: (1) one year employment, 15 percent;

(2) two years employment, an additional 15 percent;

(3) three years employment, an additional 15 percent;

(4) four years employment, an additional 25 percent;

(5) over four years employment, an additional 30 percent.

(c) A loan may not exceed $7,500 in a school year, exclusive of loan guarantee fees.

(d) Proceeds from a teacher education loan may be used only for undergraduate expenses of books, tuition, required fees, loan guarantee fees, room and board, and the transportation expense for two round trips between the loan recipient's home and school.

(e) Teacher education loans made to a student may not exceed a total of $37,500.

(f) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a borrower who fails to qualify for loan payment by the state because the borrower is required to reside in an urban area of the state in order to receive medical treatment is still entitled to receive loan payments by the state under (b) of this section if the medical condition for which the borrower is receiving treatment did not exist before the borrower received the teacher education loan and the borrower is employed as a teacher in an urban elementary or secondary school.

(g) The commission shall set the interest rate on a teacher education loan made from the teacher education revolving loan fund established under AS 14.43.620 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.400 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.400
Fund for money from sale or lease of land granted by Act of Congress.
Status: reserved

(a) The Board of Regents shall establish a separate endowment trust fund in which shall be held in trust in perpetuity all (1) net income derived from the sale or lease of the land granted under the Act of Congress approved January 21, 1929, as amended;

(2) net income derived from the sale, lease, or management of the land conveyed to the Board of Regents in trust for the University of Alaska under AS 14.40.365 ; however, the amount deposited in the endowment trust fund under this paragraph resulting from mineral lease royalties and royalty sales proceeds may not be less than 25 percent of all such mineral lease royalties and royalty sales proceeds received by the university; and

(3) monetary gifts, bequests, or endowments made to the University of Alaska for the purpose of the fund.

(b) The Board of Regents is the fiduciary of the fund. The Board of Regents shall account for and invest the fund. In carrying out its investment responsibilities under this subsection, the Board of Regents has the same powers and duties with respect to the fund as are provided or required under AS 37.10.071 and AS 13.65 (Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, AS 37.10.071 governs the investment responsibilities established under this subsection if (1) both AS 37.10.071 and AS 13.65 apply to the investment responsibilities established under this subsection; and

(2) AS 37.10.071 conflicts with AS 13.65 .

(c) The total return from the fund shall be used exclusively for the University of Alaska, as the successor under AS 14.40.030 of the Agricultural College and School of Mines.

(d) The proceeds arising from the sale or disposal of land granted under the Act of Congress approved January 21, 1929, as amended, may not be used for the support of a sectarian or denominational college or school.

(e) [Repealed, § 14 ch 9 SLA 1997.] (f) In this section, (1) fund means the separate endowment trust fund established under (a) of this section;

(2) total return means the total earning of the fund, including current yield, gains, and capital appreciation, less all costs, expenses, losses, and capital depreciation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.400 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.400
Composition of the commission.
Status: in_force

The commission consists of the following members: (1) five classroom teachers;

(2) one principal;

(3) one superintendent;

(4) one representative of the office of the commissioner;

(5) one representative of an Alaska institution of higher learning.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.050
Annual audit.
Status: in_force

(a) The school board in each school district shall, before October 1 of each year, provide for an audit of all school accounts for the school year ending the preceding June 30. To make the audit the school board shall contract with a public accountant who has no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the district. One certified copy of the audit shall be filed with the commissioner and one certified copy shall be posted in a public place at the principal administrative office of the district.

(b) The audit shall conform in form to requirements established by the commissioner. The commissioner shall withhold all payments of state funds after November 15 to a school district that fails to file a certified copy of the audit with the department.

(c) The commissioner may provide for a reaudit or an audit check in a school district if in the commissioner's judgment it is necessary to substantiate the reported expenditures.

(d) The school board shall not make the audit if an audit that satisfies the requirements of this section and that is filed and posted as required by this section is made according to AS 29.35.120 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.157 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.157
Occupational death benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) If (1) the death of a member occurs before the member first attains eligibility for normal retirement, and (2) the proximate cause of death is a bodily injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of the member's duties of employment, and (3) the injury or hazard is not the proximate result of wilful negligence on the part of the member, the administrator shall pay a monthly survivor's pension equal to 40 percent of the member's base salary at the time of termination of employment, divided by 12, to the member's surviving spouse. If there is no surviving spouse, the administrator shall pay the monthly survivor's pension in equal parts to the dependent children of the member. On the date the normal retirement of the member would have occurred if the member had lived, monthly payments must equal the monthly amount of the normal retirement benefit to which the member, had the member lived and continued employment until the member's normal retirement date, would have been entitled with an average base salary as existed at the member's death and the credited service to which the member would have been entitled. If the member does not have a spouse or dependent children at the time of death or if the member designates as beneficiary under AS 14.25.166 someone other than the surviving spouse or dependent children, the administrator shall pay the member's designated beneficiary those benefits available to a beneficiary under AS 14.25.160 (b) and (c) and may not pay a benefit to the surviving spouse or dependent children.

(b) The first payment of the surviving spouse's pension or of a dependent child's pension shall accrue from the first day of the month following the member's death and is payable the last day of the month. The last payment shall be made for the last month in which there is an eligible surviving spouse or dependent child.

(c) Benefits are not payable under this section if benefits are payable under AS 14.25.155 , 14.25.160, 14.25.162, 14.25.164, or 14.25.167.

(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 as a member, 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 member's employment with an employer.
Alaska Stat. § 14.09.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.09 / Section 14.09.010
Transportation of students.
Status: reserved

(a) A school district that provides student transportation services for the transportation of students who reside a distance from established schools is eligible to receive funding for operating or subcontracting the operation of the transportation system for students to and from the schools within the student's transportation service area. Subject to appropriation, the amount of funding provided by the state for operating the student transportation system is the amount of a school district's ADM, less the ADM for the district's correspondence programs during the current fiscal year, multiplied by the per student amount for the school district as follows:

DISTRICTPER STUDENT AMOUNT (2) (1) for the school for the school years beginning year beginning on or after July 1, 2011 July 1, 2012 Alaska Gateway $2,081 $2,148 Aleutians East311 321 Anchorage435 449 Annette Island182 188 Bering Strait 48 50 Bristol Bay2,6722,758 Chatham 280 289 Copper River1,5861,637 Cordova335 346 Craig423 437 Delta/Greely1,6561,709 Denali1,8081,866 Dillingham1,2181,257 Fairbanks817 843 Galena255 263 Haines626 646 Hoonah298 308 Iditarod211 218 Juneau604 623 Kake271 280 Kashunamiut 5 5 Kenai Peninsula 766 944 Ketchikan 727 750 Klawock 584 603 Kodiak Island 799 825 Kuspuk 654 675 Lake and Peninsula 384 396 Lower Kuskokwim 277 286 Lower Yukon 1 1 Matanuska-Susitna 910 939 Nenana 587 606 Nome 621 641 North Slope1,1201,156 Northwest Arctic 25 26 Pelican 72 74 Petersburg 374 386 Saint Mary's 193 199 Sitka 428 442 Skagway 36 37 Southeast Island1,1551,192 Southwest Region 598 617 Tanana 478 493 Unalaska 648 669 Valdez 735 759 Wrangell 701 723 Yakutat 744 768 Yukon Flats 264 272 Yukon/Koyukuk 299 309 Yupiit 2 2.

(b) The department shall adopt regulations that provide for oversight of and support to school districts in achieving a safe and cost-effective student transportation system. The regulations must include a requirement for contract terms of not less than three years, if feasible, standardized conditions and bid periods, and standards that ensure cost efficiencies and exclusions.

(c) [Repealed, § 11 ch 9 SLA 2008.] (d) A school district that provides transportation services under this section shall provide transportation services to students attending a charter school operated by the district under a policy adopted by the district. The policy must (1) be developed with input solicited from individuals involved with the charter school, including staff, students, and parents;

(2) at a minimum, provide transportation services for students enrolled in the charter school on a space available basis along the regular routes that the students attending schools in an attendance area in the district are transported; and

(3) be approved by the department.

(e) If a school district fails to adopt a policy under (d) of this section, the school district shall allocate the amount received for each student under (a) of this section to each charter school operated by the district based on the number of students enrolled in the charter school.

(f) Nothing in (d) of this section requires a school district to establish dedicated transportation routes for the exclusive use of students enrolled in a charter school or authorizes a charter school to opt out of a policy adopted by a school district for the purpose of acquiring transportation funding.

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

(2) district's ADM means the sum of the ADMs in the district.
Alaska Stat. § 14.17.450 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.17 / Section 14.17.450
School size factor.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of calculating a school's ADM to determine state aid, the ADM of each school in a district shall be computed by applying the following formula:

If the student count in a school isThe adjusted student count is At leastBut less thanBaseMultiplierThe number of students in excess of 10-2039.6 20-3039.6+(1.62x20) 30-7555.8+(1.49x30) 75-150122.85+(1.27x75) 150-250218.1+(1.08x150) 250-400326.1+(0.97x250) 400-750471.6+(0.92x400) 750 or over793.6+(0.84x750).

(b) If the ADM in a school is less than 10, those students shall be included in the ADM of the school in that district with the lowest ADM as determined by the most recent student count data for that district.

(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, if the student count in a charter school is less than 150, the adjusted student count for the school shall be calculated by multiplying the student count by the student rate for a school that has a student count of 400.

(d) If a charter school has a student count of at least 75 but less than 150 for the current year and is in the first three years of operation or had a student count of at least 75 in the previous year of operation, (1) the adjusted student count for the school shall be calculated by multiplying the student count by the student rate for a school that has a student count of 150; and

(2) not later than February 15, the charter school shall submit for approval of the governing board of the district a plan for the following school year that includes a statement about whether the school will continue to operate if the student count remains the same that year and, if so, a projection of the funding anticipated from the state and other sources, a proposed budget, and a description of anticipated changes to the school staff, program, and curriculum; if the school intends to close if the student count remains the same the following year, the plan must describe transfer plans for students, staff, facilities, and materials.

(e) If an alternative school has a student count of more than 120 but less than 175 for the current year and is in the first year of operation or had a student count of 175 or more in the previous year of operation, the adjusted student count for the school shall be calculated by multiplying the student count by 95 percent of the student rate for a school that has a student count of 175.

(f) In (c)  (e) of this section, student rate is calculated by adding the base and the multiplier provided under (a) of this section and dividing the sum by the student count.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.210 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.210
Acquisition of title to undocumented property.
Status: in_force

(a) A museum may acquire title to undocumented property held by a museum for seven years or longer if (1) the seven-year holding period is verified by the written records of the museum;

(2) when this paragraph is applicable, the museum has notified by mail all corporations, except nonprofit corporations, created under 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) that the undocumented property appears to be a Native artifact, that the corporations are requested to view, identify, and catalog the property within one year after the notification, and that the museum may take steps to acquire title to the property after the one-year notification period and the seven-year holding period have expired without a person filing a claim with the museum that the person is the owner of the property; in this paragraph, the periods may run concurrently; and

(3) during the seven-year holding period, or the longer period if expanded by the application of (2) of this subsection, a person has not filed a claim with the museum that the person is the owner of the property.

(b) To acquire title under (a) of this section, the museum shall publish a notice at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the museum is located. The notice must include (1) a brief and general description of the property;

(2) the date or approximate date, if known, of the acquisition of the property by the museum;

(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the museum representative to contact for more information or to make a claim of ownership;

(4) the date of the last publication of the notice under this subsection; and

(5) a statement that the museum will acquire title to the property if a valid claim of an owner to the property is not received by the museum within 45 days from the date of the last publication of the notice under this subsection.

(c) The museum acquires the title to the undocumented property, subject to reclamation of the property under AS 14.57.220 , as of the 46th day after the date of the last publication of the notice under (b) of this section if the requirements of (a) and (b) of this section are satisfied and if a valid claim of an owner to the property is not received by the museum within 45 days after the date of the last publication of the notice under (b) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.135 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.135
Discrimination prohibited.
Status: in_force

The programs established under this chapter shall be carried out without regard to the applicant's or participant's race, creed, sex, color, ancestry, national origin, or membership in fraternal or political organizations.
Alaska Stat. § 14.50.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.50 / Section 14.50.030
Declaration of intent.
Status: in_force

If the United States Congress enacts legislation making federal money available to the states for teachers' salaries, school construction, and other educational purposes, it is the desire of the legislature that the governor or the state Board of Education and Early Development as the federal law may require have sufficient flexibility in the use of money appropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development to meet all reasonable federal requirements for obtaining the full amount of federal money that may be obtained by the state under such a federal aid program.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.700 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.700
Definition.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.43.600  14.43.700, rural means a community with a population of 7,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks or a community with a population of 1,500 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.181 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.181
Exclusive benefit; use of forfeitures; limitations.
Status: in_force

(a) The corpus or income of the assets held in trust as required by the plan may not be diverted to or used for other than the exclusive benefit of the members or their beneficiaries.

(b) If, upon termination of the plan, all liabilities are satisfied, any excess assets shall be deposited in the general fund, subject to the approval of the termination by the Internal Revenue Service.

(c) The administrator shall use forfeitures that arise for any reason, including from termination of employment or death, to reduce employer contributions. Forfeitures may not be applied to increase the benefits of any member.

(d) The administrator shall determine the amount of any benefit that is determined on the basis of actuarial tables using assumptions approved by the commissioner of administration. The amount of benefits is not subject to employer discretion.

(e) Employee contributions paid to, and retirement benefits paid from, the plan may not exceed the annual limits on contributions and benefits, respectively, allowed by 26 U.S.C. 415. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the administrator may modify a request by a member to make a contribution to the plan if the amount of the contribution would exceed the limits provided in 26 U.S.C. 415 by using the following methods: (1) if the law requires a lump sum payment for the purchase of service credit, the administrator may establish a periodic payment plan for the member to avoid a contribution in excess of the limits under 26 U.S.C. 415(c) or (n);

(2) if a periodic payment plan under (1) of this subsection will not avoid a contribution in excess of the limits imposed by 26 U.S.C. 415(c), the administrator may either reduce the member's contribution to an amount within the limits of that section or refuse the member's contribution.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.681 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.681
Retirement system membership.
Status: in_force

An employee participating in a university retirement program may not participate in a state retirement system during the time the employee is employed in a participating position. If the employee is later employed in a position covered by a state retirement system that is not a participating position, the employee may not continue to participate in a university retirement program and shall begin to participate in the state retirement system.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.045 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.045
Grounds for suspension or denial of admission.
Status: in_force

A school age child may be suspended from or denied admission to the public school that the child is otherwise entitled to attend only for the following causes: (1) continued wilful disobedience or open and persistent defiance of reasonable school authority;

(2) behavior that is inimicable to the welfare, safety, or morals of other pupils or a person employed or volunteering at the school;

(3) a physical or mental condition that in the opinion of a competent medical authority will render the child unable to reasonably benefit from the programs available;

(4) a physical or mental condition that in the opinion of a competent medical authority will cause the attendance of the child to be inimicable to the welfare of other pupils;

(5) conviction of a felony that the governing body of the district determines will cause the attendance of the child to be inimicable to the welfare or education of other pupils.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.340 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.340
Provision of special education in a private school, home, or hospital setting.
Status: in_force

(a) If a parent of a child with a disability enrolls the child in a private school, including a religious school, at the parent's expense or teaches the child at home, the school district in which the child resides shall make special education and related services available in conformance with federal requirements, including 34 C.F.R. 300.130  148. A parent teaching the parent's child at home may refuse special education and related services for the child.

(b) If a physician certifies in writing, and if the child's individualized education program under AS 14.30.278 provides that a child's bodily, mental, or emotional condition does not permit attendance at a school and the child's parents do not elect to teach the child at home as permitted under AS 14.30.010 (b), the school district in which the child is located shall enroll the child in public school and provide the child with special education and related services in conformance with the child's individualized education program at the child's home or at a medical treatment facility.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.023 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.023
Limited language immersion teacher certificates.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding AS 14.20.020 (b), the department may issue a limited language immersion teacher certificate, valid only in the area of expertise for which it is issued, to a person qualified under (b) of this section to teach any subject if the language of instruction is not English and the instruction is provided only to students who are enrolled in a language immersion program.

(b) A person may apply for a limited language immersion teacher certificate under this section if the person is the subject of a request made under (c) of this section and demonstrates, as required by regulations adopted by the board, instructional skills and subject matter expertise sufficient to assure the public that the person is competent as a teacher. The board may require a person issued a limited language immersion teacher certificate under this section to undertake academic training as may be required by the board by regulation and make satisfactory progress in the academic training.

(c) The department may issue a limited language immersion teacher certificate under this section if the school board of the district or regional educational attendance area in which an applicant for a limited language immersion teacher certificate will be teaching submits a request to the department for the limited language immersion teacher certificate to be issued to the applicant. A request for a limited language immersion teacher certificate under this section must specify the school district or regional educational attendance area, subject, and instructional language for which the certificate is valid.

(d) The board may adopt regulations necessary to implement this section. The regulations may not require an applicant for a limited language immersion teacher certificate under this section to achieve a minimum score on an examination unless the examination is given in the instructional language for which the certificate is valid.

(e) A limited language immersion teacher certificate issued under this section is initially valid for one year. The department may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the board, extend or renew a limited language immersion teacher certificate issued to a person under this section if the school board of the district or regional educational attendance area in which the person is or will be teaching requests that the certificate be extended or renewed and certifies that the person has demonstrated skills in classroom instruction and student assessment.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.580 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.580
Participation by Special Education Service Agency employees.
Status: in_force

An employee of the Special Education Service Agency may participate in the system under this chapter if the employee possesses or is eligible to possess a teacher certificate under AS 14.20.020 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.155 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.155
Nonoccupational death benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) If the death of a member occurs after completing less than one year of membership service and the proximate cause of death is not a bodily injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of the member's duties of employment, the member's designated beneficiary shall be paid the balance of the member contribution account.

(b) If the death of a member occurs after completing at least one year of membership service but before becoming a vested member, and the proximate cause of death is not a bodily injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of the member's duties of employment, the lump-sum death benefit described in AS 14.25.160 (b) and (c) shall be paid to the designated beneficiary of the member.

(c) If the death of a vested member or deferred vested member occurs and the proximate cause of death is not a bodily injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of the member's duties of employment, the surviving spouse may elect to receive either the benefits described in (b) of this section or a 50 percent joint and survivor option as provided under AS 14.25.167 (a)(2) based on credited service to the date of the member's termination. If no spouse survives a vested or deferred vested member, or if a person other than the spouse is designated as beneficiary in accordance with AS 14.25.166 , the administrator shall pay the designated beneficiary the benefits described in AS 14.25.160 (b) and (c). Benefits accrue from the first day of the month following the member's death and are payable the last day of the month.

(d) Benefits are not payable under this section if benefits are payable under AS 14.25.157 , 14.25.160, 14.25.162, 14.25.164, or 14.25.167.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.406 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.406
Applicability of other laws.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent they are not in conflict with the provisions of AS 14.43.400  14.43.420, the provisions of AS 14.43.162 (b), 14.43.910, and 14.43.920 apply to a grant made under AS 14.43.400  14.43.420.

(b) In determining a student's eligibility for a grant under AS 14.43.400  14.43.420, the executive director of the commission shall apply the standards contained in the definitions of full-time student, half-time student, and school year in AS 14.43.160 as if those provisions were applicable to application for the grant.
Alaska Stat. § 14.44.015 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.44 / Section 14.44.015
Terms and provisions of Compact.
Status: in_force

The terms and provisions of the Compact referred to in AS 14.44.010 are as follows:
Alaska Stat. § 14.50.100 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.50 / Section 14.50.100
Definition.
Status: in_force

The term teacher for the purposes of AS 14.50.030  14.50.100 includes teachers, school superintendents, and other public school employees covered by the state minimum salary schedule who would be qualified to receive federal money through the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.085 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.085
Additional state contributions.
Status: in_force

In addition to the contributions that the state is required to make under AS 14.25.070 as an employer, the state shall contribute to the plan each July 1 or, if funds are not available on July 1, as soon after July 1 as funds become available, an amount for the ensuing fiscal year that, when combined with the total employer contributions that the administrator estimates will be allocated under AS 14.25.070 (c), is sufficient to pay the plan's past service liability at the contribution rate adopted by the board under AS 37.10.220 for that fiscal year.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.010
Purpose, intent.
Status: reserved

(a) [Repealed, § 42 ch 85 SLA 2001.] (b) The legislature affirms that the legal authority for the operation and management of the statewide university system remains with the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska and the legal authority for the operation and management of other postsecondary educational programs remains with the governing boards of the other private nonprofit and proprietary institutions in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.45.110 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.45 / Section 14.45.110
Requirements of exempt schools.
Status: in_force

(a) The parent or guardian of a child of compulsory school age enrolled in a religious or other private school that complies with AS 14.45.100  14.45.130 shall file an annual notice of enrollment in the school for the child with the local public school superintendent for the area in which the child resides on a form provided by the department. The form shall be signed by the parent or guardian and the chief administrative officer of the school and returned to the local public school superintendent by the parent or guardian. The school shall notify the local public school superintendent within a reasonable time if the child is no longer enrolled in or attending the school.

(b) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with AS 14.45.100  14.45.130 shall maintain monthly attendance records for each student enrolled in the school, shall operate on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least 180 days of the year, shall make an annual report to the commissioner of the number of students in each grade and the school calendar, and shall comply with the provisions concerning missing children under AS 14.30.700  14.30.720.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.630 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.630
Administration.
Status: in_force

(a) The teacher education loan program shall be administered by the commission in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission. The commission shall (1) allocate the loan awards available for teacher education loans annually to local school boards giving a preference to rural school districts; and

(2) develop and distribute to the local school boards an application form for teacher education loans; the form must include a requirement that the applicant supply a high school academic transcript and a statement of intent to enter a teaching career at the elementary or secondary school level in the state.

(b) The local school boards shall select the recipients of the teacher education loans according to the criteria in AS 14.43.650 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.190 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.190
Report.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Regents shall prepare a written report at the beginning of each regular session of the legislature of the condition of the university property, of all receipts and expenditures, including the administration and disposition of appropriated and restricted funds and information required under AS 37.25.010 (d), and of the educational and other work performed during the preceding fiscal year. The board shall notify the legislature that the report is available.

(b) In addition to the report required under (a) of this section, the Board of Regents shall prepare and present to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education a biennial report, not later than the 30th legislative day of the first session of each legislature, titled Alaska's University for Alaska's Schools that describes the efforts of the university to attract, train, and retain qualified public school teachers. The report must include an outline of the university's current and future plans to close the gap between known teacher employment vacancies in the state and the number of state residents who complete teacher training. The information reported under this subsection may also include short-term and five-year strategies with accompanying fiscal notes and outcome measures.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.145 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.145
Commissioner of education and early development.
Status: reserved

(a) The board shall appoint the commissioner of education and early development subject to the approval of the governor. The commissioner shall be the principal executive officer of the department.

(b) The commissioner shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and shall have at least a master's degree with five years' experience in the field of education since receiving it, with at least three of the five years in an exclusively administrative position.

(c) The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the board and may not be appointed by the board for a fixed term.

(d) The commissioner shall receive the salary set out in AS 39.20.080 .

(e) The commissioner shall employ and remove all classified personnel in the department subject to AS 39.25 (State Personnel Act). The commissioner may employ and remove personnel in the exempt or partially exempt service subject to the approval of the board. Personnel in the exempt or partially exempt service have a right of appeal to the board if they are removed.

(f) [Repealed, § 5 ch 14 SLA 1996.]
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.149 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.149
Employee evaluation.
Status: in_force

(a) A school board shall adopt a certificated employee evaluation system for evaluation and improvement of the performance of the district's teachers and administrators. The evaluation system applies to all the district's certificated employees except the district's superintendent. A school board shall consider information from students, parents, community members, classroom teachers, affected collective bargaining units, and administrators in the design and periodic review of the district's certificated employee evaluation system. An evaluation of a certificated employee under this section must be based on observation of the employee in the employee's workplace.

(b) The certificated employee evaluation system must (1) establish district performance standards for the district's teachers and administrators that are based on professional performance standards adopted by the department by regulation;

(2) require at least two observations for the evaluation of each nontenured teacher in the district each school year;

(3) require at least an annual evaluation of each tenured teacher in the district who met the district performance standards during the previous school year;

(4) permit the district to limit its evaluations of tenured teachers who have consistently exceeded the district performance standards to one evaluation every two school years;

(5) require the school district to perform an annual evaluation for each administrator;

(6) require the school district to prepare and implement a plan of improvement for a teacher or administrator whose performance did not meet the district performance standards, except if the teacher's or administrator's performance warrants immediate dismissal under AS 14.20.170 (a); and

(7) provide an opportunity for students, parents, community members, teachers, and administrators to provide information on the performance of the teacher or administrator who is the subject of the evaluation to the evaluating administrator.

(c) A person may not conduct an evaluation under this section unless the person holds a type B certificate or is a site administrator under the supervision of a person with a type B certificate, is employed by the school district as an administrator, and has completed training in the use of the school district's teacher evaluation system.

(d) A school district shall offer in-service training to the certificated employees who are subject to the evaluation system on a schedule adopted by the governing body of a school district. The training must address the procedures of the evaluation system, the standards that the district uses in evaluating the performance of teachers and administrators, and other information that the district considers helpful.

(e) A school district shall provide a tenured teacher whose performance, after evaluation, did not meet the district performance standards with a plan of improvement. The evaluating administrator shall consult with the tenured teacher in setting clear, specific performance expectations to be included in the plan of improvement. The plan of improvement must address ways in which the tenured teacher's performance can be improved and shall last for not less than 90 workdays and not more than 180 workdays unless the minimum time is shortened by agreement between the evaluating administrator and the teacher. The plan of improvement shall be based on the professional performance standards outlined in the locally adopted school district evaluation procedure. The school district must observe the teacher at least twice during the course of the plan. If, at the conclusion of the plan of improvement, the tenured teacher's performance again does not meet the district performance standards, the district may nonretain the teacher under AS 14.20.175 (b)(1).

(f) A school district may place an administrator who has previously acquired tenure, whose performance, including performance as an evaluator under the district's certificated employee evaluation system, does not meet the district performance standards on a plan of improvement. The plan must address ways in which the administrator's performance can be improved and shall last for not less than 90 workdays and not more than 210 workdays unless the minimum time is shortened by agreement between the evaluating administrator and the administrator being evaluated. The school district must observe the administrator being evaluated at least twice during the course of the plan. If, at the conclusion of the plan of improvement, the administrator's performance again does not meet the district performance standards, the district may terminate its employment contract with the administrator. This subsection does not restrict the right of a school district to reassign an administrator to a teaching position consistent with the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement.

(g) The department may request copies of each school district's certificated employee evaluation system and changes the district makes to the system.

(h) Information provided to a school district under the school district's certificated employee evaluation system concerning the performance of an individual being evaluated under the system is not a public record and is not subject to disclosure under AS 40.25.100  40.25.295. However, the individual who is the subject of the evaluation is entitled to a copy of the information and may waive the confidentiality provisions of this subsection concerning the information.
Alaska Stat. § 14.12.025 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.12 / Section 14.12.025
New school districts.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a new school district may not be formed if the total number of pupils for the proposed school district is less than 250 unless the commissioner of education and early development determines that formation of a new school district with less than 250 pupils would be in the best interest of the state and the proposed school district.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.235 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.235
Withdrawal of consent.
Status: in_force

If under a provision of this chapter the consent of the parent is required, the parent may withdraw the parent's consent.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.140 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.140
Civil liability for enforcing disciplinary and safety program.
Status: in_force

A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person responsible for students is not liable for civil damage resulting from an act or omission (1) arising out of enforcement of an approved school disciplinary and safety program adopted under AS 14.33.120 ; and (2) arising out of and in the course of employment unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
Alaska Stat. § 14.16.060 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.16 / Section 14.16.060
Status of employees.
Status: in_force

The employees of a state boarding school are state employees.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.450 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.450
Responsibilities of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the initial responsibility of developing, through the teaching profession, criteria of professional practices in areas including (1) ethical and professional performance;

(2) preparation for and continuance in professional services; and

(3) contractual obligations.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.145 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.145
Default.
Status: reserved

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, a loan is in default after a loan payment has become 180 or more days past due or, for a loan under AS 14.43.161  14.43.168 or 14.43.170  14.43.175, the default requirements established by the commission have been met. Upon default, (1) repayment of the remaining balance is accelerated and due;

(2) the commission may take the borrower's permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23.160 ;

(3) the commission may issue an order to withhold and deliver under AS 14.43.147 ;

(4) [Repealed, § 34 ch 23 SLA 2018.] (5) the commission may record the lien created under AS 14.43.149 ; and

(6) the commission may establish an administrative collection order under AS 14.43.151  14.43.155.

(b) The commission shall notify the borrower of the default, and the consequences of default imposed under (a) of this section, by mailing a notice to the borrower's most recent address provided to the commission by the borrower or obtained by the commission.

(c) A borrower may appeal a notice of default by filing a statement with the executive director, within 30 days after the date of the notice, requesting that the loan status be reviewed. AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) does not apply to the review of default under this section. The borrower has the burden to show that, at the time of the notice of default, (1) no loan payment was more than 180 days past due or, for a loan under AS 14.43.161  14.43.168 or 14.43.170  14.43.175, the default requirements established by the commission had not yet been met; or (2) that the borrower entered into, and was in compliance with, a default forbearance agreement with the commission. Within 40 days after receiving a written request for review, the director shall inform the borrower in writing of the executive director's decision. The decision of the executive director is a final decision that may be appealed to the superior court under the Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.143 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.143
Concussions in student athletes: school district immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may not be held liable for an injury to or the death of a person caused by a concussion and resulting from the action or inaction of a person employed by or under contract with a nonprofit youth organization if (1) the action or inaction occurred during the delivery of services by the district or organization in compliance with AS 14.30.142 ;

(2) the organization is under contract with the district to provide the services; and

(3) before the provision of services, the organization provided to the district written verification of (A) a valid insurance policy covering the injury or death in an amount not less than $50,000 for each person and $100,000 for each incident;

(B) compliance with the protocol for prevention and reporting of concussions required in AS 14.30.142 .

(b) This section may not be construed to impair or modify the ability of a person to recover damages for harm caused by the negligent or reckless actions of an employee or contractor of a school district or by the existence of a condition, equipment, program, or structure known by the school district or organization to be unsafe.

(c) In this section, youth organization means a public or private entity qualified to do business in the state that provides a program or service to persons under 19 years of age.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.011 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.011
Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for public education in the unorganized borough and the military reservations in the state.

(b) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an organized borough, city, village, community, or settlement in an unorganized area of the state from becoming part of or being formed into an organized political subdivision authorized under AS 29 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.35.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.35 / Section 14.35.010
Acceptance of Act of Congress for vocational education.
Status: in_force

The State of Alaska accepts together with the benefits of all respective funds appropriated thereunder, all of the provisions of the Act of Congress approved February 23, 1917, Public Law 347, 64th Congress, entitled: An Act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such education in agriculture, home economics and trades and industries; to provide for the cooperation of the states in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditures, and Acts amending or supplementing it.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.140 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.140
Restriction on employment; compensation of board members.
Status: in_force

(a) While serving on the school board, a member may not be employed by that local school board. Members of the immediate family of a school board member may not be employed by the school board except upon written approval of the commissioner.

(b) Members of the immediate family of a chief school administrator may not be employed by the chief school administrator except upon written approval of the school board.

(c) A school board member may receive compensation for time spent in the performance of duties as a school board member if the compensation is authorized by resolution adopted by the school board. The restriction in (a) of this section does not apply to this compensation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.370 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.370
Transmittal of contributions; claims against funds of an employer; use of contributions.
Status: in_force

(a) All contributions deducted in accordance with AS 14.25.310  14.25.590 shall be transmitted to the plan for deposit in the appropriate account or trusts as soon as administratively feasible, but in no event later than 15 days following the close of the payroll period, with the final contributions due for any school year transmitted no later than July 15.

(b) If contributions are not transmitted within the prescribed time limit, interest shall be assessed on the outstanding contributions at the rate established under AS 14.25.065 from the date that contributions were originally due. Amounts due from an employer and interest as prescribed in this subsection may be claimed by the administrator from any agency of the state or political subdivision that has in its possession funds of the employer or that is authorized to disburse funds to the employer that are not restricted by statute or appropriation to a specific purpose. The amount claimed shall be certified by the administrator as sufficient to pay the contributions and interest due from the employer. The amount claimed shall be submitted to the administrator for deposit in the appropriate account or trusts.

(c) An employer is responsible for administrative fees, investment fees, and investment losses charged to accounts established under AS 14.25.340 resulting from contribution adjustments because the employer enrolled a member in the plan before the member was eligible for membership. Contributions made by an employee shall be returned to the employer by reducing future employee contributions due. Contributions, net of fees and investment losses, made by an employer shall be used to reduce future employer contributions due.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.190 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.190
Budget.
Status: in_force

The operating budget of the corporation is subject to AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act).
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.111 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.111
Duties.
Status: in_force

A regional school board shall (1) provide, during the school term of each year, an educational program for each school age child who is enrolled in or a resident of the district;

(2) develop a philosophy of education, principles, and goals for its schools;

(3) approve the employment of the professional administrators, teachers, and noncertificated personnel necessary to operate its schools;

(4) establish the salaries to be paid its employees;

(5) designate the employees authorized to direct disbursements from the school funds of the board;

(6) submit the reports prescribed for all school districts;

(7) provide for an annual audit in accordance with AS 14.14.050 ;

(8) provide custodial services and routine maintenance of school buildings and facilities;

(9) establish procedures for the review and selection of all textbooks and instructional materials at least once every 10 years, including textbooks and curriculum materials for statewide correspondence programs, before they are introduced into the school curriculum; the review includes a review for violations of AS 14.18.060 ; nothing in this paragraph precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or curriculum material not provided by the school district;

(10) provide prospective employees with information relating to the availability and cost of housing in rural areas to which they might be assigned, and, when possible, assist them in locating housing; however, nothing in this paragraph requires a regional school board to provide teacher housing, whether owned, leased, or rented or otherwise provided by the regional educational attendance area, nor does it require the board to engage in a subsidy program of any kind with respect to teacher housing;

(11) train persons required to report under AS 47.17.020 , in the recognition and reporting of child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse of a minor; and

(12) establish procedures for providing the training under AS 14.18.060 , AS 14.20.149 , 14.20.680, AS 14.30.355 , 14.30.356, 14.30.362, AS 14.33.100 , AS 18.66.310 , and AS 47.17.022 ; the procedures established under this paragraph must include a training schedule that ensures that not less than 50 percent of the total certificated staff employed by the district receive all of the training not less than every two years and that all of the certificated staff employed by the district receive all of the training not less than every four years.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.480 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.480
Effect of standards.
Status: in_force

Members of the teaching profession are obligated to abide by the professional teaching standards adopted by the commission.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.130 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.130
Complaints.
Status: in_force

(a) A person claiming damage or loss as a result of an act or practice by a postsecondary educational institution or its agent, or both, which is a violation of this chapter or of the regulations adopted under this chapter may file with the commission a complaint against the institution or against its agent or both. The complaint must set out the alleged violation and must contain other information as may be required by the commission. A complaint may also be filed by the commission on its own motion or the attorney general. A complainant may file with the commission as a representative of a class of complainants.

(b) The commission shall investigate the complaint and may attempt to effect a settlement by persuasion and conciliation. A complaint may be considered after 30 days' written notice by registered mail to the institution or agent, or both, giving notice of a time and place for hearing on the complaint. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) by the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ).

(c) If, based on the evidence at a hearing, the commission finds that a postsecondary educational institution or its agent, or both, has engaged in an act or practice that violates this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter, the commission (1) shall serve on the institution or agent, or both, an order requiring the institution or agent, or both, to cease and desist from the act or practice;

(2) may award the individual or class of individuals named in the complaint full or partial restitution for damage or loss if the commission finds that the individual or class of individuals has suffered loss or damage as a result of the act or practice;

(3) may impose the penalties provided for in AS 14.48.190 ;

(4) may assess a civil fine, not to exceed $5,000, for costs of investigating and adjudicating a matter under this section; and

(5) may, based on its own investigation and the evidence presented at the hearing, begin an action to revoke an institution's authorization to operate or an agent's permit.

(d) If the commission makes an award under (c)(2) of this section to an individual who owes principal or interest to a lender for a loan received for the purpose of financing education provided by the institution, the institution, or surety, if applicable, shall pay the amount of the award that does not exceed the outstanding loan balance to the lender to be credited against the loan. Notwithstanding this subsection, the commission may, for good cause shown, order that all of the award be paid to an individual who receives an award from the commission.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.450 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.450
Governor authorized to make certificates to obtain federal grants of money.
Status: in_force

The governor is authorized to make all certificates required by law or the regulations of the Department of Agriculture or of the Department of the Interior necessary to be made to entitle the state to grants of money for the benefits of state colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts authorized under any Act of Congress.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.160 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.160
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.43.091  14.43.160, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) career education means a course or program in vocational-technical training or education approved by the commission;

(2) federally insured means a loan covered by the provisions of 20 U.S.C. 1001  1155, as amended;

(3) full-time student means an undergraduate or career education student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for at least 12 semester hours of credit or the equivalent during the semester or a graduate student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for at least nine semester hours of credit or the equivalent; any combination of semester hours of credit, or the equivalent, aggregating to the requisite number of semester hours and undertaken during a semester at two or more public or private institutions of higher education constitutes full-time student status;

(4) half-time student means an undergraduate, graduate, or career education student who, during the semester, is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes at one or more public or private institutions of higher education for six to 11 semester credit hours or an equivalent of six to 11 semester credit hours, and includes a career education student enrolled and in regular attendance in classes for 15 hours a week or a graduate student who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for the equivalent of six to eight semester hours of credit or the equivalent;

(5) school year means an academic period that is a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time that begins between July 1 of one year and June 30 of the following year;

(6) summer term means the period from June 1 through August 31.

Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.390 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.390
Federal land grants to Agricultural College and School of Mines reaccepted for university.
Status: in_force

The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits of the grants of land authorized by the Act of Congress of January 21, 1929, 45 Stat. 1091  1093, as amended by the Act of Congress of September 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 811, for the Agricultural College and School of Mines as integral parts of the University of Alaska, and the University of Alaska is designated the beneficiary under that Act.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.161 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.161
Purpose; creation.
Status: in_force

There is established the AlaskAdvantage loan program to provide postsecondary educational financial assistance through the federal guaranteed student loan program. The AlaskAdvantage loan program is the primary source for financial aid to eligible borrowers under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.020
Applications for and issuance and report of certificates.
Status: in_force

A certificate shall be applied for and issued to a graduate before August 2 of each year and shall be reported immediately to the registrar of the University of Alaska by the superintendent or principal issuing it.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.265 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.265
Underwriters.
Status: in_force

The board may select one or more underwriters for its bonds in accordance with procedures (1) for the award of a contract under AS 36.30.200  36.30.260; or

(2) adopted by regulations of the board that are based on the competitive principles of AS 36.30.200  36.30.260 and are adapted to the special needs of the corporation in the selling of its bonds as determined by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.072 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.072
Literacy and early reading information.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district shall annually provide to parents and guardians of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade three in a public school in the state current information on the importance of literacy and early reading, including (1) culturally responsive intervention strategies and reading intervention services provided under AS 14.30.765 ;

(2) home reading plans;

(3) grade progression standards and policies for the elementary school attended;

(4) strategies and resources to help children learn to read;

(5) a list of resources and organizations that specialize in improving adult literacy.

(b) In partnership with local media outlets, the department shall create and implement a communications campaign to educate parents and guardians about the importance of early literacy. The campaign shall include an Internet website that provides access to current research on early literacy, book recommendations, and vocabulary-building exercises.
Alaska Stat. § 14.16.200 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.16 / Section 14.16.200
State funding for districts operating residential schools.
Status: reserved

(a) A district that operates a statewide or district-wide residential school for students in grades nine through 12 that has been approved by the department under regulations adopted by the board is eligible to receive a boarding stipend as reimbursement for the costs incurred by the district in operating that school. To be eligible for reimbursement for costs, a statewide or district-wide residential school operated by a district must provide a suitable student dormitory, food service, and daily access to a public school offering the appropriate grade level for a variable-length or 180-day school term as provided under AS 14.03.030 for the full school year.

(b) Costs that may be claimed by a district for reimbursement under (a) of this section are (1) one round trip on the least expensive means of transportation between the student's community of residence and the school during the school year if the district expends money for the trip; and

(2) a per-pupil monthly stipend to cover room and board expenses as determined by the department on a regional basis and not to exceed the following amounts: (A) for the Southeast Region (Region I), $1,230;

(B) for the Southcentral Region (Region II), $1,200;

(C) for the Interior Region (Region III), $1,452;

(D) for the Southwest Region (Region IV), $1,509;

(E) for the Northern Remote Region (Region V), $1,776.

(c) [Repealed, § 4 ch 48 SLA 2013.] (d) A district may cooperate with an Alaska Native organization, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7546(2), or a nonprofit organization for the provision of room and board services to students enrolled in a statewide or district-wide residential school operated by a district under terms and conditions required for licensing in the state and as specified by the department in regulation.

(e) In this section, district has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.010
Department of Education and Early Development to govern library.
Status: in_force

The Department of Education and Early Development shall manage and have complete charge of all of the property contained in the institutions known as the state library and state historical library. The state library and state historical library shall be maintained in the state capital.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.440 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.440
Distribution requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Payments to a participant shall commence as soon as administratively feasible following the distribution commencement date. The distribution commencement date is the first date on which one of the following occurs: (1) a member meets the requirements of AS 14.25.410 and has made a complete application for payment under AS 14.25.430 ;

(2) a participant has elected to defer receipt of the account to a date specified, the date has been attained, and the participant has made a complete application for payment;

(3) a member attains normal retirement age and has not made an application for payment or elected to defer receipt of the account to a date later than normal retirement age;

(4) a member's beneficiary does not make an application for benefits, and five years have elapsed since the member's death;

(5) notwithstanding (1)  (4) of this subsection, a participant whose account has a balance of $1,000 or less meets the requirements of AS 14.25.410 , at which time the participant must take payment of the participant's account.

(b) The entire interest of a participant must be distributed or must begin to be distributed not later than the member's required beginning date.

(c) If a member dies after the distribution of the member's interest has begun but before the distribution has been completed, the remaining portion of the interest shall continue to be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used before the member's death.

(d) If a member has made a distribution election and dies before the distribution of the member's interest begins, distribution of the member's entire interest shall be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the member's death. However, if any portion of the member's interest is payable to a designated beneficiary, distributions may be made over the life of the designated beneficiary or over a period certain not greater than the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary, commencing on or before December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the member died, and, if the designated beneficiary is the member's surviving spouse, the date distributions are required to begin may not be earlier than the later of December 31 of the calendar year (1) immediately following the calendar year in which the member died, or (2) in which the member would have attained 70 1/2 years of age, whichever is earlier. If the surviving spouse dies after the member but before payments to the spouse have begun, the provisions of this subsection apply as if the surviving spouse were the member. An amount paid to a child of the member shall be treated as if it were paid to the surviving spouse if the amount becomes payable to the surviving spouse when the child reaches the age of majority.

(e) If a member has not made a distribution election before the member's death, the member's designated beneficiary must elect the method of distribution not later than December 31 of the calendar year (1) in which distributions would be required to begin under this section, or (2) that contains the fifth anniversary of the date of death of the member, whichever is earlier. If the member does not have a designated beneficiary or if the designated beneficiary does not elect a method of distribution, distribution of the member's entire interest must be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the member's death.

(f) For purposes of (b) of this section, distribution of a member's interest is considered to begin (1) on the member's required beginning date, or (2) if the designated beneficiary is the member's surviving spouse and the surviving spouse dies after the member but before payments to the spouse have begun, on the date distribution is required to begin to the surviving spouse. If distribution in the form of an annuity irrevocably commences to the member before the required beginning date, the date distribution is considered to begin is the date that the distribution actually commences.

(g) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of AS 14.25.310  14.25.590, the requirements of this section apply to all distributions of a member's interest and take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of AS 14.25.310  14.25.590.

(h) All distributions required under this section are determined and made in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(9) and regulations adopted under that statute, including any minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement.

(i) In this section, (1) designated beneficiary means the individual who is designated as the beneficiary under the plan in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(9) and regulations adopted under that statute;

(2) required beginning date means the first day of April of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the member either attains 70 1/2 years of age or actually terminates employment, whichever is later.
Alaska Stat. § 14.17.900 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.17 / Section 14.17.900
Construction and implementation of chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not create a debt of the state. Each district shall establish, maintain, and operate under a balanced budget. The state is not responsible for the debts of a school district.

(b) Money to carry out the provisions of this chapter may be appropriated annually by the legislature into the public education fund. If the amount appropriated to the fund for the purposes of this chapter is insufficient to meet the allocations authorized under AS 14.17.400  14.17.470 for a fiscal year, state aid shall be reduced according to AS 14.17.400 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.050
Contributions by members.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, beginning January 1, 1991, each member shall contribute to the plan an amount equal to 8.65 percent of the member's base salary accrued from July 1 to the following June 30. The employer shall deduct the contribution from the member's salary at the end of each payroll period, and the contribution shall be credited by the plan to the member contribution account. The contributions shall be deducted from employee compensation before the computation of applicable federal taxes and shall be treated as employer contributions under 26 U.S.C. 414(h)(2). A member may not have the option of making the payroll deduction directly in cash instead of having the contribution picked up by the employer.

(b) Each teacher is entitled to receive credit for unrefunded contributions paid into the retirement fund of 1945.

(c) The employer of a teacher who, because of a physical injury caused by an on-the-job assault, is on unpaid leave of absence or is receiving benefits under AS 23.30 shall pay the teacher's contributions required by this section while the teacher is on unpaid leave or receiving the workers' compensation benefits.

(d) A teacher who is placed on leave of absence without pay because the teacher is unable to work due to an on-the-job injury or occupational illness for which the teacher is receiving benefits under AS 23.30 and for which the teacher is not entitled to credited service under AS 14.25.040 (e) may elect to receive credited service for the time on leave of absence without pay status. When a teacher elects to receive credited service under this subsection, an indebtedness is established. The amount of the indebtedness is equal to the contributions that the teacher would have made if the teacher had been working. Interest as prescribed by regulation accrues on the indebtedness beginning on the date that the teacher returns to work or terminates employment. If there is an outstanding indebtedness at the time the teacher is appointed to retirement, benefits shall be actuarially adjusted.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.140 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.140
Term of office.
Status: in_force

Except for a student regent as specified in AS 14.40.150 (b), the term of office of a regent is eight years. The term of office begins on the first Monday in February of the year in which the appointment is made. Each regent serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.470 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.470
Eligibility for retirement and medical benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to obtain medical benefits under AS 14.25.480 , a member must retire directly from the plan. A member is eligible to retire from the plan if the member has been an active member for at least 12 months before application for retirement and (1) the member has at least 30 years of service; or

(2) the member reaches the normal retirement age and has at least 10 years of service.

(b) The normal retirement age is the age set for Medicare eligibility at the time the member retires.

(c) A member's surviving spouse is eligible to elect medical benefits under AS 14.25.480 if the member had retired, or was eligible for retirement and medical benefits at the time of the member's death.

(d) A member shall apply for retirement and medical benefits on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the administrator.

(e) Participation in the retiree major medical insurance plan is not required in order to participate in the health reimbursement arrangement.

(f) A person eligible for retirement and medical benefits is not required to participate in the health reimbursement arrangement in order to elect participation in the retiree major medical insurance plan.

(g) An eligible person shall make the irrevocable election to participate or not participate in the retiree major medical insurance plan by reaching 70 1/2 years of age, or upon application for retirement and medical benefits, whichever is later.
Alaska Stat. § 14.16.070 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.16 / Section 14.16.070
Applicability of Public Employment Relations Act.
Status: in_force

AS 23.40.070  23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) apply to the employees of a state boarding school.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.175 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.175
Repayment of loans.
Status: in_force

A borrower's obligation to repay the principal of and interest on a loan made under AS 14.43.170  14.43.175 begins not later than six months following the borrower's completion or other termination of the postsecondary program or on the date the borrower ceases to be enrolled in the program at least half time. The commission and borrower may agree to a repayment schedule that begins immediately upon disbursement of a loan.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.390 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.390
Vesting.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating member is immediately and fully vested in that member's contributions and related earnings.

(b) A member is fully vested in the employer contributions made on that member's behalf, and related earnings, after five years of service. A member is partially vested in the employer contributions made on that member's behalf, and the related earnings, in the ratio of (1) 25 percent with two years of service;

(2) 50 percent with three years of service; and

(3) 75 percent with four years of service.
Alaska Stat. § 14.50.070 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.50 / Section 14.50.070
Use of line item appropriations for matching purposes.
Status: in_force

The governor or the board as the federal law may require may direct the use of any state money appropriated in any line item for the department to match federal money which will be made available to the state for substantially the same purpose or program as the money appropriated by the line item at whatever matching ratio is established for the federal money.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.090 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.090
Duties of school boards.
Status: in_force

In addition to other duties, a school board shall (1) determine and disburse the total amount to be made available for compensation of all school employees and administrative officers;

(2) provide for, during the school term of each year, an educational program for each school age child who is enrolled in or a resident of the district;

(3) withhold the salary for the last month of service of a teacher or administrator until the teacher or administrator has submitted all summaries, statistics, and reports that the school board may require by bylaws;

(4) transmit, when required by the assembly or council but not more often than once a month, a summary report and statement of money expended;

(5) keep the minutes of meetings and a record of all proceedings of the school board in a pertinent form;

(6) keep the records and files of the school board open to inspection by the public at the principal administrative office of the district during reasonable business hours;

(7) establish procedures for the review and selection of all textbooks and instructional materials at least once every 10 years, including textbooks and curriculum materials for statewide correspondence programs, before they are introduced into the school curriculum; the review includes a review for violations of AS 14.18.060 ; nothing in this paragraph precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or curriculum material not provided by the school district;

(8) provide prospective employees with information relating to the availability and cost of housing in rural areas to which they might be assigned, and, when possible, assist them in locating housing; however, nothing in this paragraph requires a school district to provide teacher housing, whether district owned, leased, rented, or through other means, nor does it require a school board to engage in a subsidy program of any kind regarding teacher housing;

(9) train persons required to report under AS 47.17.020 , in the recognition and reporting of child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse of a minor;

(10) provide for the development and implementation of a preventive maintenance program for school facilities; in this paragraph, preventive maintenance means scheduled maintenance actions that prevent the premature failure or extend the useful life of a facility, or a facility's systems and components, and that are cost-effective on a life-cycle basis;

(11) establish procedures for providing the training under AS 14.18.060 , AS 14.20.149 , 14.20.680, AS 14.30.355 , 14.30.356, 14.30.362, AS 14.33.100 , AS 18.66.310 , and AS 47.17.022 ; the procedures established under this paragraph must include a training schedule that ensures that not less than 50 percent of the total certificated staff employed by the district receive all of the training not less than every two years and that all of the certificated staff employed by the district receive all of the training not less than every four years.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.020
Organization of a patrol.
Status: in_force

(a) If a school board, or a private or denominational school determines that a safety patrol should be established for a school, the principal of the school shall appoint pupils in the school to serve as members of the patrol.

(b) A pupil may not be appointed a patrol member unless the pupil's parents or guardian give written consent to the pupil's membership in the patrol.

(c) The principal shall designate a teacher or teachers in the school to supervise the operation of the patrol.

(d) The principal shall consult with the local law enforcement authority to determine those locations adjacent to the school where the patrol may be most advantageously used.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.001 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.001
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage qualified teachers to enter and remain in service with participating employers by establishing plans for the payment of retirement, disability, and death benefits to or on behalf of the members.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.107 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.107
Credit for Alaska BIA service.
Status: in_force

A member who joins the plan on or after July 1, 1978, who has Alaska BIA service may claim all of that service as credited service. A retirement benefit payable under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 for Alaska BIA service shall be reduced by an amount equal to the retirement benefits paid to the member by the United States government for the same service.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.720 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.720
Family education loan account.
Status: in_force

(a) The family education loan account is created within the education loan fund ( AS 14.42.210 ). The account shall be used to make family education loans to families selected under AS 14.43.710  14.43.750, to pay the costs of collecting family education loans that are in default if those costs are not recovered from the family, and to pay the costs of administering the account. Unless the instrument evidencing the family education loan has been sold or assigned to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation, repayments of principal and interest on family education loans shall be paid into the family education loan account. If estimated funds available from family education loan repayments are inadequate to fully fund estimated family education loans in a fiscal year, additional funding from the general fund may be requested and appropriated for that year.

(b) The commission may sell or assign notes and other instruments evidencing family education loans to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation and enter into agreements with the corporation relating to loans, the administration of the education loan fund created under AS 14.42.210 , and the payment of and security for bonds of the corporation. Proceeds from the sale or assignment of notes and other instruments shall be deposited in the family education loan account.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.071 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.071
Elections; advisory votes.
Status: in_force

(a) In each regional educational attendance area in the unorganized borough, the lieutenant governor, within not less than 60, nor more than 90 days after the establishment of the regional educational attendance area, shall provide for the election of a regional school board.

(b) Except for the first election of regional school board members under (a) of this section, elections shall be held annually on the first Tuesday in October. Elections shall be supervised by the director of elections in the office of the lieutenant governor, but shall be administered within second class cities as part of the regular municipal election. The lieutenant governor shall adopt regulations for the conduct of the election of regional school board members comparable, as far as practicable, to those prescribed for election of school board members under AS 14.12 and AS 29.20.300 except that the majority election requirements of AS 29.26.060 do not apply to, nor may the regulations require runoff elections for, the first election of regional school board members under (a) of this section or, if a school board by resolution so requests, to subsequent elections in the regional educational attendance area served by that school board.

(c) The cost of each regional school board election, or recall election under AS 14.08.081 , shall be borne by the state.

(d) If a regional school board adopts a resolution requesting that an advisory question relating to education be placed on that regional school board's next election ballot, the division of elections shall place the advisory question on that regional school board's next election ballot. A resolution described in this subsection must be filed with the division of elections on or before the first Friday in August of the year in which the advisory question is required to be placed on the ballot. An advisory question authorized under this subsection may not consist of more than 100 words and shall be worded in a manner that allows the advisory question to be answered with a yes to favor the question or no to oppose the question.

(e) The lieutenant governor may provide for the election of an advisory school board established under AS 14.08.115 . An election conducted under this subsection shall be held on the first Tuesday in October. The lieutenant governor may adopt regulations governing an election conducted under this subsection.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.135 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.135
Efficiency and computerization.
Status: in_force

The center shall, to the extent practicable, avoid duplication, coordinate its activities with other state agencies charged with record-keeping functions, and employ computerization to compile or organize research data and other materials.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.195 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.195
Special rules for treatment of qualified military service.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of AS 14.25.009  14.25.220, 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 subsection, 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(b). 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. § 14.20.165 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.165
Restoration of tenure rights.
Status: in_force

A teacher who held tenure rights and who was retired due to disability under AS 14.25.130 , but whose disability (1) has been removed, and the removal of that disability is certified by a competent physician following a physical or mental examination, or (2) has been compensated for by rehabilitation or other appropriate restorative education or training, and that rehabilitation or restoration to health has been certified by the division of vocational rehabilitation of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, shall be restored to full tenure rights in the district from which the teacher was retired, at such time as an opening for which the teacher is qualified becomes available.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.082 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.082
Unmanned aircraft system training.
Status: in_force

The University of Alaska may establish a training program in the operation of unmanned aircraft systems.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.107 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.107
Sick leave and sick leave transfer.
Status: in_force

(a) Every school district shall allow its certificated employees one and one-third days of sick leave a month with unlimited accumulation of sick leave days.

(b) A certificated school district employee who changes employment from one school district to another district, or from a school district to the department, or from the department to a school district, may transfer all of the cumulative sick leave to the new employer. It is the responsibility of the employee to notify the new employer, within 90 days of commencing work, of the number of days to be transferred.

(c) The department may implement this section by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.040 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.040
General powers and duties of the university.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created and established a corporation to be called the University of Alaska. It may in that name (1) sue and be sued;

(2) receive and hold real and personal property;

(3) contract and be contracted with; a contract entered into by the University of Alaska for the (A) rent or lease of premises for use and occupancy by the University of Alaska is subject to AS 36.30.080 (c); however, notwithstanding the limitation imposed by AS 36.30.080 (c)(2), the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska (i) may enter into a lease with a term described in (ii) of this subparagraph if the rent under the lease will be paid solely from a grant or contract made by the federal government or an agency of the federal government, and the grant or contract contains a firm commitment of not more than two years, or if the rent payable under the lease will be paid solely from university receipts as that term is defined in AS 14.40.491 ; and

(ii) when authorized by (i) of this subparagraph, may enter into a lease with an initial term equal to the period of the firm commitment of the grant or contract, or with an initial term not to exceed two years when the rent is payable from university receipts; the lease may contain one or more optional renewal periods, but the total of all optional renewal periods may not exceed an additional five years;

(B) acquisition of property by a lease-purchase or lease-financing agreement for the benefit of the University of Alaska is subject to AS 36.30.085 ;

(4) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;

(5) borrow money, issue debt, or enter into long-term obligations for the purchase of facilities, goods, or services; the obligations may secure, in whole or in part, debt issued by another party;

(6) do and have done all matters necessary for the purpose of any function set out in this chapter.

(b) The Board of Regents of the University of Alaska shall provide scholarship information to school districts as required by AS 14.43.930 (a).
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.177 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.177
Reductions in force.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may implement a layoff plan under this section if it is necessary for the district to reduce the number of tenured teachers because (1) school attendance in the district has decreased; or

(2) the basic need of the school district determined under AS 14.17.410 (b)(1) decreases by three percent or more from the previous year.

(b) Before a school district lays off any tenured teacher, the school board shall adopt a layoff plan. The plan must identify academic and other programs that the district intends to maintain in implementing the layoff plan. The plan must also include procedures for layoff and recall of tenured teachers consistent with this section.

(c) Except as provided in this subsection, a school district may place a tenured teacher on layoff status only after the district has given notice of nonretention to all nontenured teachers. However, a school district may retain a nontenured teacher and place on layoff status a tenured teacher if there is no tenured teacher in the district who is qualified to replace the nontenured teacher. The school district shall comply with the notice requirements set out in AS 14.20.140 in placing a tenured or nontenured teacher on layoff status.

(d) For purposes of this section, a tenured teacher is considered qualified for a position if the position is in (1) grades K  8 and the teacher has an elementary endorsement;

(2) an established middle school and the teacher has (A) an elementary endorsement;

(B) a middle school endorsement; or

(C) a secondary certificate with a subject area endorsement in the area of assignment in which the teacher filling the position will spend at least 40 percent of the teacher's time or the teacher has, within the five years immediately preceding the last date on which the teacher performed teaching services in the district before being laid off, received an evaluation stating that the teacher's performance in the subject or subjects meets the district performance standards; or

(3) grades 9  12 and the teacher has an endorsement for each subject area in which the teacher filling the position will spend at least 40 percent of the teacher's time or the teacher has, within the five years immediately preceding the last date on which the teacher performed teaching services in the district before being laid off, received an evaluation stating that the teacher's performance in the subject or subjects meets the district performance standards.

(e) For a period of three years after layoff, a teacher is on layoff status and is entitled to a hiring preference in the district where the teacher had been employed. The hiring preference applies only to vacant teaching positions for which the teacher is qualified. If a teacher is offered a teaching position under this subsection and the teacher declines the offer or fails to accept it within 30 days, the teacher is no longer considered to be on layoff status and is no longer entitled to a hiring preference under this section unless the teacher declines the offer because the teacher is contractually obligated to provide professional services to another private or public educational program.

(f) Notwithstanding any provision of AS 23.40 , the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between a school district and a bargaining organization representing teachers on or after August 16, 1996, may not be in conflict with the provisions of this section.

(g) A teacher on layoff status is not entitled to be reemployed under AS 14.20.145 and does not accrue leave. However, layoff status does not constitute a break in service for retaining tenure rights and accrued sick leave.

(h) In this section, school district or district means a city or borough school district or a regional educational attendance area.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.113 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.113
District determination of scholarship eligibility.
Status: in_force

A school district shall determine whether a student who graduates from a high school in the district is eligible for an award of an Alaska performance scholarship under AS 14.43.810  14.43.849. If a student is eligible, the district shall state in the student's permanent record the highest level of funding for which the student is eligible. A district shall provide a student with an opportunity to request that the district correct an error in the eligibility determination.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.580 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.580
Use of joint facilities.
Status: in_force

(a) If facilities used by the community college are owned by the school district or political subdivision, the board, subject to availability of appropriated funds, may reimburse the school district for all expenses directly related to facilities for academic degree programs and activities. The school district or political subdivision shall bear all expenses directly related to nondegree programs and activities.

(b) If separate facilities are financed, constructed, or maintained from federal, state, or private funds for either academic degree or nonacademic degree programs and activities of the community college, then the board has title to and control of the separate facilities used for these purposes. If separate facilities are financed, constructed, or maintained from school district or political subdivision funds for either degree or nondegree programs and activities, the school district or political subdivision has title to and control of the separate facilities used for these purposes.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.045 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.045
Religious or partisan instruction, tests, and appointments.
Status: in_force

No instruction either sectarian in religion or partisan in politics shall be permitted in any department of the University of Alaska and no sectarian or partisan test shall be allowed or exercised in the appointment of regents, instructors, or other officers of the University of Alaska or in the admission of students or for any purpose.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.051 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.051
School board sections.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner in consultation with the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and the local communities may divide a regional educational attendance area into sections only for the purpose of nominating and electing regional school board members. If the voters in a regional educational attendance area favor election of regional school board members by sections under (b) of this section, the commissioner in consultation with the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and the local communities shall divide the regional educational attendance area into sections for the purpose of nominating and electing regional school board members. If a regional educational attendance area is divided into sections each school board member shall represent, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of persons. The basis for the division of a regional educational attendance area into sections shall be the total population of the area as reported in the most recent decennial federal census. If the census is five years old or older, then other reliable population data, including population estimates based on public school enrollments, public utility connections, registered voters, or certified employment payrolls, shall be used as the basis for the division of the area into sections. Each section within a regional educational attendance area shall consist of compact, contiguous territory and, as far as practicable, each section shall contain an integrated socio-economic, linguistically and culturally homogeneous area. In the division of the regional school and attendance area into sections, consideration shall be given to the transportation and communication network to facilitate the administration of education and communication between communities that comprise the area. Whenever possible, municipalities, other governmental or regional corporate entities, drainage basins, and other identifiable geographic features shall be used in describing the boundaries of the sections.

(b) The division of a regional educational attendance area into sections or subsequent recasting of the section boundaries may be proposed by the regional school board or by a petition. The election of each regional school board member from a section by the voters of that section of a regional educational attendance area may be proposed by petition. A petition under this section shall be filed with the director of elections and must contain signatures of qualified voters in the area equal to eight percent of the total vote cast in the most recent regional school board election. The division of the area into sections, election of each regional school board member from a section by the voters of that section, or subsequent recasting of section boundaries is subject to approval by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question in the regional educational attendance area at the next regular school board election or a special election called for that purpose, and takes effect at the next regular school board election.

(c) If a regional educational attendance area has been divided into sections, the commissioner shall recast the boundaries of the sections within 90 days following the official reporting of the decennial federal census in accordance with (a) of this section. If the census is five years old or older and other reliable population data acceptable to the department that establishes that board members do not represent as nearly as practicable equal numbers of people under the allocation of seats to a multi-member section under (d) of this section, the commissioner may reallocate the seats among the sections if reallocation will achieve as nearly as practicable equal representation. Reallocation of seats takes effect at the next regular board election after the reallocation.

(d) Multi-member sections may be created. However, (1) each seat on the regional 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; and

(2) except as provided in (f) of this section, a section may not be represented by more than (A) three members, if a board consists of five members;

(B) four members, if a board consists of seven members;

(C) five members, if a board consists of nine members; or

(D) six members, if a board consists of 11 members.

(e) If a regional educational attendance area has been divided into sections, board members shall be residents of the section from which they are elected. Board members shall be elected by the qualified voters of the entire regional educational attendance area, unless the voters have approved election of members by the voters of the section under (b) of this section.

(f) Upon the request of a regional school board, the commissioner may permit a section that contains more than one community to be represented by more board members than the number set out in (d)(2) of this section if the commissioner determines that (1) the regional educational attendance area has had a pattern of substantial population fluctuations between geographic areas within the regional educational attendance area; and

(2) compliance with the requirements of (d)(2) of this section could result in continuous underrepresentation and overrepresentation of sections.

(g) In a regional educational attendance area section subject to (f) of this section, no more than two members may be elected from the same community unless the population distribution requires otherwise.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.340 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.340
Military service and previous leaves of absence.
Status: in_force

To determine eligibility for sabbatical leave, tours of military service and leaves of absence granted before July 1, 1963, are not considered years of active service.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.173 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.173
Adjustments.
Status: in_force

(a) When a change or error is made in the records maintained by the plan or in the contributions made on behalf of an employee or an error is made in computing a benefit, and, as a result, a teacher or member or beneficiary is entitled to receive from the plan more or less than the teacher or member or beneficiary would have been entitled to receive had the records or contributions been correct or had the error not been made, (1) the records, contributions, or error shall be corrected, and (2) as far as practicable, future payments or benefit entitlement shall be adjusted so that the actuarial equivalent of the pension or benefit to which the teacher or member or beneficiary was correctly entitled will be paid. An adjustment to contributions shall be picked up by the employer in accordance with AS 14.25.050 or treated as an adjustment to the employer's contributions in accordance with this section, depending upon the nature of the adjustment. If no future benefit payments are due, a person who was paid any amount to which the person was not entitled is liable for repayment of that amount, and a person who was not paid the full amount to which the person was entitled shall be paid that amount.

(b) An adjustment that requires the recovery of benefits may not be made under this section if (1) the incorrect benefit was first paid two years or more before the member or beneficiary was notified of the error;

(2) the error was not the result of erroneous information supplied by the member or beneficiary; and

(3) the member or beneficiary did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the amount of the benefit was in error.

(c) At least quarterly, the administrator shall report to the commissioner of administration on all situations since the administrator's last report in which an adjustment has been prohibited under (b) of this section. If the commissioner of administration finds that there is reason to believe that one or more of the conditions set out in (b) of this section have not been met, the administrator shall notify the member or beneficiary that an adjustment will be made to recover the overpayment. A member or beneficiary who receives notice of adjustment under this subsection may file a request with the commissioner of administration for a waiver of the adjustment under AS 14.25.175 . An adjustment that requires the repayment of benefits may not be required while the waiver request is pending.

(d) The plan shall pay interest on amounts owed to a member or beneficiary. Interest shall be charged on amounts owed to the plan by a member or beneficiary if the amount owed is the result of erroneous information supplied by the member or beneficiary, or the member or beneficiary had reasonable grounds to believe the amount of the benefit was in error. The interest paid under this subsection is at the rate established by regulation for indebtedness contributions owed. Interest accrues from the date on which the correct payment was due and continues until an actuarial adjustment to the benefit is effective or the amount owed is paid. Accrued interest for periods less than 60 days or in amounts less than the limit established in regulation for writing off small indebtedness and refund balances may not be collected or paid under this subsection.
Alaska Stat. § 14.57.120 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.57 / Section 14.57.120
Criteria applicable to acquisitions from the fund.
Status: in_force

Subject to approval given by the Museum Collections Advisory Committee under AS 14.57.050 (b), the director may (1) establish by contract the terms and conditions of custody, protection, conservation, and exhibition of an item acquired by the state museum if the item is acquired and custody of it is assigned to another institution;

(2) transfer ownership of an item to an institution having custody of an item acquired from the net income account of the fund if the director is satisfied that the institution will provide necessary care and protection of the item; or

(3) assign long-term custody of an item to an institution having custody of an item acquired from the net income account of the fund if the director is satisfied that the institution to which custody of the item is transferred will provide necessary care and protection of the item in accordance with a contract entered into under (1) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.17.420 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.17 / Section 14.17.420
Funding for special needs, secondary school vocational and technical instruction, and intensive services.
Status: in_force

(a) As a component of public school funding, a district is eligible for special needs and secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding and may be eligible for intensive services funding as follows: (1) special needs funding is available to a district to assist the district in providing special education, gifted and talented education, vocational education, and bilingual education services to its students; a special needs funding factor of 1.20 shall be applied as set out in AS 14.17.410 (b)(1);

(2) in addition to the special needs funding for which a district is eligible under (1) of this subsection, a district is eligible for intensive services funding for each special education student who needs and receives intensive services and is enrolled on the last day of the count period; for each such student, intensive services funding is equal to the intensive student count multiplied by 13;

(3) in addition to the special needs and intensive services funding available under (1) and (2) of this subsection, secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding is available to assist districts in providing vocational and technical instruction to students who are enrolled in a secondary school; a secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding factor of 1.015 shall be applied as set out in AS 14.17.410 (b)(1); in this paragraph, vocational and technical instruction excludes costs associated with (A) administrative expenses; and

(B) instruction in general literacy, mathematics, and job readiness skills.

(b) If a district offers special education, gifted and talented education, vocational education, or bilingual education services, in order to receive funding under (a)(1) of this section, the district must file with the department a plan that indicates the services that will be provided to students who receive these services.

(c) In this section, intensive services has the meaning given by the department by regulation adopted under AS 14.30.180  14.30.350.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.335 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.335
Eligibility for federal funds.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of AS 14.30.180  14.30.350, the department may do all things necessary to qualify for federal funds that are available to the state for the education of children with disabilities.
Alaska Stat. § 14.12.110 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.12 / Section 14.12.110
Single body as assembly and school board.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or other law, a single body may serve as both the assembly and school board in the manner provided for third class boroughs under AS 29.20.300 (b), if (1) an ordinance for that purpose is approved by the assembly and ratified by a referendum of a majority of the qualified borough voters voting on the question at a regular or special election; and

(2) the public school population within the borough is 500 pupils or less.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.175 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.175
Nonretention.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher who has not acquired tenure rights is subject to nonretention for the school year following the expiration of the teacher's contract for any cause that the employer determines to be adequate. However, at the teacher's request, the teacher is entitled to a written statement of the cause for nonretention. The boards of city and borough school districts and regional educational attendance areas shall provide by regulation or bylaw a procedure under which a nonretained teacher may request and receive an informal hearing by the board.

(b) A teacher who has acquired tenure rights is subject to nonretention for the following school year only for the following causes: (1) the school district demonstrates that (A) the district has fully complied with the requirements of AS 14.20.149 with respect to the tenured teacher;

(B) the teacher's performance, after completion of the plan of improvement, failed to meet the performance objectives set out in the plan; and

(C) the evaluation of the teacher established that the teacher does not meet the district performance standards;

(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.
Alaska Stat. § 14.50.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.50 / Section 14.50.050
Expenditure of state and federal money for school construction.
Status: in_force

If the United States Congress enacts into law legislation making money available to the state for school construction while the legislature is not in session, the governor or the board as the federal law may require may accept and use the federal money and apply it to the cost of constructing and improving school buildings and facilities to the extent that construction and improvement is authorized by the legislature when federal money becomes available. If a condition to receiving federal money for school construction is that the state increase its expenditures for that purpose over expenditures authorized by the legislature at the time federal money becomes available, the governor or the board as the federal law may require may use money appropriated by the legislature for school construction for matching purposes and may make further federal money available for school construction in addition to state money already appropriated for that purpose. To the extent practicable expenditure of state and federal money shall be limited to projects already programmed by the department and authorized by the legislature at the time federal money becomes available.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.325 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.325
Reallocation within state appropriations.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 37.07.080 (e), each appropriation to the University of Alaska is subject to reallocation by the university administration under procedures established by the Board of Regents and the office of management and budget in the Office of the Governor. Transfers may not be made between appropriations except as provided in an act making transfers between appropriations.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.010
Purposes.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of the state, its postsecondary educational institutions, and its students, by (1) establishing minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility, to protect against substandard, transient, unethical, deceptive, or fraudulent institutions and practices;

(2) prohibiting the granting of false or misleading educational credentials;

(3) regulating the use of academic terminology in designating educational institutions;

(4) prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representation by educational institutions or their agents;

(5) providing for the preservation of essential academic records; and

(6) providing certain rights and remedies to the public and the commission necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) This chapter may not be construed to preclude the development of innovative, alternative postsecondary educational delivery systems or programs if their purposes and their administration, operation, or management are in the public interest and do not conflict with those purposes set out in (a) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.240 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.240
Power of president to suspend and expel students.
Status: in_force

The power to suspend and expel a student for misconduct or other cause and to reinstate the student is vested solely in the president of the University of Alaska. The president may delegate the exercise of the power to the chancellor or another official on each campus of the university or to the administrative head or director of a community college or other campus or extended unit of the university.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.105 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.105
Sick leave bank.
Status: in_force

A school board may establish a sick leave bank to enable a teacher, because of unusual circumstances, to draw not more than twice the number of days of sick leave the teacher has accumulated before the first day of school in any school year, or 24 days, whichever is greater. However, in a case of severe illness or extreme hardship the board may permit a teacher to draw more leave. The board may establish and administer the sick leave bank independently or jointly with teachers.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.120 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.120
Conditions of loans.
Status: reserved

(a) Proceeds from an education loan to a full-time student may only be used for books and supplies, tuition and required fees, loan origination fees, and room and board. Proceeds from an education loan to a half-time student may only be used for books and supplies, tuition and required fees, and loan origination fees.

(b) Education loans may only be used to attend a (1) career education program operating on a sound fiscal basis that has (A) operated for two years before the borrower attends; and

(B) submitted an executed program participation agreement as required by the commission; or

(2) college or university that (A) has operated for at least two years before the borrower attends;

(B) is accredited by a national or regional accreditation association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or is approved by the commission;

(C) if the loans are federally insured, is approved by the United States Secretary of Education;

(D) is a degree granting institution; and

(E) has submitted an executed program participation agreement as required by the commission.

(c) To maintain a loan awarded to a full-time student the student must continue to be enrolled as a full-time student in good standing in a career education program, college, or university that meets the requirements under (b) of this section. To maintain a loan awarded to a half-time student, the student must continue to be enrolled as a half-time student in good standing in (1) a career education program, college, or university in the state that meets the requirements under (b) of this section, or (2) a career education program, college, or university that meets the requirements under (b) of this section, and be physically present in the state while attending the career education program, college, or university. The commission shall adopt regulations defining good standing for purposes of this subsection.

(d) Education loans may not be made to a student (1) for more than a total of $42,500 for undergraduate study;

(2) for more than a total of $47,500 for graduate study;

(3) for more than a combined total of $60,000 for undergraduate and graduate study;

(4) to attend an institution if the total amount of education loans made to students to attend that institution exceeds $100,000 and the default rate on those loans is (A) greater than 20 percent but less than 25 percent, and the institution is unable to reduce its default rate within 24 months after the rate determination; or (B) equal to or greater than 25 percent for two consecutive calendar years; for purposes of this paragraph, the default rate shall be determined by the commission for each annual group of loans required to be repaid under (g) of this section on or after July 1, 1996; if an education loan is refused based on the provisions of this paragraph and, under a subsequent default rate determination, an institution's default rate does not exceed the limits established under this paragraph, the commission may not refuse to issue an education loan to attend that institution based on the provisions of this paragraph.

(e) Interest on an education loan accrues from the time the loan is disbursed; however, the state shall pay the interest while the borrower continues to be enrolled under (c) of this section.

(f) [Repealed, § 45 ch 89 SLA 2014.] (g) A borrower's obligation to commence repayment of the principal and interest on the loan begins six months after the borrower is no longer enrolled under (c) of this section. The borrower shall repay the total amount owed in periodic installments of at least $50 a month over a period of not more than 15 years from the commencement of the repayment obligation. If the commission and the borrower agree to a different repayment schedule, the borrower shall repay the loan in accordance with the agreement. A borrower may make payments earlier than required by this subsection or the agreement.

(h) Security may not be required for a loan; however, a loan origination fee, as specified in (u) of this section, shall be deducted at the time that the loan is disbursed. Additionally, the borrower shall pay all fees and costs incurred in collection on the loan if it becomes delinquent or in default.

(i) [Repealed, § 18 ch 54 SLA 1997.] (j) [Repealed, § 19 ch 92 SLA 1987.] (k) A borrower's obligation to make periodic payments of principal shall be deferred, but the borrower's obligation to pay interest shall continue, unless the state pays the interest by appropriation under (t) of this section, during any of the following periods: (1) return to full-time student status in good standing in a career education program, college, or university that meets the requirements under (b) of this section;

(2) if the borrower received a loan to attend as a half-time student, return to (A) half-time student status in good standing in a career education program, college, or university in the state that meets the requirements under (b) of this section;

(B) at least half-time student status in good standing in a career education program, college, or university that meets the requirements under (b) of this section, and the borrower is physically present in the state while attending the career education program, college, or university; a borrower is not eligible for deferral under this paragraph for a period longer than eight years; or

(C) full-time student status in good standing in a career education program, college, or university that meets the requirements under (b) of this section;

(3) serving an initial period of up to three years on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States;

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

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

(6) serving, for up to two years, as a full-time volunteer under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (AmeriCorps);

(7) for a one-time period up to 12 months in which the borrower is seeking and unable to find employment in the United States; or

(8) during the period of disability if, after the loan is disbursed, the borrower becomes totally disabled as certified by competent medical authority.

(l) The state shall pay the interest on that portion of a loan that is not federally insured during (1) the period while the borrower continues to be enrolled under (c) of this section; and

(2) deferments under (k) of this section.

(m) In case of hardship, the commission may extend repayment of a loan for an additional period of up to five years.

(n) [Repealed, § 11 ch 89 SLA 1981.] (o) [Repealed, § 19 ch 92 SLA 1987.] (p) [Repealed, § 102 ch 21 SLA 2000.] (q) [Repealed, § 18 ch 54 SLA 1997.] (r) The rate of interest, time of payment of an installment of principal or interest, or other terms of an education loan may be modified if required to establish or maintain tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. 103 (Internal Revenue Code of 1986), as amended, for the interest on bonds issued by the Alaska Student Loan Corporation.

(s) A portion of a loan shall be forgiven by the state if, after being enrolled in the course of study for which the loan was granted, the borrower is a student who is unable to complete the school term as a result of serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States. The portion of the loan that shall be forgiven by the state is equal to the amount borrowed by the student for the school term in which the borrower's studies are terminated.

(t) Payment of interest under (l) of this section and forgiveness under (s) of this section are subject to appropriation by the legislature. Money obtained from the sale of bonds by the Student Loan Corporation under AS 14.42.220 may not be appropriated for the payment of interest or the forgiveness of loans.

(u) The corporation by regulation shall set a loan origination fee, not to exceed five percent of the total education loan amount, to be assessed upon an education loan that is funded from the education loan fund of the corporation. The loan origination fee shall be deducted by the commission at the time the loan is disbursed. The loan origination fees shall be deposited into an origination fee account within the education loan fund of the corporation, and subsequently used by the corporation to offset losses incurred as a result of death, disability, default, or bankruptcy of the borrower.

(v) [Repealed, § 45 ch 89 SLA 2014.]
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.120 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.120
Sanctions; cessation of operation.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorization to operate or an agent's permit may be revoked, suspended, or conditioned if the commission has reasonable cause to believe that the holder of the authorization or permit has violated this chapter, AS 45.50.471 , or regulations adopted under this chapter or under AS 45.50.491 . Except as provided in (c) and (d) of this section, AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) governs the procedure for a revocation, suspension, or other sanction under this section.

(b) In addition to the sanctions imposed under (a) of this section, the commission may assess a civil fine, not to exceed $5,000, for costs of investigating and adjudicating a matter under this section if the commission finds that a violation has occurred.

(c) Authorization for an institution to operate and a permit for an agent representing that institution are canceled 30 days after the institution ceases to operate as a postsecondary educational institution. The commission shall give the institution and the agent 15 days' written notice, by certified mail, sent return receipt requested, to the last known address of the institution and agent.

(d) The institution or the agent may appeal a cancellation under (c) of this section by filing an appeal in writing with the commission within 30 days after the cancellation showing that the institution has not ceased operating as a postsecondary educational institution.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.770 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.770
Department reading program.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in intensive reading intervention services annually in the lowest-performing 25 percent of schools serving students in grades kindergarten through three as determined under AS 14.03.123 . The department shall determine how many schools may be adequately served by the department's reading specialists and select schools from the lowest-performing 25 percent of schools to participate in the reading program. A school participating in the reading program that remains in the lowest-performing 25 percent of schools as determined under AS 14.03.123 may apply to participate in the reading program again in the following school year. State funding provided to participating schools for implementation of the reading program is in addition to the amount of funding provided under AS 14.17 . In conducting the program, the department shall (1) use the accountability system established in AS 14.03.123 to identify low performing schools;

(2) establish an application process for school districts to apply to participate in the program;

(3) select low performing schools from the schools that apply to participate in the program;

(4) employ and assign reading specialists to direct the implementation of the intensive reading intervention services established under AS 14.30.765 by (A) modeling effective instructional strategies for teachers by working regularly with students as a class, in small groups, or individually;

(B) coaching and mentoring teachers and staff in reading instruction with an emphasis on prioritizing time in a manner that has the greatest positive effects on student achievement;

(C) training teachers in data analysis and using data to differentiate instruction;

(D) leading and supporting reading leadership teams; and

(E) reporting on school and student performance to the department;

(5) establish a reporting process for each reading specialist to submit updates to the department on implementation of the program;

(6) work with reading specialists to create specific improvement goals for each school selected, including measures of interim progress;

(7) select and purchase additional reading material for each school selected to supplement the intensive reading intervention services;

(8) pay travel and associated costs for a reading specialist to attend relevant training sessions identified by or hosted by the department;

(9) periodically review staff development programs for their effectiveness in developing reading skills and, after consultation with school districts and experts, recommend to the board for approval staff development programs that (A) have been proven to assess and accelerate student progress toward reaching reading competency;

(B) provide explicit and systematic skill development in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, oral language skills, and reading comprehension;

(C) are evidence-based and reliable;

(D) provide initial and ongoing analysis of student progress toward reaching reading competency; and

(E) include texts on core academic content to assist students in maintaining or meeting grade-appropriate proficiency in academic subjects in addition to reading.

(b) A school selected to participate in the reading program established under this section shall (1) ensure that a reading specialist assigned to the school is not required to perform functions that divert from the duties the department has assigned to the reading specialist;

(2) coordinate with the reading specialist or specialists to redesign the school's daily schedule to dedicate time to reading program activities, including intensive reading intervention services identified in a written agreement between the school and the department;

(3) present on the reading program established under this section and the intensive reading intervention services established under AS 14.30.765 at a public meeting; the presentation must include (A) the data the department used to identify the school as eligible for the reading program;

(B) a detailed overview of the reading program and intensive reading intervention services;

(C) a timeline for implementing the intensive reading intervention services and meeting reading improvement goals; and

(D) the implications of the program for students, families, and educators;

(4) provide notice of the public meeting required under (3) of this subsection to the parent or guardian of each student at least seven days before the date of the meeting;

(5) present an annual update on the school's implementation of the reading program and intensive reading intervention services at a public meeting with notice provided to the parent or guardian of each student at least seven days before the date of the meeting;

(6) create partnerships between the school, the families of students, and the community that focus on promoting reading and increasing the amount of time that students spend reading.

(c) The department shall publish on the department's Internet website and make available to the public (1) a completed application from each school selected to participate in the reading program; and

(2) the reading program and intensive reading intervention services implemented by each school selected to participate.

(d) The department may employ a person as a reading specialist under this section if the person (1) holds a valid teacher certificate issued under AS 14.20 ;

(2) has completed an approved graduate program at an approved institution of higher education and (A) has completed a supervised practicum or internship as a reading specialist; or

(B) has at least three years of full-time, demonstrated classroom teaching experience where reading instruction was a primary responsibility;

(3) is knowledgeable about and demonstrates competency in reading instruction, including (A) an understanding of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, oral language skills, and reading comprehension;

(B) knowledge of and experience in implementing effective reading instruction strategies and intervention methods;

(C) experience in designing and implementing a school-wide response to an intervention program or multi-tiered system support model;

(D) an understanding of and experience in reading screenings and data analyses that inform instruction;

(E) knowledge of dyslexia and other learning disorders that affect reading achievement;

(F) knowledge of and an ability to effectively articulate the methods, issues, and resources involved in support of student instruction to a wide variety of audiences, including staff, parents, and students whose primary language is other than English; and

(4) meets other reading instruction coursework requirements established by the department in regulation, including coursework in Indigenous language learning and culturally responsive education established in regulation by the department in collaboration with indigenous language stakeholders.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.030
Duties of a patrol.
Status: in_force

(a) Patrol members shall (1) encourage pupils to refrain from crossing streets and highways at other than regular crossings;

(2) direct pupils not to cross streets and highways when the presence of traffic renders crossing unsafe;

(3) when directed, assist pupils to safely board or leave school buses.

(b) A patrol member may not, under any circumstances, be permitted to direct vehicular traffic or be stationed in a street or highway while performing the duties of a patrol member.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.200 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.200
Criminal violation.
Status: in_force

A person who wilfully violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020 or who wilfully fails or refuses to deposit with the commission the records required by AS 14.48.150 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. Each day's failure to comply is a separate violation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.17.490 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.17 / Section 14.17.490
Public school funding adjustments.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b)  (e) of this section, if, in fiscal year 1999, a city or borough school district or a regional educational attendance area would receive less public school funding under AS 14.17.410 than the district or area would have received as state aid, the district or area is, in each fiscal year, eligible to receive additional public school funding equal to the difference between the public school funding the district or area was eligible to receive under AS 14.17.410 in fiscal year 1999 and the state aid the district or area would have received in fiscal year 1999.

(b) A city or borough school district is not eligible for additional funding authorized under (a) of this section unless, during the fiscal year in which the district receives funding under (a) of this section, the district received a local contribution equal to at least the equivalent of a 2.65 mill tax levy on the full and true value of the taxable real and personal property in the district as of January 1 of the second preceding fiscal year as determined by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development under AS 14.17.510 and AS 29.45.110 .

(c) For the purposes of the reduction required under AS 14.17.400 (b), funding authorized under (a) of this section is treated the same as the state share of public school funding under AS 14.17.410 .

(d) Beginning in fiscal year 2000, if a district receives more public school funding under AS 14.17.410 than the district received in the preceding fiscal year, any amount received by the district under this section shall be reduced. The amount of the reduction required under this subsection is equal to the amount of increase from the preceding fiscal year in public school funding multiplied by 40 percent. In this subsection, public school funding does not include funding under this section.

(e) Beginning in fiscal year 2000, in each fiscal year, the department shall compare each district's ADM with the district's ADM in fiscal year 1999. If the current fiscal year ADM is less than 95 percent of the district's ADM in fiscal year 1999, the department shall reduce the district's public school funding calculated under (a) of this section by a percentage equal to the percentage of decrease in the district's ADM.

(f) For purposes of this section, state aid means state aid distributed under the provisions of AS 14.17 , as those provisions read on January 1, 1998, and additional district support appropriated by the legislature for fiscal year 1998.

Article 2. Preparation of Public School Funding Budget.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.140 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.140
Enforceability of certain contracts with minors.
Status: in_force

A written obligation entered into by a minor at least 16 years of age, evidencing a loan or other assistance received by the minor from any person for the purpose of furthering the minor's education in a career education program or an institution of higher learning, is enforceable against the minor with the same effect as if the minor were, at the time of its execution, 18 years of age, if the person making the loan has before making the loan a certification from the institution that the minor is enrolled in the institution or has been accepted for enrollment.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.650 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.650
Selection criteria.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a teacher education loan, a student must (1) be a graduate of a public or private high school in the state, with sufficient credits to be admitted to an accredited college or university;

(2) be enrolled in or show evidence of intent to enroll in a degree program directed at a teaching career at the elementary or secondary school level;

(3) meet the conditions set by the student's local school board with respect to the district's requirements for teachers in particular subject areas;

(4) submit to the local school board an application provided by the commission under AS 14.43.630 (a)(2); an application may be submitted six months before graduation from high school; and

(5) 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.

(b) A local school board shall award teacher education loans giving a preference to applicants from rural schools who meet the qualifications for a loan and taking into account the applicants' academic records.

(c) A student may not be awarded a teacher education loan under AS 14.43.600  14.43.700 if the student receives a loan under AS 14.43.170  14.43.175 for the same period of attendance.
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.345 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.345
Leave of absence without pay.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher may be granted a leave of absence without pay for the purposes which may be approved by the governing body of the district if (1) the teacher's application is approved by the governing body of the district; and

(2) the teacher agrees to return to employment in a public school not later than the beginning of the school year following termination of the period for which the leave of absence was granted.

(b) A leave of absence is not an interruption of the continuous service necessary to attain or retain retirement or tenure rights under AS 14.20.150 , 14.20.155, or 14.20.160. However, the time spent on leave of absence may not be counted in determining when a teacher has sufficient service to enable the teacher to acquire retirement or tenure rights.

(c) The leave of absence is not a break in service for retirement purposes.

(d) The governing body of the district may agree to continue the teacher's retirement contributions if the teacher agrees to pay the percent required under AS 14.25.050 of the salary the teacher would have received during the leave of absence and reimburse the district for the district's required retirement contribution. Each year of leave of absence then would count as a year of retirement service.

(e) The governing body of the district may advance the teacher on the district salary schedule when the teacher returns to employment if the governing body determines that the teacher's leave of absence was educationally or professionally beneficial to the teacher or the district.

(f) A teacher may make contributions to the retirement fund for each year or portion of a year of leave of absence taken. The contribution shall include the required percent of the salary the teacher would have received had the leave of absence not been taken, plus the required employer and state contributions that would have been made. Compound interest at the rate prescribed by regulation shall be added as computed from the beginning date of the leave of absence to the date the teacher pays the contribution.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.095 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.095
Part-time school attendance.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a governing body shall, upon request, allow a child, including a child who is also enrolled at a private school, is a correspondence student, or is being home schooled, to enroll as a part-time student in the district. A governing body may not discriminate between part-time and full-time students or require that part-time students be enrolled after full-time student enrollment is completed.

(b) A governing body is not required to allow part-time enrollment if (1) the enrollment would be denied even if the enrollee were a full-time student; or

(2) the enrollment would result in an expenditure of public funds for the direct benefit of a private educational institution.

(c) Part-time enrollment under this section does not constitute attendance for the purposes of AS 14.30.010 (a).

(d) This section does not apply to interscholastic or extracurricular student activities.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.130 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.130
Disability benefits.
Status: reserved

(a) A member who has five or more years of membership service is eligible for a disability pension if, after July 1, 1966, and before the member's normal retirement date, the member's employment is terminated because of a permanent disability as defined in AS 14.25.220 .

(b) [Repealed, § 16 ch 13 SLA 1980.] (c) Once each year during the first five years following appointment to disability under this section, and once every three-year period thereafter, the administrator may require a disabled member who has not attained eligibility for normal retirement to undergo a medical or mental examination by a competent physician. The administrator shall suspend any disability benefit for a disabled member who refuses to undergo a physical or mental examination when requested under this section.

(d) The amount of the disability benefit is equal to 50 percent of the member's base salary immediately before becoming disabled. The disability benefit is increased by 10 percent of the member's base salary immediately before becoming disabled for each dependent child, up to a maximum of four dependent children.

(e) Benefits payable under this section accrue from the first day of the month after which the following requirements are met: (1) the member meets the eligibility requirements of this section; and (2) the member terminates employment. The benefits are payable the last day of the month. If payment is delayed, a retroactive payment must be made to cover the period of deferment. The last payment for a dependent child shall be for the month in which the child ceases to be a dependent child. The last payment for the disabled member shall be made for the month in which the disabled member recovers from the disability, dies, or is eligible for normal retirement.

(f) A member is not entitled to a disability benefit under this section unless the member files a timely application for the benefit with the administrator. The application is timely if it is filed by the later of six months after the date that the member's disability began or 90 days after the termination of the member's employment. The administrator may waive a filing deadline under this subsection if there are extraordinary circumstances that resulted in the inability to meet the filing deadline. The administrator may delegate the authority to waive a filing deadline under this subsection to the administrator.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.120 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.120
Corporation governing body.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors appointed by the governor consisting of two members of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, each of whom is selected for the commission under AS 14.42.015 (a)(1)  (2), (4)  (6), (8), or (9) and the commissioner of revenue, the commissioner of administration, and the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development. Members of the board serve without compensation but the members who are also members of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 .

(b) The board shall elect a chairman from among its membership at its annual meeting each year. A majority of the members constitute a quorum for organizing the board, conducting its business, and exercising the powers of the corporation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.07.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.07 / Section 14.07.050
Selection of textbooks.
Status: in_force

Textbooks for use in the public schools of the state, including a district-offered statewide correspondence study program, shall be selected by district boards for district schools. Nothing in this section precludes (1) a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or curriculum material not provided by the school district;

(2) the department from selecting and purchasing supplementary reading textbooks and materials for school districts to support reading intervention services provided under AS 14.30.765 and 14.30.770.
Alaska Stat. § 14.11.005 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.11 / Section 14.11.005
School construction grant fund.
Status: in_force

There is created a school construction grant fund as an account in the general fund. The fund shall be used to make grants for the costs of school construction. Legislative appropriations for school construction shall be deposited in the fund, and the proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds for school construction may be deposited in the fund.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.310 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.310
Applicability of AS 14.25.310  14.25.590.
Status: in_force

The provisions of AS 14.25.310  14.25.590 apply only to teachers who first become members on or after July 1, 2006, to members who are employed by employers that do not participate in the defined benefit retirement plan established under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220, to former members under AS 14.25.220 , or to members who transfer into the defined contribution retirement plan under AS 14.25.540 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.027 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.027
Reporting of and access to social security numbers.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding AS 14.20.010  14.20.040, the department may not issue a teacher certificate under AS 14.20.020 or a limited teacher certificate under AS 14.20.025 unless the applicant has supplied the department with the applicant's social security number. Upon request, the department shall provide the social security number to the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 , or the child support enforcement agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.110 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.110
Cooperation with other districts.
Status: in_force

(a) When necessary to provide more efficient or more economical educational services, a district may cooperate or the department may require a district to cooperate with other districts, state-operated schools, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs in providing educational or administrative services. However, if a cooperative arrangement requires pupils to live away from their usual homes, the school board shall provide classes within the attendance area when there are at least eight children eligible to attend elementary and secondary school in the attendance area. In this subsection, (1) administrative services includes supervisory, maintenance, purchasing, or other services that are required for unified administration;

(2) educational services includes boarding and tuition arrangements, pupil or teacher exchanges, special education services, or curriculum development.

(b) The department may prescribe the terms and conditions of any contract entered into under (a) of this section.

(c) A contract for the operation of schools on military reservations by a city or borough school district under AS 14.12.020 (a) and in (a) of this section must include, in addition to the terms and conditions prescribed by the department under (b) of this section, provisions for the following: (1) the educational program provided by the school district in the schools on the military reservation shall be comparable to the program provided by the school district in its nonmilitary reservation schools; and

(2) the school district shall be fully reimbursed for the cost of operation of the schools on a military reservation.

(d) The department shall annually prepare a report on the cooperative arrangements entered into under (a) of this section, and shall include in the report the estimated cost savings resulting from the cooperative arrangements. The department shall notify the legislature that the report is available.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.250 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.250
Establishment of committee.
Status: in_force

A school board may create a committee or other advisory body on the involvement of young people in school governance.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.030 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.030
State library duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall undertake state library functions that will benefit the state and its citizens, including (1) coordinating library services of the state with other educational services and agencies to increase effectiveness and eliminate duplication;

(2) providing reference library service to state and other public officials;

(3) providing library services and administering state and other grants-in-aid to public libraries to supplement and improve their services, the grants to be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose, or from other funds available for that purpose;

(4) providing library service directly to areas in which there is not sufficient population or local revenue to support independent library units;

(5) distributing financial aid to public libraries for extension of library service to surrounding areas and to improve inadequate local library service under regulations adopted by the department;

(6) offering consultant service on library matters to state and municipal libraries, community libraries, school libraries, and libraries in unincorporated communities;

(7) serving as a depository for state and federal publications concerning Alaska;

(8) applying for, receiving, and spending, in accordance with AS 37.07 (the Executive Budget Act), federal, state, or private funds available for library purposes;

(9) recording and distributing the election pamphlet provided for by AS 15.58 to libraries throughout the state for use by blind voters;

(10) establishing and charging fees for reproduction, printing, and handling costs, for mailing and distributing state publications and research data, and for other services authorized by this chapter;

(11) operating and maintaining the Alaska State Archives under AS 40.21 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.020 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.020
Site of university.
Status: in_force

The University of Alaska is the beneficiary under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved August 30, 1890, designating the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines as beneficiary and the four sections of land specified by the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1915, and used as a site for the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines are the site for the University of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.330 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.330
Membership.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher who first becomes a member on or after July 1, 2006, shall participate in the plan as a member of the defined contribution retirement plan.

(b) A teacher who is participating in a university retirement program under AS 14.40.661  14.40.799 may not participate as a member of the defined contribution retirement plan.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.340 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.340
Contributions by members.
Status: reserved

(a) Each member shall contribute to the member's individual account an amount equal to eight percent of the member's compensation from July 1 to the following June 30.

(b) [Repealed, § 116 ch 20 SLA 2007.] (c) The employer shall deduct the contribution from the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period, and the contribution shall be credited by the administrator to the member's individual account. The contributions shall be deducted from the member's compensation before the computation of applicable federal taxes and shall be treated as employer contributions under 26 U.S.C. 414(h)(2). A member may not have the option of making the payroll deduction directly in cash instead of having the contribution picked up by the employer.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.230 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.230
Immunity from suit.
Status: in_force

A school employee, student, or volunteer who reports an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying to a school official and who makes this report in good faith is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from a failure to remedy the reported incident or for making the report.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.130 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.130
Display of flags and pledge of allegiance.
Status: in_force

(a) United States and Alaska flags shall be displayed upon or near each principal school building during school hours and at other times the governing body considers proper. The governing body shall require that the pledge of allegiance be recited regularly, as determined by the governing body. A person may recite the following salute to the flag of the United States or maintain a respectful silence: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

(b) A school district shall inform all affected persons at the school of their right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance. The exercise of the right not to participate in the pledge of allegiance may not be used to evaluate a student or employee or for any other purpose.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.050
Cooperation with law-enforcement authorities.
Status: in_force

The state troopers or the police department of a political subdivision of the state may, upon request by the department, a school board, or a private or denominational school, assist in the training and control of safety patrols.
Alaska Stat. § 14.17.610 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.17 / Section 14.17.610
Distribution of state aid.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall determine the state aid for each school district in a fiscal year on the basis of the district's student count data reported under AS 14.17.600 . On or before the 15th day of each of the first nine months of each fiscal year, one-twelfth of each district's state aid shall be distributed on the basis of the data reported for the preceding fiscal year. On or before the 15th day of each of the last three months of each fiscal year, one-third of the balance of each district's state aid shall be distributed, after the balance has been recomputed on the basis of student count and other data reported for the current fiscal year.

(b) Distribution of state aid under (a) of this section shall be made as required under AS 14.17.410 . If a district receives more state aid than it is entitled to receive under this chapter, the district shall immediately remit the amount of overpayment to the commissioner, to be returned to the public education fund. The department may make adjustments to a district's state aid to correct underpayments made in previous fiscal years.

(c) Upon an adequate showing of a cash flow shortfall of a district, and in the discretion of the commissioner, the department may make advance payments to a district. The total of advance payments may not exceed the amount of state aid for which the district is eligible for the fiscal year.

Article 4. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 14.14.070 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.14 / Section 14.14.070
Organization of school board.
Status: in_force

Within seven days after the certification of the results of each regular school election, the school board shall meet and elect one of its members as president, one as clerk, and, if necessary, one as treasurer.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.048 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.048
Teachers of Alaska Native language and culture.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, an employee employed by a participating employer on or after June 5, 1988, shall participate in the plan under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 if the employee (1) teaches Alaska Native language or culture in a permanent full-time or permanent part-time position;

(2) learned about the subject to be taught by living in the culture or using the language in daily life; and

(3) is qualified to teach the subject to elementary or secondary students as required by regulations adopted by the Department of Education and Early Development.

(b) An employee or former employee may receive credit for retroactive membership service for employment before June 5, 1988, if the employee or former employee met the requirements listed in (a) of this section at the time of the employment. To receive credit for the retroactive membership service, the employee or former employee shall claim the service and pay the retroactive contributions required under AS 14.25.061 . However, an employee or former employee may not receive retroactive credit under this subsection if the employee received credited service under AS 39.35 for the employment.

(c) An employee or former employee who received credit under AS 39.35 for service that qualifies under (a) of this section may elect to transfer those periods of employment to the plan. To receive credit for retroactive membership service under this subsection, the employee or former employee shall claim the service and pay the retroactive contributions required under AS 14.25.061 .

(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, an employee employed as a teacher of Alaska Native language and culture and participating in the Public Employees' Retirement System under AS 39.35 on the day before June 5, 1988, shall remain a member under AS 39.35 unless the employee elects to become a member of the Teachers' Retirement System on or before September 3, 1988.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.620 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.620
Savings clause.
Status: in_force

An agreement between the University of Alaska and a community college in effect on April 10, 1962, shall remain in effect until its agreed expiration unless, before the agreed expiration, it is mutually cancelled or modified by the contracting parties.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.775 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.775
Regulation.
Status: in_force

The department shall, by regulation, define dyslexia for the purposes of AS 14.30.760  14.30.780. The department shall consider the meaning of dyslexia given by the International Dyslexia Association when adopting the definition by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.050
Purpose of scholarships.
Status: in_force

Because of the language difficulty and economic conditions of the Native peoples of the state, and the necessity for integrating the Native cultures with the state economy, it is the purpose of the legislature to provide assistance to Natives who wish to pursue a higher education beyond the attainments possible in the free public schools system.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.021 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.021
Authority.
Status: in_force

The legislature delegates to school boards for each regional educational attendance area the authority to operate the public schools in those areas in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, subject to the provisions of this title and the regulations adopted under it that apply to all school districts in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.087 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.087
Contributions for medical benefits.
Status: in_force

Contributions made by an employer under AS 14.25.070 and 14.25.085 shall be separately computed for benefits provided by AS 14.25.168 and shall be deposited in the Alaska retiree health care trust established under AS 39.30.097 (a).
Alaska Stat. § 14.20.140 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.20 / Section 14.20.140
Notification of lay off or nonretention.
Status: in_force

(a) If a teacher who has acquired tenure rights is to be laid off under AS 14.20.177 or is not to be retained for the following school year, the employer shall notify the teacher of the layoff or nonretention by writing, delivered before May 15, or by registered mail postmarked before May 15.

(b) If a teacher who has not acquired tenure rights is to be laid off under AS 14.20.177 or is not to be retained for the following school year the employer shall notify the teacher of the layoff or nonretention by writing delivered on or before the last day of the school term or by registered mail postmarked on or before the last day of the school term.

(c) Notwithstanding a teacher's right to continued employment under AS 39.20.500  39.20.550, a school district may notify a teacher of layoff or nonretention under this section for the following school year for a permissible reason.
Alaska Stat. § 14.33.120 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.33 / Section 14.33.120
School disciplinary and safety program.
Status: in_force

(a) Each governing body shall adopt a written school disciplinary and safety program. The program required under this subsection must be made available to students, parents, legal guardians, and the public and include written (1) standards for student behavior and safety that reflect community standards and that include, at a minimum, basic requirements for respect and honesty; standards required under this paragraph must be developed and periodically reviewed with the collaboration of members of each school, parents, legal guardians, teachers, and other persons responsible for the students at a school; a governing body may require that standards developed under this paragraph be consistent for all schools in an attendance area or the district;

(2) standards relating to when a teacher is authorized to remove a student from the classroom for (A) failure to follow student behavior and safety standards; or

(B) behavior described under AS 14.30.045 (1) or (2);

(3) procedures for notifying teachers of dangerous students consistent with AS 47.12.310 (b);

(4) standards relating to when a teacher, teacher's assistant, or other person responsible for students is authorized to use reasonable and appropriate force to maintain classroom safety and discipline as described under AS 11.81.430 (a)(2);

(5) policies necessary to comply with provisions of state and federal law, including 20 U.S.C. 1400  1482 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act);

(6) standards to address needs of students for whom mental health or substance abuse may be a contributing factor to noncompliance with the school disciplinary and safety program;

(7) policies for implementing a student conflict resolution strategy, including the nonviolent resolution or mediation of conflicts and procedures for reporting and resolving conflicts;

(8) procedures for periodic review and revision of the school disciplinary and safety program;

(9) policies and procedures consistent with standards for use of restraint and seclusion of students as described in AS 14.33.125 .

(b) A school shall, on the same day as the incident, provide to the parent or legal guardian of an affected student information relating to an incident involving disruptive or violent behavior by the student that resulted in restraint or seclusion of the student by school personnel.
Alaska Stat. § 14.43.164 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.43 / Section 14.43.164
Use of loan.
Status: in_force

A borrower may use a loan under AS 14.43.161  14.43.168 only for postsecondary education and reasonably related purposes as authorized by the federal guaranteed student loan program.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.016 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.016
A parent's right to direct the education of the parent's child.
Status: in_force

(a) A local school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and school administrators, adopt policies to promote the involvement of parents in the school district's education program. The policies must include procedures (1) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to object to and withdraw the child from a standards-based assessment or test required by the state;

(2) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to object to and withdraw the child from an activity, class, or program;

(3) providing for parent notification not less than two weeks before any activity, class, or program that includes content involving human reproduction or sexual matters is provided to a child;

(4) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to withdraw the child from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state for a religious holiday, as defined by the parent;

(5) providing a parent with an opportunity to review the content of an activity, class, performance standard, or program;

(6) ensuring that, when a child is absent from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state under this section, the absence is not considered an unlawful absence under AS 14.30.020 if the child's parent withdrew the child from the activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test or gave permission for the child's absence.

(b) The policies adopted under this section may not allow a parent categorically to object to or withdraw a child from all activities, classes, programs, or standards-based assessments or tests required by the state. The policies must require a parent to object each time the parent wishes to withdraw the child from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a school employee or volunteer from answering a question from a child about any topic.

(d) In this section, (1) child means an unemancipated minor under 18 years of age;

(2) human reproduction or sexual matters does not include curricula or materials for (A) sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention training required under AS 14.30.355 ; or

(B) dating violence and abuse awareness and prevention training required under AS 14.30.356 ;

(3) local school board has the meaning given in AS 14.03.290 ;

(4) parent means the natural or adoptive parent of a child or a child's legal guardian;

(5) school district has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.12.010 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.12 / Section 14.12.010
Districts of state public school system.
Status: in_force

The districts of the state public school system are as follows: (1) each home rule and first class city in the unorganized borough is a city school district;

(2) each organized borough is a borough school district;

(3) the area outside organized boroughs and outside home rule and first class cities is divided into regional educational attendance areas.
Alaska Stat. § 14.48.190 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.48 / Section 14.48.190
Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020 or who fails or refuses to deposit with the commission the records required by AS 14.48.150 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day's failure to comply with the provisions of AS 14.48.020 and 14.48.150 constitutes a separate violation. The fine may be imposed by the commission in an administrative proceeding or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.150 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.150
Refund upon termination.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a terminated member is entitled to a refund of the balance of the member contribution account. A member is not entitled to a refund of supplemental contributions except as provided in AS 14.25.160 (a).

(b) A member who is terminated and is a vested member, deferred vested member, or who is entitled to benefits under AS 14.25.125 , and who is married at the time of application for a refund or whose rights to a refund are subject to a qualified domestic relations order is entitled to receive a refund of the balance of the member contribution account only if the member's present spouse and each person entitled under the order consent to the refund in writing on a form provided by the administrator. The administrator may waive written consent from the person entitled under the order if the administrator determines that the person cannot be located or for other reasons established by regulation. The administrator may waive written consent from the spouse if the administrator determines that (1) the member was not married to the spouse during any period of the member's employment with an employer;

(2) the spouse has no rights to benefits under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220 because of the terms of a qualified domestic relations order;

(3) the spouse cannot be located;

(4) the member and spouse have been married for less than two years and the member establishes that they are not cohabiting; or

(5) another reason established by regulation exists.

(c) A member who has received a refund of contributions in accordance with this section forfeits corresponding credited service under AS 14.25.009  14.25.220.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.350 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.350
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 14.30.180  14.30.350, (1) appropriate education means personalized instruction with sufficient support services to permit a child to benefit educationally from the instruction;

(2) child with a disability means a child with one or more of the following: (A) intellectual disability;

(B) learning disabilities;

(C) emotional disturbance;

(D) deafness;

(E) deaf-blindness;

(F) hearing impairment;

(G) orthopedic impairment;

(H) other health impairment;

(I) speech or language impairment;

(J) visual impairment;

(K) multiple disabilities;

(L) early childhood development delay;

(M) autism;

(N) traumatic brain injury;

(O) developmental disability;

(3) due process hearing means a hearing conducted under AS 14.30.193 ;

(4) educational records means those files, documents, records, and other material that contain information directly related to a student and are maintained by a school district or a person acting for a school district; the term educational records does not include the personnel records of the school district, maintained in the normal course of business, that relate exclusively to a person's capacity as an employee, or other records as designated by the department in regulation;

(5) informed consent means that (A) a child's parent has been fully informed, in the parent's native language or other mode of communication, of all information relevant to the activity for which consent is sought;

(B) the parent understands and agrees in writing to the carrying out of the activity for which the parent's consent is sought;

(C) the consent describes that activity and lists any records that will be released and to whom; and

(D) the parent understands that the granting of consent is voluntary on the part of the parent and may be revoked at any time;

(6) parent means a (A) child's natural or adoptive parent;

(B) child's guardian, but not the state if the child is in the legal custody of the state;

(C) person who is acting in the place of a child's natural or adoptive parent, such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the child's welfare; and

(D) child's surrogate parent who has been appointed under AS 14.30.325 ;

(7) related services means services described in 34 C.F.R. 300.34;

(8) school district means a borough school district, a city school district, a regional educational attendance area, a state boarding school, and the state centralized correspondence study program;

(9) special education means an educational program described in 34 C.F.R. 300.39.

Article 6. Education for Gifted Children.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.257 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.257
Reimbursement for costs of capital projects.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to appropriations for the purpose, during each fiscal year, the legislature may appropriate an amount to reimburse the University of Alaska for the cost to be paid by the university during that same fiscal year for the principal and interest on outstanding debt for the projects listed in (b) of this section.

(b) An appropriation under this section may be used only for reimbursement of costs incurred for acquisition, construction, and renovation of the following projects and only for reimbursement of total project costs incurred up to the following amounts:

PROJECTUniversity of Alaska, Anchorage Community and Technical $14,000,000College CenterJuneau Readiness Center/UAS Joint Facility (Juneau) 5,470,000 (c) The University of Alaska is authorized to incur debt for the projects listed under (b) of this section. AS 14.40.253 does not apply to the projects listed in (b) of this section or to obligations incurred by the university to finance those projects.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.410 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.410
Distribution election at termination.
Status: in_force

(a) A member is eligible to elect distribution of the member's account in accordance with this section 60 days after termination of employment.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, distribution of all or a portion of the individual account of a member may take place before the 60th day after the termination of employment with the approval of the administrator if the member makes a written request for a distribution under this subsection. The member's spouse must consent to the request in writing if the member is married. Distribution of an individual account may only be made on account of an immediate and heavy financial need of the member for the following reasons and in the amount the need is demonstrated for (1) medical care described in 26 U.S.C. 213(d) incurred by the member, the member's spouse, or the member's dependent, or necessary to obtain that medical care;

(2) the purchase of a principal residence for the member;

(3) postsecondary education tuition and related educational fees for the next 12-month period for the member, the member's spouse, or a dependent of the member; in this paragraph, dependent has the meaning given in 26 U.S.C. 152;

(4) prevention of the eviction of the member from the member's principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the member's principal residence; or

(5) any need prescribed by the United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, in a revenue ruling, notice, or other document of general applicability that satisfies the safe harbor definition of hardship under regulations adopted under 26 U.S.C. 401(k).

(c) If a member dies before benefits commence, the member's beneficiary is immediately eligible to elect distribution of the member's share of the member's individual account.

(d) Distributions are payable to an alternate payee in accordance with the terms and conditions of a qualified domestic relations order that is received and approved by the administrator as specified in AS 14.25.460 .

(e) Distributions that are being paid to a member may not be affected by the member's subsequent reemployment with the employer. Upon reemployment, a new individual account shall be established for the member to which any future contributions shall be allocated. Upon subsequent termination of employment, the member's new individual account shall be distributed in accordance with this section.
Alaska Stat. § 14.08.031 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.08 / Section 14.08.031
Regional educational attendance areas.
Status: reserved

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development in consultation with the Department of Education and Early Development and local communities shall divide the unorganized borough into educational service areas using the boundaries or sub-boundaries of the regional corporations established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, unless by referendum a community votes to merge with another community contiguous to it but within the boundaries or sub-boundaries of another regional corporation.

(b) An educational service area established in the unorganized borough under (a) of this section constitutes a regional educational attendance area. As far as practicable, each regional educational attendance area shall contain an integrated socio-economic, linguistically and culturally homogeneous area. In the formation of the regional educational attendance areas, consideration shall be given to the transportation and communication network to facilitate the administration of education and communication between communities that comprise the area. Whenever possible, municipalities, other governmental or regional corporate entities, drainage basins, and other identifiable geographic features shall be used in describing the boundaries of the regional school attendance areas.

(c) Military reservation schools shall be included in a regional educational attendance area. However, operation of military reservation schools by a city or borough school district may be required by the department under AS 14.12.020 (a) and AS 14.14.110 . Where the operation of the military reservation schools in a regional educational attendance area by a city or borough school district is required by the department, the military reservation is not considered part of the regional educational attendance area for the purposes of regional school board membership or elections.

(d) [Repealed, § 42 ch 12 SLA 2006.] (e) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, Rampart School is part of the Yukon-Koyukuk School District regional educational attendance area for all purposes.
Alaska Stat. § 14.42.210 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.42 / Section 14.42.210
Education loan fund and program administration.
Status: in_force

(a) The education loan fund is established in the corporation. The education loan fund is a trust fund to be used to carry out the purposes of AS 14.42.100  14.42.990, AS 14.43.091  14.43.175, 14.43.600  14.43.700, 14.43.710  14.43.750, 14.43.990, and AS 14.44.025 . The fund consists of money or assets appropriated or transferred to the corporation for the fund and money or assets deposited in it by the corporation. The corporation may establish separate accounts in the fund.

(b) Money and other assets of the education loan fund may be used to (1) secure bonds of the corporation;

(2) pay the costs of administration of the fund;

(3) invest in education loans and investments under AS 37.10.071 ;

(4) finance programs approved under AS 14.43.091  14.43.175, 14.43.600  14.43.700, 14.43.710  14.43.750, or AS 14.44.040 ; and

(5) pay the costs of administering and collecting the loans and repayment obligations under the financial aid programs listed in (4) of this subsection.

(c) The financial aid programs listed in (b)(4) of this section shall be administered by the commission. The corporation and the commission may enter into agreements relating to the administration of the programs. The corporation may assign its rights under the agreements for the benefit and security of holders of its bonds.

(d) The corporation may provide for terms and conditions for use of the education loan fund that are more favorable than prevailing terms and conditions available to students from other education lenders.
Alaska Stat. § 14.56.356 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.56 / Section 14.56.356
Eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) To be a library eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.355 , a library must be (1) publicly owned and operated by a community; and

(2) a public library as described in AS 14.56.400 that is not a public school library.

(b) An applicant for a grant under AS 14.56.355 must provide matching funds from (1) the local government entity in an amount not less than 20 percent of the total proposed grant project costs; and

(2) private donors in an amount not less than the amount remaining of the total proposed grant project costs after the state and local contributions are made toward the project.

Article 5. Public School Library Collection Development Grants.
Alaska Stat. § 14.25.520 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.25 / Section 14.25.520
Nonguarantee of employment.
Status: in_force

The provisions of AS 14.25.310  14.25.590 are not a contract of employment between an employer and an employee, nor do they confer a right of an employee to be continued in the employment of an employer, nor are they a limitation of the right of an employer to discharge an employee with or without cause.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.083 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.083
Contracting for services.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may contract for educational services provided to students in the district by an agency that is accredited by the department under AS 14.07.020 and (b) of this section.

(b) The department shall adopt regulations and establish program standards for educational services that may be contracted for by a school district.

(c) Expenses incurred by the department in accrediting the agency and program shall be borne by the agency seeking accreditation.

(d) The department and the state Board of Education and Early Development may not enter into or renew a contract or agreement, or participate, with any organization, entity, group, or consortium after July 1, 2014, that requires the state to cede any measure of autonomy or control over education standards and assessments, including the determination of passing scores.
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.078 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.078
Annual progress reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide to the legislature and school districts by February 15 of each year by electronic means an annual report regarding the progress of each school and school district toward high academic performance by all students. The report required under this section must include (1) information described under AS 14.03.120 ;

(2) progress of the department (A) toward implementing the school accountability provisions of AS 14.03.123 ; and

(B) in assisting high schools to become accredited;

(3) a description of the resources provided to each school and school district for coordinated school improvement activities and staff training in each school and school district;

(4) each school district's and each school's progress in aligning curriculum with state education performance standards;

(5) a description of the efforts by the department to assist a public school or district that receives a low performance designation under AS 14.03.123 ;

(6) a description of intervention efforts by each school district and school for students who are not meeting state performance standards;

(7) the number and percentage of turnover in certificated personnel and superintendents;

(8) a summary of the categories of certificated administrative employees employed by each school district that includes the ratio of (A) the number of certificated administrative employees in each category employed by each school district compared to the number of students enrolled in the school district on October 1 of the previous year;

(B) the total number of certificated administrative employees employed by each school district compared to the total number of teachers employed by the school district on October 1 of the previous year; and

(C) the total number of teachers employed by each school district compared to the total number of students enrolled in the school district on October 1 of the previous year;

(9) the progress made to implement the reading intervention programs established under AS 14.30.760  14.30.780, including data on how school districts are using in-service days for culturally responsive professional development in reading instruction; and

(10) the effectiveness and participation rates of the parents as teachers program established under AS 14.03.420 , including measures of efficiency and effectiveness that demonstrate the effects of the program on school readiness.

(b) By December 31 of each year, the department shall provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established by AS 44.25.200 a report on the progress of school districts in the state toward the objective of AS 14.30.278 (b), based on performance indicators included in the most current plan submitted by the state to the United States Secretary of Education as required under 20 U.S.C. 1412(a).

(c) Each school district shall make available to the public the portion of the report under (a)(8) of this section that pertains to the school district by posting the information in a prominent location on the school district's or local community's Internet website or by another easily accessible method.

(d) In this section, administrative employee means an employee who does not provide direct classroom instruction for students as a regular part of the employee's job.
Alaska Stat. § 14.44.050 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.44 / Section 14.44.050
Entry into compact.
Status: in_force

The Compact for Education is enacted into law and entered into in behalf of the State of Alaska with all other states and jurisdictions legally joining in it in a form substantially as contained in AS 14.44.055 .
Alaska Stat. § 14.03.280 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.03 / Section 14.03.280
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The state Board of Education and Early Development may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to implement AS 14.03.250  14.03.290.
Alaska Stat. § 14.30.255 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.30 / Section 14.30.255
Administrator qualifications.
Status: in_force

A person may not be employed as an administrator of a program of special education and related services unless that person possesses a valid administrative certificate and, in addition, such training as the department may require by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 14.40.090 — AK Code / Title 14 / Chapter 14.40 / Section 14.40.090
Correspondence courses for prospectors and miners.
Status: in_force

(a) The University of Alaska shall establish and offer to bona fide Alaska prospectors and miners in the state a correspondence course equal and parallel to the mining extension course being taught at present.

(b) The University of Alaska may establish the minimum charge necessary to defray costs of material, books, and postage used in the course.