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AK Stat § 14.11.019 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 1. Public School Facilities in General.|Sec. 14.11.019. Grant appropriations.

Within the appropriation bill authorizing capital expenditures submitted to the legislature under AS 37.07.020(a)(3), the governor shall include an appropriation for grants in the succeeding fiscal year as determined by the six-year capital improvement project grant schedule prepared under AS 14.11.013.
AK Stat § 14.11.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 1. Public School Facilities in General.|Sec. 14.11.020. Assumption of responsibilities.

(a) The assembly or council of a municipality that is a school district or a regional school board may, by resolution or majority vote of the body, assume the responsibilities relating to the planning, design, and construction of a school or an education-related facility located within the boundaries or operating area of the municipality or regional educational attendance area. After receipt of a request by an assembly or council under this subsection, the department shall provide for the assumption of the responsibilities requested. After receipt of a request by a regional school board under this subsection, the department may provide for the assumption of the responsibilities requested. (b) If a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area assumes the responsibilities under this section, the department shall grant to the municipality or regional educational attendance area money appropriated for the school or education-related facility. The department may transfer the appropriations to a special construction account in the state treasury. Under the fiscal control of the department, a municipality or regional educational attendance area that assumes responsibilities for the project as provided in this section may draw on the account for costs of the project. (c) The construction management costs of a project assumed under this section may not exceed four percent of the amount of appropriations for the facility if the amount of appropriations is $500,000 or less. The construction management costs of a project assumed under this section may not exceed three percent of the amount of appropriations for the facility if the amount of appropriations is over $500,000 but less than $5,000,000. The construction management costs of a project assumed under this section may not exceed two percent of the amount of appropriations for the facility if the amount of appropriations is $5,000,000 or more. For purposes of this subsection “construction management” means management of the project's schedule, quality, and budget during any phase of the planning, design, and construction of the facility by a private contractor engaged by the municipality or regional educational attendance area. (d) The commissioner shall adopt necessary regulations implementing this section, and setting out the requirements for agreements between the department and a municipality or regional educational attendance area relating to the assumption by the municipality or regional educational attendance area of responsibilities for the planning, design, and construction of a project.
AK Stat § 14.11.025 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 1. Public School Facilities in General.|Sec. 14.11.025. State aid for school construction in regional educational attendance areas and small municipal school districts.

(a) In addition to other appropriations and funding sources, the department may provide grant funding from the fund established under AS 14.11.030 to a school district that is a regional educational attendance area or a small municipal school district. (b) The amount of money available each fiscal year for expenditure under (a) of this section shall be the annual debt service on debt incurred under AS 14.11.100(a) divided by the percentage of all schools that are located in a city or borough school district that is not a small municipal school district, the quotient of which is to be multiplied by .244. (c) In this section, “small municipal school district” means a city or borough school district in the state that has an ADM of not more than 300 and in which the district's full value per ADM is not more than $500,000. In this subsection, the district's full value per ADM is determined by dividing the full and true value of the taxable real and personal property in the district, calculated as described in AS 14.17.510, by the district ADM, as defined in AS 14.17.990, for the same fiscal year for which the valuation was made.
AK Stat § 14.11.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 1. Public School Facilities in General.|Sec. 14.11.030. Regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund.

(a) The regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund is created as an account in the general fund to be used, in addition to other funding sources, to fund projects approved under AS 14.11.025 for the costs of school construction and major maintenance in regional educational attendance areas and small municipal school districts. The primary function of the fund is to fund school construction projects. (b) Legislative appropriations, including appropriations of interest earned on the fund, shall be deposited in the fund established under this section. The unobligated and unexpended cash balance of the fund may not exceed $70,000,000. (c) Money appropriated to the fund does not lapse except to the extent money in the fund exceeds the maximum fund balance specified in (b) of this section. (d) In this section, “small municipal school district” has the meaning given in AS 14.11.025.
AK Stat § 14.11.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 1. Public School Facilities in General.|Sec. 14.11.035. Report on school construction and major maintenance funding.

Every February, the department shall provide to the governor and the legislature an annual report on the effectiveness of the school construction and major maintenance grants, state aid for school construction and major maintenance in regional educational attendance areas, and state aid for costs of school construction debt under this chapter. The report must include an analysis of funding sources and the short-term and long-term fiscal effects of the funding on the state. Copies of the report shall be made available to the public and to the legislature.
AK Stat § 14.11.102 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 1. Public School Facilities in General.|Sec. 14.11.102. Allocation requests.

(a) A request for an allocation of funds under AS 14.11.100 must be submitted to the department by the school district not later than October 15 of the fiscal year before the fiscal year for which the request is made. (b) The department shall evaluate projects for which retirement of school construction debt is requested. In evaluating projects for bond reimbursement as required under this section, the department shall evaluate all of the following factors, without establishing an absolute priority for any one factor: (1) emergency requirements; (2) priorities assigned by the district to the projects requested; (3) new local elementary and secondary facilities; (4) existing regional, community, and school facilities, and their condition; this paragraph does not include administrative facilities; (5) the amount of district operating funds expended for maintenance; and (6) other program options for accomplishing the project's objectives. (c) The commissioner may not allocate funds to a municipality under AS 14.11.100 for the retirement of the principal of and interest on outstanding tax- exempt bonds, notes, or other indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after January 1, 2015, but before July 1, 2025.
AK Stat § 14.11.121 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 2. Charter School Facilities.|Sec. 14.11.121. Supplemental charter school facilities construction, lease, and major maintenance grant program.

(a) The department shall establish a charter school facilities construction, lease, and major maintenance grant program that supplements grant aid otherwise available under this chapter and that is based on a per pupil funding formula. (b) The department shall apply for available federal funding and award federal funding made available under the grant program established under (a) of this section for not more than five years for approved projects for charter school facilities construction, lease, or major maintenance as follows: (1) 90 percent of the allowable costs for the first fiscal year for the approved project; (2) 80 percent of the allowable costs for the second fiscal year for the approved project; (3) 60 percent of the allowable costs for the third fiscal year for the approved project; (4) 40 percent of the allowable costs for the fourth fiscal year for the approved project; and (5) 20 percent of the allowable costs for the fifth fiscal year for the approved project. (c) The grant program established in this section is subject to legislative appropriation and available funding and must be consistent with applicable federal and state requirements. (d) A school district or regional educational attendance area that submits an application for a proposed project under AS 14.11.011 for funding under this section that is approved for funding by the department shall provide a participating share that is equal to the difference between the allowable costs of a project and the combined available federal funding and the state aid provided under AS 14.11.126. Allowable costs for a project approved under this section shall be based on the adjusted student count for a charter school calculated under AS 14.17.450(a) and (c), as determined by the commissioner.
AK Stat § 14.11.126 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 2. Charter School Facilities.|Sec. 14.11.126. State aid for costs of charter school facilities construction, lease, and major maintenance.

During each fiscal year, the state shall allocate to a school district and regional educational attendance area that is approved for a charter school facilities construction, lease, or major maintenance grant under AS 14.11.121 an amount that is not less than $1 for each pupil enrolled in the charter school.
AK Stat § 14.11.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.11.130. Construction of chapter.

This chapter may not be construed to prevent a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area from using other revenue to include additional or expanded facilities as part of approved school construction projects.
AK Stat § 14.11.132 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.11.132. Regulations.

The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
AK Stat § 14.11.135 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 14.11.135. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “approved school construction project” means the plan for a new school or an addition to or major rehabilitation of an existing school to the extent that the plan has been approved by the commissioner under AS 14.07.020(a)(11); (2) “capital improvement project” or “project” means school construction or major maintenance; (3) “costs of school construction” means the cost of acquiring, constructing, enlarging, repairing, remodeling, equipping, or furnishing of public elementary and secondary schools that are owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a district and includes the sum total of all costs of financing and carrying out the project; these include the costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications, architectural, engineering, or other special services, acquisition of real property, site preparation and development, purchase, construction, reconstruction, and improvement of real property and the acquisition of machinery and equipment that may be necessary in connection with the project; an allocable portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the grantee; the cost of financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance the project; and the cost of other items, including indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on insurance, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositaries, financial advisors, and paying agents for the bonds issued as the issuer considers necessary; (4) “district” means the districts described in AS 14.12.010; (5) “grant” means a grant under this chapter for school construction or for major maintenance; (6) “major maintenance” means a project described in AS 14.11.013(a)(1)(C), (D), or (E); (7) “school construction” means a project described in AS 14.11.013(a)(1)(A), (B), (F), or (G).
AK Stat § 14.12.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 1. Districts.|Sec. 14.12.010. Districts of state public school system.

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.
AK Stat § 14.12.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 1. Districts.|Sec. 14.12.020. Support, management, and control in general; military reservation schools.

(a) Each regional educational attendance area shall be operated on an areawide basis under the management and control of a regional school board. The regional school board manages and controls schools on military reservations within its regional educational attendance area until the military mission is terminated or so long as management and control by the regional educational attendance area is approved by the department. However, operation of the military reservation schools by a city or borough school district may be required by the department under AS 14.14.110. If the military mission of a military reservation terminates or continued management and control by the regional educational attendance area is disapproved by the department, operation, management, and control of schools on the military reservation transfers to the city or borough school district in which the military reservation is located. (b) Each borough or city school district shall be operated on a district-wide basis under the management and control of a school board. (c) The legislature shall provide the state money necessary to maintain and operate the regional educational attendance areas. The borough assembly for a borough school district, and the city council for a city school district, shall provide the money that must be raised from local sources to maintain and operate the district.
AK Stat § 14.12.025 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 1. Districts.|Sec. 14.12.025. New school districts.

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.
AK Stat § 14.12.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.030. School boards.

(a) Each borough and city school district with an average daily membership of 5,000 or less has a school board of five members, except that the governing body of the borough or city may by ordinance, concurred in by a majority of the district school board, provide for a school board of seven members. (b) Each borough and city school district with an average daily membership exceeding 5,000 has a school board of seven, nine, or eleven members, as established by ordinance. (c) The provisions of (a) and (b) of this section do not apply if the assembly serves as the school board of the borough school district. (d) The provisions of (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a regional educational attendance area that converts to a city or borough school district. The number of school board members may be changed by the qualified voters in a district by placing the question on the ballot at a regular school board election in the manner prescribed by law. (e) Each city or borough school district that is operating schools on a military reservation under AS 14.12.020(a) has one nonvoting delegate from the military reservation or reservations to the school district board to advise and assist the board in matters relating to the military reservation schools operated by the school district and to act as liaison between the board and the military community. The nonvoting delegate shall be appointed by the school district board, shall serve at the pleasure of the school district board, and must be an inhabitant of the area served by the military reservation schools operated by the school district by contract. If an elected community school committee is established on a military reservation, the only inhabitants of that military reservation who are eligible for appointment as the nonvoting delegate are those inhabitants who are members of the elected school committee.
AK Stat § 14.12.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.035. Advisory school boards in borough school districts.

A borough school district board may establish advisory school boards, and by regulation shall prescribe their manner of selection, organization, powers, and duties.
AK Stat § 14.12.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.040. Transition from five to seven member board.

The transition from a five-member to a seven-member school board shall be made at the regular election following, or being held within 90 days preceding, the completion of the second regular school term during which the district maintains an average daily membership exceeding 5,000 or at the regular election following the effective date of an ordinance increasing board membership as provided in AS 14.12.030(a). Once the district has a seven-member school board, the number of members may not be changed.
AK Stat § 14.12.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.050. School board terms.

(a) The term of office of a member of a borough or city school board is three years and until a successor takes office. However, the members of a newly created five-member school board hold office for initial terms as follows: two for a term of three years, two for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year, the terms being assigned to the members by lot. The members of a newly created seven-member school board hold office for initial terms as follows: three for a term of three years, two for a term of two years, and two for a term of one year, the terms being assigned to the members by lot. (b) When a transition is made from a five-member school board to a seven-member school board, the length of the terms of office for the two new members to be elected shall be determined by lot so that when the terms of office for the two new members are assigned, the terms of office for the entire seven-member board shall be as follows: three members have a three-year term, two members have a two-year term, and two members have a one-year term. A seven-member school board, the terms of office of whose members at the time of transition from a five-member board did not result in terms expiring in the manner provided in this section, may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board, adjust the terms of office to conform to the schedule for expiration of terms of office provided in this section. (c) Nothing in this section prevents school board members from succeeding themselves.
AK Stat § 14.12.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.070. Vacancies.

If a vacancy occurs on the school board, the remaining members shall within 30 days fill the vacancy. The person selected shall serve until the next regular election when a successor shall be elected to serve the balance of the term.
AK Stat § 14.12.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.080. Qualification of members.

To be eligible to be a member of a school board, a person must have the same qualifications as are necessary to be a municipal voter in the school district.
AK Stat § 14.12.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.090. Oath.

School board members, before taking office, shall take and sign the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska and that I will honestly, faithfully, and impartially discharge my duties as a school board member to the best of my ability.”
AK Stat § 14.12.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System|Article 2. School Boards.|Sec. 14.12.100. Application.

AS 14.12.010 - 14.12.100 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.