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AK Stat § 14.20.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 1. Teacher Certification.|Sec. 14.20.030. Causes for revocation and suspension.

(a) The commissioner or the Professional Teaching Practices Commission may revoke or suspend a certificate only for the following reasons: (1) incompetency, which is defined as the inability or the unintentional or intentional failure to perform the teacher's customary teaching duties in a satisfactory manner; (2) immorality, which is defined as the commission of an act which, under the laws of the state, constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude; (3) substantial noncompliance with the school laws of the state or the regulations of the department; or (4) upon a determination by the Professional Teaching Practices Commission that there has been a violation of ethical or professional standards or contractual obligations. (b) The commissioner or the Professional Teaching Practices Commission shall revoke for life the certificate of a person who has been convicted of a crime, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a crime, involving a minor under AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.460 or a law or ordinance in another jurisdiction with elements similar to an offense described in this subsection. (c) The commissioner or the Professional Teaching Practices Commission shall request the chief administrative law judge (AS 44.64.020), to appoint an administrative law judge employed by the office of administrative hearings to preside at a hearing conducted under this section. AS 44.64.060 and 44.64.070 do not apply to the hearing.
AK Stat § 14.20.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 1. Teacher Certification.|Sec. 14.20.035. Evaluation of training and experience.

In evaluating an applicant for a position in a district or regional educational attendance area, a district or regional educational attendance area shall give preference to those applicants who demonstrate training or experience that establishes that the applicant is likely to be sensitive to the traditions and culture of the cultural backgrounds represented in the student population.
AK Stat § 14.20.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 1. Teacher Certification.|Sec. 14.20.040. Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act.

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to all proceedings under AS 14.20.030, and revocations and suspensions are final and reviewable in accordance with AS 44.62.560 - 44.62.570.
AK Stat § 14.20.095 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.095. Right to comment and criticize not to be restricted.

A bylaw or regulation of the commissioner, a school board, or local school administrator may not restrict or modify the right of a teacher to engage in comment and criticism outside school hours, regarding school personnel, members of the governing body of any school or school district, any other public official, or any school employee, to the same extent that any private individual may exercise the right.
AK Stat § 14.20.097 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.097. Duty-free time.

Each governing body shall allow its teachers in school facilities with four or more teachers a daily duty-free mealtime of at least 30 minutes reasonably scheduled during the middle of the teacher's workday.
AK Stat § 14.20.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.100. Unlawful to require statement of religious or political affiliation.

A school board, or a member of a school board, may not require or compel a person applying for the position of teacher in the public schools of the state to state a religious or political affiliation.
AK Stat § 14.20.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.110. Penalty for violation of AS 14.20.100.

A person violating AS 14.20.100 is punishable by a fine of not more than $100.
AK Stat § 14.20.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.120. Statement of qualifications.

A statement of the qualifications of each teacher and superintendent employed by the state or a school district shall be filed with the commissioner. The statement must contain the credits earned in college, normal school, or university, and the number of years of teaching experience both in the state and elsewhere in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
AK Stat § 14.20.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.130. Employment contracts.

An employer may, after January 1, issue contracts for the following school year to employees regularly qualified in accordance with the regulations of the department. The contract for a superintendent may be for more than one school year but may not exceed three consecutive school years.
AK Stat § 14.20.136 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.136. Reemployment of member of teachers' retirement system.

(a) Subject to (b) - (d) of this section, a school district may reemploy a member who is retired under a retirement plan established in AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220, or a member who is retired under a retirement plan established in AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590. In this subsection, “school district” has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350. (b) A member who is retired under AS 14.25.110(a) may not be reemployed under (a) of this section unless the member (1) certifies that the member and the school district did not arrange before the member retired from the school district for the member to be reemployed by the school district after the member retired; and (2) has been retired for at least (A) 60 days if the member is at least 62 years of age; or (B) six months if the member is less than 62 years of age. (c) Before reemploying a retired member under (a) of this section to fill a position, a school district shall (1) by resolution, adopt a policy that describes the circumstances of a shortage or anticipated shortage of applicants, other than retired members, who are qualified for particular positions and permits rehiring that complies with the requirements of this section; and (2) publicly advertise the position for 10 business days and actively recruit to fill the position by hiring a person other than a member who is retired. (d) A contract for reemployment under (a) of this section may not exceed 12 consecutive months. (e) A school district that reemploys a member under this section who is retired under the defined benefit retirement plan established in AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220 is required to (1) provide the administrator with (A) a copy of the resolution and policy adopted under (c) of this section; and (B) for every retired member who is rehired, a report identifying the member by name and describing the (i) circumstances of the shortage that necessitated the rehire; and (ii) actions taken by the school district to comply with school district policy adopted under (c) of this section and the requirements of this section; and (2) make contributions under AS 14.25.070. (f) The requirements of (c), (d), and (e)(1) of this section do not apply to the rehire of a member who is eligible for restoration of tenure rights under AS 14.20.165.
AK Stat § 14.20.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.140. Notification of lay off or nonretention.

(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.
AK Stat § 14.20.145 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.145. Automatic reemployment.

If notification of nonretention or layoff is not given according to AS 14.20.140, a teacher is entitled to be reemployed in the same district for the following school year on the contract terms the teacher and the employer may agree upon, or, if no terms are agreed upon, the provisions of the previous contract are continued for the following school year, subject to AS 14.20.158. Except as provided in AS 14.20.177(e), the right to automatic reemployment under this section expires if the teacher does not accept reemployment within 30 days after the date on which the teacher receives a contract of reemployment. A teacher who is on family leave under AS 39.20.500 - 39.20.550 must comply with the 30-day deadline in this section to retain the teacher's reemployment rights under this section.
AK Stat § 14.20.147 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.147. Transfer or absorption of attendance area and teachers.

(a) When an attendance area is transferred from a currently operating district to, or absorbed into, a new or existing school district, the teachers for the attendance area also shall be transferred unless otherwise mutually agreed by the teacher or teachers and the chief school administrator of the new district if the district employs a chief school administrator. Accumulated or earned benefits, including seniority, salary level, tenure, leave, and retirement, accompany the teacher who is transferred. (b) [Repealed, § 48 ch 15 SLA 2014.]  (c) On the first day of service in the absorbing school district, a teacher transferred from a federal agency school shall be allowed the actual number of days of accumulated sick leave that the teacher has earned while teaching in the state. Consistent with the established district policy the absorbing district may allow credit for any other type of leave. Credit for retirement shall be allowed in accordance with AS 14.25.060.
AK Stat § 14.20.148 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.148. Intradistrict teacher reassignments.

When a teacher is involuntarily transferred or reassigned to a position for which the teacher is qualified, within the district, the teacher's moving expenses shall be paid unless the one-way driving distance is 20 miles or less from the teacher's present place of residence, or unless otherwise mutually agreed by the teacher and chief school administrator of the district if the district employs a chief school administrator.
AK Stat § 14.20.155 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.155. Effect of tenure rights.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a teacher who has acquired tenure rights has the right to employment within the district during continuous service. (b) A teacher who has acquired tenure rights may agree to a new contract at any time. However, if the teacher fails to agree to a new contract, the provisions of the previous contract are continued subject to AS 14.20.158.
AK Stat § 14.20.158 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.158. Continued contract provisions.

Continuation of the provisions of a teacher's contract under AS 14.20.145 or 14.20.155 does not (1) affect the alteration of the teacher's salary in accordance with the salary schedule prescribed by state law, or in accordance with a local salary schedule applicable to all teachers in the district and adopted by bylaws; (2) limit the right of the employer to assign the teacher to any teaching, administrative, or counseling position for which the teacher is qualified; or (3) limit the right of the employer to assign the teacher, as is reasonably necessary, to any school in the district.
AK Stat § 14.20.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.160. Loss of tenure rights.

Tenure rights are lost when the teacher's employment in the district is interrupted or terminated. However, a teacher on layoff status does not lose tenure rights during the period of layoff except as provided under AS 14.20.177.
AK Stat § 14.20.165 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.165. Restoration of tenure rights.

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.
AK Stat § 14.20.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.170. Dismissal.

(a) A teacher, including a teacher who has acquired tenure rights, may be dismissed at any time only for the following causes: (1) incompetency, which is defined as the inability or the unintentional or intentional failure to perform the teacher's customary teaching duties in a satisfactory manner; (2) immorality, which is defined as the commission of an act that, under the laws of the state, constitutes a crime involving moral turpitude; or (3) substantial noncompliance with the school laws of the state, the regulations or bylaws of the department, the bylaws of the district, or the written rules of the superintendent. (b) A teacher may be suspended temporarily with regular compensation during a period of investigation to determine whether or not cause exists for the issuance of a notification of dismissal according to AS 14.20.180. (c) A teacher who is dismissed under this section is not entitled to a plan of improvement under AS 14.20.149.
AK Stat § 14.20.175 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.175. Nonretention.

(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.
AK Stat § 14.20.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.210. Authority of school board or department to adopt bylaws.

A school board or the department may adopt teacher tenure bylaws not in conflict with the regulations of the department or state law.
AK Stat § 14.20.215 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 2. Employment and Tenure.|Sec. 14.20.215. Definitions.

In AS 14.20.010 - 14.20.215, (1) “continuous employment” means employment that is without interruption except for temporary absences approved by the employer or its designee, or except for the interval between consecutive school terms if the teacher is employed only for the months of the school term; (2) “dismissal” means termination by the employer of the contract services of the teacher during the time a teacher's contract is in force, and termination of the right to the balance of the compensation due the teacher under the contract; (3) “district performance standards” means evaluation criteria for the district's teachers and administrators that are adopted by a school district under AS 14.20.149 and that are based on the professional performance standards adopted by the department; (4) “employer” means the school board or superintendent that appoints the teacher; (5) “nonretention” means the election by an employer not to reemploy a teacher for the school year or school term immediately following the expiration of the teacher's current contract; (6) “school year” includes “school term” if the teacher is employed only for the period of the school term; (7) “teacher” means an individual who, for compensation, has primary responsibility to plan, instruct, and evaluate learning of elementary or secondary school students in the classroom or an equivalent setting and also includes individuals holding other positions as determined by the department by regulation.
AK Stat § 14.20.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 3. Salary Scales.|Sec. 14.20.220. School experience for salary scales.

(a) [Repealed, § 52 ch 6 SLA 1984.]  (b) [Repealed, § 52 ch 6 SLA 1984.]  (c) [Repealed, § 52 ch 6 SLA 1984.]  (d) [Repealed, § 35 ch 46 SLA 1970.]  (e) For teachers holding bachelors' degrees, not more than six years of school experience outside the state may be substituted for a like period of school experience in the state when a teacher's position on the salary scale is established, and, for teachers holding masters' degrees, not more than eight years of school experience outside the state may be substituted for a like period of school experience in the state when a teacher's position on the salary scale is established. (f) [Repealed, § 23 ch 37 SLA 1986.]  (g) In this section, “school experience” means a full-time elementary or secondary teacher in a public or nonpublic school as defined in AS 14.25.220.
AK Stat § 14.20.280 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 4. Sabbatical Leave.|Sec. 14.20.280. Basis of leave.

A teacher who has rendered active service for seven or more years in a district is eligible for sabbatical leave. Sabbatical leave may be taken for educational purposes only, and for not more than one school year.
AK Stat § 14.20.290 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 4. Sabbatical Leave.|Sec. 14.20.290. Application.

A teacher who wishes to take sabbatical leave shall apply to the governing body of the school district. The teacher shall submit information showing qualifications for sabbatical leave and a plan for education during the leave.
AK Stat § 14.20.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 4. Sabbatical Leave.|Sec. 14.20.300. Selection of teachers.

(a) The governing body of the school district has the responsibility for selection of the teachers to be granted sabbatical leave. (b) In selecting teachers for sabbatical leave, the governing body shall consider the benefit that the school district will derive from the proposed plan of the teacher for educational purposes, the field of study of the teacher, the contributions of the teacher to education in the state, and the seniority of the teacher.
AK Stat § 14.20.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 4. Sabbatical Leave.|Sec. 14.20.310. Number of teachers on sabbatical leave; compensation.

(a) The number of teachers eligible for sabbatical leave that may be allowed under AS 14.20.280 - 14.20.350 is as follows: (1) not more than one-half of one percent of the total number of teachers from all borough and city school districts and regional educational attendance areas may be on state-supported sabbatical leave in any year; (2) any number of teachers may be on sabbatical leave at school district or personal expense. (b) A teacher on state-supported sabbatical leave is entitled to one-half of base salary to be paid by the department. (c) A teacher on sabbatical leave at district expense is entitled to an amount of salary to be determined by the school board.
AK Stat § 14.20.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel|Article 4. Sabbatical Leave.|Sec. 14.20.320. Responsibility of teacher.

Upon the return of a teacher to the teaching position, the teacher shall make a report to the governing body concerning educational accomplishments. A teacher who does not serve for at least a full year after returning shall refund to the school board money paid to the teacher under AS 14.20.310 unless the failure to serve a full year after return is attributable to sickness, injury, or death.