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AK Stat § 14.40.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.040. General powers and duties of the university.

(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).
AK Stat § 14.40.043 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.043. University of Alaska office of public safety.

The Board of Regents may establish an office of public safety and prescribe the conditions of employment of public safety officers employed by the office. University of Alaska public safety officers have general police powers to enforce state and local laws in connection with offenses committed on property of the university.
AK Stat § 14.40.045 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.045. Religious or partisan instruction, tests, and appointments.

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.
AK Stat § 14.40.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.050. Discrimination because of sex, color, or nationality prohibited.

A person may not be deprived of the privileges of the University of Alaska because of sex, color, or nationality.
AK Stat § 14.40.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.055. Educational expansion program.

To expand educational and cultural opportunities in the state, to keep pace with the expansion of the state in other fields, and to provide educational facilities of particular interest to residents of the state, the Board of Regents shall (1) make a study of the principles and applicability of the junior college to the state; (2) establish additional extension courses and such other expansion of accredited courses for students as it considers advisable; (3) provide facilities suitable for carrying out a university program; (4) employ personnel; (5) procure supplies; (6) take all other appropriate measures to carry out the intent and purpose set forth in this section; and (7) develop and offer at one or more of the senior college or community college campuses a continuing professional education program for architects, engineers, building officials, and officers and employees of financial institutions on alternative energy systems and on energy conservation and solar design and construction methods applicable to the state.
AK Stat § 14.40.057 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.057. Extension of compliance acts.

Laws of the state designed to meet requirements of the United States government for the state's acceptance of federal grants and allotments for educational and kindred purposes are extended to cover the establishment and operation of the university expansion program set forth in AS 14.40.055.
AK Stat § 14.40.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.060. University curriculum.

The University of Alaska shall use the property and funds acquired for the purpose of conducting a college where the leading objects shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach branches of learning related to agriculture, the mechanic arts, and household economics in order to promote a liberal and practical education.
AK Stat § 14.40.065 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.065. Student practicums immunity.

A person is not considered to be an employer of a student of the University of Alaska in a civil action based on the vicarious liability of an employer for the acts or omissions of an employee if the person (1) has agreed to allow the student to gain practical work experience with the person in a practicum that is part of the student's curriculum; and (2) pays no compensation to the student.
AK Stat § 14.40.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.070. Collection of fossil remains authorized.

The University of Alaska may collect and store the bones and other remains of the mammoth, mastodon, horse, bison, and other fossil remains of these and other extinct animals found in the state in mining and other excavations.
AK Stat § 14.40.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.075. Alaska Earthquake and Volcanic Hazards Assessment Project; state seismologist.

(a) The University of Alaska shall establish an Alaska Earthquake and Volcano Hazards Assessment Project within the seismology program of the geophysical institute. The project shall (1) collect, record, process, and archive seismic data on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the state; (2) conduct seismological studies relating to earthquake and volcano hazards assessment; (3) evaluate earthquake and volcanic seismic data to assist in the identification and assessment of earthquake and volcanic hazards that may pose a significant risk to lives and property in the state; (4) inform public officials, industry, and private citizens of potential earthquake or volcanic risks and assist in planning to reduce risks to lives and property; and (5) coordinate its activities with other organizations and agencies that monitor, collect, assess, and conduct research on earthquake and volcano hazards in order to avoid duplication of effort. (b) The administration and management of the project are under a university employee designated the state seismologist. The state seismologist shall provide timely information concerning earthquake and volcano hazards to public officials, industry, and private citizens and serve as liaison to state and federal agencies in the event of emergencies due to seismic and volcanic activities.
AK Stat § 14.40.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.080. Establishment of Institute of Marine Sciences.

The University of Alaska may establish an Institute of Marine Sciences to provide a program of education and research in physical, chemical, and biological oceanography, and related fields. When established, the Institute of Marine Sciences shall be maintained and operated as an integral part of the University of Alaska, at one or more sites determined by the Board of Regents. The powers, duties, and functions of the Board of Regents pertaining to the University of Alaska extend to the Institute of Marine Sciences in the same manner as to other departments or institutes of the university.
AK Stat § 14.40.082 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.082. Unmanned aircraft system training.

The University of Alaska may establish a training program in the operation of unmanned aircraft systems.
AK Stat § 14.40.088 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.088. Establishment of Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies.

(a) The University of Alaska shall establish an Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies in an appropriate unit of the university at its Anchorage campus. The institute shall consist of a research and instruction branch and an administration and information branch. (b) The institute shall (1) encourage international cooperation, especially among circumpolar nations, with regard to research, studies, information, and instruction relating to circumpolar health issues; (2) serve as a center for the collection and exchange of information and medical and health sciences data relating to circumpolar health issues; (3) provide a mechanism for communication and cooperation between the university and the commissioner of health and social services in addressing the needs of Alaskans for health care services, opportunities for education in medical and health sciences, and other mutual concerns of the university and the department; and (4) conduct research and provide instruction and other services consistent with the mission and goals of the University of Alaska.
AK Stat § 14.40.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.090. Correspondence courses for prospectors and miners.

(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.
AK Stat § 14.40.095 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.095. Establishment of a Center for Information Technology at University of Alaska Anchorage.

(a) The University of Alaska may establish a Center for Information Technology at the University of Alaska Anchorage with major components at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Southeast. The center may charge fees for the services it provides. The university shall account for all fees collected under this section. The annual estimated balance in the account may be used by the legislature to make appropriations to the university to carry out the purposes of this section. (b) The center may (1) provide support for education, training, and research in information technologies to students, professionals, and the general public; (2) support research on the applications, effects, and management of information technologies and provide research results to the general public; (3) maintain an inventory of telecommunication research in the state; (4) develop and maintain a collection that includes state documents, research reports, and other telecommunication applications materials including videotapes, software, lesson plans, and scripts; (5) support the development and expansion of the geographic information system curriculum of the University of Alaska, including the possible establishment of undergraduate and masters programs; (6) develop and sponsor land record and geographic information system training workshops and continuing education seminars in cooperation with the appropriate departments of the university; (7) support or undertake research projects that apply geographic information technology to state issues and problems; (8) provide information on the availability of federal, state, municipal, and other sources of geographic information, including aerial photography and digital data bases related to surveying and land records, natural resource inventories, and related data; (9) prepare and publish on a regular basis research findings and periodicals relating to the center's activities; (10) assist state agencies and municipalities in the development of policies, procedures, and capabilities for public access to automated geographic information; (11) recommend, in consultation with the commissioner of administration and affected state and local agencies and advisory boards, model standards and strategies relating to the implementation, indexing, documentation, mapping, data exchange, and other aspects of land records management and geographic information system development. (c) The university shall include in its annual report a summary of the center's revenue and expenditures during the preceding two years.
AK Stat § 14.40.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.100. College extension service.

The Board of Regents may conduct a college extension service, the leading object of which is to carry information on rural life subjects to the people of the state.
AK Stat § 14.40.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.110. Establishment of Business, Economics, and Public Administration Research Program.

The University of Alaska may establish a Business, Economics, and Public Administration Research Program for the purpose of developing and publishing statistics and other information regarding the economy, government, and resources of the state.
AK Stat § 14.40.115 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.115. Establishment of Mineral Industry Research Program.

The University of Alaska shall establish a Mineral Industry Research Program and coordinate with state and federal mineral agencies to implement the program by (1) using the laboratory facilities and staff of the College of Earth Sciences and Mineral Industry to initiate applied and appropriate basic research in the areas of mineral beneficiation, mine and mill design, new mineral product development, and improvement of exploration methods, such as geochemical and geophysical prospecting; (2) making the facilities of the program available for research on mineral deposits in the state; (3) making studies on specific problems relative to Alaska's mineral industry upon request.
AK Stat § 14.40.117 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.117. Establishment of Alaska Native Language Center.

The University of Alaska shall establish an Alaska Native Language Center, the purposes of which are to (1) study languages native to Alaska; (2) develop literacy materials; (3) assist in the translation of important documents; (4) provide for the development and dissemination of Alaska Native literature; and (5) train Alaska Native language speakers to work as teachers and aides in bilingual classrooms.
AK Stat § 14.40.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 2. Board of Regents and President of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.120. University governed by Board of Regents.

The University of Alaska shall be governed by a Board of Regents consisting of 11 regents.
AK Stat § 14.40.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 2. Board of Regents and President of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.130. Qualifications of regents; special provisions relating to student regent.

(a) Each regent shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state. (b) In addition to satisfying the requirements of (a) of this section, the regent appointed under AS 14.40.150(b) must (1) be enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Alaska at the time of appointment; (2) remain a full-time student while serving. (c) Failure of the regent appointed under AS 14.40.150(b) to remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Alaska during the term for which the regent was appointed results in forfeiture of that office. (d) The governor shall appoint a successor from those students appearing upon the list of nominees submitted under AS 14.40.150(b) within 60 days of a forfeiture or vacancy in the office. (e) For purposes of this section, the term “full-time student” is defined as provided in the University of Alaska Academic Regulations.
AK Stat § 14.40.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 2. Board of Regents and President of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.140. Term of office.

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.
AK Stat § 14.40.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 2. Board of Regents and President of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.150. Appointment of regents.

(a) The governor shall appoint the regents subject to confirmation by a majority of all the members of the legislature in joint session. The names of those appointed shall be sent to the legislature within five days after the opening of the session, for confirmation or rejection. If a person appointed is not confirmed by a majority vote of all the members of the legislature, the appointment ceases and the name of another person shall be submitted within three days after the rejection. If the legislature adjourns without confirming the nominee, or if an interim vacancy occurs, the governor may appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. However, the person who has failed to be confirmed may not be appointed. The term of office of the appointee expires on the fifth day of the session of the legislature following the appointment. (b) At least one member of the Board of Regents must be a student. The student shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted to the governor. The governor shall make the appointment from the list within 60 days after it is submitted. The list shall consist of the names of two students from each campus of the University of Alaska after an election is held at each campus. Elections shall be conducted under rules established by the Office of the Governor. The term of office of the regent appointed from the general student body, University of Alaska, is for two years. The term of office begins June 1 of the year in which the appointment is made. An appointment made under AS 14.40.130(d) shall be for the unexpired term of the original appointee. The term “campus” used in this subsection means a portion of the University of Alaska designated as a “campus” by the Board of Regents.
AK Stat § 14.40.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges|Article 2. Board of Regents and President of the University of Alaska.|Sec. 14.40.160. Board meetings public; meeting notice; public facilities.

(a) The provisions of AS 44.62.310 apply to meetings of the Board of Regents. All meetings of the board, its committees or subcommittees, are open to the public and press except as otherwise provided in AS 44.62.310(c). The findings of an executive session shall be made a part of the record of the proceedings of the Board of Regents. All records of the meetings and proceedings shall be open to inspection by the public and the press at reasonable times. (b) The Board of Regents may determine the time and place of its meetings. However, 30 days notice is required for all regular meetings and 10 days notice is required for special meetings of the Board of Regents, its committees or subcommittees called under the bylaws or rules or procedure of the Board of Regents. Emergency meetings may be called without notice. (c) The Board of Regents shall provide adequate facilities for members of the public to attend the meetings of the board, its committees or subcommittees.