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AK Stat § 14.07.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.050. Selection of textbooks.

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 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.
AK Stat § 14.07.057 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.057. Transmittal of textbook selections.

A school board that selects its own books shall forward a list of the selections to the department.
AK Stat § 14.07.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.060. Regulations.

The board shall adopt regulations that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. All regulations shall be adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
AK Stat § 14.07.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.070. Withholding state funds.

State funds may not be paid to a school district or teacher that fails to comply with the school laws of the state or with the regulations adopted by the department.
AK Stat § 14.07.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.075. Creation.

There is created at the head of the Department of Education and Early Development a Board of Education and Early Development consisting of seven members.
AK Stat § 14.07.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.085. Appointment of members.

(a) The seven members of the board, no more than four of whom shall be members of the same political party as the governor, shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session. In appointing board members, the governor shall consider recommendations made by recognized educational associations in the state. (b) One member shall be appointed from each of the four judicial districts and three from the state at large with at least one member representing regional educational attendance areas. (c) The members are entitled to the expenses, travel, and per diem allowances provided by law. (d) A member may act and receive compensation from the date of appointment until confirmation or rejection by the legislature.
AK Stat § 14.07.095 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.095. Term of office.

The members of the board shall be appointed for overlapping five-year terms commencing on the March 1 following the date of the member's appointment. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), a member appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is filled. A vacancy occurring during a term of office is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
AK Stat § 14.07.105 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.105. Quorum and chair.

(a) Four members constitute a quorum. (b) The board shall designate one member of the board as the chairperson who serves as chair of the board at the pleasure of the board.
AK Stat § 14.07.115 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.115. Removal.

Members of the board serve at the pleasure of the governor.
AK Stat § 14.07.125 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.125. Meetings.

The board shall meet at least quarterly. Meetings may be called by the chair or by a majority of the members of the board. Meetings shall be held in Juneau unless a majority of the members of the board changes the place of a meeting.
AK Stat § 14.07.135 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.135. Legal assistance.

The Department of Law shall provide all legal services for the board.
AK Stat § 14.07.145 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.145. Commissioner of education and early development.

(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.]
AK Stat § 14.07.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.150. Budget and fiscal authority.

The commissioner has responsibility and authority for the preparation and execution of a budget and for the other fiscal affairs of the department, subject to the approval of the board.
AK Stat § 14.07.155 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.155. Partisan candidacy prohibited.

A member of the board may not be a candidate for partisan political office while serving as a member of the board.
AK Stat § 14.07.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.160. Bylaws.

(a) The board may adopt bylaws for the management of the department. (b) The bylaws shall be written and distributed in a manner so as to be readily available to personnel of the department. (c) This section may not be construed to allow the use of a bylaw rather than a regulation where the subject is of statewide importance or interest.
AK Stat § 14.07.165 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.165. Duties.

(a) The board shall adopt (1) statewide goals and require each governing body to adopt written goals that are consistent with local needs; (2) regulations regarding the application for and award of grants under AS 14.03.125; (3) regulations implementing provisions of AS 14.11.014(b); (4) regulations requiring approval by the board before a charter school, state boarding school, or a public school may provide domiciliary services; (5) [Repealed, § 25 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.] (b) [Repealed, § 25 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.] (c) Every five years, the board shall review the mathematics and English and language arts curricula used in the state to ensure the curricula are still effective and are being taught using best practices.
AK Stat § 14.07.168 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.168. Report to the legislature.

Not later than the 30th legislative day of each regular session of the legislature, the board shall prepare and present in person to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education an annual report that describes the efforts of the board to develop, maintain, and continuously improve a comprehensive quality public education system, as provided for under the bylaws of the board. The report must include (1) a summary of the resolves and rationales provided in support of policy decisions made under AS 14.03.015; (2) program and curriculum changes made, discussed, or recommended in meetings held under AS 14.07.125; (3) additional information relevant to efforts made to improve and maintain the public education system.
AK Stat § 14.07.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.170. Additional powers and duties of board.

(a) The board may (1) appoint unpaid advisory commissions; (2) require school boards or school personnel to submit to the department, in the form the board may require, the district budget or any information or reports that are reasonably necessary to assist the department in carrying out its functions. (b) The board shall review grant applications recommended under AS 14.11.013 and may approve grant applications under AS 14.11.015.
AK Stat § 14.07.182 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums|Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools|Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.|Sec. 14.07.182. Curriculum improvement and best practices fund.

(a) The curriculum improvement and best practices fund is established. The fund consists of appropriations, not to exceed $19,500,000, for distribution to school districts. (b) Money appropriated to the fund may be expended by the department as provided under AS 14.07.180, without further appropriation. (c) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. (d) Appropriations to the fund do not lapse.
AK Stat § 14.11.005 (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. 14.11.005. School construction grant fund.

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.
AK Stat § 14.11.007 (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. 14.11.007. Major maintenance grant fund.

There is created a major maintenance grant fund as an account in the general fund. The fund shall be used to make grants for the costs of school major maintenance. Legislative appropriations for school major maintenance shall be deposited in the fund.
AK Stat § 14.11.008 (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. 14.11.008. School district participation in grant program.

(a) In order to receive a grant under this chapter or an appropriation under AS 37.05.560, a district must provide a percentage share of the project cost, as determined under (b) or (c) of this section. Except as provided in (d) or (g) of this section, a district shall provide the required participating share within three years after the date that the appropriation bill funding the grant is passed by the legislature. (b) The required participating share for a municipal school district is based on the district's full value per average daily membership (ADM), which is calculated 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. The municipal district's full value per ADM determines the district's required participating share, as follows:Full Value Per ADMDistrict Participating Share $1 - $150,0005 percent 150,001 - 275,00010 percent 275,001 - 500,00020 percent 500,001 - 800,00030 percent over 800,00035 percent. (c) The required participating share for a regional educational attendance area is two percent. The participating share for any district may be satisfied by money from federal, local, or other sources, or with locally contributed labor, material, or equipment. (d) If a district with full value per ADM of $200,000 or less can demonstrate in writing that it is unable to provide the required participating share or that the participating share required under this section will jeopardize receipt of federal assistance, the commissioner may waive all or a portion of the required participating share. (e) State funds provided under this chapter may not be a source of the participating share required under (b) or (c) of this section. (f) [Repealed, § 11 ch 3 SSSLA 2002.]  (g) The commissioner may extend the time allowed for a district to provide the required participating share for an additional period of not more than seven years if the district applies to the commissioner in writing to request an extension and demonstrates good cause for the requested extension. The commissioner may find good cause if (1) a request for extension identifies a project constraint that requires a reasonable extension of time; (2) the extension will not jeopardize the successful completion of the project as described in a grant agreement under AS 14.11.017; (3) the extension will not result in an increase of state funding of the project cost; and (4) the district demonstrates a good faith effort to secure funding for its participating share within the time required by (a) of this section and reasonably expects to secure the funding within the additional time requested by the extension.
AK Stat § 14.11.011 (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. 14.11.011. Grant applications.

(a) A municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area may submit a request to the department for a grant under this chapter. (b) For a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area to be eligible for a grant under this chapter, the district shall submit (1) a six-year capital improvement plan that includes a description of the district's fixed asset inventory system and preventive maintenance program no later than September 1 of the fiscal year before the fiscal year for which the request is made; the six-year plan must contain for each proposed project a detailed scope of work, a project budget, and documentation of conditions justifying the project; (2) evidence that the district has secured and will maintain adequate property loss insurance for the replacement cost of all facilities for which state funds are available under AS 14.11.005 or 14.11.007 or has a program of insurance acceptable to the department; (3) evidence acceptable to the department that the proposed project should be a capital improvement project and not part of a preventive maintenance program or regular custodial care program; and (4) evidence acceptable to the department that the district (A) has a preventive maintenance plan that (i) includes a computerized maintenance management program, cardex system, or other formal systematic means of tracking the timing and costs associated with planned and completed maintenance activities, including scheduled preventive maintenance; (ii) addresses energy management for buildings owned or operated by the district; (iii) includes a regular custodial care program for buildings owned or operated by the district; (iv) includes preventive maintenance training for facility managers and maintenance employees; (v) includes renewal and replacement schedules for electrical, mechanical, structural, and other components of facilities owned or operated by the district; and (B) is adequately adhering to the preventive maintenance plan.
AK Stat § 14.11.014 (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. 14.11.014. Bond reimbursement and grant review committee.

(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) 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.
AK Stat § 14.11.015 (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. 14.11.015. Approval of grant applications.

(a) The board shall review grant applications that have been recommended by the department under AS 14.11.013, and may approve a grant application if the board determines that the project meets the criteria specified in AS 14.11.013(a)(1) and 14.11.014. The department may not award a grant unless the grant application is approved by the board. (b) To the extent that money is available in the appropriate fund, the department shall award grants approved under (a) of this section in the order of the projects' priority on the date the appropriation bill funding the appropriate grant fund is passed by the legislature, regardless of any appeal pending under AS 14.11.016. Appeals pending under AS 14.11.016 at the time that grants are awarded may not delay the funding of grants awarded under this section. (c) If a project is assigned a new priority ranking under AS 14.11.016 after the date of passage by the legislature of the appropriation bill for the appropriate grant fund, the project must be funded from the appropriate fund in accordance with the new priority ranking at the next time that grants are awarded.
AK Stat § 14.11.017 (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. 14.11.017. Grant conditions.

(a) The department shall require in the grant agreement that a municipality that is a school district or a regional educational attendance area (1) agree to construction of a facility of appropriate size and use that meets criteria adopted by the department if the grant is for school construction; (2) provide reasonable assurance by a means acceptable to the department, that the cost of the project will be uniform with the costs of the most current construction or major maintenance projects, as appropriate, in the area; (3) agree to limit equipment purchases to that required for the approved project plan submitted under (5) of this subsection and account for all equipment purchased for the project under a fixed asset inventory system approved by the department; (4) submit project budgets for department approval and agree that the grant amount may, at the discretion of the department, be reduced or increased by amounts equal to the amounts by which contracts vary from the budget amounts approved by the department; and (5) submit to the department for approval, before award of the contract, a plan for the project that includes educational specifications, final drawings, and contract documents. (b) The cost of any school construction or major maintenance activity encompassed by the definition of “costs of school construction” under AS 14.11.135 is payable under a grant awarded from the appropriate fund under AS 14.11.015 without regard to whether the costs were incurred before the (1) award of the grant; (2) approval of the grant application by the board; or (3) effective date of an appropriation to the appropriate grant fund for the year in which the grant is funded. (c) The department, by regulation, may establish the time period in which activities described in (b) of this section must have occurred in order to be paid under a grant. (d) The department shall develop and periodically update regionally based model school construction standards that describe acceptable building systems and anticipated costs and establish school design ratios to achieve efficient and cost-effective school construction. In developing the standards, the department shall consider the standards and criteria developed under AS 14.11.014(b).