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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 30. Pupils and Educational Programs for Pupils › Article 13. Records of Certain Missing or Transferred Children. › Sec. 14.30.720. Definitions.

In AS 14.30.700 - 14.30.720,
(1) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;
(2) “school district” means a municipal school district or a regional educational attendance area.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 30. Pupils and Educational Programs for Pupils › Article 14. Alaska Military Youth Academy. › Sec. 14.30.745. Provision of student information to academy.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, on or before January 15 and July 15 of each year, a school district shall provide to the director of the Alaska Military Youth Academy, operated by the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of educating and training youth, a biannual report containing the name, last known address, and dates of attendance of a student who
(1) is at least 15 years of age but less than 19 years of age;
(2) was enrolled but is no longer enrolled in a school in the district;
(3) has not provided school transfer or graduation information to a school in the district; and
(4) has not received a high school diploma or general educational development certificate.
(b) At the beginning of each school year, a school district shall provide a written notice to the parent or guardian of the student, or, if the student is at least 18 years of age, to the student, of the disclosure of the information under (a) of this section and provide an opportunity for objection to the disclosure.
(c) The official to whom the information in (a) of this section is provided shall certify in writing to the school district providing the information that the information will not be disclosed to any other party except as necessary to recruit and retain students.
(d) In this section, “district” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 1. School Safety Patrols. › Sec. 14.33.010. Requirements for school safety patrols.

The school board of a borough or city school district or regional educational attendance area, or a private or denominational school may require that school safety patrols be established to assist pupils to cross streets and highways adjacent to schools in safety.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 1. School Safety Patrols. › Sec. 14.33.020. Organization of a patrol.

(a) If a school board, or a private or denominational school determines that a safety patrol should be established for a school, the principal of the school shall appoint pupils in the school to serve as members of the patrol.
(b) A pupil may not be appointed a patrol member unless the pupil's parents or guardian give written consent to the pupil's membership in the patrol.
(c) The principal shall designate a teacher or teachers in the school to supervise the operation of the patrol.
(d) The principal shall consult with the local law enforcement authority to determine those locations adjacent to the school where the patrol may be most advantageously used.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 1. School Safety Patrols. › Sec. 14.33.030. Duties of a patrol.

(a) Patrol members shall
(1) encourage pupils to refrain from crossing streets and highways at other than regular crossings;
(2) direct pupils not to cross streets and highways when the presence of traffic renders crossing unsafe;
(3) when directed, assist pupils to safely board or leave school buses.
(b) A patrol member may not, under any circumstances, be permitted to direct vehicular traffic or be stationed in a street or highway while performing the duties of a patrol member.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 1. School Safety Patrols. › Sec. 14.33.040. Guidance for patrols.

The commissioner shall, after consulting with the commissioner of public safety, adopt standards to guide patrol members in the conduct of their duties, and shall specify appropriate insignia to be worn by patrol members while on duty.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 1. School Safety Patrols. › Sec. 14.33.050. Cooperation with law-enforcement authorities.

The state troopers or the police department of a political subdivision of the state may, upon request by the department, a school board, or a private or denominational school, assist in the training and control of safety patrols.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 1. School Safety Patrols. › Sec. 14.33.060. Immunity from liability.

The state or a political subdivision of it, a school board or any individual member of it, a private or denominational school, principal, teacher, patrol member, or parent or guardian of a patrol member is immune from liability that might otherwise be incurred as a result of an injury caused by an act or the failure to act on the part of a patrol member while on duty.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 2. Required School Crisis Response Planning. › Sec. 14.33.100. Required school crisis response planning.

(a) Each district shall develop a model school crisis response plan for use by each school in the district. Each school in a district shall develop a school specific crisis response plan. Each school shall form a crisis response team consisting of the principal, one certified and one classified member of the school staff, and one parent whose child attends the school. The crisis response team may include one member of the governing board or advisory school board, a school counselor, a member from local law enforcement authorities, and one student in grade 10 or higher if the school has those grades. The district and each school within the district shall consult with local social services agencies and local law enforcement authorities when developing the school crisis response plan.
(b) A school specific crisis response plan must meet standards as determined by the department by regulation. A school specific crisis response plan must include
(1) the person in charge and a designated substitute;
(2) the names of the crisis response team members and their specific job functions relating to a crisis;
(3) a communication plan;
(4) protocols for responding to immediate physical harm of students, faculty, or staff and to traumatic events, including the period after the events have concluded;
(5) disaster and emergency procedures to respond to earthquakes, fire, flood, explosions, or other events or conditions in which death or serious injury is likely;
(6) crisis procedures for safe entrance to and exit from the school by students, parents, and employees, including an evacuation and lockdown plan; and
(7) policies for enforcing school discipline and maintaining a safe and orderly environment during the crisis.
(c) Each district shall annually review and update as appropriate each school's crisis response plan. A copy of each school's crisis response plan, as annually updated, shall be retained by the district and a copy provided to each local agency that has a role in the plan. Notice of completion of the annual review and update and the location of a school's crisis response plan shall be posted at each school in the district. A school crisis response plan shall be printed and available for inspection by the public.
(d) Each district shall provide to each district employee training in crisis response, including evacuation and lockdown drills. New district employees who have not previously received the training required under this subsection shall receive the required training within two years after the first day of employment and, thereafter, according to the schedule adopted by the governing body of a school district.
(e) In this section,
(1) “crisis” includes a traumatic event or emergency condition that creates distress, hardship, fear, or grief;
(2) “district” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 3. Required School Disciplinary and Safety Program. › Sec. 14.33.110. Purpose of school disciplinary and safety program.

The purpose of AS 14.33.110 - 14.33.140 is to
(1) implement and maintain community-based standards of school behavior that are developed by students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and the community;
(2) facilitate the creation of a standard of school behavior and safety by local communities for the schools in those communities;
(3) protect and support teachers who enforce standards of student behavior and safety in the classroom established under AS 14.33.120; and
(4) ensure that all schools and school districts receiving state funds, that may not have already done so, implement and maintain an effective school disciplinary and safety program.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 3. Required School Disciplinary and Safety Program. › Sec. 14.33.120. School disciplinary and safety program.

(a) Each governing body shall adopt a written school disciplinary and safety program. The program required under this subsection must be made available to students, parents, legal guardians, and the public and include written
(1) standards for student behavior and safety that reflect community standards and that include, at a minimum, basic requirements for respect and honesty; standards required under this paragraph must be developed and periodically reviewed with the collaboration of members of each school, parents, legal guardians, teachers, and other persons responsible for the students at a school; a governing body may require that standards developed under this paragraph be consistent for all schools in an attendance area or the district;
(2) standards relating to when a teacher is authorized to remove a student from the classroom for
(A) failure to follow student behavior and safety standards; or
(B) behavior described under AS 14.30.045(1) or (2);
(3) procedures for notifying teachers of dangerous students consistent with AS 47.12.310(b);
(4) standards relating to when a teacher, teacher's assistant, or other person responsible for students is authorized to use reasonable and appropriate force to maintain classroom safety and discipline as described under AS 11.81.430(a)(2);
(5) policies necessary to comply with provisions of state and federal law, including 20 U.S.C. 1400 - 1482 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act);
(6) standards to address needs of students for whom mental health or substance abuse may be a contributing factor to noncompliance with the school disciplinary and safety program;
(7) policies for implementing a student conflict resolution strategy, including the nonviolent resolution or mediation of conflicts and procedures for reporting and resolving conflicts;
(8) procedures for periodic review and revision of the school disciplinary and safety program;
(9) policies and procedures consistent with standards for use of restraint and seclusion of students as described in AS 14.33.125.
(b) A school shall, on the same day as the incident, provide to the parent or legal guardian of an affected student information relating to an incident involving disruptive or violent behavior by the student that resulted in restraint or seclusion of the student by school personnel.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 3. Required School Disciplinary and Safety Program. › Sec. 14.33.127. Crisis intervention training.

(a) The department shall approve crisis intervention training programs for schools, which shall include training in
(1) evidence-based techniques that have been shown to be effective in the prevention of restraint and seclusion of students;
(2) evidence-based techniques shown to be effective in keeping school personnel and students safe when imposing physical restraint or seclusion of students;
(3) evidence-based skills related to positive behavior supports, conflict prevention, understanding antecedents, de-escalation, and conflict management;
(4) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and
(5) applicable policies and procedures.
(b) The governing body of a school shall ensure that a sufficient number of school employees receives periodic training in an approved crisis intervention program to meet the needs of the school population.
(c) In this section,
(1) “restraint” has the meaning given in AS 14.33.125;
(2) “seclusion” has the meaning given in AS 14.33.125.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 3. Required School Disciplinary and Safety Program. › Sec. 14.33.130. Enforcement of approved program; additional safety obligations.

(a) A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person responsible for students may not be terminated or otherwise subjected to formal disciplinary action for lawful enforcement of an approved school disciplinary and safety program, including behavior standards, adopted under AS 14.33.120.
(b) A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person responsible for students who
(1) receives information about a student under AS 47.12.310(b) or receives information that may affect the safety of students or staff shall notify the student's teacher or a school administrator; and
(2) in the course of employment, observes a student committing a crime shall report the crime to the local law enforcement agency; in this paragraph, “crime” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 3. Required School Disciplinary and Safety Program. › Sec. 14.33.140. Civil liability for enforcing disciplinary and safety program.

A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person responsible for students is not liable for civil damage resulting from an act or omission (1) arising out of enforcement of an approved school disciplinary and safety program adopted under AS 14.33.120; and (2) arising out of and in the course of employment unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 4. Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying. › Sec. 14.33.200. Harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy.

(a) By July 1, 2007, each school district shall adopt a policy that prohibits the harassment, intimidation, or bullying of any student. Each school district shall share this policy with parents or guardians, students, volunteers, and school employees.
(b) The policy must be adopted through the standard policy-making procedure for each district that includes the opportunity for participation by parents or guardians, school employees, volunteers, students, administrators, and community representatives. The policy must emphasize positive character traits and values, including the importance of civil and respectful speech and conduct, and the responsibility of students to comply with the district's policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The policy must also include provisions for an appropriate punishment schedule up to and including expulsion and reporting of criminal activity to local law enforcement authorities. School employees, volunteers, students, and administrators shall adhere to this policy.
(c) By January 1, 2007, the department, in consultation with representatives of parents or guardians, school personnel, and other interested parties, may provide to school districts a model harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention policy and training materials on the components that should be included in a district policy. Training materials may be disseminated in a variety of ways, including workshops and other staff developmental activities, and through the Internet website of the department. Materials included on the Internet website must include the model policy and recommended training and instructional materials. The department may provide a link to the school district's Internet website for further information.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 4. Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying. › Sec. 14.33.210. Reporting of incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

Beginning with the 2007 - 2008 school year, each school district shall report to the department by November 30 all incidents resulting in suspension or expulsion for harassment, intimidation, or bullying on school premises or on transportation systems used by schools in the school year preceding the report. The department shall compile the data and report it to the appropriate committees of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Senate.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 4. Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying. › Sec. 14.33.220. Reporting; no reprisals.

(a) A school employee, student, or volunteer may not engage in reprisal, retaliation, or false accusation against a victim, witness, or person with reliable information about an act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
(b) A school employee, student, or volunteer who has witnessed, or has reliable information that a student has been subjected to, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, whether verbal or physical, shall report the incident to an appropriate school official.
(c) This section does not prohibit discipline or other adverse action taken in compliance with school district policies against a person who falsely and in bad faith accuses a person of engaging in harassment, intimidation, or bullying or who intentionally provides false information in connection with an investigation of an alleged incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 4. Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying. › Sec. 14.33.230. Immunity from suit.

A school employee, student, or volunteer who reports an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying to a school official and who makes this report in good faith is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from a failure to remedy the reported incident or for making the report.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline › Article 4. Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying. › Sec. 14.33.250. Definitions.

In AS 14.33.200 - 14.33.250,
(1) “district” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990;
(2) “harassment, intimidation, or bullying” means an intentional written, oral, or physical act, when the act is undertaken with the intent of threatening, intimidating, harassing, or frightening the student, and
(A) physically harms the student or damages the student's property;
(B) has the effect of substantially interfering with the student's education;
(C) is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating or threatening educational environment; or
(D) has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the school;
(3) “school official” means an employee of a school, including a teacher, administrator, or noncertificated support staff or paraprofessional.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 34. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Sec. 14.34.020. Compact administrator.

Under the compact established under AS 14.34.010, the commissioner may designate an officer as the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies, and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of a supplementary agreement entered into by this state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 34. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › Sec. 14.34.030. State council.

The board shall designate a subcommittee of its membership to serve as the state council under AS 14.34.010. Consistent with state law, the board shall designate other persons to serve on the subcommittee to complete the representation required by the compact established under AS 14.34.010.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 35. Vocational Education › Sec. 14.35.010. Acceptance of Act of Congress for vocational education.

The State of Alaska accepts together with the benefits of all respective funds appropriated thereunder, all of the provisions of the Act of Congress approved February 23, 1917, Public Law 347, 64th Congress, entitled: “An Act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such education in agriculture, home economics and trades and industries; to provide for the cooperation of the states in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects; and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditures,” and Acts amending or supplementing it.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 35. Vocational Education › Sec. 14.35.020. Duties of state Board of Education and Early Development.

(a) The state Board of Education and Early Development serves as the state board for the purposes of any of the Acts described in AS 14.35.010.
(b) When required by any of the Acts described in AS 14.35.010, the board shall
(1) prepare, submit, and supervise the administration of the plans for vocational education;
(2) select a state director of vocational education;
(3) establish the minimum qualifications for teachers, supervisors, or directors;
(4) determine the prorated basis on which money shall be available for the salary and necessary travel expenses of the state director of vocational education;
(5) consider the advice of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board established by AS 23.15.550 regarding employment training needs and advise that board in the development of vocational education programs.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or modify any existing statute.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 35. Vocational Education › Sec. 14.35.025. Duties of the Department of Education and Early Development.

When required by any of the Acts described in AS 14.35.010, the department shall
(1) cooperate with the appropriate federal agency in the administration of the Act;
(2) do everything necessary to entitle the state to receive money available according to the Act;
(3) represent the state in all matters related to the administration of the Act;
(4) expend and disburse money received according to the Act;
(5) designate the districts, schools, departments, or classes to participate in the benefits of money received according to the Act.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 35. Vocational Education › Sec. 14.35.030. Commissioner of administration as custodian of federal funds.

The commissioner of administration is designated custodian of appropriations made under any of the Acts described in AS 14.35.010. The commissioner of administration shall receive and provide for the proper custody and disbursement of all money paid to the state according to any of the Acts.
2023 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. 14.40.010. University of Alaska.

The University of Alaska consists of the College of Agriculture, the School of Mines, the Department of Agricultural Experiment Station, the Department of Agricultural Extension Work, and other colleges and departments that may be established, including departments of anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, museum, natural history, and palaeontology.
2023 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. 14.40.020. Site of university.

The University of Alaska is the beneficiary under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved August 30, 1890, designating the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines as beneficiary and the four sections of land specified by the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1915, and used as a site for the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines are the site for the University of Alaska.
2023 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. 14.40.030. Transfer of powers, duties, and obligations of Agricultural College and School of Mines under Acts of Congress.

All powers, duties, and obligations devolving upon the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines in connection with or by reason of Acts of Congress, past or future, in relation to agricultural colleges and agricultural or mining experiment stations, extension work in agriculture, and instruction and extension work in the mechanic arts granted to and imposed upon the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines are granted and conveyed to and imposed upon the University of Alaska, and beginning with the first day of July, 1935, the University of Alaska is designated to receive all money, appropriations, and grants to the state for the purposes set forth in this chapter. The comptroller of the University of Alaska is designated and appointed to receive directly and to disburse all funds that the state is entitled to receive under the Act of Congress of May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 372), as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953 (67 Stat. 83; 7 U.S.C. 341 - 348).
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.