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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.080. Agent's permit.

(a) A person desiring to solicit or perform the services of an agent, in this state, shall apply to the commission upon forms provided by the commission. The application shall be accompanied by evidence of the good reputation and character of the applicant and must state the institution that the applicant intends to represent. An agent representing more than one institution must obtain a separate agent's permit for each institution represented. However, when an agent represents institutions having a common ownership, only one agent's permit is required. If an institution that the applicant intends to represent does not have authorization to operate in this state, the application shall be accompanied by the information required of institutions making application for authorization. The application for an agent's permit shall also be accompanied by evidence of a surety bond or other deposit as required by AS 14.48.100, and by payment of the required fees.
(b) An applicant for an agent's permit shall be an individual of good reputation and character and shall represent only a postsecondary educational institution or institutions that meet the minimum standards established in AS 14.48.060 and the criteria established under AS 14.48.050(1).
(c) Following review of the application and any further information submitted by the applicant, and investigation of the applicant as the commission considers necessary, the commission shall either grant or deny an agent's permit to the applicant.
(d) The agent's permit must be in a form approved by the commission and must include
(1) the date of issuance, effective date, and term;
(2) the correct name and address of the agent;
(3) the institution or institutions that the agent is authorized to represent.
(e) The term for which an agent's permit is issued may not extend for more than two years, and may be issued for a lesser period of time.
(f) At least 60 days before the expiration of an agent's permit, the agent shall complete and file with the commission an application form for renewal. The renewal application shall be reviewed and acted upon as provided for an original application.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.110. Denial.

If the commission, upon review of an application for authorization to operate, or an application for an agent's permit determines that the application should be denied, the commission shall notify the applicant, setting out the reasons in writing. AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) governs the review of a denial under this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.120. Sanctions; cessation of operation.

(a) An authorization to operate or an agent's permit may be revoked, suspended, or conditioned if the commission has reasonable cause to believe that the holder of the authorization or permit has violated this chapter, AS 45.50.471, or regulations adopted under this chapter or under AS 45.50.491. Except as provided in (c) and (d) of this section, AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) governs the procedure for a revocation, suspension, or other sanction under this section.
(b) In addition to the sanctions imposed under (a) of this section, the commission may assess a civil fine, not to exceed $5,000, for costs of investigating and adjudicating a matter under this section if the commission finds that a violation has occurred.
(c) Authorization for an institution to operate and a permit for an agent representing that institution are canceled 30 days after the institution ceases to operate as a postsecondary educational institution. The commission shall give the institution and the agent 15 days' written notice, by certified mail, sent return receipt requested, to the last known address of the institution and agent.
(d) The institution or the agent may appeal a cancellation under (c) of this section by filing an appeal in writing with the commission within 30 days after the cancellation showing that the institution has not ceased operating as a postsecondary educational institution.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.130. Complaints.

(a) A person claiming damage or loss as a result of an act or practice by a postsecondary educational institution or its agent, or both, which is a violation of this chapter or of the regulations adopted under this chapter may file with the commission a complaint against the institution or against its agent or both. The complaint must set out the alleged violation and must contain other information as may be required by the commission. A complaint may also be filed by the commission on its own motion or the attorney general. A complainant may file with the commission as a representative of a class of complainants.
(b) The commission shall investigate the complaint and may attempt to effect a settlement by persuasion and conciliation. A complaint may be considered after 30 days' written notice by registered mail to the institution or agent, or both, giving notice of a time and place for hearing on the complaint. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010).
(c) If, based on the evidence at a hearing, the commission finds that a postsecondary educational institution or its agent, or both, has engaged in an act or practice that violates this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter, the commission
(1) shall serve on the institution or agent, or both, an order requiring the institution or agent, or both, to cease and desist from the act or practice;
(2) may award the individual or class of individuals named in the complaint full or partial restitution for damage or loss if the commission finds that the individual or class of individuals has suffered loss or damage as a result of the act or practice;
(3) may impose the penalties provided for in AS 14.48.190;
(4) may assess a civil fine, not to exceed $5,000, for costs of investigating and adjudicating a matter under this section; and
(5) may, based on its own investigation and the evidence presented at the hearing, begin an action to revoke an institution's authorization to operate or an agent's permit.
(d) If the commission makes an award under (c)(2) of this section to an individual who owes principal or interest to a lender for a loan received for the purpose of financing education provided by the institution, the institution, or surety, if applicable, shall pay the amount of the award that does not exceed the outstanding loan balance to the lender to be credited against the loan. Notwithstanding this subsection, the commission may, for good cause shown, order that all of the award be paid to an individual who receives an award from the commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.150. Preservation of records.

(a) If a postsecondary educational institution proposes to discontinue its operation, the chief administrative officer of the institution shall file with the commission the original or legible true copies of academic records of the institution as specified by the commission. The records must include that academic information customarily required by colleges when considering students for transfer or advanced study and the academic record of each former student.
(b) If it appears to the commission that records of an institution discontinuing its operations are in danger of being destroyed or otherwise made unavailable to the commission, the commission may seize the records, under an order of the superior court. The commission shall maintain a permanent file of records coming into its possession under this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.160. Enforceability of notes and contracts; student loans.

(a) If a person to whom educational services are to be furnished by a postsecondary educational institution is a resident of this state at the time a contract relating to payment for the services, or a note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness relating to the services, is entered into, the provisions of this section govern the rights of the parties to the contract or evidence of indebtedness. The following agreements or provisions of an agreement entered into in connection with the contract or the giving of evidence of indebtedness are invalid:
(1) that the law of another state shall apply;
(2) that the maker or person liable on the contract or evidence of indebtedness consents to the jurisdiction of another state;
(3) that another person is authorized to confess judgment on the contract or evidence of indebtedness;
(4) that venue is fixed in a particular place.
(b) No note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness, or contract relating to payment for education or educational services is enforceable in the courts of this state by (1) a postsecondary educational institution operating in this state unless the institution has authorization to operate under this chapter, or (2) a postsecondary educational institution having an agent in this state unless the agent had an agent's permit issued under this chapter authorizing the enrolling of or the seeking to enroll a person for educational services.
(c) A lending agency extending credit or loaning money to a person for tuition, fees, or other charges of a postsecondary educational institution for educational or other services or facilities to be rendered by the institution, shall conspicuously mark “student loan” on the face of a note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness taken in connection with the loan or extension of credit. If the lending agency fails to do so, it is liable for loss or damage suffered by a subsequent assignee, transferee, or holder of the evidence of indebtedness because of the absence of the notation. Notwithstanding the presence or absence of the notation, and notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, the lending agency making the loan or extending the credit, and a transferee, assignee, or holder of the evidence of indebtedness is subject to all defenses and claims that could be asserted against the postsecondary educational institution that was to render the services or facilities, by any party to the evidence of indebtedness or by the person to whom the services or facilities were to be rendered, up to the amount remaining to be paid. For purposes of this section, “lending agency” means postsecondary educational institution, or a person controlling, controlled by, or held in common ownership with, a postsecondary educational institution, or regularly loaning money to, or to students of, a postsecondary educational institution.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.165. Immunization of postsecondary students.

(a) A postsecondary educational institution in this state shall provide written notice to each student who intends to reside in campus housing before the student's initial period of residence that includes the following information:
(1) meningococcal disease
(A) is a serious illness that can cause death within a few hours of onset; one in 10 cases is fatal, and one in seven survivors of the illness is left with severe disability;
(B) is a contagious but also largely preventable infection of the spinal cord fluid and the fluid surrounding the brain;
(2) scientific evidence suggests that college students living in campus housing are at a moderately increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease; and
(3) immunization against meningococcal disease decreases the risk of contracting the illness.
(b) A student attending a postsecondary educational institution and who is physically present on the campus of the postsecondary educational institution shall sign a document provided by the institution indicating that the student has received
(1) an immunization against meningococcal disease; or
(2) the notice described under (a) of this section.
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a postsecondary educational institution to provide or pay for immunizations against meningococcal disease.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.170. Jurisdiction.

A postsecondary educational institution that is not exempt from the provisions of this chapter, whether or not a resident of, or having a place of business in, this state, which instructs or educates, or offers to instruct or educate, enrolls or offers to enroll, contracts or offers to contract, to provide instructional or educational services in this state, whether the instruction or services are provided in person or by correspondence, to a resident of this state, or which offers to award or awards educational credentials to a person in or resident of this state, submits the institution, and, if a natural person the personal representative of the institution, to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state concerning a cause of action arising from these activities and for the purpose of enforcement of this chapter by injunction under AS 14.48.180.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.180. Enforcement; injunction.

(a) The attorney general at the request of the commission or on motion of the attorney general, may bring an action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) When it appears to the commission that a person is, is about to, or has violated a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, the commission may, on its own motion or on the written complaint of any person, file a petition for injunction in the name of the commission in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person for the purpose of enjoining the violation or for an order directing compliance with the provisions of this chapter. It is not necessary that the commission allege or prove that it has no adequate remedy at law. The right of injunction provided in this section is in addition to other legal remedies available to the commission and is in addition to the right of criminal prosecution. However, the commission may not obtain a temporary restraining order without notice to the person affected.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.190. Civil penalty.

A person who violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020 or who fails or refuses to deposit with the commission the records required by AS 14.48.150 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day's failure to comply with the provisions of AS 14.48.020 and 14.48.150 constitutes a separate violation. The fine may be imposed by the commission in an administrative proceeding or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.200. Criminal violation.

A person who wilfully violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020 or who wilfully fails or refuses to deposit with the commission the records required by AS 14.48.150 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. Each day's failure to comply is a separate violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education › Sec. 14.50.010. Acceptance of federal funds.

The legislature assents to federal aid under former 20 U.S.C. 401 - 602 on behalf of the state. The commissioner of education and early development may do all things necessary to cooperate with the United States government to participate under former 20 U.S.C. 401 - 602 and under any Act supplementing the provisions of former 20 U.S.C. 401 - 602, subject to prior concurrence of the governor.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education › Sec. 14.50.020. Definition of public schools for purposes of Statehood Act.

Public schools, for the purpose of Public Law 85-508, 72 Stat. 339, 85th Congress, Second Session (Alaska Statehood Act), includes public elementary schools, public high schools, the University of Alaska, and other public educational institutions which may be established. Nothing in this section includes schools for Alaska aborigines under the control of the federal government and which are administered and supervised through the Department of the Interior or the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education › Sec. 14.50.030. Declaration of intent.

If the United States Congress enacts legislation making federal money available to the states for teachers' salaries, school construction, and other educational purposes, it is the desire of the legislature that the governor or the state Board of Education and Early Development as the federal law may require have sufficient flexibility in the use of money appropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development to meet all reasonable federal requirements for obtaining the full amount of federal money that may be obtained by the state under such a federal aid program.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education › Sec. 14.50.040. Expenditure of state and federal funds for teachers' salaries.

If the United States Congress enacts legislation, when the state legislature is not in session, making money available to the states for teachers' salaries, the governor or the board as the federal law may require may accept and use part or all of the federal money made available to the state to increase teachers' salaries according to a minimum salary schedule to be arrived at by the board. The governor or the board as federal law may require may use money appropriated by the legislature for teachers' salaries for matching purposes and may expend federal money so obtained for increased teachers' salaries in addition to state money already appropriated for that purpose. Any modified state minimum salary schedule arrived at as a result of receiving federal money may be put into effect by executive order signed by the governor or by order of the board, whichever appears to be the most nearly proper under federal law. This minimum salary schedule shall remain valid under the order until it is altered or approved in full by the legislature.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education › Sec. 14.50.050. Expenditure of state and federal money for school construction.

If the United States Congress enacts into law legislation making money available to the state for school construction while the legislature is not in session, the governor or the board as the federal law may require may accept and use the federal money and apply it to the cost of constructing and improving school buildings and facilities to the extent that construction and improvement is authorized by the legislature when federal money becomes available. If a condition to receiving federal money for school construction is that the state increase its expenditures for that purpose over expenditures authorized by the legislature at the time federal money becomes available, the governor or the board as the federal law may require may use money appropriated by the legislature for school construction for matching purposes and may make further federal money available for school construction in addition to state money already appropriated for that purpose. To the extent practicable expenditure of state and federal money shall be limited to projects already programmed by the department and authorized by the legislature at the time federal money becomes available.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education › Sec. 14.50.060. Apportionment of federal aid granted without limitations as to use.

If federal money is made available to the state without limitation or restriction as to the educational purposes for which it may be spent or if the federal money is made available to the state for alternative educational purposes, including payment of teachers' salaries, the governor or the board as the federal law may require may use a percentage of the money, not to exceed 50 percent, for increasing teachers' salaries in conformity with a minimum state salary schedule to be adopted by the board. The governor or the board as the federal law may require may use the remainder of the money to supplement existing educational programs.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education › Sec. 14.50.070. Use of line item appropriations for matching purposes.

The governor or the board as the federal law may require may direct the use of any state money appropriated in any line item for the department to match federal money which will be made available to the state for substantially the same purpose or program as the money appropriated by the line item at whatever matching ratio is established for the federal money.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 1. State Library and Historical Library. › Sec. 14.56.010. Department of Education and Early Development to govern library.

The Department of Education and Early Development shall manage and have complete charge of all of the property contained in the institutions known as the state library and state historical library. The state library and state historical library shall be maintained in the state capital.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 1. State Library and Historical Library. › Sec. 14.56.020. Powers of the Department of Education and Early Development.

The department shall
(1) stimulate and encourage citizens' participation in the development and improvement of library facilities; and
(2) establish policies, plans, and procedures of the department, and adopt reasonable regulations and orders, with penalties, as may be required.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 1. State Library and Historical Library. › Sec. 14.56.030. State library duties.

The department shall undertake state library functions that will benefit the state and its citizens, including
(1) coordinating library services of the state with other educational services and agencies to increase effectiveness and eliminate duplication;
(2) providing reference library service to state and other public officials;
(3) providing library services and administering state and other grants-in-aid to public libraries to supplement and improve their services, the grants to be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose, or from other funds available for that purpose;
(4) providing library service directly to areas in which there is not sufficient population or local revenue to support independent library units;
(5) distributing financial aid to public libraries for extension of library service to surrounding areas and to improve inadequate local library service under regulations adopted by the department;
(6) offering consultant service on library matters to state and municipal libraries, community libraries, school libraries, and libraries in unincorporated communities;
(7) serving as a depository for state and federal publications concerning Alaska;
(8) applying for, receiving, and spending, in accordance with AS 37.07 (the Executive Budget Act), federal, state, or private funds available for library purposes;
(9) recording and distributing the election pamphlet provided for by AS 15.58 to libraries throughout the state for use by blind voters;
(10) establishing and charging fees for reproduction, printing, and handling costs, for mailing and distributing state publications and research data, and for other services authorized by this chapter;
(11) operating and maintaining the Alaska State Archives under AS 40.21.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 1. State Library and Historical Library. › Sec. 14.56.080. Historical library duties.

The department shall
(1) collect, catalog, and preserve an Alaska collection consisting of books, laws, pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts, microreproductions, audiovisual materials, etc.;
(2) serve as a depository for state and federal historical publications concerning Alaska;
(3) acquire, catalog, and maintain private papers and manuscripts relative to Alaska which are adjudged worthy of preservation for reference and research purposes;
(4) perform other functions necessary to the operation of a historical library.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.120. Deposit of publications and research data.

(a) Each state agency shall deposit, upon release, at least four copies of each of its state publications in the center. Additional copies of each publication may be requested by the center for deposit in quantities necessary to meet the needs of the depository library system and to provide inter-library service to those libraries not having depository status.
(b) Each state agency shall notify the center of the creation of all data published or compiled by or for it at public expense, including automated data bases, and provide for its accessibility through the center unless the data is protected by the constitutional right to privacy or is of a type stated by law to be confidential or the agency is otherwise prohibited by law from doing so.
(c) The center is also a depository for publications of municipalities and regional educational attendance areas, including surveys and studies produced by a municipality or regional educational attendance area or produced for it on contract. Four copies of each publication produced for a municipality or regional educational attendance area may be deposited with the center for record and distribution purposes.
(d) Each municipality or regional educational attendance area may notify the center of the creation of all data published or compiled by or for it at public expense and provide for its accessibility through the center, unless the data is protected by the constitutional right to privacy or is of a type stated by law to be confidential or the municipality or regional educational attendance area is otherwise prohibited by law from doing so.
(e) When a research project or study is conducted for a person by a state agency, a municipality, or a regional educational attendance area, even though no state funding is involved, the state agency, municipality, or regional educational attendance area shall request that person for permission to make copies of its final report available to the center under AS 14.56.090 - 14.56.180. If permission is granted, the report shall be deposited with the center.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.125. Summaries and indices.

(a) Upon notification of the creation of data under AS 14.56.120, a state agency shall and a municipality or regional educational attendance area may prepare an abstract or summary of it.
(b) The center shall prepare and keep current an index of all publications and data abstracts or summaries on file and shall publish and distribute that index regularly to contracting depository libraries and to other Alaska libraries upon request.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.130. Other documents required of state agencies.

Upon the request of the center, a state agency shall furnish the center with a complete list of its current state publications, data published or compiled by or for it at public expense, and a copy of its mailing or exchange lists. However, data that is protected by the constitutional right to privacy or is of a type stated by law to be confidential or that the agency is otherwise prohibited by law from distributing may not be furnished to the center.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.135. Efficiency and computerization.

The center shall, to the extent practicable, avoid duplication, coordinate its activities with other state agencies charged with record-keeping functions, and employ computerization to compile or organize research data and other materials.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.150. Depository library contracts.

The center may enter into depository contracts with municipal, regional educational attendance area, university or community college libraries, public library associations, state library agencies, the Library of Congress, and other state and federal library systems. The requirements for eligibility to contract as a depository library shall be established by the Department of Education and Early Development upon the recommendation of the state librarian and shall include and take into consideration the type of library, its ability to preserve publications or data and to make them available for public use, and the geographical location of the library for ease of access to residents in all areas of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.160. Depository library designations.

Libraries may be designated as either “complete depository” or “selective depository.” A complete depository library shall be sent one copy of every state publication. A selective depository library shall be sent one copy of every publication from the specific state agencies it designates.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.170. Distribution of state publications and research data.

The center may not engage in general public distribution of either (1) state publications or lists of publications or (2) the index of publications and research data. However, unless expressly prohibited by law, the center shall make available to any person, upon request and under procedures established by it, publications, summaries, research data, indices, and other materials in its possession. Reasonable fees for reproduction or printing costs and for mailing and distribution of materials may be charged by the center.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center. › Sec. 14.56.180. Definitions.

In AS 14.56.090 - 14.56.180, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) “center” means the state library distribution and data access center;
(2) “research data” or “data” means a representation of facts, concepts or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means that was prepared to serve as a basis for reasoning, calculation, discussion, or decision and that is determined appropriate for indexing by the state librarian;
(3) “state agency” includes state departments, divisions, agencies, boards, associations, commissions, corporations, and offices, and the University of Alaska and its affiliated research institutes;
(4) “state publication” includes any official document, compilation, journal, bill, law, resolution, bluebook, statute, code, register, pamphlet, list, book, report, study, hearing transcript, leaflet, order, regulation, directory, periodical, or magazine issued or contracted for by a state agency determined by the state librarian to be appropriate for retention in the center.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 3. Library Assistance Grants. › Sec. 14.56.310. Eligibility.

(a) Libraries eligible for grants under AS 14.56.300 are
(1) public libraries established under AS 14.56.400 or, in a municipality that does not have a public library established under AS 14.56.400, another library that
(A) is a nonprofit corporation and holds meetings of its board of directors in public;
(B) provides services listed in AS 14.56.400(a); and
(C) is approved to receive grants under AS 14.56.300 by resolution of the governing body of that municipality;
(2) libraries sharing resources free of charge with other libraries in the state; and
(3) libraries providing regional library services.
(b) A library described in (a)(1) of this section is eligible for a public library assistance grant. A library described in (a)(2) of this section is eligible for an interlibrary cooperation assistance grant. A library described in (a)(3) of this section is eligible for a regional library services assistance grant.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 3. Library Assistance Grants. › Sec. 14.56.330. Limitations.

(a) A public library assistance grant under AS 14.56.310(a)(1) may be a basic grant or a per capita grant. A basic grant may not be more than $7,000 for each service outlet of the public library in any one fiscal year. The amount of a basic grant must be equally matched by local money, the fair value of volunteer labor, or a combination of local money and volunteer labor. If the amount available for public library assistance grants during a fiscal year is not sufficient to fully fund basic grants for all eligible libraries, the amount available shall be prorated so that the amount of basic grants for all eligible libraries is reduced by the same percentage. After payment of basic grants to all eligible libraries during a fiscal year, any amount remaining for public library assistance grants shall be distributed as per capita grants to each library that received a basic grant. The amount of the per capita grants shall be based on the population of the municipality or unincorporated community served by each of the libraries.
(b) State money granted to a library under AS 14.56.300 - 14.56.340 may not be used to supplant local money equal to local expenditures for that library in fiscal year 1980, as adjusted annually by the commissioner to conform approximately to changes in the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index for Anchorage, Alaska. A library that uses state money to supplant local money forfeits eligibility for grants under AS 14.56.300 - 14.56.340 for two years.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 4. Public Library Construction and Expansion Grants. › Sec. 14.56.355. Library construction and major expansion matching grant program.

(a) There is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development a matching grant program for library construction and major expansion.
(b) A person in charge of construction or major expansion of an eligible library may apply to the department for a matching grant under regulations adopted by the department.
(c) Subject to appropriation, the department shall award not more than 50 percent of the total proposed grant project costs to an eligible applicant.
(d) The department shall establish regulations to implement this section and the eligibility standards under AS 14.56.356. The regulations must include consideration for and establishment of an eligibility priority for an application that is submitted by a community that does not have a public library described in AS 14.56.356(a)(2).
(e) In this section,
(1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(2) “major expansion” means an expansion of an existing library to increase the square footage of the structure by not less than 30 percent.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 4. Public Library Construction and Expansion Grants. › Sec. 14.56.356. Eligibility.

(a) To be a library eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.355, a library must be
(1) publicly owned and operated by a community; and
(2) a public library as described in AS 14.56.400 that is not a public school library.
(b) An applicant for a grant under AS 14.56.355 must provide matching funds from
(1) the local government entity in an amount not less than 20 percent of the total proposed grant project costs; and
(2) private donors in an amount not less than the amount remaining of the total proposed grant project costs after the state and local contributions are made toward the project.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 5. Public School Library Collection Development Grants. › Sec. 14.56.360. Public school library collection development grants.

(a) There is established in the department a public school library collection development grant program.
(b) The person or division in charge of the state library shall award and administer grants of not more than $3,000 for a fiscal year for use by a public school library eligible under AS 14.56.365 to expand and improve the library collection to include relevant and current reading materials.
(c) If money appropriated for the program is insufficient to fund all eligible grant requests submitted under AS 14.56.365, the available funding shall be awarded to the highest ranked applicants, according to criteria established by the department in regulation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 5. Public School Library Collection Development Grants. › Sec. 14.56.365. Eligibility.

(a) A library eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.360 must be a public school library established and supported by a school district that
(1) provides physical space or, if a correspondence school operated by a school district, resources for use as a library;
(2) provides regularly scheduled library hours for all students enrolled in the school;
(3) provides designated library personnel to staff the library;
(4) provides acceptable evidence of the promotion of library and information literacy standards;
(5) maintains an annual library budget that includes library staffing and materials; and
(6) contributes, from the school district's budget, an amount that is not less than the grant award that is paid for library collection materials or contributes in-kind value of services.
(b) The department shall establish by regulation an application and review procedure, including requirements for submission of adequate documentation to prove eligibility under this section. Documentation must include submission of library class schedules, job descriptions for library staff, and a copy of an annual budget for the library.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 5. Public School Library Collection Development Grants. › Sec. 14.56.370. Eligible expenditures.

(a) A library collection development grant may be used only to purchase library collection materials by a public school or by a school district if the district operates a correspondence program with an eligible school library. In this subsection, “library collection materials” means books, magazines, reference and audio-visual materials, and electronic subscriptions that support school curriculum and student reading activities.
(b) A library collection development grant may not be used to supplant school district expenditures for the library or to purchase classroom materials, textbooks, testing software, library automation software, computer hardware, operating software, or technology support.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries › Article 6. Requirements for Public Libraries. › Sec. 14.56.400. Public libraries.

(a) A public library established under this section shall provide at least the following services free of charge to the residents of the municipality or community:
(1) establish and maintain a collection of books and other materials for loaning;
(2) provide access to interlibrary loan services;
(3) provide reading or other educational programs for children; and
(4) provide reference information.
(b) A public library established under this section shall submit an annual report of its operations and the services it provides to the director of the division that has responsibility for state libraries.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 57. Museums and Natural and Cultural History Repositories › Article 1. State Museum and Natural and Cultural History Repositories. › Sec. 14.57.010. The state museum.

(a) The department shall manage and have complete charge of all of the property contained in the institution known as the state museum. The museum is designated as a repository of natural and cultural history collections and shall be operated and maintained as a designated repository in the state capital. Branch museums may be established and maintained in other localities in the state.
(b) The department shall
(1) acquire artifacts, natural history specimens, art objects, etc., that pertain to the human and natural history of Alaska by purchase and by gift;
(2) identify, catalog, preserve, and display these acquisitions;
(3) acquire and catalog Alaskan photographs and maintain a card catalog of this collection;
(4) accept endowments, grants, and gifts in accordance with AS 37.07 (the Executive Budget Act);
(5) collect and maintain books, periodicals, pamphlets, and other materials pertinent to museum administration, techniques, and collections;
(6) assist and advise in the development of local museums;
(7) collect and keep current information concerning museum activities throughout the state;
(8) coordinate the museum activities of the state with those of other agencies;
(9) keep the museum open at reasonable hours for the convenience of visitors;
(10) provide museum services and administer state and other grants-in-aid to museums in the state to supplement and improve their services, the grants to be paid from money appropriated for that purpose, or from other money available for that purpose.
(c) The department may establish by regulation, and collect, reasonable user fees and other fees for services provided by the department under this chapter. The department may negotiate reduced fees or group discounts with, or offer reduced fees or group discounts to, persons who bring groups of people to visit the museum or a branch of the museum.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 57. Museums and Natural and Cultural History Repositories › Article 1. State Museum and Natural and Cultural History Repositories. › Sec. 14.57.012. Designated natural and cultural history repositories.

(a) The department may designate natural and cultural history repositories in addition to the state museum as provided under this section.
(b) An institution located in the state that seeks designation as a natural and cultural history repository may apply on a form and under procedures established by the department in regulation. The procedures must include submission of evidence acceptable to the department that the institution
(1) adheres to currently established criteria of collection preservation and storage, including employment of long-term, professional, and systematic curatorial services;
(2) ensures public access commensurate with the nature of the objects of the collection in the repository;
(3) has a statewide scope of collection;
(4) has a statewide scope of knowledge dissemination;
(5) maintains a museum certification issued by a nationally recognized entity;
(6) complies with 25 U.S.C. 3001 - 3013 (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act); and
(7) meets other standards established in regulation by the department.
(c) The department shall maintain a list of designated repositories.
(d) A repository may accept and expend funds from any available source, including federal and state grants and donations, for the purpose of acquiring, cataloging, curating, and preserving state natural and cultural history collections.
(e) A designation of a repository confers no acquisition, management, or other rights to the department over the collections held by a designated repository.
(f) In this section, “institution” means a museum, a cultural center, or an affiliated research component of a museum or cultural center.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 57. Museums and Natural and Cultural History Repositories › Article 1. State Museum and Natural and Cultural History Repositories. › Sec. 14.57.020. Museum Collections Advisory Committee.

(a) There is created in the department the State Museum Collections Advisory Committee consisting of five members appointed by the board to serve at the board's pleasure for staggered three-year terms. The appointees shall be broadly representative of the public's interest in the preservation of the human, cultural, natural, archeological, and anthropological history of Alaska. When possible, some of the committee members shall be known for, or possess, special expertise or a culturally relevant background in these aspects of the art and history of the state.
(b) A member appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the unexpired term of the member succeeded.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 57. Museums and Natural and Cultural History Repositories › Article 1. State Museum and Natural and Cultural History Repositories. › Sec. 14.57.030. Officers; meetings, rules of procedure, quorum.

(a) The committee shall elect a chairman from among its members.
(b) The committee shall meet at least once every six months and at the call of its chair, on petition of a majority of its members, or at the call of the commissioner, or the director of the museum, at a mutually convenient time and place both for the members of the committee and for interested members of the public. A meeting of the committee may be held by teleconference.
(c) The committee shall adopt rules of procedure to govern its meetings. A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum.