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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.640. Conditions of and limitations on loans.

(a) To the extent that they are not in conflict with the provisions of AS 14.43.600 - 14.43.700, the provisions of AS 14.43.100 - 14.43.160 are applicable to loans made under AS 14.43.600 - 14.43.700.
(b) If a borrower meets the conditions provided in (a) of this section and is employed as a teacher in a rural elementary or secondary school, the portion of the loan that shall be paid by the state is the following percentages of the total loan received plus interest up to a total of 100 percent of the total loan:
(1) one year employment, 15 percent;
(2) two years employment, an additional 15 percent;
(3) three years employment, an additional 15 percent;
(4) four years employment, an additional 25 percent;
(5) over four years employment, an additional 30 percent.
(c) A loan may not exceed $7,500 in a school year, exclusive of loan guarantee fees.
(d) Proceeds from a teacher education loan may be used only for undergraduate expenses of books, tuition, required fees, loan guarantee fees, room and board, and the transportation expense for two round trips between the loan recipient's home and school.
(e) Teacher education loans made to a student may not exceed a total of $37,500.
(f) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a borrower who fails to qualify for loan payment by the state because the borrower is required to reside in an urban area of the state in order to receive medical treatment is still entitled to receive loan payments by the state under (b) of this section if the medical condition for which the borrower is receiving treatment did not exist before the borrower received the teacher education loan and the borrower is employed as a teacher in an urban elementary or secondary school.
(g) The commission shall set the interest rate on a teacher education loan made from the teacher education revolving loan fund established under AS 14.43.620.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.650. Selection criteria.

(a) To be eligible for a teacher education loan, a student must
(1) be a graduate of a public or private high school in the state, with sufficient credits to be admitted to an accredited college or university;
(2) be enrolled in or show evidence of intent to enroll in a degree program directed at a teaching career at the elementary or secondary school level;
(3) meet the conditions set by the student's local school board with respect to the district's requirements for teachers in particular subject areas;
(4) submit to the local school board an application provided by the commission under AS 14.43.630(a)(2); an application may be submitted six months before graduation from high school; and
(5) not have a past due child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160 - 25.27.220 at the time of application.
(b) A local school board shall award teacher education loans giving a preference to applicants from rural schools who meet the qualifications for a loan and taking into account the applicants' academic records.
(c) A student may not be awarded a teacher education loan under AS 14.43.600 - 14.43.700 if the student receives a loan under AS 14.43.170 - 14.43.175 for the same period of attendance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.700. Definition.

In AS 14.43.600 - 14.43.700, “rural” means a community with a population of 7,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks or a community with a population of 1,500 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 11. Alaska Family Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.720. Family education loan account.

(a) The family education loan account is created within the education loan fund (AS 14.42.210). The account shall be used to make family education loans to families selected under AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.750, to pay the costs of collecting family education loans that are in default if those costs are not recovered from the family, and to pay the costs of administering the account. Unless the instrument evidencing the family education loan has been sold or assigned to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation, repayments of principal and interest on family education loans shall be paid into the family education loan account. If estimated funds available from family education loan repayments are inadequate to fully fund estimated family education loans in a fiscal year, additional funding from the general fund may be requested and appropriated for that year.
(b) The commission may sell or assign notes and other instruments evidencing family education loans to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation and enter into agreements with the corporation relating to loans, the administration of the education loan fund created under AS 14.42.210, and the payment of and security for bonds of the corporation. Proceeds from the sale or assignment of notes and other instruments shall be deposited in the family education loan account.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 11. Alaska Family Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.740. Loan terms, limits, and conditions.

(a) The provisions of AS 14.43.100, 14.43.120(a) - (c), (m), and (r) - (u), 14.43.122, 14.43.135, 14.43.145 - 14.43.155, 14.43.173, and 14.43.910 - 14.43.990 apply to a loan made under AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.750.
(b) [Repealed, § 18 ch 54 SLA 1997.]
(c) The corporation shall set the interest rate on a loan made under AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.750, but the annual rate may not exceed 8.25 percent.
(d) Repayment of the principal and interest on a loan made under AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.750 begins on the first of the month immediately following loan disbursement. The loan may be cancelled without prejudice at any time before actual disbursement. The loan shall provide for repayment of the total amount owed in periodic installments in not more than 10 years from the commencement of repayment. If the commission and the borrower agree to a different repayment schedule, the borrower shall repay the loan in accordance with the agreement.
(e) Provision shall be made for payment by the borrower of fees and costs incurred in collection of delinquent or defaulted loans.
(f) The commission may withhold disbursement of a loan if the borrower or family member is no longer eligible under AS 14.43.750.
(g) [Repealed, § 45 ch 89 SLA 2014.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 11. Alaska Family Education Loan Program. › Sec. 14.43.750. Eligibility.

(a) A person may apply for and obtain a family education loan on behalf of a family member if
(1) the borrower and the family member
(A) are residents of the state at the time of application for the loan; for purposes of this paragraph, a borrower and family member qualify as residents of the state if the borrower and the family member have been physically present in the state for at least one year immediately before the time of application for the loan with the intent to remain indefinitely or, if not physically present in the state, the borrower and family member have not declared or established residency in another state, intend to return permanently to the state, and the absence meets the requirements imposed under AS 14.43.125(a)(3)(C)(i) - (vi);
(B) satisfy the requirements of AS 14.43.125(a)(6) - (9);
(2) the family member
(A) is enrolled as a full-time student in a career education, associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree program; or
(B) is a graduate of a high school or the equivalent, or scheduled for graduation from a high school within six months, who, at the time of loan disbursement, will be enrolled in compliance with (A) of this paragraph; and
(3) neither the borrower nor the family member
(A) is delinquent or has ever been in default on a loan previously awarded by the commission unless the defaulted loan has been voluntarily paid in full;
(B) is past due on a child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160 - 25.27.220 at the time of application or loan disbursement;
(C) has, within the previous five years, had a loan discharged or written off by the commission for any reason.
(b) [Repealed, § 26 ch 5 SLA 1996.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 12. Alaska Performance Scholarship Program. › Sec. 14.43.810. Alaska performance scholarship program established; regulations.

(a) The Alaska performance scholarship program is established to provide scholarships for high school graduates who are Alaska residents to attend a qualified postsecondary institution in the state.
(b) The department shall, in consultation with the commission, adopt regulations necessary to implement the Alaska performance scholarship program. The commission shall administer the daily operations of the Alaska performance scholarship program and financing of the Alaska performance scholarship program, including the procedures for applying for the scholarships, establishing standards for and ensuring continuing compliance with programmatic standards, and requiring students to apply for other nonloan financial aid, consistent with federal law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 12. Alaska Performance Scholarship Program. › Sec. 14.43.825. Maximum annual awards.

(a) The maximum annual awards for the Alaska performance scholarships are as follows:
(1) the first award level is $4,755 and requires a
(A) 3.5 grade-point average or above; and
(B) very high minimum score on a college entrance examination;
(2) the second award level is $3,566 and requires a
(A) 3.0 grade-point average or above; and
(B) high minimum score on a college entrance examination;
(3) the third award level is $2,378 and requires a
(A) 2.5 grade-point average or above; and
(B) moderately high minimum score on a college entrance examination.
(b) A student's eligibility for a scholarship terminates six years after the date the student graduates from high school unless the student qualifies for an extension of time allowed by the department by regulation.
(c) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a student receiving a scholarship may remain eligible for up to eight semesters of enrollment in good standing at a qualified university or college, which may include graduate courses.
(d) Scholarships may be awarded to a full-time student or, if a student is enrolled part time, prorated based on the number of credits. In this subsection, “full time” means enrollment in a course of study that is not less that 12 credits, and “part time” means enrollment in a course of study that is not less than six credits but less than 12 credits.
(e) The amount of a scholarship award may not exceed the amount of the student's costs of attendance as certified by the postsecondary institution for the purposes of federal financial aid, less any other scholarships or nonloan financial aid awarded to the student.
(f) Payment of a scholarship is subject to appropriation and the availability of funds for expenditure under AS 37.14.750. If insufficient funds are appropriated or available in a fiscal year to pay all eligible scholarships, the commission may not award a scholarship to a new applicant, and the commission shall pay existing awards on a pro rata basis for that fiscal year.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 12. Alaska Performance Scholarship Program. › Sec. 14.43.830. Qualified postsecondary institutions.

(a) The following institutions are qualified postsecondary institutions for purposes of awarding an Alaska performance scholarship:
(1) a university or college physically located in the state that
(A) is authorized to operate in the state under AS 14.48.020 or is exempt from authorization under AS 14.48.030(b)(1);
(B) is accredited by a regional or national accreditation association;
(C) has an advisory program established for incoming students that provides counseling related to course selection, career choice, and personal challenges; and
(D) provides courses and credits that can result in the issuance of a degree or certificate available at the institution within a time frame expected for that degree or certificate;
(2) a career and technical school program physically located in the state that meets the standards established in (a)(1)(C) and (D) of this section and that has been included on a list of certified career and technical school programs received from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; the commission shall publish the list on or before June 30 of the year preceding enrollment.
(b) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall, in consultation with the Department of Education and Early Development, adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) establishing criteria under which the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall certify career and technical school programs in the state as eligible to participate in the Alaska performance scholarship program.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 12. Alaska Performance Scholarship Program. › Sec. 14.43.840. Report to the legislature.

(a) To the extent permitted under law, the department, the commission, the University of Alaska, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall share data necessary to prepare public reports regarding the program.
(b) Not more than 10 days after the convening of each regular legislative session, the department, the commission, the University of Alaska, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall present an annual report to the public, the governor, and the legislature containing information of public interest regarding the program, including
(1) the number of applicants and number and types of scholarships awarded;
(2) the dollar amount of scholarships awarded in past years and the dollar amount expected to be awarded for the next year; and
(3) data and trends in the data regarding high school and postsecondary student performance, programmatic changes, and retention and graduation rates over time.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 12. Alaska Performance Scholarship Program. › Sec. 14.43.849. Definitions.

In AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) “department” means the Department of Education and Early Development;
(2) “grade-point average” means the average of all grades on a four-point scale, or five-point scale for advanced placement classes, obtained by the student in high school;
(3) “high school” means a public or accredited secondary school in the state and a home school program that is approved by the department;
(4) “program” means the Alaska performance scholarship program established under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849;
(5) “school district” means a borough school district, a city school district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 13. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.43.910. Confidentiality of financial need information.

All information submitted in support of a determination of financial need as provided in this chapter is confidential. However, an applicant may inspect or copy information from the applicants' application, or records relating to the applicant's own application, or authorize release of the application or records to designated individuals or organizations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 13. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.43.915. Alaska education grant account and Alaska performance scholarship award account.

(a) The Alaska education grant account is created as an account in the general fund. Money may be appropriated to the account from the Alaska higher education investment fund under AS 37.14.750 and from other sources. The commission may use the money in the account to pay grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 and to pay the cost of administration of the Alaska education grant program created under AS 14.43.400.
(b) The Alaska performance scholarship award account is created as an account in the general fund. Money may be appropriated to the account from the Alaska higher education investment fund under AS 37.14.750 and from other sources. The commission may use the money in the account to pay scholarships awarded to students under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849.
(c) Of the total amount available annually to the commission for payment of grants under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 and for payment of scholarships under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, one-third of the combined amount in the accounts established under (a) and (b) of this section shall be available solely for payment of grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420. The commission shall annually allocate to all qualified applicants for scholarships awarded under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 two-thirds of the combined amount in the accounts. If an insufficient number of qualified applicants are awarded grants under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 or scholarships under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, or both, before the end of that fiscal year, the commissioner shall redeposit the remaining funds into the Alaska higher education investment fund established under AS 37.14.750.
(d) The commission shall reserve a percentage calculated under this subsection of the total amount available for awards in the accounts established under (a) and (b) of this section each year for award to students who graduate from a school district with an ADM of less than 800 or from a school that was operated by the Alaska State-Operated School System established under former AS 14.08.020. The percentage reserved under this subsection shall be calculated by adding the ADMs of districts with an ADM of less than 800 and the number of students enrolled in a school that was operated by the Alaska State-Operated School System established under former AS 14.08.020 that is located in a district with an ADM of 800 or more and then dividing that number by the sum of the ADMs of all districts in the state.
(e) If an insufficient number of applicants apply for the available amount reserved under (d) of this section, the commission shall redeposit the remaining amount in the account from which the funds originated.
(f) In this section,
(1) “ADM” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990;
(2) “district” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990, but also includes a state boarding school under AS 14.16.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 13. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.43.920. Repayment by ineligible recipient.

If a person receives a scholarship, loan, or grant under this title for which the person is not eligible under the provisions of this title, the scholarship, loan, or grant is void and the entire balance of money paid is immediately due to the scholarship, loan, or grant fund. This section is in addition to any penalty that may be imposed according to another provision of law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 13. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.43.930. Scholarship program information.

(a) The board shall make information about scholarship programs available in each school district in the state and at each campus of the University of Alaska.
(b) By September 15 before each annual graduation, a qualified high school in the state with a high school graduating class shall provide
(1) to the board a list of the names and addresses of students in the graduating class who meet scholarship eligibility requirements for each scholarship program; and
(2) a notice of eligibility for the scholarship program to those students on the list prepared under (1) of this subsection.
(c) A school district shall amend its policies, including those applying to student directory information, as necessary to comply with this section.
(d) A qualified high school may not provide to the board the name of a student if the parent of the student objects to the disclosure.
(e) In this section,
(1) “board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska;
(2) “qualified high school” means a public high school, a high school accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, or a high school registered with the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students › Article 13. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.43.990. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “AlaskAdvantage” means the service mark registered by the commission under 15 U.S.C. 1051 (Trademark Act) that is used to describe financial aid and higher education outreach programs and services provided by the commission;
(2) “approved federal family education loan institution” means a postsecondary education institution in this state or outside of this state that is approved for participation in the federal guaranteed student loan program;
(3) “commission” means the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education;
(4) “corporation” means the Alaska Student Loan Corporation created in AS 14.42.100;
(5) “education loan” means a loan made to finance the cost of attendance in a postsecondary education program that is made by the commission or is a loan received through the federal guaranteed student loan program;
(6) “federal guaranteed student loan program” means the programs of the United States government making postsecondary educational financial aid available under 20 U.S.C. 1070 - 1099c-2, as amended;
(7) “on-time student” means an undergraduate who is enrolled and is in regular attendance at classes for 15 or more semester hours of credit or the equivalent during the semester; any combination of semester hours of credit or the equivalent aggregating to the requisite number of semester hours and undertaken during a semester at two or more public or private institutions of higher education constitutes on-time student status.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 44. Interstate Education Compacts › Article 1. Western Regional Higher Education Compact. › Sec. 14.44.010. Ratification, approval, and adherence.

The Western Regional Higher Education Compact, recommended by the Western Governors' Conference on November 10, 1950, for adoption by the states or territories of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, is ratified and approved and the adherence of this state to this Compact, upon its ratification and approval by four or more of these states or territories in addition to this state, is declared.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 44. Interstate Education Compacts › Article 1. Western Regional Higher Education Compact. › Sec. 14.44.020. Execution of Compact by governor.

Upon ratification and approval of the Western Regional Higher Education Compact by four or more of the specified states or territories in addition to this state, the governor shall execute the Compact on behalf of the state and perform other acts requisite to its formal ratification and promulgation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 44. Interstate Education Compacts › Article 1. Western Regional Higher Education Compact. › Sec. 14.44.025. Provisions of services.

(a) State participation under Articles VIII and XIII of the Western Regional Higher Education Compact shall be limited to the provision of adequate services and facilities in the professional fields of study available through the Professional Student Exchange Program administered by the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education. The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall establish funding priorities under AS 14.44.035 for the available fields of study by analyzing student access and state labor needs.
(b) Notwithstanding the funding priorities established under (a) of this section, the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall provide adequate funding for not fewer than five students each year to attend four-year programs in each of the following fields:
(1) dentistry;
(2) optometry; and
(3) pharmacy.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 44. Interstate Education Compacts › Article 1. Western Regional Higher Education Compact. › Sec. 14.44.030. Members of the commission.

(a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the legislature, shall appoint the members for this state of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, created under the provisions of Article III of the Western Regional Higher Education Compact.
(b) The qualifications and terms of office of the members of the commission of this state shall conform with the provisions of Article IV of the Compact.
(c) The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 44. Interstate Education Compacts › Article 1. Western Regional Higher Education Compact. › Sec. 14.44.035. Administration.

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall administer the state's participation in the Western Regional Higher Education Compact. The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education may adopt regulations to implement AS 14.44.010 - 14.44.040.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 44. Interstate Education Compacts › Article 1. Western Regional Higher Education Compact. › Sec. 14.44.040. Repayment condition for program participants.

(a) As a condition of eligibility for receiving financial support from the state under the Professional Student Exchange Program of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, a program participant shall agree to repay to the state the support provided by the state on behalf of that person, plus interest.
(b) A repayment under this section shall be paid into the education loan fund created under AS 14.42.210.
(c) If a program participant defaults on the repayment obligation, the provisions of AS 14.43.145 - 14.43.155 apply to collect on the obligation as if it were a defaulted loan under AS 14.43.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 44. Interstate Education Compacts › Article 2. Compact for Education. › Sec. 14.44.060. Members of the commission.

(a) One of the commission members shall be the governor; one shall be the state commissioner of education and early development; two shall be members of the state legislature selected by its respective houses and serving in the manner the legislature may determine; one shall be the president of the state Board of Education and Early Development; and two shall be appointed at large by and serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(b) The terms of office of the at-large members shall be four years; however, the first members shall be appointed as follows: one for two years, and one for four years. Each member shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(c) The legislative and at-large members of the commission serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses provided by law for other state boards and commissions.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 45. Private and Denominational Schools › Article 1. Non-exempt Religious and Private Schools. › Sec. 14.45.030. Non-exempt schools.

Teachers and others in charge of religious or other private schools not operated in compliance with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 are not exempt from laws and regulations relating to education. Non-exempt schools shall make regular monthly attendance reports and annual reports to the commissioner in the same manner as teachers and superintendents in the public schools.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 45. Private and Denominational Schools › Article 2. Exempt Religious and Other Private Schools. › Sec. 14.45.100. Exemption.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a religious or other private school that complies with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 is exempt from other provisions of law and regulations relating to education except law and regulations relating to physical health, fire safety, sanitation, immunization, and physical examinations.
(b) A religious or other private school that is exempt under this section is not required to comply with AS 14.33.120(b), 14.33.125, or 14.33.127.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 45. Private and Denominational Schools › Article 2. Exempt Religious and Other Private Schools. › Sec. 14.45.110. Requirements of exempt schools.

(a) The parent or guardian of a child of compulsory school age enrolled in a religious or other private school that complies with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall file an annual notice of enrollment in the school for the child with the local public school superintendent for the area in which the child resides on a form provided by the department. The form shall be signed by the parent or guardian and the chief administrative officer of the school and returned to the local public school superintendent by the parent or guardian. The school shall notify the local public school superintendent within a reasonable time if the child is no longer enrolled in or attending the school.
(b) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall maintain monthly attendance records for each student enrolled in the school, shall operate on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least 180 days of the year, shall make an annual report to the commissioner of the number of students in each grade and the school calendar, and shall comply with the provisions concerning missing children under AS 14.30.700 - 14.30.720.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 45. Private and Denominational Schools › Article 2. Exempt Religious and Other Private Schools. › Sec. 14.45.120. Standardized testing requirements.

(a) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall administer a nationally standardized test selected by the chief administrative officer of the school to all students enrolled in grades four, six, and eight at least once each school year.
(b) The nationally standardized test must measure achievement in English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics.
(c) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall maintain records of the results of the nationally standardized tests and the records shall be made available to the parent or guardian of the student. Each school shall make composite test results for the school available annually to an authorized representative of the department. The composite test results of a religious or other private school operated in compliance with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 are not public information unless each public school
(1) is also required to administer a nationally standardized test that measures achievement in English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics; and
(2) the composite test results for each public school are public information.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 45. Private and Denominational Schools › Article 2. Exempt Religious and Other Private Schools. › Sec. 14.45.130. Records.

(a) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall maintain permanent student records reflecting immunizations, physical examinations, standardized testing, academic achievement, courses taken at the school, and level of eligibility for an Alaska performance scholarship under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849.
(b) The chief administrative officer of a school that elects to comply with AS 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall certify to the department, under oath or by affirmation, that the records required under (a) of this section are being maintained.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 45. Private and Denominational Schools › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.45.150. Interscholastic activities; eligibility.

(a) A full-time student who is eligible under (b) of this section who is enrolled in grades nine through 12 in an alternative education program that is located in the state and that does not offer interscholastic activities is eligible to participate in any interscholastic activities program available in a religious or other private school regulated under this chapter
(1) that the student would be eligible to attend were the student not enrolled in an alternative education program; and
(2) at which the student requests to participate, if the administrator of the school approves.
(b) A student is eligible to participate in interscholastic activities under this section if the student
(1) is otherwise eligible to participate in interscholastic activities under requirements established by the school and the statewide interscholastic activities governing body;
(2) provides documentation, including academic transcripts, proof of full-time enrollment, and applicable disciplinary records, and, if required for participation in an activity by the school, requested medical records, to the school providing the interscholastic activities program; and
(3) claims the same school for interscholastic activities eligibility purposes during a school year.
(c) In this section,
(1) “alternative education program” means a public secondary school that provides a nontraditional education program, including the Alaska Military Youth Academy; a public vocational, remedial, or theme-based program; a home school program that is accredited by a recognized accrediting body; a charter school authorized under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290; and a statewide correspondence school that enrolls students who reside outside of a district in which the student resides and provides less than three hours a week of scheduled face-to-face student interactions in the same location with a teacher who is certified under AS 14.20.020;
(2) “district” has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990;
(3) “full-time student” means a student who
(A) is enrolled in not less than five classes in grades nine through 11 and not less than four classes in grade 12; and
(B) is on track to graduate from secondary school in not more than four years of attendance in secondary school;
(4) “interscholastic activities” means preparation for and participation in events or competitions involving another school when the preparation or participation
(A) is sanctioned or supported by the statewide interscholastic activities governing body;
(B) is conducted outside of the regular school curriculum; and
(C) does not involve participation in student government at a school;
(5) “located in the state” means that the alternative education program is accessed by a student who is located in the state and provides for all instructional hours to take place at a site in the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 45. Private and Denominational Schools › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 14.45.200. Definitions.

In this chapter,
(1) “private school” means a school that does not receive direct state or federal funding;
(2) “religious school” means a private school operated by a church or other religious organization that does not receive direct state or federal funding.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.010. Purposes.

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of the state, its postsecondary educational institutions, and its students, by
(1) establishing minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility, to protect against substandard, transient, unethical, deceptive, or fraudulent institutions and practices;
(2) prohibiting the granting of false or misleading educational credentials;
(3) regulating the use of academic terminology in designating educational institutions;
(4) prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representation by educational institutions or their agents;
(5) providing for the preservation of essential academic records; and
(6) providing certain rights and remedies to the public and the commission necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) This chapter may not be construed to preclude the development of innovative, alternative postsecondary educational delivery systems or programs if their purposes and their administration, operation, or management are in the public interest and do not conflict with those purposes set out in (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.020. Authorization and permits required.

A person may not
(1) operate a postsecondary educational institution in the state unless the institution has a valid authorization to operate issued under this chapter or is exempt from the provisions of this chapter;
(2) offer itself or through an agent enrollment or instruction in, or the granting of educational credentials from, a postsecondary educational institution, whether the institution is in or outside the state, unless the agent is a natural person and has a currently valid agent's permit issued under this chapter or is exempt from the provisions of this chapter;
(3) accept contracts or enrollment applications of prospective students from an agent who does not have a current permit as required by this chapter; however, the commission may adopt regulations to permit the rendering of legitimate public information services without the permit;
(4) instruct or educate, or offer to instruct or educate, enroll or offer to enroll, contract or offer to contract or award an educational credential, or contract with an institution or person to do so, in or outside the state, unless that person is in compliance with the minimum standards set out in AS 14.48.060, the criteria established by the commission under AS 14.48.050(1), and the regulations adopted by the commission under AS 14.48.050(7);
(5) use the term “university” or “college” without authorization to do so from the commission;
(6) grant, or offer to grant, educational credentials, without authorization to do so from the commission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.030. Exemptions.

(a) The following educational programs, and institutions providing only the following educational programs, are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
(1) instruction provided at a level from preschool through grade 12, including preparation for general equivalency diploma examinations;
(2) a program operated by the United States;
(3) a program that does not offer educational credentials and is provided only to prepare individuals to take graduate examinations;
(4) a program that does not offer educational credentials and is only avocational or recreational in nature; and
(5) a program that is in a field that
(A) does not require a professional or occupational license under AS 08;
(B) provides training primarily for recreational purposes; and
(C) at the advanced training level, prepares program graduates to teach or instruct in that field.
(b) Except as provided under AS 14.48.165, the commission may exempt the following educational programs, and educational institutions only providing programs exempt under (a) of this section and this subsection, from some or all of the provisions of this chapter:
(1) a program operated by a state or a political subdivision of a state;
(2) instruction sponsored by a bona fide trade, business, labor, professional, or fraternal association or organization, recognized by the commission, and conducted only for that association's or organization's membership;
(3) nonprofit postsecondary educational institutions offering undergraduate or graduate educational programs, from a facility in this state, that are acceptable for credit toward an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree;
(4) a program that is provided without a fee, other than the actual cost of materials, to students;
(5) a program that does not offer education credentials;
(6) a short course of study that is not more than 15 days or 120 hours in duration;
(7) a program offered within the state by an out-of-state institution that is authorized to operate by the state in which it is located and is nationally or regionally accredited;
(8) a program or institution that is regulated by another agency or political subdivision of the state regarding the quality of course contents, facilities, and operation.
(c) In this section, “nonprofit” means an organization that is exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3).
(d) An educational program or institution that is exempt under (a)(5) of this section shall provide students with written notice, before enrollment, that the program or institution is exempt from state authorization requirements under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.040. Commission to administer chapter.

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall administer this chapter and may hire necessary personnel. The commission may obtain from departments, commissions, and other state agencies information and assistance needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.050. Powers and duties of commission.

The commission shall
(1) establish minimum criteria consistent with AS 14.48.060 including quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility that applicants for authorization to operate, or for an agent's permit, must meet before the authorization or permit is issued;
(2) receive, investigate, and act upon applications for authorization to operate postsecondary educational institutions and applications for agent's permits;
(3) maintain a list of postsecondary educational institutions and agents authorized to operate in the state under this chapter;
(4) keep current and make available as public information the list of institutions and agents;
(5) enter into interstate reciprocity agreements if, in the judgment of the commission, the agreements will be helpful in carrying out the purposes of this chapter;
(6) receive and maintain as a permanent file, copies of academic records maintained in accordance with AS 14.48.060(b)(6);
(7) adopt regulations and procedures necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its work and the implementation of this chapter under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act);
(8) investigate on its own initiative or in response to a complaint lodged with it, persons subject to, or reasonably believed by the commission to be subject to, the jurisdiction of this chapter; and in connection with the investigation subpoena persons, books, records, or documents related to the investigation; require answers in writing under oath to questions propounded by the commission and administer oaths or affirmations to persons in connection with the investigation; and, for the purpose of examination at all reasonable times, shall have access to, and the right to copy, documentary evidence of a corporation that is under investigation or being proceeded against;
(9) exercise other necessary powers and duties in conformity with the provisions of this chapter that, in the judgment of the commission, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums › Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Sec. 14.48.070. Authorization to operate.

(a) Each postsecondary educational institution desiring to operate in this state shall apply to the commission, upon forms provided by the commission. The application shall be accompanied by a catalog or brochure published, or proposed to be published by the institution, containing the information specified in AS 14.48.060(b)(4). The application shall also be accompanied by evidence of a surety bond or other deposit as required by AS 14.48.100, and by the required fees.
(b) Following review of the application and after necessary investigation of the applicant the commission shall either grant or deny authorization to operate to the applicant. A grant of authorization to operate may be on those terms and conditions the commission may prescribe.
(c) The authorization to operate must be in a form approved by the commission and must include
(1) the date of issuance, effective date, and term of approval;
(2) the name and address of the institution;
(3) the authority for approval;
(4) any condition or limitation of the authorization, as considered necessary by the commission.
(d) The term for which an initial authorization is given may not exceed two years, and may be issued for a lesser period of time. A subsequent authorization may be issued for a period up to five years.
(e) The authorization to operate shall be issued to the owner, or governing body, of the applicant institution, and shall be nontransferable. In the event of a change in ownership or management of the institution, a new owner or manager, or governing body, must, within 30 days after the change in ownership is effective, apply for a new authorization to operate, and if the new application is not made the institution's authorization to operate shall terminate. Application for a new authorization to operate by reason of change in ownership of the institution is considered an application for renewal under (f) of this section.
(f) At least 60 days before the expiration of an authorization to operate, the institution shall complete and file with the commission an application form for renewal of its authorization to operate. The renewal application shall be reviewed and acted upon as provided for an original application.
(g) An institution not yet in operation when its application for authorization to operate is filed may not begin operation until receipt of authorization. An institution in operation when its application for authorization to operate is filed may continue operation until its application is acted upon by the commission. The commission may issue provisional authorization to operate, containing limitations as to time, procedures, functions, or other conditions as the commission considers necessary.