Alaska Statutes
Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums

Sec. 14.03.090. Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines prohibited. - Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines may not be advocated in...

Sec. 14.03.095. Part-time school attendance. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a...

Sec. 14.03.100. Use of school facilities. - The governing body of a school district may allow the...

Sec. 14.03.105. Search of school lockers. - (a) Subject to (b) of this section, a locker or...

Sec. 14.03.110. Questionnaires and surveys administered in public schools. - (a) A school district, principal or other person in charge...

Sec. 14.03.113. District determination of scholarship eligibility. - A school district shall determine whether a student who graduates...

Sec. 14.03.115. Access to school records by parent, foster parent, or guardian. - Upon request of a parent, foster parent, or guardian of...

Sec. 14.03.120. Education planning; reports. - (a) A district shall annually file with the department, and...

Sec. 14.03.123. School and district accountability. - (a) By September 1 of each year, the department shall...

Sec. 14.03.125. Fund for the improvement of school performance. - (a) The fund for the improvement of school performance is...

Sec. 14.03.127. Funding for Internet services. - (a) Each fiscal year, a district in which one or...

Sec. 14.03.130. Display of flags and pledge of allegiance. - (a) United States and Alaska flags shall be displayed upon...

Sec. 14.03.135. Dress code; natural hairstyles. - (a) A governing body may not adopt a school dress...

Sec. 14.03.140. Emergency drills. - The principal or other persons in charge of each public...

Sec. 14.03.150. Property insurance required. - (a) Each school district shall purchase and maintain or provide...

Sec. 14.03.160. Suspension or expulsion of students for possessing weapons. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district...

Article 2. Charter Schools.

Sec. 14.03.250. Application for charter school. - (a) A local school board shall prescribe an application procedure...

Sec. 14.03.253. Charter school application appeal. - (a) In an appeal to the commissioner under AS 14.03.250,...

Sec. 14.03.255. Organization and operation of a charter school. - (a) A charter school operates as a school in the...

Sec. 14.03.260. Funding for charter school. - (a) A local school board shall provide an approved charter...

Sec. 14.03.264. Charter school grant program. - (a) A charter school that is established on or after...

Sec. 14.03.265. Admission. - (a) The program of a charter school may be designed...

Sec. 14.03.270. Teacher or employee transfers, evaluations, and negotiated agreements. - (a) A teacher or employee may not be assigned to...

Sec. 14.03.275. Contracts; duration. - A contract for a charter school may be for a...

Sec. 14.03.280. Regulations. - The state Board of Education and Early Development may adopt...

Sec. 14.03.290. Definitions. - In AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290, (1) “academic policy committee” means...

Article 3. Correspondence Study Programs.

Sec. 14.03.300. Correspondence study programs; individual learning plans. - (a) A district or the department that provides a correspondence...

Sec. 14.03.310. Student allotments. - (a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, the...

Chapter 07. Administration of Public Schools

Article 1. Department of Education and Early Development.

Sec. 14.07.010. Department of Education and Early Development. - The Department of Education and Early Development includes the commissioner...

Sec. 14.07.020. Duties of the department. - (a) The department shall (1) exercise general supervision over the...

Sec. 14.07.030. Powers of the department. - (a) The department may (1) establish, maintain, govern, operate, discontinue,...

Sec. 14.07.032. Definition for AS 14.07.020 - 14.07.032. - In AS 14.07.020 - 14.07.032, “instructional practices” means the strategies...

Sec. 14.07.050. Selection of textbooks. - [See delayed amendment notes.] Textbooks for use in the public...

Sec. 14.07.057. Transmittal of textbook selections. - A school board that selects its own books shall forward...

Sec. 14.07.060. Regulations. - The board shall adopt regulations that are necessary to carry...

Sec. 14.07.070. Withholding state funds. - State funds may not be paid to a school district...

Article 2. State Board of Education and Early Development.

Sec. 14.07.075. Creation. - There is created at the head of the Department of...

Sec. 14.07.085. Appointment of members. - (a) The seven members of the board, no more than...

Sec. 14.07.095. Term of office. - The members of the board shall be appointed for overlapping...

Sec. 14.07.105. Quorum and chair. - (a) Four members constitute a quorum. (b) The board shall...

Sec. 14.07.115. Removal. - Members of the board serve at the pleasure of the...

Sec. 14.07.125. Meetings. - The board shall meet at least quarterly. Meetings may be...

Sec. 14.07.135. Legal assistance. - The Department of Law shall provide all legal services for...

Sec. 14.07.145. Commissioner of education and early development. - (a) The board shall appoint the commissioner of education and...

Sec. 14.07.150. Budget and fiscal authority. - The commissioner has responsibility and authority for the preparation and...

Sec. 14.07.155. Partisan candidacy prohibited. - A member of the board may not be a candidate...

Sec. 14.07.160. Bylaws. - (a) The board may adopt bylaws for the management of...

Sec. 14.07.165. Duties. - (a) [See delayed amendment note.] The board shall adopt (1)...

Sec. 14.07.168. Report to the legislature. - [See delayed amendment notes.] Not later than the 30th legislative...

Sec. 14.07.170. Additional powers and duties of board. - (a) The board may (1) appoint unpaid advisory commissions; (2)...

Sec. 14.07.180. Curricula approval and review; pilot program; incentives. - (a) [See delayed amendment note.] Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Sec. 14.07.182. Curriculum improvement and best practices fund. - (a) The curriculum improvement and best practices fund is established....

Chapter 08. Education in the Unorganized Borough

Sec. 14.08.011. Purpose. - (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide...

Sec. 14.08.021. Authority. - The legislature delegates to school boards for each regional educational...

Sec. 14.08.031. Regional educational attendance areas. - (a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development in...

Sec. 14.08.041. Regional school boards. - (a) A regional educational attendance area shall be operated on...

Sec. 14.08.045. Vacancies. - (a) The regional school board shall declare a regional school...

Sec. 14.08.051. School board sections. - (a) The commissioner in consultation with the Department of Commerce,...

Sec. 14.08.061. Term of office. - (a) Members elected to a regional school board shall serve...

Sec. 14.08.071. Elections; advisory votes. - (a) In each regional educational attendance area in the unorganized...

Sec. 14.08.081. Recall. - The members of a regional school board are subject to...

Sec. 14.08.091. Organization; oath and bond. - (a) The regional school boards shall be organized in accordance...

Sec. 14.08.101. Powers. - A regional school board may (1) sue and be sued;...

Sec. 14.08.111. Duties. - A regional school board shall (1) provide, during the school...

Sec. 14.08.115. Advisory school boards in regional educational attendance areas. - (a) A regional school board shall establish advisory school boards...

Sec. 14.08.131. Disqualification from voting for conflict of interest. - A board member having a direct or indirect pecuniary interest...

Sec. 14.08.151. Land and buildings. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the...

Chapter 09. Transportation of Pupils

Sec. 14.09.010. Transportation of students. - (a) A school district that provides student transportation services for...

Sec. 14.09.020. Transportation for nonpublic school students. - In those places in the state where the department or...

Sec. 14.09.025. Drug testing for school bus drivers. - (a) A school district or regional educational attendance area that...

Sec. 14.09.030. School buses. - (a) A municipal school district or regional educational attendance area...

Chapter 11. Construction, Rehabilitation, and Improvement of Schools and Education-Related Facilities

Article 1. Public School Facilities in General.

Sec. 14.11.005. School construction grant fund. - There is created a school construction grant fund as an...

Sec. 14.11.007. Major maintenance grant fund. - There is created a major maintenance grant fund as an...

Sec. 14.11.008. School district participation in grant program. - (a) In order to receive a grant under this chapter...

Sec. 14.11.011. Grant applications. - (a) A municipality that is a school district or a...

Sec. 14.11.013. Department review of grant applications. - (a) With regard to projects for which grants are requested...

Sec. 14.11.014. Bond reimbursement and grant review committee. - (a) The commissioner shall establish a bond reimbursement and grant...

Sec. 14.11.015. Approval of grant applications. - (a) The board shall review grant applications that have been...

Sec. 14.11.016. Administrative and judicial review. - (a) A district may request reconsideration of a decision of...

Sec. 14.11.017. Grant conditions. - (a) The department shall require in the grant agreement that...

Sec. 14.11.019. Grant appropriations. - Within the appropriation bill authorizing capital expenditures submitted to the...

Sec. 14.11.020. Assumption of responsibilities. - (a) The assembly or council of a municipality that is...

Sec. 14.11.025. State aid for school construction in regional educational attendance areas and small municipal school districts. - (a) In addition to other appropriations and funding sources, the...

Sec. 14.11.030. Regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund. - (a) The regional educational attendance area and small municipal school...

Sec. 14.11.035. Report on school construction and major maintenance funding. - Every February, the department shall provide to the governor and...

Sec. 14.11.100. State aid for costs of school construction debt. - (a) During each fiscal year, the state shall allocate to...

Sec. 14.11.102. Allocation requests. - (a) A request for an allocation of funds under AS...

Article 2. Charter School Facilities.

Sec. 14.11.121. Supplemental charter school facilities construction, lease, and major maintenance grant program. - (a) The department shall establish a charter school facilities construction,...

Sec. 14.11.126. State aid for costs of charter school facilities construction, lease, and major maintenance. - During each fiscal year, the state shall allocate to a...

Article 3. General Provisions.

Sec. 14.11.130. Construction of chapter. - This chapter may not be construed to prevent a municipality...

Sec. 14.11.132. Regulations. - The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes...

Sec. 14.11.135. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “approved...

Chapter 12. Organization and Government of School System

Article 1. Districts.

Sec. 14.12.010. Districts of state public school system. - The districts of the state public school system are as...

Sec. 14.12.020. Support, management, and control in general; military reservation schools. - (a) Each regional educational attendance area shall be operated on...

Sec. 14.12.025. New school districts. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a new school district...

Article 2. School Boards.

Sec. 14.12.030. School boards. - (a) Each borough and city school district with an average...

Sec. 14.12.035. Advisory school boards in borough school districts. - A borough school district board may establish advisory school boards,...

Sec. 14.12.040. Transition from five to seven member board. - The transition from a five-member to a seven-member school board...

Sec. 14.12.050. School board terms. - (a) The term of office of a member of a...

Sec. 14.12.070. Vacancies. - If a vacancy occurs on the school board, the remaining...

Sec. 14.12.080. Qualification of members. - To be eligible to be a member of a school...

Sec. 14.12.090. Oath. - School board members, before taking office, shall take and sign...

Sec. 14.12.100. Application. - AS 14.12.010 - 14.12.100 apply to home rule and general...

Sec. 14.12.110. Single body as assembly and school board. - Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or other law, a...

Sec. 14.12.115. Indemnification. - A school board shall insure or indemnify and protect the...

Article 3. Regional Resource Centers.

Sec. 14.12.150. Establishment and purpose. - (a) The districts of the state public school system may...

Sec. 14.12.160. Regional resource center board grant program; eligibility. - (a) The department may make grants to regional resource center...

Sec. 14.12.170. Districts. - For purposes of AS 14.12.150 - 14.12.180, regional educational attendance...

Sec. 14.12.180. Regulations. - The department may adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions...

Chapter 14. Local Administration of Schools

Article 1. Operation of Districts.

Sec. 14.14.020. Bond required. - Before the officer responsible for custody, investment, or management of...

Sec. 14.14.050. Annual audit. - (a) The school board in each school district shall, before...

Sec. 14.14.060. Relationship between borough school district and borough; finances and buildings. - (a) The borough assembly may by ordinance require that all...

Sec. 14.14.065. Relationship between city school district and city. - The relationships between the school board of a city school...

Sec. 14.14.070. Organization of school board. - Within seven days after the certification of the results of...

Sec. 14.14.080. Declaring a school board vacancy. - When a member of a school board has notice of...

Sec. 14.14.090. Duties of school boards. - In addition to other duties, a school board shall (1)...

Sec. 14.14.100. Bylaws and administrative rules. - (a) The school board policies relating to management and control...

Sec. 14.14.105. Sick leave bank. - A school board may establish a sick leave bank to...

Sec. 14.14.107. Sick leave and sick leave transfer. - (a) Every school district shall allow its certificated employees one...

Sec. 14.14.110. Cooperation with other districts. - (a) When necessary to provide more efficient or more economical...

Sec. 14.14.115. Cooperative arrangement grant program for school districts. - (a) [See delayed amendment note.] To encourage cooperative arrangements between...

Sec. 14.14.120. Inoperative district. - (a) When there are fewer than eight children eligible to...

Sec. 14.14.130. Chief school administrator. - (a) A school board may select and employ a qualified...

Sec. 14.14.140. Restriction on employment; compensation of board members. - (a) While serving on the school board, a member may...

Sec. 14.14.150. Association of Alaska School Boards the representative agency of board members. - The Association of Alaska School Boards is recognized as the...

Sec. 14.14.160. Cooperation and support of certain association functions. - (a) The department and local districts may cooperate with the...

Article 2. Involvement of Young People in School Governance.

Sec. 14.14.250. Establishment of committee. - A school board may create a committee or other advisory...

Sec. 14.14.260. Composition and chairman. - The committee may consist of not more than nine members,...

Sec. 14.14.270. Compensation and per diem. - Members of the committee or other advisory body serve without...

Sec. 14.14.280. Functions of the committee. - (a) The committee shall establish procedures to enable it to...

Sec. 14.14.290. Interns. - An intern may be appointed to serve on the staff...

Sec. 14.14.300. Appointment to district committees or other advisory bodies. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 39.05.100 or a provision of law relating...

Sec. 14.14.310. Definitions. - In AS 14.14.250 - 14.14.310, (1) “board” means the governing...

Chapter 16. Special Schools

Article 1. State Boarding Schools.

Sec. 14.16.010. Establishment of state boarding schools. - The department may establish and operate boarding schools, to be...

Sec. 14.16.020. Operation of state boarding schools. - In the management of state boarding schools, the board shall...

Sec. 14.16.030. Admission to school. - (a) A state boarding school may admit students who are...

Sec. 14.16.040. Status of state boarding school. - A state boarding school is a public school of the...

Sec. 14.16.050. Applicability of education laws. - (a) The following provisions apply with respect to the operation...

Sec. 14.16.060. Status of employees. - The employees of a state boarding school are state employees.

Sec. 14.16.070. Applicability of Public Employment Relations Act. - AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) apply to...

Sec. 14.16.080. Financial provisions applicable to state boarding school. - (a) AS 14.17.440 applies to the calculation of public school...

Article 2. School Districts Operating Residential Schools.

Sec. 14.16.100. Application for residential school. - Before establishing a residential school, a school district shall apply...

Sec. 14.16.200. State funding for districts operating residential schools. - (a) A district that operates a statewide or district-wide residential...

Chapter 17. Financing of Public Schools

Article 1. State Aid to Public Schools.

Sec. 14.17.300. Public education fund. - (a) The public education fund is established. The fund consists...

Sec. 14.17.400. State aid for districts. - (a) The state aid for which a school district is...

Sec. 14.17.410. Public school funding. - (a) A district is eligible for public school funding in...

Sec. 14.17.420. Funding for special needs, secondary school vocational and technical instruction, and intensive services. - (a) As a component of public school funding, a district...

Sec. 14.17.430. State funding for correspondence study. - Except as provided in AS 14.17.400(b), funding for the state...

Sec. 14.17.440. State funding for state boarding schools. - (a) Except as provided in AS 14.17.400(b), funding for state...

Sec. 14.17.450. School size factor. - (a) For purposes of calculating a school's ADM to determine...

Sec. 14.17.460. District cost factors. - (a) For purposes of calculating a district's adjusted ADM under...

Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. - [See delayed amendment note.] The base student allocation is $5,930.

Sec. 14.17.480. Quality school funding. - (a) As a component of public school funding, a district...

Sec. 14.17.490. Public school funding adjustments. - (a) Except as provided in (b) - (e) of this...

Article 2. Preparation of Public School Funding Budget.

Sec. 14.17.500. Student count estimate. - (a) A district shall prepare and submit to the department...

Sec. 14.17.505. Fund balance in school operating fund. - (a) A district may not accumulate in a fiscal year...

Sec. 14.17.510. Determination of full and true value by Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. - (a) To determine the amount of required local contribution under...

Article 3. Procedure for Payments of State Aid.

Sec. 14.17.600. Student count periods. - (a) Within two weeks after the end of the 20-school-day...

Sec. 14.17.610. Distribution of state aid. - (a) The department shall determine the state aid for each...

Article 4. General Provisions.

Sec. 14.17.900. Construction and implementation of chapter. - (a) This chapter does not create a debt of the...

Sec. 14.17.905. Facilities constituting a school. - (a) [See delayed amendment notes.] For purposes of this chapter,...

Sec. 14.17.910. Restrictions governing receipt and expenditure of district money. - (a) Each district shall maintain complete financial records of the...

Sec. 14.17.920. Regulations. - The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter.

Sec. 14.17.990. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “ADM...

Chapter 18. Prohibition Against Discrimination Based on Sex or Race in Public Education

Sec. 14.18.010. Discrimination based on sex and race prohibited. - Recognizing the benefit to the state and nation of equal...

Sec. 14.18.020. Discrimination in employment prohibited. - The board, the Board of Regents, and each school board...

Sec. 14.18.030. Discrimination in counseling and guidance services prohibited. - Guidance and counseling services in public education are available to...

Sec. 14.18.040. Discrimination in recreational and athletic activities prohibited. - (a) Equal opportunity for both sexes in athletics and in...

Sec. 14.18.050. Discrimination in course offerings prohibited. - (a) Except as provided in (b) this section, all public...

Sec. 14.18.060. Discrimination in textbooks and instructional materials prohibited. - (a) School boards shall have textbooks and instructional materials reviewed...

Sec. 14.18.070. Affirmative action. - The board shall establish procedures for affirmative action programs covering...

Sec. 14.18.080. Implementation. - (a) The board shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative...

Sec. 14.18.090. Enforcement by board of education and early development. - (a) The board shall enforce compliance by school districts and...

Sec. 14.18.100. Remedies. - (a) A person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter...

Sec. 14.18.110. Effect of chapter. - This chapter is supplementary to and does not supersede existing...

Chapter 20. Teachers and School Personnel

Article 1. Teacher Certification.

Sec. 14.20.010. Teacher certificate required. - A person may not be employed as a teacher in...

Sec. 14.20.015. Recognition of certificates of out-of-state teachers. - (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of AS 14.20.020, the department shall...

Sec. 14.20.017. Grace period for issuance of regular teacher certificates to previously certificated teachers. - (a) The department shall issue a teacher certificate as described...

Sec. 14.20.020. Requirements for issuance of certificate; fingerprints. - (a) Except as provided in (f) of this section, the...

Sec. 14.20.022. Subject-matter expert limited teacher certificate. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 14.20.020, a person may be issued a...

Sec. 14.20.023. Limited language immersion teacher certificates. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 14.20.020(b), the department may issue a limited...

Sec. 14.20.025. Limited teacher certificates. - Notwithstanding AS 14.20.020(b), a person may be issued a limited...

Sec. 14.20.027. Reporting of and access to social security numbers. - Notwithstanding AS 14.20.010 - 14.20.040, the department may not issue...

Sec. 14.20.030. Causes for revocation and suspension. - (a) The commissioner or the Professional Teaching Practices Commission may...

Sec. 14.20.035. Evaluation of training and experience. - In evaluating an applicant for a position in a district...

Sec. 14.20.040. Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act. - AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to all proceedings under...

Article 2. Employment and Tenure.

Sec. 14.20.095. Right to comment and criticize not to be restricted. - A bylaw or regulation of the commissioner, a school board,...

Sec. 14.20.097. Duty-free time. - Each governing body shall allow its teachers in school facilities...

Sec. 14.20.100. Unlawful to require statement of religious or political affiliation. - A school board, or a member of a school board,...

Sec. 14.20.110. Penalty for violation of AS 14.20.100. - A person violating AS 14.20.100 is punishable by a fine...

Sec. 14.20.120. Statement of qualifications. - A statement of the qualifications of each teacher and superintendent...

Sec. 14.20.130. Employment contracts. - An employer may, after January 1, issue contracts for the...

Sec. 14.20.136. Reemployment of member of teachers' retirement system. - (a) Subject to (b) - (d) of this section, a...

Sec. 14.20.140. Notification of lay off or nonretention. - (a) If a teacher who has acquired tenure rights is...

Sec. 14.20.145. Automatic reemployment. - If notification of nonretention or layoff is not given according...

Sec. 14.20.147. Transfer or absorption of attendance area and teachers. - (a) When an attendance area is transferred from a currently...

Sec. 14.20.148. Intradistrict teacher reassignments. - When a teacher is involuntarily transferred or reassigned to a...

Sec. 14.20.149. Employee evaluation. - (a) A school board shall adopt a certificated employee evaluation...

Sec. 14.20.150. Acquisition and reacquisition of tenure rights. - (a) Except as provided in (c) or (d) of this...

Sec. 14.20.155. Effect of tenure rights. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a teacher...

Sec. 14.20.158. Continued contract provisions. - Continuation of the provisions of a teacher's contract under AS...

Sec. 14.20.160. Loss of tenure rights. - Tenure rights are lost when the teacher's employment in the...

Sec. 14.20.165. Restoration of tenure rights. - A teacher who held tenure rights and who was retired...

Sec. 14.20.170. Dismissal. - (a) A teacher, including a teacher who has acquired tenure...

Sec. 14.20.175. Nonretention. - (a) A teacher who has not acquired tenure rights is...

Sec. 14.20.177. Reductions in force. - (a) A school district may implement a layoff plan under...

Sec. 14.20.180. Procedures upon notice of dismissal or nonretention. - (a) Before a teacher is dismissed, the employer shall give...

Sec. 14.20.210. Authority of school board or department to adopt bylaws. - A school board or the department may adopt teacher tenure...

Sec. 14.20.215. Definitions. - In AS 14.20.010 - 14.20.215, (1) “continuous employment” means employment...

Article 3. Salary Scales.

Sec. 14.20.220. School experience for salary scales. - (a) [Repealed, § 52 ch 6 SLA 1984.] (b) [Repealed,...

Article 4. Sabbatical Leave.

Sec. 14.20.280. Basis of leave. - A teacher who has rendered active service for seven or...

Sec. 14.20.290. Application. - A teacher who wishes to take sabbatical leave shall apply...

Sec. 14.20.300. Selection of teachers. - (a) The governing body of the school district has the...

Sec. 14.20.310. Number of teachers on sabbatical leave; compensation. - (a) The number of teachers eligible for sabbatical leave that...

Sec. 14.20.320. Responsibility of teacher. - Upon the return of a teacher to the teaching position,...

Sec. 14.20.330. Position, tenure, and retirement. - (a) Unless it is otherwise agreed, a teacher returning from...

Sec. 14.20.340. Military service and previous leaves of absence. - To determine eligibility for sabbatical leave, tours of military service...

Sec. 14.20.345. Leave of absence without pay. - (a) A teacher may be granted a leave of absence...

Sec. 14.20.350. Definition. - In AS 14.20.280 - 14.20.350, “teacher” means a certificated member...

Article 5. Professional Teaching Practices Act.

Sec. 14.20.370. Teaching profession. - Teachers required by state law to be certificated, instructors in...

Sec. 14.20.380. Creation of a commission. - There is a commission of professional educators known as the...

Sec. 14.20.390. Appointment and qualifications. - The commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor...

Sec. 14.20.400. Composition of the commission. - The commission consists of the following members: (1) five classroom...

Sec. 14.20.410. Selection of members. - (a) Members of the commission shall be selected as follows:...

Sec. 14.20.420. Term of office. - (a) The term of office for each member of the...

Sec. 14.20.430. Dismissal. - Any member may be removed by the governor for misconduct,...

Sec. 14.20.440. Reimbursement. - Members of the commission shall receive per diem according to...

Sec. 14.20.450. Responsibilities of commission. - The commission shall have the initial responsibility of developing, through...

Sec. 14.20.460. Duties of commission. - The commission shall (1) establish procedures, and adopt regulations to...

Sec. 14.20.470. Powers of commission. - (a) The commission may (1) study proposals developed by regular...

Sec. 14.20.475. Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act. - AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings...

Sec. 14.20.480. Effect of standards. - Members of the teaching profession are obligated to abide by...

Sec. 14.20.500. Support. - In addition to available state funds, the commission shall also...

Sec. 14.20.510. Short title. - AS 14.20.370 - 14.20.510 shall be known as the Professional...

Article 6. Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel.

Sec. 14.20.620. Entry into agreement. - The interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel is enacted...

Sec. 14.20.630. Terms and provisions of agreement. - The terms and provisions of the agreement referred to in...

Sec. 14.20.640. Designated state official to make contracts. - The designated state official to make contracts on behalf of...

Sec. 14.20.650. Filing and publishing of contracts. - True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this...

Article 7. Required Training.

Sec. 14.20.680. Required alcohol and drug related disabilities training. - (a) A school district or regional educational attendance area shall...

Chapter 25. Teachers' Retirement

Article 1. Administration of the Teachers' Retirement System.

Sec. 14.25.001. Purpose. - The purpose of this chapter is to encourage qualified teachers...

Sec. 14.25.002. Attorney general. - The attorney general of the state is the legal counsel...

Sec. 14.25.003. Administrator. - (a) The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee is...

Sec. 14.25.004. Powers and duties of the administrator. - (a) The administrator shall (1) establish and maintain an adequate...

Sec. 14.25.005. Regulations. - (a) Regulations adopted by the commissioner of administration under this...

Sec. 14.25.006. Appeals. - An employer, member, annuitant, or beneficiary may appeal a decision...

Sec. 14.25.007. Investment management of retirement system funds. - The Alaska Retirement Management Board established under AS 37.10.210 is...

Sec. 14.25.008. Definitions. - In AS 14.25.001 - 14.25.008, (1) “plan” means a retirement...

Article 2. Teachers' Defined Benefit Retirement Plan.

Sec. 14.25.009. Applicability of AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220. - The provisions of AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220 apply only to...

Sec. 14.25.010. Retirement plan established; federal qualification requirements. - (a) A joint-contributory retirement plan for teachers of the state...

Sec. 14.25.012. Purpose and effective date. - (a) [Repealed, § 132 ch 9 FSSLA 2005.] (b) The...

Sec. 14.25.040. Membership; credited service. - (a) Unless a teacher or member participates in a university...

Sec. 14.25.043. Reemployment of retired members. - (a) Except as provided in (f) of this section, if...

Sec. 14.25.047. Participation by Special Education Service Agency employees. - An employee of the Special Education Service Agency may participate...

Sec. 14.25.048. Teachers of Alaska Native language and culture. - (a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, an...

Sec. 14.25.050. Contributions by members. - (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, beginning...

Sec. 14.25.055. Supplemental contributions by teachers. - If a teacher first joined the plan before July 1,...

Sec. 14.25.060. Arrearage indebtedness. - (a) If a member first joined the plan before July...

Sec. 14.25.061. Retroactive indebtedness. - (a) A member who was not subject to the provisions...

Sec. 14.25.063. Payment of indebtedness. - (a) In AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220, a member does not...

Sec. 14.25.065. Transmittal of contributions; claims against funds of an employer. - (a) All contributions deducted in accordance with AS 14.25.050 and...

Sec. 14.25.070. Contributions by employers. - (a) Each employer shall contribute to the system every payroll...

Sec. 14.25.075. Purchase of credited service. - (a) An employee who is eligible to purchase credited service...

Sec. 14.25.085. Additional state contributions. - In addition to the contributions that the state is required...

Sec. 14.25.087. Contributions for medical benefits. - Contributions made by an employer under AS 14.25.070 and 14.25.085...

Sec. 14.25.100. Credit for service in the armed forces. - (a) A member who served as an active member of...

Sec. 14.25.105. Credit for service as an employee of the Territory of Alaska. - (a) A teacher who completes 15 years of membership service...

Sec. 14.25.107. Credit for Alaska BIA service. - A member who joins the plan on or after July...

Sec. 14.25.110. Retirement benefits. - (a) Subject to AS 14.25.167, a member is eligible for...

Sec. 14.25.115. Unused sick leave credit. - (a) A teacher in membership service on or after July...

Sec. 14.25.125. Conditional service retirement benefits. - (a) Subject to AS 14.25.167, a member is eligible for...

Sec. 14.25.130. Disability benefits. - (a) A member who has five or more years of...

Sec. 14.25.142. Cost-of-living allowance. - (a) While residing in the state, a person receiving a...

Sec. 14.25.143. Post retirement pension adjustment. - (a) Once each year, the administrator shall increase benefit payments...

Sec. 14.25.145. Interest on individual accounts. - Interest shall be credited to each teacher's account at the...

Sec. 14.25.150. Refund upon termination. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a...

Sec. 14.25.153. Rights under qualified domestic relations order. - A former spouse shall be treated as a spouse or...

Sec. 14.25.155. Nonoccupational death benefits. - (a) If the death of a member occurs after completing...

Sec. 14.25.157. Occupational death benefits. - (a) If (1) the death of a member occurs before...

Sec. 14.25.160. Death benefits. - (a) A death benefit shall be paid and any supplemental...

Sec. 14.25.162. Survivor's allowance. - (a) If an active or disabled member dies and leaves...

Sec. 14.25.163. Rollover distributions and rollover contributions. - (a) A distributee may elect, at the time and in...

Sec. 14.25.164. Spouse's pension. - (a) If an active or disabled member dies, a pension...

Sec. 14.25.165. Distribution requirements. - (a) The entire interest of a member must be distributed...

Sec. 14.25.166. Designation of beneficiary. - (a) Each member shall designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries to...

Sec. 14.25.167. Joint and survivor option. - (a) Benefits payable under this section are in place of...

Sec. 14.25.168. Medical benefits. - (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the...

Sec. 14.25.169. Duplicate benefits. - If payments from this retirement plan are due to a...

Sec. 14.25.173. Adjustments. - (a) When a change or error is made in the...

Sec. 14.25.175. Waiver of adjustments. - (a) Upon request by an affected member or beneficiary under...

Sec. 14.25.177. Effect of amendments; determination of benefits upon termination. - (a) An amendment to AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220 is not...

Sec. 14.25.181. Exclusive benefit; use of forfeitures; limitations. - (a) The corpus or income of the assets held in...

Sec. 14.25.195. Special rules for treatment of qualified military service. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220,...

Sec. 14.25.200. Exemption from taxation and process. - (a) Except as provided in AS 29.45.030(a)(1) or in (c)...

Sec. 14.25.205. Time limit for application. - If an application for benefits or for refund has not...

Sec. 14.25.210. Penalty for false statements. - (a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or...

Sec. 14.25.212. Pension forfeiture. - The provisions of AS 37.10.310 apply to pension benefits under...

Sec. 14.25.220. Definitions. - In AS 14.25.009 - 14.25.220, unless the context requires otherwise,...

Article 3. Teachers First Hired on or after July 1, 2006.

Sec. 14.25.310. Applicability of AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590. - The provisions of AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 apply only to...

Sec. 14.25.320. Defined contribution retirement plan established. - (a) A defined contribution retirement plan for teachers of the...

Sec. 14.25.330. Membership. - (a) A teacher who first becomes a member on or...

Sec. 14.25.340. Contributions by members. - (a) Each member shall contribute to the member's individual account...

Sec. 14.25.345. Employment contributions mandatory. - (a) Contributions of members shall be made by payroll deductions....

Sec. 14.25.350. Contributions by employers. - (a) An employer shall contribute to each member's individual account...

Sec. 14.25.360. Rollover contributions and distributions. - (a) A teacher entering the plan may elect, at the...

Sec. 14.25.370. Transmittal of contributions; claims against funds of an employer; use of contributions. - (a) All contributions deducted in accordance with AS 14.25.310 -...

Sec. 14.25.380. Limitations on contributions and benefits. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this plan, the annual additions...

Sec. 14.25.390. Vesting. - (a) A participating member is immediately and fully vested in...

Sec. 14.25.400. Investment of individual accounts. - (a) The board shall provide a range of investment options...

Sec. 14.25.410. Distribution election at termination. - (a) A member is eligible to elect distribution of the...

Sec. 14.25.420. Forms of distribution. - (a) A participant may elect to receive distribution of the...

Sec. 14.25.430. Manner of electing distributions. - (a) Any election or any alteration or revocation of a...

Sec. 14.25.440. Distribution requirements. - (a) Payments to a participant shall commence as soon as...

Sec. 14.25.450. Designation of beneficiary. - (a) Each participant shall have the right to designate a...

Sec. 14.25.460. Rights under qualified domestic relations order. - (a) Notwithstanding the nonalienation provisions in AS 14.25.500(a), the administrator...

Sec. 14.25.470. Eligibility for retirement and medical benefits. - (a) In order to obtain medical benefits under AS 14.25.480,...

Sec. 14.25.480. Medical benefits. - (a) The medical benefits available to eligible persons are access...

Sec. 14.25.485. Occupational disability benefits and reemployment of disabled members. - (a) A member is eligible for an occupational disability benefit...

Sec. 14.25.486. Disability benefit adjustment. - (a) Once each year, the administrator shall increase disability benefits....

Sec. 14.25.487. Occupational death benefit. - (a) If (1) the death of a member occurs before...

Sec. 14.25.488. Survivors' pension adjustment. - (a) Once each year, the administrator shall increase payments to...

Sec. 14.25.489. Premiums for retiree major medical insurance coverage upon termination of disability benefits or survivor's pension. - The premium for retiree major medical insurance coverage payable by...

Sec. 14.25.490. Amendment and termination of plan. - (a) The state has the right to amend the plan...

Sec. 14.25.500. Exclusive benefit. - (a) The corpus or income of the assets held in...

Sec. 14.25.510. Nonguarantee of returns, rates, or benefit amounts. - The plan created by AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 is, with...

Sec. 14.25.520. Nonguarantee of employment. - The provisions of AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 are not a...

Sec. 14.25.530. Fraud. - (a) A person who knowingly makes a false statement or...

Sec. 14.25.532. Pension forfeiture. - The provisions of AS 37.10.310 apply to pension benefits under...

Sec. 14.25.540. Transfer into defined contribution retirement plan by nonvested members of defined benefit retirement plan. - (a) Subject to (i) of this section, an active member...

Sec. 14.25.550. Membership in teachers' and public employees' retirement systems. - A person who is employed at least half-time in the...

Sec. 14.25.560. Legislators who have been teachers. - (a) A state legislator who was an active member of...

Sec. 14.25.580. Participation by Special Education Service Agency employees. - An employee of the Special Education Service Agency may participate...

Sec. 14.25.582. Special rules for treatment of qualified military service. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590,...

Sec. 14.25.590. Definitions. - In AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590, unless the context requires otherwise,...

Chapter 30. Pupils and Educational Programs for Pupils

Article 1. Compulsory Education.

Sec. 14.30.010. When attendance compulsory. - (a) Every child between seven and 16 years of age...

Sec. 14.30.020. Violations. - A person who knowingly fails to comply with AS 14.30.010...

Sec. 14.30.030. Prevention and reduction of truancy. - The governing body of a school district, including a regional...

Sec. 14.30.045. Grounds for suspension or denial of admission. - A school age child may be suspended from or denied...

Sec. 14.30.047. Admission or readmission when cause no longer exists. - (a) A child who has been suspended from or denied...

Article 2. Physical Examinations and Screening Examinations.

Sec. 14.30.065. Supervision. - The program of physical examination and immunizations prescribed by AS...

Sec. 14.30.070. Physical examination required. - (a) [Repealed, §§ 25, 29 ch 2 SSSLA 2015.] (b)...

Sec. 14.30.075. Physical examinations for teachers. - (a) A school district may require physical examinations of teachers...

Sec. 14.30.125. Immunization. - If in the judgment of the commissioner of health it...

Sec. 14.30.127. Vision and hearing screening examinations. - (a) A vision and hearing screening examination shall be given...

Article 3. Pupil Health.

Sec. 14.30.141. Self-administration and documentation of medication. - (a) A public school shall permit the self-administration of medication...

Sec. 14.30.142. Concussions in student athletes: prevention and reporting. - (a) The governing body of a school district shall consult...

Sec. 14.30.143. Concussions in student athletes: school district immunity. - (a) A school district may not be held liable for...

Article 4. Psychiatric and Behavioral Evaluations and Treatments.

Sec. 14.30.171. Prohibited actions. - (a) Except as provided in AS 14.30.172 - 14.30.176, school...

Sec. 14.30.172. Communication not prohibited. - (a) Nothing in AS 14.30.171 may be construed to prohibit...

Sec. 14.30.174. Compliance with federal education law. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 14.30.171(a)(3) and (5), a behavioral or mental...

Sec. 14.30.176. List of community resources. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 14.30.171(a)(4), a school district may make available...

Sec. 14.30.177. Violations. - Each school board shall adopt a policy that provides that...

Sec. 14.30.179. Definition. - In AS 14.30.171 - 14.30.179, “public school” means a school...

Article 5. Education for Children With Disabilities.

Sec. 14.30.180. Purpose. - It is the purpose of AS 14.30.180 - 14.30.350 to...

Sec. 14.30.186. Coverage; regulations. - (a) Special education and related services shall be provided by...

Sec. 14.30.191. Educational evaluation and placement. - (a) A school district shall obtain the written informed consent...

Sec. 14.30.193. Due process hearing. - (a) A school district or a parent of a child...

Sec. 14.30.194. Mediation. - (a) The department shall, by regulation, establish and implement a...

Sec. 14.30.231. Advisory panel. - The Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education established under...

Sec. 14.30.235. Withdrawal of consent. - If under a provision of this chapter the consent of...

Sec. 14.30.250. Teacher qualifications. - A person may not be employed as a teacher of...

Sec. 14.30.255. Administrator qualifications. - A person may not be employed as an administrator of...

Sec. 14.30.270. Substitutes. - AS 14.30.250 does not prohibit the employment of a person,...

Sec. 14.30.272. Procedural safeguards. - (a) A school district shall inform the parent of a...

Sec. 14.30.274. Identification of children with disabilities. - Each school district shall establish and implement written procedures to...

Sec. 14.30.276. Least restrictive environment. - Each school district shall ensure that, to the maximum extent...

Sec. 14.30.278. Individualized education program; transition services. - (a) A school district shall develop an individualized education program...

Sec. 14.30.285. Transfers of children with disabilities. - (a) The department shall institute a statewide program for the...

Sec. 14.30.305. State support of programs for children hospitalized or confined to their homes. - A child who is hospitalized or confined to home and...

Sec. 14.30.325. Surrogate parents. - (a) The department shall by regulation provide for the appointment...

Sec. 14.30.335. Eligibility for federal funds. - Notwithstanding any other provision of AS 14.30.180 - 14.30.350, the...

Sec. 14.30.340. Provision of special education in a private school, home, or hospital setting. - (a) If a parent of a child with a disability...

Sec. 14.30.347. Transportation of children with disabilities. - When transportation is required to be provided as a related...

Sec. 14.30.350. Definitions. - In AS 14.30.180 - 14.30.350, (1) “appropriate education” means personalized...

Article 6. Education for Gifted Children.

Sec. 14.30.352. Programs for gifted children. - (a) Every school district shall establish educational services for gifted...

Article 7. Sexual Abuse and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention

Sec. 14.30.355. Sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention. - (a) The governing body of each school district shall adopt...

Sec. 14.30.356. Teen dating violence and abuse awareness and prevention program; training and notices. - (a) The department, in consultation with school districts, shall develop...

Article 8. Health, Safety, and Physical Education.

Sec. 14.30.360. Health education curriculum; physical activity guidelines. - (a) Each district in the state public school system shall...

Sec. 14.30.361. Sex education, human reproductive education, and human sexuality education. - (a) A person may only teach a class or program...

Sec. 14.30.362. Suicide awareness and prevention training. - (a) A school district and the department shall provide youth...

Sec. 14.30.365. Interscholastic activities; eligibility. - (a) A full-time student who is eligible under (b) of...

Sec. 14.30.370. Evaluation. - Health education programs conducted under AS 14.30.360 shall be evaluated...

Article 9. Environmental Education.

Sec. 14.30.380. Environmental education. - The board shall encourage each school board to initiate and...

Article 10. Bilingual-Bicultural Education.

Sec. 14.30.400. Bilingual-bicultural education. - City or borough district school boards and regional educational attendance...

Sec. 14.30.410. Bilingual-bicultural education funds. - (a) [Repealed, § 12 ch 42 SLA 1997.] (b) The...

Sec. 14.30.420. Native language education. - (a) A school board shall establish a local Native language...

Article 11. Adventure-Based Education.

Sec. 14.30.500. Adventure-based education program. - An adventure-based education program is a program designed to bring...

Article 12. Special Education Service Agency.

Sec. 14.30.600. Agency established. - There is established, as a public organization, the special education...

Sec. 14.30.610. Governing board. - The agency shall be governed by the Governor's Council on...

Sec. 14.30.620. Employees. - Employees of the agency are not in the state service...

Sec. 14.30.630. Powers and duties. - (a) The agency may (1) receive and expend public and...

Sec. 14.30.640. Eligibility for service. - The services of the agency shall be available to school...

Sec. 14.30.650. Funding. - Each fiscal year, the department shall allocate to the agency...

Sec. 14.30.660. Definition. - In AS 14.30.600 - 14.30.660, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Article 13. Records of Certain Missing or Transferred Children.

Sec. 14.30.700. Records of missing children. - Upon notification by the Department of Public Safety of a...

Sec. 14.30.710. Required records upon transfer. - Within 14 days after enrolling a child as a transfer...

Sec. 14.30.720. Definitions. - In AS 14.30.700 - 14.30.720, (1) “child” means a person...

Article 14. Alaska Military Youth Academy.

Sec. 14.30.745. Provision of student information to academy. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, on...

Chapter 33. School Safety and Discipline

Article 1. School Safety Patrols.

Sec. 14.33.010. Requirements for school safety patrols. - The school board of a borough or city school district...

Sec. 14.33.020. Organization of a patrol. - (a) If a school board, or a private or denominational...

Sec. 14.33.030. Duties of a patrol. - (a) Patrol members shall (1) encourage pupils to refrain from...

Sec. 14.33.040. Guidance for patrols. - The commissioner shall, after consulting with the commissioner of public...

Sec. 14.33.050. Cooperation with law-enforcement authorities. - The state troopers or the police department of a political...

Sec. 14.33.060. Immunity from liability. - The state or a political subdivision of it, a school...

Article 2. Required School Crisis Response Planning.

Sec. 14.33.100. Required school crisis response planning. - (a) Each district shall develop a model school crisis response...

Article 3. Required School Disciplinary and Safety Program.

Sec. 14.33.110. Purpose of school disciplinary and safety program. - The purpose of AS 14.33.110 - 14.33.140 is to (1)...

Sec. 14.33.120. School disciplinary and safety program. - (a) Each governing body shall adopt a written school disciplinary...

Sec. 14.33.125. Student restraint or seclusion; limitations. - (a) A public school disciplinary and safety program must (1)...

Sec. 14.33.127. Crisis intervention training. - (a) The department shall approve crisis intervention training programs for...

Sec. 14.33.130. Enforcement of approved program; additional safety obligations. - (a) A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another...

Sec. 14.33.140. Civil liability for enforcing disciplinary and safety program. - A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person...

Article 4. Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying.

Sec. 14.33.200. Harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy. - (a) By July 1, 2007, each school district shall adopt...

Sec. 14.33.210. Reporting of incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying. - Beginning with the 2007 - 2008 school year, each school...

Sec. 14.33.220. Reporting; no reprisals. - (a) A school employee, student, or volunteer may not engage...

Sec. 14.33.230. Immunity from suit. - A school employee, student, or volunteer who reports an incident...

Sec. 14.33.250. Definitions. - In AS 14.33.200 - 14.33.250, (1) “district” has the meaning...

Chapter 34. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

Sec. 14.34.010. Compact enacted. - The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children as...

Sec. 14.34.020. Compact administrator. - Under the compact established under AS 14.34.010, the commissioner may...

Sec. 14.34.030. State council. - The board shall designate a subcommittee of its membership to...

Sec. 14.34.040. Regulations. - The board may adopt regulations to implement this chapter.

Sec. 14.34.090. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Interstate Compact on...

Chapter 35. Vocational Education

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