Alaska Statutes
Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums

Sec. 14.35.030. Commissioner of administration as custodian of federal funds. - The commissioner of administration is designated custodian of appropriations made...

Chapter 38. Head Start

Sec. 14.38.010. Operation of Head Start programs. - The Department of Education and Early Development shall operate the...

Chapter 40. The University of Alaska and the Community Colleges

Article 1. Establishment, Organization, and Programs of the University of Alaska.

Sec. 14.40.010. University of Alaska. - The University of Alaska consists of the College of Agriculture,...

Sec. 14.40.020. Site of university. - The University of Alaska is the beneficiary under the provisions...

Sec. 14.40.030. Transfer of powers, duties, and obligations of Agricultural College and School of Mines under Acts of Congress. - All powers, duties, and obligations devolving upon the Alaska Agricultural...

Sec. 14.40.040. General powers and duties of the university. - (a) There is created and established a corporation to be...

Sec. 14.40.043. University of Alaska office of public safety. - The Board of Regents may establish an office of public...

Sec. 14.40.045. Religious or partisan instruction, tests, and appointments. - No instruction either sectarian in religion or partisan in politics...

Sec. 14.40.050. Discrimination because of sex, color, or nationality prohibited. - A person may not be deprived of the privileges of...

Sec. 14.40.055. Educational expansion program. - To expand educational and cultural opportunities in the state, to...

Sec. 14.40.057. Extension of compliance acts. - Laws of the state designed to meet requirements of the...

Sec. 14.40.060. University curriculum. - The University of Alaska shall use the property and funds...

Sec. 14.40.065. Student practicums immunity. - A person is not considered to be an employer of...

Sec. 14.40.070. Collection of fossil remains authorized. - The University of Alaska may collect and store the bones...

Sec. 14.40.075. Alaska Earthquake and Volcanic Hazards Assessment Project; state seismologist. - (a) The University of Alaska shall establish an Alaska Earthquake...

Sec. 14.40.080. Establishment of Institute of Marine Sciences. - The University of Alaska may establish an Institute of Marine...

Sec. 14.40.082. Unmanned aircraft system training. - The University of Alaska may establish a training program in...

Sec. 14.40.085. Alaska State Climate Center; state climatologist. - (a) The University of Alaska shall establish an Alaska State...

Sec. 14.40.088. Establishment of Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies. - (a) The University of Alaska shall establish an Institute for...

Sec. 14.40.090. Correspondence courses for prospectors and miners. - (a) The University of Alaska shall establish and offer to...

Sec. 14.40.095. Establishment of a Center for Information Technology at University of Alaska Anchorage. - (a) The University of Alaska may establish a Center for...

Sec. 14.40.100. College extension service. - The Board of Regents may conduct a college extension service,...

Sec. 14.40.110. Establishment of Business, Economics, and Public Administration Research Program. - The University of Alaska may establish a Business, Economics, and...

Sec. 14.40.115. Establishment of Mineral Industry Research Program. - The University of Alaska shall establish a Mineral Industry Research...

Sec. 14.40.117. Establishment of Alaska Native Language Center. - The University of Alaska shall establish an Alaska Native Language...

Article 2. Board of Regents and President of the University of Alaska.

Sec. 14.40.120. University governed by Board of Regents. - The University of Alaska shall be governed by a Board...

Sec. 14.40.130. Qualifications of regents; special provisions relating to student regent. - (a) Each regent shall be a citizen of the United...

Sec. 14.40.140. Term of office. - Except for a student regent as specified in AS 14.40.150(b),...

Sec. 14.40.150. Appointment of regents. - (a) The governor shall appoint the regents subject to confirmation...

Sec. 14.40.155. Suspension and removal of regents. - (a) The governor may, after providing notice and an opportunity...

Sec. 14.40.160. Board meetings public; meeting notice; public facilities. - (a) The provisions of AS 44.62.310 apply to meetings of...

Sec. 14.40.170. Duties and powers of Board of Regents. - (a) The Board of Regents shall (1) appoint the president...

Sec. 14.40.175. Indemnification. - The Board of Regents shall insure or indemnify and protect...

Sec. 14.40.190. Report. - (a) The Board of Regents shall prepare a written report...

Sec. 14.40.200. Quorum. - Corporate business may not be transacted at any meeting of...

Sec. 14.40.210. Powers and duties of president of the university; research and development. - (a) The president of the University of Alaska may (1)...

Sec. 14.40.220. Duty of president to define duties and supervise appointees. - The president shall define the duties and supervise the performance...

Sec. 14.40.230. Powers of regents to remove officers. - The Board of Regents may remove from office any officer...

Sec. 14.40.240. Power of president to suspend and expel students. - The power to suspend and expel a student for misconduct...

Article 3. Property and Funds of the University of Alaska.

Sec. 14.40.250. Regents to act as trustees and administer money or property. - The Board of Regents may receive, manage, and invest money...

Sec. 14.40.251. Default on tuition, fees, and charges. - (a) For the purposes of this chapter, tuition, a fee,...

Sec. 14.40.253. Financing notice and approval. - If the University of Alaska intends to enter into an...

Sec. 14.40.254. University revenue bonds. - (a) Subject to AS 14.40.253, the board may issue revenue...

Sec. 14.40.255. Investment of surplus money. - If the Board of Regents determines that there is a...

Sec. 14.40.257. Reimbursement for costs of capital projects. - (a) Subject to appropriations for the purpose, during each fiscal...

Sec. 14.40.280. Endowments and donations. - (a) Title to and control or possession of land, personal...

Sec. 14.40.282. Endowment for the physical sciences. - (a) The Board of Regents shall establish an endowment for...

Sec. 14.40.290. Property and funds generally. - (a) Federal grants and appropriations paid to the commissioner of...

Sec. 14.40.291. Land of the University of Alaska not public domain land. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, university-grant land, state...

Sec. 14.40.296. Working capital reserve fund. - (a) There is established in the treasury of the University...

Sec. 14.40.300. Creation and appointment of comptroller. - The Board of Regents shall create the office of comptroller...

Sec. 14.40.310. Fiscal year. - The fiscal year of the University of Alaska begins on...

Sec. 14.40.325. Reallocation within state appropriations. - Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 37.07.080(e), each appropriation to the...

Sec. 14.40.330. Inventory of property. - The Board of Regents shall maintain or cause to be...

Sec. 14.40.350. Board of Regents authorized to lease land. - The Board of Regents may execute leases for mining, agriculture,...

Sec. 14.40.360. Board of Regents authorized to select and to sell or lease land granted by Act of Congress. - The Board of Regents may select the land granted to...

Sec. 14.40.365. University land grant. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, before...

Sec. 14.40.366. Management requirements for university land. - (a) Before the conveyance or the disposal of an interest...

Sec. 14.40.367. Confidential records relating to university land and interests in land. - Notwithstanding AS 40.25.100 - 40.25.295, on a determination that it...

Sec. 14.40.380. Assent of legislature to federal land and money grants. - The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits...

Sec. 14.40.390. Federal land grants to Agricultural College and School of Mines reaccepted for university. - The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits...

Sec. 14.40.400. Fund for money from sale or lease of land granted by Act of Congress. - (a) The Board of Regents shall establish a separate endowment...

Sec. 14.40.410. Federal grants of money to establish agricultural experiment stations. - The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits...

Sec. 14.40.420. University designated as beneficiary under Hatch Act and empowered to establish Agricultural Experiment Station. - The University of Alaska is designated as the beneficiary under...

Sec. 14.40.430. Acceptance of federal appropriation for agricultural extension work. - The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits...

Sec. 14.40.440. University designated beneficiary of Smith-Lever Act and empowered to carry on agricultural extension work. - The University of Alaska is designated as the beneficiary under...

Sec. 14.40.450. Governor authorized to make certificates to obtain federal grants of money. - The governor is authorized to make all certificates required by...

Sec. 14.40.453. Confidentiality of research. - The public records inspection requirements of AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.121...

Sec. 14.40.458. University corporate interests. - (a) The university may purchase an interest in a corporation...

Sec. 14.40.461. University research forest. - (a) For the purpose of advancing research into forest practices,...

Sec. 14.40.491. Definition of university receipts. - In AS 14.40.120 - 14.40.491, “university receipts” includes (1) student...

Article 4. Community Colleges.

Sec. 14.40.560. Authority to cooperate. - A qualified school district or political subdivision may make an...

Sec. 14.40.570. Authority of board. - (a) Since academic education beyond the high school level is...

Sec. 14.40.580. Use of joint facilities. - (a) If facilities used by the community college are owned...

Sec. 14.40.590. Director. - The administrative head of a community college established by the...

Sec. 14.40.600. Regulations. - A community college established by the university in cooperation with...

Sec. 14.40.610. Disposition of income. - (a) [Repealed, § 12 ch 42 SLA 1997.] (b) All...

Sec. 14.40.620. Savings clause. - An agreement between the University of Alaska and a community...

Sec. 14.40.630. Definitions. - In AS 14.40.560 - 14.40.640, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Sec. 14.40.640. Short title. - AS 14.40.560 - 14.40.640 may be cited as the Community...

Article 5. University Retirement Programs.

Sec. 14.40.661. Authority of board. - (a) The board may establish and maintain university retirement programs...

Sec. 14.40.671. Participation. - (a) An employee in a participating position may elect to...

Sec. 14.40.681. Retirement system membership. - An employee participating in a university retirement program may not...

Sec. 14.40.691. Contributions. - (a) The university shall contribute on behalf of each employee...

Sec. 14.40.701. Benefits. - Payment of benefits to participants of the program is the...

Sec. 14.40.799. Definitions. - In AS 14.40.661 - 14.40.799, (1) “appropriate state retirement system”...

Article 6. Education Trust of Alaska.

Sec. 14.40.802. Education Trust of Alaska. - (a) The Education Trust of Alaska is established in the...

Sec. 14.40.803. Alaska advance college tuition savings fund. - (a) The Alaska advance college tuition savings fund is established...

Sec. 14.40.807. Contribution to the Alaska Advance College Tuition Savings Fund. - (a) Contributions to the fund under the terms of an...

Sec. 14.40.809. Powers and duties of the University of Alaska. - (a) The Board of Regents of the University of Alaska...

Sec. 14.40.811. Advance college tuition savings contracts. - (a) An advance college tuition savings contract must set out...

Sec. 14.40.817. Definitions. - In AS 14.40.803 - 14.40.817, (1) “advance college tuition savings...

Chapter 42. Postsecondary Education Commission and Loan Corporation

Article 1. Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education.

Sec. 14.42.010. Purpose, intent. - (a) [Repealed, § 42 ch 85 SLA 2001.] (b) The...

Sec. 14.42.015. Creation, composition, appointment of members. - (a) There is in the Department of Education and Early...

Sec. 14.42.020. Officers. - The chairman and vice-chairman shall be elected from among the...

Sec. 14.42.025. Meetings, rules, votes required. - The commission shall prescribe its own rules of procedure. The...

Sec. 14.42.030. Functions, duties, and powers of the commission. - (a) The commission has the following functions, advisory to the...

Sec. 14.42.033. Agreements for medical education. - The commission shall enter into agreements with government or postsecondary...

Sec. 14.42.035. Collection of data. - (a) The commission may require the institutions of public and...

Sec. 14.42.040. Executive officer and staff; administration. - (a) The commission may appoint an executive director as the...

Sec. 14.42.045. Compensation and per diem. - Members of the commission serve without compensation but are entitled...

Sec. 14.42.050. Legal counsel. - (a) The attorney general is legal counsel for the commission....

Sec. 14.42.055. Consortia. - All parties that are signatory to a consortium agreement between...

Article 2. Alaska Student Loan Corporation.

Sec. 14.42.100. Creation of Alaska Student Loan Corporation. - There is created the Alaska Student Loan Corporation. The corporation...

Sec. 14.42.120. Corporation governing body. - (a) The corporation shall be governed by a board of...

Sec. 14.42.130. Meetings of the board. - (a) The board shall meet at the call of its...

Sec. 14.42.140. Minutes of meetings. - The board shall keep minutes of each meeting and send...

Sec. 14.42.150. Administration of affairs. - The board shall manage the assets and business of the...

Sec. 14.42.160. Executive officer. - The executive officer of the Commission on Postsecondary Education appointed...

Sec. 14.42.170. Staff. - The employees of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall...

Sec. 14.42.190. Budget. - The operating budget of the corporation is subject to AS...

Sec. 14.42.200. General powers. - In addition to other powers granted in this chapter, the...

Sec. 14.42.205. Supplemental education loans: financing program. - (a) The purpose of this section is to provide for...

Sec. 14.42.210. Education loan fund and program administration. - (a) The education loan fund is established in the corporation....

Sec. 14.42.215. Interest. - (a) The corporation shall set the interest rate on a...

Sec. 14.42.220. Bonds of the corporation. - (a) The corporation may borrow money and may issue bonds,...

Sec. 14.42.230. Trust indentures and trust agreements. - An issue of bonds by the corporation may be secured...

Sec. 14.42.240. Reserves and capital reserves. - (a) For the purpose of securing one or more issues...

Sec. 14.42.250. Validity of pledge. - It is the intention of the legislature that a pledge...

Sec. 14.42.260. Nonliability on bonds. - (a) The members of the board and individuals executing the...

Sec. 14.42.265. Underwriters. - The board may select one or more underwriters for its...

Sec. 14.42.270. Pledge and agreement of state. - The state pledges to and agrees with holders of bonds...

Sec. 14.42.280. Exemption from taxation. - The real and personal property of the corporation and its...

Sec. 14.42.290. Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries. - The bonds of the corporation are securities in which public...

Sec. 14.42.295. Payment to state. - (a) The board may elect to pay the state a...

Sec. 14.42.300. Operation of certain statutes excepted. - (a) The corporation is not a municipality as the term...

Sec. 14.42.310. Annual audit. - The financial records of the corporation shall be audited annually...

Article 3. General Provisions.

Sec. 14.42.990. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “board”...

Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs for Postsecondary Students

Article 1. University of Alaska Scholarships for High School Graduates.

Sec. 14.43.010. Scholarships for dormitory rent. - The high school student in each graduating class in each...

Sec. 14.43.015. Alternate upon refusal or failure to accept. - If a person entitled to receive the benefit of AS...

Sec. 14.43.020. Applications for and issuance and report of certificates. - A certificate shall be applied for and issued to a...

Sec. 14.43.025. Forfeiture of scholarship benefits. - Failure to do passing work in more than one subject...

Sec. 14.43.030. Payment of scholarships. - Payment of the scholarships shall be made monthly to the...

Article 2. University of Alaska Scholarships for Natives.

Sec. 14.43.050. Purpose of scholarships. - Because of the language difficulty and economic conditions of the...

Sec. 14.43.055. Scholarships. - The Board of Regents of the University of Alaska shall...

Sec. 14.43.060. Continuation of scholarships. - The award of free room and board shall be made...

Sec. 14.43.065. Scholarships in addition to other scholarships. - The scholarships under AS 14.43.050 - 14.43.075 are supplemental and...

Sec. 14.43.075. Definition of Native. - In AS 14.43.050 - 14.43.075, “Native” means a person between...

Article 3. Free Tuition and Fees for Spouse and Children of Certain Police, Fire, or Military Personnel.

Sec. 14.43.085. Free tuition and fees for a spouse or dependent of a peace officer or members of the armed services or a fire department. - (a) A person enrolled as a student in good standing...

Article 4. Education Loan Program.

Sec. 14.43.091. Education loan program. - (a) There is created the education loan program to provide...

Sec. 14.43.100. Applications. - (a) Applications shall be submitted to the executive director of...

Sec. 14.43.105. Administration of program. - The executive director shall administer the programs subject to review...

Sec. 14.43.110. Education loans. - (a) In a school year, the commission may make a...

Sec. 14.43.120. Conditions of loans. - (a) Proceeds from an education loan to a full-time student...

Sec. 14.43.122. Consolidation of loans. - (a) The corporation may offer a borrower who has received...

Sec. 14.43.125. Eligibility of students. - (a) A person is eligible for a loan if the...

Sec. 14.43.135. Discrimination prohibited. - The programs established under this chapter shall be carried out...

Sec. 14.43.140. Enforceability of certain contracts with minors. - A written obligation entered into by a minor at least...

Sec. 14.43.145. Default. - (a) For the purposes of this chapter, a loan is...

Sec. 14.43.147. Order to withhold and deliver. - (a) Thirty days after the date a notice of default...

Sec. 14.43.149. Lien. - (a) The amount owing on a loan that is in...

Sec. 14.43.150. Order to assign wages for defaulted loan. - (a) In a court proceeding regarding a defaulted loan under...

Sec. 14.43.151. Authority and procedure to administratively establish and enforce a collection order. - If a judgment in favor of the commission has not...

Sec. 14.43.152. Initiation of administrative action to establish a collection order; required notice. - (a) An action to establish a collection order authorized under...

Sec. 14.43.153. Hearings in administrative action to establish a collection order; burden of proof. - (a) A borrower served with a notice of establishment of...

Sec. 14.43.154. Collection orders as judgments. - A collection order is equivalent to a judgment and becomes...

Sec. 14.43.155. Nature of remedies. - AS 14.43.154 provides a remedy in addition to and not...

Sec. 14.43.160. Definitions. - In AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.160, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Article 5. AlaskAdvantage Loan Program.

Sec. 14.43.161. Purpose; creation. - There is established the AlaskAdvantage loan program to provide postsecondary...

Sec. 14.43.162. Eligibility. - (a) For a borrower to be eligible for a loan...

Sec. 14.43.163. Restrictions on award. - Under AS 14.43.161 - 14.43.168, the commission may make loans...

Sec. 14.43.164. Use of loan. - A borrower may use a loan under AS 14.43.161 -...

Sec. 14.43.165. Interest. - (a) The corporation shall set the rate of interest on...

Sec. 14.43.166. Repayment of loans. - A borrower's obligation to commence repayment of the principal and...

Sec. 14.43.167. Consolidation of loans. - The commission may offer (1) an eligible borrower who has...

Sec. 14.43.168. Default. - (a) The commission shall establish the default requirements for loans...

Article 6. Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program.

Sec. 14.43.170. Creation; purpose. - There is created the Alaska supplemental education loan program to...

Sec. 14.43.171. Applicability of other laws. - The provisions of AS 14.43.120(b), 14.43.120(d)(4), 14.43.135, 14.43.140, and 14.43.145...

Sec. 14.43.172. Eligibility. - (a) For a borrower to be eligible for a loan...

Sec. 14.43.173. Loan award maximums; use of loan award. - (a) In a school year, the corporation may finance a...

Sec. 14.43.175. Repayment of loans. - A borrower's obligation to repay the principal of and interest...

Article 7. Memorial Education Revolving Loan Fund.

Sec. 14.43.250. Declaration of purpose. - (a) The legislature may pay tribute to the memory of...

Sec. 14.43.255. Fund created. - (a) There is created a memorial education revolving loan fund....

Sec. 14.43.300. Limits and conditions of loans. - (a) An education loan to a recipient under AS 14.43.250(b)(1)...

Sec. 14.43.305. Repayment of loans. - (a) Memorial education loans under AS 14.43.250(b)(1) - (4) or...

Sec. 14.43.310. Selection. - (a) In selecting from among eligible applicants a person who...

Sec. 14.43.320. Administering authority. - (a) The memorial education loans provided for under AS 14.43.250...

Sec. 14.43.325. Funding. - (a) The memorial education revolving loan fund created under AS...

Article 8. Alaska Education Grant Program.

Sec. 14.43.400. Purpose; creation. - There is created the Alaska education grant program to provide...

Sec. 14.43.405. Administration. - (a) The Alaska education grant program created under AS 14.43.400...

Sec. 14.43.406. Applicability of other laws. - (a) To the extent they are not in conflict with...

Sec. 14.43.415. Eligibility; priority. - (a) For an applicant to be eligible for a grant...

Sec. 14.43.420. Limitation on grants. - (a) A grant made under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 may...

Article 9. Medical Education Support.

Sec. 14.43.510. Repayment condition for medical education program participants. - (a) Except as provided under (b) and (c) of this...

Article 10. Teacher Education Loan Program.

Sec. 14.43.600. Findings and intent. - (a) The legislature finds that there is a wide and...

Sec. 14.43.610. Program established. - There is established the teacher education loan program to provide...

Sec. 14.43.620. Teacher education revolving loan fund. - (a) The teacher education revolving loan fund is created for...

Sec. 14.43.630. Administration. - (a) The teacher education loan program shall be administered by...

Sec. 14.43.640. Conditions of and limitations on loans. - (a) To the extent that they are not in conflict...

Sec. 14.43.650. Selection criteria. - (a) To be eligible for a teacher education loan, a...

Sec. 14.43.700. Definition. - In AS 14.43.600 - 14.43.700, “rural” means a community with...

Article 11. Alaska Family Education Loan Program.

Sec. 14.43.710. Program established. - The Alaska family education loan program is established to provide...

Sec. 14.43.720. Family education loan account. - (a) The family education loan account is created within the...

Sec. 14.43.740. Loan terms, limits, and conditions. - (a) The provisions of AS 14.43.100, 14.43.120(a) - (c), (m),...

Sec. 14.43.750. Eligibility. - (a) A person may apply for and obtain a family...

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...

Sec. 14.43.820. Alaska performance scholarship program; eligibility. - (a) Subject to appropriation, the commission shall award an Alaska...

Sec. 14.43.825. Maximum annual awards. - (a) The maximum annual awards for the Alaska performance scholarships...

Sec. 14.43.830. Qualified postsecondary institutions. - (a) The following institutions are qualified postsecondary institutions for purposes...

Sec. 14.43.840. Report to the legislature. - (a) To the extent permitted under law, the department, the...

Sec. 14.43.849. Definitions. - In AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, unless the context requires otherwise,...

Article 13. General Provisions.

Sec. 14.43.910. Confidentiality of financial need information. - All information submitted in support of a determination of financial...

Sec. 14.43.915. Alaska education grant account and Alaska performance scholarship award account. - (a) The Alaska education grant account is created as an...

Sec. 14.43.920. Repayment by ineligible recipient. - If a person receives a scholarship, loan, or grant under...

Sec. 14.43.930. Scholarship program information. - (a) The board shall make information about scholarship programs available...

Sec. 14.43.990. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “AlaskAdvantage” means the service mark registered...

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...

Sec. 14.44.015. Terms and provisions of Compact. - The terms and provisions of the Compact referred to in...

Sec. 14.44.020. Execution of Compact by governor. - Upon ratification and approval of the Western Regional Higher Education...

Sec. 14.44.025. Provisions of services. - (a) State participation under Articles VIII and XIII of the...

Sec. 14.44.030. Members of the commission. - (a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the...

Sec. 14.44.035. Administration. - The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall administer the state's...

Sec. 14.44.040. Repayment condition for program participants. - (a) As a condition of eligibility for receiving financial support...

Article 2. Compact for Education.

Sec. 14.44.050. Entry into compact. - The Compact for Education is enacted into law and entered...

Sec. 14.44.055. Terms and provisions of compact. - The terms and provisions of the compact referred to in...

Sec. 14.44.060. Members of the commission. - (a) One of the commission members shall be the governor;...

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...

Article 2. Exempt Religious and Other Private Schools.

Sec. 14.45.100. Exemption. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a...

Sec. 14.45.110. Requirements of exempt schools. - (a) The parent or guardian of a child of compulsory...

Sec. 14.45.120. Standardized testing requirements. - (a) A religious or other private school that elects to...

Sec. 14.45.130. Records. - (a) A religious or other private school that elects to...

Article 3. General Provisions.

Sec. 14.45.150. Interscholastic activities; eligibility. - (a) A full-time student who is eligible under (b) of...

Sec. 14.45.190. School lockers. - A private school may search school lockers and other containers...

Sec. 14.45.200. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “private school” means a school that...

Chapter 48. Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions

Sec. 14.48.010. Purposes. - (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide...

Sec. 14.48.020. Authorization and permits required. - A person may not (1) operate a postsecondary educational institution...

Sec. 14.48.030. Exemptions. - (a) The following educational programs, and institutions providing only the...

Sec. 14.48.040. Commission to administer chapter. - The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education shall administer this chapter...

Sec. 14.48.050. Powers and duties of commission. - The commission shall (1) establish minimum criteria consistent with AS...

Sec. 14.48.060. Minimum standards. - (a) In establishing the criteria required by AS 14.48.050(1), the...

Sec. 14.48.070. Authorization to operate. - (a) Each postsecondary educational institution desiring to operate in this...

Sec. 14.48.080. Agent's permit. - (a) A person desiring to solicit or perform the services...

Sec. 14.48.090. Fees. - The commission shall adopt regulations that establish the amount and...

Sec. 14.48.100. Bonds. - (a) At the time application is made for authorization to...

Sec. 14.48.110. Denial. - If the commission, upon review of an application for authorization...

Sec. 14.48.120. Sanctions; cessation of operation. - (a) An authorization to operate or an agent's permit may...

Sec. 14.48.130. Complaints. - (a) A person claiming damage or loss as a result...

Sec. 14.48.140. Judicial review. - A final administrative order issued by the commission is subject...

Sec. 14.48.150. Preservation of records. - (a) If a postsecondary educational institution proposes to discontinue its...

Sec. 14.48.160. Enforceability of notes and contracts; student loans. - (a) If a person to whom educational services are to...

Sec. 14.48.165. Immunization of postsecondary students. - (a) A postsecondary educational institution in this state shall provide...

Sec. 14.48.170. Jurisdiction. - A postsecondary educational institution that is not exempt from the...

Sec. 14.48.180. Enforcement; injunction. - (a) The attorney general at the request of the commission...

Sec. 14.48.190. Civil penalty. - A person who violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020 or...

Sec. 14.48.200. Criminal violation. - A person who wilfully violates the provisions of AS 14.48.020...

Sec. 14.48.210. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “agent” or “agents” mean persons owning...

Chapter 50. Federal Aid for Education

Sec. 14.50.010. Acceptance of federal funds. - The legislature assents to federal aid under former 20 U.S.C....

Sec. 14.50.020. Definition of public schools for purposes of Statehood Act. - Public schools, for the purpose of Public Law 85-508, 72...

Sec. 14.50.030. Declaration of intent. - If the United States Congress enacts legislation making federal money...

Sec. 14.50.040. Expenditure of state and federal funds for teachers' salaries. - If the United States Congress enacts legislation, when the state...

Sec. 14.50.050. Expenditure of state and federal money for school construction. - If the United States Congress enacts into law legislation making...

Sec. 14.50.060. Apportionment of federal aid granted without limitations as to use. - If federal money is made available to the state without...

Sec. 14.50.070. Use of line item appropriations for matching purposes. - The governor or the board as the federal law may...

Sec. 14.50.080. Consent to reasonable conditions. - The governor or the board as the federal law may...

Sec. 14.50.100. Definition. - The term “teacher” for the purposes of AS 14.50.030 -...

Chapter 56. State and Community Libraries

Article 1. State Library and Historical Library.

Sec. 14.56.010. Department of Education and Early Development to govern library. - The Department of Education and Early Development shall manage and...

Sec. 14.56.020. Powers of the Department of Education and Early Development. - The department shall (1) stimulate and encourage citizens' participation in...

Sec. 14.56.030. State library duties. - The department shall undertake state library functions that will benefit...

Sec. 14.56.080. Historical library duties. - The department shall (1) collect, catalog, and preserve an Alaska...

Article 2. State Library Distribution and Data Access Center.

Sec. 14.56.090. State library distribution and data access center established. - There is established in the state library the state library...

Sec. 14.56.100. Duties of center. - The center shall, in cooperation with federal, municipal, and private...

Sec. 14.56.110. Regulations. - The Department of Education and Early Development shall adopt regulations...

Sec. 14.56.120. Deposit of publications and research data. - (a) Each state agency shall deposit, upon release, at least...

Sec. 14.56.123. Liaison with center. - Each state agency shall and each municipality and regional educational...

Sec. 14.56.125. Summaries and indices. - (a) Upon notification of the creation of data under AS...

Sec. 14.56.130. Other documents required of state agencies. - Upon the request of the center, a state agency shall...

Sec. 14.56.135. Efficiency and computerization. - The center shall, to the extent practicable, avoid duplication, coordinate...

Sec. 14.56.150. Depository library contracts. - The center may enter into depository contracts with municipal, regional...

Sec. 14.56.160. Depository library designations. - Libraries may be designated as either “complete depository” or “selective...

Sec. 14.56.170. Distribution of state publications and research data. - The center may not engage in general public distribution of...

Sec. 14.56.180. Definitions. - In AS 14.56.090 - 14.56.180, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Article 3. Library Assistance Grants.

Sec. 14.56.300. Library assistance grant program. - There is established in the department a library assistance grant...

Sec. 14.56.310. Eligibility. - (a) Libraries eligible for grants under AS 14.56.300 are (1)...

Sec. 14.56.320. Applications. - An eligible library may apply to the department for a...

Sec. 14.56.330. Limitations. - (a) A public library assistance grant under AS 14.56.310(a)(1) may...

Sec. 14.56.340. Regulations. - The board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the...

Article 4. Public Library Construction and Expansion Grants.

Sec. 14.56.355. Library construction and major expansion matching grant program. - (a) There is established in the Department of Commerce, Community,...

Sec. 14.56.356. Eligibility. - (a) To be a library eligible for a grant under...

Article 5. Public School Library Collection Development Grants.

Sec. 14.56.360. Public school library collection development grants. - (a) There is established in the department a public school...

Sec. 14.56.365. Eligibility. - (a) A library eligible for a grant under AS 14.56.360...

Sec. 14.56.370. Eligible expenditures. - (a) A library collection development grant may be used only...

Sec. 14.56.375. Report. - A recipient of a grant awarded under AS 14.56.360 shall...

Article 6. Requirements for Public Libraries.

Sec. 14.56.400. Public libraries. - (a) A public library established under this section shall provide...

Chapter 57. Museums and Natural and Cultural History Repositories

Article 1. State Museum and Natural and Cultural History Repositories.

Sec. 14.57.010. The state museum. - (a) The department shall manage and have complete charge of...

Sec. 14.57.012. Designated natural and cultural history repositories. - (a) The department may designate natural and cultural history repositories...

Sec. 14.57.020. Museum Collections Advisory Committee. - (a) There is created in the department the State Museum...

Sec. 14.57.030. Officers; meetings, rules of procedure, quorum. - (a) The committee shall elect a chairman from among its...

Sec. 14.57.040. Compensation; per diem, travel expenses. - The members of the committee serve without compensation, but they...

Sec. 14.57.050. Collections management; acquisitions and dispositions. - (a) On recommendation of the committee, the department shall adopt...

Sec. 14.57.060. Advisory duties. - The committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the...

Sec. 14.57.070. Conflict of interest. - (a) A member of the committee may not act on...

Sec. 14.57.080. Definition. - In AS 14.57.020 - 14.57.080, “committee” means the state Museum...

Article 2. Use of Net Income of Alaska Heritage Endowment Fund.

Sec. 14.57.100. Acquisitions. - Subject to appropriation by the legislature under AS 37.14.530, the...

Sec. 14.57.110. Ownership of acquired items. - Except when ownership of an item is transferred under AS...

Sec. 14.57.120. Criteria applicable to acquisitions from the fund. - Subject to approval given by the Museum Collections Advisory Committee...

Sec. 14.57.130. Disposition of acquired items. - Subject to approval of the Museum Collections Advisory Committee under...

Sec. 14.57.199. Definitions. - In AS 14.57.100 - 14.57.199, (1) “director” means the director...

Article 3. Property Held by Museums.

Sec. 14.57.200. Acquisition of title to loaned property. - (a) A museum may acquire the title to documented property...

Sec. 14.57.210. Acquisition of title to undocumented property. - (a) A museum may acquire title to undocumented property held...

Sec. 14.57.220. Reclamation of property. - In addition to any other right of reclamation the person...

Sec. 14.57.230. Museum obligations regarding loaned property. - (a) A museum shall keep written records regarding loaned property...

Sec. 14.57.240. Obligation of lenders. - A lender shall notify the museum of a change of...

Sec. 14.57.250. Relationship to other laws. - If AS 14.57.200 - 14.57.290 conflict with another provision of...

Sec. 14.57.290. Definitions. - In AS 14.57.200 - 14.57.290, unless the context indicates otherwise,...

Chapter 60. General Provisions

Sec. 14.60.010. Definitions. - In this title, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “attendance...

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Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums