00HOUSE BILL NO. 354                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to identification required upon enrollment in a public school."                                        
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                   
04  Sec. 14.30.015.  REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION UPON ENROLLMENT.  (a)                                                        
05 A person who enrolls a child in a public school shall, not more than 30 days after                                      
06 enrollment, provide to the public school a copy of the child's birth certificate or other                               
07 proof of the child's identity and a copy of the child's school records from the school                                  
08 the child most recently attended if the child was previously enrolled in school.                                        
09  (b)  If a child is enrolled under a name other than the name as indicated on the                                      
10 child's identifying documents, the school shall notify the missing persons information                                  
11 clearinghouse of the child's name as shown on the identifying document and the                                          
12 child's name under which the child is enrolled.  The information in the notice is                                       
13 confidential and may only be released to the missing persons information clearinghouse                                  
14 or to a law enforcement agency.  If a person fails to comply with (a) of this section,                                  

01 the school shall notify the nearest law enforcement agency of the failure to comply                                     
02 with this section and request a determination of whether the child has been reported                                    
03 as missing.                                                                                                             
04  (c)  When accepting a child for enrollment, the school shall use a form that                                          
05 contains a written notice informing the person enrolling the child that enrolling the                                   
06 child under a false name is a criminal offense under AS 11.56.210 and that failure to                                   
07 comply with (a) of this section is a violation under AS 14.30.020.                                                      
08    * Sec. 2.  AS 14.30.020 is amended to read:                                                                          
09  Sec. 14.30.020.  VIOLATIONS.  A person who knowingly fails to comply with                                             
10 AS 14.30.010 or 14.30.015 is guilty of a violation.  Each five days of unlawful                                       
11 absence under AS 14.30.010 is a separate violation.