00SENATE BILL NO. 132                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to judicial review of decisions of school boards relating to                                           
02 nonretention or dismissal of teachers."                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 14.20.205 is amended to read:                                                                       
05  Sec. 14.20.205.  JUDICIAL REVIEW.  If a school board reaches a decision                                               
06 unfavorable to a tenured teacher, the tenured teacher is entitled to appeal the                                    
07 decision to [A DE NOVO TRIAL IN] the superior court.  The scope of judicial                                           
08 review shall be the same as an appeal from a decision of an administrative agency                                       
09 under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).  A [HOWEVER, A] teacher who                                            
10 is not tenured [HAS NOT ATTAINED TENURE RIGHTS] is not entitled to judicial                                            
11 review under [ACCORDING TO] this section.