00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 70                                                                          
01 "An Act imposing a maximum pupil-teacher ratio for grades kindergarten through                                          
02 three in public schools."                                                                                               
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05            Sec. 14.03.065. Maximum pupil-teacher ratio. (a) In a public school, the                                   
06       ratio of pupils to a teacher may not exceed 18 to one in a class in grades kindergarten                           
07       through three.                                                                                                    
08            (b)  In this section, "teacher" means a person who has a valid teacher certificate                           
09       issued under AS 14.20.020 and is engaged in classroom teaching in a regular                                       
10       instructional program.