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HCS CSSB 241(HES): "An Act relating to a report to the legislature on teacher preparation, retention, and recruitment by the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date."

00 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 241(HES) 01 "An Act relating to a report to the legislature on teacher preparation, retention, and 02 recruitment by the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an 03 effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 14.40.190 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 06 (b) In addition to the report required under (a) of this section, the Board of 07 Regents shall prepare and present to the legislative committees having jurisdiction 08 over education an annual report, not later than the 30th legislative day of each regular 09 session of the legislature, titled "Alaska's University for Alaska's Schools" that 10 describes the efforts of the university to attract, train, and retain qualified public 11 school teachers. The report must include an outline of the university's current and 12 future plans to close the gap between known teacher employment vacancies in the 13 state and the number of state residents who complete teacher training. The information 14 reported under this subsection may also include short-term and five-year strategies

01 with accompanying fiscal notes and outcome measures. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 14.40.190(b) is repealed and reenacted to read: 03 (b) In addition to the report required under (a) of this section, the Board of 04 Regents shall prepare and present to the legislative committees having jurisdiction 05 over education a biennial report, not later than the 30th legislative day of the first 06 session of each legislature, titled "Alaska's University for Alaska's Schools" that 07 describes the efforts of the university to attract, train, and retain qualified public 08 school teachers. The report must include an outline of the university's current and 09 future plans to close the gap between known teacher employment vacancies in the 10 state and the number of state residents who complete teacher training. The information 11 reported under this subsection may also include short-term and five-year strategies 12 with accompanying fiscal notes and outcome measures. 13 * Sec. 3. AS 14.40.250 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 14.40.250. Regents to act as trustees and administer money or 15 property. The Board of Regents may receive, manage, and invest money or other real, 16 personal, or mixed property for the purpose of the University of Alaska, its 17 improvement or adornment, or the aid or advantage of students or faculty, and, in 18 general, may act as trustee on behalf of the University of Alaska for any of these 19 purposes. The regents shall prepare a written report, in accordance with 20 AS 14.40.190(a) [AS 14.40.190], as to the administration and disposition of money 21 received under this section. 22 * Sec. 4. AS 37.25.010(d) is amended to read: 23 (d) The University of Alaska shall, in the report required under 24 AS 14.40.190(a) [AS 14.40.190], report the amount of university receipts received in 25 one year and expended in the succeeding fiscal year. 26 * Sec. 5. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2012.