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HB 142: "An Act increasing the monthly stipend available for students attending a statewide boarding school operated by a school district; and providing for an effective date."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 142 01 "An Act increasing the monthly stipend available for students attending a statewide 02 boarding school operated by a school district; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.16.200(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) Costs that may be claimed by a district for reimbursement under (a) of this 06 section are 07 (1) one round trip on the least expensive means of transportation 08 between the student's community of residence and the school during the school year if 09 the district expends money for the trip; and 10 (2) a per-pupil monthly stipend to cover room and board expenses as 11 determined by the department on a regional basis and not to exceed the following 12 amounts: 13 (A) for the Southeast Region (Region I), $1,230 [$410]; 14 (B) for the Southcentral Region (Region II), $1,200 [$400];

01 (C) for the Interior Region (Region III), $1,452 [$484]; 02 (D) for the Southwest Region (Region IV), $1,509 [$503]; 03 (E) for the Northern Remote Region (Region V), $1,876 04 [$592]. 05 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2013.