SB 236: "An Act prohibiting expenditure of state money on common core curriculum; relating to common core standards; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 236 01 "An Act prohibiting expenditure of state money on common core curriculum; relating 02 to common core standards; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.07.020(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) In implementing its duties under (a)(2) of this section, the department may 06 not expend any money to implement the set of educational curriculum standards for 07 grades kindergarten through 12 developed using common core standards 08 [ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS INITIATIVE] and shall 09 develop 10 (1) performance standards in language arts and mathematics to be met 11 at designated age levels by each student in public schools in the state; and 12 (2) a comprehensive system of student assessments, composed of 13 multiple indicators of proficiency in language arts and mathematics; this 14 comprehensive system must
01 (A) be made available to all districts and regional educational 02 attendance areas; 03 (B) include a developmental profile for students entering 04 kindergarten or first grade; and 05 (C) include performance standards in language arts and 06 mathematics for students in age groups five through seven, eight through 10, 07 and 11 - 14. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 14.07.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 09 (d) Violation of (b) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than 10 $10,000. 11 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).