00                      CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 72(EDC)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to civics education, civics assessments, and secondary school                                          
02 graduation requirements; and providing for an effective date."                                                          
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. 14.03.076. Civics curriculum and assessment requirement. (a) The                                                 
06 board shall develop and periodically review a statewide civics education curriculum                                     
07 and assessment that include government, citizenship, and the history of systems of                                      
08 government used in the United States and the state. The curriculum and assessment                                       
09 must include systems of government used by Alaska Natives. Districts may use the                                        
10       curriculum to educate students in civics.                                                                         
11            (b)  A school may not issue a secondary school diploma to a student unless the                               
12       student                                                                                                           
13                 (1)  has taken the civics assessment developed under (a) of this section;                               
14       or                                                                                                                

01                 (2)  is a student with a disability and receives a waiver from the                                      
02       governing body.                                                                                                   
03            (c)  If a student has taken the assessment developed under (a) of this section, a                            
04       school shall document on the student's transcript that the student has taken the                                  
05       assessment.                                                                                                       
06    * Sec. 2. AS 14.07.168 is amended to read:                                                                         
07 Sec. 14.07.168. Report to the legislature. Not later than the 30th legislative                                        
08 day of each regular session of the legislature, the board shall prepare and present in                                  
09 person to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education an annual                                       
10 report that describes the efforts of the board to develop, maintain, and continuously                                   
11 improve a comprehensive quality public education system, as provided for under the                                      
12       bylaws of the board. The report must include                                                                      
13 (1)  a summary of the resolves and rationales provided in support of                                                    
14       policy decisions made under AS 14.03.015;                                                                         
15 (2)  program and curriculum changes made, discussed, or                                                                 
16       recommended in meetings held under AS 14.07.125;                                                                  
17 (3)  additional information relevant to efforts made to improve and                                                     
18       maintain the public education system;                                                                         
19 (4)  a description of the civics education curriculum in the state                                                  
20 public school system, civics courses offered in each district, and student                                          
21       performance by district on the assessment required by AS 14.03.076.                                           
22    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2022.