00                HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 72(EDC)                                                             
01 "An Act relating to civics education and secondary school graduation requirements; and                                  
02 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 requirement. (a) The board shall develop                                              
06 and periodically review a statewide civics education curriculum that is based on the                                    
07 civics portion of the naturalization examination used by the United States Citizenship                                  
08 and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security and primary                                             
09 source documents. The curriculum must also include systems of government used by                                        
10       Alaska Natives. A district may use the curriculum to educate students in civics.                                  
11            (b)  A district shall provide to the department a report that includes a                                     
12       description of the civics courses offered in the district and other civics education                              
13       curriculum information when updated as required by the department in regulation.                                  
14    * Sec. 2. AS 14.07.168 is amended to read:                                                                           

01 Sec. 14.07.168. Report to the legislature. Not later than the 30th legislative                                          
02 day of each regular session of the legislature, the board shall prepare and present [IN                                 
03 PERSON] to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education an annual                                      
04 report that describes the efforts of the board to develop, maintain, and continuously                                   
05 improve a comprehensive quality public education system, as provided for under the                                      
06       bylaws of the board. The report must include                                                                      
07 (1)  a summary of the resolves and rationales provided in support of                                                    
08       policy decisions made under AS 14.03.015;                                                                         
09 (2)  program and curriculum changes made, discussed, or                                                                 
10       recommended in meetings held under AS 14.07.125;                                                                  
11                 (3)  additional information relevant to efforts made to improve and                                     
12       maintain the public education system;                                                                           
13                 (4)  a description of the civics education curriculum in the state                                    
14       public school system and civics courses offered in each district.                                               
15    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2023.