00                            SENATE BILL NO. 178                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to school terms."                                                                                      
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 14.03.030 is amended to read:                                                                      
04 Sec. 14.03.030. School term. A school term begins and ends on the dates fixed                                         
05 by the governing body of a school district. A school term may not begin before the                                  
06 first Tuesday in September. A school term shall include not less than 180 days in                                   
07       session unless, with the approval of the commissioner,                                                          
08                 (1)  a day used for in-service training of teachers is substituted for a day                            
09       in session, up to a maximum of 10 days;                                                                           
10                 (2)  an "emergency closure day" is substituted for a day in session                                     
11       because of conditions posing a threat to the health or safety of students; or                                     
12 (3)  the school board adopts a different school term that includes at                                                   
13 least 740 hours of instruction and study periods for pupils in kindergarten, first grade,                               
14 second grade, and third grade and at least 900 hours of instruction and study periods                                   
15 for pupils in grades four through 12 if the commissioner finds that the school board                                    

01       has submitted an acceptable plan under which students will receive the approximate                                
02       educational equivalent of a 180-day term.                                                                         
03    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
04 read:                                                                                                                   
05       APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a contract or collective bargaining agreement                                  
06 that becomes legally binding on or after the effective date of this Act.