00 HOUSE BILL NO. 206                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to the revocation of a minor's license to drive, privilege to                                          
02 drive, or privilege to obtain a driver's license for an offense involving a                                             
03 controlled substance, possession or consumption of alcohol, or the illegal use or                                       
04 possession of a firearm; and requiring the expulsion or suspension of students                                          
05 possessing deadly weapons."                                                                                             
06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
07    * Section 1.  AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                   
08  Sec. 14.03.160.  SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION OF STUDENTS FOR                                                              
09 POSSESSING WEAPONS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school                                          
10 district shall                                                                                                          
11   (1)  expel for at least one year a student who violates                                                              
12 AS 11.61.220(a)(4) while possessing a firearm, as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C.                                  
13 921;                                                                                                                    
14   (2)  suspend for at least 30 days or expel for the school year or                                                    
01 permanently, a student who violates AS 11.61.220(a)(4) while possessing a deadly                                        
02 weapon, other than a firearm as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C. 821.                                               
03  (b)  The administrative officer of a school district may on a case-by-case basis                                      
04 reduce or otherwise modify the expulsion or suspension of a student under (a) of this                                   
05 section.                                                                                                                
06  (c)  A prior conviction, or adjudication of delinquency or child in need of aid,                                      
07 for violation of AS 11.61.220(a)(4) is not necessary for a school board to suspend or                                   
08 expel a student under this section.                                                                                     
09  (d)  Each school district shall adopt a policy providing for the referral to law                                      
10 enforcement authorities of students who violate AS 11.61.220(a)(4).                                                     
11  (e)  Annually on a date set by the department, each school district shall report                                      
12 to the department the number of students expelled under this section and the types of                                   
13 weapons involved.                                                                                                       
14  (f)  In this section,                                                                                                 
15   (1)  "deadly weapon" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900;                                                          
16   (2)  "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.250.                                                               
17    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.15.185(a) is amended to read:                                                                       
18  (a)  a person who is at least 13 years of age but not older than 17 years of age                                      
19 who is convicted of or adjudicated by a juvenile court of misconduct involving a                                      
20 controlled substance under AS 11.71 or possession or consumption of alcohol under                                       
21 AS 04.16.050 or any offense under AS 11 involving the illegal use or possession                                        
22 of a firearm is subject to revocation of the person's driver's license, privilege to                                  
23 drive, or privilege to obtain a driver's license under (b) of this section.                                            
24    * Sec. 3.  The provisions regarding illegal use or possession of a firearm enacted by secs. 1                        
25 and 2 of this Act apply to an act committed on or after the effective date of this Act.