00                             SENATE BILL NO. 156                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to notification to teachers of layoff or nonretention."                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 14.20.140(b) is amended to read:                                                                  
04            (b)  If a teacher [WHO HAS NOT ACQUIRED TENURE RIGHTS] is to be                                              
05       laid off under AS 14.20.177 or is not to be retained for the following school year, the                       
06       employer shall notify the teacher of the layoff or nonretention by writing delivered on                           
07       or before the last day of the school term or by registered mail postmarked on or before                           
08       the last day of the school term.                                                                                  
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 14.20.180(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
10            (b)  An employer that has decided to nonretain a tenured teacher shall provide                               
11       the teacher with written notice, including a statement of cause and a complete bill of                            
12       particulars.  The notice must comply with AS 14.20.140(b) [AS 14.20.140(a)].                                  
13    * Sec. 3.  AS 14.20.140(a) is repealed.