00 Enrolled SB 34                                                                                                          
01 Relating to a demonstration state-tribal education compact; relating to demonstration state-                            
02 tribal education compact schools; and providing for an effective date.                                                  
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04    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                            
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06 DEMONSTRATION STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT. (a) The state                                                             
07 Board of Education and Early Development shall negotiate a demonstration state-tribal                                   
08 education compact with federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations in the state to                             
09 establish demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The demonstration state-tribal                          
10 education compact may be for a term of not more than five years and may not include more                                
11 than five demonstration state-tribal education compact schools.                                                         
12       (b)  A governing body of a federally recognized tribe may initiate the negotiation                                
13 described in (a) of this section by submitting to the board, on or before December 31, 2022, a                          
01 resolution that requests negotiation under (a) of this section and that identifies the tribal                           
02 organizations, if any, that will participate in the negotiation on behalf of or in conjunction                          
03 with the federally recognized tribe.                                                                                    
04 (c)  Not later than March 31, 2023, the board shall meet with the governing bodies of                                   
05 the federally recognized tribes that submitted a resolution under (b) of this section and any                           
06 tribal organization identified in the resolution by the federally recognized tribe and negotiate                        
07 the terms of the demonstration state-tribal education compact. For each school district that                            
08 will have a demonstration state-tribal education compact school located within the school                               
09 district's boundaries, the board shall consult with                                                                     
10            (1)  the governing body of the school district; and                                                          
11 (2)  a representative of the collective bargaining unit that represents the                                             
12 teachers of the school district.                                                                                        
13 (d)  Not later than January 31, 2024, the board shall submit a report containing                                        
14 recommendations to the legislature relating to the demonstration state-tribal education                                 
15 compact and demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The board may include in                              
16 the report proposed legislation relating to the demonstration state-tribal education compact                            
17 and demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The board shall submit the report to                          
18 the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the                                 
19 legislature that the report is available. The board shall consult with the federally recognized                         
20 tribes and tribal organizations that will be a party to the demonstration state-tribal education                        
21 compact before submitting the report required under this subsection.                                                    
22 (e)  In this section, "board" means the state Board of Education and Early                                              
23 Development.                                                                                                            
24    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                            
25 read:                                                                                                                   
26 CONDITIONAL EFFECT: DEMONSTRATION STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION                                                                
27 COMPACT. A demonstration state-tribal education compact negotiated under sec. 1(a) of this                              
28 Act takes effect only after enactment into law on or before June 30, 2026, of a bill authorizing                        
29 the demonstration state-tribal education compact and demonstration state-tribal education                               
30 compact schools.                                                                                                        
31    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).