00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 354(HES)                                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to identification required upon enrollment in a public school."                                        
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 14.30.710 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                             
04  (b)  A person who enrolls a child in a public school shall, not more than 30                                          
05 days after enrollment, provide to the public school a copy of the child's birth                                         
06 certificate or other proof of the child's identity, if the child has not previously been                                
07 enrolled in a public school.                                                                                            
08  (c)  If a person enrolls a child under a name other than the name as indicated                                        
09 on at least one of the child's identifying documents, the school shall notify the missing                               
10 persons information clearinghouse of the child's name as shown on the identifying                                       
11 document and the child's name under which the child is enrolled.  The information in                                    
12 the notice is confidential and may only be released to the missing persons information                                  
13 clearinghouse or to a law enforcement agency.  If a person fails to comply with (b) of                                  
14 this section, the school shall notify the nearest law enforcement agency of the failure                                 

01 to comply with this section and request a determination of whether the child has been                                   
02 reported as missing.                                                                                                    
03  (d)  When accepting a child for enrollment under (a) or (b) of this section, the                                      
04 school shall use a form that contains a written notice informing the person enrolling                                   
05 the child that enrolling the child under a false name is a criminal offense under                                       
06 AS 11.56.210 and that failure to comply with (b) of this section is a violation.                                        
07  (e)  A person who knowingly fails to comply with (b) of this section is guilty                                        
08 of a violation.  In this paragraph, "knowingly" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.