00HOUSE BILL NO. 94                                                                                                       
01 "An Act relating to the management of public schools by a private agency."                                              
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 14.08.101 is amended to read:                                                                       
04  Sec. 14.08.101.  POWERS.  A regional school board may                                                                 
05     (1)  sue and be sued;                                                                                              
06     (2)  contract with the department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a                                                
07 private agency that specializes in school management, or any other school district,                                    
08 agency, or regional board for the provision of services, facilities, supplies, or utilities;                            
09     (3) determine its own fiscal procedures, including but not limited to                                              
10 policies and procedures for the purchase of supplies and equipment; the regional school                                 
11 boards are exempt from AS 37.05 (Fiscal Procedures Act) and AS 36.30 (State                                             
12 Procurement Code);                                                                                                      
13     (4)  appoint, compensate, and otherwise control all school employees                                               
14 in accordance with this title; these employees are not subject to AS 39.25 (State                                       

01 Personnel Act);                                                                                                         
02     (5)  adopt regulations governing organization, policies, and procedures                                            
03 for the operation of the schools;                                                                                       
04     (6)  establish, maintain, operate, discontinue, and combine schools                                                
05 subject to the approval of the commissioner;                                                                            
06     (7) recommend to the department projects for construction,                                                         
07 rehabilitation, and improvement of schools and education-related facilities as specified                                
08 in AS 14.11.011(b), and plan, design, and construct the project when the responsibility                                 
09 for it is assumed under AS 14.11.020;                                                                                   
10     (8)  by resolution adopted by a majority of all the members of the board                                           
11 and provided to the commissioner of the department, assume ownership of all land and                                    
12 buildings used in relation to the schools in the regional educational attendance area;                                  
13     (9)  provide housing for rental to teachers, by leasing existing housing                                           
14 from a local agency or individual, or by entering into contractual arrangements with                                    
15 a local agency or individual to lease housing that will be constructed by the local                                     
16 agency or individual for that purpose;                                                                                  
17     (10)  exercise those other functions that may be necessary for the proper                                          
18 performance of its responsibilities.                                                                                    
19    * Sec. 2.   AS 14.12.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
20  (d)  A governing body may contract with a private agency to provide                                                   
21 management services to the district.