HB 5: "An Act relating to tuition vouchers for education; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 5 01 "An Act relating to tuition vouchers for education; and providing for an effective 02 date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14 is amended by adding a new chapter to read: 05 Chapter 31. Tuition Vouchers. 06 Sec. 14.31.010. Department to administer vouchers. The department shall 07 administer a tuition voucher system under the provisions of this chapter. 08 Sec. 14.31.020. Tuition vouchers. (a) The parent or guardian of a child 09 receiving a comparable education as specified under AS 14.30.010(b)(1) may apply for 10 a tuition voucher from the department. 11 (b) A tuition voucher may be redeemed through the department for the actual 12 cost to the parent or guardian of the child's tuition for the school year or the per 13 student amount represented by the child in that school district under AS 14.17, 14 whichever is less. To redeem a tuition voucher, the parent shall establish to the
01 satisfaction of the department the actual cost of the child's tuition for the school year 02 and that the child is receiving a comparable education under AS 14.30.010(b)(1). 03 (c) The department may adopt regulations to administer the tuition voucher 04 system under this section. 05 Sec. 14.31.030. Appropriations for tuition vouchers. The legislature may 06 make appropriations to the department for the tuition voucher system. If the 07 appropriation for the tuition voucher system is insufficient in a given fiscal year, the 08 department shall distribute the available funds on a pro rata basis. 09 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 1999.