00HOUSE BILL NO. 257                                                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to funding for school districts operating secondary school                                             
02 boarding programs; and providing for an effective date."                                                                
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 14.17 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                 
05  Sec. 14.17.485.  State funding for districts operating secondary school                                              
06 boarding programs.  (a)  As a component of public school funding, a district is                                        
07 eligible to receive reimbursement for the costs incurred by the district in operating a                                 
08 secondary school boarding program.  To be eligible for reimbursement for costs, the                                     
09 district secondary school boarding program must provide suitable living                                                 
10 accommodations and daily access to a school offering the appropriate grade level.                                       
11  (b)  Costs that may be claimed by a district for reimbursement are                                                    
12   (1)  one round trip between the student's community of residence and                                                 
13 the school during the school year if the school district expends money for the trip;                                    
14   (2)  room and board costs;                                                                                           

01   (3)  an amount for supervision expenses if that amount does not exceed                                               
02 30 percent of the costs under (2) of this subsection; and                                                               
03   (4)  indirect costs that are approved by the department.                                                             
04    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2000.