00                   CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 154(FIN)(efd fld S)                                                            
01 "An Act relating to advancement in public schools of children under school age."                                        
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 14.03.080(c) is amended to read:                                                                  
04            (c)  A child under school age may be admitted to the public school in the                                    
05       school district of which the child is a resident at the discretion of the governing body                          
06       of the school district if the child meets minimum standards prescribed by the board                               
07       evidencing that the child has the mental, physical, and emotional capacity to perform                             
08       satisfactorily for the educational program being offered.  A district's educational                           
09       program must prescribe that under school-age students advance through the                                     
10       curriculum or grade level by the following school year.