SCS CSHB 156(FIN): "An Act relating to a parent's right to direct the education of a child; relating to the duties of the state Board of Education and Early Development, the Department of Education and Early Development, school boards, and school districts; relating to public school curriculum and assessments; relating to compliance with federal education laws; relating to public school accountability; relating to a statewide assessment plan and review of education laws and regulations; repealing the minimum expenditure for instruction for school districts; relating to sex education, human reproduction education, and human sexuality education; relating to suicide awareness and prevention training; relating to contracts for student assessments; relating to questionnaires and surveys administered in public schools; relating to physical examinations for teachers; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 156(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to a parent's right to direct the education of a child; relating to the 02 duties of the state Board of Education and Early Development, the Department of 03 Education and Early Development, school boards, and school districts; relating to public 04 school curriculum and assessments; relating to compliance with federal education laws; 05 relating to public school accountability; relating to a statewide assessment plan and 06 review of education laws and regulations; repealing the minimum expenditure for 07 instruction for school districts; relating to sex education, human reproduction 08 education, and human sexuality education; relating to suicide awareness and prevention 09 training; relating to contracts for student assessments; relating to questionnaires and 10 surveys administered in public schools; relating to physical examinations for teachers; 11 and providing for an effective date." 12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
01 * Section 1. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: 02 Sec. 14.03.016. A parent's right to direct the education of the parent's 03 child. (a) A local school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and school 04 administrators, adopt policies to promote the involvement of parents in the school 05 district's education program. The policies must include procedures 06 (1) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to 07 object to and withdraw the child from a standards-based assessment or test required by 08 the state; 09 (2) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to 10 object to and withdraw the child from an activity, class, or program; 11 (3) providing for parent notification not less than two weeks before 12 any activity, class, or program that includes content involving human reproduction or 13 sexual matters is provided to a child; 14 (4) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to 15 withdraw the child from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or 16 test required by the state for a religious holiday, as defined by the parent; 17 (5) providing a parent with an opportunity to review the content of an 18 activity, class, performance standard, or program; 19 (6) ensuring that, when a child is absent from an activity, class, 20 program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state under this section, 21 the absence is not considered an unlawful absence under AS 14.30.020 if the child's 22 parent withdrew the child from the activity, class, program, or standards-based 23 assessment or test or gave permission for the child's absence. 24 (b) The policies adopted under this section may not allow a parent 25 categorically to object or withdraw a child from all activities, classes, programs, or 26 standards-based assessments or tests required by the state. The policies must require a 27 parent to object each time the parent wishes to withdraw the child from an activity, 28 class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the state. 29 (c) Nothing in this section prohibits a school employee or volunteer from 30 answering a question from a child about any topic. 31 (d) In this section,
01 (1) "child" means an unemancipated minor under 18 years of age; 02 (2) "local school board" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.290; 03 (3) "parent" means the natural or adoptive parent of a child or a child's 04 legal guardian; 05 (4) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 14.03.016(d), enacted by sec. 1 of this Act, is amended by adding a new 07 paragraph to read: 08 (5) "human reproduction or sexual matters" does not include curricula 09 or materials for 10 (A) sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention 11 training required under AS 14.30.355; or 12 (B) dating violence and abuse awareness and prevention 13 training required under AS 14.30.356. 14 * Sec. 3. AS 14.03.120(f) is amended to read: 15 (f) By January 15 of each year, beginning in 2001, the department shall 16 provide to the governor and make available to the public and the legislature a report on 17 the performance of public schools in this state. The report must be entitled "Alaska's 18 Public Schools: A Report Card to the Public." The report must include 19 (1) comprehensive information on each public school compiled, 20 collected, and reported under (d) and (e) of this section for the prior school year; 21 (2) a summary of the information described in (1) of this subsection; 22 the summary must be prepared in a manner that allows school performance to be 23 measured against established state education standards; and 24 (3) for a report due by or after January 15, 2005, the most recent 25 performance designation under AS 14.03.123 received by each public school and by 26 the state public school system. 27 * Sec. 4. AS 14.03.123(b) is amended to read: 28 (b) The department shall inform the governing body of each district of the 29 performance designations [DESIGNATION] assigned to the district and to the state 30 public school system under (a) of this section. 31 * Sec. 5. AS 14.03.123(c) is amended to read:
01 (c) The state board shall adopt regulations implementing this section, 02 providing for a statewide student assessment system, and providing for the process of 03 assigning a designation under (a) of this section, including 04 (1) the methodology used to assign the performance designation, 05 including the measures used and their relative weights; 06 (2) a comparison of the state public school system to public schools 07 in other states, including a comparison of student participation in standards- 08 based assessments and student performance on the assessments; 09 (3) [(2)] high performance and low performance designations that are 10 based on the accountability system under this section; 11 (4) [(3)] a procedure for appealing a designation that may be used by 12 the principal of a public school or by the superintendent of a public school district; 13 (5) [(4)] additional measures that may be progressively implemented 14 by the commissioner to assist schools or districts to improve performance in 15 accordance with this section; [AND WITH FEDERAL LAW; TO THE EXTENT 16 NECESSARY TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL LAW,] the additional measures may 17 be unique to a certain school or district if that school or district receives federal 18 funding that is not available to all schools or districts in the state. 19 * Sec. 6. AS 14.03.123(d) is amended to read: 20 (d) A public school or district that receives a low performance designation 21 under this section shall prepare and submit to the department a school or district 22 improvement plan, as applicable, in accordance with regulations adopted by the board. 23 The improvement plan must be prepared with the maximum feasible public 24 participation of the community including, as appropriate, interested individuals, 25 teachers, parents, parent organizations, students, tribal organizations, local government 26 representatives, and other community groups. The improvement plan must, to the 27 extent possible, include measures that increase local control of education and 28 parental choice and that do not require a direct increase in state or federal 29 funding for the school or district. 30 * Sec. 7. AS 14.03.123(e) is amended to read: 31 (e) The department shall establish a program of special recognition for those
01 public schools that receive a high performance designation, based on the 02 accountability system under (f) of this section, that demonstrates 03 (1) an improvement over the school's performance designation for 04 the previous year; or 05 (2) maintenance of a proficient or high performance designation 06 from the previous year. 07 * Sec. 8. AS 14.03.123(f) is amended to read: 08 (f) In the accountability system for schools and districts required by this 09 section, the department shall 10 (1) [IMPLEMENT 20 U.S.C. 6301 - 7941 (ELEMENTARY AND 11 SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965), AS AMENDED; 12 (2)] implement state criteria and priorities for accountability including 13 the use of 14 (A) measures of student performance on standards-based 15 assessments in language arts and mathematics; the assessments must be 16 selected with the input of teachers and school administrators and 17 minimize disruption to classroom instruction; 18 (B) measures of student improvement and academic 19 achievement; and 20 (C) other measures identified that are indicators of student 21 success and achievement; and 22 (2) [(3)] to the extent practicable, minimize the administrative burden 23 on districts. 24 * Sec. 9. AS 14.07.020(a) is amended to read: 25 (a) The department shall 26 (1) exercise general supervision over the public schools of the state 27 except the University of Alaska; 28 (2) study the conditions and needs of the public schools of the state, 29 adopt or recommend plans, administer and evaluate grants to improve school 30 performance awarded under AS 14.03.125, and adopt regulations for the improvement 31 of the public schools; the department may consult with the University of Alaska to
01 develop secondary education requirements to improve student achievement in 02 college preparatory courses; 03 (3) provide advisory and consultative services to all public school 04 governing bodies and personnel; 05 (4) prescribe by regulation a minimum course of study for the public 06 schools; the regulations must provide that, if a course in American Sign Language is 07 given, the course shall be given credit as a course in a foreign language; 08 (5) establish, in coordination with the Department of Health and Social 09 Services, a program for the continuing education of children who are held in detention 10 facilities in the state during the period of detention; 11 (6) accredit those public schools that meet accreditation standards 12 prescribed by regulation by the department; these regulations shall be adopted by the 13 department and presented to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular 14 session, and become effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, 15 whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of 16 the members of each house; 17 (7) prescribe by regulation, after consultation with the state fire 18 marshal and the state sanitarian, standards that will ensure [ASSURE] healthful and 19 safe conditions in the public and private schools of the state, including a requirement 20 of physical examinations and immunizations in pre-elementary schools; the standards 21 for private schools may not be more stringent than those for public schools; 22 (8) exercise general supervision over pre-elementary schools that 23 receive direct state or federal funding; 24 (9) exercise general supervision over elementary and secondary 25 correspondence study programs offered by municipal school districts or regional 26 educational attendance areas; the department may also offer and make available to any 27 Alaskan through a centralized office a correspondence study program; 28 (10) accredit private schools that request accreditation and that meet 29 accreditation standards prescribed by regulation by the department; nothing in this 30 paragraph authorizes the department to require religious or other private schools to be 31 licensed;
01 (11) review plans for construction of new public elementary and 02 secondary schools and for additions to and major rehabilitation of existing public 03 elementary and secondary schools and, in accordance with regulations adopted by the 04 department, determine and approve the extent of eligibility for state aid of a school 05 construction or major maintenance project; for the purposes of this paragraph, "plans" 06 include educational specifications, schematic designs, projected energy consumption 07 and costs, and final contract documents; 08 (12) provide educational opportunities in the areas of vocational 09 education and training, and basic education to individuals over 16 years of age who 10 are no longer attending school; the department may consult with businesses and 11 labor unions to develop a program to prepare students for apprenticeships or 12 internships that will lead to employment opportunities; 13 (13) administer the grants awarded under AS 14.11; 14 (14) establish, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, a 15 school bus driver training course; 16 (15) require the reporting of information relating to school disciplinary 17 and safety programs under AS 14.33.120 and of incidents of disruptive or violent 18 behavior; 19 (16) establish by regulation criteria, based on low student performance, 20 under which the department may intervene in a school district to improve instructional 21 practices, as described in AS 14.07.030(14) or (15); the regulations must include 22 (A) a notice provision that alerts the district to the deficiencies 23 and the instructional practice changes proposed by the department; 24 (B) an end date for departmental intervention, as described in 25 AS 14.07.030(14)(A) and (B) and (15), after the district demonstrates three 26 consecutive years of improvement consisting of not less than two percent 27 increases in student proficiency on standards-based assessments in language 28 arts and mathematics, as provided in AS 14.03.123(f)(1)(A) 29 [AS 14.03.123(f)(2)(A)]; and 30 (C) a process for districts to petition the department for 31 continuing or discontinuing the department's intervention;
01 (17) notify the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 02 education before intervening in a school district under AS 14.07.030(14) or redirecting 03 public school funding under AS 14.07.030(15). 04 [(18) REPEALED] 05 * Sec. 10. AS 14.07 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 14.07.175. Development of statewide assessment plan; review of 07 education laws and regulations. (a) Notwithstanding AS 14.03.078, 14.03.120, 08 14.03.123, 14.03.300, 14.03.310, AS 14.07.020, 14.07.030, 14.07.165, or a provision 09 of federal law to the contrary, and except as provided in (d) of this section, the 10 department may not require a school district or school to administer a statewide 11 standards-based assessment after July 1, 2016, and before July 1, 2018. The 12 department and the board shall create a plan for working with school districts to 13 develop or select statewide assessments that are approved by school districts. The plan 14 must provide for the first administration of the assessments not later than the school 15 year that begins in 2020. 16 (b) The department shall review state education laws and regulations to 17 identify unnecessary laws or regulations and areas where the laws or regulations may 18 be changed to provide school districts with greater control over public education 19 policy in light of the enactment of P.L. 114-95 (Every Student Succeeds Act). 20 (c) On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall submit a report to the 21 senate secretary and chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the 22 legislature that the report is available. The report must describe 23 (1) the final plan for developing or selecting statewide assessments as 24 required under (a) of this section; and 25 (2) recommendations for changes in laws or regulations as required 26 under (b) of this section. 27 (d) The department shall require a school district or school to administer a 28 statewide standards-based assessment after July 1, 2016, and before July 1, 2018, if 29 the United States Department of Education provides notice that the United States 30 Department of Education intends to withhold all or a portion of the state's federal 31 education funding as a result of the department's compliance with (a) - (c) of this
01 section. 02 (e) In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350. 03 * Sec. 11. AS 14.08.111 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 14.08.111. Duties. A regional school board shall 05 (1) provide, during the school term of each year, an educational 06 program for each school age child who is enrolled in or a resident of the district; 07 (2) develop a philosophy of education, principles, and goals for its 08 schools; 09 (3) approve the employment of the professional administrators, 10 teachers, and noncertificated personnel necessary to operate its schools; 11 (4) establish the salaries to be paid its employees; 12 (5) designate the employees authorized to direct disbursements from 13 the school funds of the board; 14 (6) submit the reports prescribed for all school districts; 15 (7) provide for an annual audit in accordance with AS 14.14.050; 16 (8) provide custodial services and routine maintenance of school 17 buildings and facilities; 18 (9) establish procedures for the review and selection of all textbooks 19 and instructional materials, including textbooks and curriculum materials for statewide 20 correspondence programs, before they are introduced into the school curriculum; the 21 review includes a review for violations of AS 14.18.060; nothing in this paragraph 22 precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a 23 correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or 24 curriculum material not provided by the school district; 25 (10) provide prospective employees with information relating to the 26 availability and cost of housing in rural areas to which they might be assigned, and, 27 when possible, assist them in locating housing; however, nothing in this paragraph 28 requires a regional school board to provide teacher housing, whether owned, leased, or 29 rented or otherwise provided by the regional educational attendance area, nor does it 30 require the board to engage in a subsidy program of any kind with respect to teacher 31 housing;
01 (11) train persons required to report under AS 47.17.020, in the 02 recognition and reporting of child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse of a minor; and 03 (12) establish procedures for providing the training under 04 AS 14.18.060, AS 14.20.149, 14.20.680, AS 14.30.362, AS 14.33.100, [14.33.127,] 05 AS 18.66.310, and AS 47.17.022; the procedures established under this paragraph 06 must include a training schedule that ensures that not less than 50 percent of the total 07 certificated staff employed by the district receive [AT A SCHOOL RECEIVES] all 08 of the training not less than every two years and that all of the certificated staff 09 employed by the district receive [AT EACH SCHOOL RECEIVES] all of the 10 training not less than every four years. 11 * Sec. 12. AS 14.08.111, as amended by sec. 6, ch. 2, SSSLA 2015, is amended to read: 12 Sec. 14.08.111. Duties. A regional school board shall 13 (1) provide, during the school term of each year, an educational 14 program for each school age child who is enrolled in or a resident of the district; 15 (2) develop a philosophy of education, principles, and goals for its 16 schools; 17 (3) approve the employment of the professional administrators, 18 teachers, and noncertificated personnel necessary to operate its schools; 19 (4) establish the salaries to be paid its employees; 20 (5) designate the employees authorized to direct disbursements from 21 the school funds of the board; 22 (6) submit the reports prescribed for all school districts; 23 (7) provide for an annual audit in accordance with AS 14.14.050; 24 (8) provide custodial services and routine maintenance of school 25 buildings and facilities; 26 (9) establish procedures for the review and selection of all textbooks 27 and instructional materials, including textbooks and curriculum materials for statewide 28 correspondence programs, before they are introduced into the school curriculum; the 29 review includes a review for violations of AS 14.18.060; nothing in this paragraph 30 precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a 31 correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or
01 curriculum material not provided by the school district; 02 (10) provide prospective employees with information relating to the 03 availability and cost of housing in rural areas to which they might be assigned, and, 04 when possible, assist them in locating housing; however, nothing in this paragraph 05 requires a regional school board to provide teacher housing, whether owned, leased, or 06 rented or otherwise provided by the regional educational attendance area, nor does it 07 require the board to engage in a subsidy program of any kind with respect to teacher 08 housing; 09 (11) train persons required to report under AS 47.17.020, in the 10 recognition and reporting of child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse of a minor; and 11 (12) establish procedures for providing the training under 12 AS 14.18.060, AS 14.20.149, 14.20.680, AS 14.30.355, 14.30.356, 14.30.362, 13 AS 14.33.100, [14.33.127,] AS 18.66.310, and AS 47.17.022; the procedures 14 established under this paragraph must include a training schedule that ensures that not 15 less than 50 percent of the total certificated staff employed by the district receive 16 [AT A SCHOOL RECEIVES] all of the training not less than every two years and that 17 all of the certificated staff employed by the district receive [AT EACH SCHOOL 18 RECEIVES] all of the training not less than every four years. 19 * Sec. 13. AS 14.14.090 is amended to read: 20 Sec. 14.14.090. Duties of school boards. In addition to other duties, a school 21 board shall 22 (1) determine and disburse the total amount to be made available for 23 compensation of all school employees and administrative officers; 24 (2) provide for, during the school term of each year, an educational 25 program for each school age child who is enrolled in or a resident of the district; 26 (3) withhold the salary for the last month of service of a teacher or 27 administrator until the teacher or administrator has submitted all summaries, statistics, 28 and reports that the school board may require by bylaws; 29 (4) transmit, when required by the assembly or council but not more 30 often than once a month, a summary report and statement of money expended; 31 (5) keep the minutes of meetings and a record of all proceedings of the
01 school board in a pertinent form; 02 (6) keep the records and files of the school board open to inspection by 03 the public at the principal administrative office of the district during reasonable 04 business hours; 05 (7) establish procedures for the review and selection of all textbooks 06 and instructional materials, including textbooks and curriculum materials for statewide 07 correspondence programs, before they are introduced into the school curriculum; the 08 review includes a review for violations of AS 14.18.060; nothing in this paragraph 09 precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a 10 correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or 11 curriculum material not provided by the school district; 12 (8) provide prospective employees with information relating to the 13 availability and cost of housing in rural areas to which they might be assigned, and, 14 when possible, assist them in locating housing; however, nothing in this paragraph 15 requires a school district to provide teacher housing, whether district owned, leased, 16 rented, or through other means, nor does it require a school board to engage in a 17 subsidy program of any kind regarding teacher housing; 18 (9) train persons required to report under AS 47.17.020, in the 19 recognition and reporting of child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse of a minor; 20 (10) provide for the development and implementation of a preventative 21 maintenance program for school facilities; in this paragraph, "preventative 22 maintenance" means scheduled maintenance actions that prevent the premature failure 23 or extend the useful life of a facility, or a facility's systems and components, and that 24 are cost-effective on a life-cycle basis; 25 (11) establish procedures for providing the training under 26 AS 14.18.060, AS 14.20.149, 14.20.680, AS 14.30.362, AS 14.33.100, [14.33.127,] 27 AS 18.66.310, and AS 47.17.022; the procedures established under this paragraph 28 must include a training schedule that ensures that not less than 50 percent of the total 29 certificated staff employed by the district receive [AT A SCHOOL RECEIVES] all 30 of the training not less than every two years and that all of the certificated staff 31 employed by the district receive [AT EACH SCHOOL RECEIVES] all of the
01 training not less than every four years. 02 * Sec. 14. AS 14.14.090, as amended by sec. 7, ch. 2, SSSLA 2015, is amended to read: 03 Sec. 14.14.090. Duties of school boards. In addition to other duties, a school 04 board shall 05 (1) determine and disburse the total amount to be made available for 06 compensation of all school employees and administrative officers; 07 (2) provide for, during the school term of each year, an educational 08 program for each school age child who is enrolled in or a resident of the district; 09 (3) withhold the salary for the last month of service of a teacher or 10 administrator until the teacher or administrator has submitted all summaries, statistics, 11 and reports that the school board may require by bylaws; 12 (4) transmit, when required by the assembly or council but not more 13 often than once a month, a summary report and statement of money expended; 14 (5) keep the minutes of meetings and a record of all proceedings of the 15 school board in a pertinent form; 16 (6) keep the records and files of the school board open to inspection by 17 the public at the principal administrative office of the district during reasonable 18 business hours; 19 (7) establish procedures for the review and selection of all textbooks 20 and instructional materials, including textbooks and curriculum materials for statewide 21 correspondence programs, before they are introduced into the school curriculum; the 22 review includes a review for violations of AS 14.18.060; nothing in this paragraph 23 precludes a correspondence study student, or the parent or guardian of a 24 correspondence study student, from privately obtaining or using textbooks or 25 curriculum material not provided by the school district; 26 (8) provide prospective employees with information relating to the 27 availability and cost of housing in rural areas to which they might be assigned, and, 28 when possible, assist them in locating housing; however, nothing in this paragraph 29 requires a school district to provide teacher housing, whether district owned, leased, 30 rented, or through other means, nor does it require a school board to engage in a 31 subsidy program of any kind regarding teacher housing;
01 (9) train persons required to report under AS 47.17.020, in the 02 recognition and reporting of child abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse of a minor; 03 (10) provide for the development and implementation of a preventative 04 maintenance program for school facilities; in this paragraph, "preventative 05 maintenance" means scheduled maintenance actions that prevent the premature failure 06 or extend the useful life of a facility, or a facility's systems and components, and that 07 are cost-effective on a life-cycle basis; 08 (11) establish procedures for providing the training under 09 AS 14.18.060, AS 14.20.149, 14.20.680, AS 14.30.355, 14.30.356, 14.30.362, 10 AS 14.33.100, [14.33.127,] AS 18.66.310, and AS 47.17.022; the procedures 11 established under this paragraph must include a training schedule that ensures that not 12 less than 50 percent of the total certificated staff employed by the district receive 13 [AT A SCHOOL RECEIVES] all of the training not less than every two years and that 14 all of the certificated staff employed by the district receive [AT EACH SCHOOL 15 RECEIVES] all of the training not less than every four years. 16 * Sec. 15. AS 14.16.020 is amended to read: 17 Sec. 14.16.020. Operation of state boarding schools. In the management of 18 state boarding schools, the board shall 19 (1) adopt a philosophy of education for state boarding schools; 20 (2) approve the employment of personnel necessary to operate state 21 boarding schools; 22 (3) establish the salaries and benefits to be paid teachers, excluding 23 administrators; 24 (4) designate the employees authorized to direct disbursements from 25 the money appropriated for the operation of state boarding schools and for the 26 construction of facilities; 27 (5) provide custodial services and routine maintenance of physical 28 facilities; 29 (6) establish procedures for the development and implementation of 30 curriculum and the selection and use of textbooks and instructional materials; 31 (7) prescribe health evaluation and placement screening programs for
01 newly admitted students; 02 (8) establish procedures for staff evaluation; and 03 (9) establish procedures for providing the training under AS 14.18.060, 04 AS 14.20.149, 14.20.680, AS 14.30.362, AS 14.33.100, [14.33.127,] AS 18.66.310, 05 and AS 47.17.022; the procedures established under this paragraph must include a 06 training schedule that ensures that not less than 50 percent of the total certificated staff 07 employed by the district receive [AT A SCHOOL RECEIVES] all of the training not 08 less than every two years and that all of the certificated staff employed by the district 09 receive [AT EACH SCHOOL RECEIVES] all of the training not less than every four 10 years. 11 * Sec. 16. AS 14.16.020, as amended by sec. 8, ch. 2, SSSLA 2015, is amended to read: 12 Sec. 14.16.020. Operation of state boarding schools. In the management of 13 state boarding schools, the board shall 14 (1) adopt a philosophy of education for state boarding schools; 15 (2) approve the employment of personnel necessary to operate state 16 boarding schools; 17 (3) establish the salaries and benefits to be paid teachers, excluding 18 administrators; 19 (4) designate the employees authorized to direct disbursements from 20 the money appropriated for the operation of state boarding schools and for the 21 construction of facilities; 22 (5) provide custodial services and routine maintenance of physical 23 facilities; 24 (6) establish procedures for the development and implementation of 25 curriculum and the selection and use of textbooks and instructional materials; 26 (7) prescribe health evaluation and placement screening programs for 27 newly admitted students; 28 (8) establish procedures for staff evaluation; and 29 (9) establish procedures for providing the training under AS 14.18.060, 30 AS 14.20.149, 14.20.680, AS 14.30.355, 14.30.356, 14.30.362, AS 14.33.100, 31 [14.33.127,] AS 18.66.310, and AS 47.17.022; the procedures established under this
01 paragraph must include a training schedule that ensures that not less than 50 percent of 02 the total certificated staff employed by the district receive [AT A SCHOOL 03 RECEIVES] all of the training not less than every two years and that all of the 04 certificated staff employed by the district receive [AT EACH SCHOOL RECEIVES] 05 all of the training not less than every four years. 06 * Sec. 17. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 07 Sec. 14.30.075. Physical examinations for teachers. (a) A school district may 08 require physical examinations of teachers as a condition of employment. A school 09 district is not required to pay the cost of physical examinations for teachers. This 10 section does not affect the coverage of any health insurance benefits that a school 11 district provides to teachers. 12 (b) In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350. 13 * Sec. 18. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 14 Sec. 14.30.361. Sex education, human reproductive education, and human 15 sexuality education. (a) A person may only teach a class or program in sex education, 16 human reproduction education, or human sexuality education if the person 17 (1) possesses a valid teacher certificate issued under AS 14.20 and is 18 employed under a contract with the school; or 19 (2) is supervised by a person who meets the requirements under (1) of 20 this subsection. 21 (b) Before curriculum, literature, or materials related to sex education, human 22 reproduction education, or human sexuality education may be used in a class or 23 program or distributed in a school, the curriculum, literature, or materials must be 24 (1) approved by the school board; and 25 (2) available for parents to review. 26 (c) Before a person teaches a class or program under (a)(2) of this section, 27 (1) the person must be approved by the school board; and 28 (2) the person's credentials must be available for parents to review. 29 * Sec. 19. AS 14.30.361, enacted by sec. 18 of this Act, is amended by adding a new 30 subsection to read: 31 (d) The requirements under (a) of this section do not apply to
01 (1) sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention training 02 required under AS 14.30.355; or 03 (2) dating violence and abuse awareness and prevention training 04 required under AS 14.30.356. 05 * Sec. 20. AS 14.30.362(a), added by sec. 15, ch. 2, SSSLA 2015, is amended to read: 06 Sec. 14.30.362. Suicide awareness and prevention training. (a) A school 07 district and the department shall provide youth suicide awareness and prevention 08 training approved by the commissioner to each teacher, administrator, counselor, and 09 specialist who is employed by the district or department to provide services to students 10 [IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12] in a public school in the state at no cost to the 11 teacher, administrator, counselor, or specialist. 12 * Sec. 21. AS 36.30.850(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 13 (47) contracts of the Department of Education and Early Development 14 for student assessments required under AS 14.03.123 and AS 14.07.020. 15 * Sec. 22. AS 14.17.520 is repealed. 16 * Sec. 23. AS 14.07.175 is repealed July 1, 2020. 17 * Sec. 24. Section 4, ch. 2, SSSLA 2015, is repealed. 18 * Sec. 25. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 19 read: 20 TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The Department of Education and Early 21 Development may adopt regulations necessary to implement the changes made by this Act. 22 The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the 23 effective date of the law implemented by the regulations. 24 * Sec. 26. Section 25 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 25 * Sec. 27. Sections 2, 12, 14, 16, and 19 of this Act take effect on the effective date of sec. 26 14, ch. 2, SSSLA 2015. 27 * Sec. 28. Section 20 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 15, ch. 2, SSSLA 28 2015. 29 * Sec. 29. Except as provided in secs. 26 - 28 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2016.