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HB 135: "An Act relating to school district participation in the school construction grant program."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 135 01 "An Act relating to school district participation in the school construction grant 02 program." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.11.008(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) In order to receive a grant under this chapter or an appropriation under 06 AS 37.05.560, a district must provide a percentage share of the project cost, as 07 determined under (b) or (c) of this section. Except as provided in (d) or (g) of this 08 section, a [A] district shall provide the required participating share within three years 09 after the date that the appropriation bill funding the grant is passed by the legislature. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 14.11.008 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 11 (g) The commissioner may extend the time allowed for a district to provide 12 the required participating share if the district applies to the commissioner in writing to 13 request an extension and demonstrates good cause for the requested extension. 14 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to

01 read: 02 APPLICABILITY. AS 14.11.008(a), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, and 03 AS 14.11.008(g), enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, apply to a grant approved under AS 14.11.008 04 on or after the effective date of this Act.