CSSB 34(JUD): "An Act relating to a demonstration state-tribal education compact; relating to demonstration state-tribal education compact schools; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 34(JUD) 01 "An Act relating to a demonstration state-tribal education compact; relating to 02 demonstration state-tribal education compact schools; and providing for an effective 03 date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 06 to read: 07 DEMONSTRATION STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT. (a) The state 08 Board of Education and Early Development shall negotiate a demonstration state-tribal 09 education compact with federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations in the state to 10 establish demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The demonstration state-tribal 11 education compact may be for a term of not more than five years and may not include more 12 than five demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. 13 (b) A governing body of a federally recognized tribe may initiate the negotiation 14 described in (a) of this section by submitting to the board, on or before December 31, 2022, a
01 resolution that requests negotiation under (a) of this section and that identifies the tribal 02 organizations, if any, that will participate in the negotiation on behalf of or in conjunction 03 with the federally recognized tribe. 04 (c) Not later than March 31, 2023, the board shall meet with the governing bodies of 05 the federally recognized tribes that submitted a resolution under (b) of this section and any 06 tribal organization identified in the resolution by the federally recognized tribe and negotiate 07 the terms of the demonstration state-tribal education compact. The board shall consult with 08 the governing body of each school district that will have a demonstration state-tribal 09 education compact school located within the district boundaries. 10 (d) Not later than January 31, 2024, the board shall submit a report containing 11 recommendations to the legislature relating to the demonstration state-tribal education 12 compact and demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The board may include in 13 the report proposed legislation relating to the demonstration state-tribal education compact 14 and demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The board shall submit the report to 15 the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the 16 legislature that the report is available. The board shall consult with the federally recognized 17 tribes and tribal organizations that will be a party to the demonstration state-tribal education 18 compact before submitting the report required under this subsection. 19 (e) In this section, "board" means the state Board of Education and Early 20 Development. 21 * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 22 read: 23 CONDITIONAL EFFECT: DEMONSTRATION STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION 24 COMPACT. A demonstration state-tribal education compact negotiated under sec. 1(a) of this 25 Act takes effect only after enactment into law on or before June 30, 2026, of a bill authorizing 26 the demonstration state-tribal education compact and demonstration state-tribal education 27 compact schools. 28 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).