HCS CSSB 34(TRB): "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 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 34(TRB) 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. For each school district that 08 will have a demonstration state-tribal education compact school located within the school 09 district's boundaries, the board shall consult with 10 (1) the governing body of the school district; and 11 (2) a representative of the collective bargaining unit that represents the 12 teachers of the school district. 13 (d) Not later than January 31, 2024, the board shall submit a report containing 14 recommendations to the legislature relating to the demonstration state-tribal education 15 compact and demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The board may include in 16 the report proposed legislation relating to the demonstration state-tribal education compact 17 and demonstration state-tribal education compact schools. The board shall submit the report to 18 the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the 19 legislature that the report is available. The board shall consult with the federally recognized 20 tribes and tribal organizations that will be a party to the demonstration state-tribal education 21 compact before submitting the report required under this subsection. 22 (e) In this section, "board" means the state Board of Education and Early 23 Development. 24 * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 25 read: 26 CONDITIONAL EFFECT: DEMONSTRATION STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION 27 COMPACT. A demonstration state-tribal education compact negotiated under sec. 1(a) of this 28 Act takes effect only after enactment into law on or before June 30, 2026, of a bill authorizing 29 the demonstration state-tribal education compact and demonstration state-tribal education 30 compact schools. 31 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).