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HB 278                                                                                                                        
A message dated May 13, 2014, was received stating the Governor                                                                 
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
      FREE CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 278                                                                                 
      "An Act relating to the exemption from jury service for certain                                                           
      teachers; relating to the powers of the Department of Education                                                           
      and Early Development; relating to school performance reports;                                                            
      relating to accountability standards; providing funding for Internet                                                      
      services; relating to secondary school course credit earned through                                                       

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      assessment; relating to public school college and career readiness                                                        
      assessments and diplomas; relating to the secondary school                                                                
      competency examination and related requirements; relating to                                                              
      charter schools and student transportation; relating to residential                                                       
      school applications; relating to school construction bond debt                                                            
      reimbursement; increasing the stipend for boarding school                                                                 
      students; relating to the local contribution to public school                                                             
      funding; increasing the base student allocation used in the formula                                                       
      for state funding of public education; relating to correspondence                                                         
      programs, funding, and student allotments; relating to funding of                                                         
      and reporting by Alaska technical and vocational education                                                                
      programs; relating to earning high school credit for completion of                                                        
      vocational education courses offered by institutions receiving                                                            
      technical and vocational education program funding; relating to                                                           
      schools operated by a federal agency; relating to education tax                                                           
      credits; establishing an optional municipal tax exemption for                                                             
      privately owned real property rented or leased for use as a charter                                                       
      school; establishing a pilot project for public middle school                                                             
      students; requiring the Department of Administration to provide a                                                         
      proposal for a salary and benefits schedule for school districts and                                                      
      for teacher tenure; requiring the Legislative Budget and Audit                                                            
      Committee to provide for studies on public education funding;                                                             
      requiring the Department of Education and Early Development to                                                            
      report to the legislature on school design and construction;                                                              
      relating to grants to school districts; and providing for an effective                                                    
      date."                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
      Chapter No. 15, SLA 2014                                                                                                  
      Effective Date:  See Chapter