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: Implement Federal Education Law Of 2001
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 13
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Urging adoption of the Alaska recommendations for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
04-23-03 : The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 13 by a vote of 20 to zero on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Special Committee on Education, HJR 13 requests the U.S. Department of Education consider Alaska's unique challenges when implementing the No Child Left Behind Act.
HJR 18 will now be forwarded to the President of the United States, and our State's Congressional delegation.
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| House Joint Resolution 13 : Requests the U.S. Department of Education consider Alaska's unique challenges when implementing the No Child Left Behind Act. The No Child Left Behind Act is a mammoth piece of federal legislation the implications of which encompass nearly every facet of the educational system in the state of Alaska. The implementation of the NCLB Act is a daunting task for every state however; it is vital that the Federal Department of Education recognize the true uniqueness of Alaska. |
: Parental Liability For Child's Damage
Signed into Law! Chapter 94 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the liability of parents and legal guardians of minors who destroy property.
06-16-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed HB 18 into law. Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer (R-Anchorage), HB 18 changes the limit on recovery of property damaged by a minor. HB 18 will allow for a person, municipal corporation, association, village, school district, or religious or charitable organization to recover up to $25,000 from parents or guardians of a minor who knowingly destroys property.
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| House Bill 18 : Changes the limit on recovery of property damaged by a minor. HB 18 will allow for a person, municipal corporation, association, village, school district, or religious or charitable organization to recover up to $15,000 from parents or guardians of a minor who knowingly destroys property. |
: Correspondence Study
Signed into Law! Chapter 114 SLA 03
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An Act relating to the state centralized correspondence study program, to funding for educational programs that occur primarily outside school facilities, and to the duties of school boards of borough and city school districts and regional educational attendance areas; and providing for an effective date.
05-19-03 : The Alaska State Senate approved House Bill 174 by a vote of 12 to eight on Monday. Sponsored by the House Rules Committee on request of the governor, HB 174 eliminates the Alyeska Central School's summer program in summer 2003, and the entire program in summer 2004. After a reconsideration vote, HB 174 will move to the Governor.
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| House Bill 174 : Extends the life of the Alyeska Central School for one year to allow the students and teachers to transition into other school programs. This bill eliminates the Alyeska Central School’s summer program in summer 2003, which will save $1.2 million. |
: House Special Committee: Education
Passed House! Hou. Resolve 2
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Establishing a House Special Committee on Education.
| House Resolution 2 : Establishes a House Special Committee on Education. |
: Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 25
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 23
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Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning , relating to the acquisition of teachers' housing by regional educational attendance areas and to teachers' housing loan programs in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.
05-13-03 : The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously approved House Concurrent Resolution 17 by a vote of 34 to zero on Tuesday. Sponsored by the House Health, Education, and Social Services Committee, HCR 17 suspends Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 25, relating to the acquisition of teachers' housing by regional educational attendance areas and to teachers' housing loan programs in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.
HCR 17 moves to the Senate.
| House Concurrent Resolution 17 : Suspends the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature concerning SB 25, relating to the acquisition of teachers' housing by regional educational attendance areas and to teachers' housing loan programs in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. |
: Parent Liability For Damage By Child
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An Act relating to recovery of civil damages from the parents or legal guardian of a minor; and providing for an effective date.
05-09-03 : Senate Bill 2 passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday. Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson (R-Eagle River), SB 2 would allow recovery of civil damages from the parents or legal guardian of a minor.
SB 2 moves next to the .
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| Senate Bill 2 : Allows recovery of actual cost of intentional vandalism. The rational: "Vandalism damages a school district's physical plant, has a negative impact on student learning, and demoralizes hard-working staff and students. Every dollar spent on repairing vandalism is a dollar we cannot invest in textbooks, teachers or technology. |
: Tampering With Public Records
Signed into Law! Chapter 141 SLA 2003
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An Act relating to tampering with public records.
| | [PDF - 1 page - 21 KB] | Senate Bill 8 : Amends the crime of tampering with public records in the first degree by elevating to a Class C Felony. |
: AHFC Loans To Educators
Signed into Law! Chapter 126 SLA 2003
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An Act relating to the teachers' housing loan program in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
06-18-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 25 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Wilken (R-Fairbanks), SB 25 would provide an incentive for trained teachers, counselors, and administrators to enter into the profession and settle down in local communities, by providing them with no money down financing for a home.
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| Senate Bill 25 : Provides an incentive for trained teachers, counselors, and administrators to enter into the profession and settle down in local communities, by providing them with no-money-down financing for a home. |
: Teacher Loan Repayment Program
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An Act relating to the Alaska teacher recruitment loan repayment program; and providing for an effective date.
04-09-03 : Senate Bill 84 moved out of the Senate Health, Education and Social Services committee Wednesday. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-KodiaKB], SB 84 would give school districts a valuable tool to help solve this problem by establishing the Alaska Teacher Recruitment Loan Repayment Program. This program will provide financial incentives through the repayment, in whole or part, by the state, of education loans for teachers, upon the teacher's being first hired at an Alaskan public elementary, or secondary school.
SB 84 moves next to the .
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| Senate Bill 84 : Would give school districts a valuable tool to help solve this problem by establishing the Alaska Teacher Recruitment Loan Repayment Program. This program will provide financial incentives through the repayment, in whole or part, by the state, of education loans for teachers, upon the teacher's being first hired at an Alaskan public elementary, or secondary school. |
: 72-Hour Notice Of Teacher Strike
Signed into Law! Chapter 130 SLA 2003
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An Act relating to strikes by employees of a municipal school district, a regional educational attendance area, or a state boarding school, and requiring notice of at least 72 hours of a strike by those employees.
07-01-03 : Governor Murkowski signed SB 95 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Lyda Green (R-Mat-Su), SB 95 would require public school employees to provide a school district with written notice of an impending strike at least 72 hours prior to any labor action. This bill would protect students and give parents adequate time to be notified of a change in the school schedule.
SB 95 moves next to the .
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| Senate Bill 95 : Requires public school employees to provide a school district with written notice of an impending strike at least 72 hours prior to any labor action. This bill protect students and gives parents adequate time to be notified of a change in the school schedule. |
: Reemployment Of Retired Teachers
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An Act relating to reemployment of and benefits for retired teachers or employees, including those who participated in retirement incentive programs, and to the employment as teachers of members of the public employees' retirement system who participated in a retirement incentive program; and providing for an effective date.
05-05-03 : Senate Bill 145 moved out of the Senate Health, Education and Social Services Committee Monday. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-KodiaKB], SB 145 would allow schools experiencing a shortage of education professionals to reemploy teachers and principals who had retired under a Retirement Incentive Program. SB 145 moves next to the Senate Rules Committee.
| | | Senate Bill 145 : Allows schools experiencing a shortage of education professionals to reemploy teachers and principals who had retired under a Retirement Incentive Program. |
: DOL Teachers And Training Programs
Signed into Law! Chapter 49 SLA 03
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An Act relating to teachers and training programs in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to the placement in the exempt service of certified teachers employed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to their eligibility to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alaska, and to the functions of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board regarding the Kotzebue Technical Center and the Alaska Vocational Technical Center; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 192 into law. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-KodiaKB], SB 192 would specifically grant statutory authority to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to employ teachers who are members of the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and would enable current AVTEC instructional staff to remain members of the TRS after AVTEC transfers to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. It also would allow future AVTEC instructional staff to become TRS members.
| | | Senate Bill 192 : Grants statutory authority to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) to employ teachers who are members of the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and enables current AVTEC instructional staff to remain members of the TRS after AVTEC transfers to the DOL. |
: Education Funding & Pupil Transportation
Signed into Law! Chapter 54 SLA 03
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An Act relating to school transportation; relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date.
06-06-03 : Gov. Murkowski signed SB 202 into law. Sponsored by the Senate Finance Committee SB 202 would first revise the method in which local school districts are reimbursed for pupil transportation costs. Second, it would increase the K-12 education funding per student amount to $4,169, an increase of $159.
| | | Senate Bill 202 : Revises the method in which local school districts are reimbursed for pupil transportation cost and increases the K-12 education funding per student amount to $4,169, an increase of $169. |
: Charter School Task Force
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Establishing the Joint Legislative Charter School Task Force.
05-10-03 : Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 moved out of the Senate Finance Committee Saturday. Sponsored by Sen. Fred Dyson (R-Eagle River), SCR 10 would establish a Joint Legislative Charter School Task Force.
SCR 10 moves next to the .
| | | Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 : Establishes a Joint Legislative Charter School Task Force. |
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The House Majority supports an education system that prepares Alaska’s children for the future and that makes prudent use of the state’s education funds. In response to new Federal standards in the No Child Left Behind Act, the Majority initiated legislation that requested the U.S. Department of Education to address Alaska’s unique education challenges with its remote rural communities. In our efforts to make education as effective and cost-efficient as possible, the Majority rolled $32 million for the Learning Opportunity Grants, which has always been subject to the whim of the Governor or the Legislature, into the Foundation Funding Formula. This money can no longer be decreased, re-appropriated, or eliminated through legislation. We fully funded the Foundation Formula at $692.211 million and increased the base student allocation by $169 per student to $4,169 to ensure that Alaska’s students continue to receive an adequate education. We restored $10,745,600 for pupil transportation, cut from the Governor’s budget, to fund the program 100-percent, and we are encouraging the districts to search for increased transportation efficiencies. The Majority also chose to maintain the Alyeska Central School for another year to allow the students and teachers time to find appropriate alternative programs; however, the summer school program was discontinued, which will save the state $1.2 million. We also passed legislation to provide no-money-down home financing for trained teachers, counselors, and administrators to attract and retain qualified educators in order to protect the caliber of education that Alaska’s children receive.
