Alaska Administrative Code

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that, consistent with the desires of parents and of local communities, the children of school age in the state have the opportunity to attend an elementary or secondary school in the local communities in which they reside. (b) Nothing …

Notes 4 AAC 05.020 Relocated 6/11/95. As of Register 134, July 1995, the definitions contained in 4 AAC 05.020 were relocated by the regulations attorney to appear at 4 AAC 05.900. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a compa…

(a) Every child of school age has the right to a public education in the local community in which the child resides. (b) Neither the department nor a district may require a child of school age to live away from the local community in which the child resides to obtain an education…

(a) A district shall permit its schools to enroll part-time students. A district shall adopt a policy that sets out how a school in the district shall comply with (b) of this section and how the school shall process a request for enrollment of a part-time student. The district sh…

Notes 4 AAC 05.040 Eff. 9/3/76, Register 59; am 6/11/95, Register 134; repealed 9/8/2006, Register 179 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 4 AAC 05.050 Eff. 9/3/76, Register 59; am 6/11/95, Register 134; repealed 9/8/2006, Register 179 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 4 AAC 05.060 Eff. 9/3/76, Register 59; repealed 6/11/95, Register 134 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be a…

Notes 4 AAC 05.070 Eff. 9/3/76, Register 59; am 6/14/81, Register 78; am 6/11/95, Register 134; repealed 10/3/2011, Register 200 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior …

(a) The curriculum of a local school may be supplemented through the use of correspondence course materials approved by the commissioner. This use is not grounds for shortening the day in session, as prescribed by AS 14.03.040, for any student. (b) The governing body of a distric…

(a) After a school has been started in a community, either by renovating an existing facility or constructing a new facility, that school may be temporarily or permanently discontinued or closed only (1) through action of the governing body of the district or regional school boar…

(a) A school that offers kindergarten shall provide a kindergarten day in session that consists of at least two hours of instructional time. A kindergarten student who attends school for less than four hours per day, exclusive of intermissions, will be counted for funding purpose…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early development; (2) "community" means a home-rule city, a city of any class, an incorporated village, or an unincorporated village; (3) "department" means the Dep…

Notes 4 AAC 06.010 Repealed 5/10/78. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

Notes 4 AAC 06.020 Repealed 9/3/76. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 4 AAC 06.025 Repealed 9/20/74. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) The board may establish attendance areas without respect to district lines. (b) Pupils may be required to attend schools in other districts, subject to the provisions of 4 AAC 05, when, in the judgment of the commissioner, the best interests of the state will be served. Eithe…

Notes 4 AAC 06.030 Repealed 3/1/78. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 4 AAC 06.040 Repealed 9/2/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 4 AAC 06.045 Repealed 12/17/92. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 4 AAC 06.050 Eff. 10/9/66, Register 24; am 10/10/69, Register 29; am 5/30/71, Register 38; am 7/9/72, Register 42; am 10/4/73, Register 47; am 5/10/78, Register 66; am 6/10/83, Register 86; am 8/30/86, Register 99; am 9/1/2006, Register 179; repealed 8/19/2017,Register 223,…

(a) Before entry in a state public school district or nonpublic school offering pre-elementary education through the 12th grade, or any combination of these grades, a child shall be immunized against (1) diphtheria, tetanus, polio, pertussis, measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatiti…

(a) In a public school, the superintendent or principal may suspend a pupil under the provisions of AS 14.30.045, and the pupil may be reinstated by the superintendent or principal or by the school board. A child who is diagnosed as having acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AID…

(a) A district shall provide students in grades nine through 12 with the opportunity to challenge courses offered in mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, and world languages by demonstrating mastery of the course material. A district shall provide this opportunity…

Notes 4 AAC 06.070 In effect before 7/28/59; am 5/30/71, Register 38; repealed 5/4/2000, Register 154 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More com…

(a) Each chief school administrator shall develop and submit to the district board for approval a plan consisting of district high school graduation requirements. The plan must require that, before graduation, a student must have earned at least 21 units of credit. (b) Specific s…

Notes 4 AAC 06.076 Eff. 1/28/2000, Register 153; repealed 12/25/2015, Register 216, January 2016 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparis…

(a) A course of study under 4 AAC 06.075(f) includes Alaska Army National Guard training that meets the requirements of this section. (b) A school district shall award high school credit to an eligible student who has successfully completed Alaska Army National Guard Basic Combat…

(a) If the disability of a student precludes the taking of regular curricular offerings, a substitute course in the same subject area may be designed and provided as determined by the team that develops the individualized education program (IEP) set out in 4 AAC 52.140. A substit…

(a) The Seal of Biliteracy is established to recognize high school students who have attained proficiency in the areas of speaking, listening, writing, and reading in one or more world languages in addition to proficiency in English language arts. A district may elect to offer a …

Notes 4 AAC 06.080 Repealed 3/1/78. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare…

Notes 4 AAC 06.090 Repealed 9/23/78. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

Notes 4 AAC 06.100 Repealed 12/30/77. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 4 AAC 06.110 Repealed 10/28/76. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 4 AAC 06.111 Eff. 10/28/76, Register 60; am 3/24/77, Register 61; am 3/1/78, Register 65; am 9/23/78, Register 67; am 11/23/80, Register 76; am 11/26/80, Register 76; am 7/31/81, Register 79; am 6/9/83, Register 86; am 8/30/84, Register 91; am 3/24/85, Register 93; am 8/30/…

(a) The purpose of this section is to provide a procedure that enables school districts to promote and govern interscholastic activities effectively, economically, and fairly, while keeping those activities in their proper perspective educationally. (b) A school or school distric…

(a) The following listed manuals and supplementary materials are adopted as basic guides for public school accounting systems and the annual audit of school districts: (1) the Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (GAFRS) issued by the Governme…

Effective August 5, 1990, a school district's annual audit report under AS 14.14.050 must meet the following requirements: (1) the financial reports must be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles defined in the Codification of Governmental Accounting and Fina…

Notes 4 AAC 06.130 Repealed 9/22/84. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compar…

(a) A school district may not appropriate or spend school district money for the purpose of influencing the result of a public vote on an election, referendum, initiative, recall, or other election involving candidates for or holders of public office. (b) The restriction in (a) o…

No employee of a public school district may be transferred, suspended, or terminated from employment because the employee has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), unless the employee's condition prevents the employee from competent…

A school district or a school district employee with information that a student or employee of the district has acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) shall keep that information confidential except from public health officials and di…

Notes 4 AAC 06.160 Eff. 4/18/91, Register 118; am 6/16/93, Register 126; repealed 5/4/2000, Register 154 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More …

Notes 4 AAC 06.170 Eff. 5/4/2000, Register 154; repealed 11/23/2003, Register 168 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features wil…

(a) A governing body of a school board shall report to the department information relating to the school district disciplinary and safety program required by AS 14.33.120. The report shall be submitted annually with the school report required by AS 14.03.120(a). (b) To meet the r…

Annually, not later than June 30, a governing body shall provide a report to the department that includes all data required under AS 14.33.125(f). The governing body shall file the required report electronically in a format prescribed by the department, unless the governing body …

(a) The department will maintain a list of approved crisis intervention training programs. An approved program must (1) include training in all areas required under AS 14.33.127(a); (2) have a clear record of success in the prevention and safe use of physical restraint and seclus…

(a) On or before July 15 of each year, the department will determine the safety status of the schools in the state. The department will designate a school as safe, at-risk, or persistently dangerous. (b) For each school in the state, the department will apply the following formul…

(a) A district that contains a school that has been designated at-risk shall, within 30 days after the designation, prepare a report that includes(1) an explanation of the nature and cause of the infractions involving violence against a person at the school; and (2) a plan under …

(a) The department may appoint a task force to support and advise a district when a school in the district has been designated an at-risk school if, after review of the district's plan submitted under 4 AAC 06.210(a) (2), the department determines that a task force will assist th…

(a) Within 10 days after an incident in which a student is a victim of a violent criminal offense on the grounds of the school attended by the student, a district shall notify the parents of the student that the parents may, within 30 days after the notice is sent, elect to have …