Alaska Administrative Code

Notes 4 AAC 27.035 Eff. 9/14/77, Register 63; am 7/8/99, Register 151; am 7/23/99, Register 151; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior …

(a) Those routes that are within one and one-half miles of an attendance center and that cannot be safely traveled by children because of traffic, weather, or other hazards may be designated by the governing body of the district as hazardous routes. (b) A resolution by the govern…

Notes 4 AAC 27.040 In effect before 7/28/59; am 10/8/66, Register 24; am 10/14/68, Register 27; am 5/30/71, Register 38; am 9/14/77, Register 63; am 7/8/99, Register 151; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions avail…

Notes 4 AAC 27.045 Eff. 9/14/77, Register 63; am 7/8/99, Register 151; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available.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Notes 4 AAC 27.050 Repealed 9/14/77. 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 compar…

Notes 4 AAC 27.055 Eff. 9/14/77, Register 63; am 7/8/99, Register 151; am 5/25/2000, Register 154; am 11/23/2001, Register 160; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our mos…

Each district that receives pupil transportation funds from the department shall submit the following pupil transportation reports to the department on forms prescribed by the department: (1) the pupil transportation program annual report shall be submitted to the department not …

(a) A local school board shall adopt a charter school transportation policy that describes the transportation services that the district will provide to students attending a charter school operated by the district if the district (1) provides transportation services under AS 14.0…

Notes 4 AAC 27.060 In effect before 7/28/50; am 10/8/66, Register 24; am 10/14/68, Register 27; am 5/30/71, Register 38; am 9/14/77, Register 63; am 2/24/88, Register 105; am 7/8/99, Register 151; am 11/23/2001, Register 160; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 State regulations are …

Notes 4 AAC 27.070 Repealed 9/14/77. 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 compar…

Notes 4 AAC 27.075 Eff. 9/14/77, Register 63; am 7/8/99, Register 151; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 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 27.080 Repealed 9/14/77. 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 compar…

Notes 4 AAC 27.085 Eff. 9/14/77, Register 63; am 1/16/82, Register 81; am 7/8/99, Register 151; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior q…

(a) All contracts for pupil transportation awarded by a district school board must be based on the competitive proposal process. A request for proposals must, at a minimum, contain the following:(1) a general description of the(A) required service areas; (B) number of routes and …

Notes 4 AAC 27.090 Repealed 9/14/77. 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 compar…

Notes 4 AAC 27.100 In effect before 7/28/59; am 10/8/66, Register 24; am 10/14/68, Register 27; am 5/30/71, Register 38; am 9/14/77, Register 63; am 7/8/99, Register 151; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions avail…

The following handbooks are adopted by reference as the minimum standards for school buses in the state: (1) for school buses manufactured on or after September 11, 1994, but before January 1, 2002 (A) National Standards for School Buses, found on pages 1 - 31 of the 1990 Nationa…

(a) Repealed 5/25/2000. (b) Repealed 5/25/2000. (c) Application for department approval of a school bus driver training course must be made on forms prescribed by the department. The department will approve a school bus driver training course that (1) is conducted by a school bus…

(a) The department will certify a person holding a school bus driver permit as a school bus driver training instructor if the person: (1) has at least two years' school bus driving experience; and (2) satisfactorily completes a school bus driver training instructor certification …

To successfully complete a school bus driver training course approved under 4 AAC 27.200(c), a person must do the following to the satisfaction of the instructor: (1) identify the major mechanical component systems of a school bus; (2) complete a pre-trip inspection of a school b…

Notes 4 AAC 27.225 Eff. 3/15/89, Register 109 As of Register 154, July 2000, the text of 4 AAC 27.225 was deleted by the regulations attorney as being obsolete as a result of the State Board of Education's repeal of 4 AAC 27.220(a) and (b), effective 4/25/2000, Register 154. Stat…

(a) The instructor shall issue a certificate certifying that a person has successfully completed a state approved school bus driver training course as required by AS 28.15.046(b)(5) when the person successfully completes a course approved under 4 AAC 27.200(c). (b) The provider o…

(a) The department will, in its discretion and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62.330 - AS 44.62.640), revoke a course approval issued under 4 AAC 27.200(c) for any of the following reasons:(1) fraudulent certification of training; (2) failure to follow…

The department will, in its discretion and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62.330 - AS 44.62.640), revoke an instructor certificate issued under 4 AAC 27.210 for any of the following reasons: (a) fraudulent certification of training; (b) failure to foll…

Notes 4 AAC 27.950 Eff. 7/8/99, Register 151; repealed 6/4/2004, Register 170 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…

For purposes of this chapter, in determining whether a pupil resides at least a specified distance from the pupil's attendance center or nearest transportation route pickup point, the distance to be measured is the shortest route, measured from the closest point of the residence …

In AS 14.09 and this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "activity bus" means a bus owned, leased, or contracted by a district and regularly used to transport pupils on field trips, athletic trips, and extracurricular and other non-instructional activities; (2) "a…

(a) The exchange of teachers is for a period of one year only. The school board of the school district making the exchange is authorized to grant the exchange in accordance with this section and may give teachers leaves of absence for not more than one year. (b) Teachers in distr…

(a) An institution of higher learning operating an approved program must require a student enrolled in the program to serve as a student teacher or participate in a supervised clinical practice in a public school for a minimum of 500 hours over a period of 15 weeks. (b) A student…

The chief school administrator, under the direction of the school board, is responsible for preparation of educational specifications for all new public elementary and secondary schools, and additions to and rehabilitations of existing facilities. These educational specifications…

(a) The chief school administrator, under the direction of the school board, is responsible for preparing a six-year capital improvement plan, including annual updates, for all new public elementary schools, secondary schools, and education-related facilities, as well as for all …

(a) For a district to be eligible for state aid under AS 14.11.011 or AS 14.11.100, the district must have a facility management program that addresses the following five elements of facility and maintenance management: (1) a formal maintenance management program that records mai…

(a) The chief school administrator shall assure that a new school facility, addition, or major renovation complies with applicable facility codes and regulations of the state and with those of the municipality in which the facility is located. The chief school administrator may m…

(a) For purposes of calculating the number of unhoused students and the amount of square footage eligible for state school facility funding, each school district is divided into attendance areas. Annually, by February 1, the commissioner will issue a list of the department-establ…

(a) The following are the basic guides for educational facility planning adopted by reference: (1) for a school capital project application submitted to the department, Creating Connections: The CEFPI Guide for Educational Facility Planning, 2004 edition, as published by the Coun…

(a) A school district, as the term "district" is defined in AS 14.11.135, may apply for no more than 10 capital improvement grants under AS 14.11.011 no later than September 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the request is made. The application shall be mad…

(a) Each year, department staff shall (1) review the revised six-year capital improvement plans submitted by each school district under 4 AAC 31.011; and (2) recommend to the state Board of Education (A) a revised six-year capital improvement plan; and (B) a current-year capital …

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the department will not award a grant under AS 14.11.011 - AS 14.11.020 or allocate other financial assistance under AS 14.11.100 unless the application was approved by the State Board of Education and money adequate to complete the …

(a) Acquisition of an educational facility site must be approved by the Department of Education and Early Development (1) to be eligible for reimbursement under AS 14.11.100; or (2) if construction responsibility has been assumed under AS 14.11.020. (b) If school construction, fo…

(a) By November 5 of each year the department will provide to each school district submitting a grant application notice of its proposed revised grant schedule that commences in the next fiscal year and of its priority ranking under 4 AAC 31.022(b) of all proposed projects for th…

(a) A school district shall submit a plan for a school capital project, including new construction, additions, demolitions, and rehabilitations, to be undertaken by the school district that is to be funded under AS 14.11.011 or for which reimbursement is to be sought under AS 14.…

(a) Before commencing construction contract solicitation or construction activity under AS 14.11.011 or construction contract solicitation or construction activity for which reimbursement will be sought under AS 14.11.100, a school district or a regional school board shall secure…

(a) If a regional school board or a municipality that is a school district proposes to purchase or construct one or more portable facilities for which state aid under AS 14.11.011 or 14.11.100 will be sought, the regional school board or municipality must secure the approval of t…

(a) A municipality that is a school district, or a regional school board, submitting a capital improvement project request for construction to the department under AS 14.11.011 or 14.11.100 shall make the request on a form prescribed by the commissioner. (b) In accepting state ai…

(a) A facility will be approved for debt retirement under AS 14.11.100 if the project meets the requirements established in 4 AAC 31.060(j) - (l) and the requirements of this section. (b) A facility to house and support the education program must meet the following criteria: (1) …

(a) A project approved for debt retirement under AS 14.11.100 is subject to review and approval for site selection and acquisition under 4 AAC 31.025, and the construction plans are subject to review and approval under the provisions of 4 AAC 31.030 and 4 AAC 31.040. (b) A school…

Interest on proceeds of grant money appropriated for approved projects shall be held by the district to pay for project cost overruns, change orders, contract amendments, contractor's claims, or other modifications necessary because of unavoidable or unforeseeable circumstances t…

If a municipality has bond proceeds remaining after termination of all design, construction, and equipment contracts for a project approved by the department for debt retirement under 4 AAC 31.060 and by local voters under AS 14.11.100(j), and the municipality seeks to construct …

(a) If a school district determines that it is necessary to engage the services of a private consultant to provide design, commissioning, or construction management services for an educational facility with money provided under AS 14.11.011 - AS 14.11.020, or for a project approv…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, reimbursement under AS 14.11.100 for payment of restructured or refinanced school construction indebtedness may not exceed the amount that would have been payable on the indebtedness in the year for which reimbursement is claimed had…