Alaska Administrative Code

(a) The approval granted under 4 AAC 31.060 that authorizes a project for debt retirement under AS 14.11.100 expires five years after the approval is given unless a local bond election that meets the requirements of AS 14.11.100(j) occurs during that period and authorizes the sal…

(a) A school district shall construct a public educational facility with money provided through a grant under AS 14.11.011 - AS 14.11.020 or shall construct a public educational facility that is eligible for reimbursement under AS 14.11.100 under a written contract awarded on the…

(a) If a school construction project for which reimbursement of debt service costs under AS 14.11.100(a)(6) or (7) is requested meets the requirements of AS 14.11.100(a)(6) or (7) and of 4 AAC 31.060(j), (k), and (l), the department will approve the project as eligible for reimbu…

(a) The department will rank projects, approved under 4 AAC 31.081(a), within the applicable class in AS 14.11.100(n)(2). (b) The department will use the following criteria to evaluate and rank projects approved under 4 AAC 31.081(a): (1) the factors set out in AS 14.11.102(b)(1)…

The amount of the costs of school construction for a project eligible for reimbursement under AS 14.11.100(a)(6) or (7) is determined by including all costs, except for the interest on the bonds sold to finance the project, and deducting all money from grants made under AS 14.11 …

A municipality aggrieved by a department decision under 4 AAC 31.081 - 4 AAC 31.083 may appeal the decision under 4 AAC 40.010 - 4 AAC 40.050. Notes 4 AAC 31.084 Eff. 8/12/93, Register 127 Authority:AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 AS 14.11.100 AS 14.11.132 State regulations are updated…

(a) The department may dispose of state-owned school buildings and other facilities under this section if it determines that the buildings or facilities are no longer needed to provide the educational program in the community in which they are located. The determination will be m…

(a) A person seeking appointment under AS 14.11.014(a)(1) - (3) to the committee may submit a resume and letter of interest to the commissioner. (b) A term of office under AS 14.11.014(a)(1) - (3) for a member of the committee begins on March 1 and expires on the last day of Febr…

(a) The department will issue a use permit to a regional school board that uses, occupies, or requests permission to use or occupy state owned or leased property for a public school, subject to the provisions of this section. (b) A use permit provides the regional school board wi…

(a) By July 1, 1997, a district shall comply with AS 14.03.150 by maintaining all risk property insurance coverage for the replacement cost of all school facilities and equipment. A district shall carry flood coverage for school facilities and equipment in a flood plain or flood-…

An authorized self-insurance program is one that the department annually determines adequately protects the public's investment in a school district's facilities. In rendering its determination, the department will consider annually at least the following factors for each school …

A school district will not be reimbursed under AS 14.11.011 - AS 14.11.020 or under AS 14.11.100 for any deductible amounts paid for damage to or destruction of a school facility. Notes 4 AAC 31.210 Eff. 8/31/90, Register 115; am 4/17/98, Register 146 Authority:AS 14.03.150 AS 14…

(a) In the event of damage to or destruction of a school facility owned by a municipality, or a regional educational attendance area that holds title to its facilities under AS 14.08.151, the insurance proceeds shall be used to repair or replace the facility. If the facility is n…

Except for a district that has an authorized self-insurance program under 4 AAC 31.205, each school district shall provide to the department a certificate of insurance, by July 15 of each year, that provides notice of the per occurrence and aggregate limits of coverage, and shall…

(a) If, within 30 days after the department provides notice under AS 14.03.150(b), a school district fails to maintain adequate insurance or a program of self-insurance required by 4 AAC 31.200, the department will procure insurance through the division of risk management in the …

As used in this chapter and in AS 14.07, AS 14.08, and AS 14.11, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "addition" means new space for expanded educational programs or new programs or space that replace substandard or destroyed space, by connection to an existing school facil…

Notes 4 AAC 32.010 Eff. 3/12/76, Register 57; am 12/4/76, Register 60; am 4/19/81, Register 78; repealed 6/2/2004, 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…

Notes 4 AAC 32.020 Eff. 3/12/76, Register 27; am 12/4/76, Register 60; am 4/19/81, Register 78; repealed 6/2/2004, 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…

Notes 4 AAC 32.025 Eff. 11/27/86, Register 100; repealed 6/2/2004, 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 …

Notes 4 AAC 32.030 Eff. 3/12/76, Register 57; am 4/19/81, Register 78; am 11/27/86, Register 100; repealed 6/2/2004, 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…

Notes 4 AAC 33.010 Repealed 6/10/83. 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) - (f) Repealed 12/4/76. (g) Repealed 9/22/84. Notes 4 AAC 33.020 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…

Notes 4 AAC 33.025 Eff. 10/1/92, Register 123 As of Register 151 (October 1999), the provisions of former 4 AAC 33.025 were relocated by the regulations attorney under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to 8 AAC 99.200, in accordance with ch. 58, SLA 1999. State regulations are updated quarterly…

Notes 4 AAC 33.030 In effect before 7/28/59; am 4/17/67, Register 24; am 9/9/75, Register 56; am 12/13/87, Register 104; am 12/30/98, Register 148; repealed 8/21/2005, Register 175 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a compa…

Notes 4 AAC 33.040 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 33.050 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…

(a) The educational program at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, Providence Heights School, may be funded by the department and may be operated by the Anchorage School District under an agreement with the department. (b) Funding to carry out an agreement under (a) of this section…

(a) The Department shall operate a centralized program for the deaf available to deaf students in the state. The program shall provide residential services as part of its educational program. The program may be operated by a school district under an agreement with the department,…

(a) The superintendent of Mount Edgecumbe High School shall appoint an admissions committee of at least three persons to make recommendations for students to be admitted to the school. (b) A student residing in any school district in the state may submit to the admissions committ…

(a) A district must obtain approval from the department before operating a statewide or district-wide residential school. A district may apply to establish and operate a new school only during a period of open applications established by the department under (c) of this section. …

(a) The State Board of Education and Early Development serves as the governing body of schools and other educational programs operated by the department. The state board may appoint advisory boards to give advice on the governance of those schools. At least 90 days before an expe…

(a) The application procedure required under AS 14.03.250(a) for the establishment of an initial or renewed charter for a charter school must be in writing and must be available upon request at the school district's central office. The local school board shall require an applican…

A charter school may apply to a local school board for an amendment to the school's charter during the term of its contract with the local school board. If a local school board approves an amendment to the charter, an amended contract must be executed to conform to the amended ch…

The department may audit the charter school's program during the term of the contract under AS 14.03.255(c) and may take any action necessary to ensure compliance with federal and state law, including the withholding of money under AS 14.07.070. Notwithstanding any provision of a…

(a) A charter school that is established on or after July 1, 2014, may apply to the department for one-time grant funding under AS 14.03.264. An applicant charter school must (1) apply on a form prescribed by the department; (2) provide evidence in its application that demonstrat…

In 4 AAC 33.110 - 4 AAC 33.119, (1) "charter school" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.290; (2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early development; (3) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development; (4) "local school board" has the mea…

The purpose of 4 AAC 33.200 - 4 AAC 33.290 is to establish the process of application for and awarding of grants under AS 14.03.125. Notes 4 AAC 33.200 Eff. 10/1/93, Register 127 Authority:AS 14.03.125 AS 14.07.165(2) State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two…

(a) A governing body, district advisory board, or nonprofit organization located in the state, or a teacher or principal employed by a public school in the state may apply for a grant through a district located in the state to improve public school performance in that district. A…

(a) An application for a grant for the improvement of school performance must be made on a form prescribed by and available from the department. The application must be signed by the applicant and the superintendent of the district through whom the application is made. If the app…

(a) The commissioner shall appoint a school improvement grant review committee to review the grant proposals and recommend to the commissioner which grants should be awarded. The commissioner shall appoint individuals with expertise in grant review or education, but the majority …

(a) After considering the recommendations of the committee, the commissioner shall make a decision on each grant application. (b) The department shall send to each district that submitted a grant application (1) a copy of the commissioner's decisions; and (2) a notice of intent t…

(a) After the time for an administrative review under 4 AAC 33.230 has expired, the department shall notify all applicants and districts of the commissioner's grant award decisions. (b) A notification under this section is a final decision of the department that may be appealed b…

(a) A district may appeal from the notice of intent to award by writing to the commissioner and requesting a review. The request must be received by the department within 14 days after the applicant's receipt of the notice of intent to award. The request must state the basis for …

A district may claim no more than five percent of the amount of a grant awarded under this section as indirect costs for the purposes of administering the grant. Notes 4 AAC 33.235 Eff. 10/1/93, Register 127 Authority:AS 14.03.125 AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 AS 14.07.165(2) State r…

(a) Disbursement of grant money awarded under 4 AAC 33.200 - 4 AAC 33.290 will not be made unless the applicant and the district execute a grant agreement with the department. (b) The grant agreement will (1) set out a disbursement schedule that the department determines is reaso…

Each district awarded a school improvement grant must provide an annual progress report to the department no later than 30 days after the close of the grant year. A district may require that the applicant prepare the report. If a district concurs with the applicant's report, the …

In 4 AAC 33.200 - 4 AAC 33.290, (1) "applicant" means a person or organization proposing a project for a grant; (2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early development; (3) "committee" means the school performance grant review committee; (4) "department" mean…

4 AAC 33.300 - 4 AAC 33.330 are adopted for the purpose of establishing a grant process to implement the quality school funding grant program established by AS 14.17.480. Notes 4 AAC 33.300 Eff. 4/2/99, Register 149 Authority:AS 14.07.020 AS 14.07.060 AS 14.17.480 State regulatio…

(a) A district application for a quality school funding grant authorized under AS 14.17.480 must be made on forms prescribed by and available from the department. Applications must be received by the department no later than May 1 for a grant for the following school year. An app…

(a) Following approval of application, the department will calculate the amount of the district's grant entitlement by multiplying by $16 the district's adjusted ADM, as approved by the department for the school year to which the grant applies. The department will make a single l…