Title 14, Education, Libraries, and Museums

A borough school district board may establish advisory school boards, and by regulation shall prescribe their manner of selection, organization, powers, and duties.

The transition from a five-member to a seven-member school board shall be made at the regular election following, or being held within 90 days preceding, the completion of the second regular school term during which the district maintains an average daily membership exceeding 5,0…

(a) The term of office of a member of a borough or city school board is three years and until a successor takes office. However, the members of a newly created five-member school board hold office for initial terms as follows: two for a term of three years, two for a term of two …

If a vacancy occurs on the school board, the remaining members shall within 30 days fill the vacancy. The person selected shall serve until the next regular election when a successor shall be elected to serve the balance of the term.

To be eligible to be a member of a school board, a person must have the same qualifications as are necessary to be a municipal voter in the school district and may not have been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude unless the person has been unconditionally discharged …

School board members, before taking office, shall take and sign the following oath or affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska and that I will honestly, faithfull…

AS 14.12.010 — 14.12.100 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or other law, a single body may serve as both the assembly and school board in the manner provided for third class boroughs under AS 29.20.300(b), if (1) an ordinance for that purpose is approved by the assembly and ratified by a ref…

A school board shall insure or indemnify and protect the board, any member of the board, or any agent, employee, teacher, student teacher, officer, or member of the supervisory or administrative staff of the school district against financial loss and expense, including reasonable…

(a) The districts of the state public school system may join together to establish regional resource centers to provide services, including the following: accounting, payroll, and other fiscal; media; instructional support; bilingual-bicultural educational; in-service and staff d…

(a) The department may make grants to regional resource center boards that qualify for the grants under the criteria set out in (b) of this section and regulations adopted by the department. (b) To qualify for a grant under (a) of this section, a regional resource center board sh…

For purposes of AS 14.12.150 — 14.12.180, regional educational attendance areas shall be considered districts.

The department may adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of AS 14.12.150 — 14.12.170.