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HB387

Alaska Native Languages Academic Task Force

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In one sentence

This bill creates a temporary group in the Alaska legislature to study and make recommendations about teaching and preserving endangered Alaska Native languages.

What it does

  • Establishes the Joint Legislative Alaska Native Languages Academic Task Force within the state legislature.
  • Requires the task force to hold public meetings and gather input from communities and experts.
  • Directs the group to review current language programs, research archives, staffing levels, leadership structures, and funding at the University of Alaska system.
  • Asks the task force to assess risks like staff shortages, lack of money, and data storage problems that threaten language preservation.
  • Requires the task force to submit a final report with findings and recommendations within one year of its first meeting.

Who it affects

  • The Alaska State Legislature
  • Members of the University of Alaska system
  • Alaska Native communities, tribal organizations, and language schools

Limits and unknowns

  • The task force ends on December 31, 2027.
  • The bill allows the group to accept money if the legislature gives it but does not provide specific funding amounts for the task force or language programs.

Plain language

Terms to know

Task Force
A temporary group created to study a specific problem and make recommendations.
Alaska Native Language Center
An institution established in 1972 by the legislature to document, preserve, teach, and revitalize Alaska Native languages.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

AK NATIVE LANGUAGES ACADEMIC TASK FORCE An Act establishing the Joint Legislative Alaska Native Languages Academic Task Force.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) Minutes (HEDC)Min
  2. (H) Moved CSHB 387(EDC) Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --Text
  3. (H) EDUCATION at 09:30 AM DAVIS 106Text
  4. (H) REFERRED TO RULES2526
  5. (H) FN1: INDETERMINATE(LEG)2526
  6. (H) AM: SCHWANKE2526
  7. (H) NR: UNDERWOOD2526
  8. (H) DP: EISCHEID, DIBERT, STORY, HIMSCHOOT2526
  9. (H) EDC RPT CS(EDC) 4DP 1NR 1AM2526
  10. (H) Minutes (HEDC)Min
  11. (H) Moved CSHB 387(EDC) Out of CommitteeText
  12. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106Text
  13. (H) Heard & HeldText
  14. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106Text
  15. (H) Minutes (HEDC)Min
  16. (H) Heard & HeldText
  17. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106Text
  18. (H) EDC2286
  19. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS2286