Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB101
Alaska SB101: Health and Personal Safety Education Requirements
Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires Alaska public schools to teach a mandatory health and personal safety program, report on these programs, ensure students get daily physical activity opportunities, and establish comprehensive sexual health education.
What it does
- Requires all school districts in the state public school system to provide a mandatory health and personal safety education program for kindergarten through grade 12.
- Mandates that schools report on their health programs, including which grades are taught, how often classes occur, and the number of students participating.
- Orders school districts to create guidelines so students in kindergarten through eighth grade get opportunities during each full school day for at least 90 percent of the recommended daily physical activity.
- Requires the state board to establish program guidelines and creates a funded position for a school health education specialist to coordinate training and resources statewide.
- Mandates that the curriculum includes comprehensive sexual health education covering human development, anatomy, consent, contraception, healthy relationships, and disease prevention.
Who it affects
- Public school districts in Alaska
- State boarding schools
- Students from kindergarten through grade 12
Limits and unknowns
- The official text provided ends abruptly while listing requirements, so the full list of curriculum details is not visible.
- No specific start date or effective date is listed in the source material.
- While funding for training and resources is required to be 'adequate,' no specific dollar amounts are specified.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Comprehensive sexual health education
- Instruction that covers human development, sexuality, reproduction, abstinence, anatomy and physiology, consent, contraception, healthy relationships, and the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
- State Board of Education
- The group responsible for establishing guidelines for health and personal safety education programs in Alaska schools.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SAFETY EDUCATION An Act relating to health and personal safety education.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) REFERRED TO EDUCATION262
- (S) EDC, HSS262
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS262