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SB143

School Board Training and City Council Size Changes

Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This law requires the state to provide ethics and budget training for school board members who are required by other laws, changes rules about terms of office for municipal school boards, updates city council sizes in second-class cities, and sets an effective date.

What it does

  • Requires the Department of Education to provide ethics and budgeting training to specific school board members identified under existing state statutes.
  • Changes the laws regarding how long members of municipal school boards serve their terms.
  • Updates rules about the number of people allowed on city councils in second-class cities.
  • Sets a date when these new rules will begin.

Who it affects

  • School board members who are required by other laws to receive ethics and budget training.
  • Members of municipal school boards whose terms of office are changing.
  • City councils in second-class cities regarding their size limits.
  • The Department of Education, which must provide the new training.

Limits and unknowns

  • The exact number of seats on second-class city councils is not listed in this text.
  • The specific length of the new terms for municipal school board members is not detailed here.
  • The official date when these changes take effect is not included in the provided document.

Plain language

Terms to know

Second class city
A specific type or size of city defined by Alaska state law that has different rules for its government structure.
Municipal school board
The group of people who make decisions about schools in a town or city, as opposed to larger regional districts.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

SCHOOL BD TERMS, TRAINING; CITY COUNCILS An Act relating to ethics and budget training for school board members; relating to the terms of office of municipal school board members; relating to the size of the city council in second class cities; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) FN4: (CC:HB263/EED)
  2. (H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263
  3. (H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
  4. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER3227
  5. (S) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 8/10 CH 59 SLA 263227
  6. (S) 11:05 A.M. 7/20/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3192
  7. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2708
  8. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-2708
  9. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP2708
  10. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ2680
  11. (H) VERSION: CSSB 143(CRA) AM H2626
  12. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED2626
  13. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 192621
  14. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2621
  15. (H) PASSED Y402620
  16. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 143(CRA) AM H2620
  17. (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/14 - ON 5/15 CALENDAR2597
  18. (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR2595
  19. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE2559
  20. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CALENDAR2539

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

AM 1

AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC 2531

AM 2

AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N20 E1 2537

AM 3

AM NO 3 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN 2539