MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD TERMS

An Act relating to the terms of office of municipal school board members; and providing for an effective date.

Education Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVES MOORE, Elam
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: (H) EDC
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is stated as 'immediately,' but no specific calendar date was found in the metadata or text excerpt.

HB 160: Changing Municipal School Board Terms

This bill allows municipal governing bodies to change the length of school board member terms by passing a local ordinance.

What This Bill Does

Allows the governing body of a municipality to alter school board term lengths through an ordinance.
Confirms that, unless voters approve another method, school board members are elected at large for three-year terms.

Who It Names or Affects

Municipal governing bodies in Alaska
Members of municipal school boards

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what new term lengths a municipality may choose.
It is unclear if the ordinance power applies to districts where voters have already approved different election methods.

Bill History

2026-03-12 1842
(H) COSPONSOR(S): ELAM
2025-03-28 563
(H) REFERRED TO EDUCATION
2025-03-28 563
(H) EDC, CRA
2025-03-28 563
(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD TERMS
An Act relating to the terms of office of municipal school board members; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 160

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVES MOORE, Elam

Introduced: 3/28/25
Referred: Education, Community and Regional Affairs

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the terms of office of municipal school board members; and 1
providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 14.12.050 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 4
(d) The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance alter the terms of 5
office provided for in this section. 6
* Sec. 2. AS 29.20.300(a) is amended to read: 7
(a) Each municipal school district has a school board. Except as provided in 8
(b) or (c) of this section, members of a school board are elected at the regular election 9
for three-year terms and until their successors take office. Members are elected at 10
large unless a different method of election has been approved by the voters in a regular 11
election. 12
* Sec. 3. AS 29.20.300 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13
(c) The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance alter the terms of 14
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office provided for in (a) of this section. 1
* Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 2