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HOUSE BILL NO. 240
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES D.NELSON, Elam
Introduced: 1/20/26
Referred: Education, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act requiring school districts to adopt a digital harassment and nonconsensual 1
digital impersonation policy; and providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 14.33.200(a) is amended to read: 4
(a) Each [BY JULY 1, 2007, EACH] school district shall adopt a policy that 5
prohibits the harassment, intimidation, or bullying of any student. The policy shall 6
specifically address and prohibit digital harassment and nonconsensual digital 7
impersonation. Each school district shall share this policy with parents or guardians, 8
students, volunteers, and school employees. 9
* Sec. 2. AS 14.33.200(c) is amended to read: 10
(c) The [BY JANUARY 1, 2007, THE] department, in consultation with 11
representatives of parents or guardians, school personnel, and other interested parties, 12
may provide to school districts a model harassment, intimidation, and bullying 13
prevention policy and training materials on the components that should be included in 14
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a district policy. If provided, training materials provided under this subsection 1
must include training materials specifically related to digital harassment and 2
nonconsensual digital impersonation. Training materials may be disseminated in a 3
variety of ways, including workshops and other staff developmental activities, and 4
through the Internet website of the department. Materials included on the Internet 5
website must include the model policy and recommended training and instructional 6
materials. The department may provide a link to the school district's Internet website 7
for further information. 8
* Sec. 3. AS 14.33.210 is amended to read: 9
Sec. 14.33.210. Reporting of incidents of harassment, intimidation, or 10
bullying. Each [BEGINNING WITH THE 2007 - 2008 SCHOOL YEAR, EACH] 11
school district shall report to the department by November 30 all incidents resulting in 12
suspension or expulsion for harassment, intimidation, or bullying on school premises 13
or on transportation systems used by schools, and incidents of digital harassment or 14
nonconsensual digital impersonation involving students in the school year 15
preceding the report. The department shall compile the data and report it to the 16
appropriate committees of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Senate. 17
* Sec. 4. AS 14.33.220 is amended to read: 18
Sec. 14.33.220. Reporting; no reprisals. (a) A school employee, student, or 19
volunteer may not engage in reprisal, retaliation, or false accusation against a victim, 20
witness, or person with reliable information about an act of harassment, intimidation, 21
or bullying. 22
(b) A school employee, student, or volunteer who has witnessed, or has 23
reliable information that a student has been subjected to, harassment, intimidation, or 24
bullying, whether verbal or physical, shall report the incident to an appropriate school 25
official. 26
(c) This section does not prohibit discipline or other adverse action taken in 27
compliance with school district policies against a person who falsely and in bad faith 28
accuses a person of engaging in harassment, intimidation, or bullying or who 29
intentionally provides false information in connection with an investigation of an 30
alleged incident of harassment, intimidation, [OR] bullying, or nonconsensual digital 31
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impersonation. 1
* Sec. 5. AS 14.33.230 is amended to read: 2
Sec. 14.33.230. Immunity from suit. A school employee, student, or 3
volunteer who reports an incident of harassment, intimidation, [OR] bullying, or 4
nonconsensual digital impersonation to a school official and who makes this report 5
in good faith is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from a failure to 6
remedy the reported incident or for making the report. 7
* Sec. 6. AS 14.33.250 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 8
(4) "nonconsensual digital impersonation" means a computer-9
generated visual representation or audio recording of an actual, identifiable individual 10
or the individual's voice that 11
(A) has been created, adapted, or modified to closely resemble 12
a real visual representation or audio record of the individual; 13
(B) materially misrepresents the appearance, speech, or 14
behavior of the individual in a way that changes the fundamental character of 15
the individual's appearance, speech, or behavior; 16
(C) is likely to deceive a reasonable person to believe that the 17
visual representation or audio recording is genuine; and 18
(D) is created and distributed without the consent of the 19
individual. 20
* Sec. 7. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027. 21