HB57 • 2026

SCHOOLS: COMM. DEVICES/CLASS SIZE/FUNDING

An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVES FIELDS, Josephson, Schrage, Carrick, Galvin, Mina SENATORS Tobin, Wielechowski, Dunbar, Kawasaki, Yundt, Gray-Jackson, Kiehl, Giessel, Claman, Cronk, Stedman, Olson, Bjorkman, Merrick, Stevens
Last action: 2025-10-15
Official status: CHAPTER 5 SLA 25
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text provided is truncated and does not contain the full details regarding student transportation funding, vocational instruction funding, base student allocation, reading proficiency incentive grants, wireless device rules, or tax revenue from digitized businesses mentioned in the bill title.

HB57: School Class Sizes, Charter Rules, and Funding Reports

This law sets maximum average class size targets for public schools, requires new reports on student progress in early grades, updates rules for charter school contracts and appeals, directs officials to track high school graduates' outcomes over time, and establishes a task force to study education funding.

What This Bill Does

Sets target average class sizes of no more than 23 students for pre-kindergarten through grade six and no more than 30 students for grades seven through twelve.
Allows school districts to exclude mixed-grade classes and specific subjects like art, music, computer science, vocational-technical courses, library time, and physical education from class size targets.
Requires schools to report annually on classroom sizes in kindergarten through grade twelve.
Requires annual reports on how many students in grades kindergarten through three improved or fell behind on expected skills using a statewide screening tool.
Updates rules for charter school applications, including requiring an academic policy committee and setting deadlines for submission.
Changes the timeline for state board decisions on charter school application appeals to within 45 days of receiving the appeal.
Lists specific requirements that must be included in charter school contracts, such as educational goals, funding details, teacher names, contract length limits, and termination clauses.
Allows local school boards to create simplified procedures for renewing charter school contracts that are in good standing.
Sets rules for ending a charter school contract if the school fails to meet terms or misrepresents facts, including giving the school notice and an opportunity to fix problems before termination.
Directs education officials to work with labor agencies to collect data on high school graduates' careers, college attendance, and residency every five years for 20 years after graduation.
Establishes a Task Force on Education Funding.

Who It Names or Affects

Public school districts
Charter schools and their applicants
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve

Terms To Know

Target average class size: A goal set by a school district for the maximum number of students allowed in an average classroom.
Charter school contract: An agreement between a charter school and a local school board that lists rules, funding, goals, and other requirements.
Statewide screening tool: A test used to check if students in early grades have the skills needed for their grade level.

Limits and Unknowns

The law allows school districts to exclude certain classes like art, music, and physical education from class size limits.
School boards decide whether a charter school gets an opportunity to fix problems before its contract is ended.
The provided text does not include specific details on how tax revenue from digitized businesses will be used or the full rules for student transportation funding.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

AM 1

675

AM NO 1 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

Plain English: AM NO 1 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN 675

The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

AM 2

684

AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y19 N18 E3

Plain English: AM NO 2 ADOPTED Y19 N18 E3 684

The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

AM 3

686

AM NO 3 FAILED Y9 N28 E3

Plain English: AM NO 3 FAILED Y9 N28 E3 686

The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

AM 19

1005

AM NO 19 FAILED Y7 N13

Plain English: This amendment would require department approval before counting early education students in funding totals and set specific dollar limits for school construction projects based on how many students live in each town.

Early education programs cannot count their students toward a district's total student number unless the state department approves them first.
The amendment sets a maximum spending limit of $190,644,901 for certain school construction projects approved between 2000 and 2006.
It creates specific funding amounts for building schools in towns based on their student population size from the year 2000.
The amendment sets a separate spending limit of $177,256,000 for other construction projects approved between 1999 and 2006.

The official text provided is cut off at the end, so it does not show what changes were made to state boarding schools.
Many of the funding rules listed in this amendment refer to dates from the year 2000 and 2005, which may be outdated for current use.

AM 20

1009

AM NO 20 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

Plain English: This amendment adds new rules requiring school districts to submit detailed maintenance plans and insurance proof before receiving state funds, while also limiting how many construction or repair projects a district can get money for at one time.

Schools must create a six-year plan that lists their building repairs, costs, and reasons why the work is needed by September of the year before they ask for funding.
Districts must prove they have enough insurance to cover rebuilding all facilities if something happens to them.
The state will only pay back money for one new school construction project per district at a time.
Schools can generally get help with no more than two major maintenance projects, unless those repairs are ranked in the top 20 most important needs statewide.

The official text provided is cut off near the end of Section 10, so some details about paying back old debt may be missing.
This amendment was officially withdrawn by its sponsor and did not become part of the final bill.

AM 21

1014

AM NO 21 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

Plain English: This amendment creates a new type of school called a 'demonstration state-tribal education compact' that allows the state to partner with specific tribes to run schools under special rules.

It lets the commissioner sign five-year agreements, or compacts, with federally recognized tribes to create these demonstration schools.
These new schools are exempt from most laws and regulations that apply to regular school districts, but they must still follow specific state rules about attendance, safety, funding, teacher retirement, and student services.
The amendment allows the state board to give special teaching certificates to people with specialized knowledge relevant to a tribe, even if they do not meet standard certification requirements.
These schools cannot charge tuition, restrict enrollment based on choice laws, or engage in religious practices.

The amendment text provided is incomplete and cuts off at the end of page 4, so some final details about how these compacts work are missing.
This specific amendment was officially withdrawn from consideration by the Senate on April 26, 2025.

AM 22

1015

AM NO 22 FAILED N6 N14

Plain English: This amendment adds a new rule to give extra money to public schools where at least 70% of students score proficient or higher on state tests.

Schools get $50 for every student if 70% or more of their students pass the required statewide assessment with a 'proficient' score or better.
The total money given is calculated by multiplying the school's average daily membership (ADM) by $50.
If there is not enough budget to pay all eligible schools in full, the available funds will be shared proportionally among them.
Schools can use this extra funding for extracurricular activities or for vocational and technical classes.

The amendment states that money is only provided 'subject to appropriation,' meaning lawmakers must still approve the budget before any funds are actually given.
This specific amendment failed in the Senate, so these changes were not added to the bill at this stage.

AM 23

1026

AM NO 23 FAILED Y6 N14

Plain English: This amendment would add new duties to the state education department, including managing a fund to improve school performance and setting specific rules for when the department can step in to help schools with low student scores.

It adds language to the bill title mentioning 'achievement incentive funding' and a 'fund for the improvement of school performance.'
It removes the education department's current duty to directly administer grants meant to improve school performance under AS 14.03.125.
It creates new rules requiring the department to set criteria based on low student scores before it can intervene in a school district to change teaching practices.
It requires that any intervention by the state must end after a school shows three years of improvement with at least a 2% increase in reading and math proficiency.

The official text provided is cut off near the end, so details about the annual review panel mentioned in section (19) are incomplete.
Because this amendment failed to pass in the Senate vote, these changes were not made into law.

AM 24

1027

AM NO 24 FAILED Y8 N11 A1

Plain English: This amendment requires school districts to spend a specific portion of their vocational and technical instruction funding on those programs, starting with 25% for two years before reaching full spending by 2030.

Schools must budget and spend money specifically generated for secondary vocational and technical classes on those same types of classes.
For the school years ending in June 2028 and June 2029, districts only need to spend 25% of that specific funding amount.
Starting with the year ending in June 2030, districts must spend 100% of the funds generated for vocational instruction on those programs.
The rule requiring full spending will officially begin taking effect on July 1, 2030.

This amendment failed in the Senate vote and was not passed into law.
The text does not explain what happens if a district cannot find enough vocational programs to spend all of this money by 2030.

AM 25

1027

AM NO 25 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

Plain English: AM NO 25 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR 1027

The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

AM 26

1036

AM NO 26 ADOPTED Y20 N-

Plain English: This amendment adds new rules for funding vocational training and reading programs using tax money from digital businesses, but these changes only happen if a separate bill taxing those businesses is passed.

It creates a specific funding factor of 1.023 to help schools pay for secondary school vocational and technical instruction.
It requires districts that receive increased funds for vocational training to spend the extra money specifically on those programs.
It establishes reading proficiency incentive grants worth at least $450 per student in kindergarten through sixth grade who meet or improve their reading skills.
It directs tax revenue collected from highly digitized businesses to pay for these new reading and vocational education funds.

The funding changes only take effect if Senate Bill 113, which taxes digital businesses, is passed by the legislature.
If there is not enough tax money collected to give every eligible student a grant, the available grants will be shared proportionally among districts.

AM 27

1059

AM NO 27 ADOPTED UC

Plain English: This amendment creates new funding rules for vocational training and reading programs that will only start if a separate tax law on digital businesses is passed.

It sets aside money from taxes collected from highly digitized businesses to pay for school grants.
Schools can receive up to $450 per student in kindergarten through sixth grade who meets reading goals or shows improvement.
Any leftover tax money after paying the reading grants must be used to fund vocational and technical classes in high schools.
If the state increases funding for vocational training, school districts are required to spend that extra amount specifically on those programs.

These new rules will not take effect unless a separate bill (SB 113) changes how taxes are calculated for digital businesses.
The reading grants depend on the state legislature approving enough money to pay them out fully, otherwise they may be reduced.

AM 4

979

AM NO 4 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

Plain English: This amendment would require a task force to suggest ways to start free breakfast and lunch programs for all students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Adds a new duty for the Task Force on Education Funding to make recommendations about universal school meals.

The amendment was officially withdrawn, so it did not become part of the final bill.
This text only adds a recommendation step and does not create funding or rules to actually start the meal program immediately.

AM 5

980

AM NO 5 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

Plain English: This amendment would allow members of regional and local school boards to work as substitute teachers in schools, even though current laws usually forbid them from doing so.

It adds a rule that lets regional school board members be hired as substitute teachers at any school.
It creates an exception for regular school board members so they can also serve as substitute teachers.

The amendment was officially withdrawn, meaning it did not become part of the final bill and will not change current laws.
The text does not explain if there are any limits on how many hours or days a board member can work as a substitute.

AM 6

980

AM NO 6 NOT OFFERED

Plain English: AM NO 6 NOT OFFERED 980

The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

AM 7

981

AM NO 7 FAILED Y7 N13

Plain English: This amendment would require a task force to study and suggest a complete plan for teaching math in kindergarten through eighth grade.

The bill must now include an analysis of how to teach mathematics effectively from kindergarten to eighth grade.
Recommendations must cover high-quality content, instructional materials, teacher support, assessments, parent notifications, interventions, and family resources.

This amendment failed in the Senate vote (7 yes, 13 no), so these changes were not added to the bill.
The text does not specify which group is responsible for creating this plan or when it must be finished.

AM 8

981

AM NO 8 FAILED Y6 N14

Plain English: This amendment changes the schedule for certain education reports from happening every five years to happening only once in a three-year period.

The bill would no longer require specific actions or reports to happen 'every five years'.
Instead, those same requirements will now apply just 'for three' years.

The amendment text does not explain exactly which reports or rules are being changed.
It is unclear what happens after the new three-year period ends because the original five-year cycle was removed without a replacement schedule.

AM 9

981

AM NO 9 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

Plain English: This amendment requires school districts to spend at least 70% of any new state funding from increased base student allocations on teachers and classroom instruction.

Schools must use a minimum of 70 percent of extra money received from higher base student allocation rates for hiring teachers or paying for classroom teaching.

The amendment only applies to funding increases that start on or after the date this new law takes effect.
It does not explain how schools should handle situations where they cannot spend exactly 70 percent of the funds as required.

AM 10

982

AM NO 10 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

Plain English: This amendment adds a rule requiring school districts to spend at least 75% of any new state funding for increased student allocations on teachers and classroom instruction.

If the legislature increases the base amount of money given per student, school districts must use that extra money specifically for teaching staff and classroom activities.
Districts are required to spend at least three-quarters (75%) of the difference between their new state aid and their planned utility costs on these educational priorities.

The amendment only applies if the legislature actually decides to increase the base student allocation in the future.
It is unclear exactly how 'budgeted district utility costs' will be calculated or verified by state officials.

AM 11

991

AM NO 11 FAILED Y6 N14

Plain English: This amendment would give regional school boards more power to manage their own money, hire staff without following state rules, and handle insurance for employees.

Regional school boards could set their own spending rules and buy supplies without following the State Procurement Code or Fiscal Procedures Act.
Schools would be allowed to hire and pay teachers and other workers without having to follow the standard State Personnel Act.
The bill adds new duties for school boards, including training staff on child abuse reporting every two years and creating plans to maintain school buildings.
It allows state funds to be used specifically to help regional schools cover costs for group health insurance or self-insurance programs.

The official text provided is cut off at the end, so it does not show all details about how money would move between different government accounts.
This amendment was voted down in the Senate and did not pass into law.

AM 12

991

AM NO 12 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

Plain English: This amendment adds a new rule requiring school districts to pay teachers small cash awards when their students improve in learning outcomes.

School districts must use their own money to give performance incentive awards to teachers whose students show improvement.
Teachers receive $50 for each student who improves from level one to level two on a four-level scale.
Teachers receive $25 for each student who improves from level two to level three or from level three to level four.

The exact rules and criteria for measuring the levels of improvement are not defined in this text; they will be created later by state regulations.
This amendment does not specify how often these awards must be given or which specific subjects apply to them.

AM 13

991

AM NO 13 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

Plain English: This amendment creates a new program that gives every public school teacher in Alaska $750 each year to buy supplies for student learning.

School districts must set up a special spending account for every certified teacher.
The state will give each district $750 per teacher on July 1 of every year to put into these accounts.
Teachers can only use the money from their specific account to buy items that help students learn.
Schools are not allowed to cut their total spending on educational supplies below last year's amount just because they received this new grant.

The text does not list exactly which types of school supplies or materials teachers can buy with the money, only that it must support student learning.
It is unclear how a teacher would request to use their account funds since the amendment focuses on district rules rather than individual application steps.

AM 14

992

AM NO 14 FAILED Y8 N12

Plain English: This amendment requires local school boards to give a written decision on charter school applications within 60 days, or the application is automatically considered denied.

School boards must write down their approval or denial of any charter school application.
The board has exactly 60 days after receiving an application to make its final decision.
If a board does not approve or deny the application within those 60 days, it counts as a rejection.

This amendment failed in the Senate vote and did not become part of the bill.
The text only explains how charter school applications are handled; it does not change rules for other parts of the original bill like class sizes or funding.

AM 15

994

AM NO 15 FAILED Y6 N14

Plain English: This amendment requires school districts to conduct exit interviews with teachers and administrators who leave their jobs and include the results of those interviews in annual public reports.

School districts must hold an interview when a teacher or administrator quits or is fired.
Districts must add information from these exit interviews to their yearly report filed with the state department.
The updated yearly report, which includes goals and plans for improving education, must be made available to the public.

This amendment failed in the Senate vote (6 yes, 14 no), so it did not become part of the bill.
The text does not explain what specific questions will be asked during the exit interviews or how the results must be summarized.

AM 16

995

AM NO 16 FAILED Y7 N13

Plain English: This amendment would stop schools from banning students with excused absences from joining school activities.

Schools and districts cannot make rules that keep a student out of an activity just because they missed part or all of the day for an excuse given by their parent or guardian.

The amendment failed in the Senate, so these changes were not made to the bill.
The text does not define what counts as a 'school activity' or list specific types of excused absences that apply.

AM 17

995

AM NO 17 FAILED Y5 N15

Plain English: This amendment requires school districts to spend all money they receive for intensive student services on those specific programs.

Adds a new rule that every school district must budget and spend an amount equal to the funds generated by the 'intensive services funding factor'.
Ensures that money collected specifically for intensive services is used only for providing those services.

The amendment text does not define what specific programs count as 'intensive services' or how much money each district will receive.
This version of the amendment failed in the Senate vote, so it did not become part of the final bill.

AM 18

996

AM NO 18 NOT OFFERED

Plain English: AM NO 18 NOT OFFERED 996

The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

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(H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 53
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(H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25
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(S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/30/25
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(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER
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(H) ASSIGNED CHAPTER 5 SLA 25
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(S) MEMBERS: TOBIN (CO-CHAIR), KIEHL, CRONK
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(H) MEMBERS: HIMSHOOT (CO-CHAIR), STORY, RUFFRIDGE
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(H) TO LEGAL SERVICES
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(H) GOVERNOR VETO OVERRIDDEN Y46 N14
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(H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 5/19/25
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(H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
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(H) 9:15 A.M. 5/1/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
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(H) COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN, MINA
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(H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y31 N8 E1
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(S) AM NO 27 ADOPTED UC
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(S) RESCIND ACTION IN ADOPTING AMENDMENT 26 UC
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(S) PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION Y19 N1
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(S) RECON SAME DAY UC - IN 3RD RDG
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(S) TOBIN NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
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(S) AM NO 26 ADOPTED Y20 N-
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(S) AM NO 3 NOT OFFERED
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(S) AM NO 25 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
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(S) AM NO 24 FAILED Y8 N11 A1
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(S) AM NO 23 FAILED Y6 N14
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(S) AM NO 22 FAILED N6 N14
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(S) AM NO 21 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
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(S) AM NO 20 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
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(S) AM NO 19 FAILED Y7 N13
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(S) AM NO 17 FAILED Y5 N15
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(S) AM NO 11 FAILED Y6 N14
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(S) AM NO 10 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
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(S) AM NO 9 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
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(S) AM NO 8 FAILED Y6 N14
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(S) AM NO 7 FAILED Y7 N13
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(S) AM NO 6 NOT OFFERED
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(S) AM NO 5 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
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(S) AM NO 4 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
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(S) AM NO 3 MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
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(S) AM NO 2 ADOPTED UC
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(S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
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(S) AM: KAUFMAN, CRONK
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(S) NR: MERRICK, KIEHL
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(S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN
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(S) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 5
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(S) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
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(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
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(S) FIN
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(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
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(H) RECONSIDERATION NOT TAKEN UP
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(H) COSPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE
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(H) STAPP NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION
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(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
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SCHOOLS: COMM. DEVICES/CLASS SIZE/FUNDING
An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date.

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LAWS OF ALASKA

2025

Source Chapter No.
SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) _______

AN ACT

Relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating
to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school
vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to
reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless tele communications devices in
public schools; relating to the u se of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to
the duties of the Department of L abor and Workforce Development ; establishing the Task
Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date.

_______________

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1

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AN ACT

Relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools; relating to education reports; relating 1
to charter schools; relating to student transportation funding; relating to secondary school 2
vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to 3
reading proficiency incentive grants; relating to wireless tele communications devices in 4
public schools; relating to the u se of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses; relating to 5
the duties of the Department of L abor and Workforce Development ; establishing the Task 6
Force on Education Funding; and providing for an effective date. 7
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* Section 1. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: 9
Sec. 14.03.065. Maximum classroom size. Each school district shall establish 10
and make available to the public a target average class size policy for each grade level. 11
The target average class size for pre-kindergarten through grade six may not exceed 23 12

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and the target average class size for grades seven through 12 m ay not exceed 30. The 1
policy may exclude mixed grade classes and courses in art, libr ary, music, computer 2
science, vocational-technical, and physical education. The poli cy must include 3
procedures to reduce class sizes when the school district deter mines a reduction is 4
appropriate. 5
* Sec. 2. AS 14.03.120(g) is amended to read: 6
(g) To the extent allowable under state and federal privacy la ws, each district 7
shall annually report to the de partment information from the pr evious school year 8
regarding 9
(1) the number of students and teaching staff assigned to each 10
classroom in grades kindergarten through 12 [THREE]; 11
(2) the number and percentage of students 12
(A) in grades kindergarten through three who demonstrated 13
improvement on expected grade-level skills on the statewide screening tool; 14
(B) in grades kindergarten through three who performed below 15
expected grade-level skills on the statewide screening tool, by grade; 16
(C) in grades kindergarten through three who did not progress 17
to the next grade and the reasons the students did not progress; 18
(D) in grade three who demonstrated sufficient reading skills to 19
progress to grade four based on the statewide screening tool; 20
(E) in grade three who progressed to grade four based on a 21
waiver under AS 14.30.765(f); 22
(F) in grade three who demonstrated sufficient reading skills to 23
progress to grade four based on an alternative standardized reading screening; 24
(G) in grade three who demonstrated sufficient reading skills to 25
progress to grade four based on a student reading portfolio; 26
( 3 ) t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o n t h e s t atewide screening tool of student s in a 27
grade above grade three who did not progress to grade four or who progressed to grade 28
four based on a waiver under AS 14.30.765(f). 29
* Sec 3. AS 14.03.120 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 30
(k) The department shall collaborate with the Department of La bor and 31

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Workforce Development under AS 44.31.020 to gather data on the progress of each 1
high school graduating class in a district by collecting career , postsecondary 2
education, and residency data on each student in the graduating class. The departments 3
shall gather the data every five years for 20 years after the h igh school graduation date 4
of the class. 5
* Sec. 4. AS 14.03.250(a) is amended to read: 6
(a) A local school board shall prescribe an application proced ure for the 7
establishment of a charter school in that school district. The application procedure 8
must include provisions for an academic policy committee consis ting of parents of 9
students attending the school, teachers, and school employees and a proposed form for 10
a contract between a charter school and the local school board, setting out the contract 11
elements required under AS 14.03.255(c). The application procedure must allow an 12
application to be submitted at any time during a school year fo r the following 13
school year. A local school boar d shall announce the deadline t o submit an 14
application for establishment of a charter school for the following school year. 15
* Sec. 5. AS 14.03.253(b) is amended to read: 16
(b) In an appeal to the state Board of Education and Early Dev elopment of a 17
denial of a charter school application under (a)(3) of this sec tion, the state board shall 18
determine, based on the record, whether the commissioner's find ings are supported by 19
substantial evidence and whether the decision is contrary to la w. The state board shall 20
issue a written decision within 45 [90] days after the state board receives an appeal. 21
* Sec. 6. AS 14.03.255(c) is amended to read: 22
(c) A charter school shall opera te under a contract between th e charter school 23
and the local school board. A contract must contain the following provisions: 24
(1) a description of the educational program; 25
(2) specific levels of achievement for the education program; 26
(3) admission policies and procedures; 27
(4) administrative policies; 28
(5) a statement of the charter school's funding allocation from the local 29
school board and costs assignable to the charter school program budget; 30
(6) the method by which the c harter school will account for re ceipts 31

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and expenditures; 1
(7) the location and description of the facility; 2
(8) the name of the teacher, or teachers, who, by agreement be tween 3
the charter school and the teacher, will teach in the charter school; 4
(9) the teacher-to-student ratio; 5
(10) the number of students served; 6
(11) the term of the contract, not to exceed a term of 10 years; 7
(12) a termination clause providing that the contract may be terminated 8
by the local school board for t he failure of the charter school to meet educational 9
achievement goals or fiscal management standards, or for other good cause; 10
(13) a clause providing that the local school board may only 11
terminate a contract under the standards and procedures establi shed in 12
AS 14.03.256; 13
(14) a statement that the charter school will comply with all state and 14
federal requirements for receipt and use of public money; 15
(15) [(14)] other requirements or exemptions agreed on [UPON] by the 16
charter school and the local school board. 17
* Sec. 7. AS 14.03.255 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 18
(e) A local school board may establish simplified procedures and standards for 19
a renewal of a contract in good standing, as defined by the local school board, between 20
the local school board and a charter school. 21
* Sec. 8. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: 22
Sec. 14.03.256. Charter school termination. (a) A local school board may 23
terminate a contract between the local school board and a chart er school only if the 24
charter school has 25
(1) failed to comply with a condition or material term of the contract or 26
AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290; or 27
(2) intentionally or fraudulentl y misrepresented, in whole or in part, 28
material facts or circumstances upon which the contract was made. 29
(b) Before termination of a contract under this section, the l ocal school board 30
shall give the charter school w ritten notice of the local schoo l board's intent to 31

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terminate the contract. The lo cal school board may also provide the charter school 1
with a reasonable opportunity, as determined by the local schoo l board, to cure any 2
deficiency that is the basis for the termination if the local s chool board determines that 3
curing the deficiency is appropriate under the circumstances. 4
(c) A charter school whose cont ract is terminated under this s ection may file 5
an appeal with the superior court under the Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure. 6
* Sec. 9. AS 14.09.010(a) is repealed and reenacted to read: 7
(a) A school district that pr ovides student tra nsportation ser vices for the 8
transportation of students who re side a distance from establish ed schools is eligible to 9
receive funding for operating or s ubcontracting the operation o f the transportation 10
system for students to and from the schools within the student' s transportation service 11
area. Subject to appropriation, the amount of funding provided by the state for 12
operating the student transportation system is the amount of a school district's ADM, 13
less the ADM for the district's correspondence programs during the current fiscal year, 14
multiplied by the per student am ount for the school district as follows, for the school 15
years beginning July 1, 2025: 16
DISTRICT PER STUDENT AMOUNT 17
Alaska Gateway $2,529 18
Aleutians East 377 19
Anchorage 529 20
Annette Island 221 21
Bering Strait 59 22
Bristol Bay 3,247 23
Chatham 341 24
Copper River 1,928 25
Cordova 408 26
Craig 514 27
Delta/Greely 2,013 28
Denali 2,197 29
Dillingham 1,480 30
Fairbanks 992 31

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Galena 309 1
Haines 761 2
Hoonah 363 3
Iditarod 257 4
Juneau 733 5
Kake 330 6
Kashunamiut 6 7
Kenai Peninsula 1,112 8
Ketchikan 883 9
Klawock 710 10
Kodiak Island 971 11
Kuspuk 794 12
Lake and Peninsula 466 13
Lower Kuskokwim 337 14
Lower Yukon 1 15
Matanuska-Susitna 1,106 16
Nenana 714 17
Nome 755 18
North Slope 1,361 19
Northwest Arctic 30 20
Pelican 88 21
Petersburg 455 22
Saint Mary's 234 23
Sitka 520 24
Skagway 44 25
Southeast Island 1,404 26
Southwest Region 726 27
Unalaska 788 28
Valdez 894 29
Wrangell 851 30
Yakutat 904 31

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Yukon Flats 321 1
Yukon/Koyukuk 364 2
Yupiit 2. 3
* Sec. 10. AS 14.17.420(a) is amended to read: 4
(a) As a component of public sc hool funding, a district is eli gible for special 5
needs and secondary school voca tional and technical instruction funding and may be 6
eligible for intensive services funding as follows: 7
(1) special needs funding is available to a district to assist the district 8
in providing special education, gifted and talented education, vocational education, 9
and bilingual education services to its students; a special nee ds funding factor of 1.20 10
shall be applied as set out in AS 14.17.410(b)(1); 11
(2) in addition to the special needs funding for which a distr ict is 12
eligible under (1) of this subsection, a district is eligible f or intensive services funding 13
for each special education stude nt who needs and receives inten sive services and is 14
enrolled on the last day of the count period; for each such stu dent, intensive services 15
funding is equal to the intensive student count multiplied by 13; 16
(3) in addition to the special needs and intensive services fu nding 17
available under (1) and (2) of t his subsection, secondary schoo l vocational and 18
technical instruction funding is available to assist districts in providing vocational and 19
technical instruction to student s who are enrolled in a seconda ry school; a secondary 20
school vocational and technical instruction funding factor of 1.023 [1.015] shall be 21
applied as set out in AS 14.17.410(b)(1); in this paragraph, "v ocational and technical 22
instruction" excludes costs associated with 23
(A) administrative expenses; and 24
(B) instruction in general literacy, mathematics, and job 25
readiness skills. 26
* Sec. 11. AS 14.17.420 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 27
(d) If the legislature increas es the secondary school vocation al and technical 28
instruction funding factor under (a)(3) of this section, a dist rict shall budget for and 29
spend on secondary school vocational and technical instruction an amount equal to the 30
increase in the funds generated for the district by the increas e to the secondary school 31

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vocational and technical instruction funding factor under (a)(3) of this section. 1
* Sec. 12. AS 14.17.470 is amended to read: 2
Sec. 14.17.470. Base student allocation. The base student allocation is $6,660 3
[$5,960]. 4
* Sec. 13. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 5
Sec. 14.30.773. Reading profic iency incentive grants. ( a ) S u b j e c t t o 6
appropriation, a school d istrict is eligible to receive a readi ng proficiency incentive 7
grant of not less than $450 for each student in kindergarten th rough grade six who, at 8
the end of the school year, 9
(1) performs at grade-level reading proficiency; or 10
(2) demonstrates improvement on a reading screening tool appro ved 11
by the department, on a standard s-based assessment in language arts approved by the 12
department, or on a student portfolio in language arts approved by the department. 13
(b) If insufficient funding is appropriated to provide all gra nts authorized 14
under this section, the grants shall be distributed pro rata to eligible school districts. 15
* Sec. 14. AS 14.33 is amended by adding a new section to read: 16
Article 5. Wireless Telecommunications Devices. 17
Sec. 14.33.300. Wireless telecomm unications device policy. (a) Each school 18
district shall adopt a policy th at regulates the possession and use of nonschool-issued 19
wireless telecommunications devices during regular school hours, including lunch and 20
passing periods. Each school distr ict shall share this policy w ith parents or guardians, 21
students, volunteers, and school employees. If a school distric t's policy prohibits the 22
use of nonschool-issued wireless telecommunications devices, th e policy must allow 23
exceptions for students to use a wireless telecommunications de vice for medical or 24
translation purposes, in the event of an emergency, or when a t eacher or administrator 25
of the school grants permission to a student to use a wireless telecommunications 26
device for educational purposes . A school in a district that ha s not adopted a policy 27
under this section may not allow a student to use an electronic telecommunications 28
device during regular school hours, including lunch and passing periods. 29
(b) This section does not authorize a person to monitor, colle ct, or access 30
information related to a student's use of a wireless telecommunications device. 31

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(c) In this section, "wireless telecommunications device" mean s any portable 1
wireless device that has the capability to provide voice, messa ging, or other data 2
communication between two or more parties. 3
* Sec. 15. AS 43.20 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read: 4
Sec. 43.20.149. Highly digitized businesses tax revenue. The tax amounts 5
collected from a highly digitized business under AS 43.20 shall be separately 6
accounted for and may be appropriated to the Department of Educ ation and Early 7
Development. The Department of E ducation and Early Development shall use funds 8
appropriated under this section to fund reading proficiency inc entive grants awarded 9
under AS 14.30.773. If the amount appropriated to the Departmen t of Education and 10
Early Development exceeds the amount necessary to award grants under AS 14.30.773 11
for the fiscal year, the department shall use the remaining bal ance of the appropriation 12
to fund secondary school vocationa l and technical instruction. The department shall 13
distribute the secondary school vocational and technical instru ction funding to 14
secondary schools on a pro rata basis. 15
* Sec. 16. AS 44.31.020 is amended to read: 16
Sec. 44.31.020. Duties of department. The Department of Labor and 17
Workforce Development shall 18
(1) enforce the laws and adopt r egulations under them concerni ng 19
employer-employee relationships, including the safety, hours of work, wages, and 20
conditions of workers, including children; 21
(2) accumulate, analyze, and report labor statistics; 22
(3) operate systems of workers' compensation and unemployment 23
insurance; 24
(4) gather data reflecting the cost of living in various locat ions of the 25
state upon request of the director of personnel under AS 39.27.030; 26
(5) operate the federally funded employment and training progr ams 27
under 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998); 28
(6) administer the state's progr am of adult basic education an d adopt 29
regulations to administer the program; [AND] 30
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and adopt regulations to adminis ter the programs, including reg ulations that set rates 1
for student tuition and room and board and fees for the program s and services 2
provided by the department regarding the Alaska Vocational Technical Center; and 3
(8) gather data on the progress of each high school graduating 4
class in a district by collecting career, postsecondary educati on, and residency 5
data on each student in the graduating class; the department sh all gather the 6
data required under this paragraph every five years for 20 year s after the high 7
school graduation date of each high school graduating class; the department shall 8
publish a biennial report on the data gathered under this parag raph; in this 9
paragraph, "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990. 10
* Sec. 17. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 11
read: 12
TASK FORCE ON EDUCATION FUNDING. (a) The Task Force on Educatio n 13
Funding is established as a joint task force of the Alaska State Legislature. 14
(b) The task force shall 15
(1) analyze the state of public education funding and the current accountability 16
provisions for schools and districts in the state; 17
(2) analyze and recommend statewide policy on interdistrict op en enrollment, 18
including evaluating the effects on military families, subsidiz ation of student transportation 19
costs, and appeal processes; 20
(3) evaluate internal and external factors leading to school a bsenteeism and 21
identify district and state level intervention and incentive tools relating to school absenteeism; 22
(4) analyze and make recommendations on effective policies relating to school 23
major maintenance and school construction; 24
(5) evaluate and recommend health insurance, group insurance, and ways to 25
reduce property and building insurance for public school facilities; 26
(6) make recommendations rela ting to public education funding and 27
accountability provisions for schools and districts in the state; and 28
(7) submit a report of findings and recommendations of the tas k force to the 29
senate secretary and the chief cl erk of the house of representa tives not later than the first day 30
of the First Regular Session of t he Thirty-Fifth Alaska State L egislature and notify the 31

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members of the legislature that the report is available. 1
(c) The task force consists of six members as follows: 2
(1) three members of the senate, at least one of whom is a mem ber of the 3
minority, appointed by the president of the senate; the preside nt of the senate shall select one 4
of the members to serve as co-chair of the task force; 5
(2) three members of the house of representatives, at least on e of whom is a 6
member of the minority, appointed by the speaker of the house o f representatives; the speaker 7
of the house of representatives shall select one of the members to serve as co-chair of the task 8
force. 9
(d) A vacancy on the task force shall be filled in the same ma nner as the original 10
selection or appointment. 11
(e) The task force shall meet at the call of the co-chairs. Th e t a s k f o r c e m a y m e e t 12
between and during legislative sessions. A majority of the memb ers of the task force 13
constitute a quorum. The task force may conduct meetings in per son, telephonically, or by 14
electronic means, as directed by the co-chairs. 15
(f) The task force may request data and other information from t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f 16
Education and Early Development. 17
(g) The legislative staff of the members of the task force sha ll serve as staff for the 18
task force. The task force may hire staff and contract for serv ices necessary to carry out the 19
duties of the task force under the procedures adopted by the le gislative council governing 20
procurement of services, subject to the approval of the legisla tive council and the legislative 21
council making funds available for that purpose. 22
(h) The task force expires on January 31, 2027. 23
* Sec. 18. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 24
read: 25
A P P L I C A B I L I T Y . ( a ) S e c t i o n s 6 - 8 o f t h i s A c t a p p l y t o a c o n t r act that becomes 26
legally binding on or after the effective date of secs. 6 - 8 of this Act. 27
(b) Section 11 of this Act applies to an increase to the secon dary school vocational 28
and technical instruction funding factor under AS 14.17.420(a)(3) that takes effect on or after 29
the effective date of sec. 11 of this Act. 30
* Sec. 19. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 31

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read: 1
CONDITIONAL EFFECT. AS 14.17.420(a), as amended by sec. 10 of t his Act, 2
AS 14.17.420(d), enacted by sec. 11 of this Act, AS 14.30.773, enacted by sec. 13 of this Act, 3
and AS 43.20.149, enacted by sec. 15 of this Act, take effect o nly if SB 113 or a substantially 4
similar bill that effectuates the sales factor, as determined u nder AS 43.19 (Multistate Tax 5
Compact), as the apportionment factor for highly digitized busi nesses is passed by the Thirty-6
Fourth Alaska State Legislature and enacted into law. 7
* Sec. 20. If secs. 10, 11, 13, and 15 of this Act take effect, they take effect 181 days after 8
the effective date of the sec tion of SB 113 or a substantially similar bill that effectuates the 9
sales factor, as determined under AS 43.19 (Multistate Tax Comp act), as the apportionment 10
factor for highly digitized businesses. 11
* Sec. 21. Section 1 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2026. 12
* Sec. 22. Except as provided in secs. 20 a nd 21 of this Act, this Act tak es effect July 1, 13
2025. 14