Alaska 30th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Passed Senate

SB 103 — An Act establishing the Alaska education innovation grant program; eliminating the Alaska education grant program; relating to the funding of and eligibility for the Alaska performance scholarship program; redesignating the Alaska higher education investment fund as the Alaska education innovation grant fund; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — Referred to Education

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This bill died with 30th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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In the revised version of Bill SB 103, significant changes include the establishment of the Alaska education innovation grant program and the elimination of the Alaska education grant program, along with the removal of the Alaska performance scholarship program. This shift is important as it focuses resources on supporting innovative educational methods and ideas, which could lead to improved classroom interactions and learning outcomes for students. By creating a dedicated fund for educational innovation, the bill aims to enhance the overall quality of education in Alaska.

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eliminating the Alaska education grant program and the Alaska performance scholarship program;
eliminating the Alaska education grant program;
relating to the funding of and eligibility for the Alaska performance scholarship program;
and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO.
and providing for an effective date." CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.
103 01 "An Act establishing the Alaska education innovation grant program;
103(FIN) 01 "An Act establishing the Alaska education innovation grant program;
eliminating the 02 Alaska education grant program and the Alaska performance scholarship program;
eliminating the 02 Alaska education grant program;
03 redesignating the Alaska higher education investment fund as the Alaska education 04 innovation grant fund;
relating to the funding of and eligibility for the Alaska 03 performance scholarship program;
and providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
redesignating the Alaska higher education 04 investment fund as the Alaska education innovation grant fund;
06 * Section 1.
and providing for an 05 effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
07 * Section 1.
07 Sec.
08 Sec.
(a) An 08 innovation education grant program is established in the department.
(a) An 09 education innovation grant program is established in the department.
School districts 09 may request a grant under this section for the support of innovative education ideas, 10 including 11 (1) programs that change the method of interaction between students 12 and teachers in the classroom;
The department 10 shall establish procedures and standards for awarding grants to school districts under 11 this section for the support of innovative education ideas, including 12 (1) programs that change the method of interaction between students 13 and teachers in the classroom;
13 (2) instruction delivered through a combination of technologies, such 14 as video, interactive software, games, social media, and print media;
(2) instruction delivered through a combination of technologies, such 02 as video, interactive software, games, social media, and print media;
(3) pilot projects that support teachers and students by using a variety 02 of educational resources to bring new instructional approaches into classrooms in the 03 state;
03 (3) pilot projects that support teachers and students by using a variety 04 of educational resources to bring new instructional approaches into classrooms in the 05 state;
and 04 (4) other programs designed to achieve best practices for education as 05 identified by the commissioner.
and 06 (4) other programs designed to achieve best practices for education as 07 identified by the commissioner.
06 (b) The commissioner shall annually determine the amount requested for 07 grants under this section and shall include the amount in the department's budget 08 request.
08 (b) The commissioner shall annually determine the amount required to fund 09 programs, projects, and ideas that meet the standards established by the department 10 under this section and shall include the amount in the department's budget request.
The legislature may appropriate funds from the Alaska education innovation 09 grant fund established under AS 37.14.750 for the awarding of grants under this 10 section.
The 11 legislature may appropriate funds from the Alaska education innovation grant fund 12 established under AS 37.14.750 for the awarding of grants under this section.
11 * Sec.
13 * Sec.
AS 14.42.030(e) is amended to read:
AS 14.43.820(a) is amended to read:
12 (e) The commission may 13 (1) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) 14 to 15 (A) carry out the purposes of 16 (i) AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.325, 14.43.510 - 14.43.750 17 [AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.849], 14.43.990, AS 14.44, and AS 14.48;
14 (a) Subject to appropriation, the commission shall award an Alaska 15 performance scholarship to an applicant who 16 (1) is a resident of the state as defined in AS 01.10.055;
and 18 (ii) AS 14.43.910 and 14.43.920 as they relate to the 19 purposes of AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.325, 14.43.510 - 14.43.750 20 [AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.849], 14.43.990, AS 14.44, and AS 14.48;
17 (2) graduated or will graduate within six months from a high school in 18 the state;
21 (B) ensure compliance with the requirements imposed by state 22 and federal statutes and regulations governing the guaranty, insurance, 23 purchase, or other dealings in eligible loans by federal agencies, 24 instrumentalities, or corporations;
19 (3) except as provided in (c) of this section, has completed a core 20 academic curriculum of high school level coursework that includes 21 (A) four years of mathematics, four years of language arts, four 22 years of science, and four years of social studies, one year of which may 23 include a foreign language, an Alaska Native language, fine arts, or cultural 24 heritage;
and 25 (C) establish standards for the 26 (i) administration of hearings conducted under 27 AS 14.43.153;
or 25 (B) three years of mathematics, four years of language arts, 26 three years of science, four years of social studies, and two years of a foreign 27 language or an Alaska Native language;
and 28 (ii) administrative enforcement of collection orders 29 under AS 14.43.151 - 14.43.155;
28 (4) has a minimum grade-point average in high school of 2.5 or higher 29 for an applicant who is a member of the high school graduating class of 2017 or 30 earlier, or 3.5 or higher for an applicant who is a member of the high school 31 graduating class of 2018 or later;
30 (2) delegate to the executive director of the commission or a 31 subcommittee of the commission any duty imposed on or power granted to the commission by this chapter, AS 14.43, AS 14.44, or AS 14.48, except its power to 02 adopt regulations and its duty to consider appeals under AS 14.43.100(b) and 03 AS 14.48.120;
the department shall set by regulation minimum requirements based on a substantially similar standard for districts that do not assign 02 grades;
04 (3) establish task forces, committees, or subcommittees, not 05 necessarily consisting of commission members, to advise and assist the commission in 06 carrying out its functions;
03 (5) has achieved a minimum score on a 04 (A) college entrance examination;
07 (4) contract with or use existing institutions of postsecondary 08 education or other individuals or organizations to make studies, conduct surveys, 09 submit recommendations, or otherwise contribute to the work of the commission;
or 05 (B) standardized examination designed to measure a student's 06 level of preparedness to make the transition to work, as selected by the 07 department;
10 (5) establish fees for the review of an out-of-state institution that 11 (A) requests approval for participation in the programs under 12 AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.325, 14.43.510 - 14.43.750 [AS 14.43.091 - 14.43.750], 13 14.43.990, and AS 14.44;
and 08 (6) is enrolled in good standing in a course of study at a qualified 09 postsecondary institution in this state that is intended to result in the award of a 10 certificate or degree.
and 14 (B) is not accredited by a national or regional accreditation 15 association recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation;
11 * Sec.
16 (6) collect all fees and costs incurred in collection of the amount owed 17 on a loan or repayment obligation if the loan or repayment obligation becomes 18 delinquent or in default;
in this paragraph, fees and costs include attorney fees, court 19 costs, and collection fees charged by a collection agency;
and 20 (7) if approved by the department, receive and analyze performance 21 data for students in grades kindergarten through 12 and enter into contracts for the 22 purpose of assessing education outcomes.
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AS 14.43.810(a) is amended to read:
AS 14.43.825(a) is amended to read:
24 (a) The Alaska performance scholarship program is established to provide 25 scholarships for members of the high school graduating classes of 2017 and earlier 26 [GRADUATES] who are Alaska residents to attend a qualified postsecondary 27 institution in the state.
12 (a) The maximum annual award [AWARDS] for an [THE] Alaska 13 performance scholarship [SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
28 * Sec.
14 (1) THE FIRST AWARD LEVEL] is $4,755 for an applicant who 15 has a 16 (1) [AND REQUIRES A (A)] 3.5 grade-point average or above;
and 17 (2) [(B)] very high minimum score on a college entrance examination 18 [;
19 (2) THE SECOND AWARD LEVEL IS $3,566 AND REQUIRES A 20 (A) 3.0 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE OR ABOVE;
AND 21 (B) HIGH MINIMUM SCORE ON A COLLEGE 22 ENTRANCE EXAMINATION;
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23 (3) THE THIRD AWARD LEVEL IS $2,378 AND REQUIRES A 24 (A) 2.5 GRADE-POINT AVERAGE OR ABOVE;
AND 25 (B) MODERATELY HIGH MINIMUM SCORE ON A 26 COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION].
27 * Sec.
AS 14.43.820(a) is amended to read:
29 (a) Subject to appropriation, the commission shall award an Alaska 30 performance scholarship to an applicant who 31 (1) is a resident of the state as defined in AS 01.10.055;
(2) graduated or will graduate within six months from a high school in 02 the state;
03 (3) except as provided in (c) of this section, has completed a core 04 academic curriculum of high school level coursework that includes 05 (A) four years of mathematics, four years of language arts, four 06 years of science, and four years of social studies, one year of which may 07 include a foreign language, an Alaska Native language, fine arts, or cultural 08 heritage;
or 09 (B) three years of mathematics, four years of language arts, 10 three years of science, four years of social studies, and two years of a foreign 11 language or an Alaska Native language;
12 (4) has a minimum grade-point average in high school of 2.5 or higher;
13 the department shall set by regulation minimum requirements based on a substantially 14 similar standard for districts that do not assign grades;
15 (5) has achieved a minimum score on a 16 (A) college entrance examination;
or 17 (B) standardized examination designed to measure a student's 18 level of preparedness to make the transition to work, as selected by the 19 department;
[AND] 20 (6) is enrolled in good standing in a course of study at a qualified 21 postsecondary institution in this state that is intended to result in the award of a 22 certificate or degree;
and 23 (7) is determined eligible by the applicant's school district and 24 reported as eligible to the department not later than July 1, 2017.
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5.
26 (b) A student's eligibility for a scholarship terminates four [SIX] years after 27 the date the student graduates from high school unless the student qualifies for an 28 extension of time allowed by the department by regulation.
28 (b) A student's eligibility for a scholarship terminates four [SIX] years after 29 the date the student graduates from high school unless the student qualifies for an 30 extension of time allowed by the department by regulation.
The department may not 29 extend a student's eligibility for a scholarship past the 2020 - 2021 academic year.
31 * Sec.
30 * Sec.
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31 (a) The Alaska education grant account is created as an account in the general fund.
(a) The Alaska education grant account is created as an account in the general 02 fund.
Money may be appropriated to the account from the Alaska education 02 innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under 03 AS 37.14.750 and from other sources.
Money may be appropriated to the account from the Alaska education 03 innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under 04 AS 37.14.750 and from other sources.
The commission may use the money in the 04 account to pay grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 and to pay the cost of 05 administration of the Alaska education grant program created under AS 14.43.400.
The commission may use the money in the 05 account to pay grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 and to pay the cost of 06 administration of the Alaska education grant program created under AS 14.43.400.
06 * Sec.
07 * Sec.
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07 (b) The Alaska performance scholarship award account is created as an 08 account in the general fund.
08 (b) The Alaska performance scholarship award account is created as an 09 account in the general fund.
Money may be appropriated to the account from the 09 Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION 10 INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750 and from other sources.
Money may be appropriated to the account from the 10 Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION 11 INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750 and from other sources.
The commission 11 may use the money in the account to pay scholarships awarded to students under 12 AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849.
The commission 12 may use the money in the account to pay scholarships awarded to students under 13 AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849.
13 * Sec.
14 * Sec.
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14 (c) Of the total amount available annually to the commission for payment of 15 grants under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 and for payment of scholarships under 16 AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, one-third of the combined amount in the accounts 17 established under (a) and (b) of this section shall be available solely for payment of 18 grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420.
15 (c) Of the total amount available annually to the commission for payment of 16 grants under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 and for payment of scholarships under 17 AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, one-third of the combined amount in the accounts 18 established under (a) and (b) of this section shall be available solely for payment of 19 grants awarded under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420.
The commission shall annually 19 allocate to all qualified applicants for scholarships awarded under AS 14.43.810 - 20 14.43.849 two-thirds of the combined amount in the accounts.
The commission shall annually 20 allocate to all qualified applicants for scholarships awarded under AS 14.43.810 - 21 14.43.849 two-thirds of the combined amount in the accounts.
If an insufficient 21 number of qualified applicants are awarded grants under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 or 22 scholarships under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, or both, before the end of that fiscal 23 year, the commissioner shall redeposit the remaining funds into the Alaska education 24 innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund 25 established under AS 37.14.750.
If an insufficient 22 number of qualified applicants are awarded grants under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 or 23 scholarships under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, or both, before the end of that fiscal 24 year, the commissioner shall redeposit the remaining funds into the Alaska education 25 innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund 26 established under AS 37.14.750.
26 * Sec.
27 * Sec.
8.
AS 14.43.915(c), as amended by sec.
7 of this Act, is amended to read:
28 (c) [OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE ANNUALLY TO THE 29 COMMISSION FOR PAYMENT OF GRANTS UNDER AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 30 AND FOR PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849, 31 ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS ESTABLISHED UNDER (a) AND (b) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE 02 AVAILABLE SOLELY FOR PAYMENT OF GRANTS AWARDED UNDER 03 AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420.
THE COMMISSION SHALL ANNUALLY ALLOCATE 04 TO ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED UNDER 05 AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 TWO-THIRDS OF THE COMBINED AMOUNT IN THE 06 ACCOUNTS.] If an insufficient number of qualified applicants are awarded 07 [GRANTS UNDER AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 OR] scholarships under AS 14.43.810 - 08 14.43.849, [OR BOTH,] before the end of that fiscal year, the commissioner shall 09 redeposit the remaining funds into the Alaska education innovation grant fund 10 established under AS 37.14.750.
11 * Sec.
AS 14.45.130(a) is amended to read:
AS 14.43.915(d) is amended to read:
27 (a) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with AS 14.45.100 28 - 14.45.130 shall maintain permanent student records reflecting immunizations, 29 physical examinations, standardized testing, academic achievement, and courses taken 30 at the school [, AND LEVEL OF ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ALASKA 31 PERFORMANCE SCHOLARSHIP UNDER AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849].
12 (d) The commission shall reserve a percentage calculated under this 13 subsection of the total amount available for awards in the account [ACCOUNTS] 14 established under [(a) AND] (b) of this section each year for award to students who 15 graduate from a school district with an ADM of less than 800 or from a school that 16 was operated by the Alaska State-Operated School System established under former 17 AS 14.08.020.
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The percentage reserved under this subsection shall be calculated by 18 adding the ADMs of districts with an ADM of less than 800 and the number of 19 students enrolled in a school that was operated by the Alaska State-Operated School 20 System established under former AS 14.08.020 that is located in a district with an 21 ADM of 800 or more and then dividing that number by the sum of the ADMs of all 22 districts in the state.
23 * Sec.
02 (a) The Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 03 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund is established in the general fund for the 04 purposes [PURPOSE] of making grants to school districts to support the Alaska 05 education innovation grant program under AS 14.03.128, making grants awarded 06 under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 by appropriation to the account established under 07 AS 14.43.915(a), and [OF] making scholarship payments to qualified postsecondary 08 institutions for students under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 by appropriation to the 09 account established under AS 14.43.915(b).
24 (a) The Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 25 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund is established in the general fund for the 26 purposes [PURPOSE] of making grants to school districts to support the Alaska 27 education innovation grant program under AS 14.03.128, making grants awarded 28 under AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 by appropriation to the account established under 29 AS 14.43.915(a), and [OF] making scholarship payments to qualified postsecondary 30 institutions for students under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 by appropriation to the 31 account established under AS 14.43.915(b).
The 10 fund consists of 11 (1) money appropriated to the fund;
The fund consists of 02 (1) money appropriated to the fund;
12 (2) income earned on investment of fund assets;
03 (2) income earned on investment of fund assets;
13 (3) donations to the fund;
04 (3) donations to the fund;
and 14 (4) money redeposited under AS 14.43.915(c).
and 05 (4) money redeposited under AS 14.43.915(c).
15 * Sec.
06 * Sec.
16 (a) The Alaska education innovation grant fund is established in the general 17 fund for the purpose [PURPOSES] of making grants to school districts to support the 18 Alaska education innovation grant program under AS 14.03.128 [, MAKING 19 GRANTS AWARDED UNDER AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 BY APPROPRIATION 20 TO THE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 14.43.915(a), AND MAKING 21 SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS TO QUALIFIED POSTSECONDARY 22 INSTITUTIONS FOR STUDENTS UNDER AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 BY 23 APPROPRIATION TO THE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED UNDER 24 AS 14.43.915(b)].
07 (a) The Alaska education innovation grant fund is established in the general 08 fund for the purposes of making grants to school districts to support the Alaska 09 education innovation grant program under AS 14.03.128, [MAKING GRANTS 10 AWARDED UNDER AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 BY APPROPRIATION TO THE 11 ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED UNDER AS 14.43.915(a),] and making scholarship 12 payments to qualified postsecondary institutions for students under AS 14.43.810 - 13 14.43.849 by appropriation to the account established under AS 14.43.915(b).
Money in the fund does not lapse.
Money 14 in the fund does not lapse.
The fund consists of 25 (1) money appropriated to the fund;
The fund consists of 15 (1) money appropriated to the fund;
26 (2) income earned on investment of fund assets;
16 (2) income earned on investment of fund assets;
and 27 (3) donations to the fund [;
and 17 (3) donations to the fund [;
AND 28 (4) MONEY REDEPOSITED UNDER AS 14.43.915(c)].
AND 18 (4) MONEY REDEPOSITED UNDER AS 14.43.915(c)].
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19 * Sec.
AS 37.14.750(d) is amended to read:
AS 37.14.750(c) is amended to read:
30 (d) In this section, unless the context requires otherwise, "fund" means the 31 Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund established in (a) of this section.
20 (c) As soon as is practicable after July 1 of each year, the commissioner of 21 revenue shall determine the market value of the fund established in this section on 22 June 30 for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
02 * Sec.
The commissioner shall identify 23 five [SEVEN] percent of that amount as available for appropriation as follows:
24 (1) one-third for the grant account established under AS 14.43.915(a), 25 from which the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education may award grants;
26 [AND] 27 (2) one-third [TWO-THIRDS] for the scholarship account established 28 under AS 14.43.915(b), from which the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary 29 Education may award scholarships;
and 30 (3) one-third for the Alaska education innovation grant program 31 established under AS 14.03.128.
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AS 43.20.014(a) is amended to read:
AS 37.14.750(c), as amended by sec.
03 (a) A taxpayer is allowed a credit against the tax due under this chapter for 04 cash contributions accepted for 05 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 06 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 07 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 08 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 09 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
12 of this Act, is amended to read:
10 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 11 facilities by a school district in the state;
02 (c) As soon as is practicable after July 1 of each year, the commissioner of 03 revenue shall determine the market value of the fund established in this section on 04 June 30 for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
12 (3) vocational education courses, programs, equipment, and facilities 13 by a state-operated vocational technical education and training school, a nonprofit 14 regional training center recognized by the Department of Labor and Workforce 15 Development, and an apprenticeship program in the state that is registered with the 16 United States Department of Labor under 29 U.S.C.
The commissioner shall identify 05 five percent of that amount as available for appropriation as follows:
50 - 50b (National Apprenticeship 17 Act);
06 (1) [ONE-THIRD FOR THE GRANT ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED 07 UNDER AS 14.43.915(a), FROM WHICH THE ALASKA COMMISSION ON 08 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION MAY AWARD GRANTS;
18 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 19 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 20 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
09 (2)] one-third for the scholarship account established under 10 AS 14.43.915(b), from which the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education 11 may award scholarships;
21 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 22 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 23 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 12 (2) two-thirds [(3) ONE-THIRD] for the Alaska education innovation 13 grant program established under AS 14.03.128.
24 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 25 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 26 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
14 * Sec.
27 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 28 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
29 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 30 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 31 (A) tuition and textbooks;
(B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
02 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 03 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
04 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 05 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under 06 AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 07 credit course;
and 08 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
09 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing 10 facility by a residential school in the state approved by the Department of Education 11 and Early Development under AS 14.16.200;
12 (10) childhood early learning and development programs and 13 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 14 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 15 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or 16 through a state grant;
17 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 18 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 19 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 20 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 21 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the 22 state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 23 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
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AS 43.55.019(a) is amended to read:
AS 37.14.750(d) is amended to read:
25 (a) A producer of oil or gas is allowed a credit against the tax levied by 26 AS 43.55.011(e) for cash contributions accepted for 27 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 28 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 29 Alaska university foundation or by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 30 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association;
15 (d) In this section, unless the context requires otherwise, "fund" means the 16 Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION 17 INVESTMENT] fund established in (a) of this section.
31 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a school district in the state;
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02 (3) vocational education courses, programs, equipment, and facilities 03 by a state-operated vocational technical education and training school, a nonprofit 04 regional training center recognized by the Department of Labor and Workforce 05 Development, and an apprenticeship program in the state that is registered with the 06 United States Department of Labor under 29 U.S.C.
50 - 50b (National Apprenticeship 07 Act);
08 (4) a facility or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament by a 09 nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four-year college accredited by a 10 regional accreditation association;
11 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 12 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 13 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
14 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 15 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 16 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
and 17 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 18 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750.
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AS 43.56.018(a) is amended to read:
AS 43.20.014(a) is amended to read:
20 (a) The owner of property taxable under this chapter is allowed a credit 21 against the tax due under this chapter for cash contributions accepted for 22 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 23 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 24 Alaska university foundation or by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 25 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association;
19 (a) A taxpayer is allowed a credit against the tax due under this chapter for 20 cash contributions accepted for 21 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 22 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 23 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 24 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 25 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
28 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 29 operated vocational technical education and training school;
28 (3) vocational education courses, programs, equipment, and facilities 29 by a state-operated vocational technical education and training school, a nonprofit 30 regional training center recognized by the Department of Labor and Workforce 31 Development, and an apprenticeship program in the state that is registered with the United States Department of Labor under 29 U.S.C.
30 (4) a facility or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament by a 31 nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association;
50 - 50b (National Apprenticeship 02 Act);
02 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 03 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 04 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
03 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 04 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 05 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
05 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 06 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 07 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
06 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 07 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 08 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 08 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 09 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750.
09 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 10 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 11 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
10 * Sec.
12 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 13 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
14 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 15 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 16 (A) tuition and textbooks;
17 (B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
18 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 19 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
20 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 21 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under 22 AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 23 credit course;
and 24 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
25 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing 26 facility by a residential school in the state approved by the Department of Education 27 and Early Development under AS 14.16.200;
28 (10) childhood early learning and development programs and 29 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 30 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 31 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or through a state grant;
02 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 03 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 04 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 05 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 06 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the 07 state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 08 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
09 * Sec.
AS 43.65.018(a) is amended to read:
AS 43.55.019(a) is amended to read:
11 (a) A person engaged in the business of mining in the state is allowed a credit 12 against the tax due under this chapter for cash contributions accepted for 13 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 14 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 15 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 16 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 17 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
10 (a) A producer of oil or gas is allowed a credit against the tax levied by 11 AS 43.55.011(e) for cash contributions accepted for 12 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 13 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 14 Alaska university foundation or by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 15 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association;
18 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 19 facilities by a school district in the state;
16 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 17 facilities by a school district in the state;
20 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 21 operated vocational technical education and training school;
18 (3) vocational education courses, programs, equipment, and facilities 19 by a state-operated vocational technical education and training school, a nonprofit 20 regional training center recognized by the Department of Labor and Workforce 21 Development, and an apprenticeship program in the state that is registered with the 22 United States Department of Labor under 29 U.S.C.
22 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 23 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 24 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
50 - 50b (National Apprenticeship 23 Act);
25 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 26 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 27 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
24 (4) a facility or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament by a 25 nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four-year college accredited by a 26 regional accreditation association;
28 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 29 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 30 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
27 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 28 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 29 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
31 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
30 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 31 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
02 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 03 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 04 (A) tuition and textbooks;
and 02 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 03 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750.
05 (B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
04 * Sec.
06 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 07 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
08 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 09 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under 10 AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 11 credit course;
and 12 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
13 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing 14 facility by a residential school approved by the Department of Education and Early 15 Development under AS 14.16.200;
16 (10) childhood early learning and development programs and 17 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 18 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 19 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or 20 through a state grant;
21 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 22 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 23 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 24 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 25 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the 26 state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 27 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
28 * Sec.
AS 43.75.018(a) is amended to read:
AS 43.56.018(a) is amended to read:
29 (a) A person engaged in a fisheries business is allowed a credit against the tax 30 due under this chapter for cash contributions accepted for 31 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 02 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 03 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 04 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
05 (a) The owner of property taxable under this chapter is allowed a credit 06 against the tax due under this chapter for cash contributions accepted for 07 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 08 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 09 Alaska university foundation or by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 10 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association;
05 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 06 facilities by a school district in the state;
11 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 12 facilities by a school district in the state;
07 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 08 operated vocational technical education and training school;
13 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 14 operated vocational technical education and training school;
09 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 10 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 11 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
15 (4) a facility or an annual intercollegiate sports tournament by a 16 nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four-year college accredited by a 17 regional accreditation association;
12 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 13 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 14 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
18 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 19 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 20 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
15 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 16 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 17 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
21 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 22 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 23 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
18 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 19 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
and 24 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 25 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750.
20 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 21 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 22 (A) tuition and textbooks;
26 * Sec.
23 (B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
24 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 25 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
26 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 27 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under 28 AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 29 credit course;
and 30 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
31 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing facility by a residential school approved by the Department of Education and Early 02 Development under AS 14.16.200;
03 (10) childhood early learning and development programs and 04 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 05 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 06 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or 07 through a state grant;
08 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 09 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 10 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 11 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 12 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the 13 state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 14 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
15 * Sec.
AS 43.77.045(a) is amended to read:
AS 43.65.018(a) is amended to read:
16 (a) In addition to the credit allowed under AS 43.77.040, a person engaged in 17 a floating fisheries business is allowed a credit against the tax due under this chapter 18 for cash contributions accepted for 19 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 20 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 21 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 22 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 23 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
27 (a) A person engaged in the business of mining in the state is allowed a credit 28 against the tax due under this chapter for cash contributions accepted for 29 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 30 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 31 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 02 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
24 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 25 facilities by a school district in the state;
03 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 04 facilities by a school district in the state;
26 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 27 operated vocational technical education and training school;
05 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 06 operated vocational technical education and training school;
28 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 29 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 30 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
07 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 08 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 09 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
31 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 02 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
10 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 11 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 12 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
03 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 04 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 05 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
13 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 14 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 15 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
06 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 07 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
16 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 17 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
08 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 09 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 10 (A) tuition and textbooks;
18 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 19 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 20 (A) tuition and textbooks;
11 (B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
21 (B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
12 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 13 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
22 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 23 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
14 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 15 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under 16 AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 17 credit course;
24 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 25 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under 26 AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 27 credit course;
and 18 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
and 28 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
19 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing 20 facility by a residential school approved by the Department of Education and Early 21 Development under AS 14.16.200;
29 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing 30 facility by a residential school approved by the Department of Education and Early 31 Development under AS 14.16.200;
22 (10) childhood early learning and development programs and 23 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 24 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 25 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or 26 through a state grant;
(10) childhood early learning and development programs and 02 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 03 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 04 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or 05 through a state grant;
27 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 28 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 29 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
06 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 07 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 08 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 30 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 31 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 02 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
and 09 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 10 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the 11 state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 12 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
03 * Sec.
13 * Sec.
AS 14.03.113 is repealed July 1, 2017.
AS 43.75.018(a) is amended to read:
04 * Sec.
14 (a) A person engaged in a fisheries business is allowed a credit against the tax 15 due under this chapter for cash contributions accepted for 16 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 17 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 18 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 19 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 20 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
21 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 22 facilities by a school district in the state;
23 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 24 operated vocational technical education and training school;
25 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 26 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 27 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
28 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 29 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 30 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
31 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 02 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
03 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 04 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
05 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 06 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 07 (A) tuition and textbooks;
08 (B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
09 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 10 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
11 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 12 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under 13 AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 14 credit course;
and 15 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
16 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing 17 facility by a residential school approved by the Department of Education and Early 18 Development under AS 14.16.200;
19 (10) childhood early learning and development programs and 20 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 21 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 22 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or 23 through a state grant;
24 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 25 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 26 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 27 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 28 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the 29 state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 30 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
31 * Sec.
AS 14.43.400, 14.43.405, 14.43.406, 14.43.415, 14.43.420, 14.43.810, 14.43.820, 05 14.43.825, 14.43.830, 14.43.840, 14.43.849, 14.43.915;
AS 43.77.045(a) is amended to read:
and AS 37.14.750(c) are repealed 06 February 1, 2021.
(a) In addition to the credit allowed under AS 43.77.040, a person engaged in 02 a floating fisheries business is allowed a credit against the tax due under this chapter 03 for cash contributions accepted for 04 (1) direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, 05 including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an 06 Alaska university foundation, by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or 07 four-year college accredited by a regional accreditation association, or by a public or 08 private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
07 * Sec.
09 (2) secondary school level vocational education courses, programs, and 10 facilities by a school district in the state;
11 (3) vocational education courses, programs, and facilities by a state- 12 operated vocational technical education and training school;
13 (4) a facility by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska two-year or four- 14 year college accredited by a regional accreditation association or by a public or private 15 nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state;
16 (5) Alaska Native cultural or heritage programs and educational 17 support, including mentoring and tutoring, provided by a nonprofit agency for public 18 school staff and for students who are in grades kindergarten through 12 in the state;
19 (6) education, research, rehabilitation, and facilities by an institution 20 that is located in the state and that qualifies as a coastal ecosystem learning center 21 under the Coastal America Partnership established by the federal government;
22 (7) the Alaska education innovation grant [ALASKA HIGHER 23 EDUCATION INVESTMENT] fund under AS 37.14.750;
24 (8) funding a scholarship awarded by a nonprofit organization to a 25 dual-credit student to defray the cost of a dual-credit course, including the cost of 26 (A) tuition and textbooks;
27 (B) registration, course, and programmatic student fees;
28 (C) on-campus room and board at the postsecondary institution 29 in the state that provides the dual-credit course;
30 (D) transportation costs to and from a residential school 31 approved by the Department of Education and Early Development under AS 14.16.200 or the postsecondary school in the state that provides the dual- 02 credit course;
and 03 (E) other related educational and programmatic costs;
04 (9) constructing, operating, or maintaining a residential housing 05 facility by a residential school approved by the Department of Education and Early 06 Development under AS 14.16.200;
07 (10) childhood early learning and development programs and 08 educational support to childhood early learning and development programs provided 09 by a nonprofit corporation organized under AS 10.20, a tribal entity, or a school 10 district in the state, by the Department of Education and Early Development, or 11 through a state grant;
12 (11) science, technology, engineering, and math programs provided by 13 a nonprofit agency or a school district for school staff and for students in grades 14 kindergarten through 12 in the state;
and 15 (12) the operation of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing 16 educational opportunities that promote the legacy of public service contributions to the 17 state and perpetuate ongoing educational programs that foster public service 18 leadership for future generations of residents of the state.
19 * Sec.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 08 read:
AS 14.43.400, 14.43.405, 14.43.406, 14.43.415, 14.43.420, and 14.43.915(a) are 20 repealed May 30, 2021.
09 APPLICABILITY.
21 * Sec.
(a) The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education may only 10 award an Alaska performance scholarship under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 to a new applicant 11 if the applicant is determined eligible by the applicant's school district and reported as eligible 12 to the Department of Education and Early Development on or before July 1, 2017.
13 (b) In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.43.849.
14 * Sec.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 15 read:
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 22 read:
16 TRANSITION:
23 TRANSITION:
REGULATIONS.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING CLASSES BEFORE 2018.
The Department of Education and Early 17 Development, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Alaska 18 Commission on Postsecondary Education may adopt regulations necessary to implement 19 changes made to their respective authorities by this Act.
24 Notwithstanding the amendments to AS 14.43.825(a) made by sec.
The regulations take effect under 20 AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the law being 21 implemented.
3 of this Act, a person 25 who has been awarded an Alaska performance scholarship and is a member of the high school 26 graduating class of 2017 or earlier may continue to receive an annual award as provided in 27 AS 14.43.825(a), as that subsection read on January 1, 2017, if the person is otherwise 28 eligible.
22 * Sec.
29 * Sec.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 23 read:
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 30 read:
24 RETROACTIVITY.
31 TRANSITION:
If secs.
REGULATIONS.
3 - 5 and 19 of this Act take effect after July 1, 2017, 25 secs.
The Department of Education and Early Development, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Alaska 02 Commission on Postsecondary Education may adopt regulations necessary to implement 03 changes made to their respective authorities by this Act.
3 - 5 and 19 of this Act are retroactive to July 1, 2017.
The regulations take effect under 04 AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the law being 05 implemented.
26 * Sec.
06 * Sec.
Sections 2, 9, and 11 of this Act take effect February 1, 2021.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 07 read:
27 * Sec.
08 RETROACTIVITY.
If secs.
2 - 4 of this Act take effect after July 30, 2017, secs.
2 - 4 09 of this Act are retroactive to July 30, 2017.
10 * Sec.
Sections 8, 9, 11, and 13 of this Act take effect May 30, 2021.
11 * Sec.
26.
24 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under 28 AS 01.10.070(c).
25 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under 12 AS 01.10.070(c).
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  1. Referred to Education

  2. Referred to Education and Finance

  3. Read the first time - REFERRALS

  4. VERSION: CSSB 103(FIN)

  5. TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  6. EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y20 N-

  7. PASSED Y13 N7

  8. Read the third time CSSB 103(FIN)

  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  10. AM NO 1 FAILED Y6 N14

  11. FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  12. Read the second time

  13. RULES TO CALENDAR 4/26/2017

  14. Fiscal Note 7: (University of Alaska)

  15. Fiscal Note 6: (Education and Early Development)

  16. Fiscal Note 5: (Education and Early Development)

  17. Fiscal Note 4: (Education and Early Development)

  18. FIN No Recommendation: BISHOP, VON IMHOF, OLSON, MICCICHE

  19. FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, HUGHES

  20. FIN RPT CS 3DP 4NR NEW TITLE

  21. Fiscal Note 3: (Education and Early Development)

  22. Fiscal Note 2: (Education and Early Development)

  23. Fiscal Note 1: (Education and Early Development)

  24. EDC No Recommendation: COGHILL

  25. EDC Amend: HUGHES, BEGICH, GIESSEL, STEVENS

  26. EDC RPT 1NR 4AM

  27. EDC WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE,RULE 23

  28. Referred to Education and Finance

  29. Read the first time - REFERRALS

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Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?

Failed 6 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4900
R 0400
D 2100
Total 61400
% of votes cast 30%70%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Begich — Yea
Bishop — Nay
Coghill — Nay
Dunleavy — Yea
Egan — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hughes — Nay
Kelly — Nay
MacKinnon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Micciche — Nay
Wilson — Nay
von Imhof — Nay
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Yea
Lyman Hoffman D Nay
Bert Stedman R Nay
Cathy Giessel R Nay
Gary Stevens R Nay
Mia Costello R Nay

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Shall the effective date clauses be adopted?

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
R 4000
D 3000
Total 20000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Begich — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Coghill — Yea
Dunleavy — Yea
Egan — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Kelly — Yea
MacKinnon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Micciche — Yea
Wilson — Yea
von Imhof — Yea
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Yea
Lyman Hoffman D Yea
Bert Stedman R Yea
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Gary Stevens R Yea
Mia Costello R Yea

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Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 103(FIN) "An Act establishing the Alaska education innovation grant program; eliminating the Alaska education grant program; relating to the funding of and eligibility for the Alaska performance scholarship program; redesignating the Alaska higher education investment fund as the Alaska education innovation grant fund; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?

Passed 13 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9400
R 3100
D 1200
Total 13700
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Begich — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Coghill — Yea
Dunleavy — Yea
Egan — Nay
Gardner — Nay
Hughes — Yea
Kelly — Yea
MacKinnon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Micciche — Yea
Wilson — Yea
von Imhof — Yea
Bill Wielechowski D Nay
Donald Olson D Nay
Lyman Hoffman D Yea
Bert Stedman R Nay
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Gary Stevens R Yea
Mia Costello R Yea

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Who sponsors SB 103?
SB 103 is sponsored by FINANCE.
What is the current status of SB 103?
This bill died with 30th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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