SB 196 — An Act relating to transparency and compelled speech in public education.

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196(EDC)196 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THESENATORS SENATEREINBOLD, EDUCATIONCostello COMMITTEEIntroduced: Referred:

Judiciary2/15/22 Sponsor(s):Referred:

SENATORSEducation, REINBOLD,Judiciary Costello A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to transparency and compelled speech in public education." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

SB0196BSB0196A -1- CSSBSB 196(EDC)196 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0768\D32-LS0768\O (a) The board shall enforce compliance by school districts and regional educational attendance areas with the provisions of AS 14.18.010 - 14.18.110 [THIS CHAPTER] and the regulations and procedures adopted under AS 14.18.010 - 14.18.110 [IT] by appropriate order made in accordance with AS 44.62.

(a) A public school, including a charter school authorized under AS 14.03.250 - 14.03.290, shall display on the school's website in an easily accessible location all CSSBSB 196(EDC)196 -2- SB0196BSB0196A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0768\D32-LS0768\O (1) training material used for teacher and other staff training on nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, race, ethnicity, sex, bias, or another concept that includes one or more of those concepts;

The school shall retain information about training, instructional, and curricular material for at least two years after the completionmaterial ofis theused. course.

a state agency, school district's governing body, charter school, or public school (1) may not (1) allow a teacher, administrator, or other employee to require, include in a coursecourse, or award course grading, credit, or extra credit for political activism, lobbying or efforts to persuade members of the executive or legislative branch at the local, state, or federal level to take specific action, or any practicum or similarSB0196A activity involving SB0196B -3- CSSBSB 196(EDC)196 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0768\D32-LS0768\O similar activity involving social or public policy advocacy,advocacy; if the teacher, administrator, or other employee does not direct or otherwise compel a student or a teacher, administrator, or other employee to affirm, adopt, or adhere to a specific belief or concept;

(2) may not direct or otherwise compel a student or a teacher, administrator, or other employee to affirm, adopt, or adhere to the belief or concept that (A) the United States or th state is fundamentally or irredeemably racist or sexist;

(3) may not use public funds to contract with, hire, or otherwise engage a speaker, consultant, diversity trainer, or other person to (A) encourage, direct, or otherwise compel a student or a teacher, administrator, or other employee toin affirm,activism adopt, or adhereadvocacy toas adescribed specificin belief(1) orof concept;this subsection;

or (C) advocate a concept described in (2) of this subsection CSSB 196(EDC) -4- SB0196B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0768\D unless the state agency, school district's governing body, charter school, or public school (i) expressly clarifies that the state agency, school SB 196 -4- SB0196A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0768\O district's governing body, charter school, or public school does not sponsor, approve, or endorse the concept;

(4) may not require a student or a teacher, administrator, or other employee to attend or participate in a training, a seminar, continuing education, an orientation, or therapy that promotes a concept described in (2) of this subsection.

(c) Within 60 days after receiving a complete written request under (b) of this SB0196B -5- CSSB 196(EDC) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0768\D section, the attorney general shall issue an advisory opinion on the question.

The attorney general may reconsider, revoke, or modify an advisory opinion at any time, including upon a showing that material facts were omitted or misstated in the request SB0196A -5- SB 196 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0768\O for the opinion.

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