Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 13 D · 6 R · 2 I cosponsors

HB 230 — An Act relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers; repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales; relating to teacher national board certification; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on October 09, 2024.

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High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    1 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (13 D · 6 R · 2 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    6 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

65 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 230 has removed the limit on how many years of out-of-state school experience teachers can count toward their in-state salary scales. This change allows retired teachers, as well as those new to Alaska, to have more flexibility in recognizing their previous work experience. This matters because it may attract more qualified teachers to Alaska and support the state's efforts to address teacher shortages, ultimately benefiting students and schools across the state.

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33-LS1010\A HOUSE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
230 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVES HIMSCHOOT, Ortiz, Dibert, Hannan, Fields, Story, Prax, Gray, Schrage, Sumner, C.Johnson, Mears, Josephson Introduced:
SCS HB 230(EDC) am S(efd add S) _______ AN ACT Relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers;
1/16/24 Referred:
repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales;
Education A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
relating to teacher national board certification;
* Section 1.
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled HB 230 AN ACT Relating to teacher certificates for retired teachers;
repealing the limit on the number of years of out-of-state school experience that may be substituted for in-state experience in teacher salary scales;
relating to teacher national board certification;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ * Section 1.
AS 14.20.020(g) is amended to read:
(g) The department shall issue a teacher certificate to a person who possessed a valid Alaska teacher certificate upon retirement.
A teacher certificate issued under this subsection is valid for the life of the retired teacher and qualifies the holder as a substitute teacher in the state.
A teacher certificated under this subsection may teach as a long-term substitute teacher for not more than 165 consecutive days of a school term.
In this subsection, "long-term substitute teacher" means a teacher who is employed in the state to substitute teach for more than 20 consecutive days of a school term.
-1- Enrolled HB 230 * Sec.
2.
AS 14.20 is amended by adding a new section to read:
Sec.
14.20.225.
Teacher incentive payments and reimbursement of costs relating to national board certification.
(a) In January of each year, a district or the department, as applicable, may pay an incentive payment of $5,000 to each teacher who is employed by the district or the department and who holds a current and valid national board certification.
(b) A district or the department, as applicable, shall reimburse each teacher who is employed by the district or the department and who is pursuing an initial national board certification or renewal of a national board certification for the costs the teacher has paid to a nationally recognized board in pursuing or renewing the certification, including the costs of course materials, registration, and testing.
The district or the department, as applicable, shall reimburse the teacher on an ongoing basis for the costs incurred by the teacher and not later than 60 days after the teacher makes a request for reimbursement.
(c) The department shall provide sufficient funding, subject to appropriation and in addition to the state aid received under AS 14.17, to a district to make national board certification incentive and reimbursement payments as provided in this section.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a district or the department from providing additional monetary incentives to a teacher.
(e) In this section, (1) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990;
(2) "national board certification" means individual achievement of national professional teaching standards as certified by a nationally recognized board.
* Sec.
3.
HB0230a -1- HB 230 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
* Sec.
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The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
APPLICABILITY.
(a) Section 1 of this Act applies to a contract or collective bargaining agreement that becomes legally binding on or after the effective date of sec.
1 of this Act.
(b) Section 2 of this Act applies to a contract or collective bargaining agreement that becomes legally binding on or after the effective date of sec.
2 of this Act.
Enrolled HB 230 -2- (c) AS 14.20.225(b), added by sec.
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2 of this Act, applies to costs a teacher incurs on or after the effective date of sec.
2 of this Act.
* Sec.
5.
Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2024.
-3- Enrolled HB 230
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Action History

  1. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER

  2. (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 8/26 CH 36 SLA 24

  3. (H) 11:50 A.M. 8/2/24 Transmitted to Governor

  4. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  5. (H) CONCURRED AM OF (S) Y39 N1

  6. (H) TITLE CHANGE: SCR 30

  7. (H) CONCUR TAKEN UP

  8. (H) CONCUR READ AND HELD

  9. (S) VERSION: SCS HB 230(EDC) AM S(EFD ADD S)

  10. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED

  11. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): WIELECHOWSKI, GIESSEL, TOBIN, HUGHES

  12. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  13. (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  14. (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  15. (S) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION

  16. (S) AM NO 3 ADOPTED Y20 N-

  17. (S) AM NO 2 NOT OFFERED

  18. (S) AM NO 1 WITHDRAWN UC

  19. (S) RESCIND ACTION AM 1 UC

  20. (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AMS UC

  21. (S) AUTOMATICALLY IN THIRD READING

  22. (S) MOTION TO TABLE AM 1 FAILED Y8 N12

  23. (S) CROSS SPONSOR REMOVED: STEDMAN

  24. (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y11 N9

  25. (S) RETURN TO SECOND FOR AM UC

  26. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 230(EDC)

  27. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CAL

  28. (S) EDC SCS ADOPTED UC

  29. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  30. (S) RULES TO FIRST SUP CALENDAR 5/13/2024

  31. (S) STEDMAN, CLAMAN, DUNBAR, STEVENS

  32. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAUFMAN, KAWASAKI, GRAY-JACKSON, MERRICK, BJORKMAN, BISHOP,

  33. (S) FN2: ZERO(EED)

  34. (S) DP: TOBIN, BJORKMAN, GRAY-JACKSON, STEVENS

  35. (S) EDC RPT SCS 4DP SAME TITLE

  36. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  37. (S) Moved SCS HB 230(EDC) Out of Committee

  38. (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  39. (S) EDC WAIVED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, RULE 23

  40. (S) EDC

  41. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  42. (H) VERSION: HB 230 AM

  43. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  44. (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY, SCHRAGE, SUMNER, C.JOHNSON, MEARS, JOSEPHSON

  45. (H) PASSED Y39 N1

  46. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 230 AM

  47. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  48. (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION

  49. (H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED Y37 E2 A1

  50. (H) AM 2 TO AM 1 FAILED Y15 N25

  51. (H) AM 1 TO AM 1 FAILED Y1 N36 A3

  52. (H) AM NO 1 OFFERED

  53. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  54. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2024

  55. (H) COSPONSOR(S): PRAX

  56. (H) FN1: ZERO(EED)

  57. (H) AM: ALLARD

  58. (H) DP: STORY, HIMSCHOOT, MCKAY, MCCORMICK, PRAX, RUFFRIDGE

  59. (H) EDC RPT 6DP 1AM

  60. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  61. (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  62. (H) Moved HB 230 Out of Committee

  63. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  64. (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  65. (H) Heard & Held

  66. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  67. (H) COSPONSOR(S): STORY

  68. (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  69. (H) Heard & Held

  70. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  71. (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS

  72. (H) EDC

  73. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  74. (H) Prefile released 1/8/24

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1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 39 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (25)

Not signed on (39)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 230?
HB 230 is sponsored by Kelly Merrick (R), Matt Claman (D), Hughes, Löki Tobin (D), Cathy Giessel (R), Bill Wielechowski (D), Gary Stevens (R), Forrest Dunbar (D), Bishop, Jesse Bjorkman (R), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Scott Kawasaki (D), James Kaufman (R), Andy Josephson (D), Donna Mears (D), C.Johnson, Sumner, Calvin Schrage (N), Andrew Gray (D), Mike Prax (R), Andi Story (D), Zack Fields (D), Sara Hannan (D), Maxine Dibert (D), Ortiz, and Rebecca Himschoot (N).
What is the current status of HB 230?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.
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