34-LS0064\O.A.ALAWS SENATEOF CSALASKA FORSource CSChapter FORNo. HOUSE BILL NO.

SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) IN_______ THEAN LEGISLATUREACT OFRelating THEto STATEmaximum OFclassroom ALASKAsizes THIRTY-FOURTHin LEGISLATUREpublic -schools; FIRST SESSION BY THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE Amended:

4/30/25 Offered:

4/25/25 Sponsor(s):

REPRESENTATIVES FIELDS, Josephson, Schrage, Carrick, Galvin, Mina SENATORS Tobin, Wielechowski, Dunbar, Kawasaki, Yundt, Gray-Jackson, Kiehl, Giessel, Claman, Cronk, Stedman, Olson, Bjorkman, Merrick, Stevens A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools;

and providing for an effective date."date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

*_______________ SectionBE 1.IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled HB 57 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.

_______________ * Section 1.

The target average class size for pre-kindergarten through grade six may not exceed 23 and the HB0057G -1- SCSEnrolled CSHBHB 57(FIN)57 amand S(reengrossed)the New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A target average class size for grades seven through 12 may not exceed 30.

The policy may exclude mixed grade classes and courses in art, library, music, computer science, vocational-vocational-technical, technical, and physical education.

(k) The department shall collaborate with the Department of Labor and Enrolled HB 57 -2- Workforce Development under AS 44.31.020 to gather data on the progress of each SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) -2- HB0057G New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A high school graduating class in a district by collecting career, postsecondary education, and residency data on each student in the graduating class.

(6) the method by which the charter school will account for receipts -3- Enrolled HB 57 and expenditures;

HB0057G -3- SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A (7) the location and description of the facility;

(b) Before termination of a contract under this section, the local school board shall give the charter school written notice of the local school board's intent to Enrolled HB 57 -4- terminate the contract.

The local school board may also provide the charter school SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) -4- HB0057G New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A with a reasonable opportunity, as determined by the local school board, to cure any deficiency that is the basis for the termination if the local school board determines that curing the deficiency is appropriate under the circumstances.

DISTRICT PER STUDENT AMOUNT Alaska Gateway $2,529 Aleutians East 377 Anchorage 529 Annette Island 221 Bering Strait 59 Bristol Bay 3,247 Chatham 341 Copper River 1,928 Cordova 408 Craig 514 Delta/Greely 2,013 Denali 2,197 Dillingham 1,480 Fairbanks 992 Galena 309 HB0057G -5- SCSEnrolled CSHBHB 57(FIN)57 amGalena S(reengrossed)309 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A Haines 761 Hoonah 363 Iditarod 257 Juneau 733 Kake 330 Kashunamiut 6 Kenai Peninsula 1,112 Ketchikan 883 Klawock 710 Kodiak Island 971 Kuspuk 794 Lake and Peninsula 466 Lower Kuskokwim 337 Lower Yukon 1 Matanuska-Susitna 1,106 Nenana 714 Nome 755 North Slope 1,361 Northwest Arctic 30 Pelican 88 Petersburg 455 Saint Mary's 234 Sitka 520 Skagway 44 Southeast Island 1,404 Southwest Region 726 Unalaska 788 Valdez 894 Wrangell 851 Yakutat 904 YukonEnrolled FlatsHB 32157 SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) -6- HB0057GYukon NewFlats Text321 Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A Yukon/Koyukuk 364 Yupiit 2.

(d) If the legislature increases the secondary school vocational and technical instruction funding factor under (a)(3) of this section, a district shall budget for and spend on secondary school vocational and technical instruction an amount equal to the increase in the funds generated for the district by the increase to the secondary school -7- Enrolled HB 57 vocational and technical instruction funding factor under (a)(3) of this section."section. HB0057G -7- SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A * Sec.

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Enrolled HB 57 -8- (c) In this section, "wireless telecommunications device" means any portable SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) -8- HB0057G New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A wireless device that has the capability to provide voice, messaging, or other data communication between two or more parties.

and[AND] (7) administer the programs of the Alaska Vocational Technical Center -9- Enrolled HB 57 and adopt regulations to administer the programs, including regulations that set rates HB0057G -9- SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A for student tuition and room and board and fees for the programs and services provided by the department regarding the Alaska Vocational Technical Center;

and (8) gather data on the progress of each high school graduating class in a district by collecting career, postsecondary education, and residency data on each student in the graduating class;

and (7) submit a report of findings and recommendations of the task force to the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives not later than the first day of the First Regular Session of the Thirty-Fifth Alaska State Legislature and notify the Enrolled HB 57 -10- members of the legislature that the report is available.

SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) -10- HB0057G New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A (c) The task force consists of six members as follows:

(g) The legislative staff of the members of the task force llshall serve as staff for the task force.

(a) Sections 6 - 8 of this Act apply to a contracontract ct that becomes legally binding on or after the effective date of secs.

The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to -11- Enrolled HB 57 read:

HB0057G -11- SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S(reengrossed) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0064\O.A.A CONDITIONAL EFFECT.

20 and 21 of this Act, this Act,Act takes effect July 1, 2025.