Alaska 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Alaska House Bill HB202 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 05/15/2024

                     
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SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BI LL NO. 202(FIN) am S(efd add S) 
 
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA 
 
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION 
 
BY THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE 
 
Amended:  5/15/24 
Offered:  5/13/24  
 
Sponsor(s):  REPRESENTATIVES DELENA JOHNSON, Mina, Galvin, Craig Johnson, Story, Tomaszewski, 
McCormick, Ruffridge, Foster, Sumner, Hannan, Himschoot, Wright, Schrage, Josephson, Baker, Allard, 
Gray, Mears, McCabe, Vance 
 
SENATORS Wielechowski, Tobin, Kawasaki, Wilson, Giessel, Claman, Bjorkman, Olson, Merrick, Bishop 
A BILL 
 
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED 
 
"An Act relating to the availability and administration of opioid overdose drugs in 1 
public schools; relating to correspondence study programs; and relating to allotments 2 
for correspondence study programs; and relating to an annual report relating to 3 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants and opioid 4 
overdose drug distribution; and providing for an effective date." 5 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 6 
   * Section 1. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 3 to read: 7 
Sec. 14.30.145. Opioid overdose drugs. (a) Each school district shall ensure 8 
that  9 
(1)  a person trained to administer an opioid overdose drug is on site  10 
(A)  when the main school building of each school in the school 11 
district is open to students or staff, including periods when the school building 12 
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(B)  during each school-sponsored event conducted on school 1 
grounds; 2 
(2)  the main school building of each school in the school district has at 3 
least two doses of an opioid overdose drug available on site; and 4 
(3)  at least one dose of an opioid overdose drug is available during a 5 
school-sponsored event conducted on school grounds. 6 
(b) The Department of Health shall provide each school district with the 7 
opioid overdose drug required under this section. The commissioner of health shall 8 
develop and provide to each school district a short training video about how and when 9 
to administer an opioid overdose drug.  10 
(c)  A school district, school, or individual is not liable for civil damages for an 11 
injury to another individual resulting from a failure to possess or maintain an opioid 12 
overdose drug under this section. 13 
(d)  In this section,  14 
(1) "main school building" means the building on school grounds 15 
where most of the students of the school are educated during regular school hours and 16 
the principal, nurse, and other administrative staff of the school are located; 17 
(2)  "opioid overdose drug" has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085(e); 18 
(3) "school district" means a borough school district, a city school 19 
district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding school; 20 
(4)  "school grounds" means a building, structure, athletic playing field, 21 
playground, parking area, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a 22 
school in a school district. 23 
   * Sec. 2. AS 17.20.085(e) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 24 
(5)  "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.145(d). 25 
   * Sec. 3. AS 17.20.085 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 26 
(f)  Notwithstanding a provision or rule of law to the contrary, a school district, 27 
if acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may receive 28 
a supply of opioid overdose drugs from the department and may possess opioid 29 
overdose drugs for the purposes of AS 14.30.145.  
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acting under a standing order or protocol under (a) or (c) of this section, may 1 
administer an opioid overdose drug under AS 14.30.145 to a person at risk of 2 
experiencing an opioid overdose. 3 
   * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 4 
read:  5 
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS; STUDENT ALLOTMENTS. (a) 6 
Notwithstanding AS 14.03.300 or 14.03.310, the department or a district that provides a 7 
homeschool or correspondence study program shall annually provide an individual learning 8 
plan for each student enrolled in the program developed in collaboration with the student, the 9 
parent or guardian of the student, a certificated teacher assigned to the student, and other 10 
individuals involved in the student's learning plan.  11 
(b)  The board shall adopt regulations establishing standards for individual learning 12 
plans. The regulations must require that an individual learning plan  13 
(1) provide a course of study appropriate to the student's grade level and 14 
consistent with state and district standards; 15 
(2) incorporate an ongoing assessment plan that includes statewide 16 
assessments required for public schools under AS 14.03.123(f); 17 
(3)  include provisions for modifying an individual learning plan if the student 18 
is below proficient on a standardized assessment in a core subject; 19 
(4)  provide for quarterly monitoring of a student's work and progress by the 20 
certificated teacher assigned to the student. 21 
(c)  The department or a district that provides a homeschool or correspondence study 22 
program may provide an annual student allotment to a parent or guardian of a student enrolled 23 
in the homeschool or correspondence study program. A parent or guardian may use the 24 
allotment only for implementation of the student's individual learning plan. 25 
(d)  The department shall monitor the use of allotments distributed under this section.  26 
(e)  The department or a district that provides a correspondence study program shall 27 
submit an annual report to the department that includes 28 
(1)  the number of students enrolled in the program; 29 
(2)  the demographic information of the students enrolled in the program; 30 
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(4)  assessment and proficiency scores of the students enrolled in the program; 1 
and 2 
(5)  a review of curricula that has been provided by the program or purchased 3 
using allotment funds." 4 
(f)  The department shall include the information reported to the department under (e) 5 
of this section in the report to the legislature required under AS 14.07.168. 6 
(g)  The board shall adopt regulations to implement this section consistent with art. 7 
VII, sec. 1, Constitution of the State of Alaska. 8 
(h)  In this section,  9 
(1)  "board" means the state Board of Education and Early Development; 10 
(2)  "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development; 11 
(3)  "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990. 12 
   * Sec. 5. Section 4 of this Act is repealed July 1, 2025. 13 
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