Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Alaska Senate Bill SB13 Latest Draft

Bill / Comm Sub Version Filed 04/10/2025

                             
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CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 13(EDC) 
 
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA 
 
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION 
 
BY THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE 
 
Offered:  4/10/25 
Referred:  Finance  
 
Sponsor(s):  SENATOR DUNBAR 
A BILL 
 
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED 
 
"An Act relating to the summer electronic benefits transfer program for children." 1 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 
   * Section 1. AS 44.27.020 is amended to read: 3 
Sec. 44.27.020. Duties of department. The Department of Education and 4 
Early Development shall  5 
(1) administer the state's program of education at the elementary, 6 
secondary, and adult levels, including, but not limited to, programs of vocational 7 
education and training, library services, and correspondence courses, but not including 8 
degree programs of postsecondary education;  9 
(2)  administer the historical library; [AND]  10 
(3)  plan, finance, and operate related school and educational activities 11 
and facilities;  12 
(4)  take all necessary actions to qualify for available federal funds 
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for the summer electronic benefits transfer program and administer the summer 14 
electronic benefits transfer program; and 15    34-LS0141\I 
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(5)  adopt regulations necessary to carry out the summer electronic 1 
benefits transfer program [REPEALED]. 2 
   * Sec. 2. AS 44.27.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 3 
(b)  In this section, "summer electronic benefits transfer program" means the 4 
federal summer electronic benefits transfer program for children authorized by 42 5 
U.S.C. 1762. 6