AlaskaSchool boards would receive ethics and budget training
If signed, Alaska would require regional and municipal school board members to complete department ethics and budgeting training within 30 days of starting a term.
What it does
Regional and municipal school board members would receive department training on ethics and budgeting within 30 days after starting a term.
Municipal governments could change school board members' terms by ordinance; voters would have to approve changes under the municipal school district law.
Second-class cities with more than 1,000 people would have seven council members, while smaller cities could set three to seven members by ordinance.
Argument forTraining soon after a term begins could help school board members understand ethics and budgeting before making board decisions.
Argument againstThe 30-day training deadline could make it harder for newly appointed or elected members to meet the requirement quickly.
More detail
The department would provide ethics and budgeting training to regional and municipal school board members. The requirement covers each regional school board member and each municipal school board member. Training must cover school board ethics and budgeting. Each member would receive the training within 30 days after beginning a term.
A municipality's governing body could alter municipal school board terms of office by ordinance. The provision applies to municipal school board members whose terms are set under the cited municipal school district law. For terms governed by AS 29.20.300(a), voters would have to approve the ordinance in a regular election. The authority would apply when the ordinance is adopted and, where required, approved by voters.
Second-class cities would have council sizes based on population, with some cities able to set the size by ordinance. Cities with more than 1,000 people would have seven council members. Cities with 1,000 or fewer people could set three to seven members by ordinance. Council members would generally be elected by voters at large. A first- or second-class city could use another election method by ordinance. These rules would apply immediately if the act takes effect.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30(H) FN4: (CC:HB263/EED)Latest
- Sep 30(H) FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 263
- Sep 30(H) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
- Sep 30(S) LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 9/8/26
- Aug 11(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTERMajor
- Aug 11(S) LAW W/O GOVERNOR SIGNATURE 8/10 CHAPTER 59 SLA 26Major
- Jul 27(S) 11:05 A.M. 7/20/26 Transmitted to GovernorTo Governor
- May 17(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- Vote recorded (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N- #2708. Result: pass.Upper
- May 17(S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
- May 17(S) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- May 16(S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- May 15(H) VERSION: CSSB 143(CRA) AM H
- Vote recorded (H) PASSED Y40 #2620. Result: pass.Lower
- May 15(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDEDMajor
- May 15(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- May 15(H) PASSED Y40Major
- May 15(H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 143(CRA) AM HMinor
- May 14(H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/14 - ON 5/15 CALENDAR
- May 14(H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR
- May 13(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): VANCE
- Vote recorded (H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N20 E1 # 2537. Result: fail.Lower
- May 13(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/14 CALENDARMinor
- May 13(H) AM NO 3 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
- May 13(H) AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N20 E1Minor
- May 13(H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 19
- May 13(H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
- May 13(H) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UCMajor
- May 13(H) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 13(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/13/2026
- Apr 20(H) Minutes (HEDC)
- Apr 20(H) Moved CSSB 143(CRA) Out of Committee
- Apr 20(H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- Apr 20(H) FN3: ZERO(CED)
- Apr 20(H) FN2: ZERO(EED)
- Apr 20(H) DP: UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, SCHWANKE, DIBERT, ELAM, STORY, HIMSCHOOT
- Apr 20(H) EDC RPT 7DP
- Apr 17(H) <Bill Hearing Canceled> -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Apr 17(H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- Apr 15(H) Minutes (HEDC)
- Apr 15(H) Heard & Held -- Meeting Postponed to 9:00 am --
- Apr 15(H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
- Apr 8(H) EDC
- Apr 8(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Apr 1(S) VERSION: CSSB 143(CRA)
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2127. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)Passed House
- Apr 1(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- Apr 1(S) PASSED Y20 N-Passed Senate
- Apr 1(S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 143(CRA)Minor
- Mar 31(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CALMinor
- Mar 31(S) CRA CS ADOPTED UC
- Mar 31(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Mar 31(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/31/2026
- Mar 18(S) FN2: ZERO(EED)
- Mar 18(S) DP: OLSON, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT
- Mar 18(S) NR: MERRICK, DUNBAR
- Mar 18(S) CRA RPT CS 2NR 3DP NEW TITLE
- Mar 17(S) Moved CSSB 143(CRA) Out of Committee
- Mar 17(S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- 2025
- May 15(S) Minutes (SCRA)
- May 15(S) Heard & Held
- May 15(S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- May 7(S) FN1: ZERO(EED)
- May 7(S) DP: CRONK
- May 7(S) NR: TOBIN, BJORKMAN, STEVENS, KIEHL
- May 7(S) EDC RPT CS 4NR 1DP SAME TITLE
- May 5(S) Minutes (SEDC)
- May 5(S) Moved CSSB 143(EDC) Out of Committee
- May 5(S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Apr 9(S) Minutes (SEDC)
- Apr 9(S) Heard & Held
- Apr 9(S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Mar 26(S) EDC, CRA
- Mar 26(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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