Education Legislation 2022

Updated 5/20/2022

House BillTitleSponsorStatus
HB 7Interactive Computer Service Content RestrictRepresentative RauscherIntroduced; Referred to the House State Affairs, Labor & Commerce, and Judiciary Committees
HB 15Temporary Permits & Licenses; Military LicenseRepresentative ThompsonIntroduced; Referred to the House Labor & Commerce and Education Committees
HB 17Discrimination: Gender ID; Sexual OrientationRepresentative JosephsonHeard in and moved from the House Judiciary Committee
HB 18Teachers: National Board CertificationRepresentative Kreiss-TomkinsHeard and held in the House Education Committee
HB 19Limited Teacher Certificates; LanguagesRepresentative Kreiss-TompkinsReturned to the house and awaiting transmittal to the governor
HB 24School Employee Breaks: Nursing MothersRepresentative HopkinsIntroduced; Referred to the Education and Labor & Commerce
Committees
HB 25Public Schools: Social/Emotional LearningRepresentative HopkinsHeard in and moved from the House Education Committee; no changes were made to the bill; now in the House State Affairs Committee
HB 48Alaska Performance Scholarship; EligibilityRepresentative StoryHeard in and moved from the House Education Committee
HB 49Appropriation: Early Literacy ProgramsRepresentative StoryIntroduced; Referred to the House Education and Finance Committees
HB 53Military Children School Residency WaiverRepresentative McCartyPassed the senate by a vote of 16 yeas, 2 excused, 2 absent; returned to the house; awaiting transmittal to the governor 
HB 57Funds Subject to CBR Sweep ProvisionRepresentative JosephsonHeard and held in the House Finance Committee; public testimony
HB 60Public Schools: Mental Health EducationRepresentative ClamanHeard and held in the House Finance Committee
HB 67Approp: K-12 Acad. Recovery from Covid-19Representative StoryIntroduced; Referred to the House Education and Finance Committees
HB 78Funding for Correspondence ProgramsHose Rules by Request of the GovernorIntroduced; by the Rules Committee at the request of the Governor; referred to the House Education and Finance Committee
HB 88Equal Pay & Minimum Wage ActRepresentative TarrIntroduced; referred to the House State Affairs and Labor & Commerce Committees
HB 93G.O. Bonds: State Infrastructure ProjectsHose Rules by Request of the GovernorHeard and held in the House Finance Committee
HB 108Concurrent Secondary & Trade SchoolRepresentative McCartyHeard and held in the House Labor & Commerce Committee
HB 114Education; Schools; Funding; Programs Rules Committeeat the request of the Governor; House concurred with thesenate amendmentsby a vote of 21 yeas, 19 nays; awaiting transmittal to the governor
HB 129Alaska Performance Scholarship AmountRepresentative FieldsIntroduced; referred to the House Education and Finance Committees
HB 132School Apprenticeship Programs; Tax CreditsHouse Labor and Commerce CommitteeHeard and held in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee; invited & public testimony
HB 147Rural Definition Teacher Education Loan ProgramRepresentative ZulkoskyHeard and held in the House Education Committee; invited & public testimony
HB 164Early Education Programs; Reading; Virtual EducationRepresentative TuckScheduled to be heard in the House Education Committee
HB 169Appropriation: Education; Pupil TransportationHouse Finance CommitteeHeard and held in the Senate Finance Committee; introduction of bill to the
committee
HB 173School Climate & ConnectednessRepresentative TarrHeard in and moved from the House Education Committee
HB 189Employment Tax for EducationHouse Ways and Means CommitteeHouse Education Committee referral removed; now in the House Finance Committee
HB 191School District Budgets; Tenured Non-retentionRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the House Education and Finance Committees
HB 220Retirement Systems; Defined Benefit OptionsRepresentative HopkinsHeard in and moved from the House Finance Committee
HB 223Repealing Funds, Accounts, & ProgramsRepresentative KaufmanHeard and held in the House Ways & Means Committee
HB 228Public Schools; Nondiscrimination; TenetsRepresentative McKayIntroduced; referred to the Education and Judiciary Committees
HB 229Higher Education Investment FundRepresentative JosephsonRead for the first time in the senate and referred to the Senate Education and Finance Committees
HB 230Designate Sex for School-Sponsored SportsRepresentative McKayIntroduced; referred to the Education and Judiciary Committees
HB 238Vaccine Objections; MinorsRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the State Affairs and Labor & Commerce Committees
HB 239Contracts: Prohibit Israel DiscriminationRepresentative VanceIntroduced; referred to the Labor & Commerce, State Affairs, and Judiciary Committees
HB 240Early Education ProgramsRepresentative SchrageIntroduced; referred to the Education and Finance Committees
HB 244School District Boundary MapsRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the Education and Finance Committees
HB 250Appropriation: Supplemental; Fund Capitalization & TransferRepresentative WoolIntroduced; referred to the Finance Committee
HB 259Permanent Fund Dividend; 25/75 POMV SplitRepresentative SpohnholzHeard in and moved from the House Ways & Means Committee; the bill goes next to the House Finance Committee
HB 262Prohibit State Assets Covid-19 VaccinationRepresentative EastmanIntroduced; referred to the Community & Regional Affairs and State Affairs Committees
HB 263Prohibit Covid-19 Vaccine MandateRepresentative EastmanIntroduced; referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary Committees
HB 266Information Regarding VaccinesRepresentative EastmanIntroduced; referred to the Health & Social Services, Judiciary, and Finance Committees
HB 272Increase Base Student AllocationRepresentative StoryHeard in and moved from the House Finance Committee
HB 273Increase Base Student Allocation InflationRepresentative StoryHeard in and moved from the House Finance Committee
HB 274Constitutional Rights; Covid VaccineRepresentative EastmanIntroduced; referred to the Health & Social Services and Judiciary Committees
HB 275 Vaccine Requirements for School ChildrenRepresentative EastmanIntroduced; referred to the Education and Health & Social Services Committees
HB 278Covid-19 Vaccination EquivalentRepresentative McCartyIntroduced; referred to the Labor & Commerce and Health & Social Services Committees
HB 281FY23 Operating Budget & Capital Budget; FY22 Supplemental Budget The Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorSenate adopted conference committeereport by a vote of 19 yeas, 1 nay; house adopted conference committeereport by a vote of 33yeas, 7 nays; CBR sectionfailed by a vote of 29 yeas, 11 nays; awaiting transmittal to the governor
HB 282FY23 Mental Health BudgetThe Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorConference committeereport adopted in the house by a vote of 35 yeas, 5 nays; awaiting transmittal to the governor
HB 283FY23 Capital BudgetThe Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorScheduled but not heard in the House Finance Committee
HB 284FY22 Supplemental BudgetThe Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorScheduled to be heard in the House Finance Committee
HB 312Allow Natural HairstylesRepresentative TarrHeard and held in the House Labor & Commerce Committee
HB 324Education Program: Victims of CommunismRepresentative EastmanIntroduced; referred to the Education and Finance Committees
HB 328Student Scholarship ProgramRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the Community & Regional Affairs and Education Committees
HB 329Student Scholarship ProgramRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the Education and Finance Committees
HB 330Nondiscriminatory School InstructionRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the State Affairs and Education Committees
HB 335Rampart School: Yukon Koyukuk School DistrictHouse Rules Committee at the Request of the GovernorScheduled but not heard in the House Education Committee
HB 342Course Materials Available to PublicRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the Education and Finance Committees
HB 343Public Schools: Nondiscrimination TenetsRepresentative GillhamIntroduced; referred to the Education and Judiciary Committees
HB 350School Bond Debt ReimbursementRepresentative DrummondScheduled to be heard in the House Finance Committee
HB 351State-Tribal Education Compact SchoolsRepresentative ZulkoskyIntroduced; referred to the Education and Finance Committees
HB 356Character Development Program in SchoolsRepresentative GilhamIntroduced; referred to the Community & Regional Affairs and Education Committees
HB 363Broadband: Office, Grants, Parity 
Minutes, Audio, & Video
Representative EdgmonHouse concurred with the senate amendmentsby a vote of 34 yeas, 6 nays; awaiting transmittal to the governor
HB 413Facilities Constituting a SchoolHouse Education CommitteeHeard in and moved from the House Finance Committee; no changes made to bill
HJR 20Constitutional Amendment: Education FundingRepresentative JohnsonIntroduced; referred to the Education, Judiciary, and Finance Committees
Senate BillTitleSponsorStatus
SB 6RIP for Public Employees/TeachersSenator KawasakiHeard in and moved from the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee with a committee substitute
SB 8Pre-K/Elementary Education Programs/Funding; ReadingSenator BegichWithdrawn by sponsor
SB 15Open Meetings Act; PenaltySenator CostelloReferral to the Senate Finance Committee added; now in the Senate Finance Committee
SB 16Equal Pay/Living Wage Act; Sex DiscriminationSenator BegichIntroduced; referred to the Senate Labor & Commerce, Judiciary, and Finance Committees
SB 17Energy Efficiency & Policy: Public BuildingsSenator BegichHeard in and moved from the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee; no changes were made to the bill
SB 18Class Size Reduction Grant ProgramSenator BegichIntroduced; referred to the Education and Finance Committees
SB 20Out Of State Teacher ReciprocitySenator StevensSenate concurred in the house amendments by a vote of 19 yeas, 1 absent
SB 32College Credit For High School StudentsSenator StevensHeard and held in the Senate State Affairs Committee; public testimony
SB 34State-Tribal Education Compact SchoolsSenator StevensSenate concurred with the house changes by a vote of 20 yeas; awaiting transmittal to the governor
SB 36University of Alaska Regents Reporting RequirementsSenator StevensScheduled to be heard in the House State Affairs Committee; public testimony
SB 37Teachers & Public Employees Retirement PlansSenator KiehlIntroduced; referred to the Senate Labor & Commerce and Finance Committees
SB 42Virtual and Early Education; ReadingSenator HughesScheduled but not heard in the Senate Education Committee
SB 58Funding for Correspondence ProgramsSenate Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorHeard and held in the Senate Education Committee
SB 72Secondary School Civics EducationSenator BegichHeard in and moved from the House Education Committee
SB 74 G.O. Bonds: State Infrastructure ProjectsSenate Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorHeard in and moved from the Sen. Transportation Committee; the bill is
now in the Senate Finance Committee
SB 80Public Schools: Mental Health EducationSenator Gray-JacksonHeard in and moved from the House Finance Committee
SB 111Early Education; Reading InterventionSenate Education CommitteeScheduled to be heard in the House Finance Committee; pending referral
SB 112Student Transportation PlanningSenator ShowerScheduled to be heard in the Senate Education Committee Cancelled
SB 119Oath of OfficeSenator ReinboldHeard in and moved from the Senate State Affairs Committee; public testimony
SB 140Designate Sex for School-Sponsored SportsSenator HughesRead for the 3rd time in the senate; held in 3rd reading to 5/9/2022
SB 156Prohibit Covid-19 Vaccine DiscriminationSenator ReinboldScheduled to be heard in the House State Affairs Committee
SB 157Health & Personal Safety EducationSenator Gray-JacksonHeard and held in the Senate Education Committee
SB 162FY23 Operating BudgetThe Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorScheduled to be heard in the Senate Finance Committee -CANCELLED
SB 163FY23 Mental Health BudgetThe Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorScheduled to be heard in the Senate Finance Committee – CANCELLED
SB 164FY23 Capital BudgetRules Committee at the request of the governorHeard and held in the Senate Finance Committee; committee substitute
adopted; SB 164 was added to HB 281, the operating budget, so SB 164 will not
be moved from the Senate Finance Committee, as it is now included in HB 281
SB 165FY22 Supplemental BudgetThe Rules Committee at the request of the GovernorIntroduced; referred to the Finance Committee
SB 174Allow Natural HairstylesSenator WilsonThe senate concurred with the changes made by the houseby a vote of 17 yeas, 3 excused; awaiting transmittal to the governor
SB 196Public Education: Speech, Disclose Instructional MaterialsSenator ReinboldHeard in and moved from the Senate Judiciary Committee; public testimony
SB 198Rampart School: Yukon Koyukuk School DistrictSenate Rules Committee at the Request of the GovernorPassed the house by a vote of 38 yeas, 2 excused; returned to the senate and awaiting transmittal to the governor
SB 200Permanent Fund Dividend; 25/75 POMV SplitSenate Finacne CommitteeHeard and held in the Senate Finance Committee
SB 217Authorize Handguns for School PersonnelSenator HughesIntroduced; referred to the Education, State Affairs, and Judiciary Committees
SB 225Teacher Registered Apprentice ProgramSenate Education CommitteeHeard in and moved from the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
SB 236Facilities Constituting a SchoolSenator HughesCANCELLED: Scheduled to be heard in the Senate Finance Committee
SJR 10Constitutional Amendment: In-Person Public EducationSenator CostelloHeard and held in the Senate Education Committee