Alaska § 14.60.010 - Definitions.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 14.60.010 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14.60.010. Definitions.
In this title, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “attendance area” means the geographic area designated by the department to be served by a school;
(2) “board” means the state Board of Education and Early Development;
(3) “commissioner” means the commissioner of education and early development;
(4) “culturally responsive” means showing respect for and recognition of the traditions, beliefs, languages, values, and practices of the local culture that has historically been present in the geographic area being served;
(5) “department” means the Department of Education and Early Development;
(6) “governing body” means the school board of a borough or city school district or a regional educational attendance area;
(7) “parent” or “guardian” includes a natural, adoptive, and foster parent, stepparent, legal guardian, relative, and other adult person with whom a student has resided and who has acted as a parent in providing for the student or has been responsible for the student's welfare for a continuous period.
(8) “public schools” include elementary schools, high schools, citizenship night schools for adults, and other public educational institutions that may be established;
(9) “regional educational attendance area” means an educational service area in the unorganized borough which may or may not include a military reservation, and that contains one or more public schools of grade levels K-12 or any portion of those grade levels that are to be operated under the management and control of a single regional school board;
(10) “school board” means the school board of a borough or city school district or a regional educational attendance area.
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Section 14.60.010 ("Definitions.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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