Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 27 - Transportation of Pupils
4 AAC 27.057 - Charter school transportation policy

Universal Citation: 4 AK Admin Code 4 AAC 27.057

Current through February 27, 2024

(a) A local school board shall adopt a charter school transportation policy that describes the transportation services that the district will provide to students attending a charter school operated by the district if the district

(1) provides transportation services under AS 14.09.010; and

(2) operates a charter school or an application for the establishment of a charter school in the district is pending with the district under AS 14.03.250.

(b) A district shall submit to the department an application for approval of its charter school transportation policy on a form provided by the department. The district shall submit the application

(1) not later than April 15, 2015, if a charter school is in operation in the district on July 1, 2014; or

(2) not later than 30 days after approval of a charter school by a local school board, if a charter school is approved by a local school board after July 1, 2014, and a charter school transportation policy approved by the department is not in effect in the district.

(c) The application to the department must include

(1) evidence that the charter school transportation policy was developed in compliance with AS 14.09.010(e)(1);

(2) the charter school transportation policy adopted by the local school board that provides transportation services for charter school students in compliance with AS 14.09.010(e)(2); and

(3) other documents or information the department needs to evaluate a charter school transportation policy adopted by a local school board.

(d) Not later than 60 days after the department receives an application for approval of a charter school transportation policy, the department will grant approval for a charter school transportation policy if the charter school transportation policy meets the requirements of AS 14.09.010 and this section.

(e) If a district seeks to amend an approved charter school transportation policy, it shall submit an application for approval of an amendment of the charter school transportation policy on a form provided by the department. The district shall submit the application not later than April 15 of the fiscal year before the fiscal year when the proposed amendment will take effect. An application for approval of an amendment of a charter school transportation policy must meet the requirements of (c) of this section.

(f) Not later than 60 days after the department receives an application for approval of an amendment of a charter school transportation policy, the department will grant approval for the amendment of a charter school transportation policy if the amendment meets the requirements of AS 14.09.010 and this section.

(g) In this section, "local school board" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.290.

Authority:AS 14.07.020

AS 14.07.060

AS 14.09.010

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