(a) The board shall appoint the commissioner of education and early development subject to the approval of the governor. The commissioner shall be the principal executive officer of the department.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 14.07.145

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • board: means the state Board of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • commissioner: means the commissioner of education and early development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • department: means the Department of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
(b) The commissioner shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and shall have at least a master’s degree with five years’ experience in the field of education since receiving it, with at least three of the five years in an exclusively administrative position.
(c) The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the board and may not be appointed by the board for a fixed term.
(d) The commissioner shall receive the salary set out in Alaska Stat. § 39.20.080.
(e) The commissioner shall employ and remove all classified personnel in the department subject to Alaska Stat. Chapter 39.25 (State Personnel Act). The commissioner may employ and remove personnel in the exempt or partially exempt service subject to the approval of the board. Personnel in the exempt or partially exempt service have a right of appeal to the board if they are removed.
(f)[Repealed, Sec. 5 ch 14 SLA 1996].
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