A regional school board may

(1) sue and be sued;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 14.08.101

  • attendance area: means the geographic area designated by the department to be served by a school. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • department: means the Department of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) contract with the department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or any other school district, agency, or regional board for the provision of services, facilities, supplies, or utilities;
(3) determine its own fiscal procedures, including policies and procedures for the purchase of supplies and equipment; the regional school boards are exempt from Alaska Stat. Chapter 37.05 (Fiscal Procedures Act) and Alaska Stat. Chapter 36.30 (State Procurement Code);
(4) appoint, compensate, and otherwise control all school employees in accordance with this title; these employees are not subject to Alaska Stat. Chapter 39.25 (State Personnel Act);
(5) adopt regulations governing organization, policies, and procedures for the operation of the schools;
(6) establish, maintain, operate, discontinue, and combine schools subject to the approval of the commissioner;
(7) recommend to the department projects for construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of schools and education-related facilities as specified in Alaska Stat. § 14.11.011(b), and plan, design, and construct the project when the responsibility for it is assumed under Alaska Stat. § 14.11.020;
(8) by resolution adopted by a majority of all the members of the board and provided to the commissioner of the department, assume ownership of all land and buildings used in relation to the schools in the regional educational attendance area, as provided for in Alaska Stat. § 14.08.151(b);
(9) provide housing for rental to teachers, by leasing existing housing from a local agency or individual, by entering into contractual arrangements with a local agency or individual to lease housing that will be constructed by the local agency or individual for that purpose, or, without using for the purpose that portion of public school funding that consists of state aid provided under Alaska Stat. Chapter 14.17, by constructing or otherwise acquiring housing that is owned and managed by the regional educational attendance area for rental to teachers;
(10) employ a chief school administrator;
(11) apply for and use the proceeds of a loan from the Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund (Alaska Stat. § 18.56.855);
(12) exercise those other functions that may be necessary for the proper performance of its responsibilities.
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