NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES
IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & EARLY DEVELOPMENT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The Department of Education & Early Development proposes to amend this
section to allow management experience to substitute for teaching experience.
The Department of Education & Early Development
proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 4 of the Alaska Administrative
Code 4 AAC 12.345(a). Administrative certificate (Type B), which may include
issues such as the following:
The Department of Education & Early Development
proposes to amend this section
to permit five years of employment in a leadership
position in Alaska to substitute for five years employment as a teacher or
administrator.
You may comment
on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private
persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments
to the Commissioner’s Office, Department of Education & Early Development,
Attn: Regulations Review, 801 West Tenth Street, Suite 200, PO Box 110500,
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500. Comments may
also be submitted via fax, (907) 465-4156, or via the Internet, at https://education.alaska.gov/regs/comment.cfm. Comments must be received no later
than 4:00 p.m., April 30, 2014.
Oral comments may be submitted at a hearing to be held
on June 5, 2014, at the Anchorage School District Board Room, Anchorage School
District, 5530 E. Northern Lights, Blvd., Anchorage, AK. This hearing will
begin at 8:00 a.m. and might be extended to accommodate those present before
7:55 a.m. who did not have an opportunity to comment. You may also comment at this meeting, during
this time only, via the Legislative Information Office streaming by calling 1-855-463-5009 if you are outside of
Juneau. For participation from Juneau, call 463-5009. This meeting will be
streamed through the Legislative Information Office over http://www.alaskalegislature.tv/ beginning
at 8:00 a.m. on June 5, 2014 (audio only).
Persons may also comment at the oral hearing
via the following Legislative Information Offices:
Anchorage, 733 W
4th Ave., Ste. 100; Barrow, 119 Bank Bldg.; Bethel, 301 Willow St.;
Cordova, 705 Second Street; Fairbanks, 1292 Sadler Way, Suite 308; Juneau, Rm.
111 Terry Miller Bldg.; Kenai, 145 Main St. Loop, Ste. 217; Ketchikan,
1900 First Avenue, Ste. 310; Kodiak, 305 Center Ave., Ste. 1; Kotzebue, 373 2nd
St., Pillautuq Centre; Mat-Su, 600 E Railroad Ave.; Nome 103 Front St.; Sitka,
201 Katlian St., Ste. 103; Unalaska, 029 Airport Beach Rd., No. 03-01.
If you are a
person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to
participate in this process, please contact Eric Fry at 465-2851, or eric.fry@alaska.gov,
no later than 10 days before the accommodation is needed, to ensure that any
necessary accommodations can be provided.
For a copy of
the regulation changes, go to https://education.alaska.gov/regs/comment/cfm.
or contact the Commissioner’s Office at the Department of Education & Early
Development, 801 West Tenth Street, Suite 200, PO Box 110500, Juneau, Alaska
99811-0500, email eric.fry@alaska.gov,
or by calling 465-2851.
After the public
comment period ends, the State Board of Education & Early Development will
either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without
further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be
different from that of the proposed regulations. YOU SHOULD COMMENT DURING THE TIME ALLOWED IF
YOUR INTERESTS COULD BE AFFECTED.
Statutory Authority: AS 14.07.060,
AS 14.20.020, AS 14.30.255
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific:
AS
14.07.060, AS 14.20.020,
AS 14.30.255
Fiscal Information: The proposed
regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
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DATE: March 20, 2014
Mike
Hanley
Commissioner
ADDITIONAL
REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Department of Education
& Early Development
2. General subject of regulation: Administrator
Certificate
3. Citation of
regulation (may be grouped):
4
AAC 12.345
4. Department of Law file number, if any: JU2014200172
5. Reason for the proposed action:
(
) compliance with federal law
( ) compliance with new or changed state statute
(
) compliance with court order
( x )
development of program standards
(
) other
6. Appropriation/Allocation: 56/1240 (TLS/Teacher Certification)
7. Cost of implementation to the state agency
and available funding (in thousands of dollars)
Initial
Year Subsequent
FY15 Years
Operating Cost $___0_____ $___0_____
Capital Cost $___0____ $___0_____
1002 Federal receipts $___0____ $___0_____
1003 General fund match $___0_____ $___0_____
1004 General fund $___0_____ $___0_____
1005 General fund/
program $___0_____ $___0_____
1037 General fund/
mental health $___0_____ $___0_____
Other $___0_____ $___0_____
8. The name of the contact person for the
regulations:
Name Dr.
Susan McCauley
Title Director, Teaching & Learning Support
Address PO Box
110500 Telephone 907-465-2857
Juneau,
AK 99811 E-mail
address: susan.mccauley@alaska.gov
9. The origin of the proposed action:
__x___ staff of
state agency
_____ federal
government
_____ general
public
_____ petition for
regulation change
____ other
(please list)
10. Date: March
20, 2014 Prepared by:
Susan McCauley
Title
(printed) Director of Teaching &
Learning Support
Telephone: 907-465-2857