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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
05/09/2025
05/09/2025
Crossed Over
05/07/2025
05/07/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
34th Legislature
Bill Summary
An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill addresses faculty representation on the University of Alaska's Board of Regents by introducing a new requirement for a faculty member to serve as a regent. Specifically, the bill mandates that one of the 12 regents must be a current full-time, tenured faculty member from one of the University of Alaska campuses (Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Southeast). The faculty regent would be selected through a process where each campus faculty senate holds an election to nominate two candidates, creating a pool of six nominees from which the governor will appoint one. This faculty regent would serve a two-year term beginning June 1st of the appointment year, and would forfeit the position if they are no longer a tenured full-time faculty member. The bill also makes some related procedural adjustments, such as modifying the quorum requirements for Board of Regents meetings and the overall number of regents. Interestingly, the bill includes a provision for the initial nomination and appointment process to occur by February 1, 2026, with some sections of the bill taking effect in February 2032, suggesting a phased implementation of these changes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs
Sponsors (15)
Ashley Carrick (D)*,
Robyn Burke (D),
Matt Claman (D),
Mike Cronk (R),
Forrest Dunbar (D),
Zack Fields (D),
Cathy Giessel (R),
Andrew Gray (D),
Elvi Gray-Jackson (D),
Ky Holland (I),
Andy Josephson (D),
Scott Kawasaki (D),
Genevieve Mina (D),
Gary Stevens (R),
Löki Tobin (D),
Last Action
CRONK, STEVENS (on 05/09/2025)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB10 |
BillText | https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0010B.PDF |
BillText | https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/F/HB0010-1-2-022125-UA-Y.PDF |
BillText | https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0010A.PDF |
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