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This bill introduces several significant changes to Alaska's education system. It expands public school open enrollment by allowing students to apply to schools outside their home district, subject to capacity limits and specific enrollment policies. The bill modifies charter school regulations by streamlining the application and renewal processes, reducing the appeal timeline for denied applications from 90 to 45 days, and adding provisions for contract renewal and termination. It increases the base student allocation from $5,960 to $6,520 and adjusts funding for correspondence study programs to provide full ADM (Average Daily Membership) funding. The legislation also introduces reading proficiency incentive grants for elementary schools and mandates that school districts develop policies regulating wireless telecommunications devices during school hours, with exceptions for medical, emergency, or educational purposes. Additionally, the bill requires school districts to publish detailed enrollment information online and modify school performance reporting requirements, such as including norm-referenced achievement test results that measure student academic performance over time. The bill aims to provide more flexibility in school choice, improve charter school oversight, and enhance educational funding and reporting transparency.

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https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB182