Section 14.18.060. Discrimination in textbooks and instructional materials prohibited.

   (a) School boards shall have textbooks and instructional materials reviewed for evidence of sex bias in accordance with AS 14.08.111(9) and AS 14.14.090(7). School boards shall use educationally sound, unbiased texts and other instructional materials as they become available.  Nothing in this section prohibits use of literary works.
   (b) The board shall establish by regulation standards for nondiscriminatory textbooks and educational materials. Each school board shall provide training for all its certificated personnel on a schedule adopted by the governing body of a school district in the identification and recognition of sex-biased materials.
   (c) The Board of Regents shall establish and implement a policy under AS 14.40.170(b) for the guidance of officers and employees of the university on the selection of nondiscriminatory textbooks and educational materials.

Authorities

14.03.310;14.08.111;14.14.090;14.16.020

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 189 UNFUNDED ED. MANDATES;TRAINING; TEACHERS
SB 102 UNFUNDED ED. MANDATES;TRAINING; TEACHERS

Implemented As

4 AAC 06.550
4 AAC 06.600

References

4 AAC 33.421
AS 14.03.310 Student allotments.
AS 14.08.111 Duties.
AS 14.14.090 Duties of school boards.
AS 14.16.020 Operation of state boarding schools.

History

(Sec. 1 ch 17 SLA 1981; am Sec. 9 ch 2 SSSLA 2015)