Sec. 14.30.600. Agency established.

There is established, as a public organization, the special education service agency.

Sec. 14.30.610. Governing board.

The agency shall be governed by the Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education (AS 44.29.600).

Sec. 14.30.620. Employees.

Employees of the agency are not in the state service and are not subject to AS 39.25 (State Personnel Act). However, employees of the agency shall be members of either the Teachers’ Retirement System (AS 14.25) or the Public Employees’ Retirement System (AS 39.35).

Sec. 14.30.630. Powers and duties.

(a) The agency may (1) receive and expend public and private funds to carry out the purposes of the agency; (2) contract with the department and other public or private agencies for the provision of special education or related services; (3) do whatever is necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 14.30.600 – 14.30.660. […]

Sec. 14.30.640. Eligibility for service.

The services of the agency shall be available to school districts that serve children whose special education needs occur infrequently, who require specialized services not normally available in the school district, and who cannot be easily served by local school district personnel because of the low number of students in the district in need of […]

Sec. 14.30.650. Funding.

Each fiscal year, the department shall allocate to the agency not less than $23.13 times the number of students in the state in average daily membership in the preceding fiscal year as determined under AS 14.17.600. Money to carry out the provisions of this section may be appropriated annually by the legislature. If amounts are […]

Sec. 14.30.660. Definition.

In AS 14.30.600 – 14.30.660, unless the context otherwise requires, “agency” means the special education service agency.