{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-14.03.420","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 14.03.420","heading":"Parents as teachers program.","body":"(a) The department shall design and implement a statewide parents as teachers program for the benefit of children who are under five years of age. The program must provide a system of early childhood education that\n(1) is evidence-based;\n(2) involves parents;\n(3) is consistent with available research and best practices for high quality early childhood education;\n(4) incorporates guidelines adopted by the department for early learning that\n(A) enhance school readiness;\n(B) increase parent understanding of child development and developmental milestones;\n(C) reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect;\n(D) increase identification of health problems and developmental delays through regular screenings;\n(E) improve child health indicators, including immunization rates; and\n(F) increase parental involvement; and\n(5) provides for effective and efficient coordination with or expansion of early education programs operating in the state, to the extent permitted by law.\n(b) A school district shall, to the extent space is needed and available, provide for the use of a room in a school at no charge to support the program established under this section.\n(c) The department shall develop and enter into local partnerships to implement the program established under this section.","path":["Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums.","Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally.","Article 4. Early Education."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#14.03.420","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:00Z","sha256":"88971fd1576d5b7e76e054dd9f9e46d4696f8b57be271c6ac03413e3e5a2065f","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-14.03.410","next":"us-ak/as-14.07.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}