HB 176

                         LAWS OF ALASKA
                                        2026
Source  Chapter No.
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                                        AN ACT
Relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing
statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
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                                             AN ACT
1  Relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing
2  statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
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4   * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section
5  to read:
6SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Student Fee Transparency Act.
7   * Sec. 2. AS 14.40.170 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
8(c) Before the Board of Regents imposes a new mandatory fee or increases an
9existing mandatory fee under (b)(3) of this section, the board shall provide, by electronic
10mail, to enrolled students a notice that specifies the amount of the new fee or fee
11increase, the reason for the new fee or fee increase, and the purpose for which the
12university will use the revenue generated by the new fee or fee increase. When
13practicable, the Board of Regents shall provide the notice required under this subsection
14at least 30 days before the new mandatory fee or fee increase is imposed. In this
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1subsection, "mandatory fee" means a fee assessed either to all enrolled students or to all
2enrolled students at a specific campus, excluding a course fee, a matriculation fee, a
3parking permit fee, or other fee as determined by the Board of Regents in policy.
4  * Sec. 3. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to read:
5Sec. 14.40.252. Itemized billing statement. The University of Alaska shall
6provide to each student enrolled in the university a billing statement that itemizes the
7tuition and fees charged to the student.
8  * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2027.
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