SB 206 Alaska Senate · 34th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relating to reports of harassment, intimidation, or bullying in schools; relating to parental notification of incidents of harassment, intimidation, or bullying involving students and threats of suicide by students; and establishing the firearm safe storage grant fund.

SB 206 requires school staff to report bullying or harassment incidents to school officials and child advocacy centers. It allows school districts to notify parents about such incidents involving their child or suicide threats, providing them with suicide prevention resources and guidance on safely storing firearms and medications. The bill creates a new grant fund managed by the Department of Public Safety to provide free firearm safe storage devices (like lock boxes) to schools. These provisions directly affect Alaska public schools, students, and parents/guardians by adding reporting requirements, parental notification options, and firearm safety support.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Apr 30, 2026
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SB 206 CSSB 206(HSS) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove the requirement for school employees to report bullying incidents to child advocacy centers. Additionally, the firearm safe storage grant fund was restructured to be managed by the Department of Administration instead of the Department of Public Safety, and its eligibility was expanded to include hunter and firearm safety programs administered by school districts.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding mandatory reporting was narrowed by removing the obligation to report to child advocacy centers. The scope of the firearm safe storage fund was broadened to serve additional programs beyond just school districts.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement for school employees to report harassment, intimidation, or bullying incidents to a child advocacy center was deleted.

FISCAL

The department responsible for managing the firearm safe storage grant fund was changed from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Administration.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for free firearm safe storage devices was expanded to include hunter and firearm safety programs administered by school districts, in addition to school districts themselves.

TECHNICAL

The statutory citation for the firearm safe storage grant fund was updated from AS 44.41.080 to AS 44.21.070 to align with the new managing department.

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Committee
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Mar 11, 2026
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSB 206(HSS) Out of Committee
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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