An Act establishing the Joint Legislative Alaska Native Languages Academic Task Force.

HB 387 creates a new Joint Legislative Alaska Native Languages Academic Task Force to address challenges facing the Alaska Native Language Center and academic research. The task force will consist of six legislators appointed by their respective chamber leaders and is required to meet within 90 days of the bill's effective date. Its main duties include holding public meetings to gather input, reviewing the current state of language instruction and research at the University of Alaska, and examining staffing and leadership issues that threaten the preservation of Alaska Native languages.