An Act relating to public school students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The definition of 'bilingual approach' was changed from 'the development of both American Sign Language and English language literacy skills' to 'the development of both sign language and English language literacy skills,' removing the specific reference to American Sign Language and broadening it to any sign language.

In Section 2, the phrase 'is required to offer transportation only to students who reside in the district' was reworded to 'is only required to offer transportation to students who reside in the district.' The meaning is essentially unchanged but the emphasis shifts slightly.

The document was reformatted from an enrolled law (with LAWS OF ALASKA header, chapter number, and source citation CSHB 39(EDC)) to a bill introduction format listing sponsors, introduction date (1/22/25), and committee referral (Education).