(a) Except as provided in AS 14.30.172 - 14.30.176, school personnel may not, unless otherwise authorized by law or a specific policy adopted by a governing body of a school district, (1) recommend to a parent or guardian that a child take or continue to take a psychotropic drug as a condition for attending a public school; (2) require that a child take or continue to take a psychotropic drug as a condition for attending a public school, except when, in the opinion of the child's treating physician, (A) the medication is necessary for the mental health of the child; or (B) the child poses a risk of harm to self or others without the medication; (3) conduct a psychiatric evaluation of a child; (4) recommend a specific licensed physician, psychologist, or other health specialist to a parent or guardian for a child; or (5) recommend that a parent or guardian seek or use for a child (A) a psychotropic medication; or (B) a psychiatric or psychological treatment. (b) As used in this section, “school personnel” means persons employed by a public school or school district to work in a public school, except for a person who holds a special services type C certificate issued under AS 14.20 that qualifies the person to be employed to provide related services to students, as described in regulations adopted by the board.
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