A bill in the Alaskan legislature, SB174, has passed the Senate Judiciary committee. In the Committee, amendments were added that give the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska extraordinary power and immunity. The legislation would give the Board of Regents the power to ban the open carry of knives and guns. No city in Alaska has that power. From SB174(pdf):
It would grant the Board of Regents, all their staff, and all employees and agents, blanket immunity from any lawsuits as a result of what they did or did not do about guns and knives on campus. Those amendments were added at the request of the Board of Regents. From SB174(pdf).(c) The Board of Regents may adopt and enforce policies
(1) regulating the possession, ownership, use, carrying, registration,
storage, and transportation of openly carried firearms and knives;
(f) The University of Alaska, the Board of Regents, and any officers,
employees, or agents of the University of Alaska are immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting from a policy or regulation adopted or enforced under this section by the Board of Regents or the president of the University of Alaska, or a claim arising from the possession, ownership, use, carrying, registration, or transportation of firearms or knives by any person.
Apparently, the Board does not know when to take “yes” for an answer.
