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AK SB46

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Matt Claman

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Origin

Senate

34th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the public education fund and base student allocation formula, replacing it with a system where state aid is distributed based on each district's proportional share of total adjusted average daily membership (ADM) statewide

  • Requires the governor to publish inflation-adjusted education appropriation figures on December 15 and March 15 each year, calculated using the Consumer Price Index for urban Alaska

  • Maintains the required local contribution for city and borough school districts at 2.65 mills on taxable property, capped at 45% of the district's basic need

  • Repeals AS 14.17.300, 14.17.400, 14.17.410(a), 14.17.470, 14.17.480(b), and 14.17.490(c), eliminating statutory provisions related to the public education fund and base student allocation

  • Takes effect July 1, 2025, applying to contracts that become legally binding on or after that date

Legislative Description

Education Funding

Education

Last Action

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

2/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Education1/22/2025

Full Bill Text

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