Alaska Senate Advances Constitutional Amendment Aimed at Creating Dedicated Education Fund

Alaska Senate advances constitutional amendment aimed at creating dedicated education fund

If passed by Alaska voters, the constitutional amendment would allow for the creation of an education fund, but there are no specifications about how or what money would go into it.

Alaska Senate advances constitutional amendment to establish education fund

Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, speaks during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Senate on Wednesday advanced a constitutional amendment that would establish a dedicated fund for public education. If passed, lawmakers could design a new source of state revenue to go toward the fund that would be used specifically for schools. The resolution states that the Legislature …

Proposed Alaska constitutional amendment would clear the way for school-focused taxes - The Alaska Current

Lawmakers hope that changing the Alaska Constitution might be the key to sparing the state’s ailing public school system from the perennial fight over funding. The Senate on Wednesday voted to advance a constitutional amendment that would allow legislators to create a dedicated fund in the state treasury for public education, which could in turn pave the way for taxes dedicated to public schools. If SJR 29 is also approved in the House, the chan…