Alaska Senate committee proposes $700 per-student school funding formula increase, following veto

Alaska Senate committee proposes $700 per-student school funding formula increase, following veto

The amended version of House Bill 57 remains in committee, which means it could be further amended to include policy changes advocated by the governor.

Alaska House Majority Coalition Responds to Failed Education Funding Veto Override - Alaska Native News

JUNEAU – The Alaska House Majority Coalition Tuesday expressed disappointment following the Legislature’s failure to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69. This legislation, which garnered bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, represented a crucial step towards providing a much-needed permanent $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation (BSA), the fundamental building […]

Gov. Dunleavy's BSA proposal could mean more cuts for Sitka's schools

Hours before the Sitka Assembly met last night (4-22-25), the Alaska Legislature failed to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that would have raised the base-student allocation, or BSA, by $1000 per student.Instead, Governor Dunleavy has proposed a $560 per-student increase. That’s lower than the $680 the governor approved last year, and which Sitka’s school board was counting on in its most recent draft budget.The Sitka School Boa…

Lawmakers fail to override Gov. Dunleavy's veto of school funding bill

Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, speaks on April 22, 2025 against the override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Alaska lawmakers on Tuesday failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that would have provided a $1,000 boost to basic per-student funding for public schools. The combined House and Senate vote was 33-27, well short of the 40 votes needed to override Dunleavy’s veto. All but two …

State lawmakers reject veto override of per-student funding bill

An override of the governor's veto of House Bill 69 was rejected in a 33-27 vote on Tuesday.

Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of public school funding stands as Legislature remains divided - The Alaska Current

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a permanent increase to school funding stood on Tuesday after legislators failed to muster the 40 votes needed to override him.