Alaska 30th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: In Committee

HB 406 — An Act relating to the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate; relating to the determination of the number of schools in a district; and providing for an effective date.

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 30th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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In plain language

The bill revises how state aid is calculated for school districts that consolidate.

This bill updates the calculation process for state aid given to schools that consolidate. It defines how to determine the number of schools in a district and details the components of public school funding.

What this means for you
  • Small Business: This may affect small business funding indirectly through changes in school funding and local contributions.

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Plain-language change summary

The revised bill HB 406 now clarifies the funding process for schools that consolidate. It specifically allows districts to use their last fiscal year's funding as a baseline for the first four years following consolidation, which can help prevent a drop in aid if student enrollment decreases after schools merge. This change is important because it aims to stabilize funding for districts during the transition period, ensuring that consolidated schools receive adequate financial support despite potential initial drops in enrollment numbers.

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Alaska State Legislature The Alaska State Legislature menu Home Senate Current Members Past Members By Session Alphabetical House Current Members Past Members By Session Alphabetical Bills & Laws Bills All Introduced Actions by Date Awaiting Actions Bills sent to Conf Committee Bills in Committee Governor's Vetoes Passed Legislation Prefile Bill Summary Requestor Summary Statistics Sponsor Summary Subject Summary Laws Constitution Constitutional Convention Files Statutes Executive Orders - Current Executive Orders - Historical Administrative Code Journals Session Laws & Resolves Session Laws & Resolves 2017 Session Laws & Resolves 2018 - Previous Year Session Law - Previous Year Legislative Resolves Tools Statute Information Retrieval System Bill Tracking Management Facility Past Legislatures (Archives) Committees Hearing Schedule Standing Committees Finance Committees Special Committees Joint Committees Conference Committees Other Committees Minutes Publications Get Started Information Offices Legislative Affairs Legislative Agencies Links Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch Alaska Delegation Home Bill & Laws Bills CSHB 406(EDC) Detail FullText txt CSHB 406(EDC):
and providing for an effective date." HOUSE BILL NO.
and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
406 01 "An Act relating to the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate;
406(EDC) 01 "An Act relating to the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate;
12 (H) notwithstanding (A) - (C) of this paragraph, if one or 13 more schools close and consolidate with one or more other schools in the 14 same community and district and, as a result of the consolidation, state aid 15 generated by the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted 16 under (A) - (C) of this paragraph decreases, the district may use the last 17 fiscal year before the consolidation as the base fiscal year to offset that 18 decrease for the first four fiscal years following consolidation according to 19 the following method:
12 (H) notwithstanding (A) - (C) of this paragraph, if one or 13 more schools close and consolidate with one or more other schools in the 14 same community and district and, as a result of the consolidation, basic 15 need generated by the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as 16 adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph decreases, the district may use 17 the last fiscal year before the consolidation as the base fiscal year to offset 18 that decrease for the first four fiscal years following consolidation 19 according to the following method:
05 (iv) to calculate the district's state aid for each fiscal 06 year, the number obtained through the calculation in (i), (ii), or (iii) 07 of this subparagraph is added to the number obtained under (C) of 08 this paragraph for the remainder of the district;
05 (iv) to calculate the district's basic need for each 06 fiscal year, the number obtained through the calculation in (i), (ii), 07 or (iii) of this subparagraph is added to the number obtained under 08 (C) of this paragraph for the remainder of the district;
09 (I) if the state aid calculated under (H)(i) - (iii) of this 10 paragraph for one of the first four fiscal years after consolidation is less 11 than the state aid calculated under (A) - (C) of this paragraph for that 12 fiscal year, the state aid may not be adjusted under (H) of this paragraph 13 for that fiscal year;
09 (I) if the basic need calculated under (H)(i) - (iii) of this 10 paragraph for one of the first four fiscal years after consolidation is less 11 than the basic need calculated under (A) - (C) of this paragraph for that 12 fiscal year, the basic need may not be adjusted under (H) of this 13 paragraph for that fiscal year;
22 (M) a district offsetting a decrease under (H) of this 23 paragraph shall provide the department with the appropriate calculations 24 for the department to verify;
22 (M) a district offsetting a decrease under (H) of this 23 paragraph shall provide the department with the list of schools 24 participating in the consolidation and the corresponding ADM;
25 (N) in this paragraph, "community" means an organized 26 municipality or an unincorporated village that is a social unit if the 27 organized municipality or unincorporated village has a population of less 28 than 2,000 people;
25 (2) the required local contribution of a city or borough school district is 26 the equivalent of a 2.65 mill tax levy on the full and true value of the taxable real and 27 personal property in the district as of January 1 of the second preceding fiscal year, as 28 determined by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic 29 Development under AS 14.17.510 and AS 29.45.110, not to exceed 45 percent of a 30 district's basic need for the preceding fiscal year as determined under (1) of this 31 subsection.
29 (2) the required local contribution of a city or borough school district is 30 the equivalent of a 2.65 mill tax levy on the full and true value of the taxable real and 31 personal property in the district as of January 1 of the second preceding fiscal year, as determined by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic 02 Development under AS 14.17.510 and AS 29.45.110, not to exceed 45 percent of a 03 district's basic need for the preceding fiscal year as determined under (1) of this 04 subsection.
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06 (c) Notwithstanding (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, in a community with an 07 ADM of greater than 425 that has only one facility administered as a school for 08 students in grades kindergarten through 12, the number of schools for the community 09 shall be counted under (a)(2) of this section.
02 (c) Notwithstanding (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section, in a community with an 03 ADM of greater than 425 that has only one facility administered as a school for 04 students in grades kindergarten through 12, the number of schools for the community 05 shall be counted under (a)(2) of this section.
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The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 11 read:
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 07 read:
12 APPLICABILITY.
08 APPLICABILITY.
1 of this Act, applies to 13 schools that consolidate on or after the effective date of this Act.
1 of this Act, applies to 09 schools that consolidate on or after the effective date of this Act.
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The bill amends the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate, allowing districts to use previous fiscal years as a base for calculating aid adjustments following consolidations.

  • AS 14.17.410(b)

    if one or more schools close and consolidate with one or more other schools in the same community and district and, as a result of the consolidation, state aid generated by the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph decreases, the district may use the last fiscal year before the consolidation as the base fiscal year to offset that decrease for the first four fiscal years following consolidation according to the following method: → if one or more schools close and consolidate with one or more other schools in the same community and district and, as a result of the consolidation, state aid generated by the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph decreases, the district may use the last fiscal year before the consolidation as the base fiscal year to offset that decrease for the first four fiscal years following consolidation according to the following method: (i) for the first two fiscal years after the base fiscal year, the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph is calculated by dividing the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph for the base fiscal year by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the base fiscal year without adjustment, and subtracting the quotient obtained by dividing the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year without adjustment, multiplying that number by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year without adjustment, and adding that number to the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph; (ii) for the third fiscal year after the base fiscal year, the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph is calculated by dividing the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph for the base fiscal year by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the base fiscal year without adjustment, and subtracting the quotient obtained by dividing the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year, multiplying that number by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year without adjustment, multiplying that number by 66 percent, and adding that number to the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph; (iii) for the fourth fiscal year after the base fiscal year, the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph is calculated by dividing the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph for the base fiscal year by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the base fiscal year without adjustment, and subtracting the quotient obtained by dividing the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year, multiplying that number by the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year without adjustment, multiplying that number by 33 percent, and adding that number to the sum of the district's ADM of the consolidated schools for the current fiscal year as adjusted under (A) - (C) of this paragraph; (iv) to calculate the district's state aid for each fiscal year, the number obtained through the calculation in (i), (ii), or (iii) of this subparagraph is added to the number obtained under (C) of this paragraph for the remainder of the district; (I) if the state aid calculated under (H)(i) - (iii) of this paragraph for one of the first four fiscal years after consolidation is less than the state aid calculated under (A) - (C) of this paragraph for that fiscal year, the state aid may not be adjusted under (H) of this paragraph for that fiscal year; (J) a district may not offset a decrease under both (E) and (H) of this paragraph in the same fiscal year; (K) a district may not offset a decrease under (H) of this paragraph if a new facility is constructed in the district for the co

    This change provides a method for districts to calculate state aid after school consolidations that could result in decreased funding.

Action History

  1. FN2: (EED/FUND CAP) RECEIVED

  2. Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Education and Early Development)

  3. Referred to Finance

  4. FN(S) FORTHCOMING

  5. EDC Do Pass: TALERICO, PARISH, ZULKOSKY, SPOHNHOLZ, KOPP, JOHNSTON, DRUMMOND

  6. EDC RPT CS(EDC) 7DP

  7. Referred to Education and Finance

  8. Read the first time - REFERRALS

Sponsors

  • EDUCATION · Primary

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Who sponsors HB 406?
HB 406 is sponsored by EDUCATION.
What is the current status of HB 406?
This bill died with 30th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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