Alaska 33rd Legislature (2023-2024) Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 9 D · 2 R · 1 I cosponsors

SB 140 — An Act relating to funding for Internet services for school districts; relating to charter schools; relating to transportation of public school students; relating to correspondence study funding; relating to the base student allocation; relating to funding for reading improvement plans; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) RETURNED TO GOVERNOR FOR PERMANENT FILING

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “To Executive” 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.

Vetoed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) on March 18, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

143 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 140 now emphasizes that part of the additional funding should be aimed directly at supporting classroom needs, specifically through educator salaries and retention bonuses. This change is significant because it highlights the importance of investing in teachers to improve educational outcomes, ensuring that funds are used in a way that directly benefits students and their learning environment. Additionally, there’s a provision for school districts to report back to the legislature on how these funds are allocated, promoting accountability and transparency.

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33-LS0687\A SENATE BILL NO.
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No.
140 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY SENATORS HOFFMAN, Bishop, Claman, Gray-Jackson, Tobin, Kiehl, Dunbar, Olson, Stevens Introduced:
CSSB 140(FIN) am H _______ AN ACT Relating to funding for Internet services for school districts;
4/28/23 Referred:
relating to charter schools;
Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to funding for Internet services for school districts;
relating to transportation of public school students;
and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
relating to correspondence study funding;
* Section 1.
relating to the base student allocation;
relating to funding for reading improvement plans;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1 Enrolled SB 140 AN ACT Relating to funding for Internet services for school districts;
relating to charter schools;
relating to transportation of public school students;
relating to correspondence study funding;
relating to the base student allocation;
relating to funding for reading improvement plans;
and providing for an effective date.
_______________ * Section 1.
The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read:
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
To the greatest extent possible, a portion of additional funds authorized by this legislation shall be directed to the classroom in the form of educator salary and retention bonuses.
Each school district shall provide a report to the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available not later than February 1 of each regular session of the Thirty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature describing efforts made by the district to direct additional funds to the classroom in the form of educator salary and retention bonuses.
-1- Enrolled SB 140 * Sec.
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This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read:
SB0140A -1- SB 140 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
Sec.
14.03.256.
Charter school termination appeal.
If a local school board terminates a contract with a charter school, the charter school may appeal the decision to the commissioner under regulations established by the commissioner.
The commissioner may request written supplementation from the appellant or local school board.
The commissioner shall review the decision of the local school board to determine whether the findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence and whether the decision is contrary to law.
The commissioner shall issue a written decision within 90 days after the appeal is filed and may (1) remand the appeal to the local school board for further review;
(2) reapprove the charter school with or without added conditions;
or (3) uphold the decision terminating the charter school contract.
* Sec.
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AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read:
Sec.
14.03.277.
Charter school coordinator.
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A position dedicated to charter school support is established in the department.
This position is responsible for the development of a repository of charter school resources in the department.
The charter school coordinator shall provide support to charter schools, including (1) providing charter schools with policy and regulation expertise and guidance;
(2) providing groups assistance preparing charter school applications;
(3) coordinating with school districts and the Association of Alaska School Boards to support charter school academic policy committees and local school boards;
and (4) coordinating with and providing expertise to legal services provided by the state.
Enrolled SB 140 -2- * Sec.
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AS 14.09.010(a) is repealed and reenacted to read:
(a) A school district that provides student transportation services for the transportation of students who reside a distance from established schools is eligible to receive funding for operating or subcontracting the operation of the transportation system for students to and from the schools within the student's transportation service area.
Subject to appropriation, the amount of funding provided by the state for operating the student transportation system is the amount of a school district's ADM, less the ADM for the district's correspondence programs during the current fiscal year, multiplied by the per student amount for the school district as follows, for the school years beginning July 1, 2024:
DISTRICT PER STUDENT AMOUNT Alaska Gateway $2,536 Aleutians East 378 Anchorage 531 Annette Island 222 Bering Strait 60 Bristol Bay 3,257 Chatham 342 Copper River 1,934 Cordova 409 Craig 515 Delta/Greely 2,019 Denali 2,203 Dillingham 1,484 Fairbanks 995 Galena 310 Haines 763 Hoonah 364 Iditarod 258 Juneau 735 Kake 331 -3- Enrolled SB 140 Kashunamiut 6 Kenai Peninsula 1,115 Ketchikan 886 Klawock 712 Kodiak Island 974 Kuspuk 797 Lake and Peninsula 468 Lower Kuskokwim 338 Lower Yukon 1 Matanuska-Susitna 1,109 Nenana 716 Nome 757 North Slope 1,365 Northwest Arctic 30 Pelican 88 Petersburg 457 Saint Mary's 235 Sitka 522 Skagway 44 Southeast Island 1,408 Southwest Region 728 Tanana 581 Unalaska 790 Valdez 897 Wrangell 854 Yakutat 907 Yukon Flats 322 Yukon/Koyukuk 365 Yupiit 2.
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AS 14.17.430 is amended to read:
Sec.
14.17.430.
State funding for correspondence study.
Except as provided Enrolled SB 140 -4- in AS 14.17.400(b), funding for the state centralized correspondence study program or a district correspondence program, including a district that offers a statewide correspondence study program, includes an allocation from the public education fund in an amount calculated by using [MULTIPLYING] the ADM of the correspondence program reported under AS 14.17.500(a) and 14.17.600(a) [BY 90 PERCENT].
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AS 14.17.470 is amended to read:
Sec.
14.17.470.
Base student allocation.
The base student allocation is $6,640 [$5,960].
* Sec.
8.
AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to read:
Sec.
14.30.773.
Support for reading improvement plans.
The state shall provide to a school district, for each student in grades kindergarten through three who is determined to have a reading deficiency based on the statewide screening or assessment tool, $500 to provide the support, intervention, and services the student needs for the student's reading improvement plan, including teacher and paraprofessional career development.
* Sec.
9.
Section 2 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
* Sec.
10.
Except as provided in sec.
9 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2024.
-5- Enrolled SB 140
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  1. (S) RETURNED TO GOVERNOR FOR PERMANENT FILING

  2. (S) GOVERNOR VETO SUSTAINED Y39 N20 E1

  3. (S) MOTION TO OVERRIDE VETO

  4. (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 3/14/24

  5. (S) 3:46 P.M. 2/26/24 Transmitted to Governor

  6. (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  7. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  8. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y18 N1 E1

  9. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP

  10. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ

  11. (H) VERSION: CSSB 140(FIN) AM H

  12. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

  13. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, STUTES

  14. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  15. (H) PASSED Y38 N2

  16. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 140(FIN) AM H

  17. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  18. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 4

  19. (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION

  20. (H) AM NO 27 ADOPTED Y36 N4

  21. (H) CALL FOR THE QUESTION

  22. (H) AM NO 27 OFFERED

  23. (H) AM NO 28 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

  24. (H) AM NO 24 FAILED Y20 N20

  25. (H) AM NO 27 NOT OFFERED

  26. (H) AM NO 26 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

  27. (H) MOTION TO LIMIT AMS PASSED Y39 N1

  28. (H) AM NO 25 NOT OFFERED

  29. (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING

  30. (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 2/22 CALENDAR

  31. (H) AM NO 24 NOT OFFERED

  32. (H) AM NO 23 FAILED Y19 N21

  33. (H) AM NO 22 FAILED Y19 N21

  34. (H) AM NO 21 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

  35. (H) AM NO 20 FAILED Y19 N21

  36. (H) AM NOS 17, 18, AND 19 NOT OFFERED

  37. (H) AM NOS 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, AND 16 NOT OFFERED

  38. (H) AM NO 7 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN

  39. (H) AM NO 6 NOT OFFERED

  40. (H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21

  41. (H) AM 6 TO AM 5 FAILED Y19 N21

  42. (H) AM 5 TO AM 5 FAILED Y19 N21

  43. (H) AM 4 TO AM 5 FAILED Y19 N21

  44. (H) AM 3 TO AM 5 FAILED Y19 N21

  45. (H) AM 2 TO AM 5 FAILED Y19 N21

  46. (H) AM 1 TO AM 5 FAILED Y19 N21

  47. (H) AM NO 5 OFFERED

  48. (H) AM NOS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 NOT OFFERED

  49. (H) CSSB 140(FIN) BEFORE HOUSE

  50. (H) FAILED TO ADOPT FIN HCS Y19 N21

  51. (H) RESCIND ACTION (FAILING) RLS HCS FAILED Y20 N20

  52. (H) BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING

  53. (H) ADJOURNED TO 2/21 CALENDAR

  54. (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 2/21 CALENDAR

  55. (H) ADJOURNED TO 2/20 CALENDAR

  56. (H) HELD IN SECOND READING TO 2/20 CALENDAR

  57. (H) MOTION TO RESCIND FAILING RLS HCS PENDING

  58. (H) FAILED TO ADOPT RLS HCS Y20 N20

  59. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  60. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/19/2024

  61. (S) Minutes (SCRA)

  62. (S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  63. (H) FN12: (EED/FUND CAP)

  64. (H) FN11: (EED)

  65. (H) FN10: (EED)

  66. (H) FN9: (EED)

  67. (H) FN8: (EED)

  68. (H) FN7: (EED)

  69. (H) FN6: ZERO(EED)

  70. (H) FN5: ZERO(EED)

  71. (H) AM: SUMNER, TILTON, SHAW, SCHRAGE, ALLARD

  72. (H) DP: C.JOHNSON

  73. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 4

  74. (H) RLS RPT HCS(RLS) NEW TITLE 1DP 5AM

  75. (H) Minutes (HRLS)

  76. (H) Moved HCS CSSB 140(RLS) Out of Committee -- Please Note Location Change --

  77. (H) RULES at 10:00 AM BUTROVICH 205

  78. (H) Minutes (HRLS)

  79. (H) Heard & Held

  80. (H) RULES at 04:00 PM GRUENBERG 120

  81. (H) FN4: (EED/FUND CAP)

  82. (H) FN3: ZERO(EED)

  83. (H) FN2: ZERO(EED)

  84. (H) FN1: (EED)

  85. (H) AM: STAPP

  86. (H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI, CRONK, COULOMBE, D.JOHNSON

  87. (H) DP: ORTIZ, JOSEPHSON, GALVIN, HANNAN, EDGMON, FOSTER

  88. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 4

  89. (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 6DP 4NR 1AM

  90. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  91. (H) Moved HCS CSSB 140(FIN) Out of Committee -- Delayed to 12:45 PM --

  92. (H) FINANCE at 10:30 AM ADAMS 519

  93. (H) Minutes (HFIN)

  94. (H) Heard & Held -- Recessed to a Call of the Chair --

  95. (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  96. (H) FIN

  97. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  98. (S) VERSION: CSSB 140(FIN)

  99. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  100. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE

  101. (S) PASSED Y20 N-

  102. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 140(FIN)

  103. (S) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY-JACKSON, TOBIN, KIEHL, DUNBAR, OLSON, STEVENS

  104. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL

  105. (S) FIN CS ADOPTED UC

  106. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  107. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/11/23

  108. (S) FN1: (EED)

  109. (S) NR: WILSON, MERRICK

  110. (S) DP: HOFFMAN, OLSON, KIEHL, BISHOP

  111. (S) FIN RPT CS 4DP 2NR SAME TITLE

  112. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  113. (S) Moved CSSB 140(FIN) Out of Committee

  114. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  115. (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  116. (S) Heard & Held

  117. (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  118. (S) COSPONSOR(S): CLAMAN

  119. (S) FIN

  120. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 140?
SB 140 is sponsored by Louise Stutes (R), Calvin Schrage (N), Sara Hannan (D), Andy Josephson (D), Gary Stevens (R), Donald Olson (D), Forrest Dunbar (D), Jesse Kiehl (D), Löki Tobin (D), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Matt Claman (D), Bishop, and Lyman Hoffman (D).
What is the current status of SB 140?
This bill died with 33rd Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “To Executive” 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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