Alaska 34th Alaska State Legislature Status: To Executive

SCR17 — REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE AREAS

Last action — LEGIS RESOLVE 48

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 10, 2026. It awaits signature.

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Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill recognizes the 50th anniversary of regional educational attendance areas in the state.

This resolution celebrates 50 years of regional educational attendance areas. It acknowledges their contributions to public education and local community life, particularly in rural areas.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

79 added · 86 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of SCR 17, additional lines were added acknowledging the 50th anniversary of Alaska's regional educational attendance areas and their significant contributions to public education and community life in rural areas. This change highlights the importance of these educational frameworks, which were established in 1975 to ensure equitable educational opportunities in unorganized boroughs and to support local governance in public education. Recognizing this anniversary emphasizes the lasting impact these areas have on the state's educational landscape and the ongoing commitment to improving access to education in rural communities.

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34-LS1620\A SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
S T A T E O F A L A S K A THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No.
17 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Introduced:
SCR 17 48 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the state's regional educational attendance areas;
4/10/26 Referred:
Education A RESOLUTION Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the state's regional educational attendance areas;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
_______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
Lind, 589 P.2d 873 (Alaska 1979), culminated in a 1976 consent decree requiring the state to provide local secondary schools in rural communities, reinforcing the state's constitutional obligation to offer equitable educational opportunity and shaping the modern development of locally SCR017A -1- SCR 17 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1620\A governed public education in rural areas of the state, including the regional educational attendance areas;
Lind, 589 P.2d 873 (Alaska 1979), culminated in a 1976 consent decree requiring the state to provide local secondary schools in rural communities, reinforcing the state's constitutional obligation to offer equitable educational opportunity and shaping the modern development of locally governed public education in rural areas of the state, including the regional educational attendance areas;
and WHEREAS the regional educational attendance area structure was designed to replace centralized administration with a model rooted in community voice, regional decision- making, and public accountability;
and -1- Enrolled SCR 17 WHEREAS the regional educational attendance area structure was designed to replace centralized administration with a model rooted in community voice, regional decision-making, and public accountability;
and WHEREAS regional educational attendance area educators, staff, families, tribal leaders, elders, and community members have worked, often under difficult conditions and SCR 17 -2- SCR017A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1620\A across immense distances, to support students and keep schools operating through changing economic, technological, and social conditions;
and WHEREAS regional educational attendance area educators, staff, families, tribal leaders, elders, and community members have worked, often under difficult conditions and across immense distances, to support students and keep schools operating through changing economic, technological, and social conditions;
and WHEREAS the 50th anniversary of the establishment of regional educational attendance areas is an appropriate occasion for the legislature to recognize the vision behind the creation of regional educational attendance areas and to honor the people who have sustained and improved the regional educational attendance areas over time;
and Enrolled SCR 17 -2- WHEREAS the 50th anniversary of the establishment of regional educational attendance areas is an appropriate occasion for the legislature to recognize the vision behind the creation of regional educational attendance areas and to honor the people who have sustained and improved the regional educational attendance areas over time;
SCR017A -3- SCR 17 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
-3- Enrolled SCR 17
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Action History

  1. (S) 3:55 P.M. 6/15/26 Transmitted to Governor

  2. (S) LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 48

  3. (H) VERSION: SCR 17

  4. (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  5. (H) PASSED Y40

  6. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  7. (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR

  8. (H) HELD TO 5/18 CALENDAR

  9. (H) HELD TO 5/17 CALENDAR

  10. (H) HELD TO 5/16 CALENDAR

  11. (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/14 - ON 5/15 CALENDAR

  12. (H) MOVED TO BOTTOM OF CALENDAR

  13. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/14/2026

  14. (H) Moved SCR 17 Out of Committee

  15. (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  16. (H) FN1: ZERO(LEG)

  17. (H) AM: SCHWANKE

  18. (H) DP: UNDERWOOD, EISCHEID, HIMSCHOOT, STORY

  19. (H) EDC RPT 4DP 1AM

  20. (H) EDC

  21. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  22. (S) VERSION: SCR 17

  23. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  24. (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1

  25. (S) BEFORE SENATE ON FINAL PASSAGE

  26. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  27. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/24/2026

  28. (S) FN1: ZERO(LEG)

  29. (S) NR: YUNDT, STEVENS

  30. (S) DP: TOBIN, KIEHL

  31. (S) EDC RPT 2DP 2NR

  32. (S) Moved SCR 17 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 4:00 PM --

  33. (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  34. (S) Heard & Held

  35. (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

  36. (S) EDC

  37. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sponsors

  • Senate Education · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Education

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading — Final Passage

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 20000
D 14000
N 5000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Steve St. Clair — Yea
Andi Story D Yea
Andrew Gray D Yea
Andy Josephson D Yea
Ashley Carrick D Yea
Carolyn Hall D Yea
Donna Mears D Yea
Genevieve Mina D Yea
Maxine Dibert D Yea
Neal Foster D Yea
Nellie Unangiq Jimmie D Yea
Robyn Niayuq Frier D Yea
Sara Hannan D Yea
Ted Eischeid D Yea
Zack Fields D Yea
Alyse Galvin N Yea
Bryce Edgmon N Yea
Calvin Schrage N Yea
Ky Holland N Yea
Rebecca Himschoot N Yea
Bill Elam R Yea
Chuck Kopp R Yea
Dan Saddler R Yea
David Nelson R Yea
David Nelson R Yea
DeLena Johnson R Yea
Elexie Moore R Yea
Frank Tomaszewski R Yea
Jamie Allard R Yea
Jeremy Bynum R Yea
Jubilee Underwood R Yea
Julie Coulombe R Yea
Justin Ruffridge R Yea
Kevin McCabe R Yea
Louise Stutes R Yea
Mia Costello R Yea
Mike Prax R Yea
Rebecca Schwanke R Yea
Sarah Vance R Yea
Will Stapp R Yea

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Second Reading - Final Passage

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 11000
D 8001
Total 19001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bill Wielechowski D Yea
Donald Olson D Yea
Elvi Gray-Jackson D Yea
Forrest Dunbar D Yea
Jesse Kiehl D Yea
Lyman Hoffman D Yea
Löki Tobin D Yea
Matt Claman D Yea
Scott Kawasaki D Not Voting
Bert Stedman R Yea
Cathy Giessel R Yea
Cathy Tilton R Yea
Gary Stevens R Yea
George Rauscher R Yea
James Kaufman R Yea
Jesse Bjorkman R Yea
Kelly Merrick R Yea
Mike Cronk R Yea
Robert Myers R Yea
Robert Yundt R Yea

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SCR17 is sponsored by Senate Education.
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