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HB223
HB 223: Funding for Special Needs and Intensive Services in Correspondence Study Programs
Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes how the state calculates funding for correspondence study programs to include special needs factors and intensive services costs.
What it does
- Amends Alaska Statute 14.17.430 regarding state funding rules for correspondence study.
- Requires that student counts (ADM) be multiplied by 90 percent as the first step in calculating funds.
- Multiplies the result from the previous step by a special needs factor found in AS 14.17.420(a)(1).
- Adds costs for intensive services, defined in AS 14.17.420(a)(2), to the total funding amount.
- Sets an effective date of July 1, 2025.
Who it affects
- The state centralized correspondence study program
- Districts that run their own correspondence programs
- School districts offering statewide correspondence study options
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not list specific dollar amounts, referring instead to other laws for calculation details.
- The exact values for the special needs factor and intensive services are found in AS 14.17.420, which is referenced but not included here.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Correspondence Study Program
- A school program funded under this act, which may be centralized by the state or run by a district.
- ADM (Average Daily Membership)
- The count of students in the correspondence study program used to start the funding calculation.
- Special Needs Factor
- A number defined in AS 14.17.420(a)(1) that is multiplied into the funding total.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
CORRESPONDENCE STUDY: FUNDING An Act relating to special needs and intensive services funding for correspondence study programs; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO EDUCATION1045
- (H) EDC, FIN1045
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1045