Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB46
Alaska School Funding Formula Changes
Last scannedSep 14, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes how Alaska calculates school funding to help districts keep money when student numbers drop or schools close.
What it does
- Stops the state from giving construction grants to school districts that do not follow specific rules.
- Reduces a district's total state aid if it receives certain other payments for maintenance.
- Allows districts to keep more funding when student enrollment drops by five percent or more over one year.
- Provides extra years of protection against funding loss after schools close and merge together.
- Changes the math used to calculate how much money each district gets based on adjusted student counts.
Who it affects
- Alaska school districts
- Regional educational attendance areas
Limits and unknowns
- This bill does not apply to funding losses caused by boundary changes between districts.
- The specific dollar amounts for the base student allocation are set elsewhere, so this text only explains how they are used in calculations.
- The exact effective date is listed as a provision of the act but no calendar date appears in the provided summary or excerpt.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Base Student Allocation
- A set amount of money the legislature assigns for each student to help calculate total funding.
- Adjusted ADM
- The number of students in a district after applying special math rules based on school size and location costs.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
EDUCATION FUNDING An Act relating to education funding; relating to the public education fund; relating to the base student allocation; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) Minutes (SEDC)Min
- (S) Heard & HeldText
- (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
- (S) REFERRED TO EDUCATION383
- (S) EDC, FIN383
- (S) SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED-REFERRALS383
- (S) EDC, FIN39
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS39
- (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/2539