LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Plain English Breakdown

The bill takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c), but the specific date is not provided in the text excerpt.

HB212: Defining Local Contributions for City and Borough School Districts

This bill requires city or borough school districts to define specific program terms so those programs are excluded from the calculation of local financial contributions.

What This Bill Does

• Requires local school boards in cities or boroughs to define seven specific service categories: student transportation, nutrition services, food services, early education programs, career and technical education, before-school programs, after-school programs, and student activities.
• Excludes appropriations and the value of in-kind services for those defined programs from the 'local contribution' total used for state funding calculations.
• Amends state law to clarify that local contributions include only appropriations and in-kind services not listed as exclusions.

Who It Names or Affects

• City or borough school districts
• Local school boards responsible for calculating district funding

Terms To Know

local contribution

Appropriations and the value of in-kind services made by a district, excluding specific programs like transportation or food services.

in-kind services

Non-cash support provided by a district that has monetary value.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much money districts must spend on the excluded programs.
• The text does not explain what happens if a district fails to define the required terms correctly or on time.

Official Summary Text

LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
An Act relating to the local contribution made by a city or borough school district; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 212

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVES STORY, Hannan, Himschoot

Introduced: 4/30/25
Referred: Education, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the local contribution made by a city or borough school district; and 1
providing for an effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 14.17 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read: 4
Sec. 14.17.530. Determination of loc al contribution made by a c ity or 5
borough school district. For purposes of calculating a local contribution made by a 6
city or borough school district, the local school board of the district shall define the 7
terms "student transportation," " nutrition services," "food ser vices," "preschool, pre-8
kindergarten, or other early educ ation program," "career and te chnical education," 9
"before-school program," "after-school program," and "student activity." 10
* Sec. 2. AS 14.17.990(6) is amended to read: 11
(6) "local contribution" 12
(A) means appropriations and the value of in-kind services 13
made by a district; 14
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(B) does not include appropriations or the value of in-kind 1
services made by a district for student transportation, nutriti on services, 2
food services, a preschool, pre-kindergarten, or other early ed ucation 3
program, career and technical education, a before-school progra m, an 4
after-school program, or a student activity; 5
* Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 6