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HB212 • 2026

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.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
REPRESENTATIVES STORY, Hannan, Himschoot
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
(H) EDC
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Local Contributions by School Districts

This act changes how city or borough school districts in Alaska calculate their local contributions, excluding certain services from the calculation.

What This Bill Does

  • Defines terms like 'student transportation,' 'nutrition services,' and others for calculating local contributions.
  • Changes the definition of 'local contribution' to exclude specific services such as student transportation and nutrition services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • City or borough school districts in Alaska

Terms To Know

local contribution
Money and services provided by a district to support education, excluding certain types of programs.
in-kind services
Services or goods given instead of money

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the local contribution will be used after these changes.
  • It is unclear what specific impact this change will have on school district budgets.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Min

    (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  2. 2025-05-07 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  3. 2025-05-07 Text

    (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  4. 2025-05-05 Min

    (H) Minutes (HEDC)

  5. 2025-05-05 Text

    (H) Heard & Held

  6. 2025-05-05 Text

    (H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106

  7. 2025-05-02 1001

    (H) COSPONSOR(S): HIMSCHOOT

  8. 2025-04-30 962

    (H) REFERRED TO EDUCATION

  9. 2025-04-30 962

    (H) EDC, FIN

  10. 2025-04-30 962

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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