RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FUNDING

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the increased funding will be managed or allocated.

Funding for Residential Schools

This act updates reimbursement rates and per-pupil monthly stipends for room and board expenses in residential schools across different regions of Alaska.

What This Bill Does

• Updates the reimbursement rates for transportation costs between a student's community and school during the academic year.
• Increases the per-pupil monthly stipend to cover room and board expenses, with specific amounts varying by region.

Who It Names or Affects

• Residential school districts that receive state funding
• Students attending residential schools who benefit from increased living expense allowances

Terms To Know

Reimbursement

Money given back to a district by the state for expenses it has already paid.

Per-pupil monthly stipend

A fixed amount of money provided each month per student to cover living costs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the increased funding will be allocated or managed.
• It is unclear if there are any limits on the number of students who can benefit from this new funding.

Official Summary Text

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FUNDING
An Act relating to funding for residential schools.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 380

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Introduced: 3/18/26
Referred: Education, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to funding for residential schools." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 14.16.200(b) is amended to read: 3
(b) Costs that may be claimed by a district for reimbursement under (a) of this 4
section are 5
(1) one round trip on the least expensive means of transportation 6
between the student's community of residence and the school during the school year if 7
the district expends money for the trip; and 8
(2) a per-pupil monthly stipend to cover room and board expenses as 9
determined by the department on a regional basis and not to exceed the following 10
amounts: 11
(A) for the Southeast Region (Region I), $1,549 [$1,230]; 12
(B) for the Southcentral Region (Region II), $1,512 [$1,200]; 13
(C) for the Interior Region (Region III), $1,829 [$1,452]; 14
(D) for the Southwest Region (Region IV), $1,901 [$1,509]; 15
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(E) for the Northern Remote Region (Region V), $2,237 1
[$1,776]. 2