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SB146 • 2026

REAA & SMALL MUNI FUND: MT. EDGECUMBE

An Act relating to the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund; and relating to Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SENATE FINANCE
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
(S) CONCURRED(H) AM
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on funding amounts or spending limits for Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Act for Regional Educational Areas and Small Municipal School Districts Fund; Mt. Edgecumbe High School

This act changes how the state of Alaska funds regional educational attendance areas and small municipal school districts, including construction and maintenance projects at Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law to allow the department to provide grant funding from a special fund to regional educational attendance areas or small municipal school districts.
  • Allows the same fund to be used for construction and major maintenance projects at Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
  • Creates an account in the general fund called the 'regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund'.
  • Specifies that this fund can pay for school construction and major maintenance projects in regional educational areas, small municipal districts, and at Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts in Alaska that are part of a regional educational attendance area.
  • Small municipal school districts in Alaska.
  • Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Terms To Know

Regional Educational Attendance Area
A specific region where students attend schools based on their location.
Small Municipal School District
A school district that serves a small town or community.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be in the fund.
  • It is unclear if there are limits on how much can be spent from this fund for Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 2819

    (S) AWAITING TRANSMITTAL TO GOV

  2. 2026-05-20 2819

    (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-

  3. 2026-05-20 2818

    (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKE UP

  4. 2026-05-19 2956

    (H) VERSION: HCS SB 146(FIN)

  5. 2026-05-19 2956

    (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED

  6. 2026-05-19 2898

    (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 13

  7. 2026-05-19 2897

    (H) PASSED Y39 A1

  8. 2026-05-19 2897

    (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 146(FIN)

  9. 2026-05-19 2897

    (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  10. 2026-05-19 2897

    (H) FIN HCS ADOPTED UC

  11. 2026-05-19 2896

    (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  12. 2026-05-18 2882

    (H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR

  13. 2026-05-18 2882

    (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026

  14. 2026-03-30 1991

    (H) FN2: (EED)

  15. 2026-03-30 1991

    (H) DP: BYNUM, MOORE, GALVIN, STAPP, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER, SCHRAGE

  16. 2026-03-30 1991

    (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 13

  17. 2026-03-30 1991

    (H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NEW TITLE 7DP

  18. 2026-03-27 Text

    (H) Moved HCS SB 146(FIN) Out of Committee

  19. 2026-03-27 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519

  20. 2026-03-26 Text

    (H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --

  21. 2026-03-26 Text

    (H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519

  22. 2026-02-23 1677

    (H) FIN

  23. 2026-02-23 1677

    (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  24. 2026-02-18 1720

    (S) VERSION: SB 146

  25. 2026-02-18 1720

    (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  26. 2026-02-18 1717

    (S) PASSED Y17 N3

  27. 2026-02-18 1717

    (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 146

  28. 2026-02-16 1696

    (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/18 CAL

  29. 2026-02-16 1696

    (S) FN2: (EED) ADOPTED UC

  30. 2026-02-16 1695

    (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  31. 2026-02-16 1695

    (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/16/2026

  32. 2025-05-12 Min

    (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  33. 2025-05-12 Text

    (S) Moved SB 146 Out of Committee

  34. 2025-05-12 Text

    (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  35. 2025-05-12 1221

    (S) FN1: (EED)

  36. 2025-05-12 1221

    (S) NR: KAUFMAN, MERRICK

  37. 2025-05-12 1221

    (S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK, KIEHL

  38. 2025-05-12 1220

    (S) FIN RPT 5DP 2NR

  39. 2025-04-04 Min

    (S) Minutes (SFIN)

  40. 2025-04-04 Text

    (S) Heard & Held

  41. 2025-04-04 Text

    (S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532

  42. 2025-03-26 622

    (S) FIN

  43. 2025-03-26 622

    (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

REAA & SMALL MUNI FUND: MT. EDGECUMBE
An Act relating to the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund; and relating to Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

Current Bill Text

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Enrolled SB 146
LAWS OF ALASKA

2026

Source Chapter No.
HCS SB 146(FIN) _______

AN ACT

Relating to the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund;
and relating to Mt. Edgecumbe High School.

_______________

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE 1

-1- Enrolled SB 146

AN ACT

Relating to the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district fund; 1
and relating to Mt. Edgecumbe High School. 2
_______________ 3
* Section 1. AS 14.11.025(a) is amended to read: 4
(a) In addition to other appropriations and funding sources, the department 5
may make disbursements [PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING] from the fund 6
established under AS 14.11.030 to 7
(1) provide grant funding to a school district that is a regional 8
educational attendance area or a small municipal school district; and 9
(2) fund construction and major maintenance projects at Mt. 10
Edgecumbe High School. 11
* Sec. 2. AS 14.11.030(a) is amended to read: 12
(a) The regional educational attendance area and small municipal school 13
district school fund is created as an account in the general fund to be used, in addition 14

Enrolled SB 146 -2-
to other funding sources, to fund projects approved under AS 14.11.025 for the costs 1
of school construction and major maintenance in regional educational attendance 2
areas, in [AND] small municipal school districts, and at Mt. Edgecumbe High 3
School. The primary function of the fund is to fund school construction projects. 4
* Sec. 3. AS 14.11.030(b) is amended to read: 5
(b) Legislative appropriations, including appropriations of interest earned on 6
the fund, shall be deposited in the fund established under this section. [THE 7
UNOBLIGATED AND UNEXPENDED CASH BALANCE OF THE FUND MAY 8
NOT EXCEED $70,000,000.] 9