Legislative Advocacy

Trend Analysis

Peter Olson, Teri Toland, Dean Ivanoff,

Orin Wear and Cathy Lavine

April 24, 2013

Facilities

Anything having to do with the buildings and maintenance of the school building. New construction and school remodels would also fit

within facilities.

Passed BillsSB 62

• This bill is to resolve the inequity in school construction.. Currently these small schools lack the bonding capacity for school construction, and must depend on legislative appropriation. This bill would level the playing field. • SB 62 was passed by the Senate on 4/9, and passed the House on

4/14. It will transfer to the Governor and be signed into law with his signature.

SB47• This act provides funding for students to attend boarding schools even

if they have a high school in their home community. This bills allows students the opportunity to attend a boarding school in order to take part in specialized classes or programs. This bill has passed and is awaiting the governor’s signature.

Bills with “Legs” HB133

• This bill would expand The REAA to be known as the REAA and Small Municipal School District School fund. It would allow five small municipal schools to qualify for the funds without having to have bonding capability. • This bill is in House Finance for the interim. It has potential to be

passed because of its link to HB 62 that was passed.

SB 15• This bill provides an optional Pre-K program to be funded by the state.

Students who attend would be counted in the average daily membership count for foundation formula funding.

Bills with “Legs” (part 2)SB 19

• "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs, capitalizing funds, amending appropriations, and making appropriations; and providing for an effective date."

HB 93• “An Act relating to the authorization, monitoring, and operation of

charter schools”

HB 85• "An Act extending the special education service agency; and providing

for an effective date.• This Act is retroactive to June 30, 2013.

Bills Without “Legs”:

SB33• "An Act exempting a certain gas pipeline with a design capacity of

500,000,000 or more cubic feet of gas a day from the state's oil and gas exploration, production, and pipeline transportation property taxes until the pipeline generates revenue for its owners; and relating to the determination of full and true value for the purpose of determining the amount of required local contribution for public school funding."

Likely ImpactPassed Bills

SB 62 • This bill will level playing field for all school construction projects. It

will give small school the same opportunities for facility upgrades as larger school.

SB 47• This bill will allow students in small rural schools to continue going

to boarding schools to get specialized instruction so that they will be ready to join the workforce or continue on to college.

Bills with LegsHB 133-

This bill would allow 5 small schools to qualify for funds with bonding.

Likely ImpactSB 15• This bill has legs, but it is a long way from being law. Voting in the

Senate was mixed: 2 do pass, 1 do not pass, and 1 no recommendation. It is very likely that this bill will not pass the House.

SB 19 If this bill passes, the following would receive money in education:Boarding Home Grants 2,088,800 Special Schools 3,316,900Alaska Challenge Youth Academy 4,791,400School Finance & Facilities 2,627,100K-12 Support 42,588,100Education Support Services 6,162,500Teaching and Learning Support 244,726,100Mt. Edgecumbe Boarding 10,412,30State Facilities Maintenance 3,303,800 Alaska Performance Scholarship 8,000,000

Likely Impact

HB 93• This bill would broaden who can create a charter school but there

would still be the oversight of the state because applications would be go through the Department of Education and Early Child Development.

HB 85• This bill would help insure that there are no drastic cuts in services

given to the students who need them.

ActionIf you are interested in seeing any of these bills pass please contact the following people:

SB 62- • SENATOR(S) OLSON, Hoffman, Dyson, Stevens, Stedman,

McGuire, Meyer, Bishop, Egan, Kelly• REPRESENTATIVE(S) Josephson, Tuck, Kreiss-Tomkins

HB 133-• REPRESENTATIVE(S) EDGMON, Kreiss-Tomkins

SB 15-• SENATOR(S) FRENCH, Ellis, Gardner

SB 19- • Governor Parnell

ActionIf you are interested in seeing any of these bills pass please contact the following people:

HB 93-• REPRESENTATIVE(S) GATTIS, Keller, T.Wilson, Reinbold, Higgins

HB 85-• REPRESENTATIVE(S) KAWASAKI, Tarr

SB 33-• SENATOR(S) WIELECHOWSKI

SB 47-• SENATOR(S) COGHILL, McGuire, Fairclough, Bishop, Dunleavy,

Hoffman, Gardner, Meyer, Dyson, Micciche, Stevens, Egan• REPRESENTATIVE(S) Millett, Gara, Pruitt, Feige, Herron, Josephson,

Drummond