02/21/2012 - 4:55pm
GROUND BREAKING ASSOCIATION JOINT PACKAGE PROPOSAL HIGHLIGHTS
02/20/2012 - 8:36pm
On Friday, the Senate passed SB 171 on an 18-2 vote, with Senators John Coghill (North Pole) and Fred Dyson (Eagle River) voting no.
The bill now goes to the House. SB 171 would raise the Base Student Allocation (BSA) by $125 in Fiscal Year 13 (beginning July 1, 2012).
Over the next two years it would raise the BSA an Additional $130 in FY 14 and $135 in FY 15. Each $100 increase in the BSA costs the state about $25 million.
The following increase to K-12 education would occur if SB 171 passes the legislature: