19-05-2025
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes education funding bill, prompting second legislative override vote
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters on Thursday, April 17, 2025, with Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, looking on in the background. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has again vetoed a bill proposing to increase Alaska's per-student public school funding formula for K-12 schools.
House Bill 57, which the House and Senate passed in April, would increase the base student allocation, core of the funding formula, by $700 per student, providing a slight year-over-year increase in public school funding.
In a brief message with the veto announcement on Monday, the governor said that there was 'no evidence that a permanent increase in the Base Student Allocation will improve educational outcomes. Therefore, this bill in its current form does not serve the best interest of Alaskans.'
The governor was scheduled to hold a news conference at 3 p.m. Monday, and will be broadcast live.
The House and Senate are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday to consider overriding the governor's veto.
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