AK Leg Basics
This is the total number of members who serve in the Alaska State Legislature.
What is 60?
This legislative committee hears most K-12 education bills.
What is the House or Senate Education Committee?
This fund is often used to plan, build, or maintain school facilities.
What is the capital improvement fund?
These three letters stand for the formula that determines the base funding level per student.
What is the BSA?
The person in a committee who all questions or responses go through.
Who is committee chair?
This is the number of senators in the Alaska State Senate.
What is 20?
This is the building where the Alaska Legislature meets.
What is the Alaska State Capitol?
This type of state funding helps districts pay for major building repairs or replacements.
What is debt reimbursement or major maintenance funding?
This budget bill funds the day-to-day operations of Alaska’s school districts.
What is the Operating Budget?
This is the vote threshold needed for the Legislature to override a budget veto.
What is three-fourths or 45 votes?
This is the length of a House member’s term in Alaska.
What is 2 years?
This person presides over the Alaska Senate.
What is the Senate President?
A district may complete this document to request state funding for construction projects.
What is a CIP application (Capital Improvement Project)?
The acronym "ADM" stands for this key number used in calculating district funding.
What is Average Daily Membership?
This is the smallest school district in Alaska.
What is Pelican?
This day each year marks the beginning of Alaska’s legislative session.
What is the third Tuesday in January?
The co-chairs of House Education
Who are Reps. Story and Himschoot?
School facilities are required to have this plan updated regularly to ensure safety during emergencies.
What is an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)?
An independent auditor issues this type of opinion when a district’s financial statements are accurate.
What is an unmodified (clean) opinion?
Alaska’s foundation formula includes this adjustment to reflect higher costs in remote areas.
What is the district cost factor?
This is how long a regular legislative session is intended to last according to the Alaska Constitution.
What is 90 days?
This group advocates for and supports Alaska's School Business Officials.
What is ACSA (Alaska Council of School Administrators)?
This federal law requires school facilities to provide equal access and accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
The term for the amount of money a district has left over after all obligations are met.
What is fund balance?
This constitutional clause requires Alaska to maintain a system of public education.
What is Article VII, Section 1?