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Superintendent says HB57 would add modest revenue but leaves transportation gap; board faces possible June budget choices
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Meinert updated the board on HB57, which would add a small permanent increase to the base student allocation and additional transportation funding. He said the bill would not close the district's projected budget shortfall and highlighted a roughly $500,000 transportation gap after a planned $2 million transfer.
Superintendent Dr. Meinert told the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board that HB57, recently passed by the legislature and awaiting the governor's action, would provide a modest, permanent increase to the base student allocation (BSA) and additional transportation support — but would not fully close the district's budget gap.
Dr. Meinert said the bill's $20 increase in the BSA would translate to about $350,000 to $400,000 in new revenue for the district, a helpful but…
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