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Governors office outlines omnibus education legislation; borough staff fields questions on homeschool funding
Summary
Todd Smolden of the governor's office briefed the assembly on the governor's omnibus education proposal, including formula (BSA) increases, outcome-based incentives, homeschool multiplier changes and charter-authorizer expansions.
Todd Smolden, representing the governor's office, told the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly the governor had introduced omnibus education legislation that combines several changes to school funding and policy, and described features the office hopes the Legislature will consider.
Smolden said the governor’s package differs from a stand-alone bill (HB 69) that he described as a pure BSA (base student allocation) increase. According to Smolden’s summary of legislative fiscal estimates, HB 69 would raise education spending by roughly $1.2 billion over three years — about $300 million in the first year,…
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