Committee opens hearing on SJR29 to create dedicated education fund in Alaska Constitution

Mar 17, 2026

Senate Joint Resolution 29 was given a first hearing on March 17; staff said the amendment would add Section 18 to Article 9 to authorize a separate state education fund whose money must be appropriated only for public education, and the Office of the Governor's Division of Elections provided a zero-cost fiscal note for adding the question to the ballot.

The full story

Senate Joint Resolution 29, which proposes a constitutional amendment to create a dedicated education fund, received its first hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on March 17.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in