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Kenai Peninsula Borough members debate urging state to raise the base student allocation
Summary
At a legislative committee meeting, Assemblymember Eklund urged the borough to ask the state to increase the Base Student Allocation (BSA). Members raised concerns about timing, the state's fiscal deficit and whether the borough's resolutions might send mixed policy signals. No final action was recorded.
Assemblymember Eklund asked the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly legislative committee to urge the state legislature to increase the Base Student Allocation (BSA), saying education is her top priority "to see it funded and funded adequately." The resolution (2020-623) would urge support for House Bill 374, a measure related to the BSA.
The discussion centered on policy timing and fiscal realism. Assembly President Tunstead noted a missing sponsor statement in the packet and questioned whether supporting HB 374 now would risk sending conflicting messages after…
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