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Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly defeats resolution urging state to raise base student allocation
Summary
After student testimony and public comment on school cuts, the assembly voted 3–6 against a resolution urging the state to pass House Bill 374, which would raise the Base Student Allocation. Members were split over strategy and whether the foundation formula needs broader reform.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on April 21 rejected a resolution urging the Alaska Legislature to adopt House Bill 374, which would raise the Base Student Allocation (BSA). The resolution failed on a roll-call vote of 3 yes and 6 no.
Student speakers and school staff gave emotional testimony ahead of the vote, warning that proposed budget cuts would eliminate distance education, library aides and portions of dual-enrollment programs. Kira DiSirmia, a Seward High School student, told the assembly that cuts under the school district’s Scenario 1 would remove roughly $1.7 million from specific programs —…
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