Alaska Legislature overrides Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of public school funding bill
The override may be the first of several; two of the bill’s funding mechanisms could be vetoed by the governor
Alaska’s public schools may see the largest permanent funding boost in well over a decade, after the Alaska Legislature voted for the first time since 2002 to override a sitting governor’s veto.
With a 46-14 vote, lawmakers significantly increased Alaska’s per-student public funding formula, overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s decision to reject House Bill 57. Forty votes were needed for an override.
“This was a truly bipartisan vote reflective of everyone in Alaska,” said Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham.
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The override means a permanent increase of $700 in the base student allocation, core of the state’s per-student funding formula.
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