2019-07-08                     House Journal                      Page 1212
are the appropriations for FY2021 K-12 Foundation and Pupil                                                                     
Transportation funding. Per guidance from the Attorney General                                                                  
appropriations of future general fund revenues are not valid. These                                                             
items have been vetoed to prevent an unconstitutional dedication of                                                             
funds.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Based on the five principles outlined at the time of my initial budget                                                          
proposal, and a sincere effort to end the cycle of unsustainable deficit                                                        
spending, my administration worked to make a number of difficult, but                                                           
necessary decisions, including a veto of the unconstitutional                                                                   
dedication of funds for FY2021 education spending. This budget was                                                              
thoroughly evaluated, and my policies were applied consistently                                                                 
across the board. No one region, community, or legislative district was                                                         
singled out or held to any other threshold. It is critical that we get our                                                      
fiscal house in order and provide a secure and stable future for                                                                
Alaskans.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
This budget focuses on the state's basic responsibilities while                                                                 
understanding our fiscal constraints. This is one step in the right                                                             
direction – setting Alaska on the path to fiscal certainty while                                                                
acknowledging additional actions, over multiple years, are needed.                                                              
With this act, we have eliminated nearly 50 percent of the state's                                                              
deficit; more work will be needed in the months ahead and during the                                                            
next legislative session.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
I am committed to working with the legislature to address our state's                                                           
spending, to eliminate our deficit over time, and to move Alaska                                                                
forward.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Michael J. Dunleavy                                                                                                             
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 40                                                                                                                         
The following letter dated June 28 was received at 10:56 a.m.:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Edgmon:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
On this date, I have signed, with line-item vetoes, the following bill                                                          
passed during the First Special Session of the Thirty-First Alaska State