2022-02-16                     House Journal                      Page 1864
community of Rampart is culturally and historically aligned with the                                                            
communities in the YKSD, and both school districts support placing                                                              
the Rampart School in the YKSD.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
This legislation allows for maximum local participation with the                                                                
YKSD School Board. Currently, parents of children at the Rampart                                                                
School cannot participate in YKSD School Board elections. The                                                                   
proposed legislation will result in a boundary change between the two                                                           
regional educational attendance areas (REAAs) thereby allowing                                                                  
parents of the Rampart School to participate in school board elections                                                          
applicable to their community school.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REAAs are part of the unorganized borough. Pursuant to Article X,                                                               
Section 6 of the Alaska Constitution, the legislature serves as the                                                             
assembly for the unorganized borough. Accordingly, the legislature is                                                           
the appropriate entity to authorize allowing the Rampart School to                                                              
become part of the YKSD.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 336                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 336 by Representative Eastman, entitled:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to election ballots."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary                                                         
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                      SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 54                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time: