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HB 57                                                                                                                         
The following letter was dated May 19 and received at 12:31 p.m.:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Edgmon:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority vested in me by Article II, Section 15 of the                                                               
Alaska Constitution, I have vetoed the following bill:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 57(FIN)                                                                                 
    am S(reengrossed)                                                                                                           
    "An Act relating to maximum classroom sizes in public schools;                                                              
    relating to education reports; relating to charter schools; relating to                                                     
    student transportation funding; relating to secondary school                                                                
    vocational and technical instruction funding; relating to the base                                                          
    student allocation; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants;                                                       
    relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools;                                                          
    relating to the use of tax revenue from highly digitized businesses;                                                        
    relating to the duties of the Department of Labor and Workforce                                                             
    Development; establishing the Task Force on Education Funding;                                                              
    and providing for an effective date."                                                                                       

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There is no evidence that a permanent increase in the Base Student                                                              
Allocation will improve educational outcomes. Therefore, this bill in                                                           
its current form does not serve the best interest of Alaskans.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor"