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2025-07-30 Senate Journal

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2025-07-30                     Senate Journal                      Page 1419
HB 57                                                                                                                         
On May 20, 2025, the Thirty-fourth Alaska State Legislature, acting in                                                          
Joint Session, voted to override the previous veto of:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
         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."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Therefore, Legal Services assigned the following chapter and the                                                                
engrossed and enrolled copies will be transmitted to the Lieutenant                                                             
Governor for permanent filing:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                          Chapter 5, SLA 2025                                                                                   
                       Effective Date: See Chapter                                                                              

2025-07-30                     Senate Journal                      Page 1420
A memo dated May 22 was received, stating in accordance with                                                                    
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," President Stevens made                                                           
the following appointments:                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Funding                                                                             
 Senator Tobin, Cochair                                                                                                         
 Senator Kiehl                                                                                                                  
 Senator Cronk