AlaskaAlaska voters would decide on a public education fund
Alaska voters would decide at the next general election whether to create a separate fund that lawmakers could use only for public education.
What it does
The proposed amendment would set up a separate fund that could receive land, state money, dedicated tax or license proceeds, and investment earnings. Lawmakers could use its money only for public education, as defined by law.
Argument forInvesting the fund to earn competitive returns could help build resources for public education over time.
Argument againstMoney placed in the fund could be limited to education, leaving lawmakers less flexibility to use it for other state needs.
More detail
The proposed amendment would establish a separate state fund for public education. The fund could receive transferred land, money lawmakers appropriate to it, state tax or license proceeds dedicated to it by law, and investment earnings. Lawmakers could appropriate money from the fund only for public education, as defined by law. The resolution would put the amendment before voters at the next general election.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 20(H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/20 - ADJOURNED SINE DIELatest
- May 19(H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/19 - ON 5/20 CALENDAR
- May 18(H) NOT TAKEN UP 5/18 - ON 5/19 CALENDAR
- May 17(H) HELD TO 5/18 CALENDAR
- May 17(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/2026
- May 6(H) FN2: INDETERMINATE(REV)
- May 6(H) FN1: ZERO(GOV)
- May 6(H) AM: BYNUM
- May 6(H) NR: TOMASZEWSKI, ALLARD, STAPP, MOORE
- May 6(H) DP: JIMMIE, GALVIN, HANNAN, SCHRAGE, JOSEPHSON, FOSTER
- May 6(H) FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 6DP 4NR 1AM
- May 4(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- May 4(H) Moved HCS SJR 29(FIN) Out of Committee
- May 4(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- Apr 28(H) Minutes (HFIN)
- Apr 28(H) Heard & Held
- Apr 28(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- Apr 28(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- Apr 28(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- Apr 21(H) Heard & Held
- Apr 21(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- Apr 21(H) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- Apr 21(H) FINANCE at 09:00 AM ADAMS 519
- Apr 14(H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Apr 14(H) FINANCE at 01:30 PM ADAMS 519
- Apr 8(H) FIN
- Apr 8(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Apr 1(S) VERSION: SJR 29
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y17 N3 #2128. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 1(S) PASSED Y17 N3Passed 1st Chamber
- Apr 1(S) READ THE THIRD TIME SJR 29Minor
- Mar 31(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/1 CALMinor
- Mar 31(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Mar 31(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/31/2026
- Mar 25(S) FN1: ZERO(GOV)
- Mar 25(S) NR: KAUFMAN, MERRICK
- Mar 25(S) DP: OLSON, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN, CRONK, KIEHL
- Mar 25(S) FIN RPT 5DP 2NR
- Mar 24(S) Moved SJR 29 Out of Committee
- Mar 24(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Mar 19(S) Heard & Held
- Mar 19(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Mar 17(S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --
- Mar 17(S) FINANCE at 09:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
- Mar 13(S) FIN
- Mar 13(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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