Alaska · 34th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 57: 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.

Enacted Last action October 15, 2025: (H) FN7: (S.FIN/LEG)

Plain-language summary

HB 57 is a bill introduced in the Alaska House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 15, 2025): (H) FN7: (S.FIN/LEG).

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Zack Fields (Democratic). 20 co-sponsors.