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

SB 277: An Act relating to education; relating to charter school budgets; relating to correspondence study program materials, funding, and student counts; relating to student transportation funding; relating to cooperative arrangements for correspondence study program services entered into by school districts; relating to the base student allocation; relating to eligibility for teacher certification; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; requiring the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee to procure an education funding study; and providing for an effective date.

In committee Last action April 13, 2026: (S) Heard & Held

Plain-language summary

SB 277 is a bill introduced in the Alaska Senate on March 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relating to education; relating to charter school budgets; relating to correspondence study program materials, funding, and student counts; relating to student transportation funding; relating to cooperative arrangements for correspondence study program services entered into by school districts; relating to the base student allocation; relating to eligibility for teacher certification; relating to reemploying retired members of the teachers' retirement system at regional resource centers; relating to reading proficiency incentive grants; requiring the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee to procure an education funding study; and providing for an effective date. Primary sponsor: Senate Education. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): (S) Heard & Held.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Senate Education.