Citing what he called a “lack of meaningful reforms,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a historic, bipartisan $256 million education package Thursday night, including a $175 increase to the state’s per-student funding formula known as the Base Student Allocation, or BSA.
JUNEAU, Alaska - House and Senate leaders predicted an override vote will come as early as Monday, shortly after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed Senate Bill 140, a historic, bipartisan $246 million education package.
“We had thought maybe the governor would go veto the bill. He’d indicated that before,” House Speaker Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, said. “We have the plan in place for an override joint session. It’ll be Monday, maybe Tuesday. Just depending on what flights look like coming into Juneau.” “But what tends to happen in overrides is you lose people. People peel off. So I think it’d be close. But I think the votes are there to override it,” Senate Rules Chair Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, said after the veto was issued.
“For ASD, this news means that our FY25 budget will be revisited, and our community will be faced with additional reductions that could negatively impact the education of nearly 40% of Alaska’s public school students. In an already tenuous environment for public education in Alaska, the uncertainty and chaos this veto will have on districts’ progress to improve student outcomes cannot be understated.
House Minority Leader Calvin Schrage, NA-Anchorage, called the governor’s decision “extremely disappointing,” saying with the state’s education system in what he characterized as a crisis, he said SB140 provides Alaska students essential support. “The Governor’s veto could not come at a worse time, not only for the Anchorage School District, but for all school districts across Alaska,” Bellamy and Bryant said. “The ASD FY 2025 budget was developed with the intent of keeping class sizes stable and maintaining beloved student programs.”
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