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Funding K-12 Public Education | March 2019
In March, you have several opportunities to become informed, and advocate for K-12 education funding. Events are happening at local schools, in communities, with the school district, the borough assembly, at town halls, and with hearings of bills in Juneau.
Monday, March 4, 2019
- Board of Education Finance Committee meeting: 2:00 p.m., Redoubt conference room, school district offices
- Monthly school board meeting: 6:00 p.m. Assembly Chambers
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
- Board of Education worksession: FY20 Budget, 10:30 a.m., Soldotna Prep School Professional Development Room
- Joint Board of Education and Borough Assembly worksession: 2:00 p.m., Borough Assembly Chambers
- Borough Assembly meeting: 6:00 p.m., Borough Assembly Chambers
- One minute public testimony to Senate State Affairs: 6:00 p.m.*
Thursday, March 7, 2019
- One minute public testimony to Senate State Affairs: 6:00 p.m.*
Thursday, March 21, 2019
- Board of Education Special Meeting: FY20 Budget: 6:00 p.m., Borough Assembly Chambers, public testimony invited
*Public opportunity to testify to the Senate State Affairs committee
- Tuesday, March 5, 2019, starting at 6:00 PM
- Thursday, March 7, 2019, starting at 6:00 PM
about SB24 and SB23, both related to the PFD.
To balance the FY20 state budget, the Governor has proposed the State of Alaska cut $20.9 million in funding to Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools.
Public testimony limited to one minute:
1. In person: at the Capitol, 2nd Floor, Butrovich Room
2. Legislative Information Offices: Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, Fairbanks, Kenai
3. Call in: you may call in starting at 5:30 PM to get in the “queue”
From Juneau: 586-9085
From Anchorage: 563-9085
From all other locations: 844-856-9085
more info., and link to listen online: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/
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