ASD Legislative Priorities:

 

ASD 2017 Legislative Priorities

BSA Formula – Maintain current funding and examine the district cost factor within the BSA formula, as the cost disparities among districts may no longer exist

ASD 2016 Legislative Priorities

Adequately fund education

• Continue state funding of the PERS/TRS retirement liability

• Increase the BSA to account for both inflation and for adequate education for grades preschool-12

• Reevaluate the use of Anchorage as the base in determining the cost-of-living factor in the funding formula

• Provide stable forward-funding that addresses inflation

• Increase the Education Endowment Fund to provide a sustainable funding source