Committee Moves Bill to Increase K-12 Funding
Special Committee on Education moves Wilken’s SB 1

Juneau – A bill to increase K-12 education funding by $88.9 million moved from the Senate Special Committee on Education today.

“We’re getting to the point where we need to decide on a K-12 number. The governor’s number, while fully funding the formula, isn’t going to be sufficient. So, to whatever extent possible, I’d like to move the conversation, try to fund K-12 adequately, and get it done before we start getting into really big issues of gas line and closing out the budgets,” said Sen. Gary Wilken, R-Fairbanks.

The bill now goes to the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee.

A Fact Sheet for SB 1 is attached.
http://www.aksenateminority.com/pdfs/25/sb0001.pdf
A sound actuality can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.aksenateminority.com/media/25/wilken2007032801a.mp3