Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Vetoes Bill Intended to Aid Rural Teacher Housing Shortage

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bill intended to aid rural teacher housing shortage

Mount Edgecumbe High School is seen on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Sitka. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Gov. Mike Dunleavy has canceled a bipartisan proposal that would have allowed rural school districts to maintain teacher housing with money from the state’s rural schools fund. House Bill 174, from Rep. Robyn Niayuq Burke, D-Utqiagvik, passed the House and Senate by a combined 54-5-1 margin. The vote count led lawmakers to raise the pos…

Governor vetoes rural teacher housing bill

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed House Bill 174, a measure passed by the Alaska Legislature that aimed to expand access to construction and maintenance funding for Mt. Edgecumbe High School and rural teacher housing across the state. The bill comes at a time when state fiscal resources are scarce. HB 174 sought to broaden the […] The post Governor vetoes rural teacher housing bill appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

Dunleavy compounds rural school troubles with latest veto of teacher housing bill - The Alaska Current

For a governor who supposedly cares deeply about schools and rural Alaskans, Dunleavy doesn’t seem interested in making their lives easier.