Rachel Blakeslee
11:36 - 12:25
"if it's determined that that funding was withdrawn, then that funding would have to be paid back by the legislature before then the third priority would be funding school districts across the state."
“if it's determined that that funding was withdrawn, then that funding would have to be paid back by the legislature before then the third priority would be funding school districts across the state.”
- Speaker
- Rachel Blakeslee
- Timestamp
- 11:36 – 12:25
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 4, 2026
From the transcript
But there are other priorities that the state would have to pay out first, and one of those priorities are energy reimbursements that come to— they're going to go out to people who applied for the PFD. And then after that, there is this other priority of potentially having to return funding to an account that was withdrawn to balance the budget. But given the surplus, there's a technicality about whether or not those funds were actually drawn out. So if it's determined that that funding was withdrawn, then that funding would have to be paid back by the legislature before then the third priority would be funding school districts across the state. So we had a robust discussion about that, and if you ever feel so inclined to go back and listen to the Finance Committee meeting recording, you are welcome to do so.
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