An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
What changed between versions
New provision allowing the Office of Management and Budget to transfer up to $5,000,000 among appropriations within a department for facility operations, maintenance, repair, and renewal/replacement of public buildings under AS 37.07.020(e).
Anchorage Correctional Complex increased from $37,919,900 to $41,372,800 (approximately $3.5 million increase), while Spring Creek Correctional Center increased from $23,523,600 to $29,330,600 (approximately $5.8 million increase).
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission increased from $9,300,700 to $10,086,900 (approximately $786,000 increase).
Career and Technical Education in the Department of Education increased from $7,323,700 to $9,783,700 (approximately $2.5 million increase), and Teacher Certification increased from $1,456,900 to $2,520,900 (approximately $1.1 million increase).
Student Financial Aid Programs decreased from $25,521,000 to $21,021,000 (a $4.5 million reduction), with Alaska Performance Scholarship Awards cut by $3 million and Alaska Education Grants cut by $1.5 million.
Community Residential Centers in DOC decreased from $18,030,100 to $14,651,300 (approximately $3.4 million reduction).
Widespread modest reductions across Department of Administration allocations including Centralized Administrative Services (down approximately $1.2 million), Office of Information Technology (down approximately $965,000), and Legal and Advocacy Services (down approximately $2.3 million).
Act title expanded to include 'making reappropriations' and 'making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund,' broadening the bill's authority beyond simple operating appropriations.
Removed legislative intent requiring DOC to prepare a report analyzing the possibility of closing a correctional institution and submit it by December 20, 2025.
Removed legislative intent that the state no longer covers full cost of unsentenced federal inmates in state facilities, along with the requirement for DOC and Department of Law to submit a joint response on funding terms by December 20, 2025.
Removed legislative intent requiring DOC to permanently close one housing unit at Spring Creek Correctional Facility and report on efforts and cost savings by December 20, 2025.
Removed legislative intent directing DOC to reform the Regional and Community Jails program by renegotiating FY27 contracts with a two-thirds bed count reduction where unused bed rates exceeded 60%, with a status report due December 20, 2025.
Removed requirement for school districts to report fund balances (operating, special revenue, capital project, other governmental) twice annually to the Department of Education, with electronic reports to Finance committees by December 20, 2025 and February 15, 2026.
Removed legislative intent that the Department of Education not enter into new leases, expand office space, or incur new facilities costs.
Department name changed from 'Commerce, Community and Economic Development' to 'Commerce, Community, and Economic Development' (Oxford comma added) throughout the bill.