---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate; relating to the determination of the number of schools in a district; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate; relating to the determination of the number of schools in a district; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "SB 216"
citation: "Alaska SB 216 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOOLS", "STATE AID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FINANCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-21"
last_action: "2018-11-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eac23098-0c41-4994-94b7-5cf5813bd7eb"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB216"
source_hash: "5c419fde1015d00492d370cfd22bc2309afe7d31b246f351f45175b883c38ccc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
---

# Alaska SB 216 (30) — An Act relating to the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate; relating to the determination of the number of schools in a district; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0216A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0216A)
2. **SB0216B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0216B)
3. **SB0216Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0216Z)

## Votes

- Shall CSSB 216(FIN) pass the House? — **35–3** (pass) · lower
- Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 216(FIN) "An Act relating to the calculation of state aid for schools that consolidate; relating to the determination of the number of schools in a district; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate? — **20–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FINANCE — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-21** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** Referred to Education and Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** EDC RPT 3DP 1NR 1AM
- **2018-03-28** EDC Do Pass: STEVENS, BEGICH, COGHILL `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-28** EDC No Recommendation: HUGHES
- **2018-03-28** EDC Amend: GIESSEL
- **2018-03-28** FN1: (EED/FUND CAP)
- **2018-03-28** Fiscal Note 2: No fiscal impact (Education and Early Development)
- **2018-04-10** FIN RPT CS 7DP SAME TITLE
- **2018-04-10** FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, STEVENS, OLSON, MICCICHE `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** FN3: (EED/FUND CAP)
- **2018-04-10** Fiscal Note 4: No fiscal impact (Education and Early Development)
- **2018-04-13** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/13/2018
- **2018-04-13** WILSON MOTION TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING
- **2018-04-13** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-13** FIN CS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-04-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-04-13** Read the third time CSSB 216(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-04-13** PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2018-04-13** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-13** TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- **2018-04-13** VERSION: CSSB 216(FIN)
- **2018-04-13** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-13** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** FIN RPT 4DP 7NR
- **2018-04-23** FIN Do Pass: GARA, GRENN, SEATON, FOSTER `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-23** FIN No Recommendation: WILSON, KAWASAKI, TILTON, PRUITT, ORTIZ, GUTTENBERG, THOMPSON
- **2018-04-23** FN3: (EED/FUND CAP)
- **2018-04-23** Fiscal Note 4: No fiscal impact (Education and Early Development)
- **2018-04-30** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/30/2018
- **2018-04-30** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-30** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/1 CALENDAR
- **2018-05-01** Read the third time CSSB 216(FIN) `reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** PASSED Y35 N3 E2 `passage`
- **2018-05-01** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-05-01** RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT
- **2018-05-01** VERSION: CSSB 216(FIN)
- **2018-06-27** LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/4/18
- **2018-06-27** LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/4/18
- **2018-06-27** FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 286
- **2018-06-27** FN3: (EED/FUND CAP)
- **2018-11-07** 3:08 PM 8/8/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-11-07** Signed into law 8/10 CHAPTER 82 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-11-07** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 8/11/18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eac23098-0c41-4994-94b7-5cf5813bd7eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).