
NEWS: Legislation Filed to Inflation Proof the Base Student Allocation
JUNEAU â Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) has filed legislation to raise education funding to account for inflation since last yearâs education budget. The bill sets the base student allocation at $5,979 in FY 2016. Thatâs an increase of $149, which is the amount the non-partisan Legislative Research Division says is needed to inflation proof education funding from last year.