The bill passed the House on Wednesday, March 20, making it through the Senate on Monday, March 25.
Published: Mar. 26, 2024 at 4:11 PM AKDTFAIRBANKS, Alaska - After a rocky road in the Alaska Legislature, rural schools in the state are finally looking at potentially faster Internet speeds.allows for schools, that qualify, to receive discounted internet services under what is known as the Federal Universal Services Program. They would receive enough additional funding to bring their download speeds up to 100 megabits per second.
An earlier bill to the same effect, Senate Bill 140, was amended heavily earlier in the session, becoming an omnibus education bill before being vetoed by Governor Mike Dunleavy. The current bill now stands at the governor’s desk, with a deadline of Wednesday, March 27 for the state to apply for federal matching funds.
“Yukon Flats, Yukon-Koyukuk, Tanana, Galena, Iditarod, Nenana, Copper River School District, Alaska Gateway School District, Delta School District and Fairbanks North Star School District... They’re all school districts inside my district, so I ask everybody, please push the green button. This is good for kids. Obviously we’ve had some discussion about maybe there’s some other ways, but I think that would be appropriate in a separate bill.
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