Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR5: SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM
Status: Passed both chambers, July 16, 2025
Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and make the funding mechanism in the Act permanent.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATEOFALASKA THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No. HJR 5 am S 8 Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and make the funding mechanism in the Act permanent. _______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS the program established under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 has been vital to supporting rural counties and communities near national forests by providing funding for schools, roads, public safety, and other essential services; and WHEREAS the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 was enacted to offset the significant decline in revenue from timber harvesting on federal lands that resulted from changes in federal land management policies; and WHEREAS rural communities in the state, particularly those in Southeast Alaska, have historically depended on payments made under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to sustain critical public services and infrastructure in areas heavily impacted by federal land ownership and limited economic -1- Enrolled HJR 5 opportunities; and WHEREAS, in fiscal year 2023, the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 provided $12,600,000 to the state, benefiting municipalities, boroughs, and regional educational attendance areas, including Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sitka, Anchorage, and …
Sponsors
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Dan Saddler (R, HD-024)
- George Rauscher (R, SD-O)
- Calvin Schrage (NP, HD-012)
- Rebecca Schwanke (R, HD-036)
- Zack Fields (D, HD-020)
- Rebecca Himschoot (I, HD-002)
- Jubilee Underwood (R, HD-027)
- Justin Ruffridge (R, HD-007)
- Bill Elam (R, HD-008)
- Genevieve Mina (D, HD-019)
- Ted Eischeid (D, HD-022)
Latest actions
- : (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 8
- : (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- : (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/6/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): DIBERT, GALVIN
- : (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y37 N3
- : (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
- : (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD
- : (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): STEDMAN, CRONK, YUNDT, SHOWER
- : (S) VERSION: HJR 5 AM S
- : (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
Votes
- PASSED (May 14, 2025): 15 yea, 5 nay, passed
- CONCUR AM OF (S) (May 14, 2025): 37 yea, 3 nay, failed
- PASSED (May 9, 2025): 32 yea, 8 nay, passed
- PASSED (May 9, 2025): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
- PASSED (March 17, 2025): 35 yea, 4 nay, passed
- AM NO 3 AS AMD FAILED (March 17, 2025): 11 yea, 25 nay, failed
Subjects: BUDGET, FORESTRY, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TRANSPORTATION, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Common questions
- What is HJR5?
- HJR5 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM.
- What does HJR5 do?
- Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and make the funding mechanism in the Act permanent.
- What is the status of HJR5?
- Passed both chambers as of July 16, 2025. Latest action: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 8 (July 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR5?
- Jeremy Bynum (R, HD-001), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR5?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 5
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