Legal Opinion
State v. Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 8, 2016No. 7075 S-15811/S-15841PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOLGER, Justice.
L. INTRODUCTION
The State's local school funding formula requires a local government to make a contribution to fund its local school district,. The superior court held that this required local contribution is an unconstitutional dedication of a "state tax or license." But the minutes of the constitutional convention and the historical context of those proceedings suggest that the delegates intended that local communities and the State would share responsibility for their local schools. And those proceedings also indicate that the delegates did not intend for state-local…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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