House Bill 193 increases the state funding match for a federal grant program that pays for internet access.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday signed a bill that promises to raise the internet speed at dozens of public schools, most in rural Alaska.increases the state funding match for a federal grant program that pays for internet access. Before the change, the state would match only the amount needed to pay for service at 25 megabits per second. HB 193 says the state will pay for the match needed to provide 100 megabits per second.
During legislative hearings, school administrators testified that the old limit was inadequate and sometimes required them to shut off the internet to parts of their schools so other students could take online tests.through the House and Senate this month after the failure of a multipart education funding bill known as Senate Bill 140. That measure included the internet increase among other components, but Dunleavy vetoed the prior bill and lawmakers failed to override the veto.
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