Senate Finance Committee has been talking with DEED this morning. Tough questions from Sens. Stedman and Hoffman on the administration's refusal to fully fund school bond debt and whether it's meeting mandates to support rural schools.

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Hoffman asks if they have an answer on whether the state's violating its duty to fund rural schools under the Kasayulie Settlement.

DEED Commissioner Johnson says he forwarded the question to the Department of Law.

Hoffman says he asked two years ago.

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Sen. Wielechowski says Dunleavy has been insistent on fully funding the PFD. Does he think the state should fully fund school construction debt?

Johnson: Would I recommend not following law? No.

Wielechowski~ I think you did. Your budget doesn't include that money.

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Johnson says the budget process is confidential and he should ask the governor about the funding.

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Sen. Olson says he's seeing a pattern of the state refusing to fully fund schools.

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