2025HJR 25

Relying on Foreign Teachers Instead of Fixing Local Education Policy

2025 - Alaska Senate

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This resolution supports the use of international teacher visas to fill classroom positions, papering over systemic failures in education policy and workforce development by increasing dependence on imported labor. CPAC prefers local solutions and education reform over increased reliance on foreign labor and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-05-19 by a vote of 20-0. The bill later became law.

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Legislators · 20

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Jesse Bjorkman AK	Republican	27%	Leftist
Matt Claman AK	Democrat	9%	Leftist
Mike Cronk AK	Republican	33%	Leftist
Forrest Dunbar AK	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Catherine Giessel AK	Republican	18%	Leftist
Elvi Gray-Jackson AK	Democrat	18%	Leftist
Lyman Hoffman AK	Democrat	43%	Leftist
Shelley Hughes AK	Republican	78%	Leftist
James Kaufman AK	Republican	28%	Leftist
Scott Kawasaki AK	Democrat	27%	Leftist
Jesse Kiehl AK	Democrat	20%	Leftist
Kelly Merrick AK	Republican	19%	Leftist
Robert Myers AK	Republican	82%	Leftist
Donald Olson AK	Democrat	36%	Leftist
Mike Shower AK	Republican	87%	Leftist
Bert Stedman AK	Republican	47%	Leftist
Gary Stevens AK	Republican	45%	Leftist
Loki Tobin AK	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Bill Wielechowski AK	Democrat	28%	Leftist
Robert Yundt AK	Republican	33%	Leftist