General Hamilton, 
The Alaska constitution, according to Judge Gleason in the Moore Decision, precludes mandating Pre-k funding. 
If fact she clearly states Alaska's responsibility begins at at Kindergarten and ends at 12th grade.

The Perry study is flawed and should not be cited.

However, I encourage the Legislators to consider  returning  the base schools back to the DOD.
This has two positive aspects:
 one) the free pre-k programs you are encouraging would indeed be available and would be funded by DOD. All maintenance costs would be assumed by the DOD.
http://www.dodea.edu/Curriculum/eChildhood/PreK.cfm

two) the employees would be DOD contractors and would no longer be costs for the state TRS system
two birds with one stone.