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99DZPP-2
By Senator Orr
RFD: Finance and Taxation Education
First Read: 21-Mar-23
2023 Regular Session
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A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2023, from the Education Trust Fund to
various agencies and entities a total amount of $2,787,667,309.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1.In addition to all other appropriations
heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated a
total of $2,787,667,309 from the Education Trust Fund to the
following agencies and entities for the purposes specified
below for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023:
(1) To the Department of Revenue – Refundable Tax Credit
Fund for income tax rebates, $275,000,000, in accordance with
HB175/SB86 of the 2023 Regular Session.
(2) To Debt Service, to satisfy the remaining debt
service obligation on PSCA Bonds, Series 2012-B and 2013-C,
$18,552,126.
(3) To the Department of Finance, Division of Risk
Management, for the State Insurance Fund, $10,000,000.
(4) To the State Board of Education – Local Boards of
Education, $64,134,584. Of this amount, $23,673,683 shall be
used for the Foundation Program Salary Matrix; $20,000,000
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shall be distributed to systems that demonstrate the highest
need for fleet renewal, taking into consideration the age and
mileage of eligible buses and the number of eligible buses that
run morning and afternoon routes, as recommended by the State
Superintendent of Education and approved by the Governor; and
$20,460,901 shall be used to pre-fund one-half of the state
cost of student materials for the 2023-2024 school year to
allow the funds to be utilized by teachers when the school year
begins.
(5) To the State Department of Education for one-time
expenses, $472,637,503. Of this amount, $360,000,000 shall be
used as needed by school systems to help offset inflationary
increases in capital project and equipment costs initiated with
2020 PSCA bond funds, for school resource officers, insurance,
or other uses allowed with the Advancement and Technology Fund
pursuant to Section 29-9-4, Code of Alabama 1975, and
distributed on a pro rata basis based upon each system's
allocation in the 2020 PSCA bond issue, except where otherwise
provided in this act; $10,000,000 shall be distributed to the
several existing Charter Schools on a per pupil basis;
$10,000,000 shall be used for College and Career Readiness
grants; $24,000,000 shall be used for summer math camps;
$40,000,000 shall be used for school safety grants; $5,000,000
shall be used for Junior Achievement of Alabama located in
Birmingham, all of which shall be expended for capital needs,
not to exceed 50% of the capital budget; $7,000,000 shall be
used for the American Village for one-time capital expenditures
for Independence Hall; $200,000 shall be used for one-time
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expenses for the Alabama Holocaust Commission; $237,503 shall
be used for Ed Farm; $200,000 shall be used for the McWane
Center STEM education programs; $1,000,000 shall be used for
the Children Trust Fund for one-time software expenses; and
$15,000,000 shall be used for the Saban Discovery Center. The
Saban Discovery Center will be an innovative hub for local and
regional school districts to educate and inspire children to
enter STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and design,
mathematics) related fields by providing hands on immersive and
interactive activities in the state-of-the-art facility. As a
condition of receiving state funding the Center shall: provide
educators with unique opportunities for professional
development related to lessons designed by the Center and
shared with schools; provide a discount of 50% on full-price
tickets to Alabama school-aged children; and shall not make a
request for additional state funding for 10 years after the
receipt of the initial state funding. The State Department of
Education will work with the Saban Center to ensure the
development of appropriate lesson plans, resources, visits, and
professional development for teachers. The Department may also
include other partners such as regional in-service centers. The
Saban Center will also play an important role with workforce
development through the Center’s STEAM Academy which will have
the capacity to play an instrumental role in connecting
industry leaders with a pipeline of skilled employees.
(6) To the Alabama Fire Fighters Personnel Standards and
Education Commission/Alabama Fire College for one-time expenses
related to a training module to help mitigate electric vehicle
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fires, $200,000.
(7) To the Retirement Systems of Alabama for one-time
Covid-related expenditures for PEEHIP, $59,179,185.
(8) To the Department of Commerce for one-time expenses,
$111,500,000. Of this amount, $18,000,000 shall be used for the
“Earth” Workforce and Innovation Center for rural workforce
preparation and innovation/economic development center;
$15,000,000 shall be directed to the Lauderdale County
Commission for a hydroelectric workforce training center upon
demonstrating a minimum of ten percent (10%) private or other
funds for the cost of the project; $30,000,000 shall be used
for an AIDT electric vehicle workforce training center; and
$8,500,000 shall be used for the Challenger Learning Center. As
a condition of receiving state funding the Center must:
demonstrate a minimum of ten percent (10%) private or other
funds for the cost of the project; shall provide a discount of
50% on full-price tickets to Alabama school-aged children; and
shall not make a request for additional state funding for 10
years after the receipt of the initial state funding. In
addition, $40,000,000 shall be expended to create and fund the
Alabama Site Development Fund. The fund shall be managed and
controlled by the State Industrial Development Authority and
expended to provide grants for the assessment of and subsequent
development of sites.
(9) To the Alabama Innovation Fund for one-time
expenses, $56,000,000. Of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be
used for the Agricultural Center of Innovation upon
demonstrating a minimum of ten percent (10%) private or other
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funds for the cost of the project; $8,000,000 shall be used for
the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology's campus expansion
which will consist of greenhouses and learning labs for the
Hudson Alpha Center for Plant Science and Sustainable
Agriculture and the Global Headquarters of Discovery Life
Sciences; $8,000,000 shall be used for the Southern Research
Institute Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Partnership; $5,000,000
shall be used for Cahaba Research for a Long COVID study; and
$15,000,000 shall be used for improvements to outdoor
recreation areas as recommended by the Innovate Alabama Outdoor
Recreation Advisory Council in consultation with the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources and approved by Innovate
Alabama. Of the amount for outdoor recreational areas, $850,000
shall be used for a study on establishing a statewide trails
network by Jacksonville State University.
(10) To the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
for one-time capital projects and deferred maintenance
expenses, $6,000,000. The school shall be ineligible for
inflationary increases from the Department of Education
pursuant to subdivision (5) above and the K-12 Capital Grant
Program pursuant to subdivision (34).
(11) To the Alabama School of Fine Arts for one-time
capital projects and deferred maintenance expenses, $6,000,000.
The school shall be ineligible for inflationary increases from
the Department of Education pursuant to subdivision (5) above
and the K-12 Capital Grant Program pursuant to subdivision
(34).
(12) To the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and
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Engineering for one-time capital projects and deferred
maintenance expenses, $6,000,000. The school shall be
ineligible for inflationary increases from the Department of
Education pursuant to subdivision (5) above and the K-12
Capital Grant Program pursuant to subdivision (34).
(13) To the Alabama Commission on Higher Education,
$33,660,831. Of this amount, $100,000 shall be used for the
Talent Retention Initiative Project; $3,400,000 shall be used
for National Guard Educational Scholarships; $5,000,000 shall
be used for one-time capital expenses for the USS Alabama
Battleship; $15,000,000 shall be used for Outcomes-Based
Funding for 4-year colleges and universities, and other upper
division institutions; $270,000 shall be used for the Best and
Brightest STEM Pilot Program pursuant to the provisions of Act
2020-204; $5,000,000 shall be used for the Deferred Maintenance
Program; $4,500,000 shall be used for Retain Alabama; and
$390,831 shall be used for the Southern Museum of Flight.
(14) To the Department of Early Childhood Education for
classrooms in areas with waiting lists, $4,134,315.
(15) To the Department of Rehabilitation Services,
$2,300,000. Of this amount, $300,000 shall be used for cerebral
palsy services, and $2,000,000 shall be used for federal
matching funds.
(16) To Alabama A&M University for one-time expenses for
deferred maintenance, campus security, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $20,969,937.
(17) To Alabama State University for one-time expenses
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for deferred maintenance, campus security, renovation of
existing, facilities, or expenses associated with any capital
projects, $13,399,461.
(18) To the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa for
one-time expenses, $58,173,691. Of this amount, $46,000,000
shall be used for the Center for High Performance Computing and
$12,173,691 shall be used for the National Training Center for
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Technology.
(19) To the University of Alabama at Birmingham for
one-time expenses, $58,173,691. Of this amount, $50,000,000
shall be used for significant expansion of the University’s
Hospital Emergency Department and $8,173,691 shall be used for
deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects.
(20) To the University of Alabama at Huntsville,
$29,287,652. Of this amount, $19,287,652 shall be used for
one-time expenses for an Education and Advanced Training
Complex to effectively fill highly technical jobs in
engineering, cybersecurity, math, and science education; and
$10,000,000 shall be used for the National Cyber Security
Center for Excellence.
(21) To Athens State University for one-time expenses,
$6,758,853. Of this amount, $1,000,000 shall be used for the
Hightower-Nazaretian House; $4,000,000 shall be used for Brown
Hall; and $1,758,853 shall be used for deferred maintenance,
renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with
ongoing capital projects.
(22) To Auburn University for one-time expenses,
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$66,173,691. Of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be used for the
Brown-Kopel Lab build out/completion; $38,173,691 shall be used
for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects; $5,000,000
to the McCrary Institute and used for the SAFEnet Pilot
Program; and $3,000,000 to the McCrary Institute to establish
the Artemis Academy of Excellence in cooperation and
coordination with the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
(23) To Auburn University at Montgomery for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $11,208,364.
(24) To Jacksonville State University for one-time
expenses, $17,727,654. Of this amount, $3,000,000 shall be used
for campus and pedestrian safety; $6,446,640 shall be used to
pay unreimbursed insurance claims to the Education Trust Fund
Budget Stabilization Fund pursuant to Section 29-9-5(b) of the
Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2018-544; and
$8,281,014 shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation
of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects.
(25) To the University of Montevallo for one-time
expenses, $5,541,737. Of this amount, $3,500,000 shall be used
to replace underground wiring, and $2,041,737 shall be used for
deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects.
(26) To the University of North Alabama for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
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facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $15,170,803.
(27) To the University of South Alabama for one-time
expenses, $36,873,054. Of this amount, $7,000,000 shall be used
for equipment and renovation needs of the engineering and
science labs of the College of Engineering; $1,000,000 for
health simulation equipment; $1,400,000 for two ADA compliant
motorcoaches; $23,785,749 shall be used for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses
associated with ongoing capital projects; and $3,687,305 shall
be used for the renovation and equipment needs of the JMB
classroom and rehearsal complex .
(28) To Troy University for one-time expenses,
$33,546,233. Of this amount, $15,000,000 shall be used for
completion of the nursing building and the Center for Materials
and Manufacturing Sciences building, and $18,546,233 shall be
used for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects.
(29) To the University of West Alabama for one-time
expenses, $11,454,348. Of this amount, $598,312 shall be used
for the concurrent 4-year ASN-BSN Program Option; $335,700
shall be used for the Respiratory Therapy Program; $339,900
shall be used for a new student recreation and fitness center;
$654,565 shall be used for the Cahaba Biodiversity Center
Facilities Renovation; $75,000 shall be used for one-time
technology needs of Selma University; $700,000 shall be used
for the Black Belt Scholars Program providing middle and high
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school student STEM, reading, coding, and robotics camps;
$50,000 shall be used for the Black Belt Scholars Program -
Stillman College providing middle and high school student STEM,
reading, coding, and robotics camps in Tuscaloosa; and
$8,700,871 shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation
of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects.
(30) To Tuskegee University for one-time expenses for
deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects, $7,000,000.
(31) To the Alabama Community College System for
one-time expenses, $498,700,000.
a. Of the above amount, $103,000,000 shall be used for
Prison Education. Of this amount, $100,000,000 shall be
directed to the Chancellor's Office for the purpose of
supporting prison education within the two-year community and
technical colleges. Funds may not be expended for any
project/program or new and/or existing facility construction
and/or renovation without the approval of the ACCS Board. In
addition, $3,000,000 shall be used for an educational wing at
the Limestone Correctional facility.
b. $30,000,000 shall be used for career tech facilities
and equipment upgrades.
c. $26,350,000 shall be used for deferred maintenance,
renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with
ongoing capital projects.
d. $304,350,000 shall be used for expenses associated
with the following projects:
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1. $19,000,000 for Bevill State Community College. Of
this amount, $3,500,000 shall be used for facility renovations
and equipment at the Sumiton campus; $15,000,000 shall be used
for the Workforce Sustainability Training Center and other
facility renovations at the Sumiton and Jasper campuses; and
$500,000 shall be used for other facility renovations at the
Jasper campus.
2. $30,000,000 for the Center for Excellence in Aviation
at Brookley Field in Mobile, which is a joint effort between
Bishop State Community College and Coastal Alabama Community
College. Of this appropriation, $15,000,000 shall be allocated
to Coastal Alabama Community College and $15,000,000 shall be
allocated to Bishop State Community College.
3. $20,000,000 for Calhoun Community College. Of this
amount, $3,500,000 shall be used for digital design and
computer graphics/cyber workforce building renovations;
$9,500,000 shall be used for the Arts Academy; and $7,000,000
shall be used for the Workforce Training Center expansion
project.
4. $10,000,000 for Central Alabama Community College for
renovations at the Alexander City and Childersburg campuses.
5. $10,000,000 for Chattahoochee Valley Community
College to complete renovations of the Adams Administration and
Industry Training Center buildings.
6. $12,000,000 for Drake State and Technical College's
Workforce Training Center.
7. $15,000,000 for Enterprise State Community College's
Performing Arts Center and Workforce Training Center.
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8. $12,000,000 for Gadsden State Community College's
Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Skills Training Center.
9. $17,000,000 for Jefferson State Community College's
Trussville Community Learning Center.
j. $10,000,000 for Lurleen B. Wallace for building
renovations at the Andalusia and Opp campuses.
10. $10,000,000 for Lawson State Community College for
improvements at the Birmingham and Bessemer campuses.
11. $7,500,000 for Marion Military Institute. Of this
amount, $5,500,000 shall be used for renovations to student
dorms and $2,000,000 for the Craig Field Flight Program.
12. $15,000,000 for Northeast Alabama Community College.
Of this amount, $10,000,000 shall be used for the Workforce
Training Center and $5,000,000 shall be used for the
construction of a softball field complex.
13. $20,000,000 for Northwest Shoals Community College.
Of this amount, $17,000,000 shall be used for renovations to
the Phil Campbell campus; and $3,000,000 shall be used for the
Lauderdale County Workforce Training Center.
14. $10,000,000 for Reid State Technical College for
campus renovations and modernization.
15. $12,000,000 for Shelton State Community College for
renovations and workforce modernization to the Martin and Fredd
campuses and renovations to the softball complex.
16. $10,000,000 for Snead State Community College for
the purchase of the Albertville Aviation Center and necessary
equipment, renovations to the Technology building, and
inflationary cost increases for the Workforce Training Center.
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17. $10,000,000 for Southern Union State Community
College for the Auburn Aviation Center and renovations to the
Opelika and Valley campuses.
18. $15,000,000 for Trenholm State Community College for
renovations to the Executive Park campus.
19. $10,000,000 for Wallace Community College-Dothan's
Workforce Training Center.
20. $15,850,000 for Wallace State Community
College-Hanceville. Of this amount, $15,000,000 shall be used
for a new STEM Gateway Education Facility, and $850,00 shall be
used for historic outdoor theater renovations in Winston
County.
21. $4,000,000 for Wallace State Community
College-Oneonta for the Blount County multi-purpose complex.
22. $10,000,000 for Wallace Community College-Selma for
inflationary cost increases to the Workforce Center in
Demopolis and renovations to the Selma campus.
e. $35,000,000 shall be used to establish the Alabama
Centers for Rural Healthcare Opportunities, a collaboration
between the community colleges, rural healthcare employers, and
communities throughout the state designed to address dual
enrollment healthcare pathways and meet rural healthcare
employer needs for skilled labor. The first center shall be
located in Demopolis and be a collaboration between Wallace
State Community College-Selma and the counties of Dallas,
Green, Hale, Perry, Marengo, Sumter, and Wilcox. A full list of
community colleges where centers will be located and the
counties served follows:
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Counties Served Community College
Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa Shelton State Community College
Calhoun, Cherokee,
Cleburne Etowah
Gadsden State Community College
Lawrence, Limestone,
Madison, Morgan
Calhoun Community College
Dallas, Green, Hale,
Perry, Marengo, Sumter,
Wilcox
Wallace State Community
College-Selma
Montgomery, Macon, Elmore,
Lowndes, Bullock
Trenholm State Community College
Colbert, Lauderdale,
Franklin, Lawrence
Northwest-Shoals Community College
Dale, Geneva, Houston,
Henry, Bullock
Wallace Community College-Dothan
Clay, Coosa, Elmore,
Autauga, Talladega,
Tallapoosa
Central Alabama Community College
Baldwin, Clarke, Wilcox,
Choctaw, Monroe, Escambia
Coastal Alabama Community College
Lee, Chambers, Randolph,
Macon, Clay
Southern Union State Community
College
Cullman, Blount, Winston,
Morgan
Wallace State Community
College-Hanceville
Jefferson, Shelby, St.
Clair, Chilton
Jefferson State Community College
and Lawson State Community College
Jackson, DeKalb, Marshall Northeast Alabama Community College
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one-time expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of
existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects, $7,000,000.
(33) To the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission for
one-time expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of
existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects, $5,000,000 .
(34) To the Lieutenant Governor for the K-12 Capital
Grant Program established by HB?/SB269 of the 2023 Regular
Session and used to provide grants to eligible school systems
to assist with capital project, deferred maintenance, or
technology needs , $180,000,000.
(35) To the Educational Television Commission for
one-time capital expenses related to establishing a tower in
west Alabama, $2,500,000.
(36) To the Executive Commission on Community Services
Grants to be distributed pursuant to Section 29-2-123, Code of
Alabama 1975, $23,009,596.
(37) To the Treasurer for the Distressed Higher
Education Schools loan program established by HB?/SB278 of the
2023 Regular Session, $30,000,000.
(38) To the Historical Commission for the Operating
Grant Program, including the provisions outlined in Act
2022-393 and museums related to historical places, persons, and
events, $6,000,000.
(39) To the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind for
one-time capital expenses, $8,000,000.
(40) To the Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund
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established pursuant to SB101 of the 2023 Regular Session,
$500,000,000.
(41) To the Department of Archives and History for
one-time support for museum upgrades and/or prop purchases,
$5,000,000.
(42) To the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts
to contract with an out-of state entity to conduct a
feasibility study regarding the establishment of a residency
program for the fields of healthcare or healthcare services to
meet the needs of the rural areas of the state, $500,000. The
Department shall file a report no later than June 1, 2024 to
the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance
and Taxation-Education and the House Ways and Means-Education
Committee with the results of the study.
(43) To the Department of Human Resources for the Beacon
House, $75,000.
(44) To the Department of Mental Health, $5,025,000. Of
this amount, $5,000,000 shall be used for one-time construction
costs, and $25,000 shall be used for HARTT of Walker County.
(45) To the Department of Indian Affairs for a
scholarship program, $100,000.
Section 2.This act shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its
otherwise becoming law.
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Senate
Read for the first time and referred
to the Senate committee on Finance
and Taxation Education
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Read for the second time and placed
on the calendar:
0 amendments
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Read for the third time and passed
as amended
Yeas 35
Nays 0
Abstains 0
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Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
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