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FISCAL NOTE
Senate Bill 87
Committee: Finance and Taxation EducationSponsor: Senator Arthur Orr
Analyst: Peter Grogan Date: 05/03/2023
Senate Bill 87as reported by the Committee on Finance and Taxation Education appropriates
$2,787,667,309 from the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, to
the following entities:
$275,000,000 to the Department of Revenue Tax Rebate Fund;
$18,552,126 to debt service to satisfy the remaining debt service obligation on Series 2012-B
and 2013-C PSCA Bonds;
$10,000,000 to the Department of Finance, Division of Risk Management, for the State
Insurance Fund;
$64,134,584 to the State Board of Education – Local Boards of Education of which: (1)
$23,673,683 shall be used for the Foundation Program Salary Matrix; (2) $20,000,000 shall be
used for school systems that demonstrate the highest need for fleet renewal; and (3)
$20,460,901 shall be used to pre-fund one-half of the state cost of student materials for the
2023-2024 school year;
$471,200,0000 to the State Department of Education for one-time expenses of which: (1)
$360,000,000 shall be used by school systems to help offset inflationary increases in capital
projects and equipment costs initiated with 2020 PSCA bond funds; (2) $10,000,000 shall be
used for existing Charter Schools; (3) $10,000,000 shall be used for College and Career
Readiness grants; (4) $24,000,000 shall be used for summer math camps; (5) $40,000,000
shall be used for school safety grants; (6) $5,000,000 shall be used for Junior Achievement of
Alabama located in Birmingham; (7) $7,000,000 shall be used for the American Village for
one-time expenditures for Independence Hall; (8) $200,000 shall be used for one-time
expenses for the Alabama Holocaust Commission; and (9) $15,000,000 shall be used for the
Saban Discovery Center;
$200,000 to the Alabama Fire Fighters Personnel Standards and Education
Commission/Alabama Fire College for a training module to help mitigate electric vehicle
fires;
$59,179,185 to the Retirement Systems of Alabama for one-time Covid-related expenditures
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$111,500,000 to the Department of Commerce for one-time expenses, of which: (1)
$18,000,000 shall be used for the “Earth” Workforce and Innovation Center for rural
workforce preparation and innovation/economic development center; (2) $15,000,000 shall be
used for the Lauderdale County Commission for a hydroelectric workforce training center; (3)
$30,000,000 shall be used for an AIDT electric vehicle workforce training center; (4)
$8,500,000 shall be used for the Challenger Learning Center; and (9) $40,000,000 shall be
used for the Alabama Site Development Fund;
$56,000,000 to the Alabama Innovation Fund for one-time expenses, of which: (1)
$20,000,000 shall be used for the Agricultural Center of Innovation; (2) $8,000,000 shall be
used for the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology’s campus expansion; (3) $8,000,000
shall be used for the Southern Research Institute Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Partnership; (4)
$5,000,000 shall be used for a Long Covid study; (5) $15,000,000 shall be used for
improvements to outdoor recreation areas as recommended by the Innovate Alabama Outdoor
Recreation Advisory Council; and (6) $850,000 shall be used for a statewide trails network
study by Jacksonville State University;
$6,000,000 to the Alabama School of Mathematics and Sciences for one-time capital project
and deferred maintenance expenses;
$6,000,000 to the Alabama School of Fine Arts for one-time capital project and deferred
maintenance expenses;
$6,000,000 to the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering for one-time capital
project and deferred maintenance expenses;
$21,690,831 to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education of which: (1) $100,000 shall
be used for the Talent Retention Initiative Project; (2) $1,200,000 shall be used for National
Guard Educational Scholarships; (3) $5,000,000 shall be used for one-time expenses for the
USS Alabama; (4) $15,000,000 shall be used for Outcome Based Funding for four year
colleges and universities; and (5) $390,831 shall be used for the Southern Museum of Flight;
$4,134,315 to the Department of Early Childhood Education;
$2,300,000 to the Department of Rehabilitation Services of which: (1) $300,000 shall be used
for cerebral palsy services; and (2) $2,000,000 shall be used for federal matching funds;
$20,969,937 to Alabama A&M University for expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects;
$13,399,461 to Alabama State University for one-time expenses for dormitory construction;
$58,173,691 to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa for one-time expenses, of which: (1)
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$12,173,691 shall be used for the National Training Center for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
and Technology;
$58,173,691 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for one-time expenses, of which:
(1) $50,000,000 shall be used for significant expansion of the University’s Hospital
Emergency Department; and (2) $8,173,691 shall be used for deferred maintenance,
renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital projects;
$29,287,652 to the University of Alabama at Huntsville for one-time expenses, of which: (1)
$19,287,652 shall be used for an Education and Advanced Training Complex; and (2)
$10,000,000 shall be used for the national Cyber Security Center for Excellence;
$6,758,853 to Athens State University for one-time expenses, of which: (1) $1,000,000 shall
be used for the Hightower-Nazaretian House; (2) $4,000,000 shall be used for Brown Hall;
and (3) $1,758,853 shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects;
$66,173,691 to Auburn University for one-time expenses, of which: (1) $20,000,000 shall be
used for the Brown-Kopel Lab build out/completion; (2) $38,173,691 shall be used for
deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects; (3) $5,000,000 shall be used for the McCrary Institute SAFEnet Pilot
Program; and (4) $3,000000 shall be used for the McCrary Institute to establish the Artemis
Academy of Excellence in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Huntsville;
$11,208,364 to Auburn University at Montgomery for one-time expenses for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects;
$17,727,654 to Jacksonville State University for one-time expenses, of which: (1) $3,000,000
shall be used for campus and pedestrian safety; (2) $6,446,640 shall be used to pay
unreimbursed insurance claims to the Education Trust Fund Budget Stabilization Fund; and
(3) $8,281,014 shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects;
$5,541,737 to the University of Montevallo for one-time expenses, of which: (1) $3,500,000
shall be used to replace underground wiring; and (2) $2,041,737 shall be used for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects;
$15,170,803 to the University of North Alabama for one-time expenses for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects;
$36,873,054 to the University of South Alabama for one-time expenses, of which: (1)
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labs of the College of Engineering; (2) $1,000,000 for health simulation equipment; (2)
$1,400,000 for two ADA compliant motorcoaches; (3) $23,785,749 shall be used for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects; and (4) $3,687,305 shall be used for renovation and equipment needs of the JMB
classroom and rehearsal complex;
$33,546,233 to Troy University for one-time expenses, of which: (1) $15,000,000 shall be
used for completion of the nursing building and the Center for Materials and Manufacturing
Sciences building; and (2) $18,546,233 shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation of
existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital projects;
$10,604,348 to the University of West Alabama for one-time expenses, of which: (1) ,
$598,312 shall be used for the concurrent 4-year ASN-BSN Program Option; (2) $335,700
shall be used for the Respiratory Therapy Program; (3) $339,900 shall be used for a new
student recreation and fitness center; (4) $654,565 shall be used for the Cahaba Biodiversity
Center Facilities Renovation; and (5) $8,675,871 shall be used for deferred maintenance,
renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital projects;
$7,000,000 to Tuskegee University for one-time expenses for deferred maintenance,
renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital projects;
$512,350,000 to the Alabama Community College System for one-time expenses, of which:
(1) $100,000,000 shall be used for Prison Education; (2) $30,000,000 shall be used for career
tech facilities and equipment upgrades; and (3) $50,000,000 shall be used for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects; (4) $35,000,000 shall be used to establish the Alabama Centers for Rural Healthcare
Opportunities; and (5) $297,350,000 shall be allocated to the following colleges:
a)$15,000,000 shall be used for Bevill State Community College Workforce Sustainability
Training Center and other facility renovations at the Sumiton and Jasper campuses;
b)$30,000,000 for the Center for Excellence in Aviation at Brookley Field in Mobile, a
joint effort between Bishop State Community College and Coastal Alabama Community
College of which: (i) $15,000,000 shall be allocated to Coastal Alabama Community
College; and (ii) $15,000,000 shall be allocated to Bishop State Community College;
c)$20,000,000 to Calhoun Community College of which: (i) $3,500,000 shall be used for
digital design and computer graphics/cyber workforce building renovations; (ii)
$9,500,000 shall be used for the Arts Academy; and (iii) $7,000,000 shall be used for the
Workforce Training Center expansion;
d)$10,000,000 to Central Alabama Community College for renovations at the Alexander
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e)$10,000,000 to Chattahoochee Valley Community College to complete renovations of
the Adams Administration and Industry Training Center buildings;
f)$12,000,000 for Drake State and Technical College’s Workforce Training Center;
g)$15,000,000 for Enterprise State Community College’s Performing Arts Center and
Workforce Training Center;
h)$12,000,000 for Gadsden State Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing and
Workforce Skills Training Center;
i)$17,000,000 for Jefferson State Community College’s Trussville Community Learning
Center;
j)$10,000,000 to Lurleen B. Wallace Community College for building renovations at the
Andalusia and Opp campuses;
k)$10,000,000 to Lawson State Community College for improvements at the Birmingham
and Bessemer campuses;
l)$7,500,000 for Marion Military Institute, of which: (i) $5,500,000 shall be used for
renovations to student dorms; and (ii) $2,000,000 shall be used for the Craig Field Flight
Program;
m)$15,000,000 for Northeast Alabama Community College, of which: (i) $10,000,000 shall
be used for the Workforce Training Center; and (ii) $5,000,000 shall be used for the
construction of a softball field complex;
n)$17,000,000 Northwest Shoals Community College for renovations to the Phil Campbell
campus;
o)$10,000,000 to Reid State Technical College for campus renovations and modernization;
p)$12,000,000 to Shelton State Community College for renovations and workforce
modernization to the Martin and Fredd campuses and renovations to the softball
complex;
q)$10,000,000 to 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;
r)$10,000,000 for Southern Union State Community College for the Auburn Aviation
Center and renovations to the Opelika and Valley campuses;
s)$15,000,000 to Trenholm State Community College for renovations to the Executive
Park campus;
t)$10,000,000 for Wallace Community College-Dothan’s Workforce Training Center; FN-1F59Z3-2
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u)$15,850,000 to Wallace State Community College, of which: (i) $15,000,000 shall be
used for a new STEM Gateway Education Facility; and (ii) $850,000 shall be used for
historic outdoor theater renovations in Winston County;
v)$4,000,000 to Wallace State Community College-Oneonta for the Blount County
multi-purpose complex;
w)$10,000,000 to Wallace Community College-Selma for inflationary cost increase to the
Workforce Center in Demopolis and renovations to the Selma campus;
$7,000,000 to the Marine Environmental Science Consortium for one-time expenses for
deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects;
$5,000,000 to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission for one-time expenses for
deferred maintenance;
$185,000,000 to the Lieutenant Governor for the K-12 Capital Grant Program;
$2,500,000 to the Educational Television Commission for one-time capital expenses for a
tower in west Alabama;
$23,009,596 to the Executive Commission on Community Grants;
$30,000,000 to the Treasurer for the Distressed Higher Educations Schools loan program;
$6,000,000 to the Historical Commission for the Operating Grant Program;
$8,000,000 to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind for one-time capital expenses;
$500,807,503 to the Educations Opportunities Reserve Fund;
$5,000,000 to the Department of Archives and History for one-time museum upgrades; and
$500,000 to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts for a healthcare or healthcare
services feasibility study.