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99DZPP-3
By Senator Orr
RFD: Conference Committee on SB87
First Read: 21-Mar-23
2023 Regular Session
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Enrolled, An Act,
To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2023, from the Education Trust Fund to
various agencies and entities in 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, $393,000,000, 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
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
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$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, of which 100% shall be used for in-classroom expenses.
(5) To the State Department of Education for one-time
expenses, $480,037,503. Of this amount, $8,000,000 shall be
used for the American Village, of which, $7,000,000 shall be
used for one-time capital expenditures for Independence Hall,
and $1,000,000 shall be used for the Troy University Civics
Education Partnership. 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; $200,000 shall be used
for one-time expenses for the Alabama Holocaust Commission;
$2,237,503 shall be used for Ed Farm; $200,000 shall be used
for the McWane Center STEM education programs; $1,000,000 shall
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be used for the Children Trust Fund for one-time software
expenses; $1,750,000 shall be used for Selma elementary schools
tornado reconstruction expenses; $250,000 shall be used for the
Alabama Symphony Orchestra; $100,000 shall be used for Mobile
County Schools cerebral palsy services; $300,000 shall be used
for Woolley Institute for Spoken Language Education for
children's hearing services; and $17,000,000 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. 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
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related to a training module to help mitigate electric vehicle
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,
$111,625,000. 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;
$125,000 shall be for AIDT, 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, $51,000,000. Of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be
used for the Agricultural Center of Innovation upon
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demonstrating a minimum of ten percent (10%) private or other
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; 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
to facilities and property used by the school, $6,000,000. The
school shall be ineligible for inflationary increases from the
Department of Education pursuant to subdivision (5) above.
(11) To the Alabama School of Fine Arts for one-time
capital projects and deferred maintenance expenses to
facilities and property used by the school, $6,000,000. The
school shall be ineligible for inflationary increases from the
Department of Education pursuant to subdivision (5) above.
(12) To the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and
Engineering for one-time capital projects and deferred
maintenance expenses to facilities and property used by the
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school, $6,000,000. The school shall be ineligible for
inflationary increases from the Department of Education
pursuant to subdivision (5).
(13) To the Alabama Commission on Higher Education,
$46,660,831. Of this amount, $7,000,000 shall be transferred to
Tuskegee University without reduction for administrative
expenses for one-time expenses for deferred maintenance,
renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with
ongoing capital projects; $1,000,000 shall be used for the
Forest Workforce Training Center; $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 based on the February 2021 report from
the Alabama Workgroup on Outcomes-Based Funding; $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 for HBCU colleges and
universities; $4,500,000 shall be used for ReEngage, part of
the All in Alabama campaign; $5,000,000 shall be used for the
Birmingham Zoo - Alabama Veterinary Teaching Hospital; 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
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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
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, $66,173,691. Of this amount, $46,000,000
shall be used for the Center for High Performance Computing;
$8,000,000 shall be used for the Saban Center; 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, $66,173,691. Of this amount, $50,000,000
shall be used for significant expansion of the University’s
Hospital Emergency Department and $16,173,691 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
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Center for Excellence.
(21) To Athens State University for one-time expenses,
$7,358,853. Of this amount, $1,000,000 shall be used for the
Hightower-Nazaretian House; $4,000,000 shall be used for Brown
Hall; and $2,358,853 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,
$66,173,691. Of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be used for the
Brown-Kopel Lab build out/completion; $37,998,691 shall be used
for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects; $175,000
shall be used for the EAGLES program; $5,000,000 shall be used
for the McCrary Institute; and $3,000,000 shall be used for
the Applied Research Institute to be used for the SAFEnet Pilot
Program.
(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, $18,227,654. 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; $500,000
shall be used for Painted Rock Research Studies; and $8,281,014
shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
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facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects.
(25) To the University of Montevallo for one-time
expenses, $6,541,737. Of this amount, $3,500,000 shall be used
to replace underground wiring, and $3,041,737 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
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $17,670,803.
(27) To the University of South Alabama for one-time
expenses, $39,173,054. 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 $5,987,305 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.
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(29) To the University of West Alabama for one-time
expenses, $11,816,848. 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;
$929,565 shall be used for the Cahaba Biodiversity Center
Facilities Renovation; $75,000 shall be used for one-time
technology needs of Selma University; $787,500 shall be used
for the Black Belt Scholars Program providing middle and high
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 the Alabama Community College System for
one-time expenses, $486,437,500.
a. Of the above amount, $103,000,000 shall be used for
the construction and/or equipping of facilities for inmate
education in state prison facilities. Of this amount,
$100,000,000 shall be used to fund the construction and/or
equipping of educational facilities for inmate education,
programming and/or vocational education pursuant to the prison
modernization plan adopted by the Legislature in Act 2021-546,
codified at Section 14-2-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975.
Expenditure of these funds is conditioned on the approval of
the majority of the ACCS Board. In addition, $3,000,000 shall
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be used for an educational and programming building at the
Limestone Correctional facility.
b. $30,000,000 shall be used for career tech facilities
and equipment upgrades.
c. $5,000,000 shall be used for deferred maintenance,
renovation of existing facilities, or expenses associated with
ongoing capital projects.
d. $1,000,000 shall be used for the Innovation Center -
Dunn University.
e. $200,000 shall be used for the Credential Program
pursuant to SB175 of the 2023 Regular Session.
f. $316,237,500 shall be used for expenses associated
with the following projects:
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 Alabama Infrastructure 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. $21,000,000 for Bishop State Community College. Of
this amount, $7,500,000 shall be used for aviation
infrastructure and $1,000,000 shall be used for a project with
the Mobile Area Education Foundation.
3. $20,000,000 for Coastal Alabama Community College. Of
this amount, $7,500,000 shall be used for aviation
infrastructure.
4. $20,200,000 for Calhoun Community College. Of this
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amount, $3,700,000 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.
5. $10,000,000 for Central Alabama Community College for
renovations at the Alexander City and Childersburg campuses.
6. $10,000,000 for Chattahoochee Valley Community
College to complete renovations of the Adams Administration and
Industry Training Center buildings.
7. $12,000,000 for Drake State and Technical College's
Workforce Training Center.
8. $15,000,000 for Enterprise State Community College's
Performing Arts Center and Workforce Training Center.
9. $12,000,000 for Gadsden State Community College's
Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Skills Training Center.
10. $17,000,000 for Jefferson State Community College.
Of this amount, $7,000,000 shall be used for the Trussville
Community Learning Center and $10,000,000 shall be used for
workforce and renovation projects at the Jefferson campus.
11. $10,000,000 for Lurleen B. Wallace for building
renovations at the Andalusia and Opp campuses.
12. $10,000,000 for Lawson State Community College for
improvements at the Birmingham and Bessemer campuses.
13. $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.
14. $15,000,000 for Northeast Alabama Community College.
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Of this amount, $8,000,000 shall be used for the Workforce
Training Center and $7,000,000 shall be used for the
construction of a softball field complex.
15. $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.
16. $10,000,000 for Reid State Technical College for
campus renovations and modernization.
17. $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.
18. $10,687,500 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.
19. $10,000,000 for Southern Union State Community
College for the Auburn Aviation Center and renovations to the
Opelika and Valley campuses.
20. $15,000,000 for Trenholm State Community College for
renovations to the Executive Park campus.
21. $10,000,000 for Wallace Community College-Dothan's
Workforce Training Center.
22. $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 $850,000 shall
be used for historic outdoor theater renovations in Winston
County.
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23. $4,000,000 for Wallace State Community
College-Oneonta for the Blount County multi-purpose complex.
24. $10,000,000 for Wallace Community College-Selma for
inflationary cost increases to the Workforce Center in
Demopolis and renovations to the Selma campus.
g. $31,000,000 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 may be located and the
counties served follows:
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, Northwest-Shoals Community College
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Franklin, Lawrence
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
Jackson, DeKalb, Marshall Northeast Alabama Community College
(31) To the Marine Environmental Science Consortium for
one-time expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of
existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects, $7,000,000.
(32) To the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission,
$5,500,000. Of this amount, $5,000,000 shall be used for
one-time expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of
existing facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing
capital projects and $500,000 shall be used for the At-Risk
Student STEM/Space Outreach.
(33) To the Lieutenant Governor for the K-12 Capital
Grant Program established by SB269 of the 2023 Regular Session
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and used to provide grants to eligible school systems to assist
with capital project, deferred maintenance, or technology
needs, $179,000,000.
(34) To the Educational Television Commission for
one-time capital expenses related to establishing a tower in
west Alabama, $2,500,000.
(35) To the Executive Commission on Community Services
Grants to be distributed pursuant to Section 29-2-123, Code of
Alabama 1975, $23,009,596.
(36) To the Treasurer for the Distressed Higher
Education Schools loan program established by HB431 or SB278 of
the 2023 Regular Session, $30,000,000.
(37) To the Historical Commission, $6,075,000. Of this
amount, $75,000 shall be used for the Jesse Owens Memorial, and
$6,000,000 shall be used for the Operating Grant Program.
Preference for grants shall be given to any structure
constructed for government or public purposes prior to 1840
that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and
that is owned by a local city, town, county government, or
non-profit organization, or any structure built before 1965
that is eligible for or listed in the National Register of
Historic Places that significantly contributed to the Civil
Rights Movement.
(38) To the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind for
one-time capital expenses, $8,000,000.
(39) To the Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund
established pursuant to SB101 of the 2023 Regular Session,
$353,975,000.
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(40) To the Department of Archives and History for
one-time support for museum upgrades and/or property purchases,
$5,000,000.
(41) To the Legislative Services Agency to contract with
an out-of state entity to conduct a feasibility study regarding
the establishment of a high school residency program for the
fields of healthcare or healthcare services to meet the needs
of the rural areas of the state, including the feasibility of a
sight in the Black Belt, $750,000. The Agency shall file a
report by February 1, 2024 with 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.
(42) To the Department of Human Resources, $325,000. Of
this amount, $75,000 shall be used for the Beacon House, and
$250,000 shall be used for the Boys and Girls Club of North
Alabama.
(43) To the Department of Mental Health, $9,525,000. Of
this amount, $5,000,000 shall be used for one-time construction
costs; $4,000,000 shall be used for the East Alabama Academy;
$500,000 shall be used for Hillinski's Hope; and $25,000 shall
be used for HARTT of Walker County.
(44) To the Department of Indian Affairs for a
scholarship program, $100,000.
(45) To the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and
Training Commission for KultureCity for sensory inclusive bags
for educational training, $450,000.
(46) To the Department of Public Health, $3,075,000. Of
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this amount, $2,500,000 shall be used for the Parkinson
Association of Alabama for a long-COVID study, $500,000 shall
be used for the UAB Dental Clinic in Dothan, and $75,000 shall
be used for Alabama Lions Sight for vision and hearing
screening.
(47) To the Geological Survey of Alabama, $400,000.
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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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB87
Senate 04-May-23
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate, as amended.
Senate 25-May-23
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate, as amended by Conference Committee Report.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Amended and passed: 25-May-23
House of Representatives
Passed 25-May-23, as amended by Conference Committee Report.
By: Senator Orr
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