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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 163
Committee: Ways and Means Education Sponsor: Representative Cynthia Almond
Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 04/10/2024
House Bill 163 as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means Education would create the
Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences as an independent, residential school in Demopolis, AL
for academically and professionally motivated Alabama students. This bill would also create a
19-member board of trustees to govern the school and provides for powers and duties of the
board. This bill would provide that board members shall receive expenses, per diem, and travel
expenses in the same manner as state employees when the board is traveling on board business.
Further, this bill would provide that the board, among other things, may: (1) purchase, lease, or
sell land; (2) issue diplomas; (3) contract with other public agencies; (4) delegate power to the
executive director; (5) prepare an annual budget; (6) pay the salaries and expenses of faculty and
staff; and (7) adopt rules regarding admission.
Finally, this bill would provide that the school shall be funded by the state from monies
appropriated to the school and by grants, donations, and funds from any other source. The
Education Trust Fund (ETF) supplemental appropriation for Fiscal Year 2024 (House Bill 144,
as Passed the House Ways and Means - Education Committee) includes a proposed
appropriation of $20 million to the Alabama School of Healthcare
Sciences.