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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 163
Committee: Finance and Taxation EducationSponsor: Representative Cynthia Almond
Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 04/26/2024
House Bill 163 as passed the House of Representatives 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 of Representatives) includes a proposed appropriation of $20 million to the
Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences.