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HB171
EBFYC22-1
By Representative Garrett
RFD: Ways and Means Education
First Read: 05-Feb-25
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First Read: 05-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
To make supplemental appropriations from the
Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 .
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To make supplemental appropriations from the Education
Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2025, to the public institutions of
higher education in the amount of $342,125,000, and to the
Department of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama
Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services
School Districts, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School
of Fine Arts, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of
Math and Science, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School
of Cyber Technology and Engineering, and the Board of Trustees
of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in the amount of
$907,875,000, and to reappropriate unexpended and reverted
funds from the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 in the
amount of $35,057,322.
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 $342,125,000 from the Education Trust Fund
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total of $342,125,000 from the Education Trust Fund
Advancement and Technology Fund to the public institutions of
higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2025. This appropriation shall be expended as provided in
Section 29-9-4, Code of Alabama 1975. This appropriation shall
be distributed as follows:
Alabama Community College System $126,530,406
Alabama A&M University 7,901,761
Alabama State University 4,380,745
University of Alabama 41,610,878
University of Alabama at Birmingham 26,904,867
University of Alabama in Huntsville 11,529,662
Athens State University 4,378,421
Auburn University 37,876,092
Auburn University Montgomery 6,001,837
Jacksonville State University 13,743,270
University of Montevallo 3,513,270
University of North Alabama 13,202,648
University of South Alabama 16,909,551
Troy University 17,732,102
Tuskegee University 1,231,650
University of West Alabama 8,677,840
Total $342,125,000
Section 2. In addition to all other appropriations
heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated a
total of $907,875,000 from the Education Trust Fund
Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of
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Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of
Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for
Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School Districts,
the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the
Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Math and Science,
the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Cyber
Technology and Engineering, and the Board of Trustees of the
Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2025. This appropriation shall be
expended as provided in Section 29-9-4, Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 3. (a) The Department of Education shall
allocate the funds appropriated herein to the local boards of
education and entities as follows:
Alabaster City 7,794,699
Albertville City 7,126,113
Alexander City 3,459,329
Andalusia City 2,268,677
Anniston City 2,210,949
Arab City 3,171,507
Athens City 6,086,950
Attalla City 1,843,013
Auburn City 11,850,171
Autauga County 11,013,306
Baldwin County 38,570,909
Barbour County 793,223
Bessemer City 3,719,795
Bibb County 3,686,593
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Bibb County 3,686,593
Birmingham City 24,701,397
Blount County 9,371,083
Boaz City 3,043,852
Brewton City 1,415,023
Bullock County 1,651,279
Butler County 3,315,575
Calhoun County 9,662,425
Chambers County 3,701,370
Cherokee County 4,644,195
Chickasaw City 3,106,674
Chilton County 9,524,269
Choctaw County 1,214,107
Clarke County 2,605,674
Clay County 2,217,049
Cleburne County 3,041,651
Coffee County 3,481,967
Colbert County 3,109,881
Conecuh County 1,643,859
Coosa County 970,493
Covington County 3,651,566
Crenshaw County 2,507,323
Cullman City 3,965,799
Cullman County 12,034,988
Dale County 4,034,028
Daleville City 1,460,174
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Daleville City 1,460,174
Dallas County 2,812,627
Decatur City 10,386,790
DeKalb County 10,435,525
Demopolis City 2,438,905
Dothan City 9,672,676
Elba City 748,512
Elmore County 14,185,719
Enterprise City 8,044,601
Escambia County 4,947,549
Etowah County 10,534,379
Eufaula City 8,147,857
Fairfield City 1,645,179
Fayette County 2,660,384
Florence City 5,592,176
Fort Payne City 4,231,108
Franklin County 4,337,005
Gadsden City 5,880,941
Geneva City 1,552,739
Geneva County 3,341,546
Greene County 1,076,202
Gulf Shores City 3,188,549
Guntersville City 2,141,337
Hale County 2,653,781
Haleyville City 1,897,408
Hartselle City 4,362,536
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Hartselle City 4,362,536
Henry County 3,084,916
Homewood City 5,543,378
Hoover City 16,630,196
Houston County 8,474,101
Huntsville City 28,454,207
Jackson County 6,190,017
Jacksonville City 2,098,449
Jasper City 3,533,910
Jefferson County 43,341,249
Lamar County 2,649,630
Lanette City 1,155,625
Lauderdale County 9,535,274
Lawrence County 5,595,509
Lee County 11,058,772
Leeds City 2,602,907
Limestone County 19,183,550
Linden City 494,019
Lowndes County 1,445,396
Macon County 2,129,074
Madison City 15,546,510
Madison County 24,998,022
Marengo County 1,151,852
Marion County 4,078,299
Marshall County 7,187,173
Midfield City 1,239,890
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Midfield City 1,239,890
Mobile County 61,027,021
Monroe County 3,644,020
Montgomery County 31,883,854
Morgan County 9,216,576
Mountain Brook City 5,437,669
Muscle Shoals City 3,553,970
Oneonta City 1,724,414
Opelika City 6,342,134
Opp City 1,590,218
Orange Beach City 1,534,817
Oxford City 4,896,109
Ozark City 2,443,055
Pelham City 4,291,037
Pell City 5,049,358
Perry County 1,030,737
Phenix City 8,749,911
Pickens County 2,761,753
Piedmont City 1,286,173
Pike County 2,549,456
Pike Road City 3,381,226
Randolph County 2,517,007
Roanoke City 1,662,410
Russell County 4,572,884
Russellville City 3,162,829
Saraland City 4,328,516
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Saraland City 4,328,516
Satsuma City 1,833,769
Scottsboro City 2,932,295
Selma City 3,096,801
Sheffield City 1,169,623
Shelby County 26,010,711
St. Clair County 11,573,103
Sumter County 1,170,654
Sylacauga City 2,457,833
Talladega City 1,831,694
Talladega County 8,523,339
Tallapoosa County 3,381,478
Tallassee City 1,812,577
Tarrant City 1,603,550
Thomasville City 1,213,353
Troy City 2,144,355
Trussville City 6,241,897
Tuscaloosa City 13,180,803
Tuscaloosa County 23,058,607
Tuscumbia City 1,949,414
Vestavia Hills City 8,622,885
Walker County 8,448,318
Washington County 2,943,049
Wilcox County 1,385,656
Winfield City 1,487,088
Winston County 2,760,433
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Winston County 2,760,433
University Charter School 814,666
Cyber and Engineering, Alabama School of 461,571
MAEF Charter School 875,916
LEAD Academy 918,677
Legacy Prep 549,860
I-3 Academy 881,890
Youth Services School District, Department of 226,384
Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute for the 413,452
Math and Science, Alabama School of 319,452
Fine Arts, Alabama School of 448,994
Life Academy 648,400
Breakthrough Charter 391,392
Magic City Acceptance Academy 422,079
Healthcare Sciences, Alabama School of 139,603
Empower Community School 376,237
AL Aerospace and Aviation 202,991
Covenant Academy of Mobile 324,106
Teacher Professional Development 2,000,000
Totals 907,875,000
(b) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the
funds appropriated to the Department of Education by
subsection (a) of this section shall not be expended without
prior approval of the State Superintendent of Education.
(c)(1) The above appropriation for teacher professional
development shall be allocated to the Alabama Department of
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development shall be allocated to the Alabama Department of
Education to be distributed to the Ed Farm Classroom of
Tomorrow. These funds will be used by Ed Farm to provide
technology tools and professional development services to
classroom teachers in an effort to improve instruction and
student learning gains. It is the intent of the legislature
that in addition to general programmatic costs, Ed Farm may
also expend funds for software, hardware, administrative
costs, and professional learning services.
(2) The State Superintendent shall provide a report of
the initiative to the Chair of the House Ways and
Means-Education Committee and the Chair of the Senate
Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education no later than
October 1, 2026.
Section 4. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this act or any other act, in addition to the above
appropriations, $35,057,322 of Advancement and Technology Fund
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024
to the State Department of Education which were unexpended and
reverted on September 30, 2024 are hereby reappropriated to
the following local boards of education in the following
amounts:
Opp City $1,266,147
Chambers County $2,975,100
Lowndes County $1,157,280
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Lowndes County $1,157,280
Marengo County $883,834
Montgomery County $25,844,793
MAEF Charter School $629,962
Pickens County $2,300,206
Section 5. All funds not expended in the current
fiscal year shall not revert but be carried forward for the
purpose appropriated.
Section 6. This act shall become effective immediately.
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