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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 188
Committee: Ways and Means Education Sponsor: Representative Allen Treadaway
Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 02/10/2025
House Bill 188 as introduced would create the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family
Scholarship Program to provide reimbursement for certain educational expenses to certain
eligible dependents of qualifying law enforcement officers. This bill would increase the
obligations of the Education Trust Fund (ETF) by an undetermined amount dependent upon the
number of eligible recipients of the scholarship, not to exceed an annual appropriation of $10
million.
Additionally, this bill would require that: (1) the scholarship amount to be capped at $3,000 for
each academic period for up to 8 semesters or 16 quarters in an approved postsecondary
program; and (2) the state educational benefits provided be applied only after any other financial
aid has been applied.
Finally, this bill would increase the administrative obligations of the Alabama Commission on
Higher Education to administer the scholarship and to submit an annual report to the Legislature
by January 1st.
The Fiscal Year 2026 ETF appropriation proposed by the governor includes an appropriation for
this program in the amount of $10 million.