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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 188
Committee: Ways and Means Education Sponsor: Representative Allen Treadaway
Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 02/12/2025
House Bill 188 as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means Education 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. This bill would also create the Alabama Law
Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship Fund in the State Treasury to receive funding for the
program.
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.
This bill would also 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.
Finally, this bill would create a new personalized blackout license plate with an additional
annual fee of $50, which could increase receipts to the following entities by the amounts listed
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for each plate issued:
Entity Distribution
2.5% Commission to the License Plate Issuing Official $1.25
Department of Corrections $1.50
Department of Revenue Administrative cost $1.00
Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship Fund $46.25
Total $50