Alabama Senate Bill SB112 Introduced / Bill

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SB112
7DNFEVE-1
By Senator Orr
RFD: Finance and Taxation Education
First Read: 05-Feb-25
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First Read: 05-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
This bill makes appropriations for the support,
maintenance and development of public education in
Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To make appropriations for the support, maintenance and
development of public education in Alabama, for debt service,
and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2026.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated for the support
of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026, for debt service, and for capital outlay
to be paid out of funds specified in subsection (a) of Section
2 of this act and the amounts specified in subsections (a),
(b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of this act. For the
purpose specified in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this act,
amounts are shown by programmatic area and the total for all
programs is shown so as to include estimated sources of funds
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programs is shown so as to include estimated sources of funds
other than those listed in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this
act. For the purpose of this act, "ETF" shall mean the
Education Trust Fund and "Federal and Local Funds" shall mean
all gifts, grants, contributions, or entitlements, including
grants by the Congress of the United States, municipalities or
counties.
Section 2. (a) The appropriations provided for in this
act shall be paid from funds in the State Treasury to the
credit of the Education Trust Fund, Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Fund, Impaired Drivers Trust Fund,
Driver Education and Training Fund, Special Education
Catastrophic Fund, Public School Fund and other listed funds
and are hereby made for the support of public education in
Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and the
appropriations herein made shall be subject to the provisions,
terms, conditions and limitations of the Budget and Financial
Control Act (Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-4-80 et seq.),
the provisions of the Budget Management Act of 1976 (Code of
Alabama 1975, Sections 41-19-1 et seq.), and shall be in the
amounts hereinafter specified.
(b) Amounts shown hereinunder the columns "Other Funds"
and "Total" are as set forth for the purpose of establishing
amounts estimated to be available by programmatic area from
sources other than those listed in subsection (a) of this
Section 2, in order, upon consideration of such other funds so
estimated to be available, to promote the accountability for
an efficient use of funds available, and the same are hereby
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an efficient use of funds available, and the same are hereby
appropriated by the Legislature. Provided, however, that
regardless of the ending date of any pay period which has been
or may be established by the Legislature for the payment of
salaries of state employees, the entire payment due shall be
made from the fiscal year's appropriation in which the pay
date falls.
(c) All appropriations made in Section 3 shall be at
the program level. Any directed expenditure of funds below a
program shall be from funds appropriated for the program.
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program shall be from funds appropriated for the program.
Section 3.
Education
Trust Fund Other Funds Total
A. Legislative Branch:
1.  Examiner of Public Accounts:
(a) Audit Services Program	11,353,649	11,353,649
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	11,353,649
Total Examiner of Public Accounts	11,353,649	11,353,649
The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is hereby authorized to examine as
deemed necessary all appropriations herein made for compliance with the laws of the
State of Alabama. Any examination performed shall be in accordance with the
provisions of Title 41, Chapter 5A, Code of Alabama 1975.
2.  Legislative Services Agency:
(a) Legislative Operations and
Support Program
4,127,307	4,127,307
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	4,127,307
Total Legislative Services Agency	4,127,307	4,127,307
3.  Legislature :
(a) Legislative Operations and
Support Program
4,298,253	4,298,253
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	4,298,253
Total Legislature 	4,298,253	4,298,253
B. Executive Branch:
1.  Agriculture and Industries,
Department of:
(a) Agricultural Development Services
Program
600,000	600,000
(1)  Farm to School Program	600,000
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Education
Trust Fund Other Funds Total
(1)  Farm to School Program	600,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	600,000
Total Agriculture and Industries,
Department of
600,000	600,000
2.  American Legion and Auxiliary
Scholarships:
(a) Financial Assistance Program,
Estimated
112,500	112,500
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	112,500
Total American Legion and Auxiliary
Scholarships
112,500	112,500
To be expended under the provisions of Sections 16-31-1 through 16-31-4, Code of
Alabama 1975.
3.  Archives and History, Department
of:
(a) Historical Resources Management
Program
7,806,423	7,806,423
(1)  Men's Hall of Fame	10,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	7,806,423
Total Archives and History, Department
of
7,806,423	7,806,423
The above appropriation shall be expended to support the educational functions of
the Department of Archives and History.
4.  Arts, State Council on the:
(a) Fine Arts Program	8,308,074 1,100,000 9,408,074
(1)  Alabama Center for the Arts	1,325,000
a. Alabama Center for the Arts Foundation	550,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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Education
Trust Fund Other Funds Total
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	8,308,074
(2) Federal and Local Funds	1,100,000
Total Arts, State Council on the	8,308,074 1,100,000 9,408,074
5.  Charter School Commission, Alabama
Public:
(a) Administrative Services Program	1,500,000	1,500,000
(1)  New Schools for Alabama	400,000
The above appropriation shall be expended for public charter school startup funding grants,
which shall be distributed on a competitive basis to high-quality public charter school
applicants.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	1,500,000
Total Charter School Commission,
Alabama Public
1,500,000	1,500,000
6.  Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention,
Department of:
(a) Social Services Program	10,181,306	10,181,306
In accordance with Sections 26-16-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975.
(1)  Big Brothers/ Big Sisters	150,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	10,181,306
Total Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention, Department of
10,181,306	10,181,306
7.  Commerce, Department of:
(a) Industrial Development Training
Institute Program
71,225,922	71,225,922
(1)  Industrial Development and Training
Program
8,880,976
(2)  Industrial Training Program -
Operations and Maintenance
8,682,295
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
Operations and Maintenance
8,682,295
(3)  Rural Marketing Program	400,000
To feature products from Alabama companies in rural counties.
(4)  Workforce Development	52,562,651
a. Alabama Workforce Training Center	500,000
b.  Modern Manufacturing Project	1,239,840
c. West Alabama Works Center for Modern
Manufacturing
1,500,000
To provide for the expansion of the program to all workforce regions of the state.
(5)  Talent Triad	700,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	71,225,922
Total Commerce, Department of	71,225,922	71,225,922
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Education
Trust Fund Other Funds Total
Total Commerce, Department of	71,225,922	71,225,922
The funds appropriated for Workforce Development are to be expended for those costs
incurred by the State in honoring commitments to pay workforce development costs,
including services and other assistance and expenses of recruitment and training of
a company's workforce, that are undertaken to induce companies to locate and expand
their operations in Alabama (described hereinafter as a "Project") and to develop
and implement training, placement and recruitment programs that will improve
development and expand the State's workforce. Such costs include, but are not
limited to: (i) AIDT operating costs directly related to a Project; (ii) wages and
benefits for trainers engaged by AIDT for the purpose of a Project; (iii) costs
which the State has agreed to pay under the terms of a Project Agreement with a
company that are necessary and reasonable charges incurred by the company or its
affiliates for personnel providing training to the company's employees, whether
those trainers are employees of the company or its vendors or suppliers, including
wages, benefits and travel (domestic and, when necessary, international); (iv) any
necessary materials, equipment, manuals, or other relevant training materials; (v)
the costs incurred for purchasing or repairing or replacing training tools and
equipment; (vi) costs incurred for the purchase or construction and maintenance of
training facilities; (vii) travel expenses for prospective and current employees and
trainees, including travel, food, lodging, relocation, and other costs necessary and
reasonable to enable the company to secure a qualified workforce; and (viii) outside
training fees. The above funds appropriated for Workforce Development shall be
expended primarily for the training of Alabama residents. It is further the intent
that contracts with vendors to provide workforce training shall be inclusive and
reflect the racial and gender diversity of the State. The Secretary of the
Department of Commerce shall report semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate
Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education
Committee, the Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer any funds
allocated for workforce training. Such report shall include a summary of the persons
trained and the vendors providing the training. The report shall contain information
including the residence, race and gender of the persons trained and of the principal
or majority owner of the firm or business contracted with to provide the training
services.
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services.
8.  Community College System Board of
Trustees, Alabama :
(a) Operations and Maintenance	448,600,434 343,810,439 792,410,873
The above appropriation from the Education Trust Fund for Operations and
Maintenance shall be distributed as provided below. The remainder shall be
distributed to each of the colleges based on a distribution model consistent
with the recommendations in the final report of the Alabama Community College
Advisory Council on Outcomes-Based Funding, except Marion Military Institute.
The below amounts are intended to provide a minimum of $125/FTE to each
college based on Fall 2024 figures.
(1)  Alabama Aviation College	370,000
a. Andalusia Program	120,000
(2)  Bevill State Community College	280,000
a. Fayette Campus	70,000
b. Hamilton Campus	70,000
c. Jasper Campus	70,000
d. Sumiton Campus	70,000
(3)  Bishop State Community College	183,625
For building renovation and the welding program at Carver Campus.
(4)  Coastal Alabama Community College	552,125
For the technology and manufacturing program.
(5)  Calhoun Community College	595,875
For the expansion of the Alabama Center for the Arts.
(6)  Central Alabama Community College	145,000
For economic development.
(7)  Chattahoochee Valley Community College	104,750
For Applied Technology Program/Career Discovery.
(8)  Drake State Community Technical College	100,000
For welding facilities expansion.
(9)  Gadsden State Community College	342,500
a. Poultry Technology Center	100,000
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
a. Poultry Technology Center	100,000
In partnership with Auburn University.
b. For economic development.	242,500
(10) Ingram State Technical College	100,000
(11) Jefferson State Community College	552,625
For the nursing program.
(12) Lawson State Community College	240,750
For STEM education
(13) Lurleen B. Wallace Community College	200,000
For Workforce Development.
(14) Northeast Alabama Community College	200,000
(15) Northwest-Shoals Community College	450,000
For the Lauderdale County Workforce Center and Acquisition and Construction Program.
(16) Reid State Technical College	30,125
(17) Shelton State Community College	350,000
a. Distance Support	100,000
b. Facility Modification	250,000
(18) Snead State Community College	225,000
For the Aeronautics School in Albertville.
(19) Southern Union State Community College	356,125
(20) Trenholm State Community College	213,250
For the Innovation Center.
(21) Wallace Community College-Dothan	278,875
For the Center for Economic and Workforce Development.
(22) Wallace Community College-Selma	175,000
For the Excellence in Education to Employment Pipeline.
(23) Wallace State Community
College-Hanceville
427,875
For the Aviation Program.
(24) Step increases for 30-year employees	1,007,581
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	13,468,898 13,468,898
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	13,468,898 13,468,898
(c) Restricted Funds	756,484,624 756,484,624
(d) Operations and Maintenance for
Postsecondary Prison Education
25,776,380	25,776,380
(1)  Perry County Facility	2,500,000
(2)  Therapeutic Education	1,999,901
(3)  LifeTech Institute in Thomasville	2,000,000
For operations and maintenance.
(4)  Day Reporting Center pilot program	1,000,000
(e) Adult Education Program	14,964,656 20,862,754 35,827,410
The allocation of Adult Education funds appropriated herein is restricted to
the provision of services to individuals who are receiving benefits under the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Title II of the federal Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.
(f) Special Populations Training	4,725,281	4,725,281
The above appropriation shall be expended for education and training programs
to prepare individuals designated as special populations, as determined by the
Chancellor, for entry into the workforce through pre-employment skills
training, and intensive career technical training.
(g) Mine Safety Training Program at
Bevill State Community College
350,000	350,000
(h) Postsecondary Education
Department - Administration
14,828,866 3,882,495 18,711,361
(1)  Property and Capital Purchases and
Improvements
850,000
(i) Postsecondary/Tech Colleges -
Truck Driver Training
240,790 2,000,000 2,240,790
The above appropriation from earmarked funds is estimated and shall be
expended pursuant to Section 32-5-313, Code of Alabama 1975.
(1)  Truck Driver Training Program at
Central Alabama Community College
240,790
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
Central Alabama Community College
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(j) Industry Certification
Initiatives 
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Industry Certification Initiatives funds shall be distributed by the Alabama
Community College System Board of Trustees. The Chancellor of the Alabama
Community College System shall report semi-annually to the Chairs of the
Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the House Ways and
Means-Education Committee, the Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal
Officer any funds expended for industry certification initiatives.
(1)  Career Coaches	3,079,630
(2)  Workforce Development Initiatives	3,750,000
(k) Marion Military Institute	11,934,349	11,934,349
(1)  Military Hall of Honor	125,000
(l) Alabama Technology Network	6,167,736	6,167,736
(1)  Workforce Training	503,906
(m) Dual Enrollment	43,682,385 10,000,000 53,682,385
The remaining appropriation shall be expended at the direction of the
Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System to continue, expand, and
develop a dual enrollment scholarship program for academic and
career-technical education programs. The Chancellor will work with business
and industry partners to allocate the funds in a manner consistent with
addressing identified needs in the State of Alabama. Such allocations will
further and/or accommodate the continuation and expansion of dual enrollment
programs.
(1)  Dual Enrollment Program at Murphy
University Center
200,000
To be available to students in the state.
(n) Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts and Math (STEAM) Pilot
Project
800,000	800,000
(o) The Women's Foundation of Alabama	750,000	750,000
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(o) The Women's Foundation of Alabama	750,000	750,000
The above appropriation shall be expended to support students in obtaining
certifications and post-secondary degrees, to aid in scholarships, support
services including transportation, tuition and fees, and academic support
services. This appropriation is contingent upon the Women's Foundation of
Alabama providing a match of private funding and programmatic supports of
$400,000. The Foundation shall file a report no later than December 31, 2026
to the Governor and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education and the House Ways and Means-Education Committee detailing
the costs, benefits, and economic impacts on the Fund.
(p) Volunteer EMSP Certifications	125,000	125,000
Pursuant to Sections 22-18-60, et seq., Code of Alabama 1975.
(q) Automotive Workforce Training
Scholarship Program
400,000	400,000
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System, in consultation
with the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute, shall
establish qualifications for the award of scholarships to high school students
and adults enrolled in a state educational program relating to the automotive
manufacturing industry and shall further provide for the implementation and
administration of the scholarships. Scholarship recipients shall be selected
by the Board, in consultation with a scholarship committee, comprised of
members of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers
Association, from applications submitted to the association. The Board shall
file a report with the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the
Legislative Fiscal Officer, and the Finance Director on September 30, 2026
regarding the total number of scholarships awarded for the Fall term of the
2025-2026 academic year and the institution attended by the scholarship
recipients. The report shall also include the name of each scholarship
recipient and the number of years the recipient has received a scholarship.
(r) Distance Learning Program	3,375,000	3,375,000
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(r) Distance Learning Program	3,375,000	3,375,000
(s) Automotive Manufacturing
Workforce Development Program
312,500	312,500
(t) Smart Career Workforce Project	200,000	200,000
The above appropriation shall be expended to promote smart careers, support
soft skill development through engagement opportunities for youth, develop and
implement an effective smart career awareness campaign for students, parents,
and the underemployed; and to implement a national recruitment campaign to
attract talent at all levels of experience across high-growth, high demand
occupations.
(u) ACCS Innovation Center	17,000,000	17,000,000
(v) LPN Programs	4,000,000	4,000,000
The above appropriation shall be expended to establish new and to support
current stand-alone LPN Programs throughout the state. The above appropriation
shall not be used to enter into exclusive agreements between community
colleges and any single healthcare entity.
(w) Career Tech Equipment	10,000,000	10,000,000
To provide new or updated equipment for career and technical education
programs in order to ensure that programs meet current business and industry
standards to provide students with the training and skills necessary to
provide a workforce for new, existing, or expanding jobs.
(x) Short Term Credential Scholarship
Program
1,000,000	1,000,000
To provide scholarships to Alabama residents enrolling in short-term
credential programs within the Alabama Community College System. Eligible
students may receive a grant of up to $4,500 to cover qualifying educational
expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies necessary for the
short-term credential program.
(y) Alabama Career Roadmap	2,000,000	2,000,000
(z) Hospitality Training	1,000,000	1,000,000
To allow for statewide expansion of the program.
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	621,873,785
(2) Federal and Other Funds	1,138,509,210
(3) ACS Truck Driver Fund	2,000,000
(4) Dual Enrollment Tax Credit Fund	10,000,000
Total Community College System Board of
Trustees, Alabama 
621,873,785 1,150,509,210 1,772,382,995
(1) The allocations as set forth above shall be distributed by the Alabama Community
College System Board of Trustees through the Office of the Chancellor.
(2) The Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System shall report
semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the Finance
Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer any funds expended for the Alabama
Technology Network.
9.  Cyber Technology and Engineering,
Alabama School of:
(a) Operations and Maintenance	13,745,097 609,500 14,354,597
(1)  Accel Program	754,000
For statewide cyber education in K-12 schools as provided in Section 16-26D-6, Code of Alabama
1975.
(2)  Alabama Cyber Range	650,000
For a virtual on-demand cybersecurity training platform available to K-12 schools statewide.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	13,745,097
(2) Federal and Local Funds	609,500
Total Cyber Technology and Engineering,
Alabama School of
13,745,097 609,500 14,354,597
10. Debt Service:
(a) Payments on Endowments	81,880	81,880
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(a) Payments on Endowments	81,880	81,880
Payments on endowments shall be as provided below.
(1)  Auburn University Endowment, For
interest on 
20,280
(2)  Grove Hill Endowment, For interest on	600
(3)  University of Alabama Endowment, For
interest on 
61,000
(b) Interest on Public School Fund
Endowment
532,864	532,864
Interest on Public School Fund Endowment shall be as provided below.
(1)  16th Section Lands (Estimated),
Interest on 
410,000
(2)  James Wallace Fund, Interest on	275
(3)  School Indemnity Lands (Estimated),
Interest on
90,000
(4)  Surplus Revenue, Interest on	26,764
(5)  Valueless 16th Section Land, Interest
on
5,825
(c) General Obligation Bonds,
Estimated
26,717,941	26,717,941
The above appropriation shall be used to pay debt service on the following
General Obligation Bonds: Series 2014-A, Series 2016-A, Series 2016-C, Series
2018-A, and Series 2018-B. In the event any of the above bonds are refunded or
new General Obligation bonds are issued, debt service on these newly issued
bonds may be paid from the appropriations made above from the Education Trust
Fund contingent upon the recommendation of the Director of Finance and the
approval of the Governor.
(d) Alabama Incentives Financing
Authority Bonds, Estimated
3,865,333	3,865,333
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Authority Bonds, Estimated
3,865,333	3,865,333
The above appropriation shall be used to pay debt service on the following
Alabama Incentives Financing Authority Bonds: Series 2009-B, Series 2019-A,
and Series 2019-B. In the event any of the above bonds are refunded or new
Alabama Incentives Financing Authority bonds are issued, debt service on these
newly issued bonds may be paid from the appropriations made above from the
Education Trust Fund contingent upon the recommendation of the Director of
Finance and the approval of the Governor.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	30,665,154
(2) ETF-Transfer	532,864
Total Debt Service	31,198,018	31,198,018
11. Dental Scholarship Awards, Board
of:
(a) Support of Other Educational
Activities Program
871,166	871,166
To be expended under the provisions of Sections 16-47-76 through 16-47-81,
Code of Alabama 1975.
(1)  Alabama Dental Service Program	500,000
As set out in Sections 16-47-77 through 16-47-81, Code of Alabama 1975. 
(2)  Alabama Rural Dental Health Scholars
Program
140,000
As set out in Section 16-47-76, Code of Alabama 1975.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	871,166
Total Dental Scholarship Awards, Board
of
871,166	871,166
12. Early Childhood Education,
Department of:
(a) Social Services Program	213,084,588 20,514,223 233,598,811
(1)  Dolly Parton Imagination Library	2,750,000
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
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(1)  Dolly Parton Imagination Library	2,750,000
(2)  Home Instruction for Parents of
Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)/First
Teacher Home Visiting Program
5,000,000
(3)  Marketing Campaign for Alabama Family
Central
750,000
(4)  Office of School Readiness	197,448,382
(5)  Operations and Maintenance	2,380,512
(6)  Strong Start/Strong Finish	4,755,694
(b) Children's Policy Council Program	1,000,000 1,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	213,084,588
(2) Federal and Local Funds	20,514,223
(3) Children's Policy Council Fund	1,000,000
Total Early Childhood Education,
Department of
213,084,588 21,514,223 234,598,811
It is the intent of the Legislature that the above appropriation for the Strong
Start/Strong Finish initiative be used to expand the Pre-K-3rd approach to learning
and will incorporate the most successful parts of Pre-K-3rd initiatives in order to
establish a strong foundation of early learning experiences that promotes student
achievement and success. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department
notify the members of each local legislative delegation (whenever possible) prior to
grants being awarded in each legislative district. The Department shall notify the
legislative delegation of the amount of the grant, the recipient of the grant and
the date the grant is awarded.
13. Economic and Community Affairs,
Alabama Department of:
(a) Research and Development Grant
Program
5,000,000	5,000,000
The Department shall be eligible for an administrative fee not to exceed two
and one-half percent (2.5%) of the sum appropriated herein.
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
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491
492
493
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and one-half percent (2.5%) of the sum appropriated herein.
(b) Electric Vehicle Technology
Implementation and Education
Program
2,000,000	2,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	2,000,000
(2) ETF-Transfer	5,000,000
Total Economic and Community Affairs,
Alabama Department of
7,000,000	7,000,000
14. Education, State Board of Local
Boards of Education:
(a) Foundation Program	4,792,927,848 914,359,036 5,707,286,884
These funds shall be allocated to each LEA with the requirement that each step
of each salary schedule for each class and type of employee provides an hourly
rate of not less than $15 per hour, based upon the number of contract days and
number of hours per day required by the job description for that class and
type of employee.
(1)  Alabama Student Information Management
System
13,839,874
For the conversion and modernization of the Alabama Student Information Management System
(ASIMS). ASIMS will allow the continued support and maintenance of the Information Management
System which permits each local Education Agency and the State Department of Education to
comply with all state and federal accountability standards and reporting obligations. These
funds shall be expended for the State Department of Education's Fiscal Year 2026 costs for
implementation of the new ASIMS.
(b) Transportation Program	478,530,921	478,530,921
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
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(b) Transportation Program	478,530,921	478,530,921
The rate per day for two personal days and five sick days for transportation
personnel shall be $50. The State Department of Education shall develop a plan
to fund and replace school buses that have been in service for more than ten
years. The plan shall take into consideration the age and mileage of eligible
buses and the number of eligible buses that run morning and afternoon routes.
The Department shall provide a copy of the plan to the Chair of the House Ways
and Means-Education Committee, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance
and Taxation-Education, the Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal
Officer by the 5th legislative day of the 2026 Regular Session.
(c) At-Risk Student Program	21,217,734	21,217,734
Each district shall receive its pro-rata share for each student who is defined
as being at-risk of dropping out of school or is performing at an academic
level below current grade placement. At-Risk funds may be expended for student
programs to improve the efficiency and utilization of technology-based
educational resources in the classroom.
(d) Endowment Interest Program-Public
School Fund, Estimated
532,864 532,864
(e) Public School Fund, Estimated	215,000,000 215,000,000
Notwithstanding Section 16-13-234, Code of Alabama 1975, the local boards of
education shall request waivers to spend Public School Funds appropriated in
this Act, after the payment of pledged debt service or obligated capital
projects, for other operating expenses.
(f) Board of Adjustment	750,800	750,800
(g) School Nurses Program	89,556,877	89,556,877
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548 SB112 INTRODUCED
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(g) School Nurses Program	89,556,877	89,556,877
To be distributed so that each school system shall receive one nurse and an
additional nurse or fractions of a nursing allocation based upon the average
daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the
preceding school year. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide funding
to allow each school to have a school nurse by fiscal year 2029. The School
Nurses Program shall use the following salary matrix to determine nursing
salaries, based on 187 contract days, with school nurses paid based upon their
years of public-school nurse experience and highest degree earned. The pay of
any part-time employee shall conform to the pro-rata share of the following
matrix: 
STEP LPN	RN-ASN RN-BSN RN-MSN RN-DNP
0	33,930 44,764 48,269 52,049 56,124
1	33,930 44,764 48,269 52,049 56,124
2	33,930 44,764 48,269 52,049 56,124
3	37,319 49,236 53,090 57,248 61,730
4	37,319 49,236 53,090 57,248 61,730
5	37,319 49,236 53,090 57,248 61,730
6	38,955 51,394 55,418 59,758 64,437
7	38,955 51,394 55,418 59,758 64,437
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
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7	38,955 51,394 55,418 59,758 64,437
8	38,955 51,394 55,418 59,758 64,437
9	40,131 52,946 57,092 61,562 66,382
10	40,532 53,475 57,662 62,177 67,045
11	40,937 54,009 58,238 62,799 67,715
12	41,347 54,550 58,822 63,427 68,394
13	41,760 55,096 59,409 64,062 69,077
14	42,179 55,647 60,004 64,702 69,768
15	42,601 56,204 60,604 65,350 70,466
16	43,026 56,765 61,210 66,003 71,170
17	43,457 57,333 61,822 66,663 71,882
18	43,891 57,906 62,440 67,329 72,601
19	44,330 58,485 63,064 68,002 73,327
20	44,772 59,070 63,694 68,682 74,060
21	45,221 59,661 64,332 69,370 74,801
22	45,673 60,257 64,974 70,062 75,548
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
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22	45,673 60,257 64,974 70,062 75,548
23	46,130 60,860 65,625 70,763 76,304
24	46,591 61,469 66,282 71,472 77,068
25	47,057 62,083 66,944 72,186 77,838
26	47,527 62,703 67,613 72,907 78,616
27	48,003 63,331 68,291 73,637 79,403
28	48,483 63,964 68,973 74,373 80,196
29	48,968 64,604 69,662 75,117 80,999
30	49,457 65,250 70,358 75,867 81,808
31	49,952 65,902 71,062 76,626 82,626
32	50,452 66,562 71,774 77,393 83,453
33	50,956 67,227 72,490 78,166 84,287
34	51,465 67,899 73,215 78,947 85,130
35	51,980 68,578 73,947 79,738 85,981
(h) Information Technology Services
Program
23,124,474	23,124,474
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601 SB112 INTRODUCED
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Program
23,124,474	23,124,474
The above appropriation shall be expended by local school systems towards the
position of a District Technology Coordinator that meets the job description
and qualifications established by the State Board of Education.
(1)  Alabama Leaders in Educational
Technology (ALET)
100,000
The Department shall consult with the Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology (ALET) to
implement this allocation, and to assist school systems’ effective use of these funds,
including but not limited to, conducting workshops, training, and collaborative support for
cybersecurity. The above appropriation shall be directed to Alabama Leaders in Educational
Technology (ALET) to assist school systems’ effective use of these funds, including but not
limited to, conducting workshops, training, and collaborative support for cybersecurity.
(2)  Cybersecurity Improvement	11,913,534
The above appropriation shall be used to improve cybersecurity, including protection of data
and infrastructure. The State Department of Education shall allocate this portion of the
appropriation with $68,000 for each local education agency, plus $2.00 per student for each
student over 1,000 in districts with 1,000 or more students, including the Alabama Institute
for Deaf and Blind, the Alabama School for Math and Science, the Alabama School of Fine Arts,
the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences,
and the Department of Youth Services through applications submitted to the Department.
Allocations shall be used to fund network administration and/or technology that sustains,
complements, upgrades, or augments current security measures.
(i) Career Tech Operations and
Maintenance
10,000,000	10,000,000
(j) Current Units	2,000,000	2,000,000
The above appropriation includes funds for start-up and/or conversion of
public charter schools which shall be funded at Foundation Program cost per
unit in the same manner as other public K-12 schools.
(k) Math and Science Teacher Program	80,000,000	80,000,000
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629 SB112 INTRODUCED
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(k) Math and Science Teacher Program	80,000,000	80,000,000
To be distributed to school systems based on the provisions of Article 15
of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Code of Alabama 1975. The Math and Science
Teacher Program shall use the following salary matrix to determine the
salaries of qualified math and science teachers, based on 189 contract days.
In addition to the following salaries, qualified math and science teachers
employed in hard-to-staff schools shall receive an additional $5,000 stipend. 
Step 	Bachelor Master	AA/EDS	Doctor
0 	$50,521	$57,285	$61,346	$65,405
1 	$54,082	$62,194	$67,061	$71,932
2 	$56,972	$65,514	$70,661	$75,769
3	$58,638	$67,433	$72,730	$77,988
4 	$60,350	$69,401	$74,851	$80,263
5 	$62,105	$71,420	$77,030	$82,600
6 	$63,909	$73,493	$79,267	$84,997
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652 SB112 INTRODUCED
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$79,267
7 	$65,759	$75,622	$81,561	$87,458
8	$67,074	$77,132	$83,193	$89,208
9	$68,415	$78,676	$84,856	$90,993
10	$69,440	$79,857	$86,128	$92,356
11	$70,482	$81,055	$87,421	$93,741
12	$71,540	$82,271	$88,731	$95,148
13	$71,540	$82,271	$88,731	$95,148
14	$71,540	$82,271	$88,731	$95,148
15	$72,616	$83,510	$90,069	$96,581
16	$72,616	$83,510	$90,069	$96,581
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672 SB112 INTRODUCED
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16
17	$72,616	$83,510	$90,069	$96,581
18	$73,717	$84,774	$91,432	$98,043
19	$73,717	$84,774	$91,432	$98,043
20	$73,717	$84,774	$91,432	$98,043
21	$74,838	$86,065	$92,823	$99,535
22	$74,838	$86,065	$92,823	$99,535
23	$74,838	$86,065	$92,823	$99,535
24	$75,981	$87,378	$94,241	$101,056
25	$75,981	$87,378	$94,241	$101,056
26	$75,981	$87,378	$94,241	$101,056
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
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26
27	$77,148	$88,721	$95,688	$102,607
(l) Special Education Teacher Stipend	7,904,000	7,904,000
The above appropriation includes funds to pay salary supplements of $1,200 and
related benefit costs for each classroom Special Education Teacher, including
the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind and the Youth Services School
District.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	5,426,012,654
(2) ETF-Transfer	80,000,000
(3) Federal and Local Funds	914,359,036
(4) Public School Fund, Estimated	215,532,864
Total Education, State Board of Local
Boards of Education
5,506,012,654 1,129,891,900 6,635,904,554
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
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Boards of Education
5,506,012,654 1,129,891,900 6,635,904,554
Upon certification and approval by the Deputy State Superintendent of the Office of
Administrative and Financial Services that any newly formed city school system is an
operational public school system within the State of Alabama, the Department shall
ensure that any Foundation Program funds or other state funds allocated to the
parent county board of education of the newly formed city school system for students
that attended and were counted in the Average Daily Membership of the parent county
board of education and now will attend the newly formed city school system shall be
transferred to the newly formed city school system for operational expenses. The
above appropriation shall be distributed by the State Board of Education in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 16-13-230 through 16-13-239, Code of
Alabama 1975, and all other laws and regulations of the State Board of Education
relating to the expenditure of such funds. These funds shall be used to provide a
minimum school term of 180 full instructional days, or the hourly equivalent
thereof, and for equitable educational opportunities in the public schools of the
State. It is the intent of the Legislature that local boards of education allocate
state and federal funding to conversion charter schools as required by law. It is
further the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated from the Education
Trust Fund shall not be used to pay membership dues to any organization/association.
Foundation Program calculations for FY 2025-2026 are based on the funding divisors
set forth below. Units earned under the Foundation Program shall be employed as
regular classroom teachers and assigned by the local board of education. The
divisors listed below shall not serve to prescribe pupil-teacher ratios. It is the
intent of the Legislature that local boards of education have flexibility in
determining where reductions are made. Any reductions made using flexibility of
state units must comply with federal comparability and supplanting guidelines. Each
district will submit an application for approval by the State Superintendent as to
the unit allocation adjustments requested.
Grades K-3:   14.25
Grades 4-6:   20.06
Grades 7-8:   19.70
Grades 9-12:  17.95
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
727
728
729
730
731
732
733
734
735
736
737
738
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Grades 9-12:  17.95
In allocating the funds in the Foundation Program, the State Board of Education
shall allot funds based on the rates established as follows:
The Foundation Program shall use the following salary matrix to determine the cost
of instructional salaries, based on 187 contract days, and any part-time contract
shall conform to the pro-rata share of the following matrix: 
Years
Experience 
BS 	MS	6Y	DO	ND
0 	47,600 51,875 55,936 59,995 47,600
1 	47,600 51,875 55,936 59,995 47,600
2 	47,600 51,875 55,936 59,995 47,600
3 	49,616 57,058 61,524 65,997 49,616
4 	49,616 57,058 61,524 65,997 49,616
5 	49,616 57,058 61,524 65,997 49,616
6 	51,792 59,558 64,237 68,881 51,792
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
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6 	51,792 59,558 64,237 68,881 51,792
7 	51,792 59,558 64,237 68,881 51,792
8 	51,792 59,558 64,237 68,881 51,792
9	53,356 61,358 66,177 70,962 53,356
10	53,888 61,971 66,838 71,671 53,888
11	54,428 62,591 67,506 72,387 54,428
12	54,972 63,217 68,181 73,111 54,972
13	55,522 63,848 68,864 73,842 55,522
14	56,077 64,487 69,551 74,581 56,077
15	56,638 65,133 70,248 75,327 56,638
16	57,204 65,783 70,950 76,080 57,204
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
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16	57,204 65,783 70,950 76,080 57,204
17	57,776 66,441 71,660 76,841 57,776
18	58,354 67,105 72,377 77,608 58,354
19	58,937 67,776 73,101 78,384 58,937
20	59,527 68,454 73,831 79,169 59,527
21	60,122 69,139 74,570 79,961 60,122
22	60,723 69,831 75,314 80,760 60,723
23	61,330 70,528 76,068 81,567 61,330
24	61,944 71,234 76,829 82,383 61,944
25	62,563 71,946 77,597 83,207 62,563
26	63,188 72,665 78,373 84,039 63,188
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
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26	63,188 72,665 78,373 84,039 63,188
27	63,821 73,392 79,157 84,880 63,821
28	64,459 74,126 79,948 85,728 64,459
29	65,104 74,867 80,748 86,586 65,104
30	65,754 75,616 81,555 87,452 65,754
31	66,412 76,372 82,371 88,325 66,412
32	67,077 77,136 83,195 89,209 67,077
33	67,747 77,907 84,027 90,102 67,747
34	68,424 78,686 84,867 91,003 68,424
35	69,109 79,473 85,715 91,912 69,109
Professional learning activities are sustained, intensive, collaborative,
job-embedded, data-driven, and classroom-focused to provide educators with the
knowledge and skills necessary to enable students to succeed and meet the
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824 SB112 INTRODUCED
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knowledge and skills necessary to enable students to succeed and meet the
challenging state academic standards. At least fifty percent of all professional
learning requirements necessary to retain a valid Alabama teaching certificate shall
be directly related to the knowledge and skills necessary to provide high quality
instruction that leads to student development and academic growth. The State Board
of Education may adopt rules, as necessary, for initial or recertification criteria.
The State Superintendent shall provide a status report on the approval system status
and budgetary needs to the Chairs of the House Ways and Means-Education and Senate
Finance and Taxation-Education Committees on a semi-annual basis.
Notwithstanding Section 16-13-231.1(d), Code of Alabama 1975, there shall not be an
appropriation for the 1% over the total cost of instructional salaries for the
Foundation Program as calculated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2025. For "Fringe Benefits" the rate per day for two
personal days and five sick days (for units earned in the Foundation Program) shall
be $120. The Teachers' Retirement System employer rate shall be 14.57% of salaries
for Tier I members and 13.61% of salaries for Tier II members. The Public Education
Employees' Health Insurance Program (PEEHIP) rate shall be $904 per month for each
full-time employee. As funds are appropriated, the appropriation herein shall
include funds to pay for substitute support employees for each day a support
employee is absent.
For "Classroom Instructional Support," the uniform amounts used in determining the
Foundation Program allowance for classroom instructional support shall be: (1)
textbooks or digital resources at $100.00 per pupil in average daily membership
during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year;
(2) classroom materials and supplies at $900.00 per unit earned in the Foundation
Program; (3) a common purchase fund at each local school at $100.00 per unit earned
in the Foundation Program;(4) technology at $500.00 per unit earned in the
Foundation Program; (5) professional development at $100.00 per unit earned in the
Foundation Program; and (6) library enhancement at $157.72 per unit earned in the
Foundation Program. 100% of funds allocated for classroom materials and supplies
shall be used for in-classroom expenses. Funds allocated for instructional support
825
826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856 SB112 INTRODUCED
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shall be used for in-classroom expenses. Funds allocated for instructional support
units to meet Advanced Education standards may be used for principals, assistant
principals, counselors, and librarians as calculated by the State Department of
Education and assigned to the schools where such units are earned. An instructional
support unit earned for a principal shall be increased by .31 for elementary
schools, .35 for middle schools, and .45 for secondary schools and unit schools. For
assistant principals, an instructional support unit earned shall be 0.5 FTE for
elementary schools with an ADM of 300-499.99 and 1.0 FTE for middle schools with an
ADM of 300-499.99. An instructional support unit earned for a counselor shall be
increased by .03 for secondary schools and unit schools. The budgeting and
expenditure of funds in the Foundation Program at the local level shall be
determined and made by the local board of education in accordance with rules and
regulations of the State Board of Education and all laws governing such school
budgets and expenditures.
15. Education, State Department of:
(a) Administrative Services Program	583,114,551 65,550,183 648,664,734
(1)  Advancement Placement	13,500,000
The above appropriation may support the programmatic work of A+ Education Partnership to expand
access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses and rigorous curricula in preceding grades by
providing educator training, equipment, incentives, and ongoing support to teachers and
students. Subject to appropriations, it is the intent of the Legislature that the State
Department of Education may also provide funds to pay for the AP exam fees for Alabama students
eligible to receive free or reduced lunch.
(2)  Alabama Holocaust Commission	100,000
(3)  Alabama Math, Science and Technology
Initiative - Operations and Maintenance
139,928,318
857
858
859
860
861
862
863
864
865
866
867
868
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
876
877
878
879
880
881
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Initiative - Operations and Maintenance
139,928,318
From the above appropriation, the State Superintendent of Education shall direct Alabama Math,
Science and Technology Initiative Program (AMSTI) resources to the districts based on their
individual needs. This appropriation shall not be transferred and must be expended in
accordance with the intent of the appropriation to each of the AMSTI sites. It is the intent of
the Legislature that funds appropriated for AMSTI be divided based upon the number of classroom
teachers served by in-service centers and expended only for AMSTI through established
procedures of the most recent year's contractual agreement of each site within the regional
in-service center regions. The State Superintendent of Education shall report semi-annually to
the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the House Ways and
Means-Education Committee, the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets,
the Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer the expenditures for AMSTI. Such
report shall include, but not be limited to, the amounts expended for the equipment, materials
and supplies needed to teach math and science, as well as the amounts expended for professional
development and on-site support. The report shall also include information regarding the
effectiveness of the initiative in improving math and science test scores for K-12 students. No
money appropriated for the Alabama Reading Initiative or AMSTI may be repurposed by the State
Superintendent of Education for any other purpose other than those already established herein.
a. Alabama Numeracy Act 	95,000,000
To be expended in accordance with Title 16, Chapter 6H, Code of Alabama 1975.
b. Data Literacy	2,629,000
The above appropriation shall be expended in collaboration with Innovate Alabama.
c. Saban Center	1,300,000
d. Early Childhood Classroom Assessment	1,700,000
(4)  Alabama Reading Initiative - Operations
and Maintenance
151,950,000
883
884
885
886
887
888
889
890
891
892
893
894
895
896
897
898
899
900
901
902
903
904
905
906
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and Maintenance
151,950,000
It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated for the Alabama Reading Initiative
be expended only for the Alabama Reading Initiative Program. The State Superintendent of
Education shall report semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the Permanent Joint
Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets, the Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal
Officer, the expenditures for the Alabama Reading Initiative Program. Such report shall
include, but not be limited to, the specific amounts expended for professional development, a
summary and evaluation of summer and afterschool programming across the state, and on-site
support for school coaches and support staff for Alabama Reading Initiative purposes only. The
remaining funds shall be expended for any of the following: for the employment of state and
regional level reading specialists, for professional development and technical assistance to
schools, to supplement the costs of local reading coaches, summer enrichment programs,
incentives for schools demonstrating the most growth in grade 3 reading achievement, or other
purposes to improve K-3 literacy. The remaining funds appropriated herein shall be expended in
accordance with the general provisions of the Alabama Literacy Act, Chapter 6G of Title 16. The
State Superintendent of Education shall ensure these funds target the lowest performing
schools.
a. K-3 Reading Coaches	36,800,000
A minimum of the amount above shall be allocated directly to local boards of education for the
employment of reading coaches to work in grades K-3. At a minimum, $80,000 shall be distributed
to each local board of education for the employment of a full time reading coach. The remaining
funds shall be distributed to each local board of education pro-rata based on the number of K-3
schools and/or students as determined by the State Department of Education. All funds are to be
distributed and expended for reading coaches to serve grades K, 1, 2, and 3 only.
b. Certified Academic Language Therapist
(CALT) Stipend Program
600,000
908
909
910
911
912
913
914
915
916
917
918
919
920
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929
930
931
932
933 SB112 INTRODUCED
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(CALT) Stipend Program
600,000
The above appropriation includes funds to pay salary supplements and related benefit costs for
Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALT) and other costs of the program. Supplement
amounts will be determined by the availability of funds based on the number of CALT
Teachers. The state of Alabama will provide an annual supplement of $5,000 to any CALT that is
employed full-time in a public K-12 school system or public independent school and is properly
certified by the state of Alabama. The existing eligibility criteria will apply: (a) CALTs
employed on less than a full-time contract on October 1 will receive a pro-rata share of the
salary supplement. (b) CALTs employed full-time after October 1 will receive a pro-rata share
of the salary supplement. (c) Any CALT employed full-time in Alabama and properly certified by
the state of Alabama will receive the annual salary stipend. (d) CALTs employed as a substitute
are not eligible for the salary supplement. (e) CALTs who are on leave of absence for more than
half a school year will receive a prorated amount based on the number of months worked during
the school year. (f) CALTs will receive the salary supplement each year of the valid period of
the CALT credentials unless the Alabama Legislature declines to make the annual appropriation.
(g) CALTs must maintain their CALT credentials in order to continue receiving the salary
supplement. (h) CALTs employed in the final year of their CALT credentials valid period will
receive a prorated amount based on the number of months worked covered in that valid period.
(i) CALTs who leave after October 1 will be eligible for a prorated amount based on the months
served. (j) CALTs must remain employed with a public K-12 Local Board of Education school
system or public independent school to continue receiving the salary supplement.
c.  Early Childhood Classroom Assessment	1,700,000
(5)  Alabama Summer and Afterschool Program	17,286,000
Of the above appropriation, $17,286,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Summer and
Afterschool Program (ASAP) grants to local education agencies, municipalities, and
not-for-profit organizations for summer and afterschool programs that provide direct services
and for entities that provide support to summer and afterschool programs. Grant funds shall be
allocated based on an application process developed by the State Superintendent of Education,
who will publish a report at the end of the grant period to list the grantees and provide a
summary of academic outcomes. The intent of the Legislature is to increase quality and access
to evidence-based summer and afterschool academic and enrichment programming, build a diverse
delivery model of providers, and to foster collaboration between local and education agencies
and community-based organizations. The goal would be to have at least 40% of funding go to
nonprofit, community-based organizations or partnerships between community-based organizations
and local education agencies.
934
935
936
937
938
939
940
941
942
943
944
945
946
947
948
949
950
951
952
953
954
955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
966
967 SB112 INTRODUCED
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and local education agencies.
(6)  Arts Education	2,000,000
(7)  Auxiliary Teacher Grant Program	5,439,463
This appropriation shall be used for the State Department of Education, to fund grants for
auxiliary teachers in either of the following: (1) K-3 underperforming elementary schools
pursuant to the most recent designations pursuant to the Alabama Accountability Act or school
grading system; or (2) schools where the percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students
in the school is more than ten percent of the total number of students in the school, subject
to identification by the State Superintendent of Education.
(8)  Better Basics	500,000
For reading and math instruction and resources to the educationally vulnerable.
(9)  Children First Trust Fund	3,050,000
The above appropriation will be directed by the State Department of Education towards the
specialized treatment of students with autism, students with emotional disabilities and
students with deficit disorders. The Department may also allocate funds to each local
educational agency as a supplemental appropriation based upon the number of students with
identifiable disabilities.
(10) Children's Eye Screening Program and
Follow-up Eye Care
2,896,460
Vendors shall file a report on or before December 31, 2025 with the Chairs of the House Ways
and Means-Education Committee, the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the
Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer. Children identified as uninsured or
underinsured shall be provided with free eye exams and free prescription spectacles. A database
including specific data by child, grade, school/system, and services for outcome-based
measurement shall be maintained and archived.
a. Student Eye Screenings	1,448,230
To provide eye screening for students in Grades K, 2 and 4. The method of screening shall be
color photo refraction as developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
b. Student Follow-Up Eye care	1,448,230
To provide follow-up eye care for Grades K, 2 and 4 students. Follow-up eye care services shall
include, but not be limited to, providing assistance in obtaining and coordinating local eye
care services for those children identified as needing said follow-up eye care services whether
insured, uninsured or underinsured.
968
969
970
971
972
973
974
975
976
977
978
979
980
981
982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992
993
994
995
996
997
998
999 SB112 INTRODUCED
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insured, uninsured or underinsured.
(11) CLAS-Certified Instructional Leader
Program
350,000
(12) Computer Science for Alabama (CS4AL)
Program
6,000,000
(13) Distance Learning	22,500,000
Job descriptions shall be developed by the State Department of Education for positions funded
by this appropriation. The hiring of personnel shall be monitored by the State Department of
Education for compliance with these job descriptions. In addition, these funds shall be used
exclusively for the distance learning initiative ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms,
Educators, and Students Statewide). For the 2025-2026 school year, the Department shall not
charge any Alabama resident, whether home-schooled or enrolled in a non-public school, a fee to
participate in the ACCESS Program.
(14) English Language Learners Program	28,500,000
Based on the 2024-2025 school system count supplied to the Alabama Department of Education by
each local superintendent of education, the remaining amount herein is appropriated on a per
student basis to be utilized by local school boards to provide assistance to students not
utilizing English as their native language so they may become proficient in reading, writing
and speaking English at the earliest possible time. Notwithstanding the above: (1) funding to
school systems where the percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students to the total
number of students enrolled in the school system exceeds ten percent shall receive a weight of
1.5 per student; and (2) funding to schools where the percentage of current ELL students to the
total number of students enrolled in the school exceeds fifteen percent, or current or former
ELL students exceed twenty percent shall receive a weight of 2.0 per student.
a. Regional EL Specialists	2,000,000
Regional EL Specialists under the State Department of Education and auxiliary support.
(15) High Needs Special Education Grant
Program
17,400,000
To provide grants to school districts for services for students or groups of students for
special education and related services that are unduly expensive, extraordinary and/or beyond
routine.
(16) Juvenile Probation Officers	750,000
1000
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
1007
1008
1009
1010
1011
1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
1020
1021
1022
1023
1024
1025
1026
1027
1028
1029
1030 SB112 INTRODUCED
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(16) Juvenile Probation Officers	750,000
(17) Local School and School System Academic
and Financial Improvement Program
(At-Risk)
14,915,633
a. Legislative School Performance
Recognition Program
250,000
For financial awards pursuant to the Legislative School Performance Recognition Program, as
established by Section 16-6C-3, Code of Alabama 1975.
b. Feminine Hygiene Products Grant Program	400,000
For Title I schools pursuant to Section 16-1-55, Code of Alabama 1975.
c. Jones Valley Teaching Farm	700,000
d. Retired Senior Volunteer Program	175,000
To be used for student tutoring and mentoring. The funds allocated to the Retired Senior
Volunteer Program shall not be used for salaries. The program shall file a report on October 1,
2025, with the Department of Education, the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the Finance Director, and the
Legislative Fiscal Officer regarding the number of volunteer hours provided statewide and to
each local school system for the prior year.
e. Montgomery pilot program: Career Direct
Certification
200,000
To provide college credit and job training for high school students.
f. Montgomery pilot program: Conflict
Resolution
200,000
For communication skill workshops, peer support groups, and a focus on parent engagement to
prevent youth violence.
g. Birmingham/Jefferson County pilot
program: Conflict Resolution
200,000
For communication skill workshops, peer support groups, and a focus on parent engagement to
prevent youth violence.
(18) Military Children Support Plan	800,000
(19) Online High-Speed Teacher Certification
Portal
450,000
To support improvements in teacher certification.
1031
1032
1033
1034
1035
1036
1037
1038
1039
1040
1041
1042
1043
1044
1045
1046
1047
1048
1049
1050
1051
1052
1053
1054
1055
1056
1057
1058
1059
1060
1061
1062 SB112 INTRODUCED
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To support improvements in teacher certification.
(20) Operations and Maintenance of the
Department
36,866,000
a. Unmet Needs Grant Program	10,000,000
To be expended for a grant program to be administered by the State Superintendent of Education
to address unmet capital, equipment, or other needs of K-12 schools. The Superintendent shall
notify all members of the local legislative delegation five days prior to the announcement of
any grant made to any K-12 school located in the legislative jurisdiction. The five days prior
notice requirement shall be waived in the event of a declared emergency. The State
Superintendent of Education shall report all grants awarded to the Chairs of the Senate
Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the
Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer. Such report shall include amounts awarded
and intended use of funds.
(21) School Safety Security and Climate
Program
13,240,000
a. Bullying Prevention Project	5,000,000
1063
1064
1065
1066
1067
1068
1069
1070
1071
1072
1073
1074
1075
1076
1077 SB112 INTRODUCED
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a. Bullying Prevention Project	5,000,000
To be expended for the Bullying Prevention Project in accordance with Title 16, Chapter 28B,
Code of Alabama 1975. The State Superintendent of Education shall distribute the above
appropriation as grants to local education agencies. These agencies may be awarded funds only
after application to the State Department of Education. The grant application process may
require the submission of plans by the applicant to meet the requirements set forth in Chapter
28B of Title 16. In the awarding of grants, preference will be given to applicants seeking to
develop and implement evidence-based practices to promote a school environment that is free of
harassment, intimidation, violence, and threats of violence. This program may also address tier
one and tier two of the school-based mental health model of all students receiving prevention
education and peers working to support and identify at-risk students. Additionally, the program
may focus to increase school safety through early identification of at-risk students,
minimizing disciplinary infractions including school suspensions and expulsions. The program
may provide grade level prevention curriculum for all students and, in that case, the
curriculum must be updated annually to remain current and relevant to current trends that youth
face in their lives. Any applicable prevention curriculum must be comprehensive and satisfy the
following state mandates: Erin's Law, Jamari Terrell Williams Student Bullying Prevention Act,
Jason Flatt Act, Price Hornsby Act, and Drugs and Alcohol. In addition, any program related to
mental health should be flexible enough to focus on the greatest mental health needs for each
individual school. For accountability purposes, reporting data must include the number of
students engaged in the programs, the number of students supported, and the number of students
referred to adults as at-risk.
b. Mental Health Collaborative	250,000
c. Regional Safety Training Specialists	800,000
d. School-Based Mental Health Service
Coordinator
4,690,000
1078
1079
1080
1081
1082
1083
1084
1085
1086
1087
1088
1089
1090
1091
1092
1093
1094
1095
1096
1097
1098
1099
1100
1101
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Coordinator
4,690,000
The above appropriation shall be expended to provide grants to local education agencies and
public independent schools to expand school-based mental health initiatives. The State
Superintendent of Education shall notify, in writing, all school systems of the availability of
the funding. The notification shall include the grant application and the amount available to
each system. The grant application process must require the submission of plans by the
applicant to provide for a mental health service coordinator to support coordination of mental
health services throughout the system. In the awarding of grants, preference will be given to
applicants willing to partner with the Alabama Department of Mental Health under the ADMH
school-based Mental Health collaboration and traditionally high-poverty underserved districts
throughout the state. After funding reaches $40,000 for each system, additional funding for the
program shall be allocated to school systems by the Alabama State Department of Education.
(22) Special Education Licensed Interpreters
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teachers
8,500,000
(23) Statewide Student Assessment	19,405,117
To be expended for expenses directly related to student assessments. Funds from this
appropriation shall be expended to administer all requirements of Section 16-46A-10, Code of
Alabama, 1975.
(24) STEM Education Consortium	750,000
To be divided equally between the Cook Natural Science Museum and The McWane Center.
(25) Tenure Personnel Hearings	200,000
To provide reimbursements for court reporters and hearing officers under the provisions of
Title 16, Chapter 24C, Code of Alabama 1975.
(26) Turnaround Schools	10,000,000
1103
1104
1105
1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
1111
1112
1113
1114
1115
1116
1117
1118
1119
1120
1121
1122
1123
1124
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(26) Turnaround Schools	10,000,000
This appropriation shall be used for the State Department of Education, in consultation with
the Department of Early Childhood Education, to fund a program to be known as the Governor's
Turnaround Schools. These grants are for the lowest performing public elementary schools which
are identified as underperforming by the State Superintendent in consideration of the
provisions of the Alabama Accountability Act, the State Report Card System, and other criteria
as determined by the State Superintendent. The intent of these grants is to identify and target
specific deficiencies of each individual underperforming elementary school and target said
deficiencies with high quality and innovative educational supports. In consultation with these
schools as well as the local education agencies that respectively oversee these schools, the
State Department of Education will develop and oversee a comprehensive plan for school
improvement. It is the intention of this provision that all areas of the State Department,
including Alabama Reading Initiative, Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative, Office
of Mathematics Improvement, and Office of School Improvement, will work together to best serve
these selected schools. Schools previously named to this list will be known as Cohort 1.
Beginning with the FY 2027 Budget Request, the State Department will recommend a pathway for
schools in Cohort 1 to exit this program, and the Department will recommend new schools to
replace those exiting the program in subsequent years. These schools may be known as Cohort 2
and so forth. The State Superintendent may also request additional funds so that additional
cohorts can be expanded as Cohort 1 schools leave the program over the next few years. Any
expansion of new Cohorts should be modest with respect to the purpose of this program which is
expected to offer extraordinary supports to a relatively limited number of schools at a time.
The State Department of Education should annually produce written progress reports on these
schools to the Chair of the House Ways and Means - Education Committee, the Chair of the Senate
Finance and Taxation - Education Committee, the Governor, and the Local School Board,
Superintendent, and Principal of each school.
(27) Woolley Institute for Spoken Language
Education
960,000
(28) Office of School Improvement	2,200,560
(29) Office of Specialized Treatment Centers	27,800,000
Of the above appropriation, $27,000,000 shall be made available to the State Department of
Education endorsed and approved Specialized Treatment Centers for the purpose of educational
services and operational costs. The funds shall be allocated based on a formula using student
counts and licensed capacity approved by the State Superintendent of Education.
1126
1127
1128
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133
1134
1135
1136
1137
1138
1139
1140
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
1147
1148
1149
1150
1151
1152
1153
1154
1155
1156
1157
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counts and licensed capacity approved by the State Superintendent of Education.
(30) Cameras in the Classroom Grant Program	500,000
To be expended in accordance with Section 16-39-13, Code of Alabama 1975 to promote classroom
and student safety in self-contained classrooms providing special education services. The above
appropriation shall be expended to provide grants to public K-12 schools to use toward the
purchase, installation, maintenance, and monitoring of video cameras in the classrooms.
Priority shall be given first to schools with financial challenges and/or with high percentages
of nonverbal children. The State Department of Education shall notify in writing all local
boards of education, by July 1, 2025, of the availability of funds. The notification shall
include the grant application process and the criterion used to determine the grant amounts
awarded. No funding will be available until October 1, 2025.
(31) Principal Leadership and Mentoring Act 	32,602,000
To be expended in accordance with Title 16, Chapter 6I, Code of Alabama 1975.
(32) Speech Pathologist Stipend Program	775,000
The above appropriation includes funds to pay salary supplements and related benefit costs for
Speech Pathologists and other costs of the program. Supplement amounts will be $1,000 for each
Speech Pathologist.
(33) Alabama Teacher Observation Tool	1,000,000
To offer training and support for impactful classroom observations, providing prescriptive
professional learning, guidance for elevating accomplished teaching, and improving student
outcomes; and to maintain an electronic reporting system for all LEAs to utilize in this work.
(b) American Village	2,400,000	2,400,000
(1)  Semiquincentennial Commission	250,000
(2)  U.S. History Commission	200,000
(3)  Civics Partnership	750,000
In collaboration with Troy University.
(4)  U.S. Constitution Program	200,000
To develop and implement a new high school-level program or curriculum focused on the United
States Constitution, aligned to the Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies, 2024.
(c) Alabama Science in Motion Program	2,583,796	2,583,796
1159
1160
1161
1162
1163
1164
1165
1166
1167
1168
1169
1170
1171
1172
1173
1174
1175
1176
1177
1178
1179
1180
1181
1182
1183
1184
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(c) Alabama Science in Motion Program	2,583,796	2,583,796
All funds appropriated to this program shall be expended in accordance with
Title 16, Chapters 61B and 61C, Code of Alabama 1975. Additionally, any funds
unexpended and carried over from prior fiscal years are hereby reappropriated.
Of the above appropriation, the State Superintendent of Education shall direct
ASIMS funding to each site within the In-service Center regions based on the
most recent year's contractual agreements. This appropriation shall not be
transferred and must be expended in accordance with the intent of the
appropriation of each of the ASIMS sites. The State Superintendent of
Education shall report semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on
Finance and Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee,
the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finance and Budgets, the Finance
Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer the expenditures for the Alabama
Science in Motion Program. Such report shall include, but not be limited to,
the amounts expended for the equipment, materials, and supplies needed to
teach Biology, Chemistry and Physics, as well as the amounts expended for
professional development and for on-site support. The existing Alabama Science
in Motion Advisory Committee shall advise the State Superintendent of
Education on the operational activities of the ASIMS Program. The ASIMS
Advisory Committee shall remain comprised of six project directors, three
ASIMS Specialists and three classroom teachers; provided, however, that each
of the sites shall be represented by at least one member of the ASIMS Advisory
Committee. No funds appropriated for the Alabama Science in Motion Program may
be repurposed by the State Superintendent of Education for any other purpose
other than those already established herein.
(d) Disability Determination for
Social Security Program
107,902,162 107,902,162
(e) Financial Assistance Program	151,421,002 4,207,512,141 4,358,933,143
(1)  Alabama Baseball Coaches Association	125,000
No scholarship awarded by the association shall be awarded to a recipient that is an immediate
family member of a current baseball coach.
(2)  Alabama Coaches Officials Organization	50,000
(3)  Alabama Football Coaches Association	150,000
1188
1189
1190
1191
1192
1193
1194
1195
1196
1197
1198
1199
1200
1201
1202
1203
1204
1205
1206
1207
1208
1209
1210
1211
1212
1213
1214
1215
1216
1217
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(3)  Alabama Football Coaches Association	150,000
No scholarship awarded by the association shall be awarded to a recipient that is an immediate
family member of a current football coach.
(4)  Alabama Multi-Tier System of Supports 	2,000,000
To support the Alabama-developed, state-level Multi-tiered System of Support (AL-MTSS)
Framework, as required by the Alabama Literacy Act and the Alabama Numeracy Act. This
comprehensive support addresses both academic and non-academic student indicators, including
those reported on the State Report Card (A-F Grading System), to drive meaningful, lasting
improvement.
(5)  Alabama Scholars Bowl TV Show	100,000
(6)  Alabama Teacher Mentor Program	5,000,000
In each school where there is at least one or more first-year teachers, a mentor teacher shall
be identified and recommended by the school principal to the Department of Education based on
(1) his or her commitment to collaborative work and (2) he or she having at least five years of
teaching experience. The mentor teacher shall be compensated in an amount of no less than one
thousand dollars ($1,000) for the academic year for his or her services as a mentor. The
Department shall clearly define roles and responsibilities for the mentor teacher to, at a
minimum, include (1) requiring at least two meetings per month of the mentor teacher and the
first-year teacher during the school year, and (2) requiring mid-year and year-end reporting by
the mentor teacher to his or her principal relating to the progress of each first-year teacher
he or she is mentoring.
(7)  Blackbelt Afterschool and Youth Sports
Initiative
500,000
To enhance quality of life through parks and recreation, youth sports, and afterschool
programs, with a primary geographical focus on the Black Belt Region in Alabama.
(8)  Career Tech Initiative	38,707,239
The above appropriation shall be spent on expanding career tech learning opportunities for
students and to extend leadership and student organized activities throughout the state as
defined by the State Superintendent of Education.
a. Agribusiness Education Program	726,900
$275,000 of the amount above shall be expended for student membership dues for Future Farmers
of America.
b. Alabama Cattleman's Youth Program	40,000
1220
1221
1222
1223
1224
1225
1226
1227
1228
1229
1230
1231
1232
1233
1234
1235
1236
1237
1238
1239
1240
1241
1242
1243
1244
1245
1246
1247
1248
1249
1250
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b. Alabama Cattleman's Youth Program	40,000
For an educational event where youth from all across Alabama can learn about beef nutrition and
sustainable livestock production and can compete in educational contests and exhibit cattle.
c. Agriscience Teachers	1,000,000
Not more than $1,000,000 of the appropriation for Career Tech Initiatives shall be first used
for agriscience purposes if an adequate number of RFP's are received. Such funds shall be made
available through a competitive grant process to pay stipends, salaries, benefits and travel of
agriscience teachers who work on a 220 day or less contract provided their duties and
activities exceed existing contract length. In the event all the agriscience funds are not
applied for, the balance of the $1,000,000 shall revert to the balance of the appropriation and
shall be distributed at the discretion of the State Superintendent of Education for additional
career tech initiatives not limited to but including travel and student leadership development
activities in other career tech program disciplines.
d. Career Coaches Program	15,723,370
To expand the Career Coaches Program. Career coaches who are certified as teachers may be
compensated on the state minimum salary schedule for teachers based upon years of experience,
highest degree earned, and the length of contract in the same manner as classroom teachers.
e. Imagine Academy	794,372
f. ProStart Career and Technical Education
Program
365,000
For culinary, restaurant and hospitality training for high school students that is recognized
as meeting the standards set by the national professional trade association for the industry.
(9)  Children's Hospital	1,390,000
a. Poison Control	800,000
b. Sunshine School	250,000
(10) Coach Safely Initiative	800,000
(11) Grow your Own	284,875
To provide matching funds for scholarships to students from rural high schools, designated as
either Rural-Distant or Rural-Remote by the NCES, who qualify for full Pell Grant eligibility
plus the TEACH Grant to attend and graduate from a 4-year in-state college or university
Teacher Education Preparation Program who will then return to their home community to teach for
a minimum of 5 years.
(12) Helping Families Initiative	3,300,000
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(12) Helping Families Initiative	3,300,000
Not more than 15% of the appropriation shall be used for indirect, overhead, administration,
training, or support expenses. The Helping Families Initiative shall file a report no later
than September 30, 2026 with the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the Legislative Fiscal
Officer, and the Finance Director regarding the number of students served by each LEA. The
report shall include measures and be in a format as prescribed by the Legislative Services
Agency.
(13) Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL,
Inc.)
905,000
(14) High Hopes for Alabama Students	11,980,287
(15) Hudson Alpha Institute - Science
Teacher Training
2,000,000
(16) Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG)	7,050,742
(17) Liberty Learning Foundation	1,125,000
(18) National Board Certification of
Teachers
1,500,000
The amounts below are minimum amounts. The balance of funds shall be expended to provide fee
support to candidates seeking certification. Any unused portion of the funds shall be expended
for aforementioned candidate support and professional development. Priority shall be given to
candidates in certificate areas of need as determined by the State Superintendent of Education
(e.g. Mathematics, Literacy, Science, English Language Arts, Career and Technical Education,
etc.); candidates who agree to teach at a school with five or fewer National Board Certified
Teachers for a period of three years; and additional need criteria determined by the State
Superintendent of Education.
a. Accomplished Teaching, Learning and
Schools (ATLAS)
50,000
b. Candidate Support and Professional
Development
50,000
During the certification process.
(19) National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards
13,712,908
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1285
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Teaching Standards
13,712,908
The above appropriation includes funds to pay salary supplements and related benefit costs for
Nationally Board-Certified Teachers (NBCT) and other costs of the program. Supplement amounts
will be determined by the availability of funds based on the number of National Board Certified
Teachers. (1) The state of Alabama will provide an annual supplement of $5,000 to any NBCT that
is employed full-time in a public K-12 school and is properly certified by the state of
Alabama. The existing eligibility criteria will apply: (a) NBCTs employed on a less than
full-time contract on October 1 will receive a pro-rata share of the salary supplement. (b)
NBCTs employed full-time after October 1 will receive a pro-rata share of the salary
supplement. (c) NBCTs who earn National Board Certification in another state and are teaching
full-time in Alabama on October 1 and are properly certified by the state of Alabama will
receive the annual salary stipend. (d) NBCTs employed as a substitute are not eligible for the
salary supplement. (e) NBCTs who are on leave of absence for more than half a school year will
receive a prorated amount based on the number of months worked during the school year. (f)
NBCTs will receive the salary supplement each year of the valid period of the certificate
unless the Alabama Legislature declines to make the annual appropriation. (g) NBCTs must renew
their certificate by the year of the certificate's expiration in order to continue receiving
the salary supplement. (h) NBCTs employed in the final year of the certificate valid period
will receive a prorated amount based on the number of months worked covered in that valid
period. (i) NBCTs who leave after October 1 will be eligible for a prorated amount based on the
months served. (j) NBCTs must remain employed with a public K-12 local Board of Education in
order to continue receiving the salary supplement. (2) In addition to the supplement provided
by subsection (1) of this section, classroom teachers shall be eligible for an additional
supplement of $5,000 if in an instructional assignment in challenging, high poverty schools,
subject to the following conditions and limitations: (a) Teacher holds a valid NBPTS
certificate in Literacy, English as a New Language, Math, Science, Exceptional Needs, or Career
and Technical Education; and (b) School has been on the "Priority School" list 3 of the last 5
years; and/or (c) School has a graduation rate more than 10% less than the state average for 2
of the 3 most recently posted years; and/or (d) School has a free and reduced federal lunch
student percentage of 75% or greater as determined by the most recent data posted or provides
meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision. The State Department of
Education shall file a report on or before September 30, 2026 with the Chairs of the Senate
Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the
Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer regarding the number of classroom teachers
becoming eligible and receiving the additional supplement provided in (2) above during fiscal
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becoming eligible and receiving the additional supplement provided in (2) above during fiscal
year 2026.
(20) Reach and Teach	350,000
(21) Robotics Grant Program	1,000,000
The above appropriation shall be expended to provide grants of not more than $3,500 per school
to support robotics programs. The State Department of Education shall notify in writing all
school systems, by July 1, 2025, of the availability of funding for elementary, middle and high
school robotics programs. The notification shall include the grant application process and the
amount of funding available to each school. No funding will be available until October 1, 2025.
a. Elementary Robotics Grant Program	100,000
(22) Educational Delivery Options for Public
Schools Grant Program
5,000,000
(23) Southern Research Institute	1,000,000
The above appropriation shall be used to expand the Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) Educational Outreach Program statewide.
(24) Southwest School of Deaf and Blind	198,865
(25) Special Education Certified Behavior
Analysts (Autism)
13,500,000
(26) Special Education Pre-School Program	30,000,000
(27) Symphony in Education Program	250,000
(28) Teach for America	822,000
It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated for Teach for America be used to
employ veterans of the United States Armed Forces where possible. Any teachers employed with
these funds shall only teach in the subject area for which they have demonstrated competency as
determined and approved by the State Department of Education.
(29) Teacher In-Service Centers	3,509,080
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(29) Teacher In-Service Centers	3,509,080
The State Superintendent of Education shall administer the In-Service Centers by confirming the
areas of focus for professional development activities, monitoring and approving the
professional development plan of the centers, approving the budget, and evaluating the centers
on an annual basis to determine performance outcomes and identify any deficiencies and require
any necessary corrective measures. Nothing herein shall require the existing in-service regions
be redrawn or require the State Superintendent to distribute AMSTI, ASIMS, technology in
motion, or other funds to more than the existing in-service regions. The above appropriation to
the In-Service Centers shall be distributed to the In-Service Centers as provided below.
a. Alabama A and M University	320,086
b. Alabama at Birmingham, University of	346,848
c. Alabama State University	282,287
d. Alabama, University of 	263,249
e. Athens State University	274,838
f. Auburn University	284,217
g. Jacksonville State University	279,528
h. Montevallo, University of	291,391
i. North Alabama, University of	258,283
j. South Alabama, University of	368,644
k. Troy University	293,875
l. West Alabama, University of	245,834
(30) Teacher Professional Development
Training
3,460,006
The Department shall file a report with the Chairs of the House Ways and Means-Education
Committee, the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the Finance Director, and
the Legislative Fiscal Officer on the first day of the 2026 Regular Session regarding the
expenditures and usage of the funds appropriated to these programs in fiscal year 2026.
a. Computer Science Educator Training	300,000
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a. Computer Science Educator Training	300,000
The ALSDE shall coordinate and, as needed, allocate funds through a competitive grant process
for state entities (e.g., non-profits, higher ed) to offer professional development on
curricula that has been approved by the ALSDE for a computer science pathway; curricula should
be open and available across multiple computing platforms (e.g., available within a web
browser). Funding shall be used for professional development and teacher support. The ALSDE
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
June 15, 2026.
b. Middle School Computer Programming
Initiative
613,907
The Department shall allocate funds through a competitive grant process for local education
agencies. Each grant may be used for professional development, training, and curriculum, and
shall not exceed $25,000. The Department 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 June 1, 2026.
c. Special Education Professional
Development Program
188,907
For educators and school board members.
d. Technology in Motion Program	2,357,192
To train teachers (K-12) on authentic computer science and other technology program training as
directed by the State Superintendent. High school and middle school teachers from math,
science, and career tech will be trained to offer stand-alone Computer Science courses, and
elementary teachers will be trained to integrate computer science into weekly activities,
following nationally developed curricula that address the Alabama Course of Study: Digital
Literacy and Computer Science.
(31) Teacher Recruitment and Placement	800,000
(32) Vaping Education Program	150,000
The above appropriation shall be used by the Drug Education Council in coordination with the
Department of Education to conduct vaping prevention education programs for elementary, middle,
and high school students.
(33) Youth Leadership and Development
Program
400,000
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Program
400,000
For the expansion of a leadership development program for high school juniors and seniors based
on the three pillars of faith, character, and patriotism.
(34) Athletic Trainers Secondary School
Incentive Program
300,000
To be expended in accordance with Sections 34-40-31 through 34-40-35, Code of Alabama 1975.
(f) Future Teachers of Alabama 	250,000	250,000
The above appropriation shall be expended to provide grants of not more than
$1,500 to each senior high school to establish and support Future Teachers of
Alabama programs by funding stipends of $1,000 for teachers to serve as
program directors at each school and the remaining $500 being used for program
activities and expenses. The State Department of Education shall notify in
writing all school systems, by July 1, 2025, of the availability of funding
for senior high school Future Teachers of Alabama programs. The notification
shall include the grant application process and clearly defined program
expectations.
(g) Gifted Students Program	12,350,000	12,350,000
(1)  Gifted Student Grant Program	1,425,000
Pursuant to Section 16-1-51, Code of Alabama 1975.
(h) Kindervision	200,000	200,000
(i) Liability Insurance Program	17,500,000	17,500,000
(j) Reading is Fundamental Program	30,000	30,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	767,265,553
(2) ETF-Transfer	2,583,796
(3) Driver Education and Training
Fund
5,145,634
(4) Federal and Local Funds	4,370,818,852
(5) Special Education Catastrophic
Fund
5,000,000
Total Education, State Department of	769,849,349 4,380,964,486 5,150,813,835
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Total Education, State Department of	769,849,349 4,380,964,486 5,150,813,835
The funds appropriated above shall not be used to implement standards, programs or
student assessments created by the Common Core State Standards Initiative after
April 1, 2013.
16. Educational Television Commission:
(a) Educational Television Program	10,699,798 1,270,879 11,970,677
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	10,699,798
(2) Federal and Local Funds	1,270,879
Total Educational Television Commission	10,699,798 1,270,879 11,970,677
The above appropriation is made with encouragement that it only be used for
programming that is unbiased, appropriate for the audiences to which it is targeted,
and fails to promote specific political or social ideology.
17. Evaluation of Services, Alabama
Commission on the:
(a) Special Services Program	716,638	716,638
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	716,638
Total Evaluation of Services, Alabama
Commission on the
716,638	716,638
18. Executive Commission on Community
Services Grants, State:
(a) Community Services Grants Program	11,504,798	11,504,798
Distributed pursuant to Section 29-2-123, Code of Alabama 1975.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	11,504,798
Total Executive Commission on Community
Services Grants, State
11,504,798	11,504,798
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Services Grants, State
11,504,798	11,504,798
The above appropriation shall be used for grants that promote public education
purposes.
19. Family Practice Rural Health Board:
(a) Family Practice Rural Health
Program
3,794,823	3,794,823
(1)  Auburn Rural Health Program	300,000
(2)  Rural Medical Scholars Program -
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
962,500
(3)  Tuskegee Area Health Education Center
(TAHEC)
89,815
Minimum amount.
(4)  UAH Rural Health Program 	823,400
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	3,794,823
Total Family Practice Rural Health
Board
3,794,823	3,794,823
20. Finance, Department of:
(a) Fiscal Management Program	953,453	953,453
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	953,453
Total Finance, Department of	953,453	953,453
21. Finance-Teacher Unused Sick Leave:
(a) Employee Benefits Program	2,500,000	2,500,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	2,500,000
Total Finance-Teacher Unused Sick Leave	2,500,000	2,500,000
To be distributed by the State Comptroller to the designated beneficiaries or
estates for unused sick leave pursuant to Section 16-1-18.2, Code of Alabama 1975.
22. Fine Arts, Alabama School of:
(a) Financial Assistance Program	13,274,518 1,037,000 14,311,518
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(a) Financial Assistance Program	13,274,518 1,037,000 14,311,518
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	13,274,518
(2) Federal and Local Funds	1,037,000
Total Fine Arts, Alabama School of	13,274,518 1,037,000 14,311,518
23. Fire Fighters Personnel Standards
and Education Commission,
Alabama/Fire College:
(a) Operations and Maintenance	6,927,863 5,073,209 12,001,072
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	6,927,863
(2) Federal and Local Funds	5,073,209
Total Fire Fighters Personnel Standards
and Education Commission, Alabama/Fire
College
6,927,863 5,073,209 12,001,072
24. Geological Survey:
(a) Discovery and Development of
Mineral, Energy and Water
Resources, Geologic Research and
Topographic Mapping Program
598,500	598,500
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	598,500
Total Geological Survey	598,500	598,500
25. Governor's Office of Volunteer
Services:
(a) Executive Direction Program	398,646	398,646
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	398,646
Total Governor's Office of Volunteer
Services
398,646	398,646
26. Health, Department of Public:
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26. Health, Department of Public:
(a) Alabama Medical Education
Consortium
385,000	385,000
(1)  Rural Alabama Teaching Health Center	385,000
(b) Administrative Services Program	1,180,079	1,180,079
(c) Continuing Education for EMT
Personnel
1,635,782	1,635,782
With the above appropriation, the Department shall offer performance-based
awards to regional EMS agencies for the purpose of providing continuing
education to EMTs and strengthening the EMS infrastructure.
(d) Office of Emergency Medical
Services 
1,000,000	1,000,000
(1)  Alabama Trauma Communications Center 	1,000,000
To be expended by the State Health Officer to improve and support the Alabama Trauma
Communications Center located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The office shall
report by March 1, 2026, how the money was spent or was planned to be spent, and what
measurable improvements were expected from the spending, and report by January 1, 2027, on the
extent to which goals for improvement were met or are on track to be met. The reports shall be
delivered to the Governor and to the Chairs of the House Ways and Means-Education Committee and
the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education.
(e) Public Health Services Program	15,097,367	15,097,367
(1)  AIDS Alabama	550,000
(2)  Alabama Commission on Tick Borne
Illness
75,000
(3)  Alabama Health Education Centers	690,000
(4)  Alabama Kidney Foundation	497,463
(5)  Impact Alabama	995,000
(6)  Lions Sight eye screening	450,000
(7)  North Alabama Rural Dental Clinic
Residency Program
950,000
In coordination with UAB.
(8)  Statewide Trauma System	250,000
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(8)  Statewide Trauma System	250,000
(9)  Statewide Stroke System	200,000
(f) Primary Care Physician Residency
Program
800,000	800,000
For a physician residency program through the Cahaba Clinic.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	20,098,228
Total Health, Department of Public	20,098,228	20,098,228
27. School of Healthcare Sciences,
Alabama:
(a) Financial Assistance Program	5,500,000	5,500,000
The above appropriation to the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences is the
same appropriation contemplated in Act 2024-192.  These funds shall be used
for start-up expenses of the school.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	5,500,000
Total School of Healthcare Sciences,
Alabama
5,500,000	5,500,000
28. Higher Education, Alabama
Commission on:
(a) Deferred Maintenance Program	5,000,000	5,000,000
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(a) Deferred Maintenance Program	5,000,000	5,000,000
The above appropriation is to be deposited into a separate fund to be
allocated for a grant program for the Historically Black Colleges and
Universities in the state. The grants are to be allocated for deferred
maintenance on existing structures and cannot be utilized for new
construction. The grant program shall be administered by ACHE, and ACHE shall
establish rules for the implementation of the grant program, the application
process for the grants, and the awarding of the grants. Grants shall be
awarded based on demonstrated needs, and ACHE shall develop and implement a
scoring process to evaluate each grant application, which may include the
availability of matching funds from the college or university, and certify
compliance with grant award following project completion. ACHE shall submit an
annual report to the Governor, the Chairs of the Senate Finance and
Taxation-Education Committee, House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the
Finance Director and the Legislative Fiscal Officer within 30 days after
September 30, 2026. The report shall include the recipient, amount, and
approved use of each grant issued. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
to the contrary, any of the above funds which remain unexpended on September
30, 2026, shall not revert, but shall be reappropriated in the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2026, to be expended for the grant program.
(b) Planning and Coordination
Services Program
6,226,209 436,239 6,662,448
(1)  FAFSA Completion Assistance	580,000
(2)  Industry Credential Directory	100,000
Of the above appropriation, $100,000 shall be allocated for a non-public facing credential
registry for college and university credentials. The credential registry shall include all
degree and non-degree credentials offered at public colleges and universities. Data from the
college and university credential registry shall be shared via a data sharing agreement to the
public facing Alabama Credential Registry managed by the Alabama Department of Workforce.
(3)  Operations and Maintenance	4,446,209
(4)  Retain Alabama	1,050,000
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(4)  Retain Alabama	1,050,000
The Retain Alabama project will provide digital marketing strategies targeting soon-to-be
college graduates, promotional materials about Alabama and career opportunities, and other
strategies to retain Alabama College graduates initiated by the Executive Director in
collaboration and coordination with Innovate Alabama. The Retention Initiative would help
retain Alabama College graduates by: (1) Identifying internships, co-op opportunities, and
entry-level jobs at emerging companies and established companies in Alabama; (2) Partnering
with Alabama colleges and universities to promote these career opportunities to Alabama college
students throughout the State; and (3) Creating opportunities for Alabama college students to
learn more about communities throughout Alabama, while also engaging with other students to
create a cohort environment.
a. Alabama Higher Education Partnership
Student Retention Council Program
250,000
b. Retain Alabama Project	400,000
Administered by ACHE
c. Focused Talent Retention Initiative
Project
400,000
Administered by EDPA
(5)  Study Alabama	50,000
(c) Student Financial Aid Program	41,537,299	41,537,299
(1)  Alabama National Guard Educational
Assistance Scholarships
9,331,114
To be expended in accordance with Sections 31-10-1 through 31-10-5 and Sections 31-10-20
through 31-10-24, Code of Alabama 1975.
(2)  Alabama Student Assistance Program	10,000,000
(3)  Birmingham Promise Scholarship Program	892,500
(4)  Educational Grants Program (Alabama
Student Grant Program)
10,000,000
1633
1634
1635
1636
1637
1638
1639
1640
1641
1642
1643
1644
1645
1646
1647
1648
1649
1650
1651
1652
1653
1654
1655
1656
1657
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Student Grant Program)
10,000,000
To be expended in accordance with Sections 16-33A-1 through 16-33A-11, Code of Alabama 1975.
Private institutions receiving state grant funds under this provision shall make their best
effort to use the equivalent of ten percent of Federal Work Study allocations for the purpose
of tutoring and mentoring students in grades K-12 to better prepare them for graduation,
college entry and retention. Institutions shall work with their respective governing boards to
develop and implement this effort.
(5)  Math and Science Teacher Education
Program
746,750
To be expended pursuant to Sections 16-5-50, et seq., Code of Alabama 1975. ACHE shall submit
an annual report to the Governor and to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, House Ways and Means-Education Committee and the Legislative Fiscal Officer
within 30 days after September 30, 2026, including updates on all aspects of the program.
(6)  Policeman's Survivor Tuition, Estimated	466,935
To be expended under the provisions of Section 36-21-105, Code of Alabama 1975.
(7)  Indian Affairs Scholarship Program	100,000
(8)  Alabama Law Enforcement Officers'
Family Scholarship Program
10,000,000
(d) Support of Other Educational
Activities Program
7,775,063	7,775,063
(1)  Articulation and General Studies
Committee (AGSC)/ Statewide Transfer
and Articulation Reporting System
(STARS)
799,589
To be expended in accordance with Section 16-5-8(e), Code of Alabama 1975. The purpose of
AGSC/STARS is to provide Alabama college students with a simplified, seamless, and streamlined
transfer process by providing them with accurate transfer information through state-approved
transfer guides. STARS is housed at Troy University. The Commission shall work to ensure that
dual enrollment courses apply towards a degree where applicable.
(2)  EPSCoR (Research) Program	1,260,184
Of the above appropriation, at least thirty percent (30%) may be expended for the operations
and maintenance of the Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Alabama
EPSCoR) administrative offices located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
1660
1661
1662
1663
1664
1665
1666
1667
1668
1669
1670
1671
1672
1673
1674
1675
1676
1677
1678
1679
1680
1681
1682
1683
1684
1685
1686
1687
1688
1689
1690
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EPSCoR) administrative offices located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
(3)  Network of Alabama Academic Libraries	384,076
ACHE shall provide for the participation of Athens State University in the Network of Alabama
Academic Libraries.
(4)  Southern Regional Education Board
(SREB)
831,214
(5)  STEM Major Teacher Recruitment	4,500,000
(e) Support of State Universities
Program
6,491,283	6,491,283
(1)  Alabama Agricultural Land Grant
Alliance
6,491,283
a. McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research
Initiative Matching Program
539,524
b. State Matching Funds	5,006,831
To be distributed as a state match for federal funds for those institutions in the Alliance
required to provide matching state funds for the first time in the fiscal year 2000.
c. Tuskegee University - USDA Matching
Funds
944,928
(f) Support of Other State Programs	16,143,120	16,143,120
(1)  AKEEP Education and Teacher Recruitment
Partnership
250,000
(2)  Adaptive and Disability Sports
Education
60,000
(3)  Alabama Civil Air Patrol	125,000
(4)  Alabama Forestry Commission Education
Program
200,000
(5)  Alabama Forestry Foundation Black Belt
Initiative
532,000
(6)  Alabama Recruit and Retain Minority
Teachers
700,000
This appropriation shall be distributed equally between Alabama A&M University and Athens State
University and shall be used to recruit, train, and mentor minority teacher candidates.
(7)  Alabama Trails Foundation	340,000
1692
1693
1694
1695
1696
1697
1698
1699
1700
1701
1702
1703
1704
1705
1706
1707
1708
1709
1710
1711
1712
1713
1714
1715
1716
1717
1718
1719
1720
1721
1722
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(7)  Alabama Trails Foundation	340,000
(8)  Black Belt Adventures	475,000
(9)  Black Belt Treasures	350,000
(10) Motorsports Hall of Fame	200,000
(11) National Computer Forensics Institute	550,000
(12) Resource Conservation and Development
Programs (RC and D)
7,037,744
(13) Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Program
3,023,376
(14) State of Alabama Humanities Foundation	300,000
(15) Alabama HBCU Consortium	650,000
To be used to enhance the institutional sustainability of the Alabama HBCUs. The entity shall
report semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education,
the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the Finance Director, Legislative Fiscal Officer,
and Innovate Alabama regarding the expenditure of Consortium funds.
(16) USS Alabama Battleship	1,350,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	77,426,224
(2) ETF-Transfer	5,746,750
(3) Federal and Local Funds	436,239
Total Higher Education, Alabama
Commission on
83,172,974 436,239 83,609,213
In addition to the above appropriations, any scholarship funds transferred from the
State Department of Education for the Alabama Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program
(ATRIP) shall not revert.
29. Historical Commission, Alabama :
(a) Historical Resources Management
Program
5,236,751	5,236,751
(1)  Operating Grant Program	3,300,000
1724
1725
1726
1727
1728
1729
1730
1731
1732
1733
1734
1735
1736
1737
1738
1739
1740
1741
1742
1743
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748
1749
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(1)  Operating Grant Program	3,300,000
To be distributed as grants to monuments to commemorate historical events and places,
historical skills centers, cultural heritage parks, historic sites, commissions, boards,
agencies, and authorities that are not owned, operated, or otherwise under the control of the
Alabama Historical Commission or other state agencies. Grants will be awarded to entities that
reflect a historical education-based mission and concentrate on historical educational
programming. Preference shall be given to: (1) any property constructed prior to 1840 that is
listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and that are publicly owned
and accessible to the public; or (2) any property in Alabama built in 1943 or before, and is
listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or any property built after
1943 that significantly contributed to the civil rights movement. Grant amounts shall not
exceed $75,000 for any one entity and must be used within two years of receiving. Grants will
not be awarded to any entity receiving funding directly or indirectly from the Education Trust
Fund or the General Fund nor may grants be awarded to any private or for-profit business or
organization.
a. Grants to Historical Sites	500,000
A minimum of $300,000 of the grants shall be distributed to historical sites, or monuments
related to the civil rights movement, as determined by the Commission.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	5,236,751
Total Historical Commission, Alabama 	5,236,751	5,236,751
30. Human Resources, Department of:
(a) Fostering Hope Scholarship
Program
1,205,608	1,205,608
To be expended under the provisions of Sections 38-12B-1 through 38-12B-10,
Code of Alabama 1975. The Department shall file a report with the Chairs of
the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, House Ways and
Means-Education Committee, the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Finance
Director on October 1, 2025, regarding the total number of scholarships
awarded for the Fall term of the 2024-2025 academic year and the institution
attended by the scholarship recipients. The report shall also include the name
of each scholarship recipient and the number of years the recipient has
received a scholarship.
1752
1753
1754
1755
1756
1757
1758
1759
1760
1761
1762
1763
1764
1765
1766
1767
1768
1769
1770
1771
1772
1773
1774
1775
1776
1777
1778
1779
1780
1781
1782
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received a scholarship.
(b) Human Services Program - Jobs
Child Care and After School Child
Care Program and Family and
Children Services Program
90,893,101	90,893,101
The Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources shall report
semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education
Committee, the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, Permanent Joint
Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets, the Finance Director, and the
Legislative Fiscal Officer regarding the expenditure of federal stimulus funds
received by the Department for Child Care and After School Care Programs. Such
report shall include, but not be limited to, specific amounts expended for
professional development and a summary of summer and after-school programming
across the state.
(1)  Black Belt Eye Care Consortium	375,000
(2)  Beacon House	50,000
(3)  Educating Children at Residential
Hospitals
1,000,000
(4)  Greater Alabama Child Development
Program
926,114
For rural daycare.
(5)  Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center	570,932
For daycare.
(6)  Summer EBT Program Administration	10,000,000
(7)  Alabama Childcare Development
Initiative
784,959
1784
1785
1786
1787
1788
1789
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
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Initiative
784,959
To develop and expand childcare in certain areas of the state in collaboration with DHR so that
more persons may enter the workforce and fill job vacancies; thus, creating financially stable
families with parents and adults that can support their families.  The Paths for Success
Foundation shall provide reports and/or information per the department’s request to enhance
accountability. The Department shall provide to the Chairs of the House Ways and Means –
Education Committee, the Senate Finance and Taxation – Education Committee, and the Legislative
Fiscal Officer a report by the first day of the 2027 Regular Session on the usage and
expenditures of these funds.
(c) Human Services Program - Jobs
Opportunities and Basic Skills
Training (JOBS) Program and
Family and Children Services
Program
14,090,281	14,090,281
(1)  Child Advocacy Centers	1,600,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	106,188,990
Total Human Resources, Department of	106,188,990	106,188,990
No funds from the sales tax for the issuance of food stamps shall be reverted by the
Department of Human Resources to the Education Trust Fund. Any funds appropriated
which are in excess of the amount needed to fund the food stamp program shall be
retained by the Department and expended for direct services to children, including
the TANF program.
31. Law Enforcement Agency, State:
(a) Law Enforcement Program	2,449,592	2,449,592
(1)  School Safety	572,446
(2)  School Safety Evaluations, Mapping, and
Grants
1,500,000
To be expended under the provisions of Sections 16-22B-1 through 16-22B-6, Code of Alabama,
1975.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	2,449,592
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
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(1) ETF-Transfer	2,449,592
Total Law Enforcement Agency, State	2,449,592	2,449,592
32. Library Service, Alabama Public:
(a) Public Library Service Program	14,926,788 3,135,320 18,062,108
(1)  Alabama Supreme Court Library	550,000
(2)  Homework Alabama	395,000
(3)  Public Libraries	6,600,000
To be distributed to public libraries within the State.  In order to receive funding from this
program, the library must be in compliance with Administrative Code Rule 520-2-2-.03.
(4)  Virtual Library Project	3,611,637
In order to receive funding from this program, the library must be in compliance with
Administrative Code Rule 520-2-2-.03.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	14,926,788
(2) Federal and Local Funds	3,135,320
Total Library Service, Alabama Public	14,926,788 3,135,320 18,062,108
33. Lieutenant Governor, Office of the:
(a) Lieutenant Governor's Commission
on 21st Century Workforce
160,000	160,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	160,000
Total Lieutenant Governor, Office of
the
160,000	160,000
34. Marine Environmental Sciences
Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab:
(a) Support of Other Educational
Activities Program
6,490,000 18,303,172 24,793,172
(1)  Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
Consortium
125,000
(2)  Mobile Bay National Estuary Program	125,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	6,490,000
(2) Federal and Local Funds	18,303,172
Total Marine Environmental Sciences
Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab
6,490,000 18,303,172 24,793,172
35. Mathematics and Science, Alabama
School of:
(a) Financial Assistance Program	12,220,100 1,391,000 13,611,100
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	12,220,100
(2) Federal and Local Funds	1,391,000
Total Mathematics and Science, Alabama
School of
12,220,100 1,391,000 13,611,100
36. Medical Scholarship Awards, Board
of:
(a) Support of Other Educational
Activities Program
2,440,014 1,000,000 3,440,014
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
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Activities Program
2,440,014 1,000,000 3,440,014
The Board in determining those areas in greatest need of medical service shall
primarily be guided by information, on the rural primary care service areas
that have a deficit of primary-care physicians, provided by the most recent
Status Report of the Alabama Primary Care Physician Workforce from the Office
for Family Health Education & Research at the UAB Huntsville Regional Medical
Campus. Other factors used by the Board in determining areas of greatest need
shall include the practice locations agreed to by people granted loans
beforehand by the Board but who have not yet started clinical practice, or
started practice too late to have been included in the most recent Status
Report. The Board shall give preference to physicians that reside in the area
of greatest need. The Board shall file a report with the Chair of the Senate
Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the Chair of the House Ways and
Means-Education Committee, the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Finance
Director on October 1, 2025. The Board’s report shall include, if determined,
where each student who has not started clinical practice has contracted to
practice clinical medicine to repay his or her loans. If that area is not a
rural primary-care service area identified as having a deficit of primary-care
physicians by the most recent Status Report of the Alabama Primary Care
Physician Workforce, the Board in its report shall state why it allowed that
location as a place where that student could practice to repay his or her
loans. The report shall also include the total number of scholarships awarded
for the fall term of the 2024-2025 academic year and the institution attended
by the scholarship recipients. The report shall also include the name of each
scholarship recipient and the number of years the recipient has received a
scholarship and, if determined, where the recipient has contracted to practice
clinical medicine to repay his or her loans. The report shall also report
where contract holders were working in clinical practice to repay their loans,
how many in each location, where physicians who had repaid their loans worked
to do so, and how many in each location. The report also shall detail the
Board’s budget and operating expenses for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
(1)  Alabama Physician Assistants Service
Program (Loan Repayment)
500,000
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
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Program (Loan Repayment)
500,000
To be expended under the provisions of Sections 16-47-220 through 16-47-225, Code of Alabama
1975. The Board shall file a report with the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the Legislative Fiscal Officer
and the Finance Director on October 1, 2025, regarding the expenditures and the condition and
accomplishments of the program, including start-up preparations.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	2,440,014
(2) Federal and Local Funds	1,000,000
Total Medical Scholarship Awards, Board
of
2,440,014 1,000,000 3,440,014
37. Mental Health, Department of:
(a) Institutional Treatment and Care
of Intellectually Disabled
Program
54,766,626	54,766,626
(1)  ARC-type Community-based Programs 	4,282,409
To fund ARC-type community-based programs pursuant to a formula developed by the Department of
Mental Health. Any ARC program receiving funds for the first time in FY 2026 shall receive a
minimum of $50,000.
(2)  Camp ASCCA	465,000
(3)  Developmental Disability Nurse
Delegation Program
800,000
(4)  Eagles' Wings Program	550,000
(5)  Rainbow Omega	550,000
(6)  Residential Habilitation	960,000
(7)  Community Provider Rate Increases	4,250,000
(8)  ARC of Southwest Alabama	34,907
This funding is in addition to the amount allocated to the ARC of Southwest Alabama from the
formula for ARC-type community-based programs.
(b) Institutional Treatment and Care
of Mental Illness Program
16,387,880	16,387,880
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
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of Mental Illness Program
16,387,880	16,387,880
(1)  School-Based Mental Health Services
Collaboration
5,500,000
(2)  Community Provider Rate Increases	3,000,000
(3)  For services to Medicaid-eligible
Children and Youth with Severe
Emotional Disturbance or Autism
Spectrum Disorder
4,750,000
To be used for services to Medicaid-eligible children and youth with severe emotional
disturbance or autism spectrum disorder. The ETF funding provided in this act shall be combined
with funding provided in the State General Fund appropriations act so that a total of at least
$11,000,000 in state funds is allocated for services to those Medicaid-eligible children and
youth.
(c) Special Services Program	7,024,436	7,024,436
(1)  Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating
Council
438,900
a. Regional Centers	225,000
(d) Substance Abuse Program	2,892,794	2,892,794
(1)  Community Provider Rate Increases	1,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	81,071,736
Total Mental Health, Department of	81,071,736	81,071,736
Of the above appropriation to the Department of Mental Health a portion shall be
used to develop and implement best practices and strategies, in conjunction with the
State Department of Education, designed to address the mental health needs,
including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other anger disorders, of
children and adolescents in public schools.
38. Music Hall of Fame:
(a) Fine Arts Program	204,381 330,000 534,381
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	204,381
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
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(1) ETF	204,381
(2) Music Hall of Fame Fund,
Estimated
330,000
Total Music Hall of Fame	204,381 330,000 534,381
39. Nursing, Alabama Board of:
(a) Professional and Occupational
Licensing and Regulation Program
766,027 11,597,620 12,363,647
The above appropriation shall be expended pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 34-21-60 through 34-21-63, Code of Alabama 1975.
(1)  Advanced Degrees Scholarships	150,000
For scholarships for advanced degrees to train instructors to teach nursing classes in Alabama
colleges and universities, notwithstanding the limiting provisions of Sections 34-21-60 through
34-21-63, Code of Alabama 1975.
(2)  Loan Repayment Program 	450,000
For a loan repayment program for advanced-practice nurses, notwithstanding the limiting
provisions of Sections 34-21-60 through 34-21-63, Code of Alabama 1975. The Board shall file a
report with the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, House Ways
and Means-Education Committee, the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Finance Director by
October 1, 2025, regarding the total number of scholarships and loans awarded for the Fall term
of the 2024-2025 academic year and the institution attended by the scholarship and loan
recipients. The report shall also include the name of each scholarship and loan recipient and
the number of years the recipient has received a scholarship or loan.
(3)  Advanced Practice Nurse Loan Program	150,000
For a loan repayment program for advanced-practice nurses, notwithstanding the limiting
provisions of Sections 34-21-150 through 34-21-155, Code of Alabama 1975. The Board shall file
a report with the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, House Ways
and Means-Education Committee, the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Finance Director by
October 1, 2025, regarding the total number of scholarships and loans awarded for the Fall term
of the 2024-2025 academic year and the institution attended by the scholarship and loan
recipients. The report shall also include the name of each scholarship and loan recipient and
the number of years the recipient has received a scholarship or loan.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	766,027
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
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2006
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2008
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(1) ETF	766,027
(2) Alabama Board of Nursing Trust
Fund
11,597,620
Total Nursing, Alabama Board of	766,027 11,597,620 12,363,647
40. Optometric Scholarship Awards,
Board of:
(a) Support of Other Educational
Activities Program
200,000	200,000
To be expended under the provisions of Sections 34-22-60 through 34-22-65,
Code of Alabama 1975. 
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	200,000
Total Optometric Scholarship Awards,
Board of
200,000	200,000
41. Peace Officers' Standards and
Training Commission, Alabama:
(a) Professional and Occupational
Licensing and Regulation Program
261,089 1,945,929 2,207,018
(b) Certified Law Enforcement Academy
Program
2,062,000 1,000,000 3,062,000
(1)  Regional Training Academies	2,062,000
To be allocated to the five regional training academies, consistent with the provisions of
Section 36-21-47.1, Code of Alabama 1975, in a fair and equitable manner.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	2,323,089
(2) Alabama Peace Officers' Standards
and Training Fund - as provided
in Sections 36-21-40 through
36-21-51, Code of Alabama 1975
2,945,929
Total Peace Officers' Standards and
Training Commission, Alabama
2,323,089 2,945,929 5,269,018
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
2038
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2,323,089 2,945,929 5,269,018
42. Physical Fitness, State Commission
on:
(a) Advisory Services Program	2,599,951	9,288 2,609,239
(1)  Alabama Sports Council	607,260
(2)  Alabama Sports Festival	1,055,467
(3)  Alabama Sports Hall of Fame	585,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	2,599,951
(2) Federal and Local Funds	9,288
Total Physical Fitness, State
Commission on
2,599,951	9,288 2,609,239
43. Rehabilitation Services, Department
of:
(a) Direct Client Services for the
Handicapped Program
61,422,474 213,466,990 274,889,464
(1)  Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury	1,000,000
(2)  Children's Rehabilitation Services	12,050,611
Of the above appropriation, the agency will pay to each hospital the standard per diem paid by
the Alabama Medicaid Agency for services relating to scoliosis and spina bifida medical care.
(3)  Disability Resource Network	150,000
(4)  Early Intervention Program	14,690,685
(5)  Education of Dependents of Blind
Parents
10,399
The above appropriation shall be allocated for reimbursement to every state institution of
higher learning, college, university, community college, or junior college, in which benefits
are given to dependents of blind parents under the provisions of Sections 16-33-1 through
16-33-12, Code of Alabama 1975.
(6)  Hemophilia	1,289,809
(7)  Homebound	8,645,509
(8)  Rehabilitation Services	18,057,388
a. Teaching Children With Disabilities	128,213
2040
2041
2042
2043
2044
2045
2046
2047
2048
2049
2050
2051
2052
2053
2054
2055
2056
2057
2058
2059
2060
2061
2062
2063
2064
2065
2066
2067
2068
2069
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a. Teaching Children With Disabilities	128,213
(9)  Respite Related Services and Training	315,000
(10) Exceptional Foundation	150,000
(11) Physician-Assisted Autism Diagnostic
(PAAD) Clinic Models
800,000
For statewide autism assessments.
(12) Rehabilitation Projects	1,710,631
(13) Traumatic Brain Injury Program	2,552,442
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	60,422,474
(2) ETF-Transfer	1,000,000
(3) Alabama Head and Spinal Cord
Injury Trust Fund
1,000,000
(4) Federal and Local Funds	212,466,990
Total Rehabilitation Services,
Department of
61,422,474 213,466,990 274,889,464
The above appropriation to the Department of Rehabilitation Services -
Rehabilitation Projects may be used to contract with providers of cerebral palsy
services.
44. Revenue, Department of:
(a) Education Savings Account Program	101,250,000	101,250,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	101,250,000
Total Revenue, Department of	101,250,000	101,250,000
45. Sickle Cell Oversight and
Regulatory Commission, Alabama :
(a) Support of Other Educational
Activities Program
1,931,613	1,931,613
(1)  Commission Travel and Other Expenses	60,973
(2)  University and Community-based Sickle
Cell Programs 
1,870,640
2071
2072
2073
2074
2075
2076
2077
2078
2079
2080
2081
2082
2083
2084
2085
2086
2087
2088
2089
2090
2091
2092
2093
2094
2095
2096
2097
2098
2099
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Cell Programs 
1,870,640
To fund university and community-based Sickle Cell programs which were funded from the ETF
budget in FY 2000. These funds shall be distributed proportionately to the distribution made in
FY 2003.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	1,931,613
Total Sickle Cell Oversight and
Regulatory Commission, Alabama 
1,931,613	1,931,613
46. Space Science Exhibit Commission,
Alabama :
(a) Special Services Program	2,950,000 47,371,000 50,321,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	2,950,000
(2) Federal and Local Funds	47,371,000
Total Space Science Exhibit Commission,
Alabama 
2,950,000 47,371,000 50,321,000
47. Supercomputer Authority, Alabama :
(a) Information Technology Services
Program
23,908,780 7,000,000 30,908,780
The above appropriation is to be expended in accordance with Sections
41-10-390 through 41-10-406, Code of Alabama 1975.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	23,908,780
(2) Supercomputer Revolving Fund,
Estimated
7,000,000
Total Supercomputer Authority, Alabama 	23,908,780 7,000,000 30,908,780
48. Veterans' Affairs, Department of:
(a) Administration of Veteran's
Affairs Program
2,815,227	2,815,227
(b) Student Financial Aid Program,
Estimated
45,000,000	45,000,000
2101
2102
2103
2104
2105
2106
2107
2108
2109
2110
2111
2112
2113
2114
2115
2116
2117
2118
2119
2120
2121
2122
2123
2124
2125
2126
2127
2128
2129
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Estimated
45,000,000	45,000,000
For reimbursement to every state institution of higher learning, college,
university, community college, junior college or technical college in which
benefits are given to veterans, their spouses, widows, or children under the
provisions of Sections 31-6-1 through 31-6-17, Code of Alabama 1975.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	47,815,227
Total Veterans' Affairs, Department of	47,815,227	47,815,227
49. Workforce, Alabama Department of
(Formerly Labor, Department of):
(a) Industrial Development Program	13,700,000	13,700,000
(1)  STEM Council	8,700,000
Of the above appropriation, $5,000,000 shall be used for regional STEM hub grants and shall be
in collaboration with the State Department of Education.
a. Remote Learning Hub	2,000,000
(2)  Alabama Workforce Council	1,600,000
To manage the Alabama Credential Registry, to develop the annual Compendium of Valuable
Credentials by using the two-tiered non-degree credential quality assurance review process
established in the bylaws of the Alabama Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways, and to
provide technical assistance to credential providers in registering credentials to the Alabama
Credential Registry.
(3)  Alabama Office of Apprenticeship	2,500,000
(4)  Marketing Campaign for Technical
Education
900,000
(b) Skills Enhancement and Employment
Opportunities Program
1,513,356 74,279,974 75,793,330
(c) Administrative Services Program	4,567,500	4,567,500
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	19,780,856
(2) Federal and Local Funds	74,279,974
Total Workforce, Alabama Department of
(Formerly Labor, Department of)
19,780,856 74,279,974 94,060,830
2131
2132
2133
2134
2135
2136
2137
2138
2139
2140
2141
2142
2143
2144
2145
2146
2147
2148
2149
2150
2151
2152
2153
2154
2155
2156
2157
2158
2159
2160
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(Formerly Labor, Department of)
19,780,856 74,279,974 94,060,830
50. Youth Services, Department of:
(a) Financial Assistance Program
(School District)
8,403,949	8,403,949
The above appropriation shall be expended by the Youth Services Department
School District in a manner consistent with the funding formula cooperatively
established by the Youth Services Board and the State Board of Education
pursuant to the provisions of Sections 44-1-70 through 44-1-78, Code of
Alabama 1975.
(b) Youth Services Program	53,800,102	53,800,102
(c) Special Programming for
Achievement Network (SPAN)
Program
3,565,732	3,565,732
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF-Transfer	65,769,783
Total Youth Services, Department of	65,769,783	65,769,783
C. Colleges and Universities:
1.  Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical
University, Board of Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
54,817,156 78,769,979 133,587,135
(1)  Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity
and STEM Enhancements
125,000
(2)  State Black Archives Research Center
and Museum
125,000
(b) Extension-Urban Affairs and
Non-Traditional Land Grant
Programs
4,084,765	4,084,765
Pursuant to Knight v. Alabama Final Settlement Agreement.
(c) Agricultural Research Station
Fixed Costs
432,285	432,285
2162
2163
2164
2165
2166
2167
2168
2169
2170
2171
2172
2173
2174
2175
2176
2177
2178
2179
2180
2181
2182
2183
2184
2185
2186
2187
2188
2189
2190
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Fixed Costs
432,285	432,285
Pursuant to Knight v. Alabama Final Settlement Agreement.
(d) Auxiliary Enterprises	34,612,894 34,612,894
(e) Restricted Funds	55,151,763 55,151,763
(f) Agricultural Research and
Extension-State Match
1,305,883	1,305,883
(g) The Virginia Caples Learning
Living Institute
100,000	100,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	60,740,089
(2) Federal and Other Funds	168,534,636
Total Alabama Agricultural and
Mechanical University, Board of
Trustees
60,740,089 168,534,636 229,274,725
2.  Alabama A and M University, Board
of Trustees-Miles College
Consortium:
(a) Alabama A and M University-Miles
College Consortium
493,486	493,486
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	493,486
Total Alabama A and M University, Board
of Trustees-Miles College Consortium
493,486	493,486
3.  Alabama State University, Board of
Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
66,556,368 82,310,995 148,867,363
(1)  Title VI Program Enhancement	1,657,477
(2)  Physical Therapy Program	1,630,747
(3)  Occupational Therapy Program	520,980
(4)  Health Information Management Program	479,323
2192
2193
2194
2195
2196
2197
2198
2199
2200
2201
2202
2203
2204
2205
2206
2207
2208
2209
2210
2211
2212
2213
2214
2215
2216
2217
2218
2219
2220
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(4)  Health Information Management Program	479,323
(5)  EdD in Educational Leadership, Policy
and Law Program
2,392,969
(6)  Dormitory Renovations	500,000
(7)  Desegregation Planning	184,906
Pursuant to the Knight v. Alabama Final Settlement Agreement.
(8)  Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences	100,000
$25,000 per quarter shall be transferred to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences -
Forensic Services Trust Fund for the building occupied by the department at the Alabama State
University campus.
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	12,040,653 12,040,653
(c) Restricted Funds	31,302,742 31,302,742
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	66,556,368
(2) Federal and Other Funds	125,654,390
Total Alabama State University, Board
of Trustees
66,556,368 125,654,390 192,210,758
4.  Alabama, The University of, Board
of Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support for the
University of Alabama at
Tuscaloosa
265,214,571 962,796,126 1,228,010,697
(1)  Alabama Small Business Development
Centers
961,600
(2)  Alabama Transportation Institute	5,000,000
(3)  Institute for Automotive Engineering	1,000,000
(4)  Rural Health Care Program	600,000
(5)  State of Alabama Water Resource Center	1,360,000
2222
2223
2224
2225
2226
2227
2228
2229
2230
2231
2232
2233
2234
2235
2236
2237
2238
2239
2240
2241
2242
2243
2244
2245
2246
2247
2248
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(5)  State of Alabama Water Resource Center	1,360,000
(b) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support for the
University of Alabama at
Birmingham
416,907,358 4,599,141,825 5,016,049,183
(1)  Alabama Drug Discovery Alliance	1,400,000
In collaboration with the Southern Research Institute.
(2)  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Clinic
750,000
(3)  Center for Clinical and Transitional
Science
500,000
(4)  Genome Alabama	2,000,000
In collaboration with the Hudson Alpha Institute.
(5)  High School and Middle School Athletic
Training Programs
356,765
(6)  Minority Dental Program	201,473
(7)  Rural Hospitals Resource Center	1,250,000
(8)  School of Optometry	250,000
(9)  UAB School of Medicine-Central Alabama
Regional Campus
500,000
(10) University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cancer Center
5,052,527
(c) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support for the
University of Alabama in
Huntsville
77,280,307 146,860,514 224,140,821
(1)  Alabama Office of the State
Climatologist
850,000
(2)  Redstone Research Retention Program	2,700,000
2250
2251
2252
2253
2254
2255
2256
2257
2258
2259
2260
2261
2262
2263
2264
2265
2266
2267
2268
2269
2270
2271
2272
2273
2274
2275
2276
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(2)  Redstone Research Retention Program	2,700,000
(d) Special Mental Health and
Chauncey Sparks Center for
Developmental and Learning
Disorders, University of Alabama
at Birmingham
4,236,628	4,236,628
(e) Auxiliary Enterprises	340,782,508 340,782,508
(f) Restricted Funds	948,783,895 948,783,895
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	763,638,864
(2) Federal and Other Funds	6,998,364,868
Total Alabama, The University of, Board
of Trustees
763,638,864 6,998,364,868 7,762,003,732
5.  Athens State University, Board of
Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
23,252,462 23,978,801 47,231,263
(1)  Arts Center	256,455
(2)  Center for Excellence in Education
Diversity
325,000
(3)  Collaboration Program with the Alabama
Community College System
275,000
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	532,000 532,000
(c) Restricted Funds	25,438,051 25,438,051
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	23,252,462
(2) Federal and Other Funds	49,948,852
Total Athens State University, Board of
Trustees
23,252,462 49,948,852 73,201,314
6.  Auburn University, Board of
Trustees:
2278
2279
2280
2281
2282
2283
2284
2285
2286
2287
2288
2289
2290
2291
2292
2293
2294
2295
2296
2297
2298
2299
2300
2301
2302
2303
2304
2305
2306
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support, Auburn
University
286,944,188 887,001,753 1,173,945,941
(1)  CLT Outreach and Research	940,125
The above appropriation for CLT Outreach and Research shall be used for capital expenses and
equipment and shall not be used for salaries and benefits.
a. College of Architecture, Design and
Construction
250,000
For CLT equipment purchases.
(2)  National Livestock Competition
Coordinator
250,000
For the recruitment and retention of a National Livestock Competition Coordinator for the
College of Agriculture.
(3)  Poultry Science Department	250,000
(4)   Irrigation Research and Outreach
Initiative
500,000
(b) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support, Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station
44,474,781 6,071,549 50,546,330
(c) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support, Alabama
Cooperative Extension System
46,827,535 8,235,596 55,063,131
(1)  4-H Youth Development Agricultural and
Animal Sciences Extension Specialist
125,000
(d) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support, Auburn
University at Montgomery
34,989,116 59,697,397 94,686,513
(1)  Senior Resource Center	114,915
(e) Restricted Funds	288,455,076 288,455,076
(f) Auxiliary Enterprises	263,441,209 263,441,209
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
2308
2309
2310
2311
2312
2313
2314
2315
2316
2317
2318
2319
2320
2321
2322
2323
2324
2325
2326
2327
2328
2329
2330
2331
2332
2333
2334
2335
2336
2337
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SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	413,235,620
(2) Federal and Other Funds	1,512,902,580
Total Auburn University, Board of
Trustees
413,235,620 1,512,902,580 1,926,138,200
7.  Jacksonville State University,
Board of Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
61,088,407 119,886,123 180,974,530
(1)  Center for Applied Forensics	500,000
(2)  Center for Law Enforcement Best
Practices
475,000
(3)  Center for Manufacturing Support	700,000
(4)  Economic Development Initiative for the
Alabama Scenic River Trail
250,000
(5)  Little River Canyon Field School	450,000
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any amount appropriated to Jacksonville
State University for the Little River Canyon Field School, for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2025, which is unexpended shall remain at Jacksonville State University to be expended for
the Little River Canyon Field School.
(6)  Correctional Professional Training	150,000
(7)  Sweet Trails Alabama	200,000
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	26,067,998 26,067,998
(c) Restricted Funds	82,365,456 82,365,456
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	61,088,407
(2) Federal and Other Funds	228,319,577
Total Jacksonville State University,
Board of Trustees
61,088,407 228,319,577 289,407,984
8.  Montevallo, University of, Board of
Trustees:
2339
2340
2341
2342
2343
2344
2345
2346
2347
2348
2349
2350
2351
2352
2353
2354
2355
2356
2357
2358
2359
2360
2361
2362
2363
2364
2365
2366
2367
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
32,768,738 45,617,638 78,386,376
(1)  Allied Health	1,250,000
(2)  Purchase Books and Materials for
Disadvantaged Students
50,000
(3)  Rural Teacher Recruitment	350,000
(4)  Mental and Physical Health Initiatives	50,000
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	12,494,849 12,494,849
(c) Restricted Funds	8,307,135 8,307,135
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	32,768,738
(2) Federal and Other Funds	66,419,622
Total Montevallo, University of, Board
of Trustees
32,768,738 66,419,622 99,188,360
9.  North Alabama, University of, Board
of Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
57,615,778 104,533,684 162,149,462
(1)  North Alabama Trails and Recreation	150,000
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	22,605,437 22,605,437
(c) Restricted Funds	24,109,379 24,109,379
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	57,615,778
(2) Federal and Other Funds	151,248,500
Total North Alabama, University of,
Board of Trustees
57,615,778 151,248,500 208,864,278
10. South Alabama, University of, Board
of Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
171,209,511 1,124,380,277 1,295,589,788
2369
2370
2371
2372
2373
2374
2375
2376
2377
2378
2379
2380
2381
2382
2383
2384
2385
2386
2387
2388
2389
2390
2391
2392
2393
2394
2395
2396
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
Program Support
171,209,511 1,124,380,277 1,295,589,788
(1)  ALS Center for Excellence	750,000
(2)  Rural Hospitals Resource Center	1,250,000
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	30,417,748 30,417,748
(c) Restricted Funds	89,000,000 89,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	171,209,511
(2) Federal and Other Funds	1,243,798,025
Total South Alabama, University of,
Board of Trustees
171,209,511 1,243,798,025 1,415,007,536
11. Troy University, Board of Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
87,231,064 174,414,748 261,645,812
(1)  Dothan Pre-K Teacher Training Center	475,000
(2)  Sign Language Interpretive Center	450,000
(3)  Center for Civics Education and
Leadership
1,000,000
(4)  Civics Partnership	750,000
In collaboration with American Village.
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	21,324,769 21,324,769
(c) Restricted Funds	41,653,063 41,653,063
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	87,231,064
(2) Federal and Other Funds	237,392,580
Total Troy University, Board of
Trustees
87,231,064 237,392,580 324,623,644
12. West Alabama, University of, Board
of Trustees:
(a) Operations and Maintenance and
Program Support
33,993,443 50,545,250 84,538,693
(1)  Black Belt STEM	550,000
2399
2400
2401
2402
2403
2404
2405
2406
2407
2408
2409
2410
2411
2412
2413
2414
2415
2416
2417
2418
2419
2420
2421
2422
2423
2424
2425
2426
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Trust Fund Other Funds Total
(1)  Black Belt STEM	550,000
(2)  Blackbelt Scholars Program	750,000
(3)  Blackbelt Teaching Initiative	690,000
(4)  National Young Farmers	50,000
(5)  Rural Workforce Development	400,000
(6)  Women's Hall of Fame	10,000
(b) Auxiliary Enterprises	6,660,208 6,660,208
(c) Restricted Funds	813,946 813,946
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	33,993,443
(2) Federal and Other Funds	58,019,404
Total West Alabama, University of,
Board of Trustees
33,993,443 58,019,404 92,012,847
13. West Alabama, University of, Board
of Trustees-Stillman College:
(a) University of West
Alabama-Stillman College
100,000	100,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	100,000
Total West Alabama, University of,
Board of Trustees-Stillman College
100,000	100,000
D. Alabama Innovation Fund:
1.  Alabama Innovation Fund:
(a) Alabama Innovation Fund	33,420,133	33,420,133
The above appropriation shall be used for economic development and research
purposes recommended by the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce
and approved by the Governor. The Secretary of the Department of Commerce
shall notify the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee
and the House Ways and Means-Education Committee in writing at least 10 days
prior to the disbursement of any funds. Such notification shall include the
project description and the amount to be disbursed.
2429
2430
2431
2432
2433
2434
2435
2436
2437
2438
2439
2440
2441
2442
2443
2444
2445
2446
2447
2448
2449
2450
2451
2452
2453
2454
2455
2456
2457
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project description and the amount to be disbursed.
(1)  Innovate Alabama	25,000,000
(2)  Neurological Research Project	1,000,000
(3)  Hudson Alpha Institute for
Biotechnology
1,000,000
(4)  Small Business Innovation Research and
Small Business Technology Matching
Grants
5,000,000
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 10 of Title 41.
(5)  Southern Research Institute	1,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	33,420,133
Total Alabama Innovation Fund	33,420,133	33,420,133
E. Other:
1.  Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute
for, Board of Trustees:
(a) Adult Programs	18,053,095 10,209,968 28,263,063
(1)  Birmingham Regional Office	10,000
(b) Children and Youth Programs	50,188,706 16,660,332 66,849,038
(c) Industries for the Blind	12,843,557 27,394,000 40,237,557
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
(1) ETF	81,085,358
(2) Federal and Local Funds	54,264,300
Total Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute
for, Board of Trustees
81,085,358 54,264,300 135,349,658
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2460
2461
2462
2463
2464
2465
2466
2467
2468
2469
2470
2471
2472
2473
2474
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2476
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Section 4. Any state agency, local board of education,
or public institution of higher education receiving funding
from the Education Trust Fund in this appropriations act shall
be in compliance with the provisions of Act 2024-34 of the
2024 Regular Session of the Legislature.
Section 5. In addition to the appropriations herein
made, all gifts, grants, contributions, insurance proceeds or
entitlements, in excess of the amount carried in this act,
including grants by the Congress of the United States,
municipalities or counties, to any department, division,
board, bureau, commission, agency, institution, office or
officer of the State of Alabama are hereby appropriated and,
in the event the same are recurring, are reappropriated to
such department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency,
institution, office, or officer to be used only for the
purpose or purposes for which the grant or contribution was or
shall be made. Further, all state, county, municipal, and
educational entities are authorized to disburse such sums as
deemed necessary by mutual agreement between said entities and
the State of Alabama, Department of Examiners of Public
Accounts to partially defray the cost of auditing services
performed by said agency. All such sums are hereby
appropriated and reappropriated if necessary to the Department
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2485
2486
2487
2488
2489
2490
2491
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2494
2495
2496
2497
2498
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appropriated and reappropriated if necessary to the Department
of Examiners of Public Accounts for audit services, to be
expended through the fund established by Section 41-5A-22,
Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 6. The State Superintendent of Education shall
make requisitions to the State Comptroller in favor of the
proper beneficiary in accordance with the law and rules and
regulations governing the expenditure or disbursement of any
and all funds appropriated to the State Department of
Education and/or the State Board of Education in this act,
whereupon the Comptroller shall issue her warrant therefor.
All other appropriations in this act shall be paid after
proper requisitions are made to the State Comptroller in the
manner now provided by law.
Section 7. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
affect or repeal any law authorizing or permitting any
college, school, or other education or eleemosynary
institution of the State to receive, collect or disburse any
fees, tuitions, charges, sales, endowments, trusts or income
therefrom, which are now or may hereafter be authorized to
receive, collect, or disburse. The receiving college, school
or institution shall further maintain separate accounts for
such receipts or shall maintain a system of accounting which
will show a cash flow of such receipts received under the
provision of this appropriation.
Section 8. The appropriations made herein to the
departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies
include the amounts necessary and said departments, boards,
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include the amounts necessary and said departments, boards,
offices, commissions, and agencies are hereby directed to make
the transfer of funds to the State Personnel Department in the
amounts enumerated in the general appropriations act for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. All agencies and
institutions enumerated in this act that receive services from
other governmental agencies enumerated in this act or the
general appropriations act shall make full payment in a timely
manner for such services.
Section 9. All encumbered balances of a previous
fiscal year appropriation other than the exclusions authorized
by the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 41-4-93, shall lapse no
later than September 30 of the fiscal year immediately
following the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made
and shall revert to the credit of the Education Trust Fund or
earmarked fund from which the appropriation or appropriations
were made.
Section 10. Upon certification to the Director of
Finance by the State Attorney General that a federal court has
ordered the State of Alabama to pay claims, attorney fees, or
other costs relating to said court order, funds are hereby
appropriated to the affected department, board, bureau, or
commission in the amount necessary to satisfy that court
order. Such appropriations are in addition to any other
appropriation heretofore or hereafter made in this
appropriation act. Such appropriations are conditioned upon
the availability of funds and a determination by the Director
of Finance that other current appropriations are not available
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of Finance that other current appropriations are not available
for court-ordered payments.
Section 11. Local boards of education may exercise
flexibility among line item expenditures, not to create a
reduction of earned teacher units and/or local board of
education support personnel.
Section 12. The State Superintendent of Education may
approve a request by a local board of education for
redirecting Other Current Expense funds designated for
pass-through calculations to their local Child Nutrition
Program if the redirected funds do not prevent the Child
Nutrition Program of that local board of education from
maintaining a one-month fund balance.
Section 13. The appropriations made herein to the
departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies
include the amounts necessary to pay the State Employees'
Insurance Board (SEIB). The SEIB rate shall be $1,025 per
month for each full-time employee for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026. The State Employees' Insurance Board will
adjust the insurance program wherever appropriate to maintain
the aforementioned fixed rate.
Section 14. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this act or any other act, any amount from appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 to the various state
agencies and institutions in this act, including
appropriations from the Education Trust Fund, which are
unexpended and reverted on September 30, 2025 are hereby
reappropriated to the respective state agencies, offices, and
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reappropriated to the respective state agencies, offices, and
institutions for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025.
Section 15. (a) The At-Risk and High Hopes
appropriations made to the State Department of Education shall
be expended as follows: 50% shall be at the discretion of the
State Superintendent of Education and 50% shall be awarded in
the form of grants to school systems/entities for activities
or programs designed to enhance outcomes for At-Risk Students.
At-Risk Students shall be defined as students who have not met
proficiency standards for state accountability assessments and
one or more of the following apply: the student attends a
Title I school; qualifies for free or reduced lunch; qualifies
for special education or Tier III intervention; or is an
English language learner. In the awarding of grants,
preference will be given to undertakings that will directly
impact student achievement and improve performance on state
assessments to include remediation for students, after-school
and tutorial programs, career/technical programs, character
education, enrichment activities, programs that enhance
reading and mathematics abilities in students, activities that
increase grade-to-grade promotion, career and college
readiness, and early warning and prevention programs. Programs
must employ evidence-based practices and measure student
growth and achievement using research-based norms and
criterion. Funds should be awarded on a per-pupil basis, with
no more than ten percent of the grant award going toward
personnel costs.
(b) In an effort to provide the best and most
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(b) In an effort to provide the best and most
efficient implementation for intervention and innovation in
schools, administration of the grant awards shall be assigned
to the Alabama State Department of Education's Division of
Administrative and Financial Support with evaluative input
from other Alabama State Department of Education advisory
personnel, including the State Superintendent of Education, as
appropriate. The grant application process must require
districts to submit plans to the Alabama State Department of
Education detailing their intended use of the grant funds with
regard to student proficiency and growth. Grants may be
awarded any time after July 1st so schools can prepare for the
new school year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Alabama
State Department of Education's Division of Administrative and
Financial Support shall make every reasonable effort to notify
grant recipients of awards by August 1, 2025. No funding will
be available until October 1, 2025. Grantees will have no
guarantee of funding until October 1, 2025.
(c) Upon the awarding of any grant funds, the Alabama
State Department of Education must submit a report to the
Chairs of the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the
Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education, the
Finance Director, and the Legislative Fiscal Officer that
shall indicate the grant-recipient districts and each
district’s plan for those funds. Those districts shall submit
follow-up reports indicating the results of those plans from
the previous school year by July 31, 2026.
Section 16. (a) All nongovernmental entities,
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Section 16. (a) All nongovernmental entities,
identified by the Legislative Services Agency, which are
allocated funds in Section 3 of this act shall file a report
with the Chairs of the House Ways and Means-Education
Committee, the Senate Committee on Finance and
Taxation-Education, Finance Director, and the Legislative
Fiscal Officer prior to the start of the 2026 Regular Session,
regarding the proposed expenditures and usage of the funds
appropriated in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The
Legislative Services Agency shall provide notice to the
identified nongovernmental entities within 60 days following
enactment of this act regarding the reporting requirements and
the methodology to submit reports and format to be used, which
may include an online platform.
(b) In the event an entity was appropriated funds from
the Education Trust Fund in the fiscal year ending September
30, 2025, the entity shall also include in its report a
detailed breakdown of the expenditure and use of those funds,
including an inventory of the services delivered and number of
clients served, pursuant to guidelines established by the
Legislative Services Agency.
Section 17. The State Superintendent of Education
shall notify each local superintendent and finance officer of
each local education agency by email regarding the
availability and application process, including any required
forms, for any available grant opportunities during FY 2026.
The State Superintendent shall notify all members of the local
legislative delegation five days prior to the announcement of
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legislative delegation five days prior to the announcement of
any grant made to any entity located in the legislative
jurisdiction. The five days prior notice requirement shall be
waived in the event of a declared emergency. The Governor
shall encourage the Department to disburse the funds provided
herein on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Section 18. If any section, paragraph, sentence,
clause, provision, or portion of this act or all or any
portion of the appropriations herein made is held
unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect any other
section, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or portion of
this act or any other appropriation or appropriations or
portion thereof hereby made not in and of itself
unconstitutional or invalid.
Section 19. All laws or parts of laws, general,
special, private, or local in conflict with or inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 20. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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