This amendment adds extra funding from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to support Alabama colleges, universities, local school districts, and career training programs for the fiscal year ending in September 2026.
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HB236
HB236: Extra Funding for Schools, Colleges, and Teacher Training
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In one sentence
This law provides extra money from a special state fund to public colleges, local school boards, charter schools, specialized academies, and the Ed Farm Classroom of Tomorrow teacher training program.
What it does
- Gives $275.1 million to public universities and community colleges in Alabama.
- Provides $570 million to the Department of Education for distribution to local school districts, charter schools, specialized academies, and other entities.
- Sets aside an additional $4.9 million specifically for certain uses by local boards of education.
- Allocates $150 million as matching grants to help build or improve regional career technology centers.
- Designates $2 million within the Department of Education funds for teacher professional development through Ed Farm Classroom of Tomorrow.
Who it affects
- Public institutions of higher education, including universities and community colleges
- Local school boards in cities and counties across Alabama
- Charter schools and specialized state-run academies listed in the bill
- The Ed Farm Classroom of Tomorrow program for teacher training
Limits and unknowns
- The Department of Education must get approval from the State Superintendent before spending most of its share.
- $650,000 for Limestone County is limited specifically to improving athletic facilities.
- Some funds may be used for debt service even if other laws say otherwise.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Supplemental appropriations
- Extra money added to the budget after it was first approved.
- Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund
- The specific state fund where this new money comes from.
- Matching grants
- Money given by the state that requires local groups to also spend their own funds on a project.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
This act makes supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, to: (1) the public institutions of higher education in the amount of $275,100,000; (2) the Department of Education to be allocated to the local boards of education and other entities in the amount of $570,000,000; (3) the Department of Education to be allocated to local boards of education, including for certain entities and uses, in the amount of $4,900,000; and (4) the Department of Education to be allocated to local boards of education to provide matching grants to local education agencies for regional career technology center development expenses in the amount of $150,000,000.
Official activity
Bill history
- EnactedHouse
- Delivered to GovernorHouse
- Signature RequestedSenate
- Garrett Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1247 (Yeas 103, Nays 0)House
- EnrolledHouse
- Ready to EnrollHouse
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1102 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
- Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1101 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
- Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1100 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
- Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
- Orr 1st Amendment OfferedSenate
- Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute OfferedSenate
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSenate
- Reported Out of Committee Second HouseSenate
- Finance and Taxation Education 1st SubstituteSenate
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 868 (Yeas 105, Nays 0)House
- Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 867 (Yeas 105, Nays 0)House
- Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 104, Nays 0)House
- Pending Committee Action in Second HouseSenate
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation EducationSenate
Changes
Amendments
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This amendment adds extra funding from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to support Alabama colleges, universities, local school districts, and career training programs for the fiscal year ending in September 2026.
This amendment directs $650,000 of the Limestone County Board of Education's funding to improve athletic facilities and changes how education grants are awarded.