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HB235
FKY6FCC-2
By Representative Garrett
RFD: Ways and Means Education
First Read: 14-Jan-26
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First Read: 14-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026, from the Education Trust Fund
to various agencies and entities in a total amount of
$419,717,091, as follows: $25,000,000 to the Department of
Education-Local Boards of Education; $143,245,000 to the
Department of Education; $500,000 to the Public Library
Service; $2,500,000 to the School of Cyber Technology and
Engineering; $2,500,000 to the School of Fine Arts; $2,000,000
to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium; $2,500,000 to
the School of Mathematics and Science; $1,000,000 to the
School of Healthcare Sciences; $7,961,087 to the Department of
Rehabilitation Services; $12,650,000 to the Department of
Public Health; $27,201,249 to the Alabama Community College
System; $8,848,960 to the Alabama Commission on Higher
Education; $6,900,000 to the Department of Workforce;
$2,000,000 to the Alabama Innovation Fund; $2,150,000 to the
Educational Television Commission; $8,401,824 to Alabama A&M
University; $4,360,182 to Alabama State University;
$44,169,369 to the University of Alabama System; $1,615,927 to
Athens State University; $20,406,603 to Auburn University;
$1,661,328 to Auburn University at Montgomery; $4,440,678 to
Jacksonville State University; $2,967,772 to the University of
Montevallo; $4,538,046 to the University of North Alabama;
$9,579,249 to the University of South Alabama; $5,175,081 to
Troy University; $2,974,736 to the University of West Alabama;
$500,000 to the Department of Agriculture and Industries;
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$500,000 to the Department of Agriculture and Industries;
$375,000 to the Council on the Arts; $10,000,000 to the
Executive Commission on Community Services Grants; $6,785,000
to the Alabama Historical Commission; $37,500,000 to the
Legislative Council; $3,500,000 to the U.S. Space and Rocket
Center Commission; $1,025,000 to the Firefighters' Personnel
Standards and Education Commission/Fire College; $300,000 to
the Geological Survey; $1,985,000 to the Department of Human
Resources; and $500,000 to the Institute for the Deaf and
Blind; to transfer $49,920 from the Alabama Student Assistance
Program Fund to the Commission on Higher Education Fund; to
transfer $148,192 from the Knight Court Monitor Fund to the
Commission on Higher Education Fund; to transfer $114,723 from
the Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Fund to the Commission
on Higher Education Fund; to make a supplemental appropriation
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, from the
Commission on Higher Education Fund to the Commission on
Higher Education in the amount of $312,835; to make a
supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026, from the CHOOSE Act Fund to the Department
of Revenue in the amount of $100,000,000; to authorize the
Alabama Historical Commission to use returned or unused funds
previously appropriated from the Education Trust Fund for
historical grants to provide additional grants; to authorize
grant funds allocated to conversion charter schools pursuant
to Act 2024-428 to be used as needed by the conversion charter
school; and to amend Act 2025-270, the Education Appropriation
Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, to clarify
the intent of an appropriation to the Department of Public
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the intent of an appropriation to the Department of Public
Health.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. In addition to all other appropriations
heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated a
total of $419,717,091 from the Education Trust Fund to the
following agencies and entities for the purposes specified
below for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026:
(1) To the State Board of Education – Local Boards of
Education for fleet renewal, $25,000,000. This appropriation
shall be distributed according to the fleet renewal guidelines
to be used for the purchase of school buses or the retirement
of school bus debt. For any school system that is currently up
to date in purchasing regular route buses, application may be
made to the State Superintendent of Education to flex these
funds for other educational purposes.
(2) To the State Department of Education for one-time
expenses, $143,245,000. Of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be
for School Safety to provide additional training, services,
supplies, and materials to support school safety initiatives
and safety contracts to be allocated pursuant to Chapter 22B,
Title 16, Code of Alabama 1975, including $3,000,000 for
school mapping; $20,000,000 shall be used for College and
Career Readiness Grants; $10,000,000 shall be used for Charter
School Grants which shall be distributed to the several
existing conversion and start-up charter schools on a per
pupil basis; $30,000,000 shall be used for the Summer and
Afterschool Program; $10,000,000 shall be used for Career Tech
equipment, of which $1,500,000 shall be used to purchase
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equipment, of which $1,500,000 shall be used to purchase
simulators for the pilot of heavy equipment operator training
programs to be implemented in a sample of high schools across
the state for which distribution shall be planned and
implemented in partnership with the Alabama Road Builders
Association to maximize the number of programs and to ensure
the program reflects workforce needs; $8,750,000 shall be used
for the McWane Center; $4,000,000 shall be used for the North
Alabama STEM Center; $1,000,000 shall be used for The Links
for parental education, financial education for families,
teaching good hygiene to children, and the food pantry;
$10,000,000 shall be used for EdFarm to develop new and
advanced technologies and programs, deploy broadband internet
infrastructure in rural communities, and support online
education training programs, certifications, and job placement
assistance in technology fields. The Superintendent shall
expend these funds to expand digital literacy, create jobs in
technology fields, reinvigorate career and technical education
opportunities, and attract business to rural Alabama;
$7,300,000 shall be used for the School Breakfast Program;
$1,100,000 shall be used for the CREATE Technology and
Innovation Center; $750,000 shall be used for the Woolley
Institute for Spoken Language Education; $720,000 shall be
used for the Back the Blue Foundation school detection dog
program; $400,000 shall be used for the Summer Cyber Academy
for high school students operated by Talladega College;
$200,000 shall be used for the Dundrill Heights and Just Be
Real film camps for Birmingham City School students; $200,000
shall be used for the Alabama Holocaust Commission for teacher
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shall be used for the Alabama Holocaust Commission for teacher
training; $100,000 shall be used for the Jazz Hall of Fame
statewide students program; $950,000 shall be used for the
EarlyWorks Museum; $850,000 shall be used for the Heman
Drummond Center for Innovation; $200,000 shall be used for the
ATTA STEM Learning Ecosystem; $225,000 shall be used for the
Mays Educational Center in Fairfield; $100,000 shall be used
for Oak Tree Ministries - Newton Center; $150,000 shall be
used for the Jones Valley Teaching Farm; $1,250,000 to Junior
Achievement of Alabama for capital expenditures related to a
location in the Huntsville/Madison community area, said funds
are contingent upon committed matching funds from private
and/or public funds of not less than $3,000,000, said match is
to be certified to the Director of Finance as committed by
Junior Achievement of Alabama no later than August 31, 2026,
and if no certification is received, then the funds shall
revert to the Education Trust Fund; and $10,000,000 shall be
used for Struggling Readers Beyond Grade 3 to support middle
grade reading improvements with the Superintendent requested
to consider reading assistance for the following Mobile County
Public Schools: Chastang, Fonde, ER Dickson, Indian Springs,
John Will, Meadowlake, Morningside, Orchard, and Whitley.
(3) To the Alabama Public Library Service for one-time
expenses for the Cullman County Public Library to build an
addition to house an education facility with an IT focus,
$500,000.
(4) To the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and
Engineering for one-time expenses for deferred maintenance,
general capital expenses, and school safety, $2,500,000.
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general capital expenses, and school safety, $2,500,000.
(5) To the Alabama School of Fine Arts for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, general capital expenses,
and school safety, $2,500,000.
(6) To the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium for
one-time capital expenses for the Dauphin Island Sea Lab,
$2,000,000.
(7) To the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
for one-time expenses for deferred maintenance, general
capital expenses, and school safety, $2,500,000.
(8) To the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences for
one-time expenses for school safety and general capital
expenses, $1,000,000.
(9) To the Department of Rehabilitation Services,
$7,961,087. Of this amount, $5,461,087 shall be used for
one-time expenses for vocational rehabilitation and workforce
development; $2,000,000 shall be used for the Kulture City
disability workforce center; $300,000 shall be used for United
Ability; and $200,000 shall be used for United Cerebral Palsy
- Huntsville.
(10) To the Department of Public Health, $12,650,000.
Of this amount, $10,000,000 shall be used for the CHIP
Program; $850,000 shall be used for pregnancy resource
centers; $800,000 shall be used for the Cahaba Medical Clinic
- Rural Psychiatry Residencies; and $1,000,000 shall be used
for the Regional Training Institute.
(11) To the Alabama Community College System for
one-time expenses, $27,201,249. Of this amount, $13,426,249
shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
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shall be used for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects; $5,000,000 shall be used for Wallace State Community
College (Hanceville) for capital projects; $75,000 shall be
used for Trenholm State Community College; $1,800,000 shall be
used for the Lauderdale County Agplex for veterinary
diagnostic equipment and supplies; $1,900,000 shall be used
for the Calhoun Community College Culinary Center; $4,000,000
shall be used for Drake State Community Technical College for
economic development; and $1,000,000 shall be used for the
Jefferson State Community College Adult Learning Center in
Trussville.
(12) To the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for
one-time expenses, $8,848,960. Of this amount, $2,000,000
shall be used for the USS Alabama Battleship to support
construction, maintenance, or operational costs of educational
facilities; $400,000 shall be used for the North Alabama
Agriplex for the expansion of children’s educational programs
and capital projects; $2,000,000 shall be used for the Alabama
Veterinary Hospital - Birmingham Zoo; $1,250,992 shall be used
for Tuskegee University for one-time expenses for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, school
security, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects; $1,500,000 shall be used for Tuskegee University for
one-time capital expenses for the Kellog Conference Center;
$62,968 shall be used for Talladega College for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, school security, or expenses associated with
ongoing capital projects; $250,000 shall be used for the North
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ongoing capital projects; $250,000 shall be used for the North
Alabama Land Trust; $1,000,000 shall be used for Sweet Trails;
$200,000 shall be used for Selma University; and $185,000
shall be used for the Tennessee RiverLine Program.
(13) To the Department of Workforce for one-time
expenses, $6,900,000. Of this amount, $3,500,000 shall be used
for IT system upgrades and a disaster recovery and backup
plan; $500,000 shall be used for a marketing campaign to
connect with rural/hard to reach workers; $2,000,000 shall be
used for the Forest Worker Training Institute; $400,000 shall
be used for the Alabama Advanced Transportation Readiness
Initiative; and $500,000 shall be used for data information
and retention.
(14) To the Alabama Innovation Fund, $2,000,000 for
one-time expenses for Hudson Alpha to support the HOPE-AD
initiative, a statewide effort to advance Alzheimer's
prevention research directly serving Alabamians through
education, clinical innovation, community engagement and
workforce development. The program will uncover new insights
for how Alzheimer's develops and use those findings to improve
how prevention is taught, how care is delivered, and how
families manage their brain health in Alabama. Thousands of
Alabama residents may volunteer to be screened to learn their
risk factors and receive personalized prevention guidance.
These discoveries will shape clinical practice, educate
Alabamians, strengthen and develop Alabama's biomedical
workforce, and further position the state as a national leader
to attract investment in healthcare research and prevention.
(15) To the Educational Television Commission,
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(15) To the Educational Television Commission,
$2,150,000. Of this amount, $2,000,000 shall be used as the
final appropriation for one-time expenses to equip and support
the build-out of the APT studio in the new state house; and
$150,000 shall be used for semiquincentennial programming.
(16) To Alabama A&M University for one-time expenses
for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities,
or expenses associated with ongoing capital projects,
$8,401,824.
(17) To Alabama State University for one-time expenses
for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities,
or expenses associated with ongoing capital projects,
$4,360,182.
(18) To the University of Alabama System, $44,169,369.
Of this amount, $36,169,369 shall be used for one-time
expenses for increasing research capacity, deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or ongoing
capital projects; $7,500,000 shall be used for the University
of Alabama Public Policy Center; and $500,000 shall be used
for the University of Alabama in Huntsville CubeSat Program.
(19) To Athens State University, $1,615,927. Of this
amount, $1,115,927 shall be used for one-time expenses for
deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or
expenses associated with ongoing capital projects; and
$500,000 shall be used for the Art and Music Library.
(20) To Auburn University, $20,406,603. Of this amount,
$19,906,603 shall be used for one-time expenses for increasing
research infrastructure and instrumentation, technology
systems, deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
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systems, deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, ongoing capital projects, or presidential
initiatives; and $500,000 shall be used for the Artemis
Research Innovation Campus in Huntsville.
(21) To Auburn University at Montgomery for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $1,661,328.
(22) To Jacksonville State University, $4,440,678. Of
this amount, $3,490,678 shall be used for one-time expenses
for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing facilities,
or expenses associated with ongoing capital projects; $450,000
shall be used for a Rose Bowl trip for the marching band; and
$500,000 shall be used for the Randy Owens Center for the
Performing Arts.
(23) To the University of Montevallo for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $2,967,772.
(24) To the University of North Alabama for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $4,538,046.
(25) To the University of South Alabama, $9,579,249. Of
the above appropriation, $9,379,249 shall be used for one-time
expenses for increasing research capacity, deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or ongoing
capital projects; and $200,000 shall be used for a study of
the environmental and economic impact of dredging in Mobile
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the environmental and economic impact of dredging in Mobile
Bay.
(26) To Troy University, $5,175,081. Of this amount,
$4,175,081 shall be used for one-time expenses for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses
associated with ongoing capital projects; and $1,000,000 shall
be used for the Chiropractic Program.
(27) To the University of West Alabama for one-time
expenses for deferred maintenance, renovation of existing
facilities, or expenses associated with ongoing capital
projects, $2,974,736.
(28) To the Department of Agriculture and Industries,
$500,000. Of this amount, $300,000 shall be used for the
Blount County Multipurpose Agricultural Center; and $200,000
shall be used for the Landmark Park Foundation.
(29) To the Council on the Arts, $375,000. Of this
amount, $125,000 shall be used for the Alabama Symphony
Orchestra; and $250,000 shall be used for the Bare Hands
Community Center.
(30) To the Executive Commission on Community Services
Grants to be distributed pursuant to Section 29-2-123, Code of
Alabama 1975, $10,000,000.
(31) To the Alabama Historical Commission, $6,785,000.
Of this amount, $1,000,000 shall be used for the Daniel Pratt
Museum; $1,750,000 shall be used for the Historic Blakely
Park; $125,000 shall be used for Gees Bend Quilting Bee
Cultural Preservation Center; $1,750,000 shall be used for the
Scottsboro Boys Historical Initiative to be divided equally
among the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Judge Horton Civil
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among the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Judge Horton Civil
Justice Learning Center; $600,000 shall be used for Brierfield
Ironworks Historic State Park; $75,000 shall be used for the
Somerville Courthouse; $75,000 shall be used for the USCT
Monument; $75,000 shall be used for the Cahaba Homestead
Heritage Foundation; $50,000 shall be used for the Vaughn
Smitherman Museum; $75,000 shall be used for the Jesse Owens
Memorial; $235,000 shall be used for the Helen Keller
Foundation; $100,000 shall be used for the Limestone County
Veterans Museum; and $875,000 shall be used for renovations to
the Looney's Amphitheater Complex and Cultural Center stage.
(32) To the Legislative Council for construction and
related expenses for the new State House, $37,500,000.
(33) To the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission,
$3,500,000.
(34) To the Firefighters' Personnel Standards and
Education Commission/Fire College, $1,025,000. Of this amount,
$500,000 shall be used for one-time expenses for deferred
maintenance, renovation of existing facilities, or expenses
associated with ongoing capital projects; and $525,000 shall
be used for the Winfield Fire Service EMT Program.
(35) To the Geological Survey, $300,000.
(36) To the Department of Human Resources, $1,985,000.
Of this amount, $135,000 shall be used for Beacon House;
$250,000 shall be used for the North Alabama Boys and Girls
Club; $100,000 shall be used for Mitchell's Place; and
$1,500,000 shall be used for Kids to Love.
(37) To the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
for perimeter fencing and other capital projects, $500,000.
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for perimeter fencing and other capital projects, $500,000.
Section 2. For the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, up to $49,920 shall be transferred from the Alabama
Student Assistance Program Fund to the Commission on Higher
Education Fund.
Section 3. For the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, up to $148,192 shall be transferred from the Knight
Court Monitor Fund to the Commission on Higher Education Fund.
Section 4. For the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, up to $114,723 shall be transferred from the Teacher
Education Scholarship Loan Fund to the Commission on Higher
Education Fund.
Section 5. In addition to all other appropriations
heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated
$312,835 from the Commission on Higher Education Fund to the
Commission on Higher Education. Of this amount, $198,112 shall
be used for operating expenses of the Commission, and $114,723
shall be used for the AKEEP Education and Teacher Recruitment
Program.
Section 6. In addition to all other appropriations
heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated a
total of $100,000,000 from the CHOOSE Act Fund to the
Department of Revenue for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026.
Section 7. In addition to other authorized uses,
conversion charter schools receiving grant funds under Act
2024-428 shall be allowed to use the funds as needed.
Section 8. For the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, the Alabama Historical Commission shall be allowed to
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2026, the Alabama Historical Commission shall be allowed to
use any returned or unused funds previously appropriated from
the Education Trust Fund for historical grants to provide
additional historical grants notwithstanding any maximum grant
or eligibility restrictions for grants in the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2026.
Section 9. Section 3B of Act 2025-270, the Education
Appropriations Act for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2026, is hereby amended as follows:
"26. Health, Department of Public:
(a) Alabama Medical
Education Consortium 1,110,000 1,110,000
(1) Rural Alabama
Teaching Health
Center
1,110,000
385,000
(2) Decatur Morgan
Graduate Medical
Education Program 725,000
Section 10. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this act or any other act, any amounts from appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, to the various
state agencies in this act which were unexpended and reverted
on September 30, 2026, are hereby reappropriated to the
respective offices for the fiscal year beginning October 1,
2026.
Section 11. In addition to all appropriations
heretofore and hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated
such amounts as may be necessary for public funds transferred
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such amounts as may be necessary for public funds transferred
into the State Treasury, in accordance with Executive Order
No. 726.
Section 12. This act shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its
otherwise becoming law.
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otherwise becoming law.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 12-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 02-Apr-26 Amended and Passed
House 07-Apr-26 Concurred in Senate
Amendment
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