HB242 • 2026

Southern Preparatory Academy, appropriation

Budget Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Oliver
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill uses the phrase 'It is the intent that funds... shall be released,' which suggests a strong expectation but leaves some ambiguity on whether release is automatic upon receipt or subject to further discretion.

Funding for Southern Preparatory Academy

This law gives $460,000 to Southern Preparatory Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama, but only after the school submits an approved operations plan and audited financial statements.

What This Bill Does

Sets aside $460,000 from the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.
Requires Southern Preparatory Academy to submit an approved operations plan before receiving any money.
Mandates that the school provide audited financial statements covering its 2025 operations.
Orders quarterly reports on spending and progress to be sent to the Director of Finance throughout the year.
Demands a final performance report at the end of fiscal year 2027 detailing costs, results, and services provided.

Who It Names or Affects

Southern Preparatory Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama
The Director of Finance who reviews reports and releases funds
The Legislative Council which receives copies of all required reports

Terms To Know

Appropriation: An official act by the government to set aside money for a specific purpose.
Education Trust Fund: A state fund used specifically to support public education programs in Alabama.
Audited financial statement: An official review of a school's money records by an independent expert to ensure accuracy.

Limits and Unknowns

The law states it is the intent that funds will be released after reports are received, but does not specify what happens if reports are late or rejected.
The text requires quarterly and end-of-year reports but does not set specific calendar deadlines for when these must arrive.

Bill History

2026-04-09 House
Enacted
2026-04-02 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1116 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)
2026-04-02 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 33, Nays 0)
2026-04-02 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-04-02 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-04-02 House
Enrolled
2026-04-02 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-04-01 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-04-01 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-03-12 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 885 (Yeas 105, Nays 0)
2026-03-12 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 102, Nays 0)
2026-03-12 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-03-12 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
2026-03-11 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-11 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-14 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-14 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education

Official Summary Text

This act: (1) makes an appropriation of $460,000 from the Education Trust Fund to Southern Preparatory Academy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027; (2) conditions the appropriation on the submission of an approved operations plan and audited financial statement to the Director of Finance; and (3) requires quarterly expenditure and year-end performance reports to be submitted to the director.

Current Bill Text

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HB242 ENROLLED
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HB242
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By Representative Oliver
RFD: Ways and Means Education
First Read: 14-Jan-26
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First Read: 14-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
To make an appropriation of $460,000 from the Education
Trust Fund to Southern Preparatory Academy in Camp Hill,
Alabama for the support and maintenance of the educational
program of the institution, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2027; to provide that the appropriation is
subject to certain provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975; to
require an operations plan and an audited financial statement
prior to the release of any funds; and to require an end of
year report.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of
$460,000 from the Education Trust Fund to Southern Preparatory
Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama for the support and maintenance
of the educational program of the institution, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2027.
Section 2. The above appropriation is made for the
support of public education in Alabama and for the support and
maintenance of the above program. The appropriation shall be
subject to the provisions, terms, conditions, and limitations
of the Budget and Financial Control Act, Code of Alabama 1975,
Section 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 any other provisions of this act.
Section 3. (a) Prior to the release of any funds
appropriated under this act, the following reports shall be
submitted:
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submitted:
(1) An operations plan for the fiscal year 2027,
including goals and measurable performance indicators, shall
be submitted to and approved by the Director of Finance, as
provided for state agencies in Code of Alabama 1975, Section
41-19-10.
(2) An audited financial statement for all operations
during the fiscal year 2025.
(b) It is the intent that funds appropriated for fiscal
year 2027 shall be released by the Director of Finance
following receipt of the above reports.
(c) In addition, quarterly reports shall be made to the
Director of Finance relating actual expenditures and
accomplishments to planned expenditures and accomplishments.
An end of year performance report for the fiscal year 2027
shall be made to the Director of Finance stating the work
accomplished and the services provided and the costs of
accomplishing the work and providing the services, citing
meaningful measures of program effectiveness and costs, as is
required for state agencies in Code of Alabama 1975, Section
41-19-11.
(d) The Director of Finance shall forward a copy of all
required reports to the Legislative Council in a timely
manner.
Section 4. This act shall become effective October 1, 2026.
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Section 4. This act shall become effective October 1, 2026.
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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 Passed
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