1 SB189
2 213450-7
3 By Senators Orr, Waggoner, Allen, Butler, Whatley, Albritton,
4 Coleman-Madison, Livingston, Stutts, Price, Beasley, Roberts,
5 Sessions, Gudger and Reed
6 RFD: Finance and Taxation Education
7 First Read: 04-FEB-21
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4 ENROLLED, An Act,
5 To make appropriations for the support, maintenance
6 and development of public education in Alabama, for debt
7 service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending
8 September 30, 2022.
9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
10 Section 1. There is hereby appropriated for the
11 support of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year
12 ending September 30, 2022, for debt service, and for capital
13 outlay to be paid out of funds specified in subsection (a) of
14 Section 2 of this act, the amounts specified in subsections
15 (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of this act. For the
16 purpose specified in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this act,
17 amounts are shown by programmatic area and the total for all
18 programs is shown so as to include estimated sources of funds
19 other than those listed in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this
20 act. For the purpose of this act, "ETF" shall mean the
21 Education Trust Fund and "Federal and Local Funds" shall mean
22 all gifts, grants, contributions, or entitlements, including
23 grants by the Congress of the United States, municipalities or
24 counties.
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1 Section 2. (a) The appropriations provided for in
2 this act shall be paid from funds in the State Treasury to the
3 credit of the Education Trust Fund, Alabama Peace Officers'
4 Standards and Training Fund, Impaired Drivers Trust Fund,
5 Driver Education and Training Fund, Special Education
6 Catastrophic Fund, Public School Fund and other listed funds
7 and are hereby made for the support of public education in
8 Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and the
9 appropriations herein made shall be subject to the provisions,
10 terms, conditions and limitations of the Budget and Financial
11 Control Act (Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-4-80 et seq.),
12 the provisions of the Budget Management Act of 1976 (Code of
13 Alabama 1975, Sections 41-19-1 et seq.), and shall be in the
14 amounts hereinafter specified.
15 (b) Amounts shown hereinunder the columns "Earmarked
16 Funds" and "Appropriation Total" are as set forth for the
17 purpose of establishing amounts estimated to be available by
18 programmatic area from sources other than those listed in
19 subsection (a) of this Section 2, in order, upon consideration
20 of such other funds so estimated to be available, to promote
21 the accountability for an efficient use of funds available,
22 and the same are hereby appropriated by the Legislature.
23 Provided, however, that regardless of the ending date of any
24 pay period which has been or may be established by the
25 Legislature for the payment of salaries of state employees,
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1 the entire payment due shall be made from the fiscal year's
2 appropriation in which the pay date falls.
3 Section 3.
4 Education Trust Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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5 3A. Legislative Branch:
6 1. Examiner of Public Accounts:
7 (a) Audit Services Program ... 10,035,734 10,035,734
8 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
9 (1) ETF....................... 10,035,734
10 Total Examiner of Public Ac-
11 counts........................ 10,035,734 10,035,734
12 The Department of Examiners of
13 Public Accounts is hereby au-
14 thorized to examine as deemed
15 necessary all appropriations
16 herein made for compliance
17 with the laws of the State of
18 Alabama. Any examination per-
19 formed shall be in accordance
20 with the provisions of Title
21 41, Chapter 5A, Code of Ala-
22 bama 1975.
23 2. Legislative Services Agency:
24 (a) Legislative Operations and
25 Support Program............. 3,505,716 3,505,716
26
27 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
28 (1) ETF....................... 3,505,716
29 Total Legislative Services
30 Agency........................ 3,505,716 3,505,716
31 Notwithstanding any other pro-
32 visions of law to the
33 contrary, any funds
34 appropriated to the
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1 Legislative Services Agency
2 which remain unexpended on
3 September 30, 2022, shall not
4 revert to the Education Trust
5 Fund, but shall be
6 reappropriated in the fiscal
7 year beginning October 1,
8 2022.
9 3. Legislature:
10 (a) Legislative Operations and
11 Support Program ............ 4,661,141 4,661,141
12 Of the above appropriation,
13 $400,000 shall be expended for
14 software systems, support, and
15 public hearings addressing the
16 2020 reapportionment process.
17 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
18 (1) ETF....................... 4,661,141
19 Total Legislature............. 4,661,141 4,661,141
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21 3B. Executive Branch:
22 1. American Legion and
23 Auxiliary Scholarships:
24 (a) Financial Assistance
25 Program, Estimated ......... 112,500 112,500
26 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
27 (1) ETF....................... 112,500
28 Total American Legion and
29 Auxiliary Scholarships ....... 112,500 112,500
30 To be expended under the
31 provisions of Sections 16-31-1
32 through 16-31-4, Code of
33 Alabama 1975.
34 2. Archives and History,
35 Department of:
36 (a) Historical Resources 7,148,318 7,148,318
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1 Management Program .........
2
3 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
4 (1) ETF....................... 7,148,318
5 Total Archives and History,
6 Department of................. 7,148,318 7,148,318
7 The above appropriation shall
8 be expended to support the
9 educational functions of the
10 Department of Archives and
11 History.
12 3. Arts, State Council on the:
13 (a) Fine Arts Program ........ 7,048,047 930,000 7,978,047
14 Of the above appropriation,
15 $1,050,000 shall be expended
16 for the Alabama Center for the
17 Arts, of which $475,000 shall
18 be expended for the Alabama
19 Center for the Arts
20 Foundation.
21 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
22 (1) ETF....................... 7,048,047
23 (2) Federal and Local Funds .. 930,000
24 Total Arts, State Council on
25 the........................... 7,048,047 930,000 7,978,047
26 4. Child Abuse and Neglect
27 Prevention, Department of:
28 (a) Social Services Program .. 5,758,802 5,758,802
29 In accordance with Sections
30 26-16-1 et seq., Code of
31 Alabama 1975.
32 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
33 (1) ETF-Transfer.............. 5,758,802
34 Total Child Abuse and Neglect
35 Prevention, Department of .... 5,758,802 5,758,802
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1 5. Commerce, Department of:
2 (a) Industrial Development
3 Training Institute Program . 69,982,610 69,982,610
4 Of the above appropriation,
5 $7,638,768 shall be expended
6 for the Industrial Development
7 and Training Program;
8 $7,081,191 shall be expended
9 for the Industrial Training
10 Program - Operations and
11 Maintenance; $900,000 shall be
12 expended for a marketing
13 campaign for technical
14 education; $400,000 shall be
15 expended for a Rural Marketing
16 Program that features products
17 from Alabama companies in
18 rural counties; $1,239,840
19 shall be expended for the
20 Modern Manufacturing Pilot
21 Project; $200,000 shall be
22 expended for the Alabama
23 Workforce Council to manage
24 the Alabama Credential
25 Registry, to develop the
26 annual Compendium of Valuable
27 Credentials by using the
28 two-tiered non degree
29 credential quality assurance
30 review process established in
31 the bylaws of the Alabama
32 Committee on Credentialing and
33 Career Pathways, and to
34 provide technical assistance
35 to credential providers in
36 registering credentials to the
37 Alabama Credential Registry;
38 and $52,522,811 shall be
39 expended for Workforce
40 Development, of which
41 $1,000,000 shall be expended
42 for the STEM Council, $500,000
43 shall be expended for the
44 Alabama Workforce Training
45 Center and $2,000,000 shall be
46 provided to regional councils
47 to develop leadership
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1 strategies in the local areas.
2 Each region will set
3 measurable goals through a
4 planning process to: determine
5 current and future skills
6 needed in the local area;
7 develop seamless educational
8 pathways; and align funding
9 with identified local
10 workforce needs.
11 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
12 (1) ETF....................... 69,982,610
13 Total Commerce, Department of . 69,982,610 69,982,610
14 The funds appropriated for
15 Workforce Development are to
16 be expended for those costs
17 incurred by the State in
18 honoring commitments to pay
19 workforce development costs,
20 including services and other
21 assistance and expenses of
22 recruitment and training of a
23 company's workforce, that are
24 undertaken to induce companies
25 to locate and expand their
26 operations in Alabama
27 (described hereinafter as a
28 "Project") and to develop and
29 implement training, placement
30 and recruitment programs that
31 will improve development and
32 expand the State's workforce.
33 Such costs include, but are
34 not limited to: (i) AIDT
35 operating costs directly
36 related to a Project; (ii)
37 wages and benefits for
38 trainers engaged by AIDT for
39 the purpose of a Project;
40 (iii) costs which the State
41 has agreed to pay under the
42 terms of a Project Agreement
43 with a company that are
44 necessary and reasonable
45 charges incurred by the
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1 company or its affiliates for
2 personnel providing training
3 to the company's employees,
4 whether those trainers are
5 employees of the company or
6 its vendors or suppliers,
7 including wages, benefits and
8 travel (domestic and, when
9 necessary, international);
10 (iv) any necessary materials,
11 equipment, manuals, or other
12 relevant training materials;
13 (v) the costs incurred for
14 purchasing or repairing or
15 replacing training tools and
16 equipment; (vi) costs incurred
17 for the purchase or
18 construction and maintenance
19 of training facilities; (vii)
20 travel expenses for
21 prospective and current
22 employees and trainees,
23 including travel, food,
24 lodging, relocation, and other
25 costs necessary and reasonable
26 to enable the company to
27 secure a qualified workforce;
28 and (viii) outside training
29 fees. The above funds
30 appropriated for Workforce
31 Development shall be expended
32 primarily for the training of
33 Alabama residents. It is
34 further the intent that
35 contracts with vendors to
36 provide workforce training
37 shall be inclusive and reflect
38 the racial and gender
39 diversity of the State. The
40 Secretary of the Department of
41 Commerce shall report
42 quarterly to the Chairs of the
43 Senate Committee on Finance
44 and Taxation-Education and the
45 House Ways and Means-Education
46 Committee and the Deputy
47 Director of the Legislative
48 Services Agency-Fiscal
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1 Division any funds allocated
2 for workforce training. Such
3 report shall include a summary
4 of the persons trained and the
5 vendors providing the
6 training. The report shall
7 contain information including
8 the residence, race and gender
9 of the persons trained and of
10 the principal or majority
11 owner of the firm or business
12 contracted with to provide the
13 training services.
14 6. Community College System
15 Board of Trustees, Alabama:
16 (a) Operations and Maintenance
17 ............................ 363,007,759 274,088,154 637,095,913
18 (b) Auxiliary Enterprises .... 13,738,532 13,738,532
19 (c) Restricted Funds ......... 277,470,570 277,470,570
20 (d) Operations and Maintenance
21 for Postsecondary Prison
22 Education................... 15,533,615 15,533,615
23 Of the above appropriation,
24 $2,000,000 shall be expended
25 for the Perry County Facility;
26 up to $1,939,901 shall be
27 expended for Therapeutic
28 Education; up to $2,000,000
29 shall be expended for the
30 operations and maintenance of
31 the LifeTech Institute in
32 Thomasville; and $1,000,000
33 shall be expended for a Day
34 Reporting Center pilot
35 program.
36 (e) Adult Education Program .. 13,471,894 17,867,774 31,339,668
37 (f) Special Populations
38 Training.................... 4,725,281 4,725,281
39 For education and training
40 programs to prepare
41 individuals designated as
42 special populations, as
43 determined by the Chancellor,
44 for entry into the workforce
45 through pre-employment skills
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1 training, and intensive career
2 technical training.
3 (g) Mine Safety Training
4 Program at Bevill State
5 Community College .......... 350,000 350,000
6 (h) Postsecondary Education
7 Department - Administration . 12,923,154 9,306,884 22,230,038
8 Of the above appropriation,
9 $1,135,442 shall be expended
10 for property and capital
11 purchases and impro