1 HB135
2 219630-2
3 By Representative Garrett
4 RFD: Ways and Means Education
5 First Read: 13-JAN-22
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2 ENROLLED, An Act,
3 To make appropriations for the support, maintenance
4 and development of public education in Alabama, for debt
5 service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending
6 September 30, 2023.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
8 Section 1. There is hereby appropriated for the
9 support of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year
10 ending September 30, 2023, for debt service, and for capital
11 outlay to be paid out of funds specified in subsection (a) of
12 Section 2 of this act, the amounts specified in subsections
13 (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of this act. For the
14 purpose specified in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this act,
15 amounts are shown by programmatic area and the total for all
16 programs is shown so as to include estimated sources of funds
17 other than those listed in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this
18 act. For the purpose of this act, "ETF" shall mean the
19 Education Trust Fund and "Federal and Local Funds" shall mean
20 all gifts, grants, contributions, or entitlements, including
21 grants by the Congress of the United States, municipalities or
22 counties.
23 Section 2. (a) The appropriations provided for in
24 this act shall be paid from funds in the State Treasury to the
25 credit of the Education Trust Fund, Alabama Peace Officers'
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1 Standards and Training Fund, Impaired Drivers Trust Fund,
2 Driver Education and Training Fund, Special Education
3 Catastrophic Fund, Public School Fund and other listed funds
4 and are hereby made for the support of public education in
5 Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and the
6 appropriations herein made shall be subject to the provisions,
7 terms, conditions and limitations of the Budget and Financial
8 Control Act (Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-4-80 et seq.),
9 the provisions of the Budget Management Act of 1976 (Code of
10 Alabama 1975, Sections 41-19-1 et seq.), and shall be in the
11 amounts hereinafter specified.
12 (b) Amounts shown hereinunder the columns "Earmarked
13 Funds" and "Appropriation Total" are as set forth for the
14 purpose of establishing amounts estimated to be available by
15 programmatic area from sources other than those listed in
16 subsection (a) of this Section 2, in order, upon consideration
17 of such other funds so estimated to be available, to promote
18 the accountability for an efficient use of funds available,
19 and the same are hereby appropriated by the Legislature.
20 Provided, however, that regardless of the ending date of any
21 pay period which has been or may be established by the
22 Legislature for the payment of salaries of state employees,
23 the entire payment due shall be made from the fiscal year's
24 appropriation in which the pay date falls.
25 Section 3.
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2 3A. Legislative Branch:
3 1. Examiner of Public Accounts:
4 (a) Audit Services Program ... 10,681,750 10,681,750
5 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
6 (1) ETF....................... 10,681,750
7 Total Examiner of Public Ac-
8 counts........................ 10,681,750 10,681,750
9 The Department of Examiners of
10 Public Accounts is hereby au-
11 thorized to examine as deemed
12 necessary all appropriations
13 herein made for compliance
14 with the laws of the State of
15 Alabama. Any examination per-
16 formed shall be in accordance
17 with the provisions of Title
18 41, Chapter 5A, Code of Ala-
19 bama 1975.
20 2. Legislative Services Agency:
21 (a) Legislative Operations and
22 Support Program............. 3,665,577 3,665,577
23
24 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
25 (1) ETF....................... 3,665,577
26 Total Legislative Services
27 Agency........................ 3,665,577 3,665,577
28
29 3. Legislature:
30 (a) Legislative Operations and
31 Support Program ............ 4,286,632 4,286,632
32
33 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
34 (1) ETF....................... 4,286,632
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1 Total Legislature............. 4,286,632 4,286,632
2
3 3B. Executive Branch:
4 1. American Legion and Auxil-
5 iary Scholarships:
6 (a) Financial Assistance Pro-
7 gram, Estimated............. 112,500 112,500
8 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
9 (1) ETF....................... 112,500
10 Total American Legion and Aux-
11 iliary Scholarships .......... 112,500 112,500
12 To be expended under the pro-
13 visions of Sections 16-31-1
14 through 16-31-4, Code of Ala-
15 bama 1975.
16 2. Archives and History, De-
17 partment of:
18 (a) Historical Resources Man-
19 agement Program............. 7,618,890 7,618,890
20
21 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
22 (1) ETF....................... 7,618,890
23 Total Archives and History,
24 Department of................. 7,618,890 7,618,890
25 The above appropriation shall
26 be expended to support the
27 educational functions of the
28 Department of Archives and
29 History. Of the above appro-
30 priation, $10,000 shall be
31 expended for the Men's Hall of
32 Fame.
33 3. Arts, State Council on the:
34 (a) Fine Arts Program ........ 7,630,969 881,700 8,512,669
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1 Of the above appropriation,
2 $1,150,000 shall be expended
3 for the Alabama Center for the
4 Arts, of which $475,000 shall
5 be expended for the Alabama
6 Center for the Arts Founda-
7 tion.
8 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
9 (1) ETF....................... 7,630,969
10 (2) Federal and Local Funds .. 881,700
11 Total Arts, State Council on
12 the........................... 7,630,969 881,700 8,512,669
13 4. Child Abuse and Neglect Pre-
14 vention, Department of:
15 (a) Social Services Program .. 7,268,270 7,268,270
16 In accordance with Sections
17 26-16-1 et seq., Code of Ala-
18 bama 1975.
19 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
20 (1) ETF-Transfer.............. 7,268,270
21 Total Child Abuse and Neglect
22 Prevention, Department of .... 7,268,270 7,268,270
23 5. Commerce, Department of:
24 (a) Industrial Development
25 Training Institute Program . 74,890,922 74,890,922
26 Of the above appropriation,
27 $11,138,768 shall be expended
28 for the Industrial Development
29 and Training Program;
30 $7,622,003 shall be expended
31 for the Industrial Training
32 Program - Operations and Main-
33 tenance; $900,000 shall be
34 expended for a marketing cam-
35 paign for technical education;
36 $400,000 shall be expended for
37 a Rural Marketing Program that
38 features products from Alabama
39 companies in rural counties;
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1 $1,239,840 shall be expended
2 for the Modern Manufacturing
3 Pilot Project; $600,000 shall
4 be expended for the Alabama
5 Workforce Council to manage
6 the Alabama Credential Regis-
7 try, to develop the annual
8 Compendium of Valuable Creden-
9 tials by using the two-tiered
10 non-degree credential quality
11 assurance review process es-
12 tablished in the bylaws of the
13 Alabama Committee on
14 Credentialing and Career Path-
15 ways, and to provide technical
16 assistance to credential pro-
17 viders in registering creden-
18 tials to the Alabama Creden-
19 tial Registry; and $52,990,311
20 shall be expended for
21 Workforce Development, of
22 which $1,000,000 shall be ex-
23 pended for the STEM Council,
24 $500,000 shall be expended for
25 the Alabama Workforce Training
26 Center and $2,167,500 shall be
27 provided to regional councils
28 to develop leadership strate-
29 gies in the local areas. Each
30 region will set measurable
31 goals through a planning pro-
32 cess to: determine current and
33 future skills needed in the
34 local area; develop seamless
35 educational pathways; and
36 align funding with identified
37 local workforce needs.
38 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
39 (1) ETF....................... 74,890,922
40 Total Commerce, Department of . 74,890,922 74,890,922
41 The funds appropriated for
42 Workforce Development are to
43 be expended for those costs
44 incurred by the State in hon-
45 oring commitments to pay
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1 workforce development costs,
2 including services and other
3 assistance and expenses of
4 recruitment and training of a
5 company's workforce, that are
6 undertaken to induce companies
7 to locate and expand their
8 operations in Alabama (de-
9 scribed hereinafter as a "Pro-
10 ject") and to develop and im-
11 plement training, placement
12 and recruitment programs that
13 will improve development and
14 expand the State's workforce.
15 Such costs include, but are
16 not limited to: (i) AIDT oper-
17 ating costs directly related
18 to a Project; (ii) wages and
19 benefits for trainers engaged
20 by AIDT for the purpose of a
21 Project; (iii) costs which the
22 State has agreed to pay under
23 the terms of a Project Agree-
24 ment with a company that are
25 necessary and reasonable
26 charges incurred by the com-
27 pany or its affiliates for
28 personnel providing training
29 to the company's employees,
30 whether those trainers are
31 employees of the company or
32 its vendors or suppliers, in-
33 cluding wages, benefits and
34 travel (domestic and, when
35 necessary, international);
36 (iv) any necessary materials,
37 equipment, manuals, or other
38 relevant training materials;
39 (v) the costs incurred for
40 purchasing or repairing or
41 replacing training tools and
42 equipment; (vi) costs incurred
43 for the purchase or construc-
44 tion and maintenance of train-
45 ing facilities; (vii) travel
46 expenses for prospective and
47 current employees and train-
48 ees, including travel, food,
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1 lodging, relocation, and other
2 costs necessary and reasonable
3 to enable the company to se-
4 cure a qualified workforce;
5 and (viii) outside training
6 fees. The above funds appro-
7 priated for Workforce Develop-
8 ment shall be expended primar-
9 ily for the training of Ala-
10 bama residents. It is further
11 the intent that contracts with
12 vendors to provide workforce
13 training shall be inclusive
14 and reflect the racial and
15 gender diversity of the State.
16 The Secretary of the Depart-
17 ment of Commerce shall report
18 quarterly to the Chairs of the
19 Senate Committee on Finance
20 and Taxation-Education, the
21 House Ways and Means-Education
22 Committee and the Legislative
23 Fiscal Officer any funds allo-
24 cated for workforce training.
25 Such report shall include a
26 summary of the persons trained
27 and the vendors providing the
28 training. The report shall
29 contain information including
30 the residence, race and gender
31 of the persons trained and of
32 the principal or majority
33 owner of the firm or business
34 contracted with to provide the
35 training services.
36 6. Community College System
37 Board of Trustees, Alabama:
38 (a) Operations and Maintenance
39 ............................ 385,069,149 352,053,777 737,122,926
40 (b) Auxiliary Enterprises .... 13,039,123 13,039,123
41 (c) Restricted Funds ......... 477,362,453 477,362,453
42 (d) Operations and Maintenance
43 for Postsecondary Prison
44 Education................... 19,593,615 19,593,615
45 Of the above appropriation,
46 $2,500,000 shall be expended
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1 for the Perry County Facility;
2 up to $1,999,901 shall be ex-
3 pended for Therapeutic Educa-
4 tion; up to $2,500,000 shall
5 be expended for the operations
6 and maintenance of the
7 LifeTech Institute in
8 Thomasville; and $1,000,000
9 shall be expended for a Day
10 Reporting Center pilot pro-
11 gram.
12 (e) Adult Education Program .. 13,814,656 17,867,774 31,682,430
13 (f) Special Populations Train-
14 ing......................... 4,725,281 4,725,281
15 The above appropriation shall
16 be expended for education and
17 training programs to prepare
18 individuals designated as spe-
19 cial populations, as deter-
20 mined by the Chancellor, for
21 entry into the workforce
22 through pre-employment skills
23 training, and intensive career
24 technical training.
25 (g) Mine Safety Training Pro-
26 gram at Bevill State Commu-
27 nity College................ 350,000 350,000
28 (h) Postsecondary Education
29 Department - Administration . 13,739,913 10,745,994 24,485,907
30 Of the above appropriation,
31 $1,335,442 shall be expended
32 for property and capital pur-
33 chases and improvements, as
34 deemed necessary by the Chan-
35 cellor.
36 (i) Postsecondary/Tech Col-
37 leges - Truck Driver Train-
38 ing......................... 240,790 2,000,000 2,240,790
39 Of the above appropriation,
40 $240,790 shall be expended for
41 the Truck Driver Training Pro-
42 gram at Central Alabama Commu-
43 nity College. The above appro-
44 priation from earmarked funds
45 is estimated and shall be ex-
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1 pended pursuant to Section
2 32-5-313, Code of Alabama
3 1975.
4 (j) Industry Certification
5 Initiatives................. 7,160,778 7,160,778
6 Industry Certification Initia-
7 tives funds shall be distrib-