1 SB151
2 216110-1
3 By Senator Orr
4 RFD: Finance and Taxation Education
5 First Read: 01-FEB-22
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8 SYNOPSIS:
9 This bill makes appropriations for the
10 support, maintenance and development of public
11 education in Alabama, for debt service, and for
12 capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September
13 30, 2023.
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15 A BILL
16 TO BE ENTITLED
17 AN ACT
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19 To make appropriations for the support, maintenance
20 and development of public education in Alabama, for debt
21 service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending
22 September 30, 2023.
23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
24 Section 1. There is hereby appropriated for the
25 support of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year
26 ending September 30, 2023, for debt service, and for capital
27 outlay to be paid out of funds specified in subsection (a) of
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1 Section 2 of this act, the amounts specified in subsections
2 (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of this act, and
3 Section 4 of this act. For the purpose specified in subsection
4 (b) of Section 2 of this act, amounts are shown by
5 programmatic area and the total for all programs is shown so
6 as to include estimated sources of funds other than those
7 listed in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this act. For the
8 purpose of this act, "ETF" shall mean the Education Trust Fund
9 and "Federal and Local Funds" shall mean all gifts, grants,
10 contributions, or entitlements, including grants by the
11 Congress of the United States, municipalities or counties.
12 Section 2. (a) The appropriations provided for in
13 this act shall be paid from funds in the State Treasury to the
14 credit of the Education Trust Fund, Alabama Peace Officers'
15 Standards and Training Fund, Impaired Drivers Trust Fund,
16 Driver Education and Training Fund, Special Education
17 Catastrophic Fund, Public School Fund and other listed funds
18 and are hereby made for the support of public education in
19 Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and the
20 appropriations herein made shall be subject to the provisions,
21 terms, conditions and limitations of the Budget and Financial
22 Control Act (Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-4-80 et seq.),
23 the provisions of the Budget Management Act of 1976 (Code of
24 Alabama 1975, Sections 41-19-1 et seq.), and shall be in the
25 amounts hereinafter specified.
26 (b) Amounts shown hereinunder the columns "Earmarked
27 Funds" and "Appropriation Total" are as set forth for the
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1 purpose of establishing amounts estimated to be available by
2 programmatic area from sources other than those listed in
3 subsection (a) of this Section 2, in order, upon consideration
4 of such other funds so estimated to be available, to promote
5 the accountability for an efficient use of funds available,
6 and the same are hereby appropriated by the Legislature.
7 Provided, however, that regardless of the ending date of any
8 pay period which has been or may be established by the
9 Legislature for the payment of salaries of state employees,
10 the entire payment due shall be made from the fiscal year's
11 appropriation in which the pay date falls.
12 Section 3.
13 Education Trust Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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14 3A. Legislative Branch:
15 1. Examiner of Public Accounts:
16 (a) Audit Services Program ... 10,181,750 10,181,750
17 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
18 (1) ETF....................... 10,181,750
19 Total Examiner of Public Ac-
20 counts........................ 10,181,750 10,181,750
21 The Department of Examiners of
22 Public Accounts is hereby au-
23 thorized to examine as deemed
24 necessary all appropriations
25 herein made for compliance
26 with the laws of the State of
27 Alabama. Any examination per-
28 formed shall be in accordance
29 with the provisions of Title
30 41, Chapter 5A, Code of Ala-
31 bama 1975.
32 2. Legislative Services Agency:
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1 (a) Legislative Operations and
2 Support Program............. 3,665,577 3,665,577
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
5 (1) ETF....................... 3,665,577
6 Total Legislative Services
7 Agency........................ 3,665,577 3,665,577
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9 3. Legislature:
10 (a) Legislative Operations and
11 Support Program ............ 4,286,632 4,286,632
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13 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
14 (1) ETF....................... 4,286,632
15 Total Legislature............. 4,286,632 4,286,632
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17 3B. Executive Branch:
18 1. American Legion and Auxil-
19 iary Scholarships:
20 (a) Financial Assistance Pro-
21 gram, Estimated ............ 112,500 112,500
22 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
23 (1) ETF....................... 112,500
24 Total American Legion and Aux-
25 iliary Scholarships .......... 112,500 112,500
26 To be expended under the pro-
27 visions of Sections 16-31-1
28 through 16-31-4, Code of Ala-
29 bama 1975.
30 2. Archives and History, De-
31 partment of:
32 (a) Historical Resources Man-
33 agement Program ............ 7,468,890 7,468,890
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2 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
3 (1) ETF....................... 7,468,890
4 Total Archives and History,
5 Department of................. 7,468,890 7,468,890
6 The above appropriation shall
7 be expended to support the
8 educational functions of the
9 Department of Archives and
10 History.
11 3. Arts, State Council on the:
12 (a) Fine Arts Program ........ 7,530,969 881,700 8,412,669
13 Of the above appropriation,
14 $1,050,000 shall be expended
15 for the Alabama Center for the
16 Arts, of which $475,000 shall
17 be expended for the Alabama
18 Center for the Arts Founda-
19 tion.
20 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
21 (1) ETF....................... 7,530,969
22 (2) Federal and Local Funds .. 881,700
23 Total Arts, State Council on
24 the........................... 7,530,969 881,700 8,412,669
25 4. Child Abuse and Neglect Pre-
26 vention, Department of:
27 (a) Social Services Program .. 7,268,270 7,268,270
28 In accordance with Sections
29 26-16-1 et seq., Code of Ala-
30 bama 1975.
31 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
32 (1) ETF-Transfer.............. 7,268,270
33 Total Child Abuse and Neglect
34 Prevention, Department of .... 7,268,270 7,268,270
35 5. Commerce, Department of:
36 (a) Industrial Development
37 Training Institute Program . 73,890,922 73,890,922
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1 Of the above appropriation,
2 $10,138,768 shall be expended
3 for the Industrial Development
4 and Training Program;
5 $7,622,003 shall be expended
6 for the Industrial Training
7 Program - Operations and
8 Maintenance; $900,000 shall be
9 expended for a marketing
10 campaign for technical
11 education; $400,000 shall be
12 expended for a Rural Marketing
13 Program that features products
14 from Alabama companies in
15 rural counties; $1,239,840
16 shall be expended for the
17 Modern Manufacturing Pilot
18 Project; $600,000 shall be
19 expended for the Alabama
20 Workforce Council to manage
21 the Alabama Credential
22 Registry, to develop the
23 annual Compendium of Valuable
24 Credentials by using the
25 two-tiered non-degree
26 credential quality assurance
27 review process established in
28 the bylaws of the Alabama
29 Committee on Credentialing and
30 Career Pathways, and to
31 provide technical assistance
32 to credential providers in
33 registering credentials to the
34 Alabama Credential Registry;
35 and $49,322,811 shall be
36 expended for Workforce
37 Development, of which
38 $1,000,000 shall be expended
39 for the STEM Council, $500,000
40 shall be expended for the
41 Alabama Workforce Training
42 Center and $2,167,500 shall be
43 provided to regional councils
44 to develop leadership
45 strategies in the local areas.
46 Each region will set
47 measurable goals through a
48 planning process to: determine
49 current and future skills
50 needed in the local area;
51 develop seamless educational
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1 pathways; and align funding
2 with identified local
3 workforce needs.
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
5 (1) ETF....................... 73,890,922
6 Total Commerce, Department of . 73,890,922 73,890,922
7 The funds appropriated for
8 Workforce Development are to
9 be expended for those costs
10 incurred by the State in
11 honoring commitments to pay
12 workforce development costs,
13 including services and other
14 assistance and expenses of
15 recruitment and training of a
16 company's workforce, that are
17 undertaken to induce companies
18 to locate and expand their
19 operations in Alabama
20 (described hereinafter as a
21 "Project") and to develop and
22 implement training, placement
23 and recruitment programs that
24 will improve development and
25 expand the State's workforce.
26 Such costs include, but are
27 not limited to: (i) AIDT
28 operating costs directly
29 related to a Project; (ii)
30 wages and benefits for
31 trainers engaged by AIDT for
32 the purpose of a Project;
33 (iii) costs which the State
34 has agreed to pay under the
35 terms of a Project Agreement
36 with a company that are
37 necessary and reasonable
38 charges incurred by the
39 company or its affiliates for
40 personnel providing training
41 to the company's employees,
42 whether those trainers are
43 employees of the company or
44 its vendors or suppliers,
45 including wages, benefits and
46 travel (domestic and, when
47 necessary, international);
48 (iv) any necessary materials,
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1 equipment, manuals, or other
2 relevant training materials;
3 (v) the costs incurred for
4 purchasing or repairing or
5 replacing training tools and
6 equipment; (vi) costs incurred
7 for the purchase or
8 construction and maintenance
9 of training facilities; (vii)
10 travel expenses for
11 prospective and current
12 employees and trainees,
13 including travel, food,
14 lodging, relocation, and other
15 costs necessary and reasonable
16 to enable the company to
17 secure a qualified workforce;
18 and (viii) outside training
19 fees. The above funds
20 appropriated for Workforce
21 Development shall be expended
22 primarily for the training of
23 Alabama residents. It is
24 further the intent that
25 contracts with vendors to
26 provide workforce training
27 shall be inclusive and reflect
28 the racial and gender
29 diversity of the State. The
30 Secretary of the Department of
31 Commerce shall report
32 quarterly to the Chairs of the
33 Senate Committee on Finance
34 and Taxation-Education, the
35 House Ways and Means-Education
36 Committee and the Legislative
37 Fiscal Officer any funds
38 allocated for workforce
39 training. Such report shall
40 include a summary of the
41 persons trained and the
42 vendors providing the
43 training. The report shall
44 contain information including
45 the residence, race and gender
46 of the persons trained and of
47 the principal or majority
48 owner of the firm or business
49 contracted with to provide the
50 training services.
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1 6. Community College System
2 Board of Trustees, Alabama:
3 (a) Operations and Maintenance
4 ............................ 376,092,649 352,053,777 728,146,426
5 (b) Auxiliary Enterprises .... 13,039,123 13,039,123
6 (c) Restricted Funds ......... 477,362,453 477,362,453
7 (d) Operations and Maintenance
8 for Postsecondary Prison
9 Education................... 19,533,615 19,533,615
10 Of the above appropriation,
11 $2,500,000 shall be expended
12 for the Perry County Facility;
13 up to $1,939,901 shall be
14 expended for Therapeutic
15 Education; up to $2,500,000
16 shall be expended for the
17 operations and maintenance of
18 the LifeTech Institute in
19 Thomasville; and $1,000,000
20 shall be expended for a Day
21 Reporting Center pilot
22 program.
23 (e) Adult Education Program .. 13,471,894 17,867,774 31,339,668
24 (f) Special Populations
25 Training.................... 4,725,281 4,725,281
26 The above appropriation shall
27 be expended for education and
28 training programs to prepare
29 individuals designated as
30 special populations, as
31 determined by the Chancellor,
32 for entry into the workforce
33 through pre-employment skills
34 training, and intensive career
35 technical training.
36 (g) Mine Safety Training
37 Program at Bevill State
38 Community College .......... 350,000 350,000
39 (h) Postsecondary Education
40 Department - Administration . 13,239,913 10,745,994 23,985,907
41 Of the above appropriation,
42 $1,135,442 shall be expended
43 for property and capital
44 purchases and improvements, as
45 deemed necessary by the
46 Chancellor.
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1 (i) Postsecondary/Tech
2 Colleges - Truck Driver
3 Training.................... 240,790 2,000,000 2,240,790
4 Of the above appropriation,
5 $240,790 shall be expended for
6 the Truck Driver Training
7 Program at Central Alabama
8 Community College. The above
9 appropriation from earmarked
10 funds is estimated and shall
11 be expended pursuant to
12 Section 32-5-313, Code of
13 Alabama 1975.
14 (j) Industry Certification
15 Initiatives................. 7,160,778 7,160,778
16 Industry Certification
17 Initiatives funds shall be
18 distributed by the Alabama
19 Community College System Board
20 of Trustees. Of the above
21 appropriation, $3,750,000
22 shall be expended for
23 workforce