HB272 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Barbara Bigsby BoydRepresentative
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Robert Bentley H. Mac Gipson Todd Greeson Jeremy Oden James C. Fields Butch Taylor Richard Lindsey James E. Buskey Jody Letson Yvonne Kennedy Betty Carol Graham Randy Hinshaw John W. Rogers
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Tuskegee University, appropriation
Summary: This act appropriates funds to Tuskegee University for FY 2011 with a unique funding arrangement and several reporting requirements.
What This Bill Does
It appropriates $9,703,990 from the Education Trust Fund to Tuskegee University for the support and maintenance of its educational program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. It requires that at least $1,414,586 be used for the agricultural research and extension service state match. It sets conditions for releasing the funds, including an operations plan, an audited financial statement, quarterly reports, and an end-of-year performance report, with copies sent to the Director of Finance and the Joint Fiscal Committee. It also designates Tuskegee as having a unique relationship with the state and that funding should reflect this special status rather than treating it as a typical private or public institution.

Who It Affects
Tuskegee University and its governing board (including five governor-appointed voting commissioners and the ex officio State Superintendent of Education) will receive the funding and must comply with the reporting and governance provisions.
Alabama state financial/governance entities (Director of Finance and the Joint Fiscal Committee) and Alabama agricultural research and extension programs that receive the state match will be involved in oversight, reporting, and accountability for the funds.

Key Provisions
Appropriation of $9,703,990 from the Education Trust Fund to Tuskegee University for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, to support the institution's educational program.
At least $1,414,586 of the appropriation shall be expended for the agricultural research and extension service state match.
Tuskegee's funding is treated as unique relative to private and public state funding, with governance involving five Governor-appointed commissioners and an ex officio voting commissioner (State Superintendent of Education) on the Tuskegee Board.
Funds are subject to applicable state budget and control laws and provisions of the act; funds will be released only after submission and approval of an operations plan and an audited financial statement, plus quarterly and end-of-year performance reports.
The Director of Finance must forward required reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee; the act takes effect October 1, 2010.

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Subjects: Appropriations