HB273 Alabama 2010 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Barbara Bigsby BoydRepresentativeDemocrat- Co-Sponsors
- Robert BentleyH. Mac GipsonTodd GreesonJeremy OdenJames C. FieldsButch TaylorRichard LindseyJames E. BuskeyJody LetsonYvonne KennedyBetty Carol GrahamRandy HinshawJohn W. Rogers
- Session
- Regular Session 2010
- Title
- Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation
- Summary
HB273 would appropriate $254,375 from Alabama's Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the 2010-2011 school year, but only after the academy submits required plans and audits and while the state oversees ongoing reporting and fund release.
What This Bill DoesIt provides an appropriation of $254,375 to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 to support and maintain its educational program. Before any funds can be released, the Academy must submit an operations plan for 2010-2011 (with goals and measurable performance indicators) and an audited financial statement for fiscal year 2008-2009; the appropriation is subject to state budget and financial control laws. The bill requires quarterly reports on actual expenditures and accomplishments and an end-of-year performance report for 2010-2011, detailing work done, services provided, costs, and program effectiveness; the Director of Finance must forward these reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee.
Who It Affects- Lyman Ward Military Academy, which will receive the funds and must prepare and submit the required plans and financial/audited documents and annual performance report.
- State financial oversight entities (Director of Finance and the Joint Fiscal Committee), which will review the reports, oversee the release of funds, and receive copies of all required reports.
Key ProvisionsAI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.- Appropriation of $254,375 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the 2010-2011 fiscal year for the academy's educational program.
- The appropriation is conditioned on compliance with the Budget and Financial Control Act and Budget Management Act, including submission of an operations plan for 2010-2011 (with goals and measurable indicators) and an audited financial statement for 2008-2009 before funds are released.
- Requirement of quarterly reports detailing actual expenditures and accomplishments against plan, and an end-of-year performance report for 2010-2011 describing work, services, costs, and program effectiveness with measurable indicators.
- Director of Finance may release funds only after receipt of the required reports, and must forward copies of all required reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee.
- Effective date of October 1, 2010.
- Subjects
- Appropriations
Bill Actions
Forwarded to Governor on April 8, 2010 at 2:20 p.m. on April 8, 2010.
Assigned Act No. 2010-560.
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Clerk of the House Certification
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 833
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 722
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Appropriations
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature