SB591 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Foundation Program, funding prerequisite to participation in, local boards of education not required to provide an amount greater than five percent of total amount contributed during prior fiscal year for fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, Sec. 16-13-231 am'd.

Summary

SB591 would cap the local funding prerequisite for Foundation Program participation at 5% of the prior year's total contributed by compliant districts.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, it amends Section 16-13-231 to limit the local ten-mill prerequisite to no more than 5% of the total amount contributed in the prior year by districts complying with the prerequisite. The 5% cap takes effect starting with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 (the 2012-2013 school year). The bill preserves the overall Foundation Program framework and funding categories, with compliance and allocations still governed by the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Education; it also becomes effective immediately upon passage. The cap is intended to limit how much local districts must contribute beyond what compliant districts contribute.

Who It Affects

• Local boards of education would be subject to a new cap; their required local contribution to participate in the Foundation Program cannot exceed 5% of the prior year's total contributions from compliant boards.
• The State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Education would continue to determine compliance and administer Foundation Program funding under the cap.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-13-231 to implement a cap on the local funding prerequisite for Foundation Program participation.
• The cap states that no local board would be required to provide more than 5% of the total amount contributed in the prior fiscal year by boards complying with the prerequisite.
• The 5% cap applies beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 (2012-2013 school year) and uses the statewide total of ten mills as the baseline for calculation.
• Local boards must still meet other Foundation Program requirements (e.g., minimum 180 instructional days, salary schedules, and fund allocations) as defined in the statute.
• The act remains effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor, with continued administration by the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education.

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Subjects

Education