HB81 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg Wren
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Foundation Program, combining of fractional teacher units to make whole units authorized, units not combined to be used for salaries and benefits, Sec. 16-13-232 am'd.; Act 2010-556, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Summary: HB81 lets local school boards merge fractional teacher units into full units for Foundation Program funding and use any unmerged fractional funds for salaries and benefits.
What This Bill Does
Locally, fractional teacher units can be combined to create whole units and placed where they are needed in the district. If a fractional unit’s funds aren’t combined into a full unit, those funds can be used by the local board for salaries and benefits. The local superintendent, with board approval, would assign the units, and the bill updates how Foundation Program units are calculated (including the first 20 school days after Labor Day and possible alternative calculations in certain circumstances). The measure takes effect immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects
Local boards of education and district administrators, who gain authority to combine fractional units, assign full units, and allocate funds from uncombined fractions for salaries and benefits.
Teachers and other school staff, who could be reassigned to different schools or positions based on unit placement, with funding for those positions potentially coming from either combined units or remaining fractional funds.

Key Provisions
Authorizes local boards to combine fractional teacher units to create whole units for Foundation Program funding and staffing.
Allows local boards to place the resulting whole units where needed; assignment of units is handled by the local superintendent with board approval.
Provides that funds from fractional units that are not combined into a whole unit may be used by the local board for salaries and benefits.
Amends Section 16-13-232 to define unit calculation using the first 20 days after Labor Day, with possible alternative days in extreme circumstances, and requires reporting of such decisions to legislative committees.
Requires fractional units to be potentially combined to create whole units; any remaining funds from uncombined fractions may be allocated for salaries and benefits by the local board.
Effective date is immediate upon passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Education