HB166 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jay Love

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education

Summary

HB166 is Alabama's FY2014 Education Trust Fund budget, detailing how funds are distributed to public schools, higher education, and related education programs.

What This Bill Does

It appropriates Education Trust Fund money for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for the year ending Sept 30, 2014, including debt service and capital outlay. It funds the K-12 Foundation Program with per-pupil costs and salary schedules, and allows local districts flexibility within state rules. It also funds At-Risk programs, School Nurses, distance learning ACCESS, and a wide array of higher education programs, health initiatives, and workforce development initiatives, plus special initiatives like AMSTI, EPSCoR, and the Alabama Innovation Fund. It includes rules on administration, reporting, and contingencies such as Rainy Day repayments and reappropriation of unspent funds.

Who It Affects

• Public school students and local boards of education, who benefit from Foundation Program funding, At-Risk programs, nurses, transportation, and instructional resources, with local flexibility under state rules.
• Higher education students and faculty at Alabama's universities and colleges, who receive funding for operations and maintenance, auxiliary enterprises, restricted funds, and targeted programs (cyber, health, research, and economic development).

Key Provisions

• Foundation Program funding for K-12 with per-pupil costs, contract-day requirements (187 days) or hourly equivalents, teacher salary matrices, and a cap on increases related to the minimum salary schedule; local boards have budget flexibility but must follow state rules.
• At-Risk Program funding, including $28+ million for district allocations and $750,000 for the Alabama Student Information Management System (ASIMS) for accountability and data management.
• School Nurses Program funding with detailed nurse staffing standards and a separate $250,000 allocation for ASIMS data collection; surrounding salary structures for nursing staff.
• Distance Learning ACCESS funding (distance learning initiative) with dedicated funds and authorization for non-public schools to participate via a fee-based model; supports statewide virtual instruction.
• Higher education funding structure: operations, maintenance, auxiliary enterprises, and restricted funds across all state universities and colleges; includes targeted programs (e.g., Alabama Innovation Fund, cyber and healthcare initiatives) and conditional Rainy Day appropriations.
• Rainy Day and conditional appropriations: the act sets a Rainy Day Proration Prevention Fund of 35 million and outlines conditional appropriations (with priority for certain entities) to be released if funds are available, plus plan to repay ETF Rainy Day Account.
• Reappropriation and transfer rules: unexpended FY2013 appropriations can be carried into FY2014; gifts or grants are reappropriated for their intended purposes; agencies must transfer funds to State Comptroller as required.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education Trust Fund