SB138 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Trip Pittman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, from Education Trust Fund to Department of Commerce Department of Veterans' Affairs, certain appropriations to Jacksonville State University and State Education Department, extended
Summary: This act provides extra Education Trust Fund money for 2013 to the Department of Commerce and the Department of Veterans' Affairs, and preserves unspent funds for Jacksonville State University and the Alabama Science in Motion program for their designated uses.
What This Bill Does
It appropriates $10.8 million to the Department of Commerce for workforce development under the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute Program, and $5,264,915 to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the Student Financial Aid Program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. It also directs that unspent funds previously allocated to Jacksonville State University for the Alabama Film Initiative Program and the Little River Canyon Field School remain at JSU to be used for those programs. Additionally, $2,316,462 in unexpended carryover funds for the Alabama Science in Motion Program shall stay with the State Department of Education to be used for that program. The act takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Who It Affects
Department of Commerce — will receive $10,800,000 to support workforce development through the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute Program.
Department of Veterans' Affairs — will receive $5,264,915 to fund the Student Financial Aid Program for FY2013.
Jacksonville State University — unspent funds from the Alabama Film Initiative Program and the Little River Canyon Field School for 2012 and 2013 will remain at JSU to be used for those programs.
State Department of Education — $2,316,462 in unexpended carryover funds for the Alabama Science in Motion Program will remain with the department to be used for that program.

Key Provisions
Section 1: $10,800,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Department of Commerce for FY2013 to be used for workforce development under the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute Program.
Section 2: $5,264,915 from the Education Trust Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for FY2013 to be used for the Student Financial Aid Program.
Section 3: Unexpended appropriations to Jacksonville State University for the Alabama Film Initiative Program and the Little River Canyon Field School (FY2012 and FY2013) shall remain at JSU to be expended for those programs.
Section 4: $2,316,462 in unexpended carryover funds for the Alabama Science in Motion Program shall remain with the State Department of Education to be expended for that program under Title 16, Chapters 61B and 61C, of the Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 5: The act becomes effective immediately upon its passage and approval.

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Subjects: Appropriations