SB184 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Trip Pittman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation
Summary: SB184 provides a one-year grant of $273,276 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, with required planning and reporting before funds are released.
What This Bill Does
The bill appropriates $273,276 to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the 2015-2016 school year. It ties the funding to state budget laws and requires the academy to submit an operations plan with performance indicators and an audited financial statement for 2013-2014 before any funds can be released. It also requires quarterly expenditure and accomplishment reports and an end-of-year performance report, with the Director of Finance forwarding these reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee.

Who It Affects
Lyman Ward Military Academy: receives the appropriation and must provide an operations plan, audited financials, quarterly reports, and an end-of-year performance report to access and justify the funds.
Director of Finance and Joint Fiscal Committee: oversee and receive required reports, approve fund release, and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.

Key Provisions
Appropriates $273,276 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
Subject to the Budget and Financial Control Act, the Budget Management Act, and other applicable provisions.
Before funds are released: (a) an operations plan for 2015-2016 with goals and measurable indicators must be approved by the Director of Finance; (b) an audited financial statement for 2013-2014 must be submitted.
The act requires quarterly reports on expenditures and accomplishments and an end-of-year performance report for 2015-2016, detailing work, costs, and program effectiveness measures.
The Director of Finance must forward all required reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee in a timely manner.
Effective date: October 1, 2015.

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Subjects: Appropriations