HR264 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

HR264 designates a special order calendar for the 24th legislative day, giving a specific group of education and budget bills priority over other business.

What This Bill Does

If adopted, it would make the listed bills the special and paramount order of business for the 24th day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business. The listed bills include SB179 (education budget), SB180 (Talladega College), SB183 (Tuskegee University), SB184 (Lyman Ward Military Academy), and SB182 (supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund to the Legislature, Department of Veterans' Affairs, and Department of Human Resources). It also includes HB322, which would change Education Trust Fund rules, such as the rolling reserve cap and budget stabilization fund, enabling further uses of revenues (including payments to the PACT Fund) and prohibiting appropriations from holding or clearing accounts; it would amend sections 29-9-3 and 29-9-4. Overall, the resolution aims to speed consideration and potential funding decisions for these education-related measures.

Who It Affects

• Public education and higher education institutions named in the bills (e.g., Talladega College, Tuskegee University, Lyman Ward Military Academy) through prioritized funding considerations.
• State agencies and funds affected by the bills (Education Trust Fund, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Department of Human Resources).
• State taxpayers and fiscal policy, since changes to budget rules, the rolling reserve, and the PACT Fund could influence how money is allocated.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed bills as the special and paramount order of business for the 24th legislative day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business.
• Specifically lists SB179 (Education budget), SB180 (Talladega College), SB183 (Tuskegee University), SB184 (Lyman Ward Military Academy), and SB182 (supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund to the Legislature, Department of Veterans' Affairs, and Department of Human Resources) for consideration on that day.
• HB322 would modify Education Trust Fund rules, including the rolling reserve cap and the Budget Stabilization Fund, authorize further uses of revenues (including payments to the PACT Fund), and prohibit appropriations from holding or clearing accounts; it would amend sections 29-9-3 and 29-9-4.

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Subjects

Resolution, Legislative