SB287 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Alabama Ahead Act, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, School of Math and Science, and Fine Arts authorize to participate, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of Education and Alabama Community College System, Sec. 16-16B-1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama Ahead Act
provides textbooks and other instructional
materials to students and teachers of participating
schools in electronic format</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the
participation of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and
Blind, the Alabama School of Mathematics and
Science, and the Alabama School of Fine Arts</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also make a supplemental
appropriation from the Education Trust Fund
Advancement and Technology Fund to the State
Department of Education in the amount of
$41,297,782 and to the public institutions of
higher education in the amount of $15,089,140 for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 16-16B-1, Code of Alabama 1975, as
amended by Act 2016-139, 2016 Regular Session, relating to the
Alabama Ahead Act; to include the Alabama Institute for Deaf
and Blind, the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, and
the Alabama School of Fine Arts under the act; and to make a
supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund
Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of Education
in the amount of $41,297,782 and to the public institutions of
higher education in the amount of $15,089,140 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2017.
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Subjects
Appropriations
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| March 15, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 9, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 15, 2017 | Room 727 **REVISION - Bills Added** at 09:30 | Senate F&TE Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB287 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |