SB287 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the Alabama Ahead Act provides textbooks and other instructional materials to students and teachers of participating schools in electronic format
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
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
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.
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 |