HB175 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Poole
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education
Summary: HB175 is Alabama's 2019 education budget bill that funds public education across the Education Trust Fund and other sources for a wide range of K-12 and higher education programs, debt service, and capital needs.
What This Bill Does
It allocates a broad set of funds to the Education Trust Fund and various earmarked funds for the 2019 fiscal year, covering operating, maintenance, debt service, and capital outlay across state agencies and educational institutions. It funds programs such as early childhood initiatives, literacy and reading supports, reading coaches, dual enrollment, teacher professional development, and various college and university initiatives, with associated reporting requirements. It also includes a notable transfer to support a one-time retirement bonus for certain Teachers' Retirement System retirees, but only if related legislation passes, and provides flexibility and reporting requirements for grants and program outcomes.

Who It Affects
K-12 students and families in Alabama, who stand to benefit from enhanced reading supports (reading coaches, early literacy programs, and reading initiatives), English learner support, at-risk and special education services, and expanded college and career readiness opportunities.
Public colleges and universities and community colleges in Alabama, which receive funds for operations, maintenance, program support, scholarships, dual enrollment expansion, and workforce development initiatives, with district-level grant opportunities and reporting requirements.

Key Provisions
Section 4 transfers $24,700,000 from the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System to provide a one-time lump-sum bonus for certain retirees, contingent on passage of Senate Bill 21 or House Bill 174; if those bills do not pass or do not include the bonus, this transfer and provision are void.
Section 15 creates an At-Risk and High Hopes funding mechanism where 50% of the appropriation is discretionary by the State Superintendent of Education and 50% is allocated as grants to school systems; grants must target at-risk students with specific criteria, require plans and reporting, and limit personnel costs to no more than 10% of grant funding.

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Subjects: Education Trust Fund

Bill Actions

Ways and Means Education first Amendment Offered

Forwarded to Governor on March 29, 2018 at 9:57 a.m. on March 29, 2018.

Conference Committee on HB175 2018RS first Substitute Offered

Assigned Act No. 2018-481.

Clerk of the House Certification

Enrolled

Signature Requested

Concurred in Conference Report

Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1251

Conference Report Concurrence Requested

Motion to Carry Over as Unfinished Business adopted Voice Vote

Poole motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1062

Poole motion to Suspend Rules adopted Roll Call 1061

Conference Report

Conference Committee Appointed

Orr motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1005 P&PO appoints Orr, Stutts and Singleton

Conference Committee Requested

Poole motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 904 House appoints

Concurrence Requested

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 856

Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 855

Singleton Second Amendment Offered

Orr motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

Singleton Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 851

Smitherman Amendment Offered

Brewbaker motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 850

Brewbaker Amendment Offered

Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 849

Figures Amendment Offered

Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 848

Orr Amendment Offered

Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 847

Finance and Taxation Education first Substitute Offered

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 305

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 304

Hall Amendment Offered

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 303

Poole Amendment Offered

Poole motion to Table adopted Roll Call 302

Ways and Means Education Amendment Offered

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 301

Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Yes 100

Absent 2

Yes 93

Abstained 5

Absent 4

Yes 100

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Yes 100

Absent 2

Yes 102

Yes 30

Absent 4

Yes 30

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Yes 30

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Yes 29

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Yes 100

Absent 2

Yes 26

Absent 8

Yes 91

No 2

Abstained 4

Absent 5

Yes 98

Abstained 3

Absent 1

Yes 28

Absent 6

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) HB175 Alabama 2018 Session - Enrolled

Bill Text (Engrossed) HB175 Alabama 2018 Session - Engrossed

Bill Text (Introduced) HB175 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature