SB142 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Scholarships for programs relating to Automotive manufacturing, appropriation from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Community College System.

Summary

SB 142 would provide a $250,000 Education Trust Fund appropriation to fund automotive manufacturing scholarships through the Alabama Community College System and set up who decides the awards.

What This Bill Does

It appropriates funds for scholarships in automotive manufacturing programs and establishes who administers and selects recipients. The Board of Trustees, with help from the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute, would set qualifications and run the program; a scholarship committee from the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association would help select recipients from applications submitted to the association. The Alabama Community College System must report annually on the program’s effectiveness. The act also retroactively covers scholarships from Oct 1, 2017, and extends through the 2020 fiscal year unless extended, and takes effect immediately.

Who It Affects

• High school students and adults seeking scholarships in automotive manufacturing programs (eligibility and awards).
• The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System (administers the program and awards scholarships).
• The Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute (advises on qualifications and implementation).
• The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (provides a scholarship committee and receives applications).
• The Alabama Community College System and state Education Trust Fund (financing and reporting).

Key Provisions

• Appropriates $250,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System for automotive manufacturing scholarships for the fiscal year ending Sept 30, 2019.
• Allows the Board, with the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute, to establish qualifications and administer the scholarships; recipients are selected by the Board in consultation with a scholarship committee comprised of Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association board members from applications submitted to the association.
• Requires annual reporting by the Alabama Community College System to the Chairs of the House Ways and Means Education Committee and the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee on the program’s effectiveness.
• Makes the scholarships retroactive to Oct 1, 2017 and applicable through the 2020 fiscal year unless extended, and becomes effective immediately.

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Subjects

Appropriations