SB195 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur OrrSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2018, from Education Trust Fund
Summary: The bill adds supplemental Education Trust Fund money for FY 2019 to multiple state agencies to fund education programs, library services, and related public programs.
What This Bill Does
It provides new appropriations to the Department of Education for startup costs of a new Student Administration System, dyslexia pilot projects, and expanded professional development in literacy, numeracy, and career/technical education. It allocates funds to Rehabilitation Services for Early Intervention and a transfer to the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. It also funds the Alabama Public Library Service (and distributes some to the Supreme Court Library and local libraries), the Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority for bicentennial-related expenses, the Lieutenant Governor Workforce Commission, the Community College System for Dual Enrollment, and the Alabama Board of Nursing for server upgrades.

Who It Affects
Group 1: Students and educators in Alabama, including K-12 students and teachers and dual enrollment students, who will benefit from new startup systems, dyslexia pilots, and expanded literacy, numeracy, and career/technical education professional development.
Group 2: Public library users and other public service beneficiaries, including library patrons and staff, Early Intervention program participants, and those involved with workforce development and nursing infrastructure improvements.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Appropriates $3,112,615 from the Education Trust Fund to the State Department of Education for FY ending Sept 30, 2019, including $1,809,535 for startup costs of a new Student Administration System, $303,080 for dyslexia pilot projects, and $1,000,000 to develop literacy, numeracy, and career/technical education programs via teacher professional development in Summer 2019.
Section 2: Appropriates $1,550,000 to the Department of Rehabilitation Services for FY ending Sept 30, 2019, with $1,300,000 for the Early Intervention Program and $250,000 transferred to the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.
Section 3: Appropriates $500,000 to the Alabama Public Library Service for FY ending Sept 30, 2019, with $250,000 distributed to the Alabama Supreme Court Library and $250,000 distributed to public libraries statewide.
Section 4: Appropriates up to $650,000 to the Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority for FY ending Sept 30, 2019 to reimburse bicentennial-related expenditures.
Section 5: Appropriates $150,000 to the Lieutenant Governor Workforce Commission for FY ending Sept 30, 2019.
Section 6: Appropriates $977,997 to the Alabama Community College System for the Dual Enrollment Program for FY ending Sept 30, 2019.
Section 7: Appropriates $570,000 from the Alabama Board of Nursing Trust Fund to the Alabama Board of Nursing for internal server upgrades for FY ending Sept 30, 2019.
Section 8: The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Appropriations