HB189 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Poole

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2019, from Education Trust Fund and appropriation from the Alabama Board of Nursing Trust Fund to the Alabama Board of Nursing

Summary

HB 189 adds supplemental Education Trust Fund appropriations for FY 2020 to a broad set of education-related programs and institutions, updates some budget language, and sets repayment and carry-forward rules.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes targeted extra funding for numerous education agencies and programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, for purposes such as literacy and math training, school safety, teacher recruitment, and technology upgrades. It funds facility improvements, research and training facilities, and cyber security/IT support for K-12 schools, as well as STEM and workforce initiatives. It also makes budget housekeeping changes, including carry-forward of unspent funds, reallocation of certain funds, amendments to Acts from 2019, and revised repayment timelines for Budget Stabilization Fund transfers and prior withdrawals; the act becomes effective immediately.

Who It Affects

• Education agencies, colleges, universities, and related state departments that receive new supplemental appropriations and must implement the funded programs and projects (e.g., Department of Education, Community College System, universities, and specialized institutes).
• Students, teachers, and local communities who benefit from funded programs and reforms, such as literacy and math initiatives, school safety support, online teaching assistance, teacher recruitment and professional development, STEM loan forgiveness pilot, and cybersecurity/IT improvements for schools.

Key Provisions

• Section 1 – Supplemental appropriation of $14,085,735 to the State Department of Education for FY2020, with designated uses including literacy expansion, regional math coaches, school safety liaison, teacher marketing, and online teaching assistance grants.
• Section 2 – Supplemental appropriation of $501,943 to the Alabama Community College System for FY2020.
• Section 3 – Supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium for Wetlab relocation and renovation.
• Section 4 – Supplemental appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Alabama Department of Commerce to assist with expanding the Lockheed Martin training facility.
• Section 5 – Supplemental appropriation of $400,000 to Alabama State University for one-time forensics lab repair.
• Section 6 – Supplemental appropriation of $144,000 to the Alabama Fire College for one-time audio/visual system costs.
• Section 7 – Supplemental appropriation of $6,878,778 to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind to assist in construction/expansion of regional centers.
• Section 8 – Supplemental appropriation of $500,000 to the University of South Alabama for one-time Children and Women's Learning Hospital expansion.
• Section 9 – Supplemental appropriation of $2,170,265 to the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund for allocation under Section 29-9-4.
• Section 10 – Supplemental appropriation of $50,000 to the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
• Section 11 – Supplemental appropriation of $2,000,000 to the Department of Early Childhood Education.
• Section 12 – Supplemental appropriation of $2,500,000 to the Alabama Supercomputer Authority for cybersecurity/IT support for K-12; $1,000,000 of that for professional development for education employees in cybersecurity training.
• Section 13–15 – Supplemental appropriations of $35,000 to Miles College Consortium, Stillman College, and Wallace Community College-Selma respectively.
• Section 16 – Supplemental appropriation of $280,000 to Athens State University for virtual lab kits and related delivery costs.
• Section 17 – Supplemental appropriation of $175,000 to Troy University for the Sign Language Interpretive Center.
• Section 18 – Supplemental appropriation of $240,000 to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the Best and Brightest STEM Pilot Program, including $120,000 each for Decatur and Marengo County and a student loan debt payoff component for eligible STEM graduates relocating there.
• Section 19 – Unexpended funds carry forward for the purposes of this act.
• Section 20 – Amendments to Act 2019-403 Section 3B, adjusting the Fine Arts program funding.
• Section 21 – If funds appropriated to the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering remain unspent by Sept 30, 2020, they are reappropriated for use in the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
• Section 22 – If funds in Section 3A of Act 2019-403 to the Examiner of Public Accounts remain unspent, they are reappropriated to the Department starting Oct 1, 2020.
• Section 23 – Repayment rules: temporary transfers from the Budget Stabilization Fund to the Education Trust Fund must be repaid within 180 days; withdrawals before Jan 1, 2020 must be repaid within four years.
• Section 24 – Effective date: immediate upon governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Appropriations