HB192 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Poole
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation
Summary: This bill appropriates $367,290 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for FY2021, with conditions requiring plans, audits, and annual reports before funds are released.
What This Bill Does
It provides a money grant to Lyman Ward Military Academy to support its educational program for the 2021 fiscal year. Funds are released only after the academy submits an operations plan and an audited financial statement for FY2019, and the bill requires quarterly and end-of-year performance reports. The funding is subject to state budgeting laws, and the Director of Finance must share required reports with the Legislative Council.

Who It Affects
Lyman Ward Military Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama — receives the $367,290 appropriation and must submit an operations plan, an audited FY2019 financial statement, quarterly reports, and an end-of-year performance report.
Director of Finance (State of Alabama) — reviews and approves the operations plan, receives required reports and determines when to release funds, and forwards reports to the Legislative Council.
Public education in Alabama (via the Education Trust Fund) — the appropriation is for the support and maintenance of the academy's educational program and is governed by state budgeting laws.

Key Provisions
Section 1: appropriates $367,290 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.
Section 2: funds are for support of public education and are subject to the Budget and Financial Control Act, Budget Management Act, and related provisions.
Section 3: prior to releasing funds, the academy must submit (a) an operations plan with goals and performance indicators approved by the Director of Finance, and (b) an audited financial statement for FY2019; the Director may release funds after receipt of these reports; the academy must also provide quarterly expenditure and accomplishments reports and an end-of-year performance report with meaningful measures and costs.
Section 3(d): the Director of Finance must forward all required reports to the Legislative Council in a timely manner.
Section 4: the act becomes effective October 1, 2020.

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Subjects: Appropriations