SR69 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR69 is a Senate resolution that sets a special order calendar to fast-track a list of education and appropriation bills for the sixteenth legislative day.

What This Bill Does

If approved, it makes the listed Senate bills the top priority for discussion on the sixteenth legislative day, taking precedence over all other business until those bills are disposed of. The bills cover topics like teacher pay and funding, retiree benefits, and several appropriation requests to colleges, universities, and public education programs.

Who It Affects

• Senate members, who will follow the designated order of business on the sixteenth legislative day
• Public education employees and retirees, due to salary, funding, and retirement-related provisions
• Educational institutions named in the bills (e.g., Talladega College, Lyman Ward Military Academy, Tuskegee University) and other schools and agencies receiving appropriations
• The Education Department and the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) Board of Control, because some provisions involve administration and fund management

Key Provisions

• Designates SB327, SB61, SB192, SB191, SB185, SB193, SB188, SB190, and SB189 as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business for the sixteenth Legislative day, taking precedence over all other matters until disposed of.
• SB327: addresses math and science teachers' salary schedule, additional compensation, Department of Education administration, additional salary supplements for hard-to-staff schools, terms of employment contracts, creation of a fund in the State Treasury, starting with the 2021-2022 school year, funded in the education budget.
• SB61: establishes the Education Retirees' Trust Fund Funding Act and creates a permanent Education Retirees Trust Fund in the State Treasury to fund periodic bonus checks for education retirees, including duties of the TRS Board of Control.
• SB192: Talladega College appropriation.
• SB191: Lyman Ward Military Academy appropriation.
• SB185: Tuskegee University appropriation.
• SB193: supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 from the Education Trust Fund to various school systems, colleges and universities, and other entities.
• SB188: salary increase for public education employees, including K-12, postsecondary, and AIDB.
• SB190: supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2021 from Education Trust Fund to multiple entities (Educational Television Commission, Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, Tuskegee University, Athens State University, University of West Alabama, Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind).
• SB189: Education budget, appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative