SB75 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Robert L. StewartSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To make an appropriation of $13,151,435 from the Education Trust Fund to Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama for the support and maintenance of the educational program of the institution, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; to provide that the appropriation is subject to certain provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975; to require an operations plan and an audited financial statement prior to the release of any funds; and to require an end of year report.

Summary

SB75 would appropriate $13,151,435 from the Education Trust Fund to Tuskegee University for FY2024, with strict reporting requirements and a special funding arrangement due to the university's unique relationship with the state.

What This Bill Does

It allocates $13,151,435 to Tuskegee University for the institution's educational program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, with at least $2,000,000 designated for the agricultural research and extension service state match. Funds may be released only after the university submits an operations plan and an audited financial statement, plus quarterly expenditures and accomplishments reports and an end-of-year performance report. The appropriation is subject to state budgeting laws, and the Director of Finance will release funds after these reports are received; copies of required reports go to the Legislative Council. The act becomes effective October 1, 2023 and recognizes Tuskegee's unique relationship to the state in determining funding treatment.

Who It Affects

• Tuskegee University – will receive the appropriation and must provide an operations plan, audited financial statements, quarterly reports, and an end-of-year performance report as conditions for releasing funds.
• Alabama's state oversight entities (Director of Finance and the Legislative Council) – will review the required reports, approve release of funds, and receive quarterly and end-of-year performance information.

Key Provisions

• Allocates $13,151,435 from the Education Trust Fund to Tuskegee University for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
• Requires that at least $2,000,000 of the appropriation be expended for the agricultural research and extension service state match.
• The appropriation is for the support and maintenance of Tuskegee University's educational program and is subject to the Budget and Financial Control Act, the Budget Management Act, and other provisions of the act.
• Before any funds are released, Tuskegee must submit an operations plan with goals and measurable performance indicators approved by the Director of Finance, and an audited financial statement for FY2022.
• The act requires quarterly reports on actual expenditures and accomplishments versus planned, and an end-of-year performance report for FY2024 with costs and meaningful measures of program effectiveness, to be provided to the Director of Finance.
• The Director of Finance will release funds after receipt of the required reports, and copies of the reports must be sent to the Legislative Council.
• Effective date is October 1, 2023, and the act acknowledges Tuskegee's unique relationship to Alabama regarding funding treatment.

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Subjects

Tuskegee University FY24 Appropriation Bill.