SB87 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, from the Education Trust Fund to various agencies and entities in a total amount of $2,787,667,309.

Summary

SB87 provides a FY2023 supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund totaling about $2.79 billion to fund tax rebates, debt service, K-12 and higher education needs, safety programs, and a wide range of capital and one-time projects.

What This Bill Does

It allocates additional money beyond regular appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 across many agencies and programs. Key elements include funding for income tax rebates, debt service on certain bonds, risk management and state insurance costs, and substantial one-time education-related expenditures, including inflation relief for capital costs and materials, safety grants, and program support. It also provides targeted investments in higher education facilities, workforce training centers, STEAM initiatives, rural healthcare opportunities, and various community college and university capital projects, often with conditions such as matching funds or board approvals.

Who It Affects

• K-12 students and local school systems receive funding for salaries, instructional materials, transportation fleet renewal, classroom resources, and school safety grants, plus targeted programs and district support.
• Higher education students, faculty, and institutions (universities, community colleges, and career-technical centers) receive substantial one-time capital, maintenance, and expansion funding for new facilities, deferred maintenance, and specialized centers; this also includes inmate education facilities and programming within the Alabama Community College System.

Key Provisions

• Total supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund: $2,787,667,309 to various agencies and entities for FY2023.
• Department of Revenue: $393,000,000 to Fund income tax rebates per HB175/SB86 (Refundable Tax Credit Fund).
• Debt service: $18,552,126 to satisfy remaining PSCA Bonds debt service (Series 2012-B and 2013-C).
• State Board of Education: $64,134,584 to Local Boards of Education, including $23,673,683 for the Foundation Program Salary Matrix and $20,460,901 for pre-funding school materials and in-classroom expenses.
• Department of Education (one-time): $480,037,503 for various items including $8,000,000 for American Village, $7,000,000 for Independence Hall, $1,000,000 for Troy University Civics Education Partnership, and $360,000,000 for inflationary relief related to 2020 PSCA bond costs; funds may be used for school resource officers, insurance, and other eligible uses with funding distributed pro rata by PSCA allocations.
• Saban Discovery Center: $17,000,000 to create an STEAM-focused center with educator professional development, discounted pricing for schoolchildren, and collaboration with the Department of Education.
• Alabama Innovation and related centers: $51,000,000 total with allocations to Agricultural Center of Innovation, Hudson Alpha Institute campus expansion, Southern Research Institute partnership, and outdoor recreation improvements; includes a $850,000 trails study and requires private funding match for certain projects.
• Inmate education funding: $103,000,000 for inmate education facilities and an additional $100,000,000 for programming and/or vocational education under the prison modernization plan; $3,000,000 for Limestone Correctional Facility educational building; funding conditioned on ACCS Board approval.
• Alabama Centers for Rural Healthcare Opportunities: $31,000,000 to establish centers in collaboration with multiple community colleges and counties.
• Higher education capital and maintenance: multi-millions allocated to all state universities and many community colleges for deferred maintenance, renovations, and new facilities (examples include significant sums for University of Alabama system campuses, UAB, Auburn, ECS, and numerous colleges), plus programs aimed at workforce training and regional development.
• Other targeted allocations: funds for public health, mental health, archives and history, educational opportunities reserve, educational TV tower, and various state agency supports with specific project earmarks and conditions.

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

Subjects

FY23 ETF Supplemental Appropriation Bill