SR63 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

SR63 creates a special order calendar that puts a list of specific education and appropriations bills on priority for the eighteenth legislative day only.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the listed bills become the special order of business and must be considered before other matters on the eighteenth day. They take precedence over all other business until they are disposed of. The order affects scheduling, not the content of the bills themselves, and includes a set of education and appropriation-related bills such as ETF funding, college funding, capital grants, and related programs.

Who It Affects

• Public education employees, students, and the named higher education institutions (e.g., Tuskegee University, Southern Preparatory Academy, Talladega College) who could be impacted by salary increases, grants, or funding in the included bills.
• Taxpayers and state agencies involved in funding and programs (including the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Office of the State Treasurer) due to the mentioned appropriations, grants, loans, rebates, and related financial mechanisms.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed Senate Bills as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business for the eighteenth legislative day, taking precedence over all other matters until disposed of.
• Specifies that the special order applies only for the eighteenth legislative day described in the resolution.
• Includes specific bills such as SB262 (ETF appropriation to Tuskegee University), SB93 (Southern Preparatory Academy FY24), SB111 (Talladega College FY24), SB101 (amended Rolling Reserve Act for ETF appropriations and Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund), SB269 (K-12 Capital Grant Program), SB278 (Distressed Institutions of Higher Education Revolving Loan Program), SB267 (Athletic Trainers Incentive Program), SB85 (Public education employees salary increase), SB86 (One-time tax rebate), SB88 (FY24 ETF Governor's Rec), and SB87 (FY23 ETF Supplemental Appropriation).

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