HB147 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Danny GarrettRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to various school systems and colleges and universities, and other entities for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
Summary: HB147 provides $1.0 billion in supplemental Education Trust Fund money for FY 2024 to support Alabama public colleges, universities, and various K-12 education programs and entities.
What This Bill Does
273.7 million is allocated to public higher education institutions for FY 2024, with exact amounts listed for each system and university. 726.3 million is allocated to the Department of Education and related boards for FY 2024, to be distributed to local school districts and other education entities across the state. The Department of Education will allocate these funds to local boards and districts statewide, following a detailed schedule of allocations, and a portion is set aside for teacher professional development through the Ed Farm Classroom of Tomorrow with a reporting requirement by October 1, 2025. Some expenditures by the Department of Education require prior approval by the State Superintendent of Education, and any funds not spent in the current year carry forward to the next year.

Who It Affects
Public colleges and universities in Alabama receive supplemental funds to support operations and programs for FY 2024.
Local K-12 school districts, cities/counties, and special entities (e.g., Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Alabama School of Math and Science, Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Youth Services School Districts) receive funds distributed by the Department of Education.
Teachers and classroom instruction benefit from the Ed Farm Classroom of Tomorrow professional development and technology tool funding.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Allocates 273,700,000 from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to public institutions of higher education for FY 2024, distributed among the listed systems and universities with the exact amounts shown in the act.
Section 2: Allocates 726,300,000 from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of Education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Youth Services School Districts, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Alabama School of Math and Science, and the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering for FY 2024, to be expended as provided by law.
Section 3: The Department of Education shall allocate the funds to local boards of education and other eligible entities (as listed in the bill) for distribution to districts statewide, including a detailed local allocation schedule.
Section 3(b): Funds appropriated to the Department of Education by subsection (a) may not be expended without prior approval of the State Superintendent of Education.
Section 3(c): The teacher professional development funds shall be allocated to the Ed Farm Classroom of Tomorrow to provide technology tools and professional development services, with a required report to the relevant legislators by October 1, 2025.
Section 4: Funds not expended in the current fiscal year shall not revert but shall be carried forward for the same purposes.
Section 5: The act becomes effective immediately.

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Subjects: Appropriations