HB150 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Danny GarrettRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Southern Preparatory Academy, appropriation
Summary: HB150 would provide a one-year appropriation of $408,793 from Alabama's Education Trust Fund to Southern Preparatory Academy for 2025, with strict reporting and oversight conditions before funds are released.
What This Bill Does
The bill appropriates $408,793 to Southern Preparatory Academy for the 2025 fiscal year to support its educational program. Funds can be released only after the academy submits an operations plan with goals and performance indicators and an audited FY 2023 financial statement, both approved by the Director of Finance. It also requires quarterly expenditure and progress reports and an end-of-year performance report, with copies sent to the Legislative Council; the releases are governed by the Budget and Financial Control Act and Budget Management Act.

Who It Affects
Southern Preparatory Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama — will receive $408,793 but must provide an operations plan, audited financial statements, quarterly reports, and an end-of-year performance report to receive the funds.
Director of Finance (state official) — reviews and approves the required reports and releases funds; forwards reports to the Legislative Council.
Legislative Council — receives copies of the required reports as part of oversight.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Appropriates $408,793 from the Education Trust Fund to Southern Preparatory Academy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
Section 2: The appropriation is subject to the Budget and Financial Control Act, Budget Management Act, and related provisions.
Section 3: Before releasing funds, (a) an operations plan with goals and performance indicators and an audited FY 2023 financial statement must be submitted and approved; (b) funds are intended to be released after these reports are received; (c) quarterly reports on actual expenditures and accomplishments and an end-of-year performance report on work done and costs are required; (d) copies of these reports must be forwarded to the Legislative Council.
Section 4: The act becomes effective October 1, 2024.

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