SB113 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Education Trust Fund supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025

Summary

SB113 provides a one-year supplemental appropriation of 524,276,588 from the Education Trust Fund for a broad set of education, workforce, arts, and public safety programs for fiscal year 2025.

What This Bill Does

It allocates one-time funds to K-12 education, higher education, and various state programs to support textbook purchases, technology, safety, expanded learning, and capital projects. It also uses funds for arts, libraries, public health, workforce development, and special initiatives; and it allows any unspent funds to be carried forward for the same purposes. The act takes effect immediately after passage and approval.

Who It Affects

• K-12 students and local school systems receive funding for textbook adoption, safety measures, AEDs in schools, school nutrition and afterschool programs, and reading improvement initiatives.
• Colleges and universities, community colleges, and related state agencies receive substantial funding for maintenance, capital projects, research capacity, workforce training, and various statewide programs, benefiting students and local communities.

Key Provisions

• 28,000,000 to the State Board of Education – Local Boards of Education for textbook adoption.
• 136,029,000 to the State Department of Education for one-time expenses, including 16,000,000 for Ed Farm (capital outlay and broadband deployment in rural areas), 2,500,000 for AEDs in schools, 15,000,000 for School Safety (including 3,000,000 for School Mapping), 10,000,000 for College and Career Readiness Grants, 10,300,000 for Charter School Grants, 1,100,000 for CREATE Technology and Innovation Center dual enrollment scholarships, 30,000,000 for Summer and Afterschool, and other initiatives such as literacy, STEM, and safety programs.
• 4,120,000 to the Educational Television Commission for the Madison Avenue Studio, new State House Studio, and semiquincentennial programming (120,000).
• 5,380,000 to the Council on the Arts for deferred maintenance, capital projects, and arts programming, with grants prioritizing rural areas and facilities improvements.
• 250,000 to the Music Hall of Fame.
• 200,000 to the Public Library Service for the Supreme Court Law Library.
• 50,513,000 to the Alabama Department of Revenue for the CHOOSE Act Fund to support Education Savings Accounts and 513,000 for administration.
• 2,000,000 to the Alabama Supercomputer Authority for the Data Center Renovation and 600,000 for the K-12 Cybersecurity Pilot Project (ASA Match).
• 5,000,000 to the Department of Workforce for a state veterans transition public/private partnership program.
• 3,500,000 to the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering; 3,500,000 to the Alabama School of Fine Arts; 3,500,000 to the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science for deferred maintenance, safety, and related needs.
• 4,300,000 to the Firefighters’ Personnel Standards and Education Commission/Fire College, including 600,000 for Muscle Shoals Burn Building, 3,100,000 for EMT facility, and 600,000 for maintenance.
• 7,000,000 to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium for a new dormitory and waterline infrastructure improvements.
• 2,000,000 to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (150,000 for Short-Term Programs; 1,850,000 for deferred maintenance and safety).
• 55,811,836 to the Alabama Community College System for various one-time maintenance, renovations, and capital projects, plus program-specific allocations across colleges.
• 54,287,475 to the University of Alabama System for research capacity, maintenance, and capital projects, including 12,000,000 for the Executive Plaza Research Center and 200,000 for NCAA Volleyball Championship.
• 6,222,688 to Alabama A&M University for maintenance, security upgrades, and campus infrastructure improvements.
• 4,180,844 to Alabama State University for maintenance, renovations, and safety upgrades.
• 3,772,700 to Athens State University for maintenance, operations, and Carter Hall renovations.
• 26,067,000 to Auburn University for research infrastructure and capital projects, plus smaller amounts for Livestock Judging and Agricultural Experimental Stations.
• 3,262,202 to Auburn University at Montgomery for deferred maintenance and capital projects.
• 5,632,743 to Jacksonville State University for maintenance and the Energy Management Plan.
• 4,028,237 to the University of Montevallo for maintenance, renovations, and safety upgrades.
• 5,884,716 to the University of North Alabama for engineering building and facility improvements.
• 15,580,106 to the University of South Alabama for research capacity and related projects, plus 4,500,000 for USA Police Department renovations.
• 6,312,751 to Troy University for maintenance, equipment, and School of Engineering funding.
• 4,058,290 to the University of West Alabama for maintenance, Wallace Hall, and cyber security funding transfer.
• 3,950,000 to Tuskegee University for maintenance, campus security, and Kellogg Conference Center funding.
• 37,500,000 to the Legislative Council for construction and related expenses for the new State House.
• 350,000 to the Lieutenant Governor for workforce participation plan development.
• 10,300,000 to the Executive Commission on Community Services Grants; 5,630,000 to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for various program funding.
• 7,575,000 to the Alabama Historical Commission for museums, parks, restoration projects, and heritage programs.

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

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