SB114 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur OrrSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: FY2025 ETF Advancement and Technology Supplemental Appropriation Bill
Summary: SB114 provides FY2025 supplemental funding from Alabama's Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to support higher education, K-12 programs, and regional career technology centers, with money distributed to specific institutions and local districts.
What This Bill Does
It allocates 342,125,000 to public colleges and universities in Alabama for fiscal year 2025, distributed to a list of institutions. It also allocates 807,866,080 to the Department of Education and related boards for K-12 and specialized schools for the same year, including many local project allocations. It creates a 100,000,000 matching-grant program to help local education agencies develop regional career technology centers, with a sliding match and a cap of 50% of project costs. It reappropriates 35,057,322 of unexpended 2024 ETF funds to certain local boards, requires prior approval for DOE expenditures, and carries funds forward rather than reverting if unused; the act is effective immediately.

Who It Affects
Public colleges and universities in Alabama (e.g., University of Alabama system, Auburn University system, Alabama A&M, Alabama State University, etc.) receive targeted appropriations totaling 342,125,000 for FY2025 to support operations and programs.
Local boards of education and related state education entities (e.g., Department of Education, Alabama School for Fine Arts, Alabama School of Math and Science, Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and Youth Services School Districts) receive 807,866,080 for FY2025 for district-level projects, capital improvements, professional development through Ed Farm, and other programs.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Appropriates 342,125,000 from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to public higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, distributed among specified institutions (list includes CCS systems, several universities, and state institutions).
Section 2: Appropriates 807,866,080 from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of Education and related boards for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, to support K-12 and related educational entities; expenditures follow Section 29-9-4 and include multiple named boards and schools.
Section 3: Directs the Department of Education to allocate funds to local boards of education with detailed local distributions and projects; includes a requirement that Pell City funds not be expended until after January 1, 2026 when a new board is installed; provides for Ed Farm teacher professional development and a reporting requirement by October 1, 2026.
Section 4: Creates a 100,000,000 matching-grant program to support regional career technology centers; requires at least two local education agencies to collaborate, uses a sliding matching scale (not to exceed 50% of total project cost), and includes notification and nondiscrimination provisions.
Section 5: Reappropriates 35,057,322 of unexpended 2024 ETF appropriations to specified local boards for use in fiscal year 2025.
Section 6: Any funds not expended remain carried forward and do not revert; Section 7: Act takes effect immediately.

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