PRIA Logo™
AlabamaHB2352026 Regular SessionHouse

Supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Sponsored By: Danny Garrett (Republican)

Enacted

Appropriations

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

24 provisions identified: 23 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More funding for school choice administration

The Revenue Department gets $100 million from the CHOOSE Act Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The money supports administration of the school choice program. This appropriation does not change who qualifies or set a benefit amount for each household.

More funding for students and schools

The Education Department gets $143.245 million in one-time funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This includes $25 million for safety, with $3 million for school mapping. Schools get $30 million for summer and afterschool programs, $20 million for college and career readiness, and $7.3 million for breakfast. Career-tech equipment gets $10 million, including $1.5 million for a high-school heavy-equipment simulator pilot. Charter grants get $10 million, distributed per student to existing conversion and startup schools; conversion schools also gain more uses for prior grants. Reading help beyond grade three gets $10 million, with a focus on nine named Mobile County schools. EdFarm gets $10 million for school technology, rural broadband, and online teacher training. Junior Achievement gets $1.25 million for its Huntsville/Madison location only with at least $3 million in committed public or private matching funds. It must certify that match to the Finance Director by August 31, 2026, or the money returns to the Education Trust Fund.

More flexibility for Alabama historical grants

The Alabama Historical Commission can reuse returned or unused Education Trust Fund money previously set aside for historical grants. It can make additional grants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. For these grants, it can waive maximum grant amounts and eligibility limits. The law states no available amount and guarantees no applicant a grant.

More funding for Alabama science facilities

The Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium gets $2 million for one-time capital costs at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Geological Survey gets $300,000 for operations. Both allocations cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The money supports science institutions rather than direct household payments.

More funding for local cultural destinations

For the year ending September 30, 2026, the Historical Commission gets $6.785 million for museums, historic parks, and cultural projects. This includes $1.75 million split equally between the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Judge Horton Civil Justice Learning Center. The Commission can also redirect returned or unused prior funds to additional historical grants for that year. The arts council gets $375,000: $125,000 for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and $250,000 for Bare Hands Community Center. The Space and Rocket Center gets $3.5 million, and Cullman County's library gets $500,000 for an information-technology education addition. Agriculture and Industries gets $500,000, split between the Blount County agricultural center at $300,000 and Landmark Park Foundation at $200,000.

More funding for firefighter and EMT training

The Fire College and its oversight commission get $1.025 million for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Facility repairs, renovations, or ongoing capital projects get $500,000. The Winfield Fire Service EMT Program gets $525,000. The money supports facilities and training rather than direct household payments.

More spending flexibility for conversion charters

Conversion charter schools receiving grants under Act 2024-428 can use that money as needed, beyond other allowed uses. The change gives these schools more spending flexibility. It does not create a new household payment.

New State House gets construction funding

The Legislative Council gets $37.5 million for new State House construction and related costs for the year ending September 30, 2026. Educational Television gets $2.15 million. This includes the final $2 million one-time appropriation to equip and support its studio in the new State House. Another $150,000 supports programming for the country's 250th anniversary. These funds support state facilities and broadcasts, not household payments.

State agencies retain access to funds

The law authorizes spending of public funds transferred into the State Treasury under Executive Order No. 726. It sets no dollar amount for that authority. Unspent appropriations that revert on September 30, 2026, are appropriated again to the same offices for fiscal year 2027. The act takes effect immediately on enactment. Its listed one-time and capital Education Trust Fund items total $419.717091 million, separate from the $100 million CHOOSE Act Fund appropriation.

Unspent agency money stays available longer

State agency funds under this law that remain unspent and revert on September 30, 2026, are appropriated again. The money goes to the same state offices for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. The law does not state how much money will carry forward.

More Alzheimer's prevention research for residents

HudsonAlpha gets $2 million through the Alabama Innovation Fund for statewide Alzheimer's prevention work in the year ending September 30, 2026. The HOPE-AD initiative supports research, education, clinical innovation, community outreach, and workforce development. Alabama residents can volunteer for screening and receive personalized prevention guidance. Screening is voluntary, and the appropriation does not guarantee individual services or payments.

More funding for children's health coverage

Public Health gets $12.65 million for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, including $10 million for children's health insurance. Pregnancy resource centers get $850,000, Cahaba Medical Clinic gets $800,000 for rural psychiatry residencies, and the Regional Training Institute gets $1 million. The law also shifts $1.11 million within a prior medical education appropriation without changing its total. The revised amounts are $385,000 for the Rural Alabama Teaching Health Center and $725,000 for Decatur Morgan Graduate Medical Education.

More funding for children's health coverage

Alabama's Department of Public Health gets $12.65 million for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This includes $10 million for the Children's Health Insurance Program and $850,000 for pregnancy resource centers. Cahaba Medical Clinic gets $800,000 for rural psychiatry residencies, and the Regional Training Institute gets $1 million. The funding does not change individual eligibility or set household payment amounts.

More grants for families and communities

The Community Services Grants Commission gets $10 million for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. It distributes grants under Alabama's existing community services law. Human Resources gets another $1.985 million for named child and family organizations. This includes $135,000 for Beacon House, $250,000 for North Alabama Boys and Girls Club, and $100,000 for Mitchell's Place. Kids to Love gets $1.5 million; these appropriations do not set direct household payments or eligibility rules.

Community colleges get facility improvement funds

The Community College System gets $27.201249 million in one-time funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This includes $13.426249 million for overdue repairs, renovations, or ongoing capital projects. Named projects support Wallace State, Trenholm State, Calhoun, Drake State, Jefferson State's Adult Learning Center, and the Lauderdale County Agplex. The money supports education and workforce facilities, not direct student payments.

Higher education gets project and recruitment funds

The Higher Education Commission gets $8.84896 million for one-time college and community projects for the year ending September 30, 2026. Recipients include Tuskegee, Talladega, Selma University, the USS Alabama Battleship, North Alabama Agriplex, and Birmingham Zoo's veterinary hospital. The grants also support North Alabama Land Trust, Sweet Trails, and the Tennessee RiverLine Program. The law allows transfers into the Commission fund of up to $49,920 from Student Assistance, $148,192 from Knight Court Monitor, and $114,723 from Teacher Education Scholarship Loan funds. A separate $312,835 appropriation provides $198,112 for Commission operations and $114,723 for the AKEEP Education and Teacher Recruitment Program.

More campus repairs for university students

Six universities get one-time money for overdue repairs, renovations, or ongoing capital projects for the year ending September 30, 2026. Alabama A&M gets $8.401824 million, and Alabama State gets $4.360182 million. Auburn at Montgomery gets $1.661328 million, and Montevallo gets $2.967772 million. North Alabama gets $4.538046 million, and West Alabama gets $2.974736 million. These funds pay for campus work rather than direct student aid.

More job support for disabled workers

Rehabilitation Services gets $7.961087 million for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This includes $5.461087 million for one-time vocational rehabilitation and workforce development expenses. Kulture City's disability workforce center gets $2 million, United Ability gets $300,000, and United Cerebral Palsy–Huntsville gets $200,000. The law funds services and centers but does not set individual payment amounts.

More money for school buses

Schools get $25 million for bus purchases or bus debt payments for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The money follows state fleet renewal guidelines. Systems current on regular-route bus purchases can ask the State Superintendent to approve spending their share on other education needs.

More training and outreach for workers

The Workforce Department gets $6.9 million in one-time funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Technology upgrades and disaster recovery get $3.5 million, while outreach to rural and hard-to-reach workers gets $500,000. The Forest Worker Training Institute gets $2 million. Funds also support the Alabama Advanced Transportation Readiness Initiative and data information and retention work.

Safer facilities for specialized school students

Alabama's cyber technology, fine arts, and mathematics and science schools each get $2.5 million for repairs, capital costs, and safety. The School of Healthcare Sciences gets $1 million for safety and capital costs. The Institute for the Deaf and Blind gets $500,000 for perimeter fencing and other capital projects. These one-time funds cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and go to institutions rather than households.

Universities get arts and health program funds

Athens State gets $1.615927 million, including $1.115927 million for facilities and $500,000 for its Art and Music Library. Jacksonville State gets $4.440678 million, including $3.490678 million for facilities and $450,000 for a marching band Rose Bowl trip. Its Randy Owens performing arts center gets the remaining $500,000. Troy gets $5.175081 million, including $4.175081 million for facilities and $1 million for its Chiropractic Program. These allocations cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

Universities get research and technology funding

The University of Alabama System gets $44.169369 million for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. It includes $36.169369 million for research and facilities, $7.5 million for its Public Policy Center, and $500,000 for Huntsville's CubeSat program. Auburn gets $20.406603 million, including $19.906603 million for research tools, technology, facilities, or presidential initiatives and $500,000 for its Artemis campus. South Alabama gets $9.579249 million, including $9.379249 million for research and facilities and $200,000 to study Mobile Bay dredging. These are university funds, not household payments.

Funding shifts between medical training programs

The law shifts Alabama Medical Education Consortium funding for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. It reduces the Rural Alabama Teaching Health Center's allocation to $385,000. It increases the Decatur Morgan Graduate Medical Education Program's allocation to $725,000. Total funding stays at $1.11 million, with no direct payments to patients.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Danny Garrett

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 725 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2026

Garrett Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1248

Yes: 103 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/2/2026

Third Reading in Second House

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/2/2026

Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1097

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/2/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1098

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2026

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 862

Yes: 105 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2026

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 864

Yes: 104 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2026

Third Reading in House of Origin

Yes: 104 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 865

Yes: 105 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2026

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 863

Yes: 105 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Enacted

    4/17/2026House

  2. Signature Requested

    4/8/2026Senate

  3. Delivered to Governor

    4/8/2026House

  4. Garrett Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1248

    4/7/2026House

  5. Ready to Enroll

    4/7/2026House

  6. Enrolled

    4/7/2026House

  7. Third Reading in Second House

    4/2/2026Senate

  8. Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered

    4/2/2026Senate

  9. Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote

    4/2/2026Senate

  10. Orr 2nd Substitute Offered

    4/2/2026Senate

  11. Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1097

    4/2/2026Senate

  12. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1098

    4/2/2026Senate

  13. Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute

    4/1/2026Senate

  14. Reported Out of Committee Second House

    4/1/2026Senate

  15. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    4/1/2026Senate

  16. Third Reading in House of Origin

    3/12/2026House

  17. Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered

    3/12/2026House

  18. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 862

    3/12/2026House

  19. Givens 1st Amendment Offered

    3/12/2026House

  20. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 863

    3/12/2026House

  21. Garrett 1st Amendment Offered

    3/12/2026House

  22. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 864

    3/12/2026House

  23. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 865

    3/12/2026House

  24. Engrossed

    3/12/2026House

  25. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education

    3/12/2026Senate

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation