# Alabama HB565: Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives Alabama HB565, Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Danny Garrett (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB565-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB565 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-03 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted - Sponsor: Danny Garrett (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (381 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colleges lose bonuses for unreliable data: cost, low. Effective June 1, 2026, colleges lose a CHEER outcome category's current bonus when the oversight committee finds faulty or manipulated data. The committee may also recommend cuts to the college's future CHEER funding. These penalties affect college funding, not direct household payments or duties. - Alabama colleges get results-based funding rules: mixed, low. Effective June 1, 2026, CHEER replaces existing results-based funding programs for eligible Alabama public universities and community and technical colleges. Starting October 1, 2026, these colleges can earn bonuses for meeting performance goals, but lawmakers must approve funding first. Bonus shar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Danny Garrett (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1118 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 871 | pass | 105 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 870 | pass | 105 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 105 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-09: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1118 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-03-12: Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-03-12: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 870 (House) - 2026-03-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 871 (House) - 2026-03-12: Engrossed (House) - 2026-03-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-03-11: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2026-03-03: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB565-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB565-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB565-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB565-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB565-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB565-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB565-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).