# Alabama SB344: 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 SB344, 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 Senate bill sponsored by Arthur Orr (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-07 (Currently Indefinitely Postponed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB344
- 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: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-04-07, Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-07: Currently Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB344-int.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/SB344-int.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB344-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).