HB155 By Representative Poole RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 05-MAR-15

SYNOPSIS: This bill makes appropriations for the support, maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

To make appropriations for the support, maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated for the support of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, for debt service, and for capital outlay to be paid out of funds specified in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this act, the amounts specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of this act. For the purpose specified in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this act, amounts are shown by programmatic area and the total for all programs is shown so as to include estimated sources of funds other than those listed in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this act. For the purpose of this act, "ETF" shall mean the Education Trust Fund and "Federal and Local Funds" shall mean all gifts, grants, contributions, or entitlements, including grants by the Congress of the United States, municipalities or counties.

Section 2. (a) The appropriations provided for in this act shall be paid from funds in the State Treasury to the credit of the Education Trust Fund, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund, Impaired Drivers Trust Fund, Driver Education and Training Fund, Special Education Catastrophic Fund, and Public School Fund and are hereby made for the support of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and the appropriations herein made shall be subject to the provisions, terms, conditions and limitations of the Budget and Financial Control Act (Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-4-80 et seq.), the provisions of the Budget Management Act of 1976 (Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 41-19-1 et seq.), and shall be in the amounts hereinafter specified.

(b) Amounts shown hereinunder the columns "Earmarked Funds" and "Appropriation Total" are as set forth for the purpose of establishing amounts estimated to be available by programmatic area from sources other than those listed in subsection (a) of this Section 2, in order, upon consideration of such other funds so estimated to be available, to promote the accountability for an efficient use of funds available, and the same are hereby appropriated by the Legislature. Provided, however, that regardless of the ending date of any pay period which has been or may be established by the Legislature for the payment of salaries of state employees, the entire payment due shall be made from the fiscal year's appropriation in which the pay date falls.

Education Trust Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation Total Legislative Branch: Examiner of Public Accounts: Audit Services Program 6,266,034 6,266,034 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 6,266,034 Total Examiner of Public Accounts 6,266,034 6,266,034 The above appropriation shall be used for educational audits. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is hereby authorized to examine as deemed necessary all appropriations herein made for compliance with the laws of the State of Alabama. Any examination performed shall be in accordance with the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 5, Code of Alabama 1975. State entities are hereby authorized to reimburse the Examiners of Public Accounts the full cost for auditing funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and such funds are hereby appropriated to the Examiners of Public Accounts. Executive Branch: American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarships: Financial Assistance Program, Estimated 112,500 112,500 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 112,500 Total American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarships 112,500 112,500 To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-31-1 through 16-31-4. Building Commission, State: Special Services Program 509,720 509,720 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF-Transfer 509,720 Total Building Commission, State 509,720 509,720 Children's Affairs, Department of: Social Services Program 50,209,146 10,175,000 60,384,146 The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows: Office of School Readiness 48,462,050 Operations and Maintenance 162,096 Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) 1,585,000 Children's Policy Council Program 500,000 500,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 50,209,146 Children's Policy Council Fund 500,000 Federal and Local Funds 10,175,000 Total Children's Affairs, Department of 50,209,146 10,675,000 60,884,146 It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department notify the members of each local legislative delegation (whenever possible) prior to grants being awarded in each legislative district. The Department shall notify the legislative delegation of the amount of the grant, the recipient of the grant and the date the grant is awarded. Commerce, Department of: Industrial Development Training Institute Program 53,689,446 53,689,446 Of the above appropriation, $6,440,154 shall be expended for the Industrial Development and Training Program; $4,878,308 shall be expended for the Industrial Training Program - Operations and Maintenance; $500,000 shall be expended for a marketing campaign for technical education; and $41,870,984 shall be expended for Workforce Development of which $500,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Workforce Training Center. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 53,689,446 Total Commerce, Department of 53,689,446 53,689,446 The funds appropriated for workforce development are to be expended for those costs incurred by the State in honoring commitments to pay workforce development costs, including services and other assistance and expenses of recruitment and training of a company's workforce, that are undertaken to induce companies to locate and expand their operations in Alabama (described hereinafter as a "Project") and to develop and implement training, placement and recruitment programs that will improve development and expand the State's workforce. Such costs include, but are not limited to: (i) AIDT operating costs directly related to a Project; (ii) wages and benefits for trainers engaged by AIDT for the purpose of a Project; (iii) costs which the State has agreed to pay under the terms of a Project Agreement with a company that are necessary and reasonable charges incurred by the company or its affiliates for personnel providing training to the company's employees, whether those trainers are employees of the company or its vendors or suppliers, including wages, benefits and travel (domestic and, when necessary, international); (iv) any necessary materials, equipment, manuals, or other relevant training materials; (v) the costs incurred for purchasing or repairing or replacing training tools and equipment; (vi) costs incurred for the purchase or construction and maintenance of training facilities; (vii) travel expenses for prospective and current employees and trainees, including travel, food, lodging, relocation, and other costs necessary and reasonable to enable the company to secure a qualified workforce; and (viii) outside training fees. The above funds appropriated for workforce development shall be expended primarily for the training of Alabama residents. It is further the intent that contracts with vendors to provide workforce training shall be inclusive and reflect the racial and gender diversity of the State. The Secretary of the Department of Commerce shall report quarterly to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation - Education and the House Ways and Means Education Committee and the Legislative Fiscal Officer any funds allocated for workforce training. Such report shall include a summary of the persons trained and the vendors providing the training. The report shall contain information including the residence, race and gender of the persons trained and of the principal or majority owner of the firm or business contracted with to provide the training services. Debt Service: Payments on Endowments 81,880 81,880 Payments on endowments shall be as follows: For interest on Auburn University Endowment ...20,280 For interest on University of Alabama Endowment ...61,000 For interest on Grove Hill Endowment ...600 Interest on Public School Fund Endowment 532,864 532,864 Interest on Public School Fund Endowment shall be as follows: Interest on 16th Section Lands, Estimated ...410,000 Interest on School Indemnity Lands, Estimated ...90,000 Interest on Valueless 16th Section Land ...5,825 Interest on Surplus Revenue ...26,764 Interest on James Wallace Fund ...275 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010-A, Estimated 4,920,800 4,920,800 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010-B, Estimated 1,524,550 1,524,550 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2007, Estimated 908,559 908,559 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013-A, Estimated 4,296,260 4,296,260 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010-D, Estimated 6,396,553 6,396,553 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014-A, Estimated 502,665 502,665 Alabama Incentives Financing Authority Bonds, Series 2009-B, Estimated 1,476,508 1,476,508 Alabama Incentives Financing Authority Bonds, Series 2009-A, Estimated 209,534 209,534 Alabama Incentives Financing Authority Bonds, Series 2009-C, Estimated 1,446,250 1,446,250 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF, Estimated 21,763,559 ETF-Transfer 532,864 Total Debt Service 22,296,423 22,296,423 In the event that any of the above bonds are refunded or new General Obligation Bonds are issued, debt service on the newly issued bonds may be paid from the appropriations made above from the Education Trust Fund upon the recommendation of the Director of Finance and the approval of the Governor. Dental Scholarship Awards, Board of: Support of Other Educational Activities Program 191,166 191,166 To be expended under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-47-76 through 16-47-81. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 191,166 Total Dental Scholarship Awards, Board of 191,166 191,166 Education, State Board of - Local Boards of Education: Foundation Program 3,549,548,496 607,545,193 4,157,093,689 Transportation Program 339,377,091 339,377,091 The rate per day for two personal days and five sick days for transportation personnel shall be $40. At-Risk Student Program 27,104,196 27,104,196 Each district shall receive its pro rata share for each student who is defined as being at-risk of dropping out of school or is performing at an academic level below current grade placement. At-Risk funds may be expended for student programs to improve the efficiency and utilization of technology-based educational resources in the classroom. As a part of the above appropriation for the At-Risk Student Program, there is hereby appropriated $750,000 for the Alabama Student Information Management System (ASIMS). ASIMS will allow the continued support and maintenance of the Information Management System which permits each Local Education Agency and the State Department of Education to comply with all state and federal accountability standards and reporting obligations. Endowment Interest Program-Public School Fund, Estimated 532,864 532,864 Public School Fund, Estimated 175,000,000 175,000,000 Notwithstanding Section 16-13-234, Code of Alabama 1975, the local boards of education shall request waivers to spend Public School Funds appropriated in this Act, after the payment of pledged debt service or obligated capital projects, for other operating expenses. Board of Adjustment 750,800 750,800 School Nurses Program 33,000,000 33,000,000 To be distributed so that each school system shall receive one nurse and an additional nurse or fractions of a nursing allocation based upon the average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year. The School Nurses Program shall use the following salary matrix to determine nursing salaries, based on 182 contract days. The pay of any part-time employee shall conform to the pro-rata share of the following matrix: Years Experience LPN RN RN/MS less than 3 18,862 35,881 41,265 3 but less than 6 20,729 39,467 45,383 6 but less than 9 21,621 41,195 47,374 9 but less than 12 21,902 41,747 48,010 12 but less than 15 22,296 42,507 48,880 15 but less than 18 22,786 43,475 49,998 18 but less than 21 23,060 44,037 50,641 21 but less than 24 23,336 44,598 51,290 24 but less than 27 23,832 45,130 51,821 27 or more 24,329 45,662 52,353 Of the above appropriation for the School Nurses Program, there is hereby appropriated $250,000 for the collection and management of statewide student health data, school by school, by means of the Alabama Student Information Management System (ASIMS). Information Technology Services Program 8,280,000 8,280,000 The above appropriation shall be expended by local school systems towards the position of a District Technology Coordinator that meets the job description and qualifications established by the State Board of Education. Career Tech Operations and Maintenance 7,500,000 7,500,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 3,965,560,583 Federal and Local Funds 607,545,193 Public School Fund, Estimated 175,532,864 Total Education, State Board of - Local Boards of Education 3,965,560,583 783,078,057 4,748,638,640 The above appropriation shall be distributed by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-13-230 through 16-13-239, and all other laws and regulations of the State Board of Education relating to the expenditure of such funds. These funds shall be used to provide a minimum school term of 180 full instructional days, or the hourly equivalent thereof, and for equitable educational opportunities in the public schools of the State. Foundation Program calculations for FY 2015-2016 are based on the funding divisors set forth below. Units earned under the Foundation Program shall be employed as regular classroom teachers and assigned by the local board of education. The divisors listed below shall not serve to prescribe pupil-teacher ratios. It is the intent of the Legislature that local boards of education have flexibility in determining where reductions are made. Any reductions made using flexibility of state units must comply with federal comparability and supplanting guidelines. Each district will submit an application for approval by the State Superintendent as to the unit allocation adjustments requested. Grades K-3 14.00 Grades 4-6 21.60 Grades 7-8 20.10 Grades 9-12 18.00 In allocating the funds in the Foundation Program, the State Board of Education shall allot funds based on the rates established as follows: The Foundation Program shall use the following salary matrix to determine the cost of instructional salaries, based on 187 contract days, or the hourly equivalent thereof, and any part-time contract shall conform to the pro-rata share of the following matrix: Years Experience BS MS 6Y DO ND less than 3 36,867 42,395 45,714 49,032 36,867 3 but less than 6 40,551 46,634 50,283 53,935 40,551 6 but less than 9 42,327 48,675 52,499 56,295 42,327 9 but less than 12 42,894 49,329 53,191 57,051 42,894 12 but less than 15 43,674 50,223 54,155 58,088 43,674 15 but less than 18 44,670 51,371 55,391 59,409 44,670 18 but less than 21 45,247 52,032 56,105 60,179 45,247 21 but less than 24 45,825 52,699 56,822 60,947 45,825 24 but less than 27 46,370 53,245 57,370 61,494 46,370 27 or more 46,917 53,792 57,916 62,040 46,917 Notwithstanding Section 16-13-231.1(d) of the Code of Alabama 1975, there shall not be an appropriation for the 1% over the total cost of instructional salaries for the Foundation Program as calculated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015. For "Fringe Benefits" the rate per day for two personal days and five sick days (for units earned in the Foundation Program) shall be $60. The Teachers' Retirement System employer rate shall be 11.94% of salaries for Tier I members and 10.84% of salaries for Tier II members. The Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Program (PEEHIP) rate shall be $800 per month for each full-time employee. As funds are appropriated, the appropriation herein shall include funds to pay for substitute support employees for each day a support employee is absent. For "Classroom Instructional Support" the uniform amounts used in determining the Foundation Program allowance for classroom instructional support shall be: (1) textbooks or digital resources at $52.77 per pupil in average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year; (2) classroom materials and supplies at $310.00 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (3) technology at $83.30 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (4) professional development at $66.66 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (5) library enhancement at $66.66 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; and (6) a common purchase fund at each local school at $66.66 per unit earned in the Foundation Program. Funds allocated for instructional support units to meet Advanced Education standards may be used for principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians as calculated by the State Department of Education and assigned to the schools where such units are earned. An instructional support unit earned for a principal shall be increased by .31 for elementary schools, .35 for middle schools, and .45 for secondary schools and unit schools. An instructional support unit earned for an assistant principal shall be increased by .10 for elementary schools, middle schools, secondary schools and unit schools. An instructional support unit earned for a counselor shall be increased by .03 for secondary schools and unit schools. The budgeting and expenditure of funds in the Foundation Program at the local level shall be determined and made by the local board of education in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and all laws governing such school budgets and expenditures. Education, State Board of - Two-Year College System: Operations and Maintenance 287,807,448 281,830,568 569,638,016 Auxiliary Enterprises 26,259,192 26,259,192 Restricted Funds 290,647,304 290,647,304 Operations and Maintenance of Postsecondary Prison Education (ETF) 11,534,829 11,534,829 Of the above appropriation, up to $1,939,901 shall be expended for Therapeutic Education and up to $4,000,000 shall be expended for the operations and maintenance of LifeTech. Adult Education Program 12,833,162 17,729,724 30,562,886 Special Populations Training 4,500,268 4,500,268 For programs to prepare the inmate population, parolees or other special populations designated by the Chancellor for entry into the workforce through adult education, preemployment skills training and short-term intensive career technical training. Mine Safety Training Program at Bevill State Community College 320,635 320,635 Postsecondary Education Department - Administration 7,747,562 4,698,119 12,445,681 Workforce Development 2,917,408 833,274 3,750,682 Workforce Development funds shall be distributed by the State Board of Education. Of the above appropriation, $600,000 shall be expended for career coaches and up to $200,000 shall be used to provide regional council seed funding to develop leadership strategies in the local areas. Each region will set measurable goals through a planning process to: determine current and future skills needed in the local area; develop seamless educational pathways; and align funding with identified local workforce needs. The Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education shall report quarterly to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education and the House Ways and Means-Education Committee and the Legislative Fiscal Officer any funds expended for workforce training. Marion Military Institute 6,559,779 6,559,779 Of the above appropriation, $177,000 shall be expended for debt service. Alabama Technology Network 4,800,512 4,800,512 Of the above appropriation to the Alabama Technology Network, $253,906 shall be expended for workforce training. Dual Enrollment 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 The above appropriation shall be expended at the direction of the Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System to continue, expand, and develop career-technical education programs. The Chancellor will work with business and industry partners to allocate the funds in a manner consistent with addressing identified needs in the State of Alabama. Such allocations will further and/or accommodate the continuation and expansion of dual enrollment programs. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 344,021,603 Dual Enrollment Tax Credit Fund 10,000,000 Federal and Other Funds 621,998,181 Total Education, State Board of - Two-Year College System 344,021,603 631,998,181 976,019,784 (1) The allocations as set forth above shall be distributed by the State Board of Education through the Office of the Chancellor. (2) The above appropriation from the Education Trust Fund for Operations and Maintenance shall be distributed as follows: $1,896,719 shall be distributed to Wallace State Community College - Hanceville to pay for tornado damage on April 27, 2011. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any funds received by Wallace State Community College - Hanceville, up to $1,896,719, from litigation or court settlements as a result of tornado damage sustained on April 27, 2011 shall be repaid to the Education Trust Fund; and the remainder shall be distributed to each of the colleges, except Marion Military Institute. (3) The allocation of Adult Education funds appropriated herein is restricted to the provision of services to individuals who are receiving benefits under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Title II of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. (4) The Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education shall report quarterly to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation - Education and the House Ways and Means - Education Committee and the Legislative Fiscal Officer any funds expended for the Alabama Technology Network. Education, State Department of: Administrative Services Program 179,123,746 60,567,385 239,691,131 The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows: Operations and Maintenance of the Department 24,000,000 Children First Trust Fund 9,206,499 Of the above appropriation, at least $3,050,000 shall be directed by the State Department of Education towards the specialized treatment of students with autism, students with emotional disabilities and students with deficit disorders. The Department may also allocate funds to each local educational agency as a supplemental appropriation based upon the number of students with identifiable disabilities. The remainder of the appropriation shall be expended for Children First Programs in accordance with Section 40-15B-2.2, Code of Alabama 1975. Community Education 588,830 Operations and Maintenance for the Alabama Reading Initiative. 48,212,033 It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated for the Alabama Reading Initiative be expended only for the Alabama Reading Initiative Program. The State Superintendent of Education shall report semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation - Education, the House Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets and the Legislative Fiscal Officer the expenditures for the Alabama Reading Initiative Program. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the specific amounts expended for professional development, on-site support and for school coaches and support staff for Alabama Reading Initiative purposes only. Flexibility will be given to the State Superintendent to distribute Alabama Reading Initiative resources to the local boards of education on a per pupil in average daily membership for the purchase of approved textbooks. No money appropriated for the Alabama Reading Initiative or the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative may be repurposed by the State Superintendent of Education for any other purpose. Operations and Maintenance for the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative 29,049,318 Of the above appropriation, flexibility will be given to the State Superintendent of Education to direct AMSTI resources to the districts based on their individual needs. It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated for the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative be expended only for the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative Program. The State Superintendent of Education shall report semi-annually to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation - Education, the House Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets and the Legislative Fiscal Officer the expenditures for the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative Program. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the amounts expended for the equipment, materials and supplies needed to teach math and science, as well as the amounts expended for professional development and on-site support. No money appropriated for the Alabama Reading Initiative or the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative may be repurposed by the State Superintendent of Education for any other purpose. Arts Education 1,600,000 Alabama Holocaust Commission 25,000 Statewide Student Assessment 16,405,319 To be expended for expenses directly related to student assessments. Children's Eye Screening Program and Follow-up Eye Care 2,001,079 Of the above appropriation, $1,000,540 shall be used to provide eye screening for students in Grades K, 2 and 4. The method of screening shall be color photo refraction as developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and $1,000,539 shall be used to provide follow-up eye care for Grades K, 2 and 4 students. Follow-up eye care services shall include, but not be limited to, providing assistance in obtaining and coordinating local eye care services for those children identified as needing said follow-up eye care services whether insured, uninsured or underinsured. Children identified as uninsured or underinsured shall be provided with free eye exams and free prescription spectacles. A database including specific data by child, grade, school/system, and services for outcome-based measurement shall be maintained and archived. Alabama Ear Institute 75,000 Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Improvement Program (At-Risk) 13,268,387 The above appropriation shall be expended for the operations and maintenance of At-Risk programs to develop and implement school improvement programs' financial and/or academic accountability in accordance with Sections 16-6B-3, 16-13-233, and 16-39-11, Code of Alabama 1975, and Administrative Procedure 290-2-1-.05. At-Risk funds shall be used to employ personnel under short-term contracts who shall be assigned by the State Superintendent of Education to give direct assistance to schools which come under the jurisdiction of the Department in accordance with Sections 16-6B-1 through 16-6B-6, Code of Alabama 1975, which requires schools and/or school systems to be placed in intervention for academic and/or financial reasons by the State Superintendent of Education. The State Superintendent of Education may further use these funds to implement flexibility and innovations in rules and procedures to assist schools that are in need of academic and/or financial assistance as determined by the State Superintendent of Education. These programs shall include, but not be limited to, after school programs, character education programs, drop-out prevention programs, summer programs, career technical youth programs, programs to improve reading, and/or math, and/or science skills to increase grade-to-grade promotion, high school graduation and college preparedness, and other activities designed to assist at-risk students. Personnel employed or contracted by the Department for assistance in at-risk schools shall be on release status from their respective local boards of education and shall retain all benefits and tenure status unless they are given permanent employment in the State Department of Education. Funds may be allocated to entities that have and/or can effect positive results in improved student achievement. Military Children Support Plan 1,500,000 English Language Learners Program 2,005,334 Based on the 2014-15 school system count supplied to the Alabama Department of Education by each local superintendent of education, the amount herein is appropriated on a per student basis to be utilized by local school boards to provide assistance to students not utilizing English as their native language so they may become proficient in reading, writing and speaking English at the earliest possible time. Tenure Personnel Hearings 200,000 To provide reimbursements for court reporters and hearing officers under the provisions of Title 16, Chapter 24C, Code of Alabama 1975. Distance Learning 23,565,768 Job descriptions shall be developed by the State Department of Education for positions funded by this appropriation. The hiring of personnel shall be monitored by the State Department of Education for compliance with these job descriptions. In addition, these funds shall be used exclusively to meet the distance learning initiative ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide). The Department shall allow non-public schools to participate in the ACCESS program through a fee based program as established by the Department provided that the fees be limited to an amount necessary to cover the actual costs of extending ACCESS instruction to non-public schools. Advanced Placement 5,271,179 Catastrophic Special Education Support Allocation 2,150,000 Financial Assistance Program 34,753,244 1,243,801,643 1,278,554,887 The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows: Southwest School of Deaf and Blind 198,865 Pre-School Program (Special Education) 1,623,062 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 9,427,424 The above appropriation includes funds to pay salary supplements and related benefit costs for NBCT and other costs of the program. Supplement amounts will be determined by the availability of funds based on the number of National Board Certified Teachers. Children's Hospital 403,546 Of the above appropriation, $300,000 shall be distributed to the Children's Hospital for poison control. Career Tech Initiative 6,627,967 The above appropriation shall be spent on expanding career tech learning opportunities for students and to extend leadership and student organized activities throughout the State as defined by the State Superintendent of Education. Of the above appropriation, $600,000 shall be used to expand the Career Coaches Program. Furthermore, not more than $900,000 of the above appropriation shall be first used for agriscience purposes if an adequate number of RFP's are received. Such funds shall be made available through a competitive grant process to pay stipends, salaries, benefits and travel of agriscience teachers who work on a 220 day or less contract provided their duties and activities exceed existing contract length. In the event all the agriscience funds are not applied for, the balance of the $900,000 shall revert to the balance of the appropriation and shall be distributed at the discretion of the State Superintendent of Education for additional career tech initiatives not limited to but including travel and student leadership development activities in other career tech program disciplines. Of the above appropriation, $400,000 shall be expended for the Information Technology Academy. Principal Mentoring Program 500,000 Teacher In-Service Centers 2,584,080 The State Board of Education, through the State Superintendent of Education, shall administer the In-Service Centers and shall monitor the Centers for compliance with established accountability standards. The above appropriation to the In-Service Centers shall be distributed to the existing eleven In-Service Centers in each geographical area of the state as follows: University of Alabama 203,625 University of Alabama at Birmingham 281,923 Alabama A and M University 256,858 Alabama State University 221,456 Athens State University 214,479 Auburn University 223,264 Jacksonville State University 218,872 University of Montevallo 229,983 Troy University 232,309 University of North Alabama 198,974 University of South Alabama 302,337 Teacher Professional Development Training 973,913 This appropriation shall be used to train teachers (K-12) in the use of computers in the classroom. Trainers shall be chosen who can assist teachers in learning computer skills, the use of instructional software and classroom use of the Internet. Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) 1,601,484 Virtual Library Project 2,822,627 The State Department of Education shall serve as the fiscal agent for the Virtual Library Project. Governor's High Hopes for Alabama Students 6,518,083 Of the above appropriation, $950,000 shall be expended to link the Alabama Student Information Management Systems (ASIMS) to students. Teach For America 572,193 It is the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated for Teach for America be used to employ veterans of the United States Armed Forces where possible. Hudson Alpha Institute - Science Teacher Training 500,000 Principal and Teacher Preparation and Evaluation 400,000 Alabama Science In Motion Program 1,583,796 1,583,796 All funds appropriated to this program shall be expended in accordance with Title 16, Chapters 61B and 61C, Code of Alabama 1975. Additionally, any funds unexpended and carried over from prior fiscal years are hereby reappropriated. Disability Determination for Social Security Program 99,140,086 99,140,086 Gifted Students Program 1,100,000 1,100,000 Liability Insurance Program 5,000,000 5,000,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 219,976,990 ETF-Transfer 1,583,796 Driver Education and Training Fund 4,960,792 Federal and Local Funds 1,393,548,322 Special Education Catastrophic Fund 5,000,000 Total Education, State Department of 221,560,786 1,403,509,114 1,625,069,900 The funds appropriated above shall not be used to implement standards, programs or student assessments created by the Common Core State Standards Initiative after April 1, 2013. Educational Television Commission: Educational Television Program 6,054,750 687,331 6,742,081 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 6,054,750 Federal and Local Funds 687,331 Total Educational Television Commission 6,054,750 687,331 6,742,081 Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, State: Community Services Grants Program 2,000,000 2,000,000 Distributed pursuant to Section 29-2-123, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 2,000,000 The above appropriation shall be used for grants that promote public education purposes. Total Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, State 2,000,000 2,000,000 Family Practice Rural Health Board: Family Practice Rural Health Program 2,286,097 2,286,097 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 2,286,097 Total Family Practice Rural Health Board 2,286,097 2,286,097 Of the above appropriation, at least $131,050 shall be expended for the Auburn Rural Health Program; a minimum of $81,650 shall be expended for the Tuskegee Area Health Education Center (TAHEC); $750,000 shall be expended for the Rural Medical Scholars Program at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; and $461,350 shall be expended for the Rural Health Program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Finance, Department of: Employee Benefits Program 1,739,708 1,739,708 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF, Estimated 1,739,708 Total Finance, Department of 1,739,708 1,739,708 To be distributed by the State Comptroller to the designated beneficiaries or estates for unused sick leave pursuant to Code of Alabama 1975, Section 16-1-18.2. Fine Arts, Alabama School of: Financial Assistance Program 7,003,426 749,000 7,752,426 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 7,003,426 Federal and Local Funds 749,000 Total Fine Arts, Alabama School of 7,003,426 749,000 7,752,426 Fire Fighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, Alabama/Fire College: Operations and Maintenance 3,782,521 2,552,420 6,334,941 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 3,782,521 Federal and Local Funds 2,552,420 Total Fire Fighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, Alabama/Fire College 3,782,521 2,552,420 6,334,941 Higher Education, Alabama Commission on: Planning and Coordination Services Program 3,252,892 186,000 3,438,892 The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows: Operations and Maintenance 3,252,892 Student Financial Aid Program 7,923,562 7,923,562 (1) Policeman's Survivor Tuition, Estimated 148,358 To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-21-105. (2) Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Scholarships 583,643 To be expended in accordance with the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 31-10-1 through 31-10-4 and Sections 31-10-20 through 31-10-25. (3) Alabama Student Assistance Program 2,697,551 (4) Educational Grants Program (Alabama Student Grant Program) 4,470,970 To be expended in accordance with the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-33A-1 through 16-33A-11. Private institutions receiving state grant funds under this provision shall make their best effort to use the equivalent of ten percent of Federal Work Study allocations for the purpose of tutoring and mentoring students in grades K-12 to better prepare them for graduation, college entry and retention. Institutions shall work with their respective governing boards to develop and implement this effort. (5) Washington Center Internship Program 23,040 It is the intent of the Legislature that the above funds for the Washington Center Internship Program be expended for Alabama residents. Support of Other Educational Activities Program 2,684,429 1,671,000 4,355,429 The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows: (1) Network of Alabama Academic Libraries 301,248 ACHE shall provide for the participation of Athens State University in the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries. (2) Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) 624,950 (3) EPSCoR (Research) Program 1,143,088 Of the above appropriation, at least thirty percent (30%) shall be expended for the operations and maintenance of the Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Alabama EPSCoR). Administrative offices are located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. (4) Articulation and General Studies Committee (AGSC)/ Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting System (STARS) 574,867 To be expended in accordance with Section 16-5-8(e), Code of Alabama 1975. The purpose of AGSC/STARS is to provide Alabama college students with a simplified, seamless, and streamlined transfer process by providing them with accurate transfer information through state-approved transfer guides. STARS is housed at Troy University. The Commission shall work to ensure that dual enrollment courses apply towards a degree where applicable. (5) School and University Partnership for Educational Renewal Program (SUPER) 40,276 Support of State Universities Program 5,041,283 5,041,283 The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows: (1) Alabama Agricultural Land Grant Alliance 5,041,283 Of the above appropriation to AALGA, $4,306,831 shall be distributed as a state match for federal funds for those institutions in the Alliance required to provide matching state funds for the first time in the fiscal year 2000; $539,524 shall be allocated for the McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Initiative Matching Program; and an additional $194,928 shall be distributed to Tuskegee University for the USDA matching funds. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 18,902,166 Federal and Local Funds 1,857,000 Total Higher Education, Alabama Commission on 18,902,166 1,857,000 20,759,166 In addition to the above appropriations, any scholarship funds transferred from the State Department of Education for the Alabama Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program (ATRIP) shall not revert. Library Service, Alabama Public: Public Library Service Program 7,292,737 2,742,997 10,035,734 Of the above appropriation, a minimum of $3,777,745 is to be distributed to public libraries within the State; $239,432 shall be expended for Homework Alabama; and $250,000 shall be distributed to the Alabama Supreme Court Library. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 7,292,737 Federal and Local Funds 2,742,997 Total Library Service, Alabama Public 7,292,737 2,742,997 10,035,734 Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab: Support of Other Educational Activities Program 4,005,262 9,735,130 13,740,392 Of the above appropriation, $76,088 shall be expended for the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program and $76,088 shall be expended for the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 4,005,262 Federal and Local Funds 9,735,130 Total Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab 4,005,262 9,735,130 13,740,392 Mathematics and Science, Alabama School of: Financial Assistance Program 6,366,819 1,131,600 7,498,419 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 6,366,819 Federal and Local Funds 1,131,600 Total Mathematics and Science, Alabama School of 6,366,819 1,131,600 7,498,419 Medical Scholarship Awards, Board of: Support of Other Educational Activities Program 1,800,000 400,000 2,200,000 To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-47-121 through 16-47-129. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 1,800,000 Federal and Local Funds 400,000 Total Medical Scholarship Awards, Board of 1,800,000 400,000 2,200,000 Nursing, Alabama Board of: Professional and Occupational Licensing and Regulation Program 166,027 6,506,272 6,672,299 The above appropriation shall be expended pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 34-21-60 through 34-21-63. Notwithstanding the limiting provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 34-21-60 through 34-21-63, $150,000 of the above appropriation shall be expended exclusively for scholarships for advanced degrees to train instructors to teach nursing classes in Alabama colleges and universities. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 166,027 Alabama Board of Nursing Trust Fund 6,506,272 Total Nursing, Alabama Board of 166,027 6,506,272 6,672,299 Optometric Scholarship Awards, Board of: Support of Other Educational Activities Program 107,282 107,282 To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 34-22-60 through 34-22-65. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 107,282 Total Optometric Scholarship Awards, Board of 107,282 107,282 Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, Alabama: Professional and Occupational Licensing and Regulation Program 249,017 6,218,324 6,467,341 Certified Law Enforcement Academy Program 347,687 500,000 847,687 Of the above appropriation for the Certified Law Enforcement Academy Program, $347,687 of ETF monies included therein shall be expended as follows: Northeast Police Academy 90,398 Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission Law Enforcement Academy at Tuscaloosa 90,398 Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission Law Enforcement Academy - Baldwin County 90,398 Alabama Police Academy 48,677 Montgomery Police Academy 27,816 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 596,704 Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund - as provided in the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 36-21-40 through 36-21-51 6,718,324 Total Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, Alabama 596,704 6,718,324 7,315,028 Physical Fitness, State Commission on: Advisory Services Program 735,444 18,846 754,290 Of the above appropriation, $284,075 shall be expended for the Alabama Sports Festival; and $200,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 735,444 Federal and Local Funds 18,846 Total Physical Fitness, State Commission on 735,444 18,846 754,290 Serve Alabama: Executive Direction Program 350,000 350,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 350,000 Total Serve Alabama 350,000 350,000 Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, Alabama: Support of Other Educational Activities Program 1,304,701 1,304,701 Of the above appropriation to the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, the sum of $25,973 shall be used to fund travel and other expenses of the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission and $1,278,728 shall be used to fund university and community-based Sickle Cell programs which were funded from the ETF budget in FY 2000. These funds shall be distributed proportionately to the distribution made in FY 2003. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 1,304,701 Total Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, Alabama 1,304,701 1,304,701 Space Science Exhibit Commission, Alabama: Special Services Program 650,000 26,179,240 26,829,240 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 650,000 Federal and Local Funds 26,179,240 Total Space Science Exhibit Commission, Alabama 650,000 26,179,240 26,829,240 Supercomputer Authority, Alabama: Information Technology Services Program 5,513,144 8,058,135 13,571,279 The above appropriation is to be expended in accordance with Sections 41-10-390 through 41-10-406, Code of Alabama 1975. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF-Transfer 5,513,144 Supercomputer Revolving Fund, Estimated 8,058,135 Total Supercomputer Authority, Alabama 5,513,144 8,058,135 13,571,279 Veterans' Affairs, Department of: Administration of Veterans' Affairs Program 2,497,476 2,497,476 Student Financial Aid Program, Estimated 55,810,847 55,810,847 For reimbursement to every state institution of higher learning, college, university, community college, junior college or technical college in which benefits are given to veterans, their spouses, widows, or children under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 31-6-1 through 31-6-17. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 58,308,323 Total Veterans' Affairs, Department of 58,308,323 58,308,323 Youth Services, Department of: Financial Assistance Program (School District) 6,432,616 6,432,616 The above appropriation shall be expended by the Youth Services Department District in a manner consistent with the funding formula cooperatively established by the Youth Services Board and the State Board of Education pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 44-1-70 through 44-1-77. SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 6,432,616 Total Youth Services, Department of 6,432,616 6,432,616 Colleges and Universities: Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 33,447,432 61,644,841 95,092,273 Extension-Urban Affairs and Non-Traditional Land Grant Programs 3,879,073 3,879,073 Pursuant to Knight v. Alabama Final Settlement Agreement. Agricultural Research Station Fixed Costs 287,288 287,288 Pursuant to Knight v. Alabama Final Settlement Agreement. Auxiliary Enterprises 12,603,581 12,603,581 Restricted Funds 37,106,790 37,106,790 Agricultural Research and Extension-State Match 1,231,750 1,231,750 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 38,845,543 Federal and Other Funds 111,355,212 Total Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Board of Trustees 38,845,543 111,355,212 150,200,755 Alabama A and M University, Board of Trustees-Miles College Consortium: Alabama A and M University-Miles College Consortium 271,512 271,512 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 271,512 Total Alabama A and M University, Board of Trustees-Miles College Consortium 271,512 271,512 Alabama State University, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 43,343,109 66,865,554 110,208,663 The above appropriation for Operations and Maintenance includes funds for Health Information Management, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy Programs, Title VI Program Enhancement, EdD in Educational Leadership, Policy and Law, and Desegregation Planning pursuant to the Knight v. Alabama Final Settlement Agreement. Auxiliary Enterprises 10,256,297 10,256,297 Restricted Funds 48,028,585 48,028,585 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 43,343,109 Federal and Other Funds 125,150,436 Total Alabama State University, Board of Trustees 43,343,109 125,150,436 168,493,545

Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 151,220,610 581,121,738 732,342,348 Of the above appropriation, $786,600 shall be expended by the Alabama Small Business Development Centers; $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Insurance Information and Research Center; $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Institute for Automotive Engineering; and $360,000 shall be expended for the State of Alabama Water Resource Center. Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama at Birmingham 265,325,214 1,974,660,992 2,239,986,206 Of the above appropriation, $376,473 shall be expended for the Minority Business Training-Economic Development Program; $500,000 shall be expended for the Center for Diabetic Research; and $500,000 shall be expended for UAB School of Medicine-Central Alabama Regional Campus. Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama in Huntsville 52,481,138 98,658,199 151,139,337 Of the above appropriation, $850,000 shall be expended for the State Climatologist; and $7,750,000 shall be expended for the Technology Innovation Incubator, of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated for Capital Outlay. Special Mental Health and Chauncey Sparks Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders, University of Alabama at Birmingham 3,236,628 3,236,628 School of Optometry Fund-Transfer to University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry, estimated 70,000 70,000 Auxiliary Enterprises 196,597,009 196,597,009 Restricted Funds 584,965,918 584,965,918 University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center 5,052,527 5,052,527 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 477,316,117 Federal and Other Funds 3,436,073,856 Total Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 477,316,117 3,436,073,856 3,913,389,973 Athens State University, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 11,740,625 18,559,761 30,300,386 Auxiliary Enterprises 356,726 356,726 Restricted Funds 22,025,000 22,025,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 11,740,625 Federal and Other Funds 40,941,487 Total Athens State University, Board of Trustees 11,740,625 40,941,487 52,682,112 Auburn University, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Auburn University 165,046,727 502,735,494 667,782,221 Auxiliary Enterprises 164,788,482 164,788,482 Restricted Funds 212,799,025 212,799,025 Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station 31,697,707 5,285,700 36,983,407 Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Alabama Cooperative Extension System 33,165,955 1,893,360 35,059,315 Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Auburn University at Montgomery 23,444,262 52,649,123 76,093,385 Auburn Aviation Center 4,350,000 4,350,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 257,704,651 Federal and Other Funds 940,151,184 Total Auburn University, Board of Trustees 257,704,651 940,151,184 1,197,855,835 Jacksonville State University, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 37,441,363 68,678,421 106,119,784 Auxiliary Enterprises 12,835,261 12,835,261 Restricted Funds 74,684,292 74,684,292 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 37,441,363 Federal and Other Funds 156,197,974 Total Jacksonville State University, Board of Trustees 37,441,363 156,197,974 193,639,337 Montevallo, University of, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 18,828,594 33,588,751 52,417,345 Auxiliary Enterprises 7,866,019 7,866,019 Restricted Funds 11,177,460 11,177,460 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 18,828,594 Federal and Other Funds 52,632,230 Total Montevallo, University of, Board of Trustees 18,828,594 52,632,230 71,460,824 North Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 28,245,570 49,626,176 77,871,746 Of the above appropriation, $800,000 shall be expended for the Science and Technology Program, and $1,000,000 shall be expended for the Nursing Program. Auxiliary Enterprises 14,867,157 14,867,157 Restricted Funds 5,208,936 5,208,936 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 28,245,570 Federal and Other Funds 69,702,269 Total North Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 28,245,570 69,702,269 97,947,839 South Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 103,938,409 534,034,827 637,973,236 Auxiliary Enterprises 21,687,000 21,687,000 Restricted Funds 69,550,000 69,550,000 University of South Alabama - Cancer Center 3,000,000 3,000,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 106,938,409 Federal and Other Funds 625,271,827 Total South Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 106,938,409 625,271,827 732,210,236 Troy University, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 54,450,370 169,554,118 224,004,488 Of the above appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended for the Agriculture Center Board, and $2,000,000 shall be expended for Capital Outlay. Auxiliary Enterprises 11,412,854 11,412,854 Restricted Funds 6,476,414 6,476,414 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 54,450,370 Federal and Other Funds 187,443,386 Total Troy University, Board of Trustees 54,450,370 187,443,386 241,893,756 West Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 15,327,605 19,347,942 34,675,547 Of the above appropriation, $810,652 shall be expended for the Alabama Medical Education Consortium. Auxiliary Enterprises 6,270,119 6,270,119 Restricted Funds 632,588 632,588 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 15,327,605 Federal and Local Funds 26,250,649 Total West Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 15,327,605 26,250,649 41,578,254 Alabama Innovation Fund: Alabama Innovation Fund: Alabama Innovation Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 10,000,000 Total Alabama Innovation Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000 The above appropriation shall be used for economic development and research purposes recommended by the Director of the Alabama Department of Commerce and approved by the Governor. Other: Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute for, Board of Trustees: Adult Programs 11,470,547 6,814,087 18,284,634 Children and Youth Programs 31,015,959 3,469,079 34,485,038 Industries for the Blind 8,450,865 23,665,424 32,116,289 SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 50,937,371 Federal and Other Funds 33,948,590 Total Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute for, Board of Trustees 50,937,371 33,948,590 84,885,961 Treasurer, State: PACT Program 33,952,000 33,952,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Transfer from Gross Sales Tax (Fund 0501) 33,952,000 The above appropriation shall be in lieu of the appropriation required in the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 16-33C-14. Total Treasurer, State 33,952,000 33,952,000

Section 4. In addition to the appropriations herein made, all gifts, grants, contributions, insurance proceeds or entitlements, in excess of the amount carried in this act, including grants by the Congress of the United States, municipalities or counties, to any department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, institution, office or officer of the State of Alabama are hereby appropriated and, in the event the same are recurring, are reappropriated to such department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, institution, office or officer to be used only for the purpose or purposes for which the grant or contribution was or shall be made. Further, all state, county, municipal and educational entities are authorized to disburse such sums as deemed necessary by mutual agreement between said entities and the State of Alabama, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to partially defray the cost of auditing services performed by said agency. All such sums are hereby appropriated and reappropriated if necessary to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts for audit services, to be expended through the fund established by Section 41-5-24, Code of Alabama 1975.

Section 5. The State Superintendent of Education shall make requisitions to the State Comptroller in favor of the proper beneficiary in accordance with the law and rules and regulations governing the expenditure or disbursement of any and all funds appropriated to the State Department of Education and/or the State Board of Education in this act, whereupon the Comptroller shall issue his warrant therefor. All other appropriations in this act shall be paid after proper requisitions are made to the State Comptroller in the manner now provided by law.

Section 6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect or repeal any law authorizing or permitting any college, school or other education or eleemosynary institution of the State to receive, collect or disburse any fees, tuitions, charges, sales, endowments, trusts or income therefrom, which are now or may hereafter be authorized to receive, collect or disburse. The receiving college, school or institution shall further maintain separate accounts for such receipts or shall maintain a system of accounting which will show a cash flow of such receipts received under the provision of this appropriation.

Section 7. The appropriations made herein to the departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies include the amounts necessary and said departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies are hereby directed to make the transfer of funds to the State Personnel Department in the amounts enumerated in the general appropriations act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. All agencies and institutions enumerated in this act that receive services from other governmental agencies enumerated in this act or the general appropriations act shall make full payment in a timely manner (as determined by the Department of Finance) for such services.

Section 8. All encumbered balances of a previous fiscal year appropriation other than the exclusions authorized by the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 41-4-93, shall lapse no later than September 30 of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made and shall revert to the credit of the Education Trust Fund or earmarked fund from which the appropriation or appropriations were made.

Section 9. Upon certification to the Director of Finance by the State Attorney General that a federal court has ordered the State of Alabama to pay claims, attorney fees, or other costs relating to said court order, funds are hereby appropriated to the affected department, board, bureau, or commission in the amount necessary to satisfy that court order. Such appropriations are in addition to any other appropriation heretofore or hereafter made in this appropriation act. Such appropriations are conditioned upon the availability of funds and a determination by the Director of Finance that other current appropriations are not available for court-ordered payments.

Section 10. For FY 2016, local boards of education may exercise flexibility among line item expenditures, not to create a reduction of earned teacher units and/or local board of education support personnel.

Section 11. The State Superintendent of Education may approve a request by a local board of education for redirecting Other Current Expense funds designated for pass-through calculations to their local Child Nutrition Program if the redirected funds do not prevent the Child Nutrition Program of that local board of education from maintaining a fund balance equal to or greater than a two-month operating reserve.

Section 12. The appropriations made herein to the departments, boards, offices, commissions and agencies include the amounts necessary to pay the State Employees' Insurance Board (SEIB). The SEIB rate shall be $850 per month for each full-time employee for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. The State Employees' Insurance Board will adjust the insurance program wherever appropriate to maintain the aforementioned fixed rate.

Section 13. The appropriations made in this act to the public colleges and universities include amounts sufficient for those institutions to fully comply with the requirements of Section 41-4-65, Code of Alabama 1975.

Section 14. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act or any other act, any amount from appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015 to the various state agencies and institutions in this act, except appropriations from the Education Trust Fund, which are unexpended and reverted on September 30, 2015 are hereby reappropriated to the respective state agencies, offices and institutions for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015.

Section 15. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision or portion of this act or all or any portion of the appropriations herein made is held unconstitutional or invalid, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision or portion of this act or any other appropriation or appropriations or portion thereof hereby made not in and of itself unconstitutional or invalid.

Section 16. All laws or parts of laws, general, special, private or local in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby expressly repealed.

Section 17. This act shall become effective on October 1, 2015.

Education Trust Fund

Appropriations

Appropriations--Education Appropriations Act

Education

Colleges and Universities

Adjustment, State Board of

Adult Education Program

Advanced Placement

Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Land Grant Alliance

Agriscience

AIDS Programs

Alabama A & M University

Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Education, and Students Statewide (ACCESS)

Alabama Law Institute

Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission

Alabama State University

Alabama Student Information Management System (ASIMS)

Alabama Technology Network

American Legion and Auxiliary Scholarships

Archives and History Department

Arts, State Council on the

ARC-Type Community Based Programs

At-Risk Student Program

Athens State University

Auburn Rural Health Program

Auburn University

Auburn University--Montgomery

Autism Coordinating Council, Alabama Interagency

Bishop State Community College

Black Belt Adventures

Black Belt Treasures

Blind Parents, Education of Dependents of

Board of Education, City

Board of Education, County

Board of Education, State

Building Commission

Camp ASCCA

Cancer Center--UAB

Cancer Center--University of South Alabama

Career Tech Initiative

Character Education Programs

Chauncey Sparks Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders--UAB

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Department

Child Nutrition Program

Children First Trust Fund

Children's Affairs Department

Children's Eye Screening Program and Follow-up Care

Children's Hospital

Civic Life, Center for

Civil Air Patrol

Classroom Instructional Supplies

Classroom Instructional Support

Commerce Department

Commission on Higher Education

Community Education Program

Community Services Grants, State Executive Commission on

Cooperative Extension System

Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Debt Service

Dental Scholarship Awards, Board of

Distance Learning

Driver Education and Training Fund

Dropout Prevention Programs

Dual Enrollment

Eagles' Wings Program

Ear Institute, Alabama

Early Intervention Program

Education--Other Current Expenses

Education Department

Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account

Educational Grants Program

Educational Television Commission

English Language Learners Program

Enterprise/Ozark Community College Aeronautics School

EPSCoR (Research) Program

Examiners of Public Accounts Department

Executive Branch

Family Practice Rural Health Board

Film Initiative Program

Finance Department

Finance Department--Telephone Revolving Fund

Fine Arts Program

Fire College

Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission

Foundation Program

Gadsden State Community College

Gifted Students Program

Geological Survey

Governor's High Hopes for Alabama Students

Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Improvement Program (At-Risk)

Handicapped Program, Direct Client Services for

Health Department

High School Athletic Training Progam

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program

Homework Alabama

Human Resources Department

Impaired Drivers Trust Fund

Industrial Development Training Institute

Information Technology Services Program

Innovation Fund, Alabama

Institute for Deaf and Blind

Jacksonville State University

Jobs Child Care and After School Child Care Program

Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG)

Jobs Program

Kidney Foundation, Inc.

Knight v. Alabama--Financial Obligations

Law Enforcement Academy Program, Certified

Law Enforcement Agency, Alabama State

Legislative Branch

Legislative Fiscal Office

Legislative Reference Service

Legislature

Little River Canyon Field School

Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Marion Military Institute

Math/Science/Technology Initiative

McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Initiative

Medical Scholarship Awards, Board of

Mental Health Department

Mental Health Department--Special Services Program

Miles College Consortium

Mine Safety Training Program

Minority Business Training--Economic Development Program

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

Montgomery Institute for Neurological Development

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

National Guard Educational Assistance Scholarships

Network of Alabama Academic Libraries

Nursing, Board of

Office of School Readiness

Optometric Scholarship Awards, Board of

Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission

Physical Fitness, State Commission on

Policeman's Survivor Tuition

Postsecondary Education Department

Postsecondary Prison Education

Postsecondary Tech/Colleges

Preschool Program (Special Education)

Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Program

Public Library Service

Public School Fund

Reading Initiative

Rehabilitation Services Department

Rural Day Care Programs

Rural Health Program

Rural Medical Scholars Program

School and University Partnership for Education Renewal Program (SUPER)

School Nurses Program

School of Fine Arts

School of Mathematics and Science

School Readiness Office

Science in Motion Program

Shelton State Community College

Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission

Sixteenth Section Land Grants Interest Settlement Agreement

Small Business Development Centers

Southern Regional Education Board

Southwest School of Deaf and Blind

Space Science Exhibit Commission

Special Education Catastrophic Fund

Special Outreach Program

Special Populations Training

Special Programming for Achievement Network (SPAN) Program

Sports Festival

Sports Foundation

Sports Hall of Fame

State Commission on Physical Fitness

State Employees' Insurance Board

Student Assistance Program

Substance Abuse Program

Supercomputer Authority

Support of Other Educational Activities Program

Teach for America

Teacher In-Service Centers

Teacher Professional Development Training

Teacher Recruitment Incentives

Teacher/Student Assessment

Teachers--Fringe Benefits

Teachers' Retirement System

Teaching Children with Disabilities

Technology Coordinators

Tenure Personnel Hearings

Textbooks

Therapeutic Education

Transportation Program

Troy University

Truck Driver Training

Tuskegee Area Health Education Center

Two-Year College System

University of Alabama

University of Alabama--Birmingham

University of Alabama--Huntsville

University of Montevallo

University of North Alabama

University of South Alabama

University of West Alabama

Veterans' Affairs, State Department of

Virtual Library Project

Washington Center Internship Program

Youth Services Department