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SB280
By Senator Sanders
RFD Finance and Taxation Education
Rd 1 06-FEB-08


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, 2009.

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, 2009.

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, 2009, 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), and (d) 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, Alabama Veterans Assistance Fund, and Public School Fund and are hereby made for the support of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 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:
Examiners of Public Accounts:
Audit Services Program 6,870,405 6,870,405
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 6,870,405
Total Examiners of Public Accounts 6,870,405 6,870,405
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.
Law Institute, Alabama:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 213,738 213,738
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 213,738
Total Law Institute, Alabama 213,738 213,738
Legislative Fiscal Office:
Legislative Operations and Support Program 285,405 285,405
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 285,405
Total Legislative Fiscal Office 285,405 285,405
Legislative Reference Service:
Legislative Operations and Support Program 107,657 107,657
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 107,657
Total Legislative Reference Service 107,657 107,657
This appropriation to the Legislative Reference Service shall be expended for the revision of Title 16 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
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 Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-31-1 through 16-31-4.
Archives and History, Department of:
Historical Resources Management Program 3,304,444 3,304,444
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 3,304,444
Total Archives and History, Department of 3,304,444 3,304,444
The above appropriation shall be expended to support the educational functions of Archives and History.
Arts, State Council on the:
Fine Arts Program 4,937,511 680,000 5,617,511
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 4,937,511
Federal and Local Funds 680,000
Total Arts, State Council on the 4,937,511 680,000 5,617,511
Building Commission, State:
Special Services Program 643,132 643,132
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 643,132
Total Building Commission, State 643,132 643,132
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Department of:
Social Services Program 1,887,967 1,887,967
In accordance with Sections 26-16-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 1,887,967
Total Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Department of 1,887,967 1,887,967
Children's Affairs, Department of:
Social Services Program 30,078,519 30,078,519
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Office of School Readiness ...30,009,742
Operations and Maintenance ...68,777
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 30,078,519
Total Children's Affairs, Department of 30,078,519 30,078,519

Debt Service:
Debt Service Program 11,012,270 11,012,270
For payments on interest and principal of GO Bonds, Series 2001-B 798,215
For payments on interest and principal of GO Bonds, Series 2001-A 3,582,633
For payments on interest and principal of GO Bonds, Series 2005-A 6,016,678
For payments on endowments 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
For interest on Public School Fund Endowment:
Interest on 16th Section Lands, Estimated 410,000
Interest on School Indemnity Lands, Estimated 90,000
Interest on Valueless 16th Section Land 5,825
For interest on Surplus Revenue 26,764
Interest on James Wallace Fund 275
Total Interest on Public School Fund Endowment 532,864
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 10,479,406
ETF-Transfer 532,864
Total Debt Service 11,012,270 11,012,270

Dental Scholarship Awards, Board of:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 185,000 250 185,250
To be expended under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 185,000
Federal and Local Funds 250
Total Dental Scholarship Awards, Board of 185,000 250 185,250
Education, State Board of - Local Boards of Education:
Foundation Program 3,619,659,408 458,661,170 4,078,320,578
The above appropriation shall include funds to pay for substitute support employees for each day a support employee is absent as funds are appropriated. The Department of Education is directed to withhold funds from local systems not employing substitutes for absent support employees. Such withheld funds shall revert to the Education Trust Fund.
Transportation Program 332,868,577 332,868,577
The State Superintendent is directed to withhold transportation funds used to pay employee benefits including but not limited to PEEHIP, sick leave, teacher retirement, and F.I.C.A. from any local board which does not directly provide these benefits to transportation employees. No local board shall be allowed to convert funding provided in this budget for employee benefits into other uses or expenditures. The above appropriation includes fleet renewal funds of $5,864 per bus. No fleet renewal funds shall be sent to any school system which does not own its own buses. The State Examiner of Public Accounts shall assure compliance. The rate per day for two personal days and five sick days for transportation personnel shall be $40. An appropriately certified transportation substitute shall be employed for the absent transportation employee for each day the employee is absent. The Department of Education is directed to withhold funds from local systems not employing substitutes for absent transportation employees. Such withheld funds shall revert to the Education Trust Fund. Of the above appropriation, the State Department of Education shall receive $329,220 to continue research on the school bus safety belt study.
At-Risk Student Program 28,828,405 28,828,405
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. It is the intent of the Legislature that school systems should be encouraged to successfully move students from the at-risk category. Therefore, a school system shall maintain its at-risk funding for every student removed from its at-risk definition for the next two fiscal years. Local school districts shall maintain separate accounts for all funds received in this category. The funds provided in this section are specifically designated for special programs to serve these students and may not be used as a part of a local school district's general operating budget. Local school systems in partnership with and funding from the Department of Education are expected to establish programs which will increase learning opportunities for at-risk students. These programs shall include, but not be limited to, after-school tutoring, summer schools, weekend schools, character education programs, drop-out prevention programs, career technical education youth programs, alternative schools, training of parents, purchase and use of web-based practice tests for the high school graduation exam and other state required standardized tests, 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. The State Department of Education shall monitor the intent of the Legislature in the use of these funds and shall assure that they are used only in a manner designed to provide additional assistance above and beyond the regular instructional program for at-risk students. At-risk funds shall not be used to supplant any other funding of summer schools or other activities which are designed to serve the general student population but must be used for specific programs for at-risk students. At-risk students shall be defined as those students who score at level 1 or level 2 (not proficient/partially proficient) in reading or mathematics on the current state assessments. Further, local school faculty and the school principal shall make specific recommendations for students at the school to be included as participants in the at-risk program. 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 $375,000 for the Alabama Student Information Management System (ASIMS). The State Board of Education is hereby authorized, at its discretion, to institute a pilot program to employ behavioral support specialists in public middle schools.
Endowment Interest Program-Public School Fund, Estimated 532,864 532,864
Capital Outlay Program-Public School Fund, Estimated 165,000,000 165,000,000
Board of Adjustment 562,800 562,800
Salary Matrix Adjustment 22,500,921 22,500,921
School Nurses Program 33,777,343 33,777,343
To be distributed so that each school system shall receive one nurse and 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 187 contract days and seven and one-half working hours per day. No nurse shall be dismissed, have their hours reduced and/or extended or receive less salary than received in FY 08. No funds provided herein for the School Nurses Program shall be used for the payment of any salaries of nurses who are not under the direct control, employment, and supervision of local boards of education. Any part-time employee pay shall conform to the pro-rata share of the following matrix:
Years Experience LPN RN RN/MS
less than 3 19,000 36,144 41,564
3 but less than 6 20,881 39,756 45,720
6 but less than 9 21,779 41,497 47,721
9 but less than 12 22,062 42,053 48,362
12 but less than 15 22,459 42,818 49,238
15 but less than 18 22,953 43,794 50,364
18 but less than 21 23,229 44,360 51,012
21 but less than 24 23,507 44,926 51,666
24 but less than 27 24,007 45,461 52,201
27 or more 24,507 45,997 52,737
Capital Outlay Program-Federal and Local Funds, Estimated 42,356,297 42,356,297
Information Technology Services Program 4,711,022 4,711,022
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 as established by the State Board of Education and serves as the primary point of contact for all technology issues. The District Technology Coordinator as directed by the school system shall be responsible for a technology program that ensures the proper accountability for the following: technology funds; technology professional development; technology planning and reporting; coordination of technology across all programs; a safe, secure, and fully operable network; technology procurement and inventory; technology support for data management; technology support for distance learning; annual E-rate application; and, directing a program to ensure all state standards involving technology for teachers, administrators, and students are met and technology is integrated throughout the curriculum.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 4,042,908,476
Federal and Local Funds 501,017,467
Public School Fund, Estimated 165,532,864
Total Education, State Board of - Local Boards of Education 4,042,908,476 666,550,331 4,709,458,807
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 and for equitable educational opportunities in the public schools of the state. Foundation Program calculations for FY 2008-2009 are based on the funding divisors set forth below. Units earned under the Foundation Program shall be employed as regular classroom teachers until and/or unless the local school achieves class sizes equal to or less than the following as mandated by the State Board of Education: grades K-3, maximum of 18; grades 4-6, maximum of 26; and grades 7-12, maximum of 29. The divisors listed below shall not serve to prescribe pupil-teacher ratios.
Grades K-3 13.8
Grades 4-6 21.4
Grades 7-8 20.1
Grades 9-12 18
It is the intent of the Legislature that additional teacher units earned as a result of the reduction of the divisors for grades 4 through 8 in FY 2007 and FY 2008 be used for additional physical education; special education; and math and science teachers.
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, 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 36,144 41,564 44,818 48,071 36,144
3 but less than 6 39,756 45,720 49,297 52,877 39,756
6 but less than 9 41,497 47,721 51,470 55,191 41,497
9 but less than 12 42,053 48,362 52,148 55,932 42,053
12 but less than 15 42,818 49,238 53,093 56,949 42,818
15 but less than 18 43,794 50,364 54,305 58,244 43,794
18 but less than 21 44,360 51,012 55,005 58,999 44,360
21 but less than 24 44,926 51,666 55,708 59,752 44,926
24 but less than 27 45,461 52,201 56,245 60,288 45,461
27 or more 45,997 52,737 56,780 60,824 45,997
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 rate shall be 12.07% of salaries. The Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Program (PEEHIP) rate shall be $764 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. The Department of Education is directed to withhold funds from local systems not employing substitutes for absent support employees, such withheld funds shall revert to the ETF.
For "Classroom Instructional Support" the uniform amounts used in determining the Foundation Program allowance for classroom instructional support shall be: (1) classroom materials and supplies at $400 per unit earned in the Foundation Program as required in Section 16-1-8.1, Code of Alabama 1975; (2) textbooks at $57.50 per pupil in average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year; (3) technology at $250 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (4) professional development at $35 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (5) library enhancement at $175 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (6) a common purchase fund at each local school at $125 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; and (7) funds allocated for instructional support units to meet SACS standards shall be used exclusively and specifically for principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians and library aides, 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.
Each local school superintendent shall submit a notarized affidavit to the State Department of Education certifying that funds appropriated in this section have been expended for instructional supplies or instructional equipment for classrooms as provided and required in Section 16-1-8.1, Code of Alabama 1975. On the affidavit the superintendent shall state the amount of funds expended for use by classroom teachers and the amount of funds expended for collective purchases for instructional purposes. The affidavit of expenditures shall be subject to audit by the Examiners of Public Accounts.
Education, State Board of - Two-Year College System:
Operations and Maintenance 339,726,249 194,271,116 533,997,365
Auxiliary Enterprises 37,355,000 37,355,000
Restricted Funds 193,700,000 193,700,000
Operations and Maintenance of Postsecondary Prison Education (ETF) 10,004,930 10,004,930
Of the above appropriation for Prison Education, $2,000,000 shall be expended for Therapeutic Education.
Postsecondary Skills Training and Education (Federal and Other Funds) 22,500,000 22,500,000
Adult Education Program 6,450,185 10,723,981 17,174,166
Special Populations Training 5,164,364 5,164,364
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 300,000 300,000
Community Educational (C.I.T.Y.) Programs 5,374,546 5,374,546
Postsecondary Education Department - Administration 5,032,747 3,174,902 8,207,649
Postsecondary/Tech Colleges - Truck Driving Training 2,100,000 2,100,000

Marion Military Institute 7,412,925 7,412,925
Alabama Technology Network 5,435,000 5,435,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 384,900,946
Federal and Other Funds 463,824,999
Total Education, State Board of - Two-Year College System 384,900,946 463,824,999 848,725,945
(1) The allocations required herein shall be distributed by the State Board of Education upon recommendation by the Chancellor.
Education, State Department of:
Administrative Services Program 225,293,707 114,468,115 339,761,822
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Operations and Maintenance of the Department 37,664,724
Of the above appropriation, at least $12,874,389 shall be expended in the same manner and for the same programs as the appropriation to the State Department of Education from the Children First Trust Fund was expended in FY 2005.
Operations and Maintenance for the Alabama Reading Initiative 74,404,704
Operations and Maintenance for Math/Science/Technology Initiative 45,792,050
Arts Education 300,000
For art education programs in areas evaluated and reviewed by the Black Belt Action Commission.
Teacher/Student Testing 8,479,865
To be expended for teacher/student test development and expenses directly related to teacher and student assessment.
Children's Eye Screening Program and Follow-up Eye Care 2,696,459
Of the above appropriation, $1,377,000 shall be used to provide eye screening for Grades K, 2 and 4. The method of screening shall be color photo refraction as developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and $1,319,459 shall be used to provide follow-up care for those 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.
Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Improvement Program (At-Risk) 18,476,241
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 per Section 16-6B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and for benefits for appropriate personnel within the Department of Education. 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. In selecting these personnel, the State Superintendent shall give preference to persons who have achieved National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification and/or who have been chosen as Alabama Teachers of the Year. In the event this pool of personnel is inadequate, the State Superintendent may then employ other teaching and/or administrative personnel who have been recognized for their competence. Such personnel shall be assigned to work directly with schools whose operations are being assisted by the state. The State Superintendent may further use these personnel to assist schools that are on Priority status as well as use these funds in partnership with and funding from the Department of Education to improve the learning opportunities for at-risk students. 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. Of the above appropriation, $2,467,250 is to be expended to reward schools for increasing their academic achievement. Rewards will go directly to the school in which improvement is made and should be invested in instructional improvement programs and/or materials voted on by the teaching faculty. The State Superintendent of Education shall notify and invite to participate members of the local legislative delegation when rewards are granted to schools which have increased their academic achievement. The State Board of Education is hereby authorized, at its discretion, to institute a pilot program to employ behavioral support specialists in public middle schools.
School Accountability Report Card 746,282
For distribution of the School Accountability Report Card referred to in Section 16-6B-7 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to every parent with a child in Alabama public schools.
English as a Second Language Students Program 3,339,800
Based on the 2007-08 school system count supplied to the Alabama Department of Education by each local superintendent of education, 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 Arbitration Costs 900,000
Of the above appropriation for Tenure Arbitration Costs, $400,000 shall be transferred to fund the Office of the Attorney General for performance of arbitration services, including administration of the State's tenure laws (Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-26-115) by the Office of Administrative Hearings, Division of Administrative Law Judges.
Teacher Recruitment Incentives 10,000
The State Board of Education shall designate certain areas of critical needs for classroom teachers. These needs may be in subject matter areas, grade levels, geographic location, race or gender. The scholarship funds appropriated herein shall be administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) and shall be disbursed to students graduating from high school or already enrolled in college who sign a contract to become teachers. Upon completion of the course of study leading to certification each new teacher shall perform one year of service in an Alabama public school classroom for each year of scholarship funding received. Each year of scholarship shall be forgiven for each year of Alabama public school service. In the event the contract is violated the outstanding amount of money owed shall be repaid with interest. ACHE is authorized to establish a grace period between the time a recipient withdraws from school, fails to complete the contracted program, or falls below full-time student status and the time that the recipient is obligated to begin repaying his or her loan. ACHE shall award scholarships based upon a combination of student need and academic success on previous study undertaken. The scholarships awarded may be up to $10,000 per year for students preparing to teach in areas of need determined by the State Board of Education. Ten percent of this allocation may be used in conjunction with Future Teachers of Alabama to strengthen high school initiatives aimed at recruiting students to become teachers.
Distance Learning 30,333,582
Job descriptions shall be developed by the State Department of Education for positions funded by this appropriation. 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).
Advanced Placement 1,600,000
Dropout Prevention Pilot 550,000
Financial Assistance Program 26,018,598 975,235,577 1,001,254,175
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Southwest School of Deaf and Blind 343,301
Pre-School Program (Special Education) 2,269,605
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 8,690,000
The above appropriation includes funds to pay assessment fees for teachers desiring to take the examination, funds to provide a $5,000 supplement in addition to base salary as determined by the Minimum Salary Schedule for all board-certified teachers and funds to provide a one-time bonus for teachers earning certification to be used for classroom supplies, materials and equipment. Alabama teachers shall apply for funding of the assessment fees and recipients are required to commit to teach in Alabama public schools for an additional period of five years unless an exception is granted for just cause. Of the funds provided herein, an amount not to exceed $45,000 shall be used to pay for release time of personnel used by the State Department of Education to mentor prospective candidates for the NBPTS certification and to assist in determining which candidates shall receive state funding to take the examination. Salary must be provided before said amount can be used by the State Department of Education for personnel release time.
Teacher In-Service Centers 3,824,286
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 Teacher In-Service Centers in each geographical area of the state as follows:
University of Alabama
$301,366
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$417,142
Alabama A and M University
$380,185
Alabama State University
$327,636
Athens State University
$317,602
Auburn University
$330,577
Jacksonville State University
$323,731
University of Montevallo
$340,224
Troy University
$343,881
University of North Alabama
$294,564
University of South Alabama
$447,378
Teacher Professional Development Training 1,356,012
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 the classroom uses of the Internet.
Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) 699,467
Governor's High Hopes for Alabama Students 5,885,927
Of the above appropriation, at least 50% is to be allocated on behalf of students failing any section of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. The funds appropriated in this section for graduation exam failure shall be in addition to and may not supplant any other funds required to be expended by the state or local board of education for remediation and for the purchase of web-based sample practice tests for the High School Graduation Exam and other state required standardized tests which can be taken and scored using a web-based platform, or for at-risk students, including, but not limited to, Section 16-6B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and/or any rules or regulations adopted by the State Board of Education.
Teacher Mentoring Program 2,950,000
A teacher mentoring program shall be established and instituted in each school in which a first year teacher is employed. The principal shall designate a mentor for each new teacher who has had no prior teaching experience. The mentor must concur in his/her selection and shall receive a stipend of $1,000 for the academic year. Mentors shall be selected on the basis of qualifications recommended by the State Superintendent of Education. Mentors shall advise and offer instructional counseling to the new teacher. Mentor teachers shall have no administrative duties and shall not participate in the evaluation of the new teacher. At no time shall the mentor act as a substitute teacher in lieu of the new teacher. Each mentor currently employed as a classroom teacher shall continue his/her normal teaching responsibility in addition to providing assistance to the new teacher. Payment of the stipend shall be made in two payments.
Alabama Science In Motion Program 2,214,759 2,214,759
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 the prior fiscal year are hereby reappropriated.
Disability Determination for Social Security Program 81,461,346 81,461,346
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 251,312,305
ETF-Transfer 2,214,759
Driver Education and Training Fund 4,243,250
Federal and Local Funds 1,164,421,788
Special Education Catastrophic Fund 2,500,000
Total Education, State Department of 253,527,064 1,171,165,038 1,424,692,102
Educational Television Commission:
Educational Television Program 8,064,407 507,171 8,571,578
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 8,064,407
Federal and Local Funds 507,171
Total Educational Television Commission 8,064,407 507,171 8,571,578
Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, State:
Community Services Grants Program 10,000,000 10,000,000
Distributed pursuant to Section 29-2-123 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 10,000,000
The above appropriation shall be used for grants that promote public education purposes.
Total Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, State 10,000,000 10,000,000
Family Practice Rural Health Board:
Family Practice Rural Health Program 1,451,857 1,451,857

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 1,451,857
Total Family Practice Rural Health Board 1,451,857 1,451,857
Of the above appropriation, at least $100,000 shall be expended for the Auburn Rural Health Program; a minimum of $100,000 shall be expended for the Tuskegee Area Health Education Center (TAHEC); and $540,000 shall be expended for the Rural Medical Scholars Program at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
Finance, Department of:
Employee Benefits Program 900,000 900,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF, Estimated 900,000
Total Finance, Department of 900,000 900,000
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.
Finance, Department of - Telephone Revolving Fund:
Information Systems Program 1,400,000 1,400,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 1,400,000
Total Finance, Department of - Telephone Revolving Fund 1,400,000 1,400,000
The Telephone Revolving Fund shall assess to using agencies and institutions any additional amount necessary to provide continuing non-interrupted service of a minimum maintenance level.
Fine Arts, Alabama School of:
Financial Assistance Program 7,846,583 928,000 8,774,583
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 7,846,583
Federal and Local Funds 928,000
Total Fine Arts, Alabama School of 7,846,583 928,000 8,774,583
Fire Fighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, Alabama/Fire College Shelton State Community College:
Operations and Maintenance 6,017,309 1,945,000 7,962,309
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 6,017,309
Federal and Local Funds 1,945,000
Total Fire Fighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, Alabama/Fire College Shelton State Community College 6,017,309 1,945,000 7,962,309

Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives:
Executive Direction Program 150,000 150,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 150,000
Total Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives 150,000 150,000
Higher Education, Alabama Commission on:
Planning and Coordination Services Program 2,760,900 2,760,900
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Operations and Maintenance 2,760,900
Student Financial Aid Program 6,137,272 3,453,443 9,590,715
(1) Policeman's Survivor Tuition, Estimated 137,000
To be expended under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-21-105.
(2) Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Scholarships 675,143
To be expended in accordance with 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 2,523,658
(4) Educational Grants Program (Alabama Student Grant Program) 2,769,471
To be expended in accordance with Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-33A-1 through 16-33A-11. It is the intent of the Legislature that private institutions receiving state grant funds under this provision 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) Chiropractic Scholarships 32,000
To be expended in accordance with Code of Alabama 1975, Section 16-5-11.
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 3,092,926 1,594,860 4,687,786
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
(1) Network of Alabama Academic Libraries 325,655
It is the intent of the Legislature that ACHE shall provide for the participation of Athens State University in the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries.
(2) Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) 717,271
(3) EPSCoR (Research) Program 1,500,000
(4) Computer Based Articulation System 450,000
To fund Troy University for developing and operating a statewide computer-based articulation system to serve all four-year and two-year postsecondary institutions in the State of Alabama.
(5) School and University Partnership for Education Renewal Program (SUPER) 100,000
Support of State Universities Program 5,500,000 75,000 5,575,000
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
(1) Alabama Agricultural Land Grant Alliance 5,500,000
Of the above appropriation to AALGA, at least $5,000,000 shall be equally distributed as a state match for federal funds for those institutions in the Alliance required to provide matching funds in order to obtain federal funds for the first time in fiscal year 2000. Of the above appropriation, $400,000 shall be allocated for the fruit and vegetable marketing initiative and $100,000 shall be allocated for the Youth Partnership Program.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 17,491,098
Federal and Local Funds 5,123,303
Total Higher Education, Alabama Commission on 17,491,098 5,123,303 22,614,401
Human Resources, Department of:
Human Services Program - Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) Program 5,571,624 5,571,624
Human Services Program - Jobs Child Care and After School Child Care Program 10,168,059 10,168,059
Of the above appropriation, $175,000 shall be expended for the Black Belt Eye Care Consortium.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 15,739,683
Total Human Resources, Department of 15,739,683 15,739,683
Of the above appropriation, a minimum of $1,000,000 is to be distributed to the day care centers in rural areas within the state for the dual purpose of providing day care services to the working poor and provide state match to draw down additional federal subsidy dollars. These funds shall be distributed based upon a meaningful formula, taking into account service delivery area, population, and the services required by the targeted clients.
Industrial Development Training Institute, Alabama:
Industrial Development and Training Program 6,440,154 6,440,154
Industrial Training Program - Operations and Maintenance 6,516,453 6,516,453
Workforce Development 28,890,000 28,890,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 41,846,607
Total Industrial Development Training Institute, Alabama 41,846,607 41,846,607
The $28,890,000 of 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 or expand their operations in Alabama (described hereinafter as a "Project") and to develop and implement training, placement and recruitment programs that will improve, develop 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 reasonably to enable the company to secure a qualified workforce; (viii) outside training fees; and (ix) the construction and equipping of career centers to assist citizens of the State in outreach, job search, assessments of individuals, placement assistance, labor market information, individual employment plans and counseling, career planning, occupational and vocational training, and specific skills training.
Library Service, Alabama Public:
Public Library Service Program 12,027,299 2,892,935 14,920,234
Of the above appropriation, a minimum of $5,090,608 is to be distributed to the public libraries within the state; $3,757,600 shall be expended for the Virtual Library Project; and $300,000 shall be expended for Homework Alabama.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 12,027,299
Federal and Local Funds 2,892,935
Total Library Service, Alabama Public 12,027,299 2,892,935 14,920,234
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 3,877,533 2,920,390 6,797,923

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 3,877,533
Federal and Local Funds 2,920,390
Total Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab 3,877,533 2,920,390 6,797,923
Mathematics and Science, Alabama School of:
Financial Assistance Program 6,814,395 54,100 6,868,495
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 6,814,395
Federal and Local Funds 54,100
Total Mathematics and Science, Alabama School of 6,814,395 54,100 6,868,495
Medical Scholarship Awards, Board of:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 1,300,000 400,000 1,700,000
To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-47-121 through 16-47-129.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 1,300,000
Federal and Local Funds 400,000
Total Medical Scholarship Awards, Board of 1,300,000 400,000 1,700,000
Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Department of:
Institutional Treatment and Care of Mental Illness Program 4,932,770 4,932,770
Institutional Treatment and Care of Mental Retardation Program 25,324,421 25,324,421
Of the above appropriation to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation for the Mental Retardation Program, the sum of $3,481,760 shall be used to fund the ARC-type community-based programs, including the Montgomery Institute for Neurological Development, for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled in Alabama and the sum of $520,148 shall be allocated to Camp ASCCA.
Substance Abuse Program 1,216,051 1,216,051
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 31,473,242
Total Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Department of 31,473,242 31,473,242

Nursing, Alabama Board of:
Professional and Occupational Licensing and Regulation Program 57,000 57,000
The above appropriation shall be expended pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 34-21-60 through 34-21-63.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 57,000
Total Nursing, Alabama Board of 57,000 57,000
Optometric Scholarship Awards, Board of:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 188,000 188,000
To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 34-22-60 through 34-22-65.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 188,000
Total Optometric Scholarship Awards, Board of 188,000 188,000
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, Alabama:
Professional and Occupational Licensing and Regulation Program 339,407 4,500,000 4,839,407
Certified Law Enforcement Academy Program 465,670 450,000 915,670
Of the above appropriation for the Certified Law Enforcement Academy Program, $465,670 of ETF monies included therein shall be expended as follows:
Northeast Police Academy 121,074
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission Law Enforcement Academy at Tuscaloosa 121,074
Southwest Police Academy 121,074
Alabama Police Academy 65,194
Montgomery Police Academy 37,254
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 805,077
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund-as provided in the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 36-21-40 through 36-21-51 4,950,000
Total Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, Alabama 805,077 4,950,000 5,755,077
Penny Trust Fund - Buskey Matching Funds:
Special Services Program, Estimated 588,454 588,454
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 588,454
Total Penny Trust Fund - Buskey Matching Funds 588,454 588,454
In accordance with Sections 41-15A-10 through 41-15A-12, Code of Alabama 1975.
Physical Fitness, Governor's Commission on:
Advisory Services Program 731,120 18,846 749,966
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 731,120
Federal and Local Funds 18,846
Total Physical Fitness, Governor's Commission on 731,120 18,846 749,966
Public Health, Department of:
Public Health Services Program 13,498,136 13,498,136
Of the above appropriation, $13,248,136 shall be expended for the continuation of the programs in Public School Sanitation, licensure and certification, immunization activities at the county level, patient education and child health, and immunization of pre-school children and students, dental health, tuberculosis and nursing services, life skills educational training in schools, vaccines to non-VFC-eligible children, and other public health purposes. Of the above appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended for AIDS Alabama.
Administration Services Program 1,100,714 1,100,714
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 14,598,850
Total Public Health, Department of 14,598,850 14,598,850

Rehabilitation Services, Department of:
Direct Client Services for the Handicapped Program 38,908,068 121,349,405 160,257,473
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Homebound 5,406,799
Hemophilia 1,560,958
Children's Rehabilitation Services 13,428,501
Of the above appropriation the agency will pay to each hospital the standard per diem paid by the state Medicaid Agency for services relating to scoliosis and spina bifida medical care.
Education of Dependents of Blind Parents 12,750
The above appropriation shall be allocated for reimbursement to every state institution of higher learning, college, university, community college, or junior college, in which benefits are given to dependents of blind parents under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-33-1 through 16-33-12.
Rehabilitation Services 12,375,143
Of the above appropriation, $100,000 shall be expended for Teaching Children With Disabilities.
Early Intervention Program 4,889,119
Respite Related Services and Training 50,000
Rehabilitation Projects 1,184,798
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 38,908,068
Federal and Local Funds 119,955,954
Impaired Drivers Trust Fund 1,393,451
Total Rehabilitation Services, Department of 38,908,068 121,349,405 160,257,473
It is the intent of the Legislature that the above appropriation to the Department of Rehabilitation Services - Rehabilitation Projects may be used to contract with providers for cerebral palsy services.
Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, Alabama:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 1,544,269 1,544,269
Of the above appropriation to the Alabama Sickle Cell and Regulatory Commission, the sum of $35,000 shall be used to fund travel and other expenses of the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission and $1,509,269 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 1,544,269
Total Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, Alabama 1,544,269 1,544,269
Space Science Exhibit Commission, Alabama:
Special Services Program 500,000 31,209,000 31,709,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 500,000
Federal and Local Funds 31,209,000
Total Space Science Exhibit Commission, Alabama 500,000 31,209,000 31,709,000
Supercomputer Authority, Alabama:
Information Technology Services Program 6,235,248 2,633,769 8,869,017
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 6,235,248
Supercomputer Revolving Fund, Estimated 2,633,769
Total Supercomputer Authority, Alabama 6,235,248 2,633,769 8,869,017

Veterans' Affairs, Department of:
Administration of Veterans' Affairs Program 3,211,846 3,211,846
Student Financial Aid Program, Estimated 20,055,275 20,055,275
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 23,267,121
Federal and Local Funds
Total Veterans' Affairs, Department of 23,267,121 23,267,121
Youth Services, Department of:
Financial Assistance Program (School District) 8,102,228 1,090,977 9,193,205
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.
Youth Services Program 47,621,964 14,776,777 62,398,741
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 55,724,192
Federal and Local Funds 15,867,754
Total Youth Services, Department of 55,724,192 15,867,754 71,591,946
Colleges and Universities:
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 42,472,508 42,632,193 85,104,701
The above appropriation for Operations and Maintenance includes funding for the Extension Service Urban Affairs and Non-Traditional Programs of $3,769,987 and the Agricultural Research Station Fixed Costs of $300,000 pursuant to the Knight vs Alabama Final Settlement Agreement. Of the above appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended for the Black Archives Museum.
Auxiliary Enterprises 10,500,000 10,500,000
Restricted Funds 31,207,240 31,207,240
Agricultural Research and Extension-State Match 1,501,585 1,501,585
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 43,974,093
Federal and Other Funds 84,339,433
Total Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Board of Trustees 43,974,093 84,339,433 128,313,526
Alabama A and M University, Board of Trustees-Miles College Consortium:
Alabama A and M University-Miles College Consortium 353,252 353,252
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 353,252
Total Alabama A and M University, Board of Trustees-Miles College Consortium 353,252 353,252
Alabama State University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 42,252,475 34,694,156 76,946,631
The above appropriation for Operations and Maintenance includes funding for the Health Information Management of $479,323, Occupational Therapy of $520,980, and Physical Therapy Programs of $1,630,747, Title VI Program Enhancement of $1,657,477 and Desegregation Planning of $184,906 pursuant to the Knight vs Alabama Final Settlement Agreement. Of the above appropriation, $750,000 shall be expended for Cooperative Efforts to Enhance Community Educational Institutions and $200,000 shall be expended for dormitory renovations.
Auxiliary Enterprises 12,135,266 12,135,266
Restricted Funds 30,080,052 30,080,052
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 42,252,475
Federal and Other Funds 76,909,474
Total Alabama State University, Board of Trustees 42,252,475 76,909,474 119,161,949
Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 170,699,493 227,270,211 397,969,704
The President of the University of Alabama shall implement a Workforce Development plan utilizing the existing Minority Technology Network. Of the above appropriation to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, $100,000 shall be expended for the Special Outreach Program, and $500,000 shall be expended for the Minority Technology Network.
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama at Birmingham 305,179,308 1,276,598,718 1,581,778,026
Of the above appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended for the Minority Business Training-Economic Development Program; and $150,000 shall be expended for the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Program.
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama in Huntsville 50,675,495 49,817,936 100,493,431
Special Mental Health and Chauncey Sparks Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders, University of Alabama at Birmingham (ETF) 4,298,696 4,298,696

School of Optometry Fund-Transfer to University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry 70,000 70,000
Auxiliary Enterprises 149,796,493 149,796,493
Restricted Funds 492,155,000 492,155,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center 5,000,000 5,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 535,852,992
Federal and Other Funds 2,195,708,358
Total Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 535,852,992 2,195,708,358 2,731,561,350
Auburn University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Auburn University 188,363,780 286,501,668 474,865,448
Of the above appropriation, $1,000,000 shall be expended for the School of Pharmacy for biotechnical drug development and enhancing pharmaceutical science research leading to new drugs, which is complimentary to other biomedical research underway in Alabama; and $150,000 shall be expended to provide economic research services to the State of Alabama, Department of Finance and $200,000 shall be expended for fire ant eradication/research at the Department of Entomology.
Auxiliary Enterprises 93,807,160 93,807,160
Restricted Funds 145,247,819 145,247,819
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station 34,730,026 5,466,860 40,196,886
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ETF) 37,515,680 37,515,680

Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Auburn University at Montgomery 27,210,846 23,981,067 51,191,913
Of the above appropriation to Auburn University at Montgomery, $287,500 shall be expended for the Statewide Economic Resources Initiative Education Support (S.E.R.I.E.S.) Program to provide a statewide economic impact education support system dedicated to providing technological capabilities to government agencies; $150,000 shall be expended for the further implementation of SMART Governing; and $150,000 shall be expended for the GAAT/CPM Program.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 287,820,332
Federal and Other Funds 555,004,574
Total Auburn University, Board of Trustees 287,820,332 555,004,574 842,824,906
Education, State Board of - Athens State University:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 13,480,013 10,686,500 24,166,513

Auxiliary Enterprises 87,000 87,000
Restricted Funds 16,650,000 16,650,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 13,480,013
Federal and Other Funds 27,423,500
Total Education, State Board of - Athens State University 13,480,013 27,423,500 40,903,513
Jacksonville State University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 42,714,403 43,968,090 86,682,493
Of the above appropriation, $1,200,000 shall be expended by the Alabama Small Business Institute of Commerce.
Auxiliary Enterprises 6,024,142 6,024,142
Restricted Funds 20,904,413 20,904,413
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 42,714,403
Federal and Other Funds 70,896,645
Total Jacksonville State University, Board of Trustees 42,714,403 70,896,645 113,611,048
Montevallo, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 21,278,835 16,555,973 37,834,808
Auxiliary Enterprises 4,663,541 4,663,541
Restricted Funds 8,630,588 8,630,588
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 21,278,835
Federal and Other Funds 29,850,102
Total Montevallo, University of, Board of Trustees 21,278,835 29,850,102 51,128,937

North Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 30,133,495 31,092,921 61,226,416
Auxiliary Enterprises 7,594,179 7,594,179
Restricted Funds 6,672,410 6,672,410
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 30,133,495
Federal and Other Funds 45,359,510
Total North Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 30,133,495 45,359,510 75,493,005

South Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 119,638,263 368,257,907 487,896,170
Auxiliary Enterprises 17,890,115 17,890,115
Restricted Funds 44,887,500 44,887,500
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 119,638,263
Federal and Other Funds 431,035,522
Total South Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 119,638,263 431,035,522 550,673,785
Troy University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 52,067,717 145,208,570 197,276,287

Auxiliary Enterprises 11,359,559 11,359,559
Restricted Funds 17,343,374 17,343,374
FTE Equity Project 4,000,000 4,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 56,067,717
Federal and Other Funds 173,911,503
Total Troy University, Board of Trustees 56,067,717 173,911,503 229,979,220
West Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 14,114,841 8,795,358 22,910,199
Of the above appropriation, $420,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Medical Education Consortium; and $250,000 shall be expended for the Economic and Small Business Development Program.
Auxiliary Enterprises 3,337,416 3,337,416
Restricted Funds 658,777 658,777
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 14,114,841
Federal and Local Funds 12,791,551
Total West Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 14,114,841 12,791,551 26,906,392
Other:
Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute for, Board of Trustees:
Adult Programs 11,495,830 5,955,910 17,451,740
Children and Youth Programs 30,830,708 4,502,082 35,332,790
Industries for the Blind 9,349,680 21,901,031 31,250,711
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 51,676,218
Federal and Other Funds 32,359,023
Total Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute for, Board of Trustees 51,676,218 32,359,023 84,035,241
Knight v. Alabama - Financial Obligations:
Support of State Universities Program, Estimated 9,743,354 9,743,354
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and Final Order in the Knight v. Alabama case CV-83-M-1676, the appropriation above includes the following:
Alabama State University-Trust for Educational Excellence 1,000,000
Alabama State University-Trust for Educational Excellence Matching Funds of up to 1,000,000
To provide up to $1,000,000 to the extent same has been matched by gifts, grants, and contributions to the Trust.
Alabama A & M University-Trust for Educational Excellence 1,000,000
Alabama A & M University-Trust for Educational Excellence Matching Funds of up to 1,000,000

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HB319
By Representatives Lindsey, Spicer, Bentley, Rogers, Gipson, Schmitz, Buskey, Kennedy, Thomas (J), Oden, McClurkin, McLaughlin and Boothe
RFD Education Appropriations
Rd 1 06-FEB-08


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, 2009.

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, 2009.

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, 2009, 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), and (d) 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, Alabama Veterans Assistance Fund, and Public School Fund and are hereby made for the support of public education in Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 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:
Examiners of Public Accounts:
Audit Services Program 6,870,405 6,870,405
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 6,870,405
Total Examiners of Public Accounts 6,870,405 6,870,405
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.
Law Institute, Alabama:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 213,738 213,738
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 213,738
Total Law Institute, Alabama 213,738 213,738
Legislative Fiscal Office:
Legislative Operations and Support Program 285,405 285,405
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 285,405
Total Legislative Fiscal Office 285,405 285,405
Legislative Reference Service:
Legislative Operations and Support Program 107,657 107,657
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 107,657
Total Legislative Reference Service 107,657 107,657
This appropriation to the Legislative Reference Service shall be expended for the revision of Title 16 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
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 Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-31-1 through 16-31-4.
Archives and History, Department of:
Historical Resources Management Program 3,304,444 3,304,444
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 3,304,444
Total Archives and History, Department of 3,304,444 3,304,444
The above appropriation shall be expended to support the educational functions of Archives and History.
Arts, State Council on the:
Fine Arts Program 4,937,511 680,000 5,617,511
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 4,937,511
Federal and Local Funds 680,000
Total Arts, State Council on the 4,937,511 680,000 5,617,511
Building Commission, State:
Special Services Program 643,132 643,132
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 643,132
Total Building Commission, State 643,132 643,132
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Department of:
Social Services Program 1,887,967 1,887,967
In accordance with Sections 26-16-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 1,887,967
Total Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Department of 1,887,967 1,887,967
Children's Affairs, Department of:
Social Services Program 30,078,519 30,078,519
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Office of School Readiness ...30,009,742
Operations and Maintenance ...68,777
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 30,078,519
Total Children's Affairs, Department of 30,078,519 30,078,519

Debt Service:
Debt Service Program 11,012,270 11,012,270
For payments on interest and principal of GO Bonds, Series 2001-B 798,215
For payments on interest and principal of GO Bonds, Series 2001-A 3,582,633
For payments on interest and principal of GO Bonds, Series 2005-A 6,016,678
For payments on endowments 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
For interest on Public School Fund Endowment:
Interest on 16th Section Lands, Estimated 410,000
Interest on School Indemnity Lands, Estimated 90,000
Interest on Valueless 16th Section Land 5,825
For interest on Surplus Revenue 26,764
Interest on James Wallace Fund 275
Total Interest on Public School Fund Endowment 532,864
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 10,479,406
ETF-Transfer 532,864
Total Debt Service 11,012,270 11,012,270

Dental Scholarship Awards, Board of:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 185,000 250 185,250
To be expended under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-47-76 through 16-47-81.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 185,000
Federal and Local Funds 250
Total Dental Scholarship Awards, Board of 185,000 250 185,250
Education, State Board of - Local Boards of Education:
Foundation Program 3,619,659,408 458,661,170 4,078,320,578
The above appropriation shall include funds to pay for substitute support employees for each day a support employee is absent as funds are appropriated. The Department of Education is directed to withhold funds from local systems not employing substitutes for absent support employees. Such withheld funds shall revert to the Education Trust Fund.
Transportation Program 332,868,577 332,868,577
The State Superintendent is directed to withhold transportation funds used to pay employee benefits including but not limited to PEEHIP, sick leave, teacher retirement, and F.I.C.A. from any local board which does not directly provide these benefits to transportation employees. No local board shall be allowed to convert funding provided in this budget for employee benefits into other uses or expenditures. The above appropriation includes fleet renewal funds of $5,864 per bus. No fleet renewal funds shall be sent to any school system which does not own its own buses. The State Examiner of Public Accounts shall assure compliance. The rate per day for two personal days and five sick days for transportation personnel shall be $40. An appropriately certified transportation substitute shall be employed for the absent transportation employee for each day the employee is absent. The Department of Education is directed to withhold funds from local systems not employing substitutes for absent transportation employees. Such withheld funds shall revert to the Education Trust Fund. Of the above appropriation, the State Department of Education shall receive $329,220 to continue research on the school bus safety belt study.
At-Risk Student Program 28,828,405 28,828,405
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. It is the intent of the Legislature that school systems should be encouraged to successfully move students from the at-risk category. Therefore, a school system shall maintain its at-risk funding for every student removed from its at-risk definition for the next two fiscal years. Local school districts shall maintain separate accounts for all funds received in this category. The funds provided in this section are specifically designated for special programs to serve these students and may not be used as a part of a local school district's general operating budget. Local school systems in partnership with and funding from the Department of Education are expected to establish programs which will increase learning opportunities for at-risk students. These programs shall include, but not be limited to, after-school tutoring, summer schools, weekend schools, character education programs, drop-out prevention programs, career technical education youth programs, alternative schools, training of parents, purchase and use of web-based practice tests for the high school graduation exam and other state required standardized tests, 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. The State Department of Education shall monitor the intent of the Legislature in the use of these funds and shall assure that they are used only in a manner designed to provide additional assistance above and beyond the regular instructional program for at-risk students. At-risk funds shall not be used to supplant any other funding of summer schools or other activities which are designed to serve the general student population but must be used for specific programs for at-risk students. At-risk students shall be defined as those students who score at level 1 or level 2 (not proficient/partially proficient) in reading or mathematics on the current state assessments. Further, local school faculty and the school principal shall make specific recommendations for students at the school to be included as participants in the at-risk program. 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 $375,000 for the Alabama Student Information Management System (ASIMS). The State Board of Education is hereby authorized, at its discretion, to institute a pilot program to employ behavioral support specialists in public middle schools.
Endowment Interest Program-Public School Fund, Estimated 532,864 532,864
Capital Outlay Program-Public School Fund, Estimated 165,000,000 165,000,000
Board of Adjustment 562,800 562,800
Salary Matrix Adjustment 22,500,921 22,500,921
School Nurses Program 33,777,343 33,777,343
To be distributed so that each school system shall receive one nurse and 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 187 contract days and seven and one-half working hours per day. No nurse shall be dismissed, have their hours reduced and/or extended or receive less salary than received in FY 08. No funds provided herein for the School Nurses Program shall be used for the payment of any salaries of nurses who are not under the direct control, employment, and supervision of local boards of education. Any part-time employee pay shall conform to the pro-rata share of the following matrix:
Years Experience LPN RN RN/MS
less than 3 19,000 36,144 41,564
3 but less than 6 20,881 39,756 45,720
6 but less than 9 21,779 41,497 47,721
9 but less than 12 22,062 42,053 48,362
12 but less than 15 22,459 42,818 49,238
15 but less than 18 22,953 43,794 50,364
18 but less than 21 23,229 44,360 51,012
21 but less than 24 23,507 44,926 51,666
24 but less than 27 24,007 45,461 52,201
27 or more 24,507 45,997 52,737
Capital Outlay Program-Federal and Local Funds, Estimated 42,356,297 42,356,297
Information Technology Services Program 4,711,022 4,711,022
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 as established by the State Board of Education and serves as the primary point of contact for all technology issues. The District Technology Coordinator as directed by the school system shall be responsible for a technology program that ensures the proper accountability for the following: technology funds; technology professional development; technology planning and reporting; coordination of technology across all programs; a safe, secure, and fully operable network; technology procurement and inventory; technology support for data management; technology support for distance learning; annual E-rate application; and, directing a program to ensure all state standards involving technology for teachers, administrators, and students are met and technology is integrated throughout the curriculum.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 4,042,908,476
Federal and Local Funds 501,017,467
Public School Fund, Estimated 165,532,864
Total Education, State Board of - Local Boards of Education 4,042,908,476 666,550,331 4,709,458,807
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 and for equitable educational opportunities in the public schools of the state. Foundation Program calculations for FY 2008-2009 are based on the funding divisors set forth below. Units earned under the Foundation Program shall be employed as regular classroom teachers until and/or unless the local school achieves class sizes equal to or less than the following as mandated by the State Board of Education: grades K-3, maximum of 18; grades 4-6, maximum of 26; and grades 7-12, maximum of 29. The divisors listed below shall not serve to prescribe pupil-teacher ratios.
Grades K-3 13.8
Grades 4-6 21.4
Grades 7-8 20.1
Grades 9-12 18
It is the intent of the Legislature that additional teacher units earned as a result of the reduction of the divisors for grades 4 through 8 in FY 2007 and FY 2008 be used for additional physical education; special education; and math and science teachers.
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, 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 36,144 41,564 44,818 48,071 36,144
3 but less than 6 39,756 45,720 49,297 52,877 39,756
6 but less than 9 41,497 47,721 51,470 55,191 41,497
9 but less than 12 42,053 48,362 52,148 55,932 42,053
12 but less than 15 42,818 49,238 53,093 56,949 42,818
15 but less than 18 43,794 50,364 54,305 58,244 43,794
18 but less than 21 44,360 51,012 55,005 58,999 44,360
21 but less than 24 44,926 51,666 55,708 59,752 44,926
24 but less than 27 45,461 52,201 56,245 60,288 45,461
27 or more 45,997 52,737 56,780 60,824 45,997
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 rate shall be 12.07% of salaries. The Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Program (PEEHIP) rate shall be $764 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. The Department of Education is directed to withhold funds from local systems not employing substitutes for absent support employees, such withheld funds shall revert to the ETF.
For "Classroom Instructional Support" the uniform amounts used in determining the Foundation Program allowance for classroom instructional support shall be: (1) classroom materials and supplies at $400 per unit earned in the Foundation Program as required in Section 16-1-8.1, Code of Alabama 1975; (2) textbooks at $57.50 per pupil in average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year; (3) technology at $250 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (4) professional development at $35 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (5) library enhancement at $175 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; (6) a common purchase fund at each local school at $125 per unit earned in the Foundation Program; and (7) funds allocated for instructional support units to meet SACS standards shall be used exclusively and specifically for principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians and library aides, 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.
Each local school superintendent shall submit a notarized affidavit to the State Department of Education certifying that funds appropriated in this section have been expended for instructional supplies or instructional equipment for classrooms as provided and required in Section 16-1-8.1, Code of Alabama 1975. On the affidavit the superintendent shall state the amount of funds expended for use by classroom teachers and the amount of funds expended for collective purchases for instructional purposes. The affidavit of expenditures shall be subject to audit by the Examiners of Public Accounts.
Education, State Board of - Two-Year College System:
Operations and Maintenance 339,726,249 194,271,116 533,997,365
Auxiliary Enterprises 37,355,000 37,355,000
Restricted Funds 193,700,000 193,700,000
Operations and Maintenance of Postsecondary Prison Education (ETF) 10,004,930 10,004,930
Of the above appropriation for Prison Education, $2,000,000 shall be expended for Therapeutic Education.
Postsecondary Skills Training and Education (Federal and Other Funds) 22,500,000 22,500,000
Adult Education Program 6,450,185 10,723,981 17,174,166
Special Populations Training 5,164,364 5,164,364
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 300,000 300,000
Community Educational (C.I.T.Y.) Programs 5,374,546 5,374,546
Postsecondary Education Department - Administration 5,032,747 3,174,902 8,207,649
Postsecondary/Tech Colleges - Truck Driving Training 2,100,000 2,100,000

Marion Military Institute 7,412,925 7,412,925
Alabama Technology Network 5,435,000 5,435,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 384,900,946
Federal and Other Funds 463,824,999
Total Education, State Board of - Two-Year College System 384,900,946 463,824,999 848,725,945
(1) The allocations required herein shall be distributed by the State Board of Education upon recommendation by the Chancellor.
Education, State Department of:
Administrative Services Program 225,293,707 114,468,115 339,761,822
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Operations and Maintenance of the Department 37,664,724
Of the above appropriation, at least $12,874,389 shall be expended in the same manner and for the same programs as the appropriation to the State Department of Education from the Children First Trust Fund was expended in FY 2005.
Operations and Maintenance for the Alabama Reading Initiative 74,404,704
Operations and Maintenance for Math/Science/Technology Initiative 45,792,050
Arts Education 300,000
For art education programs in areas evaluated and reviewed by the Black Belt Action Commission.
Teacher/Student Testing 8,479,865
To be expended for teacher/student test development and expenses directly related to teacher and student assessment.
Children's Eye Screening Program and Follow-up Eye Care 2,696,459
Of the above appropriation, $1,377,000 shall be used to provide eye screening for Grades K, 2 and 4. The method of screening shall be color photo refraction as developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and $1,319,459 shall be used to provide follow-up care for those 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.
Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Improvement Program (At-Risk) 18,476,241
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 per Section 16-6B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and for benefits for appropriate personnel within the Department of Education. 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. In selecting these personnel, the State Superintendent shall give preference to persons who have achieved National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification and/or who have been chosen as Alabama Teachers of the Year. In the event this pool of personnel is inadequate, the State Superintendent may then employ other teaching and/or administrative personnel who have been recognized for their competence. Such personnel shall be assigned to work directly with schools whose operations are being assisted by the state. The State Superintendent may further use these personnel to assist schools that are on Priority status as well as use these funds in partnership with and funding from the Department of Education to improve the learning opportunities for at-risk students. 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. Of the above appropriation, $2,467,250 is to be expended to reward schools for increasing their academic achievement. Rewards will go directly to the school in which improvement is made and should be invested in instructional improvement programs and/or materials voted on by the teaching faculty. The State Superintendent of Education shall notify and invite to participate members of the local legislative delegation when rewards are granted to schools which have increased their academic achievement. The State Board of Education is hereby authorized, at its discretion, to institute a pilot program to employ behavioral support specialists in public middle schools.
School Accountability Report Card 746,282
For distribution of the School Accountability Report Card referred to in Section 16-6B-7 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to every parent with a child in Alabama public schools.
English as a Second Language Students Program 3,339,800
Based on the 2007-08 school system count supplied to the Alabama Department of Education by each local superintendent of education, 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 Arbitration Costs 900,000
Of the above appropriation for Tenure Arbitration Costs, $400,000 shall be transferred to fund the Office of the Attorney General for performance of arbitration services, including administration of the State's tenure laws (Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-26-115) by the Office of Administrative Hearings, Division of Administrative Law Judges.
Teacher Recruitment Incentives 10,000
The State Board of Education shall designate certain areas of critical needs for classroom teachers. These needs may be in subject matter areas, grade levels, geographic location, race or gender. The scholarship funds appropriated herein shall be administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) and shall be disbursed to students graduating from high school or already enrolled in college who sign a contract to become teachers. Upon completion of the course of study leading to certification each new teacher shall perform one year of service in an Alabama public school classroom for each year of scholarship funding received. Each year of scholarship shall be forgiven for each year of Alabama public school service. In the event the contract is violated the outstanding amount of money owed shall be repaid with interest. ACHE is authorized to establish a grace period between the time a recipient withdraws from school, fails to complete the contracted program, or falls below full-time student status and the time that the recipient is obligated to begin repaying his or her loan. ACHE shall award scholarships based upon a combination of student need and academic success on previous study undertaken. The scholarships awarded may be up to $10,000 per year for students preparing to teach in areas of need determined by the State Board of Education. Ten percent of this allocation may be used in conjunction with Future Teachers of Alabama to strengthen high school initiatives aimed at recruiting students to become teachers.
Distance Learning 30,333,582
Job descriptions shall be developed by the State Department of Education for positions funded by this appropriation. 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).
Advanced Placement 1,600,000
Dropout Prevention Pilot 550,000
Financial Assistance Program 26,018,598 975,235,577 1,001,254,175
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Southwest School of Deaf and Blind 343,301
Pre-School Program (Special Education) 2,269,605
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 8,690,000
The above appropriation includes funds to pay assessment fees for teachers desiring to take the examination, funds to provide a $5,000 supplement in addition to base salary as determined by the Minimum Salary Schedule for all board-certified teachers and funds to provide a one-time bonus for teachers earning certification to be used for classroom supplies, materials and equipment. Alabama teachers shall apply for funding of the assessment fees and recipients are required to commit to teach in Alabama public schools for an additional period of five years unless an exception is granted for just cause. Of the funds provided herein, an amount not to exceed $45,000 shall be used to pay for release time of personnel used by the State Department of Education to mentor prospective candidates for the NBPTS certification and to assist in determining which candidates shall receive state funding to take the examination. Salary must be provided before said amount can be used by the State Department of Education for personnel release time.
Teacher In-Service Centers 3,824,286
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 Teacher In-Service Centers in each geographical area of the state as follows:
University of Alabama
$301,366
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$417,142
Alabama A and M University
$380,185
Alabama State University
$327,636
Athens State University
$317,602
Auburn University
$330,577
Jacksonville State University
$323,731
University of Montevallo
$340,224
Troy University
$343,881
University of North Alabama
$294,564
University of South Alabama
$447,378
Teacher Professional Development Training 1,356,012
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 the classroom uses of the Internet.
Jobs for Alabama's Graduates (JAG) 699,467
Governor's High Hopes for Alabama Students 5,885,927
Of the above appropriation, at least 50% is to be allocated on behalf of students failing any section of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. The funds appropriated in this section for graduation exam failure shall be in addition to and may not supplant any other funds required to be expended by the state or local board of education for remediation and for the purchase of web-based sample practice tests for the High School Graduation Exam and other state required standardized tests which can be taken and scored using a web-based platform, or for at-risk students, including, but not limited to, Section 16-6B-3, Code of Alabama 1975, and/or any rules or regulations adopted by the State Board of Education.
Teacher Mentoring Program 2,950,000
A teacher mentoring program shall be established and instituted in each school in which a first year teacher is employed. The principal shall designate a mentor for each new teacher who has had no prior teaching experience. The mentor must concur in his/her selection and shall receive a stipend of $1,000 for the academic year. Mentors shall be selected on the basis of qualifications recommended by the State Superintendent of Education. Mentors shall advise and offer instructional counseling to the new teacher. Mentor teachers shall have no administrative duties and shall not participate in the evaluation of the new teacher. At no time shall the mentor act as a substitute teacher in lieu of the new teacher. Each mentor currently employed as a classroom teacher shall continue his/her normal teaching responsibility in addition to providing assistance to the new teacher. Payment of the stipend shall be made in two payments.
Alabama Science In Motion Program 2,214,759 2,214,759
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 the prior fiscal year are hereby reappropriated.
Disability Determination for Social Security Program 81,461,346 81,461,346
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 251,312,305
ETF-Transfer 2,214,759
Driver Education and Training Fund 4,243,250
Federal and Local Funds 1,164,421,788
Special Education Catastrophic Fund 2,500,000
Total Education, State Department of 253,527,064 1,171,165,038 1,424,692,102
Educational Television Commission:
Educational Television Program 8,064,407 507,171 8,571,578
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 8,064,407
Federal and Local Funds 507,171
Total Educational Television Commission 8,064,407 507,171 8,571,578
Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, State:
Community Services Grants Program 10,000,000 10,000,000
Distributed pursuant to Section 29-2-123 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 10,000,000
The above appropriation shall be used for grants that promote public education purposes.
Total Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, State 10,000,000 10,000,000
Family Practice Rural Health Board:
Family Practice Rural Health Program 1,451,857 1,451,857

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 1,451,857
Total Family Practice Rural Health Board 1,451,857 1,451,857
Of the above appropriation, at least $100,000 shall be expended for the Auburn Rural Health Program; a minimum of $100,000 shall be expended for the Tuskegee Area Health Education Center (TAHEC); and $540,000 shall be expended for the Rural Medical Scholars Program at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
Finance, Department of:
Employee Benefits Program 900,000 900,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF, Estimated 900,000
Total Finance, Department of 900,000 900,000
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.
Finance, Department of - Telephone Revolving Fund:
Information Systems Program 1,400,000 1,400,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 1,400,000
Total Finance, Department of - Telephone Revolving Fund 1,400,000 1,400,000
The Telephone Revolving Fund shall assess to using agencies and institutions any additional amount necessary to provide continuing non-interrupted service of a minimum maintenance level.
Fine Arts, Alabama School of:
Financial Assistance Program 7,846,583 928,000 8,774,583
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 7,846,583
Federal and Local Funds 928,000
Total Fine Arts, Alabama School of 7,846,583 928,000 8,774,583
Fire Fighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, Alabama/Fire College Shelton State Community College:
Operations and Maintenance 6,017,309 1,945,000 7,962,309
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 6,017,309
Federal and Local Funds 1,945,000
Total Fire Fighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, Alabama/Fire College Shelton State Community College 6,017,309 1,945,000 7,962,309

Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives:
Executive Direction Program 150,000 150,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 150,000
Total Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives 150,000 150,000
Higher Education, Alabama Commission on:
Planning and Coordination Services Program 2,760,900 2,760,900
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Operations and Maintenance 2,760,900
Student Financial Aid Program 6,137,272 3,453,443 9,590,715
(1) Policeman's Survivor Tuition, Estimated 137,000
To be expended under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-21-105.
(2) Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Scholarships 675,143
To be expended in accordance with 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 2,523,658
(4) Educational Grants Program (Alabama Student Grant Program) 2,769,471
To be expended in accordance with Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-33A-1 through 16-33A-11. It is the intent of the Legislature that private institutions receiving state grant funds under this provision 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) Chiropractic Scholarships 32,000
To be expended in accordance with Code of Alabama 1975, Section 16-5-11.
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 3,092,926 1,594,860 4,687,786
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
(1) Network of Alabama Academic Libraries 325,655
It is the intent of the Legislature that ACHE shall provide for the participation of Athens State University in the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries.
(2) Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) 717,271
(3) EPSCoR (Research) Program 1,500,000
(4) Computer Based Articulation System 450,000
To fund Troy University for developing and operating a statewide computer-based articulation system to serve all four-year and two-year postsecondary institutions in the State of Alabama.
(5) School and University Partnership for Education Renewal Program (SUPER) 100,000
Support of State Universities Program 5,500,000 75,000 5,575,000
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
(1) Alabama Agricultural Land Grant Alliance 5,500,000
Of the above appropriation to AALGA, at least $5,000,000 shall be equally distributed as a state match for federal funds for those institutions in the Alliance required to provide matching funds in order to obtain federal funds for the first time in fiscal year 2000. Of the above appropriation, $400,000 shall be allocated for the fruit and vegetable marketing initiative and $100,000 shall be allocated for the Youth Partnership Program.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 17,491,098
Federal and Local Funds 5,123,303
Total Higher Education, Alabama Commission on 17,491,098 5,123,303 22,614,401
Human Resources, Department of:
Human Services Program - Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) Program 5,571,624 5,571,624
Human Services Program - Jobs Child Care and After School Child Care Program 10,168,059 10,168,059
Of the above appropriation, $175,000 shall be expended for the Black Belt Eye Care Consortium.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 15,739,683
Total Human Resources, Department of 15,739,683 15,739,683
Of the above appropriation, a minimum of $1,000,000 is to be distributed to the day care centers in rural areas within the state for the dual purpose of providing day care services to the working poor and provide state match to draw down additional federal subsidy dollars. These funds shall be distributed based upon a meaningful formula, taking into account service delivery area, population, and the services required by the targeted clients.
Industrial Development Training Institute, Alabama:
Industrial Development and Training Program 6,440,154 6,440,154
Industrial Training Program - Operations and Maintenance 6,516,453 6,516,453
Workforce Development 28,890,000 28,890,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 41,846,607
Total Industrial Development Training Institute, Alabama 41,846,607 41,846,607
The $28,890,000 of 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 or expand their operations in Alabama (described hereinafter as a "Project") and to develop and implement training, placement and recruitment programs that will improve, develop 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 reasonably to enable the company to secure a qualified workforce; (viii) outside training fees; and (ix) the construction and equipping of career centers to assist citizens of the State in outreach, job search, assessments of individuals, placement assistance, labor market information, individual employment plans and counseling, career planning, occupational and vocational training, and specific skills training.
Library Service, Alabama Public:
Public Library Service Program 12,027,299 2,892,935 14,920,234
Of the above appropriation, a minimum of $5,090,608 is to be distributed to the public libraries within the state; $3,757,600 shall be expended for the Virtual Library Project; and $300,000 shall be expended for Homework Alabama.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 12,027,299
Federal and Local Funds 2,892,935
Total Library Service, Alabama Public 12,027,299 2,892,935 14,920,234
Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 3,877,533 2,920,390 6,797,923

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 3,877,533
Federal and Local Funds 2,920,390
Total Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium/Dauphin Island Sea Lab 3,877,533 2,920,390 6,797,923
Mathematics and Science, Alabama School of:
Financial Assistance Program 6,814,395 54,100 6,868,495
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 6,814,395
Federal and Local Funds 54,100
Total Mathematics and Science, Alabama School of 6,814,395 54,100 6,868,495
Medical Scholarship Awards, Board of:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 1,300,000 400,000 1,700,000
To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-47-121 through 16-47-129.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 1,300,000
Federal and Local Funds 400,000
Total Medical Scholarship Awards, Board of 1,300,000 400,000 1,700,000
Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Department of:
Institutional Treatment and Care of Mental Illness Program 4,932,770 4,932,770
Institutional Treatment and Care of Mental Retardation Program 25,324,421 25,324,421
Of the above appropriation to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation for the Mental Retardation Program, the sum of $3,481,760 shall be used to fund the ARC-type community-based programs, including the Montgomery Institute for Neurological Development, for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled in Alabama and the sum of $520,148 shall be allocated to Camp ASCCA.
Substance Abuse Program 1,216,051 1,216,051
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 31,473,242
Total Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Department of 31,473,242 31,473,242

Nursing, Alabama Board of:
Professional and Occupational Licensing and Regulation Program 57,000 57,000
The above appropriation shall be expended pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 34-21-60 through 34-21-63.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 57,000
Total Nursing, Alabama Board of 57,000 57,000
Optometric Scholarship Awards, Board of:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 188,000 188,000
To be expended under the provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 34-22-60 through 34-22-65.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 188,000
Total Optometric Scholarship Awards, Board of 188,000 188,000
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, Alabama:
Professional and Occupational Licensing and Regulation Program 339,407 4,500,000 4,839,407
Certified Law Enforcement Academy Program 465,670 450,000 915,670
Of the above appropriation for the Certified Law Enforcement Academy Program, $465,670 of ETF monies included therein shall be expended as follows:
Northeast Police Academy 121,074
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission Law Enforcement Academy at Tuscaloosa 121,074
Southwest Police Academy 121,074
Alabama Police Academy 65,194
Montgomery Police Academy 37,254
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 805,077
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund-as provided in the Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 36-21-40 through 36-21-51 4,950,000
Total Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, Alabama 805,077 4,950,000 5,755,077
Penny Trust Fund - Buskey Matching Funds:
Special Services Program, Estimated 588,454 588,454
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF-Transfer 588,454
Total Penny Trust Fund - Buskey Matching Funds 588,454 588,454
In accordance with Sections 41-15A-10 through 41-15A-12, Code of Alabama 1975.
Physical Fitness, Governor's Commission on:
Advisory Services Program 731,120 18,846 749,966
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 731,120
Federal and Local Funds 18,846
Total Physical Fitness, Governor's Commission on 731,120 18,846 749,966
Public Health, Department of:
Public Health Services Program 13,498,136 13,498,136
Of the above appropriation, $13,248,136 shall be expended for the continuation of the programs in Public School Sanitation, licensure and certification, immunization activities at the county level, patient education and child health, and immunization of pre-school children and students, dental health, tuberculosis and nursing services, life skills educational training in schools, vaccines to non-VFC-eligible children, and other public health purposes. Of the above appropriation, $250,000 shall be expended for AIDS Alabama.
Administration Services Program 1,100,714 1,100,714
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 14,598,850
Total Public Health, Department of 14,598,850 14,598,850

Rehabilitation Services, Department of:
Direct Client Services for the Handicapped Program 38,908,068 121,349,405 160,257,473
The proposed spending plan for the ETF monies included in the above program is as follows:
Homebound 5,406,799
Hemophilia 1,560,958
Children's Rehabilitation Services 13,428,501
Of the above appropriation the agency will pay to each hospital the standard per diem paid by the state Medicaid Agency for services relating to scoliosis and spina bifida medical care.
Education of Dependents of Blind Parents 12,750
The above appropriation shall be allocated for reimbursement to every state institution of higher learning, college, university, community college, or junior college, in which benefits are given to dependents of blind parents under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, Sections 16-33-1 through 16-33-12.
Rehabilitation Services 12,375,143
Of the above appropriation, $100,000 shall be expended for Teaching Children With Disabilities.
Early Intervention Program 4,889,119
Respite Related Services and Training 50,000
Rehabilitation Projects 1,184,798
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 38,908,068
Federal and Local Funds 119,955,954
Impaired Drivers Trust Fund 1,393,451
Total Rehabilitation Services, Department of 38,908,068 121,349,405 160,257,473
It is the intent of the Legislature that the above appropriation to the Department of Rehabilitation Services - Rehabilitation Projects may be used to contract with providers for cerebral palsy services.
Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, Alabama:
Support of Other Educational Activities Program 1,544,269 1,544,269
Of the above appropriation to the Alabama Sickle Cell and Regulatory Commission, the sum of $35,000 shall be used to fund travel and other expenses of the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission and $1,509,269 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 1,544,269
Total Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, Alabama 1,544,269 1,544,269
Space Science Exhibit Commission, Alabama:
Special Services Program 500,000 31,209,000 31,709,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 500,000
Federal and Local Funds 31,209,000
Total Space Science Exhibit Commission, Alabama 500,000 31,209,000 31,709,000
Supercomputer Authority, Alabama:
Information Technology Services Program 6,235,248 2,633,769 8,869,017
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 6,235,248
Supercomputer Revolving Fund, Estimated 2,633,769
Total Supercomputer Authority, Alabama 6,235,248 2,633,769 8,869,017

Veterans' Affairs, Department of:
Administration of Veterans' Affairs Program 3,211,846 3,211,846
Student Financial Aid Program, Estimated 20,055,275 20,055,275
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 23,267,121
Federal and Local Funds
Total Veterans' Affairs, Department of 23,267,121 23,267,121
Youth Services, Department of:
Financial Assistance Program (School District) 8,102,228 1,090,977 9,193,205
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.
Youth Services Program 47,621,964 14,776,777 62,398,741
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 55,724,192
Federal and Local Funds 15,867,754
Total Youth Services, Department of 55,724,192 15,867,754 71,591,946
Colleges and Universities:
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 42,472,508 42,632,193 85,104,701
The above appropriation for Operations and Maintenance includes funding for the Extension Service Urban Affairs and Non-Traditional Programs of $3,769,987 and the Agricultural Research Station Fixed Costs of $300,000 pursuant to the Knight vs Alabama Final Settlement Agreement. Of the above appropriation, $50,000 shall be expended for the Black Archives Museum.
Auxiliary Enterprises 10,500,000 10,500,000
Restricted Funds 31,207,240 31,207,240
Agricultural Research and Extension-State Match 1,501,585 1,501,585
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 43,974,093
Federal and Other Funds 84,339,433
Total Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Board of Trustees 43,974,093 84,339,433 128,313,526
Alabama A and M University, Board of Trustees-Miles College Consortium:
Alabama A and M University-Miles College Consortium 353,252 353,252
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 353,252
Total Alabama A and M University, Board of Trustees-Miles College Consortium 353,252 353,252
Alabama State University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 42,252,475 34,694,156 76,946,631
The above appropriation for Operations and Maintenance includes funding for the Health Information Management of $479,323, Occupational Therapy of $520,980, and Physical Therapy Programs of $1,630,747, Title VI Program Enhancement of $1,657,477 and Desegregation Planning of $184,906 pursuant to the Knight vs Alabama Final Settlement Agreement. Of the above appropriation, $750,000 shall be expended for Cooperative Efforts to Enhance Community Educational Institutions and $200,000 shall be expended for dormitory renovations.
Auxiliary Enterprises 12,135,266 12,135,266
Restricted Funds 30,080,052 30,080,052
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 42,252,475
Federal and Other Funds 76,909,474
Total Alabama State University, Board of Trustees 42,252,475 76,909,474 119,161,949
Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 170,699,493 227,270,211 397,969,704
The President of the University of Alabama shall implement a Workforce Development plan utilizing the existing Minority Technology Network. Of the above appropriation to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, $100,000 shall be expended for the Special Outreach Program, and $500,000 shall be expended for the Minority Technology Network.
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama at Birmingham 305,179,308 1,276,598,718 1,581,778,026
Of the above appropriation, $500,000 shall be expended for the Minority Business Training-Economic Development Program; and $150,000 shall be expended for the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Program.
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support for the University of Alabama in Huntsville 50,675,495 49,817,936 100,493,431
Special Mental Health and Chauncey Sparks Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders, University of Alabama at Birmingham (ETF) 4,298,696 4,298,696

School of Optometry Fund-Transfer to University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry 70,000 70,000
Auxiliary Enterprises 149,796,493 149,796,493
Restricted Funds 492,155,000 492,155,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center 5,000,000 5,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 535,852,992
Federal and Other Funds 2,195,708,358
Total Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 535,852,992 2,195,708,358 2,731,561,350
Auburn University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Auburn University 188,363,780 286,501,668 474,865,448
Of the above appropriation, $1,000,000 shall be expended for the School of Pharmacy for biotechnical drug development and enhancing pharmaceutical science research leading to new drugs, which is complimentary to other biomedical research underway in Alabama; and $150,000 shall be expended to provide economic research services to the State of Alabama, Department of Finance and $200,000 shall be expended for fire ant eradication/research at the Department of Entomology.
Auxiliary Enterprises 93,807,160 93,807,160
Restricted Funds 145,247,819 145,247,819
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station 34,730,026 5,466,860 40,196,886
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ETF) 37,515,680 37,515,680

Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Auburn University at Montgomery 27,210,846 23,981,067 51,191,913
Of the above appropriation to Auburn University at Montgomery, $287,500 shall be expended for the Statewide Economic Resources Initiative Education Support (S.E.R.I.E.S.) Program to provide a statewide economic impact education support system dedicated to providing technological capabilities to government agencies; $150,000 shall be expended for the further implementation of SMART Governing; and $150,000 shall be expended for the GAAT/CPM Program.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 287,820,332
Federal and Other Funds 555,004,574
Total Auburn University, Board of Trustees 287,820,332 555,004,574 842,824,906
Education, State Board of - Athens State University:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 13,480,013 10,686,500 24,166,513

Auxiliary Enterprises 87,000 87,000
Restricted Funds 16,650,000 16,650,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 13,480,013
Federal and Other Funds 27,423,500
Total Education, State Board of - Athens State University 13,480,013 27,423,500 40,903,513
Jacksonville State University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 42,714,403 43,968,090 86,682,493
Of the above appropriation, $1,200,000 shall be expended by the Alabama Small Business Institute of Commerce.
Auxiliary Enterprises 6,024,142 6,024,142
Restricted Funds 20,904,413 20,904,413
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 42,714,403
Federal and Other Funds 70,896,645
Total Jacksonville State University, Board of Trustees 42,714,403 70,896,645 113,611,048
Montevallo, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 21,278,835 16,555,973 37,834,808
Auxiliary Enterprises 4,663,541 4,663,541
Restricted Funds 8,630,588 8,630,588
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 21,278,835
Federal and Other Funds 29,850,102
Total Montevallo, University of, Board of Trustees 21,278,835 29,850,102 51,128,937

North Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 30,133,495 31,092,921 61,226,416
Auxiliary Enterprises 7,594,179 7,594,179
Restricted Funds 6,672,410 6,672,410
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 30,133,495
Federal and Other Funds 45,359,510
Total North Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 30,133,495 45,359,510 75,493,005

South Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 119,638,263 368,257,907 487,896,170
Auxiliary Enterprises 17,890,115 17,890,115
Restricted Funds 44,887,500 44,887,500
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 119,638,263
Federal and Other Funds 431,035,522
Total South Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 119,638,263 431,035,522 550,673,785
Troy University, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 52,067,717 145,208,570 197,276,287

Auxiliary Enterprises 11,359,559 11,359,559
Restricted Funds 17,343,374 17,343,374
FTE Equity Project 4,000,000 4,000,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 56,067,717
Federal and Other Funds 173,911,503
Total Troy University, Board of Trustees 56,067,717 173,911,503 229,979,220
West Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees:
Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 14,114,841 8,795,358 22,910,199
Of the above appropriation, $420,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Medical Education Consortium; and $250,000 shall be expended for the Economic and Small Business Development Program.
Auxiliary Enterprises 3,337,416 3,337,416
Restricted Funds 658,777 658,777
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 14,114,841
Federal and Local Funds 12,791,551
Total West Alabama, University of, Board of Trustees 14,114,841 12,791,551 26,906,392
Other:
Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute for, Board of Trustees:
Adult Programs 11,495,830 5,955,910 17,451,740
Children and Youth Programs 30,830,708 4,502,082 35,332,790
Industries for the Blind 9,349,680 21,901,031 31,250,711
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
ETF 51,676,218
Federal and Other Funds 32,359,023
Total Deaf and Blind, Alabama Institute for, Board of Trustees 51,676,218 32,359,023 84,035,241
Knight v. Alabama - Financial Obligations:
Support of State Universities Program, Estimated 9,743,354 9,743,354
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and Final Order in the Knight v. Alabama case CV-83-M-1676, the appropriation above includes the following:
Alabama State University-Trust for Educational Excellence 1,000,000
Alabama State University-Trust for Educational Excellence Matching Funds of up to 1,000,000
To provide up to $1,000,000 to the extent same has been matched by gifts, grants, and contributions to the Trust.
Alabama A & M University-Trust for Educational Excellence 1,00