FISCAL NOTE

House Bill 138 as substituted and reported by the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation - Education appropriates $1,283,283,616 from the Education Trust Fund (ETF) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, as follows:

* $177,373,600 to the State Treasurer’s Office for the PACT Program;

* $58,400,000 to the Teachers’ Retirement System for a one-time longevity bonus for retirees of the Teachers’ Retirement System;

* $756,656,126 to the ETF Advancement and Technology Fund;

* $1,250,000 to the Department of Commerce to be used for ALEX: The Alabama Experience at the World Games and to support workforce efforts throughout the state;

* $5,250,000 to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium of which: (1) $4 million is for renovations of student dormitories; (2) $500,000 is for HVAC, food storage systems, and cafeteria serving line modernizations; and (3) $750,000 is for replacement of a graduate student office/K12 computer laboratory building;

* $7,000,000 to the Geological Survey to construct a new Core and Sample Repository Building;

* $1,000,000 to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for renovation of the Alabama Veteran’s Museum in Athens;

* $1,500,000 to the Alabama Fire Fighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission/Alabama Fire College for a new building for tractor-drawn training props;

* $3,600,000 to the Department of Human Resources for the expansion/development of placements and programs designed for high risk foster children/youth, with $75,000 expended for Beacon House in Jasper;

* $60,000,000 to the Alabama Innovation Fund of which: (1) $15 million is for Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology; and (2) $45 million is for Southern Research Institute;

* $124,128,400 to the ETF Budget Stabilization Fund;

* $25,105,000 to the Alabama Community College System of which: (1) $3.4 million is for Southern Union Community College Aviation project; (2) $3 million is for the Wallace State Community College-Oneonta Blount County multi-purpose complex; (3) $230,000 is for Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Winston County Learning Center project, (4) $2 million is for the Central Alabama Community College for Marine Technology and Building Construction facility, (5) $3.47 million is for the Coastal Alabama Community College Career Tech Center, (6) $1.1 million is for Northeast Alabama Community College Career Planning Center, (7) $590,000 is for the Gadsden State Community College-Ayers Campus for digital bulletin boards and new roofing, (8) $105,000 is for capital improvements for the Gadsden State Community College-Cherokee Campus, (9) $950,000 is for the Jackson County Innovation and Career Academy, (10) $3.4 million for Snead State Community College, (11) $3.38 million is for Calhoun Community College for the Alabama Center for the Arts Academy, and (12) $3.48 million is for Bevill State Community College;

* $2,500,000 to Alabama A&M University for infrastructure improvements;

* $525,000 to Athens State University of which: (1) $250,000 is for the Cyber Lab; (2) $200,000 is for the Center for Excellence in Education Diversity; and (3) $75,000 is for the Arts Center;

* $3,000,000 to Auburn University at Montgomery for the STEM Lab;

* $3,200,000 to the University of North Alabama for the power production workforce training program;

* $3,490,000 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the School of Dentistry-Dothan Campus;

* $2,000,000 to Troy University for the audio-visual pilot project;

* $450,000 to the University of West Alabama for amphitheater improvements;

* $7,500,000 to the University of South Alabama for the engineering building;

* $2,070,000 to Tuskegee University of which: (1) $2 million is for capital projects, and (2) $70,000 is for memorial monument construction;

* $1,350,000 to Alabama State University of which: (1) $1 million is for improvements to the music and fine arts facilities, (2) $200,000 is for the National Center for the Civil Rights and African Culture, and (3) $150,000 is for the Forensics Sciences building;

* $18,000,000 to the University of Alabama in Huntsville for the engineering building;

* $2,000,000 to the University of Montevallo for electric repairs;

* $3,989,000 to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission of which: (1) $3 million is for the Shuttle Pathfinder restoration, and (2) $989,000 is for rocket removal at the I-65 welcome station;

* $500,000 to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind;

* $700,000 to the Department of Public Health for a new mobile facility for hearing screening for the Lions Club;

* $1,770,000 to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education of which: (1) $270,000 is for the Best and Brightest STEM Pilot Program, (2) $1.2 million is for the USS Alabama, (3) $150,000 is for the Museum of Flight, and (4) $150,000 is for the Humanities Foundation for the Healing History Program;

* $6,876,490 to the Department of Education of which: (1) $2.8 million is for the American Village for Independence Hall construction, (2) $2,926,490 is for current units to be allocated pro rata to start-up public charter schools based on enrollment, (3) $50,000 is for the Sports Officials Foundation, (4) $200,000 is for the Office of Math Improvement, (5) $200,000 is for the Encyclopedia of Alabama, (6) $100,000 is for the Stillman Teacher Prep Program, (7) $500,000 is for Ed Farm; and (8) $100,000 is for Kindervision;

* $100,000 to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame;

* $50,000 to the State Commission on Physical Fitness for the Alabama Sports Council;

* $475,000 to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts for the PCG Contract;

* $1,000,000 to the Educational Television Commission for studio renovations; and

* $475,000 to the Historical Commission for Fort Toulouse/Fort Jackson.

In addition, this bill amends Act 2021-342, the Education Trust Fund Appropriations Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, to earmark $1,000,000 of the unmet needs grant program for one-time recreational facility needs at Springville High School in St. Clair County and to increase the cap of the maximum individual grant amount from $250,000 to $500,000.

This bill further provides that all funds appropriated by this bill that are not expended in fiscal year 2022, shall not revert and shall be carried forward for the purposes appropriated.