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AL HB68
Bill
Status
2/7/2012
Primary Sponsor
Johnny Morrow
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $32,908,007 from the Education Trust Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, to rebuild schools damaged by tornados on April 27, 2011.
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Designates funds for five school systems: DeKalb County ($3,837,857 for Plainview School), Franklin County ($11,673,678 for Phil Campbell High School), Marion County ($13,836,740 for Hackleburg Elementary and High School), Tuscaloosa City ($2,440,607 for Alberta Elementary and University Place Elementary Schools), and Tuscaloosa County ($1,119,125 for Holt Elementary School).
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Requires appropriated funds to be used only after all payments from FEMA, the Division of Risk Management, and other third-party sources are applied to rebuilding costs.
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Defines "rebuilding costs" as replacement of schools and facilities based on nationally recognized construction database costs, with adjustments permitted for code upgrades, accessibility requirements, and educational program needs as determined by the State Superintendent of Education.
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Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Schools, tornado damage from April 22, 2011, tornados, supplemental appropriation from fiscal year 2011-2012 for catastrophic damage for designated schools subject to certain conditions
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
2/7/2012