SJR96 Summary

• Commends Young Boozer, Alabama's 39th State Treasurer, for outstanding service during his two terms (elected November 2, 2010; reelected November 4, 2014)

• Acknowledges his negotiation of a PACT Program settlement that resulted in three consecutive benefit increases and preserved program value

• Highlights implementation of a college scholarship program that distributed approximately $3.7 million to more than 1,000 needs-based high school students in Alabama

• Notes growth of College Counts 529 savings program assets from $734 million to $1.6 billion (80 percent increase) and transfer of $236 million to the General Fund during his tenure

• Recognizes his legislative work improving investment strategies, reforms to the Alabama Trust Fund, enactment of the Alabama ABLE Act for persons with disabilities, and freeing up approximately $3 million annually from the State Treasury budget