HB189 Summary

• Appropriates $14,085,735 from the Education Trust Fund to the State Department of Education for literacy training expansion ($9,835,735), regional math coaches ($2,700,000), school safety liaisons ($250,000), teacher marketing campaign ($1,000,000), and online teaching assistance grants ($300,000) for fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

• Makes supplemental appropriations to multiple education entities totaling approximately $31.9 million, including Alabama Community College System ($501,943), Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium ($1,000,000), Alabama Department of Commerce ($1,000,000), and Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind ($6,878,778).

• Appropriates funds to universities and colleges for specific purposes: University of South Alabama ($500,000 for hospital expansion), Athens State University ($280,000 for virtual labs), Troy University ($175,000 for sign language center), and various historically Black colleges ($35,000 each).

• Establishes Best and Brightest STEM Pilot Program with $240,000 to provide up to $3,000 annually per recent STEM graduate relocating to Decatur or Marengo County for up to five years.

• Modifies repayment terms for Budget Stabilization Fund transfers to the Education Trust Fund, requiring repayment within 180 days for fiscal 2020 transfers and four years for pre-January 1, 2020 withdrawals.