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AL HB388
Bill
Status
4/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Arnold Mooney
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AI Summary
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Creates the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program administered by the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers to recruit and retain athletic trainers in rural and Title I secondary schools.
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Authorizes grants of up to $7,500 per school to local boards of education where athletic trainers provide an average of at least 25 hours of athletic training services per week, with a program cap of $2,000,000 per school year.
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Grants awarded to local boards of education must be distributed as stipends directly to qualifying athletic trainers, with funds divided evenly if multiple trainers serve the same school.
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Limits each secondary school to one grant per school year and each athletic trainer to one stipend per school year.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, with grants available beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.
Legislative Description
Relating to athletic trainers; to create the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program; to provide grants to local boards of education that meet certain requirements related to the use of athletic trainers in rural and Title I secondary schools; to authorize the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers to adopt rules to administer the incentive program and the grant application process; to require grants issued from the incentive program to be provided as stipends to qualifying athletic trainers; and to limit each secondary school and athletic trainer to one grant per school year.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to House Ways and Means Education
4/25/2023