AL HB238

Appropriates $657.8 million from the Education Trust Fund (ETF) for the Alabama Community College System, with total funding of $1.1 billion including other sources; distribution based on Outcomes-Based Funding model with minimum $125 per full-time equivalent student

Allocates $809.9 million ETF to the University of Alabama System (total $8.2 billion with other funds), $440.1 million ETF to Auburn University System (total $2.06 billion), and $183.3 million ETF to University of South Alabama (total $1.59 billion)

Provides $71.1 million for Industrial Development Training through the Department of Commerce, including $52.7 million for workforce development programs with requirements that funds primarily benefit Alabama residents and vendor contracts reflect racial and gender diversity

Funds the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind at $85.6 million ETF ($140.3 million total), with legislative intent that educational classroom support personnel receive not less than $15 per hour

Appropriates $28.2 million for the Alabama Innovation Fund, including $20 million for Innovate Alabama and $5 million for Small Business Innovation Research matching grants, with disbursements requiring 10-day advance notice to legislative committee chairs

Allocates $23.3 million for postsecondary prison education programs, including $2.5 million for Perry County Facility, $2 million for LifeTech Institute in Thomasville, and $1 million for a Day Reporting Center pilot program

Provides $10 million to Legislative Council for new State House debt service and operations, $11.5 million for Examiners of Public Accounts audit services, and $4.3 million for the Legislature

Appropriates $10.2 million for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention social services and $8.6 million ETF for State Council on the Arts programs including $1.5 million for Alabama Center for the Arts

Establishes that all appropriations are subject to the Budget and Financial Control Act and Budget Management Act, with institutions required to maintain separate accounts showing cash flow for fees, tuitions, and other revenues