Governor signs historic Education and General Fund budgets
Altogether, the state's budgets represent $15 billion in appropriations.
Education Trust Fund
House committee doubles rebates amid changes to supplemental ETF bill
The House Ways and Means Education committee doubled that amount to $210 for each taxpayer.
Education budget includes $1M for Troy program combatting “woke capitalism”
The money is directed to the Free Enterprise Scholars program, a new program at Troy.
Historic Education Budget passes Senate
As changed in committee on Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey's proposed tax rebates were cut from $400 to $100 per filer.
Senate committee strips water park, other project funding from $2.8B education bill
Instead, the bill creates a grant program to help schools with capital projects and a new rainy day fund.
Senate committee cuts rebate from $400 per filer to $100
The change comes as lawmakers put their support behind reducing the state's grocery tax.
Ivey to pursue tax rebate in upcoming session
Ivey said the state's surplus revenue is "unsustainable" and cannot be use to make permanent structural change.
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The budget includes a 4 percent raise for teachers and lump-sum bonuses for retirees.
Legislators Ledbetter, Orr call for excess funds to go toward tax rebate
The money would come from the Education trust Fund, which currently has a $700 million surplus.
Governor signs Education Trust Fund
Governor Ivey noted the strategic investments the state is making in students.
April 15, 2022