Friday, April 1, 2022
Wow, What a Week!
Tier 2 passed the Legislature! the Education Retiree Bonus by Sen. Bobby Singleton, which provides a one-time longevity bonus payment for retirees and beneficiaries of the Teachers' Retirement System, has now been sent to the Governor to be signed into law.
Friday, March 18, 2022
Education Retiree Bonus Bill Sent to the Governor
SB30, the Education Retiree Bonus by Sen. Bobby Singleton, which provides a one-time longevity bonus payment for retirees and beneficiaries of the Teachers' Retirement System, has now been sent to the Governor to be signed into law.
Friday, March 11, 2022
The Education Budget passes the House
The FY2023 Education Trust Fund Budget passed the House of Representatives and is now headed to the Senate! On Tuesday, a series of bills appropriating funds from the Education Trust Fund were passed by the Alabama House of Representatives.
Friday, March 4, 2022
The Education Budget is on the move!
The Education Budget is on the move! Wednesday, March 2nd was a busy day for AEA at the Alabama Statehouse as the Education Trust Fund (ETF) package of bills passed out of committee. HB135 – the Education Trust Fund Budget – was approved by the committee at a whopping $8,174,929,290
Friday, February 25, 2022
2-Year Delay to Retention Portion of Literacy Act Passes Senate
SB200, by Sen. Rodger Smitherman – which postpones the implementation of the third-grade retention requirement in the Alabama Literacy Act until the 2024-2025 school year – passed the Senate Tuesday afternoon
Friday, February 18, 2022
Retiree Bonus Bill Passes Senate Commitee
Your voices are being heard! The Senate version of the education retiree bonus bill, SB30, by Sen. Bobby Singleton – which will provide a more significant retiree bonus than Governor Ivey proposed – passed the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Thursday afternoon.
Friday, February 11, 2022
KEEP CALLING LEGISLATORS AND ASK FOR MORE
The Alabama Legislature reconvened Tuesday, February 8th, for the seventh day of the regular legislative session. It was rumored that SB140, Sen. Del Marsh’s "Parent's Choice Act," would appear on the floor of the Senate this week but ultimately did not surface.
Friday, February 4, 2022
MAJOR LEGISLATION FILED AS REGULAR SESSION RESUMES
The Alabama Legislature reconvened the regular session on Tuesday, February 1, just days after statewide media began reporting that Senator Del Marsh intended to file a piece of legislation that he himself referred to as the “mother of all school choice bills.”
Friday, January 28, 2022
REGULAR SESSION RESUMES FEBRUARY 1
AEA staff held watch over the special session as the Legislature worked in a bi-partisan effort to craft a plan on the best way to spend federal relief dollars to assist hospitals and nursing homes, build out water and sewer infrastructure, and expand broadband internet...
Friday, January 21, 2022
REGULAR SESSION PAUSED FOR SPECIAL SESSION
The Alabama Legislature reconvened Tuesday, January 18th, starting their second week. Upon resuming, the 2022 Regular Session was paused when Governor Kay Ivey called a special session to allocate approximately $772 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.
Friday, January 14, 2022
2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS
The Alabama Legislature convened Tuesday, January 11th, beginning the 2022 Legislative Session. Later that evening, Governor Ivey addressed Alabama citizens in her annual State of the State address where she proposed a four percent raise for all public education employees – pre-k through 14...
