Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, the chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee, asks a question during a budget presentation in the Alabama Statehouse on Feb. 6, 2024. Money was allocated to ALEA for the program. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
The Alabama State Department of Education is seeking a major increase in school security funding in their Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget request for fiscal year 2026.
The requested amount is nearly $53 million, around $51.4 million more than what was allocated last year.
The State Board of Education approved the request last week. It will go to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, which will make the budget proposal to the Legislature at the start of the 2025 regular session in February. Legislators will make the final determinations on budget allocations.
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The Department’s K-12 budget request was around $6.4 billion. The current ETF is around $9.349 billion.
The board has spoken about the increased request for school security before. The funding would cover a bill sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, to increase school security.