A sign on Troy University’s Montgomery satellite campus seen on January 24, 2023. A cap on ETF appropriations could limit increases. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
Alabama college and university officials Wednesday cited concerns about the Education Trust Fund, the Public Education Employee Health Insurance Program (PEEHIP), inflation and deferred maintenance during the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE)’s hearings on the schools’ budget proposals.
Many schools are seeking funding increases out of the budget. ACHE Executive Director Jim Purcell asked Alabama State University how to handle schools requesting more in increases than lawmakers allowed for the overarching budget.
“Are you thinking that they’re going to direct more money to your institution and less money to others?” he said. “How does that work out? When everybody’s asking for, you’re asking for 10%, others are asking for more.”
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ASU President Quinton Ross said it could come from a supplemental increase.