Alabama lawmakers are now faced with figuring out how to spend an extra $2.7 billion dollars in unexpected education funding.
According to the Alabama Association of School Boards, lawmakers budgeted $7.7 billion dollars in tax revenue for the 2022 fiscal year, but instead, they brought in $10.4 billion. These extra funds have to be delegated to education.
“This provides the state of Alabama tremendous opportunity to continue to increase their investment in public educations,” said Sally Smith executive director Alabama Association of School Boards. “There’s some unmet needs in our schools so we’re urging caution. As the legislature goes forward at looking for usage for these funds.”
