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Committee gives favorable report to bill funding Imagination Library statewide
Summary
The Education Policy committee gave House Bill 50 a favorable report, advancing state-level funding for the Imagination Library program — which mails a book monthly to children from birth until school entry — and requires a local match.
House Bill 50, sponsored by Representative Collins, received a favorable report from the Education Policy committee after Collins described the measure as a state-funded effort to expand the Imagination Library program across Alabama. "Her imagination library sends a book a month once a child is born until they start school," Collins said.
The bill would fund the program at the state level and include a local match; Collins said the initiative has been implemented in all 67 counties, with local partners such as United Way handling distribution in some places. Collins noted reporting requirements would include the number of programs, children reached and books distributed.
There were no substantive questions from committee members, and Representative Pascoe moved to give HB 50 a favorable report; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The clerk recorded the favorable report and the bill will proceed to the next stage in the legislative process.
The committee did not specify appropriation details or the precise percentage for the local match in committee discussion beyond Collins's description. Committee members said they would review the bill again as it moves forward.
