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Committee advances law‑enforcement scholarship fund; sponsor says funding already in place
Summary
The committee gave House Bill 98 a favorable report. Sponsor Representative Treadaway said the Alabama law enforcement scholarship fund, for children and spouses of officers, already had funding allocated last year and needs passage to put rules into effect.
A House committee voted to give House Bill 98 a favorable report, advancing a proposal to create an Alabama law enforcement scholarship fund providing scholarships to children and spouses of Alabama law enforcement officers.
Representative Treadaway, the sponsor, told the committee the bill "came out of the house unanimous" previously and said the funding "has already been put in" from last year: "The money's waiting there," he said on the record. He described the program as an Alabama law enforcement scholarship fund for children and spouses of state law enforcement officers.
Committee members asked whether the amounts cited in prior work were duplicate or layered with the current budget; the sponsor told members the questions relate to the broader budget process and that any overlap would be addressed in budget negotiations. On the record the sponsor referenced prior funding figures around $8 million and noted language allowing up to $10 million was discussed.
Representative Drummond moved to give HB 98 a favorable report; the motion passed by voice vote and the item was reported favorably.
What comes next: The favorable report advances HB 98 in the House process. Additional budget work and potential reconciliation may follow as the bill proceeds.
