Save Alabama PACT Position Statement 1/23/2010: Download
Legislation Proposed for 2010 Session:
UPDATE: HB228 PASSED THE HOUSE on 2/25/10.
It now travels to the Senate for a reading and assignment to a Senate committee.
PLEASE CONTACT SENATORS IN YOUR AREA - ASK THAT THEY SUPPORT HB228!
Greg Wren's Bills - HB122, HB 123, HB124
UPDATE: HB123 &HB124 PASSED the HOUSE on 2/25/10. They now travel to the Senate for a reading and assignment to a Senate committee.
PLEASE CONTACT SENATORS IN YOUR AREA - ASK THAT THEY SUPPORT HB123 & 124
UPDATE: HB122 - Remains in the Education Appropriations Committee -- Please contact Chairman Lindsay and other members of the committee and request that this bill be moved forward -- to secure the committment of the legislature on the PACT program.
Committee Member Contact Information is located here.
UPDATE: SB162 was read and discussed in the 2/24/10 Education Appropriations Committee in the House. The committee voted to sub this bill with the similar HB228. Note: SB162 did not contain tuition caps and additional BOD requirements that SB228 contained.
This bill then became HB228 and was voted on as ammended with HB228 on 2/25/10.
Last Critical Alert:
12/28/2009 Secretive PACT Board Meeting...check Lastest News for details
Documents Provided to Education Appropriations Committee - 1/27/10
Chart - PACT Program Balance with $236 Mil Infusion & 2.5% Cap
UPDATE: SB162 passed in the Senate today. This bill will now move to the House. This bill is similar to HB228 in the funding source - but does not include any limitations. There will be negotiations as to these bills coming and we look for cooperation by the Universities & Colleges, AEA, and Legislature to find the right solution. More information will come...
