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AL HB388

AL HB388
Relating to athletic trainers; to create the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program; to provide grants to local boards of education that meet certain requirements related to the use of athletic trainers in rural and Title I secondary schools; to authorize the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers to adopt rules to administer the incentive program and the grant application process; to require grants issued from the incentive program to be provided as stipends to qualifying athletic trai


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Introduced
04/25/2023
In Committee
04/25/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/06/2023

Introduced Session

Regular Session 2023

Bill Summary

Relating to athletic trainers; to create the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program; to provide grants to local boards of education that meet certain requirements related to the use of athletic trainers in rural and Title I secondary schools; to authorize the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers to adopt rules to administer the incentive program and the grant application process; to require grants issued from the incentive program to be provided as stipends to qualifying athletic trainers; and to limit each secondary school and athletic trainer to one grant per school year.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Athletic Trainer Secondary School Incentive Program, which provides grants to local boards of education to incentivize the recruitment and retention of athletic trainers at rural and Title I secondary schools. The Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers will administer the program, with grants of up to $7,500 per school year. Eligible schools must have an athletic trainer providing at least 25 hours of services per week, and the grants will be distributed as stipends to the qualifying athletic trainers. The program is capped at $2 million per school year and is contingent on the availability of funding.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Introduced and Referred to House Ways and Means Education (on 04/25/2023)

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