Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HJR189: Career and Technical Education, resolution of support for additional funding
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act, supporting additional funding for career and technical education.
From the enrolled text:
An Act, SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. WHEREAS, Career and Technical Education (CTE) is an educational approach that provides students with skills, knowledge, and experiences necessary to enter the labor market typically delivered through career-related courses; and WHEREAS, according to the Association for Career and Technical Education, percent of Alabama jobs will require education beyond high school but less than a bachelor's degree by 2031; and WHEREAS, CTE programs prepare students for these jobs in key Alabama industries such as agriculture technology and food products, bioscience, metals and advance materials, and operations and logistics; and WHEREAS, in a concerted effort to support CTE in Alabama, the Legislature enacted Act 2025-269 appropriating $100,000,000 from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the State Department of Education to provide matching grants to local education agencies to develop regional career technology centers throughout the state, including capital outlay and equipment; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we encourage and support an Page HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we encourage and support an HJR189 Enrolled additional $150,000,000 appropriation by the Legislature in the 2026 Regular Session to continue to support and expand CTE in Alabama. Page CTE in Alabama. HJR189 Enrolled ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and …
Sponsors
- Holk-Jones, Frances (R, HD-095) · primary sponsor
- Givens, Donna (R, HD-064)
- Fidler, Jennifer (R, HD-094)
- Ross, Jeana (R, HD-027)
- Drummond, Barbara (D, HD-103)
- Baker, Alan (R, HD-066)
- Lomax, James (R, HD-020)
- Rigsby, Phillip (R, HD-025)
- Paramore, Marcus (R, HD-089)
- Allbright, Heath (R, HD-011)
- Whorton, Ritchie (R, HD-022)
- Butler, Mack (R, HD-028)
Latest actions
- : Enacted
- : Delivered to Governor
- : Enrolled
- : Ready to Enroll
- : Reported from RULES
- : Reported Out of Committee Second House
- : Pending Committee Action in Second House
- : Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES
- : Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote
- : Reported from Rules
Subjects: Education, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HJR189?
- HJR189 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Career and Technical Education, resolution of support for additional funding.
- What does HJR189 do?
- In its own words: An act, supporting additional funding for career and technical education.
- What is the status of HJR189?
- Signed into law as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: Enacted (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR189?
- Holk-Jones, Frances (R, HD-095), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR189?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HJR189
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