Alabama House committee OKs 2027 education budget with pay raises, some level funding

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 641

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved a $10.4 billion Education Trust Fund budget for fiscal year 2027 that largely reflects Gov. Kay Ivey’s proposed budget from earlier this year.

The budget, about $569.7 million higher (5.7%) than the current budget, includes pay raises for teachers;and less money for a health insurance program for education employees than Ivey proposed.

Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, the chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, said …

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