Governor Bentley Statement on the Responsible Budgeting and Spending Act Passing the Alabama House

MONTGOMERY— Governor Robert Bentley issued a statement today on the Responsible Budgeting and Spending Act passing the Alabama House.

“The State of Alabama today is one step closer to making sure we never find our Education budget in such dire straits as we have seen the past few years. The Rolling Reserve Bill presented by Representative Canfield will prevent us from basing our Education budget on unpredictable revenue projections. This budgeting method will provide a sustainable funding base for the Education Trust Fund. If we are going to solve the problems facing Alabama we must budget differently and we must budget responsibly.”