Alabama 2-year college system seeks $408 million in next budget - Mary Sell, Times-Daily

The state Board of Education on Thursday agreed to ask lawmakers for $408 million for the two-year college system in the next budget year. Lawmakers who craft the state’s education budget said Thursday it’s too early to speculate how much money will be available for the fiscal year that begins in October, but one doubted the likeliness of such a large increase over this year’s $316 million for community colleges. “We certainly value what the two-year-system does,” said state Rep. Jay Love, R-Montgomery, chairman of the House committee that oversees the state’s education budget. “We should have some sort of funding increase available, but I can’t imagine it will be anywhere near 29 percent.” http://timesdaily.com/stories/2-year-college-system-seeks-408-million-in-next-budget,199996