CHEER Act Established, Performance-Based Bonus Funding for Higher Education Institutions
Summary
Alabama enacted HB565, establishing the College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act. The new law authorizes performance-based bonus funding for eligible higher education institutions based on achievement of specified performance goals and objectives. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers with a 105-0 vote in the House and 33-0 vote in the Senate before receiving gubernatorial enactment.
What changed
HB565 establishes the CHEER Act in Alabama, creating a new performance-based funding mechanism for higher education institutions. The Act authorizes state bonus funding based on institutions' achievement of defined performance goals and objectives, shifting some state higher education funding toward measurable outcomes.
Eligible higher education institutions will need to align strategic priorities with state-defined performance metrics to access bonus funding opportunities. Institutions should monitor for implementing regulations or agency guidance that will define specific performance goals and objectives required to qualify for funding under the new program.
What to do next
- Higher education institutions should monitor for state agency guidance on CHEER Act performance metrics
- Institutions should assess readiness to meet CHEER Act performance goals to qualify for bonus funding
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ChangeBridge / Alabama / HB565 Enacted HB565 House Bill Enacted 2026-04-09
Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives
Bill Details
State Alabama
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
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Sponsors
Danny Garrett (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-09 H Enacted 2026-04-09 H Enacted 2026-04-02 H Delivered to Governor 2026-04-02 S Signature Requested 2026-04-02 H Enrolled 2026-04-02 H Ready to Enroll 2026-04-02 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1118 2026-04-02 S Third Reading in Second House 2026-04-01 S Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-04-01 S Reported Out of Committee Second House 2026-03-12 S Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education 2026-03-12 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education 2026-03-12 H Engrossed 2026-03-12 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 871 2026-03-12 H Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 870 JPLG8FF-1 2026-03-12 H Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered JPLG8FF-1 2026-03-12 H Third Reading in House of Origin 2026-03-11 H Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-03-11 H Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ways and Means Education JPLG8FF-1 2026-03-03 H Pending House Ways and Means Education 2026-03-03 H Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
Votes
2026-03-12 HBIR: Passed by House of Origin Yea: 105 Nay: 0 2026-03-12 Third Reading in House of Origin Yea: 105 Nay: 0 2026-03-12 Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 870 JPLG8FF-1 Yea: 105 Nay: 0 2026-03-12 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 871 Yea: 105 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 SBIR: Passed by Second House Yea: 33 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 Third Reading in Second House Yea: 33 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1118 Yea: 33 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-03-03 H Ways and Means Education 2026-03-12 S Finance and Taxation Education
Amendments
2026-03-11 House Ways and Means Education Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Bill Text Versions
2026-03-03 Introduced 2026-03-12 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Enrolled
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