PUBLICATIONS

Publications of the Legislative Fiscal Office are identified below, with a summary of the information that may be found within each.  You may click on the name of the publication to go directly to a publication that is available on this web site.  Copies of publications not available on this web site may be requested by contacting the LFO.

A Legislator's Guide to Alabama's Taxes:

Prior Editions:

2013

2012

2011

2010

Contains, for each tax:

• References to constitutional and statutory provisions related to that tax
• Tax rate, base, exemptions and distribution
• Five year history of collections
• Legislative history
• Local rates and related information (for selected taxes only)
• Brief description of comparable tax in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee
• Also contains tables and pie charts showing state receipts and state appropriations

Also contains tables and pie charts showing:

• State Funds Appropriations (table)
• State Funds Appropriations (pie chart)
• SGF Appropriations (pie chart)
• SGF Receipts by Tax (table)
• SGF Receipts by Tax (pie chart)
• SGF Receipts & Expenditures, historical (table)
• ETF Appropriations (pie chart)
• ETF Receipts by Tax (table)
• ETF Receipts by Tax (pie chart)

• ETF Receipts & Expenditures, historical (table)

• ETF Appropriations Distributions (table)

Budget Fact Book:

Prior Editions:

2013

2012

2011

2010

Contains information on:

• Total appropriations from the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund

• Bonded Indebtedness of the State

• Proration History (Education Trust Fund and State General Fund)

• Estimated Cost of a Teacher Unit

• State Employees' and Teachers' Salary Increases History (% increase)

• State Employees' and Teachers' Salary Increases Estimated Cost History ($)

• History of Retirement System and Health Insurance Contribution Rate and Costs

Also Contains Detailed Information on the Certain State Agencies and Boards as well as Salary Information for Certain Public Officials.

Alabama K-12 Education Data Handbook

FY 2010 Edition - contains the following:

• National and regional comparisons of selected data for the 2008-09 School Year, with data obtained from the 2010 National Education Association's Rankings and Estimates

• A summary of funding for local boards of education in Alabama for FYs 10 and 11

• General information reports provided by the State Department of Education

Alabama Higher Education Data Handbook - State to State Comparison

2010 Edition - compares higher education enrollment, population, faculty pay, tuition, and funding data for 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as special comparisons involving states that are members of the Southern Regional Education Board

Alabama Higher Education Data Handbook - Institutional Profiles

2010 Edition - contains current and historical data about funding, enrollment, tuition, and faculty pay at each of Alabama's two- and four-year institutions of higher education

Alabama Education Finance Profile with SREB Comparisons

2010 Edition - compares demographic, economic, revenue, and expenditure data among states that are members of the Southern Regional Education Board

LFO Summary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

LFO Summary of Appropriated Stimulus Funds

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