MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- The Alabama Association of School Boards calculated the first cost estimate of House Bill 84, the widely expanded school flexibility measure that also included tax credits for parents who move their child from a failing school into a better one which includes private schools.

The cost could be tremendous.

According to the analysis by AASB the tax credits could cost the Education Trust Fund between $59 million and $367 million. The wide range is attributed to the unknown nature of who will take advantage of the credits, as well as how many.

The study of the legislation accounts for the scenarios that include the families of private and public school children taking advantage of the incentive which could reach as much as $4,000 per child.

NOTASULGA, AL (AP)- A 277-acre site in Macon County is the first in Alabama chosen as a CSX Select Site. Officials announced the selection Monday.

Governor Robert Bentley on Monday will join CSX executives, other elected leaders and economic developers to formally announce Alabama’s first and only CSX Select Site designation.

CSX’s Select Site program reviews the most capable manufacturing and distribution development properties along the CSX network that can rapidly utilize freight rail service. The site in Macon County is 296 acres that will allow the Macon County Economic Development Authority to compete for jobs in the area.

The news conference will take place at 11:00 a.m.