HB290 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John F. Knight Jr

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Barbara Bigsby BoydDemetrius C. Newton

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

General fund budget, appropriations for ordinary expenses of executive, legislative, and judicial departments

Summary

HB290 is Alabama's 2010-2011 general fund budget act that allocates operating funds, debt service, and capital spending for state government across executive, legislative, and judicial branches for FY2011.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes General Fund and earmarked funding for hundreds of state agencies and programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, including major allocations to the Unified Judicial System, Public Health, Mental Health, Corrections, and Transportation. It reappropriates unspent FY2010 balances into FY2011 and adds conditional appropriations for large items (notably Medicaid and certain health and corrections projects) depending on available funds and approval. It also establishes rules for using federal ARRA stimulus funds, requires agency operation plans and quarterly reporting, and sets oversight and accountability measures for grants, transfers, and fund management.

Who It Affects

• State government agencies and their employees who receive funding for salaries, operating costs, and program needs.
• Alabama residents who rely on state services funded by the budget, including Medicaid recipients, elderly and disabled services, mental health programs, veterans services, and public safety/health programs.

Key Provisions

• Section 2 details agency-by-agency appropriations funded from the State General Fund and earmarked funds, with major blocks for the Unified Judicial System, Legislature, and various executive agencies.
• Section 3 reappropriates unused FY2010 appropriations to FY2011, and Sections 4-6 include specific additional appropriations and conditional programs (e.g., capital projects and certain department initiatives) that depend on fund availability and approval.
• Section 8 through Section 9 set up use and oversight for federal ARRA and Jobs for Main Street funds, require operational plans and quarterly reporting, and allow the Finance Director to charge administering costs for federal stimulus programs.
• Section 12 and related sections govern management of grants and outside funds, require majority-level approval for new federal grants, mandate reporting, and provide rules on transfers, contingencies, and accountability, including repeals of conflicting laws and effective date of October 1, 2010.

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Subjects

Appropriations