SB30 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Sanford

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Legislators' compensation, if Education Trust Fund or General Fund is placed in proration, legislative expense allowances and appropriations made to State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, to be reduced by the proration percentage amount

Summary

SB30 would cut lawmakers’ expenses and reduce state grant funding if Alabama’s Education Trust Fund or General Fund are placed in proration.

What This Bill Does

If either fund is placed in proration, the bill would reduce the legislative expense allowance paid to members and presiding officers by the proration percentage. If both funds are prorated, the higher percentage would apply. It would also reduce the Legislature’s appropriations to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants by that same percentage for the duration of the proration, with adjustments if the proration rate changes. The reductions would be implemented by the state Comptroller.

Who It Affects

• Legislators and presiding officers would have their legislative expense allowances (per diems, travel allowances, monthly expenses, and related reimbursements) reduced by the proration percentage.
• The State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants would receive smaller funding from the Legislature during proration.
• The state Comptroller would implement and oversee the reductions.

Key Provisions

• Reduces legislative expense allowances (per diem, travel and related allowances, monthly expense allowance, and presiding officers' additional allowances) by the proration percentage if either the Education Trust Fund or the General Fund is prorated.
• If both funds are prorated, applies the higher reduction percentage.
• Reduces the Legislature’s appropriations to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants by the same percentage for the duration of the proration, with adjustments if the proration rate changes.
• Reductions are implemented by the state Comptroller.

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Subjects

Legislature