SB303 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

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

Summary

SB303 is Alabama's general fund budget act for FY 2011, allocating operating funds, debt service, and capital outlay to executive, legislative, judicial, and other state agencies.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, SB303 would provide the state's General Fund and earmarked funds to cover ordinary expenses for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, plus debt service and capital outlay for the year ending September 30, 2011. It reappropriates any unspent funds from FY 2010 into FY 2011 and creates several conditional appropriations from tobacco settlement funds and the Mental Health capital improvements fund. It also allows use of federal stimulus funds (ARRA) and other federal funds with oversight, requires interagency transfer reporting, and sets rules to prevent pass-through appropriations and ensure accountability.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, boards, and commissions in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that will receive funding and must operate within the appropriations and related budget rules.
• State employees and program beneficiaries (including Medicaid recipients, mental health and senior services, and other public programs) whose salaries, benefits, and services may be affected by funding levels and appropriations.

Key Provisions

• Section 2: Establishes the programmatic appropriation totals from the General Fund and earmarked funds to state agencies for FY 2011, detailing funding by agency and fund source.
• Section 3: Reappropriates unexpended 2010 appropriations to the FY 2011 appropriations.
• Section 4: Adds conditional appropriations to the Retirement Systems of Alabama from the Senior Services Trust Fund to comply with 41-15C-1.
• Section 5: Creates conditional appropriations funded by tobacco settlement or litigation revenue, allocated per specified sections and subject to availability and gubernatorial approval.
• Section 7: Allows conditional federal stimulus (ARRA) and Jobs funds; requires operations plans and adherence to Budget Management Act; authorizes the Department of Finance to manage related costs.
• Section 8: Department of Finance may charge agencies for administering ARRA/JOBS funds; requires diversity goals for any new personnel funded by these charges.
• Section 9: Enables the Governor to transfer surplus funds between appropriations to cover payroll or other needs if an appropriation is insufficient.
• Section 10: Prohibits pass-through appropriations and requires reporting of any directives to transfer funds from one agency to another; ensures legislative and executive oversight.

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Subjects

Appropriations