SB563 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Children's Advocacy Programs, appropriation for Children's Advocacy Centers and Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., allocation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Summary

This bill would appropriate $872,267 from the state General Fund to support the Children's Advocacy Centers and the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers for FY2011, with required plans, audits, and quarterly and year-end performance reports.

What This Bill Does

It provides a grant of $872,267 from the State General Fund to the Children's Advocacy Programs in Alabama for the operation of the Children's Advocacy Centers and the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. The funding is conditioned on compliance with state budgeting and financial controls, and funds are released only after an operations plan and audited financial statement are received, plus quarterly and end-of-year performance reports. The bill also expresses an intent to treat full membership funding equally for eligible centers meeting certain criteria and funded under specific state code, with oversight by the Director of Finance and reporting to the Joint Fiscal Committee.

Who It Affects

• Children's Advocacy Centers and the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc. – would receive a state grant and must prepare an operations plan, obtain an audited financial statement, and file quarterly and end-of-year performance reports to receive funds.
• State financial oversight entities (Director of Finance and the Joint Fiscal Committee/Finance and Taxation Committee) – would oversee the funding process, review required reports, and receive copies of those reports to monitor compliance and fund release.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Appropriates $872,267 from the State General Fund to the Children's Advocacy Programs in Alabama for the support and operations of the Children's Advocacy Centers and the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, with equal funding for eligible centers meeting full membership criteria.
• Section 2: The appropriation is subject to the Budget and Financial Control Act, the Budget Management Act, and other applicable provisions of the Act.
• Section 3: Requires (a) an operations plan for 2010-2011 with goals and measurable indicators approved by the Director of Finance, (b) an audited financial statement for 2008-2009 operations, and (c) a detailed report on the number of children served and services provided, with quarterly and end-of-year performance reports including costs and effectiveness measures, (d) copies of reports forwarded to the Joint Fiscal Committee.
• Section 4: Effective October 1, 2010.

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Subjects

Appropriations