HB237 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Barton

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

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

HB237 would appropriate $758,277 from the State General Fund to Alabama's Children's Advocacy Centers and the Alabama Network of CACs for FY 2012, with strict planning, reporting, and oversight requirements.

What This Bill Does

It provides a $758,277 appropriation to support and operate the Children's Advocacy Centers and the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. The funding is conditioned on submitting an operations plan, an audited financial statement for 2009-2010, and a detailed report on the number of children served and services provided. Funds would be released only after those reports are received, and quarterly and end-of-year performance reports must be filed to track expenditures, accomplishments, and program effectiveness. The act requires equal treatment of fully funded membership centers and directs the Director of Finance to forward all required reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee.

Who It Affects

• Children served by the state's Children's Advocacy Centers: their access to services is tied to the centers' funding and operation.
• The Children's Advocacy Programs in Alabama and the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., which receive and manage the funds and must prepare plans, financial statements, and performance reports; and state oversight bodies (Director of Finance and the Joint Fiscal Committee) who release funds and review reports.

Key Provisions

• Appropriation of $758,277 from the State General Fund to support and operate the Children's Advocacy Centers and the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc. for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2012, with equal funding for eligible full-membership centers.
• Funds subject to Budget/Financial Control Act and Budget Management Act and related provisions; conditions and limitations apply.
• Before any funds are released, the program must submit: (a) an operations plan for 2011-2012 with goals and measurable indicators approved by the Director of Finance; (b) an audited financial statement for 2009-2010; (c) a detailed report on the number of children served and services provided.
• For FY 2011-2012, the act requires quarterly reports on actual expenditures and accomplishments versus plans, and an end-of-year performance report detailing work, services, costs, and program effectiveness; copies must be sent to the Joint Fiscal Committee.

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Subjects

Appropriations