HB432 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jay Love

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Public Service Commission, transfer of certain amount of funds from Dual Party Relay Fund to Education Trust Fund before certain designated dates, Sec. 37-1-80.2 am'd.

Summary

HB432 changes where the dual party relay surcharge funds are kept and how they are moved to the Education Trust Fund over time.

What This Bill Does

It replaces the private fund depository with a state treasury account for the dual party relay program and sets up a staged transfer of $30 million from the Relay Fund to the Education Trust Fund after mid-2012. The surcharge collected from local phone customers continues to fund the relay system but is not subject to certain taxes or fees. It also establishes governance for the funds and allows funding of additional relay-related services without cutting existing ones.

Who It Affects

• Local telephone customers who pay the dual party relay surcharge (they fund the system through the new state treasury account and ultimately support education funding).
• The Education Trust Fund and state budgeting entities, which will receive a large transfer of funds from the Dual Party Relay Fund to support education programs.

Key Provisions

• Replaces the private fund depository with a State Treasury special fund called the State Dual Party Relay Fund to hold relay revenues.
• Requires transfer of $30,000,000 from the Dual Party Relay Fund to the State Dual Party Relay Fund in four installments by Oct 15, 2011; Jan 15, 2012; Apr 15, 2012; Jul 15, 2012.
• After July 15, 2012, $30,000,000 is transferred from the State Dual Party Relay Fund to the Education Trust Fund.
• Surcharge on access lines remains to fund the relay system and is not subject to certain taxes or fees.
• Dual Party Relay Fund Board of Trustees, appointed by the PSC, oversees administration and contracts; costs paid from the fund; trustees reimbursed for expenses; annual report and audit required.
• Trustees may fund additional services for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and speech impaired, without terminating existing services.
• Act becomes effective immediately after governor's approval.

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Subjects

Education Trust Fund