SB133 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

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

Summary

SB133 is Alabama's 2012 general and earmarked fund budget act, setting operating, debt service, and capital outlay appropriations for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and other state programs.

What This Bill Does

It provides the FY2012 funding for state agencies from the General Fund and earmarked sources to cover ordinary expenses, debt service, and capital projects. It reappropriates unspent FY2011 appropriations to FY2012 with certain exceptions and establishes rules for transfers and reimbursements. It creates conditional funding and dedicated revenue provisions (including tobacco settlement funds and capital improvement money) and requires regular reporting and oversight. It authorizes a capital improvement grant to modernize the Unified Judicial System's SJIS data system and includes grant transparency and local notification requirements. It also outlines employee benefits provisions, reporting, and general governance controls over interagency transfers and expenditures.

Who It Affects

• State agencies in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches (plus independent boards and commissions) that receive operating, debt service, and capital funding for FY2012.
• Alabama residents who rely on funded services such as Medicaid, public health, mental health, senior services, public safety, and other social programs, as these appropriations determine the level and scope of state services available.

Key Provisions

• General Fund and earmarked fund allocations are made for the ordinary expenses, debt service, and capital outlay of the state for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.
• Unexpended FY2011 appropriations are reappropriated to FY2012, with Section 3 detailing the reallocation and conditions for certain reversions and adjustments.
• Conditional appropriations are included, dependent on fund availability and specific revenue streams (notably tobacco settlement funds and other specified sources) and on approvals by state leadership.
• Unified Judicial System can receive up to 5,000,000 from the Alabama Capital Improvement Trust Fund for SJIS modernization, to upgrade court record storage and access infrastructure, with anticipated annual maintenance savings.
• There are requirements for grant transparency and local notification, quarterly reporting to legislative committees, and restrictions on lobbying with certain funds; interagency transfers are to be reported to and coordinated with the Legislature.

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Subjects

Appropriations