SB161 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald O. Dial
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Veterans' Affairs, State Department of, employees, salaries and expenses, payment from State General Fund further provided for, Sec. 31-5-14 am'd.
Summary: SB161 would authorize paying the Department of Veterans' Affairs' employee salaries and expenses from the State General Fund and require counties to provide office space with related maintenance costs.
What This Bill Does
It changes the rule so that salaries and expenses for VA Department employees may be paid from the State General Fund rather than being strictly required to be funded that way. It requires counties to provide suitable office space for district or county service commissioners and to cover the related costs (rental, utilities, maintenance, etc). The funding authorization applies to fiscal years beginning October 1, 2011 and thereafter, and the act becomes effective after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects
Employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, whose salaries and expenses may be paid from the State General Fund under the new authorization.
Counties in Alabama that host district service commissioners or county service commissioners, which must provide office space and pay related maintenance and utility costs.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 31-5-14 to authorize, rather than require, payment of the VA department's salaries and expenses from the State General Fund.
For fiscal years beginning October 1, 2011 and thereafter, salaries and related expenses may be paid by the State General Fund.
Each county must furnish suitable office space for district or county service commissioners and pay rental, telephone, janitor, light, power, heat, or other maintenance expenses for that office.
The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Veterans' Affairs, State Department of