SB240 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur OrrSenator
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Shadrack McGill Clay Scofield Tom Whatley
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required
Summary: The bill provides a one-year grant of $259,182 to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2012, with strict reporting and financial oversight requirements before and during the grant period.
What This Bill Does
It allocates $259,182 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. Before funds can be released, the coalition must submit an operations plan and an audited financial statement from 2009-2010. Throughout 2011-2012, the coalition must file quarterly expenditure/accomplishment reports and a detailed end-of-year performance report; the Director of Finance will forward these to the Joint Fiscal Committee.

Who It Affects
Coalition Against Domestic Violence – receives the grant and must provide required plans and financial statements and ongoing progress reports to obtain and account for the funds.
State financial oversight entities (Director of Finance and the Joint Fiscal Committee) – review submitted reports, control fund release, and receive copies of the quarterly and year-end performance reports.

Key Provisions
Appropriation of $259,182 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.
Before any funds are released for FY 2011-2012, the coalition must forward an operations plan for FY 2011-2012 and an audited financial statement for all operations during FY 2009-2010 to the Director of Finance; funds released after receipt of these reports.
Quarterly reports for FY 2011-2012 detailing actual expenditures and accomplishments, and an end-of-year performance report detailing work performed, services provided, costs, and measures of program effectiveness; copies forwarded to the Joint Fiscal Committee.
Budgeting/alloctment of funds under the Budget Management Act and specified Code sections (41-4-93, 41-4-95, 41-4-96).
Effective date: October 1, 2011.

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Subjects: Appropriations