HB561 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim Barton
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required
Summary: This bill appropriates money to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY 2013 and requires planning, audits, and regular performance reporting before and during funding.
What This Bill Does
It provides $196,978 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. It requires an operations plan and an audited financial statement before any funds can be released. It also requires quarterly reports on spending and progress and an end-of-year performance report, which the Director of Finance must review and share with the Joint Fiscal Committee.

Who It Affects
Coalition Against Domestic Violence - must prepare and submit an operations plan, an audited financial statement, quarterly reports, and an end-of-year performance report to receive funds.
Director of Finance and Joint Fiscal Committee (state oversight) - will review the reports and oversee the release of funds; copies of reports are sent to the Joint Fiscal Committee.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Appropriates $196,978 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to be budgeted under the Budget Management Act.
Section 2: Before releasing funds for FY 2012-2013, the coalition must forward an operations plan for FY 2012-2013 and an audited financial statement for FY 2010-2011 to the Director of Finance.
Section 3: Requires quarterly reports on expenditures and accomplishments for FY 2012-2013 and an end-of-year performance report with work, services, costs, and program effectiveness measures; the Director of Finance forwards copies to the Joint Fiscal Committee.
Section 4: Effective date is October 1, 2012.

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Subjects: Appropriations