HB402 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve ClouseRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, Finance Director to notify each agency of anticipated allocations, quarterly allocations required, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, Children First Trust Fund receipts for State Board of Education, transferred to State General Fund for fiscal year 2014

Summary

HB402 would appropriate funds from the Children First Trust Fund and tobacco settlement funds for FY2014, set how those funds are deposited and allocated, and add oversight and conditional rules on future tobacco-revenue funding.

What This Bill Does

Allocates $39,004,803 from the Children First Trust Fund for FY2014 to specific agencies and purposes listed in Section 41-15B-2.2, including health, human resources, juvenile services, Medicaid, mental health, youth services, and special cancer research allocations (e.g., Hudson Alpha Institute, Mitchell Cancer Institute, and UAB School of Medicine). Deposits tobacco settlement revenues into the Children First Trust Fund, requires the Finance Director to notify agencies of anticipated allocations, and mandates quarterly allocations conditioned on tobacco revenues; also transfers the portion of CF Fund receipts designated for the State Board of Education to the State General Fund in FY2014. Provides an appropriation of $45,168,359 from other tobacco settlement funds for FY2014 to additional entities (e.g., Department of Children’s Affairs, 21st Century Debt Service, Senior Services Trust Fund, Medicaid Agency, and Medicaid Waiver). Allows for conditional appropriations of any additional tobacco revenue for FY2014 based on recommendations from the Finance Director and budget committee chairs and Governor approval. Requires plans of investment with quality assurance metrics, a mandated reporting framework, and legislative notification before funds reach recipients; authorizes adjustment of plans and emphasizes directing funds to immediate needs of children.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Agencies receiving appropriations from the Children First Trust Fund (e.g., Department of Public Health, Medicaid Agency, Department of Human Resources, Department of Mental Health, Juvenile Probation, Youth Services, and cancer research-related institutions). These groups would receive specified funding for various child-focused programs and services in FY2014.
• Group 2: State budget process and oversight bodies, including the State General Fund, the Governor, the Director of Finance, and budget/oversight committees (House Ways and Means General Fund Committee and Senate Finance and Taxation-General Fund Committee); these entities would manage, approve, monitor, and report on allocations, transfers to the General Fund, and any additional tobacco-revenue appropriations.

Key Provisions

• Appropriation of $39,004,803 from the Children First Trust Fund for FY2014 to designated agencies and purposes (Section 1(a)), with specific allocations for each agency and special cancer-research funding within DoPH.
• Deposit requirement of tobacco settlement revenues into the Children First Trust Fund and quarterly allocation methodology conditioned on tobacco revenue availability (Section 1(b)(3) and (c)).
• Transfer of the portion of Children First Trust Fund receipts currently allocated for the State Board of Education to the State General Fund in FY2014 (Section 2).
• Additional appropriation of $45,168,359 from other tobacco settlement funds for FY2014 to specified entities (Section 3).
• Conditional appropriation of any additional tobacco revenues in FY2014, subject to recommendations and Governor’s approval (Section 4).
• Plan of investment requirement: funds allocated from the Children First Trust Fund may be disbursed only after an approved plan of investment with quality-assurance measures is filed; includes reporting and auditing requirements (Section 5).
• Notification to legislators about grants designated from the Children First Trust Fund and requirement to report approved plans to oversight bodies (Sections 5 and 6).
• Authority for adjusting plans of investment and directing funds to meet immediate needs as conditions change (Section 6).
• Provisions ensuring funds remaining in the Children First Trust Fund at year-end stay in the fund (Section 1(d)) and standard legal protections for remaining provisions (Sections 7-8).

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Subjects

Children First Trust Fund