SB181 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Lyman Ward Military Academy, appropriation

Summary

The bill appropriates $273,276 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, with conditions that require planning, audits, and regular reporting before funds are released.

What This Bill Does

It provides funding to Lyman Ward Military Academy for its educational program for the 2014-2015 year. Before any funds can be released, the academy must submit an operations plan with goals and performance indicators and an audited financial statement for 2012-2013. The bill also requires quarterly expenditure and progress reports and an end-of-year performance report, and the Director of Finance must approve the plan and release funds after the needed reports are received.

Who It Affects

• Lyman Ward Military Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama – will receive $273,276 to support its educational program and must submit an operations plan, an audited financial statement, and quarterly and end-of-year reports to receive the funds.
• Director of Finance (Alabama Department of Finance) – oversees the approval of the operations plan, reviews the required reports, releases the funds, and forwards the reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee.

Key Provisions

• Allocates $273,276 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy for the 2014-2015 fiscal year for the support and maintenance of its educational program.
• Before funds are released, the academy must submit an operations plan for FY 2014-2015 with goals and measurable performance indicators approved by the Director of Finance, and an audited financial statement for FY 2012-2013.
• Requires quarterly reports on actual expenditures and accomplishments and an end-of-year performance report detailing work performed, services provided, costs, and meaningful measures of program effectiveness.
• The Director of Finance must release funds only after receipt of the required reports and must forward copies of the reports to the Joint Fiscal Committee.
• The appropriation is subject to the Budget and Financial Control Act and Budget Management Act, with the act becoming effective October 1, 2014; the fiscal year ends September 30, 2015.

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Subjects

Appropriations