SB34 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2015

Title

General fund budget, appropriations for ordinary expenses of executive, legislative, and judicial departments

Summary

SB34 is Alabama's 2016 general fund budget act that allocates ordinary expenses for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, plus debt service, capital outlay, and numerous line-item programs across state government.

What This Bill Does

It sets the annual spending plan for the state's General Fund and earmarked funds for fiscal year 2016, including funding for health, corrections, transportation, and social services. It reappropriates any unspent 2015 appropriations, authorizes additional money from the Senior Services Trust Fund for retirement costs, and allows conditional use of tobacco settlement funds. It also provides for debt service payments on bonds, establishes transfer and reporting rules for interagency funding, and requires agencies to report on grants and use of funds and to transfer certain funds to key accounts.

Who It Affects

• State government agencies and employees receive salaries, operating funds, and program budgets (e.g., Health, Mental Health, Public Safety, Transportation, Revenue, and Corrections).
• Alabama residents who rely on state services (Medicaid recipients, public health programs, veterans, seniors, and other beneficiaries) receive funded services and programs such as Medicaid, elderly planning, children's services, and public safety.

Key Provisions

• Section 2 creates the appropriations from General Fund and earmarked funds for the ordinary expenses of executive, legislative, and judicial agencies, debt service, and capital outlay for FY 2016.
• Section 3 reappropriates any unspent 2015 appropriations to the same offices for FY 2016.
• Section 4 authorizes additional funding for retirement systems from the Senior Services Trust Fund.
• Section 5 allows conditional appropriations from tobacco settlement or litigation funds, pending revenue and approval; allocations follow specific sections.
• Section 7 allows the Governor to transfer any surplus within the General Fund to other appropriations if salaries are insufficient.
• Sections 8-11 set additional funding mechanisms, interagency transfers, and reporting duties (audits, court-ordered payments, contingency funds).
• Section 12 requires encumbered balances to lapse after a fiscal year and revert to the appropriate fund.
• Section 13 requires agencies to transfer specified funds to the State Personnel Department and pay for services from other agencies.
• Section 14 directs funds from the Penny/related funds to Auburn University for examiner certification administration.
• Section 17 fixes SEIB insurance rates at $850 per month for full-time employees for FY 2016, with adjustments as needed.
• Section 21-25 establish effective date of Oct 1, 2015 and other general provisions on compliance, reporting, and reversion of funds.

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Subjects

Appropriations