SB125 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

General Fund budget, appropriations for other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.

Summary

SB125 is Alabama's FY2017 General Fund budget act that allocates funds for state operations, debt service, and capital projects, and includes a 2% statewide salary increase.

What This Bill Does

It appropriates funds from the State General Fund and earmarked funds to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and to other government functions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. It authorizes a 2% salary increase for state employees, with up to $10 million from the General Fund, prioritizing payroll and allowing additional allocations to agencies with transfers from the General Fund. It reappropriates unspent FY2016 appropriations for use in FY2017 and allows conditional tobacco settlement funds to be used for purposes such as Rainy Day repayment, Medicaid reform, and prison reform, subject to specified approvals. It also sets up interagency transfer authority to maximize federal matching funds and fixes the State Employees' Insurance Board rate at $825 per month for full-time employees, with adjustments as needed.

Who It Affects

• State employees and state agencies receive a 2% salary increase and funding for operating and program needs.
• Alabama residents who rely on state-funded programs (such as Medicaid, public health, mental health, social services, and transportation) are affected by the funds allocated to those programs.

Key Provisions

• 2% salary increase for state employees in FY2017, funded from the State General Fund up to $10,000,000, with priority given to payroll and Legislature payroll.
• Reappropriation of unexpended FY2016 appropriations for use in FY2017.
• Conditional appropriation of tobacco settlement funds for specified purposes (e.g., Rainy Day repayment, Medicaid reform, prison reform) with funding determined by Director of Finance and Governor's approval.
• Interagency transfer authority to maximize federal matching funds and ensure funds are used for intended purposes; SEIB rate set at $825 per month for each full-time employee for FY2017.

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Subjects

Appropriations