SB149 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Coalition Against Domestic Violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Summary

The bill would allocate $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2018 and require plans, audits, and regular performance reports before and during the use of the funds.

What This Bill Does

It provides an appropriation of $169,633 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. Before any funds can be released, the coalition must submit an operations plan for FY2018 and an audited financial statement for FY2016. The bill also requires quarterly reports on actual expenditures and accomplishments, plus an end-of-year performance report detailing work done, services provided, costs, and measures of program effectiveness. The Director of Finance would review these reports and forward copies to the Legislative Council; the act takes effect October 1, 2017.

Who It Affects

• Coalition Against Domestic Violence: receives the appropriation and must prepare and submit the required operations plan, audited financial statement, and quarterly and end-of-year performance reports.
• Director of Finance: receives the required reports, reviews them, and is responsible for releasing funds after reports are submitted and forwarding copies to the Legislative Council.
• Legislative Council: receives copies of the quarterly and end-of-year performance reports from the Director of Finance.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Appropriates $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2018 and notes the funds are to be budgeted and allotted under the Budget Management Act and specified Code sections.
• Section 2: Requires the Coalition to forward an FY2018 operations plan and an FY2016 audited financial statement to the Director of Finance before any funds are released.
• Section 3: Requires quarterly FY2018 reports on actual expenditures and accomplishments, and an end-of-year performance report detailing work, services, costs, and program effectiveness; the Director of Finance must forward these reports to the Legislative Council.
• Section 4: Establishes effective date of October 1, 2017.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Appropriations