SB150 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

General Fund budget, appropriations for other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.

Summary

SB150 establishes the FY2018 Alabama General Fund budget, detailing how ordinary expenses, debt service, and capital outlay are funded across state agencies from General Fund and earmarked sources.

What This Bill Does

It allocates amounts for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches plus other government functions for the 2018 fiscal year and specifies fund sources. It reappropriates any unspent FY2017 appropriations to FY2018 for designated agencies. It includes conditional appropriations funded by tobacco settlements or litigation, subject to agency recommendations and gubernatorial approval. It also provides for a 4% salary increase for state employees, adjusts employer contributions to SEIB, and allows interagency transfers to maximize federal matching funds, all with reporting requirements to the Legislature.

Who It Affects

• State government agencies and their employees, who receive funding for operations, payroll (including a 4% pay raise), SEIB contributions, and cap expenditures across multiple departments.
• Providers and recipients of earmarked programs and authorized grants (e.g., Medicaid and related health services, senior services, veterans programs, transportation projects, and various grant recipients) who are funded through designated programs and funds.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes FY2018 appropriations for ordinary expenses, debt service, and capital outlay across executive, legislative, and judicial branches and other government functions, with funding shown by program and fund source.
• Notwithstanding other law, reappropriates any unexpended FY2017 appropriations to the corresponding offices for FY2018.
• Includes conditional appropriations from tobacco settlement or litigation and related funds, contingent on revenue availability, Department of Finance recommendations, and Governor approval, to be allocated under specified sections.
• Implements a four percent salary increase for state employees for FY2018, with a cap and distribution managed to prioritize General Fund payrolls, including legislative payrolls.
• Adjusts the State Employees' Insurance Benefit (SEIB) program to a fixed monthly rate and increases employer contributions, not to exceed $9.6 million, with priority given to payrolls and possible allocations to agencies receiving transfers from the General Fund.
• Allows interagency transfers and fund reallocations to maximize federal matching funds, with annual reporting to House and Senate budget committees and the Legislative Fiscal Office.
• Provides targeted funding for major programs (e.g., Medicaid, Mental Health, Senior Services, Transportation, and others) and outlines the use and reporting requirements for earmarked funds and contingent appropriations.
• Establishes reporting and oversight requirements, including quarterly grant and expenditure reports to legislators and the Legislative Fiscal Officer, and conditions on reversion and transfer of encumbered balances.

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Subjects

Appropriations