SB176 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

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

Summary

This bill would appropriate $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and require planning, auditing, and regular reporting before and during the use of the funds.

What This Bill Does

It provides an appropriation of $169,633 to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2019. Before any funds are released, the coalition must submit an FY2019 operations plan and an audited financial statement for FY2017 to the Director of Finance. The bill also requires quarterly expenditure and accomplishment reports and an end-of-year performance report, with copies forwarded to the Legislative Council.

Who It Affects

• Coalition Against Domestic Violence – receives the appropriation and must prepare and submit required plans, audits, and quarterly and end-of-year reports.
• Director of Finance (and the Legislative Council) – receives and reviews the reports and forwards copies to the Legislative Council in a timely manner.

Key Provisions

• Appropriates $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and the funds shall be budgeted and allotted under the Budget Management Act and specified Code sections (41-4-93, 41-4-95, 41-4-96).
• Before releasing any funds for FY2019, the coalition must forward an FY2019 operations plan and an audited financial statement for FY2017 to the Director of Finance; funds are intended to be released after receipt of these reports.
• Requires quarterly reports for FY2019 to the Director of Finance detailing actual expenditures and accomplishments, and an end-of-year performance report for FY2019 describing work, services, costs, and program effectiveness with meaningful measures; reports must align with reporting requirements for state agencies and be forwarded to the Legislative Council.
• Director of Finance must forward copies of all required reports to the Legislative Council in a timely manner.
• Effective date: October 1, 2018.

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Subjects

Appropriations