SB178 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

General Fund budget, appropriations for other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

Summary

SB178 is Alabama's FY2019 General Fund budget bill that authorizes annual appropriations for state government operations, debt service, and capital outlay across executive, legislative, judicial, and other functions.

What This Bill Does

The act appropriates General Fund and earmarked funds for the ordinary expenses of state agencies for the 2019 fiscal year, spanning executive, legislative, judicial, and other functions. It includes a 3% across-the-board salary increase for state employees, prioritizing payroll, funded from the General Fund up to a specified amount, and a separate one-time retirement bonus funded from the General Fund, conditioned on legislative action. It also establishes funding for major programs (notably Medicaid and Public Health), sets rules for carrying and reappropriating funds (including lapse of unencumbered balances), and provides reporting and oversight requirements for grant funds and departmental expenditures.

Who It Affects

• State employees who would receive a 3% salary increase for fiscal year 2019, with priority given to payroll through General Fund allocations.
• Alabama residents who rely on state services (such as Medicaid, Public Health programs, senior services, and other funded programs) depending on appropriations to agencies like Health, Mental Health, and Human Resources.

Key Provisions

• Section 3 authorizes a three percent (3%) salary increase for state employees for FY2019, funded from the State General Fund up to $14,540,000, with first priority given to payroll.
• Section 4 provides a one-time retiree bonus, not to exceed $1,742,000 from the State General Fund, conditioned on the enactment of SB215 or HB440 in the 2018 Regular Session and subject to allocation by the Director of Finance and Governor approval.
• Section 7 establishes a conditional appropriation of tobacco settlement or litigation funds for FY2019, to be allocated under specified sections and subject to Governor approval and Director of Finance recommendations.
• Section 14 requires encumbered balances from previous years to lapse no later than September 30 of the following fiscal year, reverting to the original fund source unless otherwise specified.
• Major program funding is specified for key agencies, including Medicaid (GF 755,204,019; earmarked 6,344,491,682; total 7,099,695,701) and Health/Public Health (GF 34,925,640; earmarked 742,190,116; total 777,115,756), among many others, reflecting broad allocations across health, corrections, transportation, and social services.
• Section 19-20 and related sections require quarterly reporting by relevant departments and provide oversight mechanisms for grants, interagency transfers, and compliance with fiscal rules.
• Section 22 mandates equal employment and business opportunities and Section 21-23 preserves overall structure and effectiveness of the appropriations, subject to the Budget Management Act.

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Subjects

Appropriations