HB156 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Laura HallRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

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

Summary

This bill appropriates $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2021 and requires upfront planning, an audited financial statement, and quarterly and end-of-year performance reports before and during funding.

What This Bill Does

It allocates $169,633 to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. Before any funds can be released, the coalition must submit an FY2021 operations plan and an audited FY2019 financial statement to the Director of Finance. During FY2021, the coalition must file quarterly reports on planned spending and accomplishments and an end-of-year performance report detailing work, services, costs, and measures of program effectiveness, with the Director of Finance sharing copies with the Legislative Council. The funds are to be managed under state budgeting laws (Budget Management Act and related sections).

Who It Affects

• Coalition Against Domestic Violence — will receive $169,633 for FY2021 and must provide an operations plan, an audited FY2019 financial statement, and regular quarterly and year-end performance reports.
• Director of Finance (and Legislative Council) — will review and receive the planning and financial documents, oversee the release of funds, and forward required reports to the Legislative Council.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Appropriates $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2021; funds to be budgeted and allotted under the Budget Management Act and specific Code of Alabama sections (41-4-93, 41-4-95, 41-4-96).
• Section 2: Before releasing funds, requires an FY2021 operations plan and an audited FY2019 financial statement to be forwarded to the Director of Finance; funds intended to be released after receipt of these reports.
• Section 3: Requires quarterly FY2021 reports to the Director of Finance on planned expenditures and accomplishments, and an end-of-year performance report detailing work, services, costs, and program effectiveness; copies to Legislative Council.
• Section 4: Effective October 1, 2020.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Appropriations