SB78 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To make an appropriation of $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, to require an operations plan and an audited financial statement prior to the release of any funds, and to require quarterly and end of the year performance reports.

Summary

This bill would appropriate $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2024 and require a plan, an audited financial statement, and quarterly and end-of-year reports before funds are released.

What This Bill Does

It allocates $169,633 to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Before any funds are released, the bill requires an FY2024 operations plan and an audited FY2022 financial statement to be sent to the Director of Finance. It also requires quarterly FY2024 reports on planned expenditures and accomplishments, plus an end-of-year performance report detailing work done, services provided, costs, and program effectiveness, with the Director of Finance forwarding copies to the Legislative Council.

Who It Affects

• Coalition Against Domestic Violence – receives the appropriation but must submit an operations plan and audited financial statement before funds are released and must provide quarterly and end-of-year performance reports.
• Director of Finance and Legislative Council – receives the required plans and reports, oversees the release of funds, and forwards the reports to the Legislative Council.

Key Provisions

• Appropriation of $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
• Before funds are released, an FY2024 operations plan and an audited financial statement for FY2022 must be forwarded to the Director of Finance.
• Quarterly FY2024 reports to the Director of Finance detailing planned expenditures and accomplishments.
• End-of-year FY2024 performance report to the Director of Finance describing work, services provided, costs, and meaningful measures of program effectiveness; copy to be sent to the Legislative Council.
• Funding is budgeted and allotted under the Budget Management Act and specified sections of Title 41 of the Code of Alabama.
• Effective date: October 1, 2023.

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