SB69 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg AlbrittonSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt.
Summary: SB69 shifts and increases funding for child-focused programs by appropriating funds from the Children First Trust Fund and tobacco settlement revenues for FY2025, with new rules on how those funds are deposited, allocated, and overseen.
What This Bill Does
It appropriates 39,531,128 from the Children First Trust Fund for FY2025 to designated agencies under Section 41-15B-2.2. It requires tobacco settlement revenues to be deposited into the Children First Trust Fund within 30 days, notifies agencies of anticipated allocations, and makes quarterly, revenue-based allocations that are conditioned on tobacco receipts and spent according to a plan of investment. It transfers the portion of Children First Fund receipts currently allocated for the State Board of Education to the State General Fund for FY2025, and appropriates 49,596,888 from other tobacco settlement funds to specific agencies, with additional tobacco revenue possibly appropriated conditionally with Governor approval and oversight. It also requires a plan of investment with quality assurance items, standard measurements, and reporting, and directs funds to meet the most immediate needs of children, with supervisory reporting to legislative committees.

Who It Affects
State agencies that receive funding from the Children First Trust Fund for FY2025 (including Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Children’s Trust Fund, Department of Forensic Sciences, Department of Human Resources, Juvenile Probation Services Fund, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Mental Health, State Multiple Needs Children's Fund, Department of Public Health, Department of Rehabilitation Services, and Department of Youth Services) will receive specified allocations and must follow quarterly disbursement, plan-of-investment, and reporting requirements tied to tobacco revenue receipts.
State General Fund and tobacco settlement fund programs (including the Department of Early Childhood Education, 21st Century Debt Service, Senior Services Trust Fund, Alabama Medicaid Agency, and Medicaid Waiver programs) will be affected by transfers of Education-allocated proceeds, conditional appropriations based on tobacco revenues, Governor approval, and oversight/plan requirements.

Key Provisions
Appropriation of 39,531,128 from the Children First Trust Fund for FY2025 to designated agencies per Section 41-15B-2.2.
Deposits of tobacco settlement revenues into the Children First Trust Fund within 30 days of receipt.
Director of Finance must notify each agency of anticipated allocations prior to Sep 1, 2024; allocations begin as quarterly disbursements aligned with tobacco revenue availability.
Allocations are conditioned on receipt of tobacco revenues and are to be spent according to the approved plan of investment mandated by the Department of Early Childhood Education.
Transfer of the portion of Children First Fund receipts currently allocated for the State Board of Education to the State General Fund for FY2025.
Additional appropriation of 49,596,888 from other tobacco settlement funds for FY2025 to specific agencies (Department of Early Childhood Education, 21st Century Debt Service, Senior Services Trust Fund, Alabama Medicaid Agency, and Department of Senior Services - Medicaid Waiver).
Conditional appropriation of any additional tobacco revenues for FY2025 upon recommendations of the Director of Finance, the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Chair, the Senate Finance and Taxation-General Fund Committee Chair, and Governor approval.
Executive Budget Office and Director of Finance may allot funds only after the Secretary of the Department of Early Childhood Education certifies an approved plan of investment for each agency; plan must include quality assurance items and measurable standards.
Secretary shall notify legislators representing the grant area 10 days before funds reach the recipient agency.
Secretary shall report each approved plan of investment to the Joint Interim Legislative Oversight Committee and the Alabama Children's Policy Council; plans may be adjusted upon agency request.
Funding from the Children First Trust Fund is intended to meet the most immediate needs of children and to avoid unproductive expenditures or duplication.
If any provision is invalid, the rest remains in effect; the act becomes effective immediately upon passage.

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Subjects: Appropriations