1 SB157
2 206835-8
3 By Senator Albritton
4 RFD: Finance and Taxation General Fund
5 First Read: 06-FEB-20
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4 ENROLLED, An Act,
5 To make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of
6 the executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the
7 State, for other functions of government, for debt service,
8 and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September
9 30, 2021.
10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
11 Section 1. The monies in Section 2 are appropriated
12 from the named funds for the 2021 fiscal year to the state
13 agencies indicated, as the amounts to be used to pay the
14 expenditures of the named agencies, and are in lieu of all
15 monies appropriated for these purposes in other sections of
16 the Alabama Statutes.
17 For the purpose of this act, the amounts herein for
18 expenditures are listed by programmatic area and the totals
19 for all programs are shown by the source of funds. It is
20 intended that only the herein named funds be appropriated in
21 the amounts specified to the named agencies and that the
22 following definitions shall be applicable.
23 "Appropriation Total" shall mean the aggregate total
24 of all funding sources.
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1 "Program" shall mean specific governmental services
2 required to achieve a specific objective. A program shall be
3 directed to meeting the need of an identified clientele, or
4 group of recipients or beneficiaries, and shall be expended
5 only for such purposes.
6 "Capital Outlay" shall mean expenditures which
7 result in the acquisition and/or addition to items, such as
8 land or buildings, which have an appreciable and calculable
9 period of usefulness in excess of one year, and shall be
10 expended only for such purposes.
11 "Debt Service" shall mean an expenditure for the
12 payment of interest and principal on bonded debt obligations
13 of the State, and shall be expended only for such purposes.
14 "Federal and Local Funds" shall mean all gifts,
15 grants, contributions, or entitlements, including grants by
16 the Congress of the United States, municipalities or counties.
17 Section 2. There is hereby appropriated
18 the amounts set forth herein for the ordinary expenses of the
19 executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State,
20 for other functions of government, for debt service, and for
21 capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021,
22 to be paid out of any monies hereinafter specified, from such
23 other funds and accounts as may be designated, or so much
24 thereof as may be necessary, and the total amount to be ex-
25 pended for the items for which the appropriation is herein
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1 made shall not exceed the amount provided therefor, except as
2 provided in the Budget Management Act of 1976, Sections
3 41-19-1 through 41-19-12, Code of Alabama 1975. Provided, how-
4 ever, that regardless of the ending date of any pay period
5 which has been or may be established by the Legislature for
6 the payment of salaries of state employees, the entire payment
7 due shall be made from the fiscal year's appropriation in
8 which the pay date falls.
9 General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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10 2A. Legislative Branch:
11 1. Examiner of Public Accounts:
12 (a) Audit Services Program ... 8,480,746 1,066,404 9,547,150
13 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
14 (1) State General Fund ....... 8,480,746
15 (2) Federal and Local Funds .. 1,066,404
16 Total Examiner of Public Ac-
17 counts........................ 8,480,746 1,066,404 9,547,150
18 Transfers from audited agen-
19 cies to the Examiners of Pub-
20 lic Accounts are hereby autho-
21 rized and shall be appropri-
22 ated and expended through the
23 fund established by Section
24 41-5A-24, Code of Alabama
25 1975. The above appropriation
26 includes funds to complete the
27 annual audit of the Alabama
28 Trust Fund.
29 2. Legislative Council:
30 (a) Legislative Operations and
31 Support Program............. 1,600,000 1,600,000
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
2 (1) State General Fund ....... 1,600,000
3 Total Legislative Council .... 1,600,000 1,600,000
4
5 3. Legislative Services Agency:
6 (a) Legislative Operations and
7 Support Program............. 3,616,007 260,000 3,876,007
8
9 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
10 (1) State General Fund ....... 3,616,007
11 (2) Alabama Administrative
12 Code Fund, Estimated ....... 200,000
13 (3) Alabama Law Institute
14 Fund, Estimated............. 60,000
15 Total Legislative Services
16 Agency........................ 3,616,007 260,000 3,876,007
17
18 4. Legislature:
19 (a) Legislative Operations and
20 Support Program ............ 20,886,729 20,886,729
21 Of the above appropriation,
22 $75,000 shall be expended for
23 the Permanent Joint Transpor-
24 tation Committee.
25 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
26 (1) State General Fund ....... 20,886,729
27 Total Legislature............. 20,886,729 20,886,729
28 The appropriation to the Leg-
29 islature shall be expended
30 under the provisions set forth
31 in Section 29-1-22, Code of
32 Alabama 1975.
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 5. Office of the Speaker of the
2 House of Representatives:
3 (a) Office of the Speaker of
4 the House Program .......... 1,258,782 1,258,782
5 In accordance with Section
6 29-4-60, Code of Alabama 1975.
7 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
8 (1) State General Fund ....... 1,258,782
9
10 Total Office of the Speaker of
11 the House of Representatives . 1,258,782 1,258,782
12
13 6. Office of the President Pro
14 Tempore of the Senate:
15 (a) Legislative Operations and
16 Support Program............. 1,511,485 1,511,485
17 Of the above appropriation,
18 $300,000 shall be expended for
19 software, systems, support and
20 public hearings addressing the
21 2020 Reapportionment process.
22 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
23 (1) State General Fund ....... 1,511,485
24
25 Total Office of the President
26 Pro Tempore of the Senate .... 1,511,485 1,511,485
27 2B. Judicial Branch:
28 1. Court of Civil Appeals:
29 (a) Court Operations Program . 4,472,239 4,472,239
30 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
31 (1) State General Fund ....... 4,472,239
32 Total Court of Civil Appeals . 4,472,239 4,472,239
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 2. Court of Criminal Appeals:
2 (a) Court Operations Program . 4,467,087 4,467,087
3 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
4 (1) State General Fund ....... 4,467,087
5 Total Court of Criminal Ap-
6 peals......................... 4,467,087 4,467,087
7 3. Judicial Inquiry Commission:
8 (a) Administrative Services
9 Program..................... 654,890 654,890
10 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
11 (1) State General Fund ....... 654,890
12 Total Judicial Inquiry Commis-
13 sion.......................... 654,890 654,890
14 4. Judicial Retirement Fund:
15 (a) Fringe Benefits Program .. 2,491,605 2,491,605
16 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
17 (1) State General Fund, Esti-
18 mated....................... 2,491,605
19 Total Judicial Retirement Fund
20 .............................. 2,491,605 2,491,605
21
22 5. Supreme Court:
23 (a) Court Operations Program . 11,398,653 11,398,653
24 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
25 (1) State General Fund ....... 11,398,653
26 Total Supreme Court .......... 11,398,653 11,398,653
27 The above appropriation to the
28 Supreme Court from the State
29 General Fund includes $125,697
30 for the statewide coordination
31 of pro bono services in civil
32 cases as required by Section
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1 12-10A-4(b), Code of Alabama
2 1975. The Supreme Court shall
3 report quarterly to the Chair
4 of the House Ways and
5 Means-General Fund Committee
6 and the Chair of the Senate
7 Finance and Taxation-General
8 Fund Committee, Director of
9 Finance, and the Director of
10 the Legislative Services
11 Agency on the status of the
12 updates to the case management
13 and e-filing systems.
14 6. Supreme Court Library:
15 (a) Court Operations Program . 1,035,252 1,035,252
16 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
17 (1) State General Fund ....... 1,035,252
18 Total Supreme Court Library .. 1,035,252 1,035,252
19 7. Unified Judicial System:
20 (a) Court Operations Program . 133,716,420 42,362,871 176,079,291
21 Of the above appropriation,
22 $94,317 shall be expended for
23 the Access to Justice Project
24 and $100,000 shall be expended
25 to establish a pilot program
26 in the 23rd Circuit to monitor
27 mental health defendants.
28 (b) Administrative Services
29 Program..................... 3,398,168 3,398,168
30 (c) Drug Court Program ....... 2,050,593 2,050,593
31 (d) Juvenile Probation Officer
32 Services Program............ 12,073,370 12,073,370
33 (e) Alabama Sentencing Commis-
34 sion........................ 336,397 336,397
35 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
36 (1) State General Fund ....... 151,574,948
37 (2) Advanced Technology and
38 Data Exchange Fund ......... 2,656,820
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 (3) Court Automation Fund .... 3,789,146
2 In accordance with Section
3 12-19-180, Code of Alabama
4 1975.
5 (4) Court Referral Officer
6 Fund........................ 5,594,289
7 In accordance with Sections
8 12-23-1 through 12-23-19, Code
9 of Alabama 1975.
10 (5) Federal and Local Funds .. 18,027,252
11 (6) Judicial Administration
12 Fund........................ 12,295,364
13 In accordance with Sections
14 12-19-310 through 12-19-315,
15 Code of Alabama 1975.
16 Total Unified Judicial System . 151,574,948 42,362,871 193,937,819
17
18 2C. Executive Branch:
19 1. Accountancy, Alabama State
20 Board of Public:
21 (a) Professional and Occupa-
22 tional Licensing and Regula-
23 tion Program................ 1,704,600 1,704,600
24 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
25 (1) Alabama State Board of
26 Public Accountancy Fund .... 1,704,600
27 As provided in Section
28 34-1-22, Code of Alabama 1975.
29 In addition to the amount ap-
30 propriated hereinabove to the
31 State Board of Public Accoun-
32 tancy, there is hereby appro-
33 priated such an amount as may
34 be necessary to pay the refund
35 of any application for li-
36 censes which may have been
37 rejected by the Board or with-
38 drawn at the request of the
39 applicant.
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 Total Accountancy, Alabama
2 State Board of Public ........ 1,704,600 1,704,600
3 2. Adjustment, Board of:
4 (a) Special Services Program . 516,500 516,500
5 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
6 (1) State General Fund - Ad-
7 ministrative Costs ......... 16,500
8 As provided by Sections
9 41-9-61 and 41-9-67, Code of
10 Alabama 1975.
11 (2) State General Fund, Esti-
12 mated....................... 500,000
13 For expenditures as provided
14 in Sections 31-3-2, 36-30-2,
15 and 41-9-73, Code of Alabama
16 1975.
17 Total Adjustment, Board of ... 516,500 516,500
18 3. Agricultural and Conserva-
19 tion Development Commission:
20 (a) Water Resource Development
21 Program..................... 530,598 530,598
22 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
23 (1) State General Fund -
24 Transfer.................... 530,598
25 Total Agricultural and Conser-
26 vation Development Commission . 530,598 530,598
27 4. Agriculture and Industries,
28 Department of:
29 (a) Administrative Services
30 Program..................... 6,965,772 8,133,247 15,099,019
31 Of the above appropriation,
32 $4,017,242 shall be expended
33 for the Resource Conservation
34 and Development Program,
35 $400,000 shall be expended for
36 the Agricultural Museum Board,
37 and $100,000 shall be expended
38 for the North Alabama
39 Agriplex.
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1 (b) Agricultural Inspection
2 Services Program............ 4,157,290 18,341,485 22,498,775
3 Of the above appropriation,
4 $130,000 shall be expended for
5 the Industrial Hemp Program.
6 (c) Laboratory Analysis and
7 Disease Control Program .... 2,569,763 11,425,612 13,995,375
8 (d) Agricultural Development
9 Services Program............ 1,294,439 7,105,697 8,400,136
10 Of the above appropriation,
11 $350,000 shall be expended for
12 the Morgan County Farmers'
13 Market Authority, $250,000
14 shall be expended for the
15 Sweet Grown Alabama Program,
16 and $120,000 shall be expended
17 for the F