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 HB113
 214612-1
 By Representative Clouse
 RFD: Ways and Means General Fund
 First Read: 13-JAN-22
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  SYNOPSIS:           This bill makes appropriations for the
              ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative,
              and judicial agencies of the State, for other
              functions of government, for debt service, and for
              capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September
              30, 2023.
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                               A BILL
                           TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT
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             To make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of
 the executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the
 State, for other functions of government, for debt service,
 and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September
 30, 2023.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
             Section 1. The monies in Section 2 are appropriated
 from the named funds for the 2023 fiscal year to the state
 agencies indicated, as the amounts to be used to pay the
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  expenditures of the named agencies, and are in lieu of all
  monies appropriated for these purposes in other sections of
  the Alabama Statutes.
            For the purpose of this act, the amounts herein for
  expenditures are listed by programmatic area and the totals
  for all programs are shown by the source of funds. It is
  intended that only the herein named funds be appropriated in
  the amounts specified to the named agencies and that the
  following definitions shall be applicable.
           "Appropriation Total" shall mean the aggregate total
 of all funding sources.
           "Program" shall mean specific governmental services
 required to achieve a specific objective. A program shall be
 directed to meeting the need of an identified clientele, or
 group of recipients or beneficiaries, and shall be expended
 only for such purposes.
           "Capital Outlay" shall mean expenditures which
 result in the acquisition and/or addition to items, such as
 land or buildings, which have an appreciable and calculable
 period of usefulness in excess of one year, and shall be
 expended only for such purposes.
           "Debt Service" shall mean an expenditure for the
 payment of interest and principal on bonded debt obligations
 of the State, and shall be expended only for such purposes.
           "Federal and Local Funds" shall mean all gifts,
 grants, contributions, or entitlements, including grants by
 the Congress of the United States, municipalities or counties.
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                               Section 2. There is hereby appropriated
  the amounts set forth herein for the ordinary expenses of the
  executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State,
  for other functions of government, for debt service, and for
  capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023,
  to be paid out of any monies hereinafter specified, from such
  other funds and accounts as may be designated, or so much
  thereof as may be necessary, and the total amount to be ex-
  pended for the items for which the appropriation is herein
 made shall not exceed the amount provided therefor, except as
 provided in the Budget Management Act of 1976, Sections
 41-19-1 through 41-19-12, Code of Alabama 1975. Provided, how-
 ever, that regardless of the ending date of any pay period
 which has been or may be established by the Legislature for
 the payment of salaries of state employees, the entire payment
 due shall be made from the fiscal year's appropriation in
 which the pay date falls.
                                       General Fund      Earmarked Funds    Appropriation To-
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 2A. Legislative Branch:
 1.     Examiner of Public Accounts:
      (a) Audit Services Program ...        9,759,684           2,750,366          12,510,050
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......         9,759,684
      (2) Federal and Local Funds ..                            2,750,366
      Total Examiner of Public Ac-
      counts........................         9,759,684          2,750,366          12,510,050
      Transfers from audited agen-
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      cies to the Examiners of Pub-
      lic Accounts are hereby autho-
      rized and shall be appropri-
      ated and expended through the
      fund established by Section
      41-5A-24, Code of Alabama
      1975. The above appropriation
      includes funds to complete the
      annual audit of the Alabama
      Trust Fund.
 2.     Legislative Council:
      (a) Legislative Operations and
        Support Program.............        1,850,000                               1,850,000
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......         1,850,000
      Total Legislative Council ....         1,850,000                              1,850,000
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 3.     Legislative Services Agency:
      (a) Legislative Operations and
        Support Program.............        4,012,776             280,000           4,292,776
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      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......         4,012,776
      (2) Alabama Administrative
        Code Fund, Estimated .......                              200,000
      (3) Alabama Law Institute
        Fund, Estimated.............                               80,000
      Total Legislative Services
      Agency........................         4,012,776            280,000           4,292,776
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 4.     Legislature:
      (a) Legislative Operations and
        Support Program ............       25,110,185                              25,110,185
      Of the above appropriation,
      $75,000 shall be expended for
      the Permanent Joint Transpor-
      tation Committee. The Joint
      Transportation Committee shall
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       file a quarterly report with
       the Chair of the House Ways
       and Means-General Fund Commit-
       tee and the Chair of the Sen-
       ate Finance and Taxa-
       tion-General Fund Committee
       regarding the expenditure of
       these funds.
       SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......        25,110,185
      Total Legislature.............        25,110,185                            25,110,185
      The appropriation to the Leg-
      islature shall be expended
      under the provisions set forth
      in Section 29-1-22, Code of
      Alabama 1975.
 5.     Office of the Speaker of the
      House of Representatives:
      (a) Office of the Speaker of
        the House Program ..........        1,270,652                              1,270,652
      In accordance with Section
      29-4-60, Code of Alabama 1975.
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......         1,270,652
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      Total Office of the Speaker of
      the House of Representatives .         1,270,652                             1,270,652
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 6.     Office of the President Pro
      Tempore of the Senate:
      (a) Legislative Operations and
        Support Program.............        1,223,251                              1,223,251
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      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......         1,223,251
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       Total Office of the President
       Pro Tempore of the Senate ....         1,223,251                             1,223,251
  2B. Judicial Branch:
  1.     Court of Civil Appeals:
       (a) Court Operations Program .        4,673,912                              4,673,912
       SOURCE OF FUNDS:
       (1) State General Fund .......         4,673,912
       Total Court of Civil Appeals .         4,673,912                             4,673,912
 2.     Court of Criminal Appeals:
      (a) Court Operations Program .        4,639,791                              4,639,791
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......         4,639,791
      Total Court of Criminal Ap-
      peals.........................         4,639,791                             4,639,791
 3.     Judicial Inquiry Commission:
      (a) Administrative Services
        Program.....................           913,740                               913,740
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......           913,740
      Total Judicial Inquiry Commis-
      sion..........................           913,740                               913,740
 4.     Judicial Retirement Fund:
      (a) Fringe Benefits Program ..        2,750,339                              2,750,339
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund, Esti-
        mated.......................         2,750,339
      Total Judicial Retirement Fund
      ..............................         2,750,339                             2,750,339
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 5.     Supreme Court:
      (a) Court Operations Program .       13,504,446                             13,504,446
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       SOURCE OF FUNDS:
       (1) State General Fund .......        13,504,446
       Total Supreme Court ..........        13,504,446                             13,504,446
      The above appropriation to the
      Supreme Court from the State
      General Fund includes $125,697
      for the statewide coordination
      of pro bono services in civil
      cases as required by Section
      12-10A-4(b), Code of Alabama
      1975. The Supreme Court shall
      report quarterly to the Chair
      of the House Ways and
      Means-General Fund Committee
      and the Chair of the Senate
      Finance and Taxation-General
      Fund Committee, Director of
      Finance, and the Director of
      the Legislative Services
      Agency on the status of the
      updates to the case management
      and e-filing systems.
 6.     Supreme Court Library:
      (a) Court Operations Program .        1,047,992                               1,047,992
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund .......         1,047,992
      Total Supreme Court Library ..         1,047,992                              1,047,992
 7.     Unified Judicial System:
      (a) Court Operations Program .      139,511,764          42,362,871         181,874,635
      Of the above appropriation,
      $94,317 shall be expended for
      the Access to Justice Project.
      The above entity shall file a
      report with the Chairs of the
      House Ways and Means-General
      Fund Committee and the Senate
      Finance and Taxation-General
      Fund Committee and the Legis-
      lative Fiscal Officer prior to
      the first day of the 2023 Reg-
      ular Session regarding the
      proposed expenditure and usage
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 of the funds appropriated in
 fiscal year 2023, as provided
 in Section 20.
 (b) Administrative Services
   Program.....................         3,447,331                               3,447,331
 (c) Drug Court Program .......         2,056,586                               2,056,586
 (d) Juvenile Probation Officer
   Services Program............        12,213,801                              12,213,801
 (e) Alabama Sentencing Commis-
   sion........................           454,574                                 454,574
 The Unified Judicial System
 shall file a report with the
 Chairs of the House Ways and
 Means-General Fund Committee
 and the Senate Finance and
 Taxation-General Fund Commit-
 tee prior to October 1, 2022
 regarding the number of court
 referral officers in each dis-
 trict.
 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
 (1) State General Fund .......        157,684,056
 (2) Advanced Technology and
   Data Exchange Fund .........                             2,656,820
 (3) Court Automation Fund ....                             3,789,146
 In accordance with Section
 12-19-180, Code of Alabama
 1975.
 (4) Court Referral Officer
   Fund........................                             5,594,289
 In accordance with Sections
 12-23-1 through 12-23-19, Code
 of Alabama 1975.
 (5) Federal and Local Funds ..                            18,027,252
 (6) Judicial Administration
   Fund........................                            12,295,364
 In accordance with Sections
 12-19-310 through 12-19-315,
 Code of Alabama 1975.
 Total Unified Judicial System .       157,684,056         42,362,871         200,046,927
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  2C. Executive Branch:
  1.     Accountancy, Alabama State
       Board of Public:
       (a) Professional and Occupa-
         tional Licensing and Regula-
         tion Program................                            1,795,600           1,795,600
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) Alabama State Board of
        Public Accountancy Fund ....                            1,795,600
      As provided in Section
      34-1-22, Code of Alabama 1975.
      In addition to the amount ap-
      propriated hereinabove to the
      State Board of Public Accoun-
      tancy, there is hereby appro-
      priated such an amount as may
      be necessary to pay the refund
      of any application for li-
      censes which may have been
      rejected by the Board or with-
      drawn at the request of the
      applicant.
      Total Accountancy, Alabama
      State Board of Public ........                            1,795,600           1,795,600
 2.     Adjustment, Board of:
      (a) Special Services Program .          516,500                                 516,500
      SOURCE OF FUNDS:
      (1) State General Fund - Ad-
        ministrative Costs .........            16,500
      As provided by Sections
      41-9-61 and 41-9-67, Code of
      Alabama 1975.
      (2) State General Fund, Esti-
        mated.......................           500,000
      For expenditures as provided
      in Sections 31-3-2, 36-30-2,
      and 41-9-73, Code of Alabama
      1975.
      Total Adjustment, Board of ...           516,500                                516,500
 3.     Agricultural and Conserva-
      tion Development Commission:
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       (a) Water Resource Development
         Program.....................           884,452                                 884,452
       SOURCE OF FUNDS:
       (1) State General Fund -
         Transfer....................            884,452
       Total Agricultural and Conser-
       vation Development Commission .           884,452                                884,452
 4.     Agriculture and Industries,
      Department of:
      (a) Administrative Services
        Program.....................         7,627,471           8,203,376          15,830,847
      Of the above appropriation,
      $4,956,242 shall be expended
      for the Resource Conservation
      and Development Program,
      $101,623 shall be expended for
      the Agricultural Museum Board,
      and $100,000 shall be expended
      for the North Alabama
      Agriplex.
      (b) Agricultural Inspection
        Services Program............         4,14