1 SB106
2 219503-2
3 By Senator Albritton
4 RFD: Finance and Taxation General Fund
5 First Read: 18-JAN-22
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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, 2023.
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 2023 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, 2023,
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-
tal
10 2A. Legislative Branch:
11 1. Examiner of Public Accounts:
12 (a) Audit Services Program ... 9,759,684 2,750,366 12,510,050
13 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
14 (1) State General Fund ....... 9,759,684
15 (2) Federal and Local Funds .. 2,750,366
16 Total Examiner of Public Ac-
17 counts........................ 9,759,684 2,750,366 12,510,050
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-22, 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............. 2,150,000 2,150,000
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
2 (1) State General Fund ....... 2,150,000
3 Total Legislative Council .... 2,150,000 2,150,000
4
5 3. Legislative Services Agency:
6 (a) Legislative Operations and
7 Support Program............. 4,112,776 280,000 4,392,776
8
9 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
10 (1) State General Fund ....... 4,112,776
11 (2) Alabama Administrative
12 Code Fund, Estimated ....... 200,000
13 (3) Alabama Law Institute
14 Fund, Estimated............. 80,000
15 Total Legislative Services
16 Agency........................ 4,112,776 280,000 4,392,776
17
18 4. Legislature:
19 (a) Legislative Operations and
20 Support Program ............ 25,410,185 25,410,185
21 Of the above appropriation,
22 $75,000 shall be expended for
23 the Permanent Joint Transpor-
24 tation Committee. The Joint
25 Transportation Committee shall
26 file a quarterly report with
27 the Chair of the House Ways
28 and Means-General Fund Commit-
29 tee and the Chair of the Sen-
30 ate Finance and Taxa-
31 tion-General Fund Committee
32 regarding the expenditure of
33 these funds. Of the above ap-
34 propriation, $300,000 shall be
35 expended for Reapportionment
36 litigation expenses.
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
2 (1) State General Fund ....... 25,410,185
3 Total Legislature............. 25,410,185 25,410,185
4 The appropriation to the Leg-
5 islature shall be expended
6 under the provisions set forth
7 in Section 29-1-22, Code of
8 Alabama 1975.
9 5. Office of the Speaker of the
10 House of Representatives:
11 (a) Office of the Speaker of
12 the House Program .......... 1,270,652 1,270,652
13 In accordance with Section
14 29-4-60, Code of Alabama 1975.
15 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
16 (1) State General Fund ....... 1,270,652
17
18 Total Office of the Speaker of
19 the House of Representatives . 1,270,652 1,270,652
20
21 6. Office of the President Pro
22 Tempore of the Senate:
23 (a) Legislative Operations and
24 Support Program............. 1,223,251 1,223,251
25
26 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
27 (1) State General Fund ....... 1,223,251
28
29 Total Office of the President
30 Pro Tempore of the Senate .... 1,223,251 1,223,251
31 2B. Judicial Branch:
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 1. Court of Civil Appeals:
2 (a) Court Operations Program . 4,673,912 4,673,912
3 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
4 (1) State General Fund ....... 4,673,912
5 Total Court of Civil Appeals . 4,673,912 4,673,912
6 2. Court of Criminal Appeals:
7 (a) Court Operations Program . 4,639,791 4,639,791
8 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
9 (1) State General Fund ....... 4,639,791
10 Total Court of Criminal Ap-
11 peals......................... 4,639,791 4,639,791
12 3. Judicial Inquiry Commission:
13 (a) Administrative Services
14 Program..................... 913,740 913,740
15 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
16 (1) State General Fund ....... 913,740
17 Total Judicial Inquiry Commis-
18 sion.......................... 913,740 913,740
19 4. Judicial Retirement Fund:
20 (a) Fringe Benefits Program .. 2,750,339 2,750,339
21 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
22 (1) State General Fund, Esti-
23 mated....................... 2,750,339
24 Total Judicial Retirement Fund
25 .............................. 2,750,339 2,750,339
26
27 5. Supreme Court:
28 (a) Court Operations Program . 13,504,446 13,504,446
29 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 (1) State General Fund ....... 13,504,446
2 Total Supreme Court .......... 13,504,446 13,504,446
3 The above appropriation to the
4 Supreme Court from the State
5 General Fund includes $125,697
6 for the statewide coordination
7 of pro bono services in civil
8 cases as required by Section
9 12-10A-4(b), Code of Alabama
10 1975. The Supreme Court shall
11 report quarterly to the Chair
12 of the House Ways and
13 Means-General Fund Committee
14 and the Chair of the Senate
15 Finance and Taxation-General
16 Fund Committee, Director of
17 Finance, and the Director of
18 the Legislative Services
19 Agency on the status of the
20 updates to the case management
21 and e-filing systems.
22 6. Supreme Court Library:
23 (a) Court Operations Program . 1,047,992 1,047,992
24 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
25 (1) State General Fund ....... 1,047,992
26 Total Supreme Court Library .. 1,047,992 1,047,992
27 7. Unified Judicial System:
28 (a) Court Operations Program . 140,659,992 42,362,871 183,022,863
29 Of the above appropriation,
30 $846,000 shall be expended for
31 judicial assistant salary ad-
32 justments; $1,048,228 shall be
33 expended to offset a one-time
34 reduction in funding of sup-
35 port personnel through a memo-
36 randum of understanding with
37 the City of Mobile and Mobile
38 County; $94,317 shall be ex-
39 pended for the Access to Jus-
40 tice Project; and $100,000
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 shall be expended to establish
2 a pilot program in the 23rd
3 Circuit to monitor mental
4 health defendants. The above
5 entity shall file a report
6 with the Chairs of the House
7 Ways and Means-General Fund
8 Committee and the Senate Fi-
9 nance and Taxation-General
10 Fund Committee and the Legis-
11 lative Fiscal Officer prior to
12 the first day of the 2023 Reg-
13 ular Session regarding the
14 proposed expenditure and usage
15 of the funds appropriated in
16 fiscal year 2023, as provided
17 in Section 20.
18 (b) Administrative Services
19 Program..................... 3,447,331 3,447,331
20 (c) Drug Court Program ....... 2,056,586 2,056,586
21 (d) Juvenile Probation Officer
22 Services Program............ 12,213,801 12,213,801
23 (e) Alabama Sentencing Commis-
24 sion........................ 454,574 454,574
25 The Unified Judicial System
26 shall file a report with the
27 Chairs of the House Ways and
28 Means-General Fund Committee
29 and the Senate Finance and
30 Taxation-General Fund Commit-
31 tee prior to October 1, 2022
32 regarding the number of court
33 referral officers in each dis-
34 trict.
35 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
36 (1) State General Fund ....... 158,832,284
37 (2) Advanced Technology and
38 Data Exchange Fund ......... 2,656,820
39 (3) Court Automation Fund .... 3,789,146
40 In accordance with Section
41 12-19-180, Code of Alabama
42 1975.
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 (4) Court Referral Officer
2 Fund........................ 5,594,289
3 In accordance with Sections
4 12-23-1 through 12-23-19, Code
5 of Alabama 1975.
6 (5) Federal and Local Funds .. 18,027,252
7 (6) Judicial Administration
8 Fund........................ 12,295,364
9 In accordance with Sections
10 12-19-310 through 12-19-315,
11 Code of Alabama 1975.
12 Total Unified Judicial System . 158,832,284 42,362,871 201,195,155
13
14 2C. Executive Branch:
15 1. Accountancy, Alabama State
16 Board of Public:
17 (a) Professional and Occupa-
18 tional Licensing and Regula-
19 tion Program................ 1,795,600 1,795,600
20 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
21 (1) Alabama State Board of
22 Public Accountancy Fund .... 1,795,600
23 As provided in Section
24 34-1-22, Code of Alabama 1975.
25 In addition to the amount ap-
26 propriated hereinabove to the
27 State Board of Public Accoun-
28 tancy, there is hereby appro-
29 priated such an amount as may
30 be necessary to pay the refund
31 of any application for li-
32 censes which may have been
33 rejected by the Board or with-
34 drawn at the request of the
35 applicant.
36 Total Accountancy, Alabama
37 State Board of Public ........ 1,795,600 1,795,600
38 2. Adjustment, Board of:
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General Fund Earmarked Funds Appropriation To-
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1 (a) Special Services Program . 516,500 516,500
2 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
3 (1) State General Fund - Ad-
4 ministrative Costs ......... 16,500
5 As provided by Sections
6 41-9-61 and 41-9-67, Code of
7 Alabama 1975.
8 (2) State General Fund, Esti-
9 mated....................... 500,000
10 For expenditures as provided
11 in Sections 31-3-2, 36-30-2,
12 and 41-9-73, Code of Alabama
13 1975.
14 Total Adjustment, Board of ... 516,500 516,500
15 3. Agricultural and Conserva-
16 tion Development Commission:
17 (a) Water Resource Development
18 Program..................... 1,000,000 1,000,000
19 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
20 (1) State General Fund -
21 Transfer.................... 1,000,000
22 Total Agricultural and Conser-
23 vation Development Commission . 1,000,000 1,000,000
24 4. Agriculture and Indu