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AL HB221

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/15/2018

Primary Sponsor

Pebblin Warren

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2018

AI Summary

HB221 Summary

  • Appropriates $38,460,473 from the Children First Trust Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, to various child welfare and health agencies including the Department of Human Resources ($9,700,000), Department of Youth Services ($8,107,318), and multiple other state agencies.

  • Requires tobacco settlement revenues designated for the Children First Trust Fund to be deposited within 30 calendar days of receipt and conditions all allocations on receipt of tobacco funds.

  • Mandates quarterly allocation of at least one-fourth of each agency's annual appropriation when tobacco revenues are available, with the State Director of Finance providing written notification to agencies by September 1, 2018.

  • Appropriates an additional $47,788,069 from other tobacco settlement funds for fiscal year 2019, with the largest allocation of $27,901,260 to Alabama Medicaid Agency.

  • Transfers to the State General Fund that portion of Children First Trust Fund receipts currently allocated for the State Board of Education during fiscal year 2019.

Legislative Description

Children First Trust Fund, appropriations from for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, use of allocation pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2 and this act, tobacco settlement revenues deposited in fund within 30 days of receipt, Finance Director to notify each agency of allocation, appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues, appropriation of additional tobacco settlement funds, audit, Children's Affairs Department to report to Legislature and Children's Policy Council, appropriations from General Fund to various entities

Children First Trust Fund

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund

2/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance and Taxation General Fund2/20/2018
Ways and Means General Fund1/16/2018

Full Bill Text

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