FISCAL NOTE

Senate Bill 106 as substituted and reported by the Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund appropriates the following amounts from the following funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023:

State General Fund	$2,661,863,061
Other State, Federal and Local Funds	$17,536,887,271
Total Appropriation	$20,198,750,332

In addition, this bill sets forth $102,606,844 as the beginning balance in the State General Fund for fiscal year 2023, excluding reversions and adjustments, and provides for the appropriation of the unanticipated and unappropriated beginning balance in the State General Fund if the beginning balance is greater than the above stated amount as follows: (1) the first $3,000,000 to the Legislative Services Agency for the new bill and budget drafting system; (2) the next $40,000,000 to the Department of Corrections - Correctional Capital Improvement Fund; and (3) the next $10,000,000 to the Correctional Facilities Maintenance Fund.

In addition, this bill: (1) appropriates up to $28,000,000 to pay for a 4.0% salary increase; (2) appropriates up to $4,800,000 to pay for a one-time bonus for certain retirees of the Employees' Retirement System; (3) conditionally appropriates the amount of $40,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Corrections to hire additional correctional officers; (4) appropriates the amounts necessary to pay SEIB $930 per month for health insurance per each full-time state employee; (5) conditionally appropriates the amount of $3,500,000 from the State General Fund to the State Port Authority; (6) provides for the transfer of $27,505,000 from state agencies to the State General Fund of which $16,505,000 is from the Department of Revenue; $10,000,000 is from the Public Service Commission and $1,000,000 is from the Securities Commission; (7) re-appropriates for Fiscal Year 2023 to the various state agencies in this bill any amounts which are unexpended and reverted on September 30, 2022; (8) appropriates such amounts as may be necessary for Fiscal Year 2023 to the Retirement Systems of Alabama from the Senior Services Trust Fund; (9) appropriates tobacco settlement money, conditioned upon the receipt of revenue from any tobacco settlement or litigation and upon the recommendation of the Director of Finance and the Chairs of the Ways and Means General Fund Committee and the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee and approval by the Governor; and (10) appropriates all funds collected under Section 40-12-43.1 to the Auburn University Center for Governmental Services for the administration of the examiner certification program established by the Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training.