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To Propose an Amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to Provide a New Procedure for Distributions Made from the Alabama Trust Fund Beginning with the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year; to Provide Further for Distributions Made from the County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund...

Alabama Ballot Measure - Act No. 2012-490

Election: Sept. 18, 2012 (Special)

Outcome: Passed

Categories:

Criminal Justice
Entitlements and the Safety Net
Health and Health Care
Government Budget and Spending

Summary

To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide a new procedure for distributions made from the Alabama Trust Fund beginning with the 2012-2013 fiscal year; to provide further for distributions made from the County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund; to remove the requirement for additional transfers to the County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund under certain circumstances; to create an advisory committee for the County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund; to provide for the transfer of funds from the Alabama Trust Fund to the State General Fund beginning with the state's 2012-2013 fiscal year and concluding with the state's 2014-2015 fiscal year; to repeal conflicting provisions of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; and to repeal Sections 11-29-5 and 11-66-5, Code of Alabama 1975

Measure Text

Shall the following Amendment be adopted to the Constitution of Alabama?

Proposed Statewide Amendment

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide adequate funding for the State General Fund budget, to prevent the mass release of prisoners from Alabama prisons, and to protect critical health services to Alabama children, elderly, and mothers by transferring funds from the Alabama Trust Fund to the State General Fund beginning with the state's 2012-2013 fiscal year and concluding with the state's 2014-2015 fiscal year; to provide a new procedure for distributions made from the Alabama Trust Fund beginning 2012-2013 fiscal year; to create a County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund advisory committee; and to provide further for distributions made from the County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Trust Fund. (Proposed by Act No. 2012-490)

Yes
No

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