Section 30-7-4 Coalition Certification; Funding.

(a) Any domestic violence center within the state that desires to become certified by the director may request certification. Upon approval and certification by the Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, a domestic violence center may receive funding appropriated by the Legislature specifically to the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (b)(1) The department may pay the administrative costs necessary to fulfill the requirements of this chapter from the Domestic Violence Trust Fund; provided, however, the department may not expend on an annual basis more than eight percent of the total available funds from the Domestic Violence Trust Fund, or the actual cost of administration, whichever is less. (2) State funds received by the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence from appropriations by the Legislature may be used for administrative expenses. Administrative expenses paid from state funds shall not exceed eight percent or twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), whichever is less, of the total appropriation received on an annual basis.