Code of Alabama
Chapter 19A - Budget Accountability Act.
Section 41-19A-5 - Duty to Report.

The director, assistant director, executive assistant, or any similar direct subordinate of any agency shall have an affirmative duty to report to his or her superior, or in the case of an agency director, the Governor of Alabama and the Alabama Ethics Commission, any explicit directives regarding a pass-through appropriation and the agency director shall submit a copy of the report to the legislator involved and the presiding officer of each house.