Bill > S1168

This bill appropriates a total of $89,374,300 to the Judicial Branch for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024. * **Court Operations:** This is the largest portion of the appropriation, totaling $86,548,200, and covers various court levels including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts, Magistrate Division, Water Adjudication, Community-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Services, and Senior Judges. * **General Fund:** $62,004,400 for various court operations. * **Miscellaneous Revenue Fund:** $318,500 for Supreme Court operations. * **Federal Grant Fund:** $1,851,000 for Supreme Court operations and $110,400 for Magistrate Division operations. * **State-Directed Opioid Settlement Fund:** $390,800 for District Court operations. * **Court Technology Fund:** $11,065,500 for District Court operations. * **Drug Court, Mental Health Court and Family Court Services Fund:** $5,147,300 for District Court operations and $3,066,800 for Magistrate Division operations. * **Guardianship Pilot Project Fund:** $414,500 for Magistrate Division operations. * **Senior Magistrate Judges Fund:** $600,000 for Magistrate Division operations. * **Substance Abuse Treatment Fund:** $5,909,000 for Community-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Services. * **Guardian Ad Litem Program:** $2,695,300 appropriated from the General Fund. * **Judicial Council:** $130,800 appropriated from the General Fund. * **Reappropriation of ARPA Funds:** Up to $19,990,500 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State Fiscal Recovery Fund is reappropriated for nonrecurring expenditures for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. * **Exemptions and Flexibility:** The Judicial Branch is exempted from certain limitations on transferring funds between object codes and programs for the appropriated moneys, with the exception that legislative appropriations cannot be transferred between funds without legislative approval. * **Retirement Contributions:** Uncommitted General Fund appropriations for the state's share of retirement contributions to the Judges' Retirement Fund will be transferred to operating expenditures and then paid into the fund.