Bill > HB1407

This bill amends the law concerning the State Administration of Justice Fund by removing references to the Arkansas District Judges Council, Inc., from the list of fund recipients. The bill provides context for this change through legislative findings that explain the evolution of Arkansas' court system over the past 25 years, noting a transition from hundreds of part-time local courts to 70 full-time state district court judges. The Supreme Court has directed the Administrative Office of the Courts to support a new judicial council for district judges, and the bill determines that it is no longer necessary to provide direct funding to the Arkansas District Judges Council, Inc. Specifically, the bill eliminates two entries from the list of fund recipients: the Arkansas District Judges Council, Inc., for its Executive Director, both in the general distribution of funds and in the priority allocation process when fund balances are insufficient. The bill renumbers the subsequent fund recipients to maintain the list's continuity and aims to ensure the efficient use of the State Administration of Justice Fund by removing what is now considered an unnecessary allocation.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1407&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R