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Trial Court Budget | State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund Allocations for Fiscal Year 2025-26
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends approving (1) allocations for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund in the amount of $47.9 million, and (2) the delegation of authority to the Administrative Director of the Judicial Council to authorize baseline technical adjustments to Judicial Council-approved allocations. With the proposed allocations, the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund is projected to end FY 2025-26 with a fund balance of $31.3 million, of which approximately $29.3 million will be unrestricted. The allocations will provide the necessary funding for specific programs and services for the trial courts, and the delegation of authority will allow for greater efficiency in the implementation of required budgetary adjustments.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee, with Judicial Branch Budget Committee approval on April 24, 2025, recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 18, 2025:
1. Approve a total of $47.9 million in allocations for FY 2025-26 from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund; and
2. Approve the delegation of authority to the Administrative Director to authorize baseline technical adjustments to Judicial Council-approved allocations, up to a maximum of 10 percent of specific allocations, to allow for the efficient implementation of required budgetary adjustments.
The requested allocations and difference from the FY 2024-25 allocation value, by Judicial Council office, are as follows:
• $433,000 to Audit Services, an increase of $34,000;
• $305,000 to Branch Accounting and Procurement, an increase of $3,000;
• $8,000 to Budget Services, a decrease of $10,000;
• $5.5 million to Center for Families, Children & the Courts, an increase of $66,000;
• $2.8 million to Center for Judicial Education and Resources, an increase of $638,000;
• $9,000 to Criminal Justice Services, no change;
• $23,000 to Human Resources, an increase of $23,000;
• $34.2 million to Information Technology, an increase of $653,000;
• $2.3 million to Legal Services, a decrease of $439,000;
• $2.3 million to Leadership Support Services, an increase of $296,000; and
• $9,000 to Research, Analytics, and Data, no change.
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