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Judicial Branch Technology | IT Modernization Funding, Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Action Required)
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Summary
The fiscal year 2025-26 judicial branch budget includes IT Modernization local court grant funding of approximately $12.5 million to trial and appellate courts. This funding is allocated to courts through an application process to support projects that align with the judicial branch’s technological goals and allow individual courts to expand their use of technology to best meet their particular business needs.
Recommendation
The Technology Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 21, 2025, allocate approximately $12.5 million to trial and appellate courts in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 for judicial branch technology modernization. The proposed allocations are included as Attachment A, IT Modernization Funding Local Court Grants: Proposed Allocations for FY 2025-26. The allocations are based on an evaluation of funding requests for proposed projects submitted by the courts and a methodology that considers technology priorities identified for the year, funding one high-priority project for small courts and a pro rata distribution of the remaining funds to courts for approved projects.