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Title
Trial Court Budget | Funds Held on Behalf of the Trial Courts Reporting Frequency (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends adopting a revision to the current Judicial Council-Approved Process, Criteria, and Required Information for Trial Court Trust Fund Fund Balance Held on Behalf of the Courts policy which requires courts to, on completion of an approved project or planned expenditure, report to the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee within 90 days on the project or planned expenditure and how the funds were expended.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends the Judicial Council approve the following, effective May 10, 2022:
1. Revise the current Judicial Council-Approved Process, Criteria, and Required Information for Trial Court Trust Fund Fund Balance Held on Behalf of the Courts policy, requiring that courts report to the TCBAC within 90 days of completion of a project or planned expenditure regarding how the funds were expended, from a quarterly to an annual reporting of all projects or planned expenditures completed in a fiscal year;
2. Include a requirement on the annual reporting to include status updates on projects or planned expenditures not completed; and
3. Make language corrections to the current policy as appropriate.
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