Title
Title
Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts | Firearm Relinquishment Grant Program for 2024-25 Through 2025-26 (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Budget Act of 2022 (Assem. Bill 178; Stats. 2022, ch. 45) appropriated $40 million in one-time General Fund to the Judicial Council, of which $36 million was directed for distribution to trial courts to support court-based firearm relinquishment programs. After allocations totaling $20.1 million were made to the trial courts through fiscal year 2023-24, the Budget Act of 2024 reduced the appropriation remaining for trial courts to $9.1 million. The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee and the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council approve the allocation and distribution of $9.1 million to six trial courts for Firearm Relinquishment Grant awards for fiscal years 2024-25 through 2025-26.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee and the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council, effective
November 15, 2024:
1. Approve the allocation and distribution of $9.1 million to six trial courts to fund new or expanded firearm relinquishment programs for fiscal years
2024-25 through 2025-26 (Cycle 3); and
2. Delegate authority to the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee to reallocate and distribute any unspent funding allocated to any of the awarded courts in Cycles 1, 2, and 3 based on the same criteria established during the application period.
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