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Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act | Fiscal Year 2025-26 Trial Court Trust Fund Allocation Increase for Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Program (Action Required)
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Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends approving a $1.4 million augmentation to the fiscal year 2025-26 Trial Court Trust Fund allocation for the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Program. The additional funding would be taken from program reserves and distributed on a pro rata basis to current Shriver projects to expand and sustain legal representation and court services in housing and other civil cases.
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends the Judicial Council, effective October 24, 2025, approve an increase to the approved fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 Trial Court Trust Fund allocation for the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Program of $1.4 million, which results in a total program allocation of $19.6 million for the current year. This amount will be allocated and distributed to current Shriver projects, on a pro rata basis according to the award amounts for the 2023-26 grant cycle, for FY 2025-26 as identified in Attachment A.