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Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts | Funding for Court Reporters (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Senate Bill 170 (Stats. 2021, ch. 240), which amended the Budget Act of 2021, included $30 million ongoing General Fund to the Judicial Council for establishing a methodology to allocate funding to all trial courts to increase the number of court reporters in family law and civil cases. The budget language in the 2022 Budget Act and ongoing expanded the use of this funding but did not affect how these funds are allocated to the courts.
Because of the state’s fiscal deficit, the May Revision for the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 budget proposed reducing the funding from $30 million to $20 million; however, the final enacted budget for FY 2024-25 maintained the $30 million ongoing. The Judicial Council approved the allocations for $20 million at its July meeting. The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee now recommends that the Judicial Council approve the court reporter allocations for the remaining $10 million to the trial courts.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve court reporter allocations of $10 million to the trial courts, effective September 20, 2024, for a total of $30 million, as outlined in Attachment A.
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