Title
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Trial Court Budget | Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Allocation Methodology
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends an allocation methodology to distribute $2,828,000 to the seven courts making up the first cohort of courts implementing the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act in fiscal year (FY) 2022-23. The committee further recommends that it be directed to develop an allocation methodology for CARE Act funding to the courts in FY 2023-24 and subsequent years.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee (TCBAC) recommends that the Judicial Council:
1. Approve, for Cohort One courts implementing the CARE Act, an allocation methodology that employs the Workload Formula with a base of 0.50 full-time equivalent costs, calculated at $98,000, for FY 2022-23;
2. Approve the TCBAC to perform a reconciliation using CARE Act spending reports and court projections; and
3. Direct the TCBAC Funding Methodology Subcommittee to develop an allocation for CARE Act funding in FY 2023-24 and subsequent years.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin, Chair, Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee
Hon. Gerald G. Johnston, Judge, Superior Court of Orange County
Ms. Charlene Depner, Center for Families, Children & the Courts