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Budget: Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget Proposals for Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council, Judicial Branch Facilities Program, Trial Courts, and Habeas Corpus Resource Center (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The delegated committees of the Judicial Council recommend submission of fiscal year 2017-2018 budget proposals for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Judicial Council, Judicial Branch Facilities Program, Trial Courts, and Habeas Corpus Resource Center. In addition, the Judicial Council staff recommends delegating authority to the Administrative Director to make technical changes to any budget proposals, as necessary. Submittal of budget change proposals is the standard process for proposing funding adjustments in the State Budget, which must be submitted to the state Department of Finance by September 2, 2016.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Effective August 26, 2016, the following Judicial Council advisory committees and boards recommend that the Judicial Council approve and prioritize the fiscal year (FY) 2017-2018 budget proposals for submission to the state Department of Finance:
1. The Administrative Presiding Justices Advisory Committee for the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.
2. The Advisory Committee on Financial Accountability and Efficiency for the Judicial Branch, the Judicial Council, and the Judicial Branch Facilities Program.
3. The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee for the Trial Courts.
4. The Trial Court Facility Modification Advisory Committee for the Judicial Branch Facilities Program.
5. The Language Access Plan Implementation Task Force.
6. The Judicial Council Technology Committee.
7. The Habeas Corpus Resource Center board of directors for the Habeas Corpus Resource Center.
Further, the Administrative Director recommends that the Judicial Council:
8. Delegate authority to the Administrative Director to make technical changes to budget change proposals (BCPs), as necessary.
9. Prioritize all approved BCPs for submission to the state Department of Finance as follows:
a. Support for Trial Court Operations.
b. Sustain Justice Edition Case Management System Replacement.
c. Court-Appointed Dependency Counsel.
d. New Judgeships (AB 159).
e. Supreme Court and Appellate Courts--California Court Appointed Counsel Projects, San Francisco.
f. Appellate Court Document Management System.
g. Sustainability of the Immediate and Critical Needs Account.
h. Appellate Court Judicial Workload.
i. General Fund Support of Statewide Programs and Services.
j. Implementation of the Language Access Plan and Support for Court Interpreters.
k. Increased Operations Costs for Existing and New/Renovated Courthouses.
l. Statewide Electronic Filing Technology.
m. Trial Court Facilities Operations Cost Adjustment.
n. Appellate Court Facility Maintenance Program.
o. Habeas Corpus Resource Center--Case Teams Staffing.
p. Appellate Court Security.
q. Technical BCP--Judicial Council Organizational Restructure.
r. Technical BCP--Santa Clara Capital Outlay Project Funding Plan.
10. Withhold approval and submission of the following BCPs to the Department of Finance:
a. Trial Court Facilities Modifications Cost Adjustment.
b. Self-Help Services.
c. Insurance--Risk Management.
d. Technology Improvements for Facilities.
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Speakers
Speakers
Mr. Zlatko Theodorovic, Budget Services