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Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Allocations from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve $73.457 million in allocations from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund for fiscal year 2017-2018.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee (TCBAC) is unanimously recommending that the Judicial Council adopt the following recommendation:
1. Adopt the following in fiscal year 2017-2018 from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund (IMF): allocate $73.457 million; $6.194 million from State Operations and $67.263 million from Local Assistance. (see Attachment B, columns G, E and F).
a. TCBAC recommendation to the council related to 2017-2018 IMF allocations are contingent upon the Budget Act of 2017, including $4.1 million General Fund monies for the Sustain Justice Edition Case Management System BCP.
b. 2017-2018 Allocations for All Programs except Legal Services Office and Information Technology (IT)
i. Approve allocation levels as provided in Attachment B (column G), totaling $11,416,969.
ii. Approve adjustments within the Center for Judiciary Education and Research (CJER) allocations for a net zero increase in CJER's total allocation: Increase CJER Faculty by $17,000; increase Essential Court Personnel by $42,000; increase Judicial Education by $39,000 and decrease Distance Education by $98,000.
iii. Approve decrease of $45,532 in the IT element of the Phoenix Program to recognize cost savings.
c. 2017-2018 Allocations of $7,070,000 for Legal Services Office
i. Approve increase of $183,400 in Judicial Performance Defense Insurance allocation to address anticipated increase in premium costs.
ii. Approve increase of $252,080 in the Litigation Management Program to address costly on-going cases as well as increased litigation fees and costs.
iii. Approve...
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