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Budget: Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget Change 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 branch's fiscal year 2018-2019 budget change proposals (BCP) aim to alleviate financial pressures on the judicial branch due to continued underfunding. The BCPs seen as a whole demonstrate that the branch's current budget challenges disproportionately impact our most vulnerable populations such as the poor, people with limited English proficiency, children, and the elderly. The 2018-2019 BCPs below therefore reflect a branch-wide effort to improve the public's access to justice through adequate staffing, expanded language access, safe, secure courthouses, and modern case filing and management technology. Each of the 2018-2019 BCPs should be fully funded, but given the state's limited available resources, the Judicial Branch Budget Committee recognizes there must be prioritization. The Committee recommends adoption of the list in the order provided for submission to the Department of Finance by its September 1, 2017, deadline.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
As of June 15, 2017, the Judicial Branch Budget Committee, upon recommendation of the delegated committees of the Judicial Council, recommend that the Judicial Council approve and prioritize the fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019 budget proposals for submission to the state Department of Finance. Further, the Administrative Director recommends that the Judicial Council:
1. Delegate authority to the Administrative Director to make technical changes to budget change proposals (BCPs) as necessary.
2. Prioritize all approved BCPs for submission to the state Department of Finance as follows:
a. Support for Trial Court Operations
b. Stabilization of Civil Assessment Revenue
c. Sustainability of the Immediate and Critical Needs Account
d. Trial Court Facilities Operatio...
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