Title
Title
Trial Court Budget: 2018-19 Trial Court Base Allocations (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve $1.940 billion in trial court base allocations. Government Code section 68502.5(c)(2)(A) requires the Judicial Council to make a preliminary allocation for the trial courts in July of each fiscal year and a final allocation in January. The recommended allocations include $47.8 million in new funding for courts below the average statewide funding ratio, $19.1 million in new self-help funding, and $23.8 million for employee benefits.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee (TCBAC) recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 20, 2018:
1. Approve option 1 as the methodology for allocation of the $47.8 million intended to equalize funding among courts by bringing courts up to the statewide average funding level;
2. Approve 2018-19 self-help funding allocations based on updated population data;
3. Approve the 2018-19 Workload-Based Allocation and Funding Methodology (WAFM) allocation of $1.835 billion; and
4. Approve other 2018-19 allocations of $105.0 million.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin, Chair, Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee
Mr. Zlatko Theodorovic, Budget Services
Ms. Lucy Fogarty, Budget Services