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Trial Court Budget | Allocations from the Trial Court Trust Fund and Trial Court Allocations for Fiscal Year 2019-20 (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
For 2019-20, the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee (TCBAC) recommends the Judicial Council allocate $2.293 billion to the trial courts from the Trial Court Trust Fund (TCTF), and $68.8 million from the state General Fund, for general court operations and specific costs. The TCBAC also recommends the Judicial Council approve the Workload Formula allocation of $2.056 billion based on methodologies approved by the Judicial Council. Assuming approval of the allocations, current revenue projections, and estimated savings from 2018-19 appropriations, the TCTF will end 2019-20 with a fund balance of $58.5 million, of which approximately $32.0 million will be unrestricted.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The TCBAC recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 19, 2019:
1. Approve base, discretionary, and nondiscretionary program allocations from the TCTF in the amount of $2.293 billion (Attachment A, line 73);
2. Approve a General Fund allocation in the amount of $68.8 million for employee benefits (Attachment A, line 13); and
3. Approve a Workload Formula allocation of $2.056 billion based on methodologies approved by the Judicial Council (Attachment B, column U).
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin, Chair, Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee
Mr. Zlatko Theodorovic, Budget Services