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Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts | Continued Distribution of Children’s Waiting Room Funds During Temporary Closure (Action Required)
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Summary
The Fiscal Planning Subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve a request from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County to continue receiving children’s waiting room funds during the unforeseen temporary closure of its children’s waiting rooms in response to the state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. By continuing to receive funding, the court will have sufficient resources to provide safe and healthy children’s waiting room settings for children when it can safely reopen.
Recommendation
Based on the action taken at its meeting on September 17, 2020, the Fiscal Planning Subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee unanimously recommends that the Judicial Council, effective November 13, 2020, approve the continued distribution of children’s waiting room funds to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County to allow the court to receive funding to support operation of its children’s waiting rooms upon reopening.