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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 approving requests from the Ventura and Alameda Superior Courts to continue receiving children’s waiting room funds during the unforeseen temporary closure of the courts’ children’s waiting rooms in response to the state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. By continuing to receive funding, these courts would have sufficient resources to provide safe and healthy waiting room settings for children when courts can safely reopen.
Recommendation
Based on the actions taken at its meetings on August 5, 2021 and September 2, 2021, the Fiscal Planning Subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve the continued distribution of children’s waiting room funds to the Ventura and Alameda Superior Courts to support the operation of their children’s waiting rooms upon reopening.