Title
Title
Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts | Firearm Relinquishment Grant Program for 2022-23 Through 2024-25 (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Budget Act of 2022 (Assem. Bill 178; Stats. 2022, ch. 45) appropriated $40 million in one-time funding to the Judicial Council, of which $36 million must be distributed to trial courts to support court-based firearm relinquishment programs. The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee and the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council approve the allocation and distribution of $18.5 million to seven trial courts for Firearm Relinquishment Grant awards for 2022-23 through 2024-25.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee and the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council, effective January 20, 2023:
1. Approve the allocation and distribution of $18.5 million to seven trial courts to fund new or expanded firearm relinquishment programs for fiscal years 2022-23 through 2024-25; and
2. Delegate authority to the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee to reallocate and distribute any unspent funding from these grant awards to any of the awarded courts, based on the same criteria established during the application period.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Stephanie E. Hulsey, Cochair, Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin, Chair, Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee
Ms. Frances Ho, Center for Families, Children & the Courts