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| | | CLOSED SESSION (RULE 10.6(b))—PLANNING, PERSONNEL, AND DISCUSSION PROTECTED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE |
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| | | Session: 9:30–9:45 a.m. |
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| | | OPEN SESSION (RULE 10.6(a))—MEETING AGENDA |
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| | | A link to the live videostream will be available in the Meeting Information Center at the start of the
open session. If the closed session adjourns late, the start time of the open session may be delayed. |
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| | | Open Session Begins: 10:00 a.m. |
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| | | Call to Order |
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| | | Public Comment |
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| | | The Judicial Council welcomes public comment on general matters of judicial administration or specific agenda items. Written comments are encouraged in advance of the meeting for specific agenda items so council members can consider them prior to the council meeting.
For more information, visit the Attendance and Public Comment Procedures webpage. |
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| | | Submit advance requests to speak and written comments for this meeting by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, by email to: |
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| | | judicialcouncil@jud.ca.gov |
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| | | Chief Justice’s Report |
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| | | Administrative Director’s Report |
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26-002
| | Information Only (no action required) | Administrative Director’s Report |
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| | | CONSENT AGENDA |
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| | | A council member may request an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Discussion Agenda. Please notify Josely Yangco-Fronda at 415-865-7626 at least 48 hours before the meeting. |
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26-007
| | Minutes | Minutes of February 20, 2026, Judicial Council Meeting |
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26-050
| | Allocations | Allocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts | Midyear Reallocation of Pretrial Release Funding (Action Required) |
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26-065
| | Other Proposal | Judicial Branch Administration | Judicial Branch Workers' Compensation Program (Action Required) |
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26-075
| | Other Proposal | Judicial Council | Appointment to the California Access to Justice Commission (Action Required) |
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26-038
| | Allocations | Report to the Legislature | Pretrial Services Program Year 4, 2026 (Action Required) |
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26-078
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Access and Fairness: Gender Inclusivity of Juror Identification and Juror Questionnaires (Implementation of Assembly Bill 1899) (Action Required) |
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26-055
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Appellate Procedure: Increased File Size Limit for Electronic Filings (Action Required) |
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26-068
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Name Change and Gender Change Rules and Forms (Action Required) |
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26-069
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: New Case Type for Civil Case Cover Sheet (Action Required) |
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26-070
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Revisions to Enforcement of Judgment and Wage Garnishment Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 774 (Action Required) |
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26-072
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Collaborative Justice: Guidelines for Adult Collaborative Treatment Courts (Action Required) |
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26-073
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Criminal Law: Advisements on the Felony Plea Form (Action Required) |
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26-074
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Criminal Procedure: Rule and Form Revisions Related to the Racial Justice Act (Action Required) |
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26-067
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Update to Racial Justice Act Forms (Action Required) |
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26-071
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Mental Health Law: Implementation of CARE Act Legislation (Action Required) |
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26-077
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Miscellaneous Technical Changes
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26-087
| | Other Proposal | Trial Court Budget | Fiscal Year 2025-26 Reallocation of Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Funding (Action Required) |
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26-037
| | Other Proposal | Trial Court Budget | Minimum Operating and Emergency Fund Balance Policy (Action Required) |
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| | | DISCUSSION AGENDA |
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26-059
| | Other Proposal | California Access to Justice Commission Presentation
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26-058
| | Budget Proposal | Juvenile Law | 2025-26 Allocations for Dependency Counsel Collections Program and Expected Unspent Program Funding (Action Required) (Moved from Consent Agenda to Discussion Agenda) |
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26-086
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Judicial Branch Administration: Reporting Civil Arrests in Court Facilities (Action Required) |
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26-086
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Judicial Branch Administration: Reporting Civil Arrests in Court Facilities (Action Required) |
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26-079
| | Information Only (no action required) | Criminal and Appellate Procedure | Report of the 2025 Proposition 66 Counsel Working Group (No Action Required) |
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| | | INFORMATION AGENDA (NO ACTION REQUIRED) |
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26-088
| | Information Only (no action required) | Judicial Branch Technology | AB 716 Remote Public Access Implementation Outcomes |
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26-080
| | Judicial Council Update | Judicial Council Update | Release of Demographic Data on California Justices and Judges |
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26-085
| | Judicial Council Update | Judicial Council Update | Trial Court Facility Modifications Report for Quarter 2 of Fiscal Year 2025-26 |
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26-083
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | 2025 Juvenile Dependency Training Completion |
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26-082
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | 2025 Training for Judicial Officers |
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26-089
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | Annual Proposition 36 Court Implementation Report (January 2025 through December 2025) |
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26-084
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | California’s Access to Visitation Grant Program (Federal Fiscal Years 2024-25 and 2025-26) |
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26-076
| | Other Proposal | Trial Courts | Quarterly Investment Report for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025-26 |
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| | | Judicial Council Internal Committee Reports |
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26-012
| | Information Only (no action required) | Written Reports |
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26-066
| | Circulating Order | Circulating Orders since the last business meeting. |
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26-091
| | Appointment Order | Appointment Orders since the last business meeting. |
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| | | Adjournment |
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