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FY 2023-24 JUDICIARY BUDGET
S.B. 192 (S-1): SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC.
Committee: Appropriations Throughout this document Senate means Subcommittee Recommendation
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FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE |
FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE* |
FY 2023-24 |
CHANGES FROM FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE |
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AMOUNT |
PERCENT |
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FTE Positions............................................................. |
537.0 |
594.0 |
57.0 |
10.6 |
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GROSS....................................................................... |
483,505,700 |
351,472,300 |
(132,033,400) |
(27.3) |
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Less: |
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Interdepartmental Grants Received............................ |
1,902,300 |
1,902,300 |
0 |
0.0 |
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ADJUSTED GROSS.................................................... |
481,603,400 |
349,570,000 |
(132,033,400) |
(27.4) |
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Less: |
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Federal Funds.......................................................... |
6,340,300 |
6,751,300 |
411,000 |
6.5 |
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Local and Private...................................................... |
9,306,800 |
1,523,900 |
(7,782,900) |
(83.6) |
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TOTAL STATE SPENDING......................................... |
465,956,300 |
341,294,800 |
(124,661,500) |
(26.8) |
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Less: |
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Other State Restricted Funds.................................... |
95,181,400 |
95,152,600 |
(28,800) |
(0.0) |
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GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... |
370,774,900 |
246,142,200 |
(124,632,700) |
(33.6) |
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PAYMENTS TO LOCALS............................................ |
150,357,800 |
150,611,100 |
253,300 |
0.2 |
*As of February 7, 2023.
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Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Deletions. The Subcommittee removed several sections, including sections on retirement costs, user fee recovery that will no longer be collected, an oral fluid testing pilot that has been completed, parental consent waiver reporting, a medication assisted treatment pilot program that has been completed, and prior year one-time language. |
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2. Contingency Fund Authorization. New language was added to provide contingency fund authorization from federal, restricted, local, and private sources should they become available. (Sec. 212) |
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3. Montgomery v Louisiana Compliance Moved to Ongoing. Funding and boilerplate for SADO's work on resentencing hearings was moved from one-time to ongoing. (Sec. 316) |
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4. Michigan Assigned Appellate Counsel System (MAACS). New language was added to provide direction for the MAACS grant program. (Sec. 317) |
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5. One-Time Work Projects. New sections were added to provide direction for 2 one-time work projects: one for the Statewide Court Data Transparency Project and one for the Court Administration Bench Book Project. (Sections 401 & 402) |
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FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date Appropriation.................................................. |
$483,505,700 |
$370,774,900 |
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CHANGE
FROM |
FY 2023-24 RECOMMENDED |
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Gross |
GF/GP |
Gross |
GF/GP |
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Baseline Adjustments |
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1. Montgomery v Louisiana Compliance. The Governor moved this line from one-time to the ongoing section. Youthful offenders requiring resentencing are represented by the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO). The Subcommittee concurred. |
958,100 |
958,100 |
958,100 |
958,100 |
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2. Statutory Judicial Salary Increase. The Governor increased funding for District judge salary increases required by 2022 PA 177. The Subcommittee concurred. |
504,900 |
504,900 |
29,200,900 |
29,200,900 |
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3. Law Exam Fee Backfill with GF/GP. Reduced law exam fee revenue contributing to the Supreme Court Administration line item was replaced with GF/GP. The Subcommittee concurred. |
162,000 |
162,000 |
15,632,000 |
14,814,600 |
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4. Building Security Contractual Increase. Increased for contracted building security services within the Branchwide Appropriations line item. The Subcommittee concurred. |
105,400 |
105,400 |
9,803,700 |
9,803,700 |
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5. Statutory Judgeship Eliminations. Reduced total salary appropriations due to statutory judgeship reductions from four separate PAs. The Subcommittee concurred. |
(134,600) |
(134,600) |
29,200,900 |
29,200,900 |
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6. Economic Adjustments. Includes $2,716,800 Gross and $2,784,600 GF/GP for total economic adjustments. The Subcommittee concurred. |
2,716,700 |
2,784,500 |
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New Programs/Program Increases |
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7. Statewide Case Management System Implementation. Rolled the Direct Trial court Automation Support line item into the Judicial Information Systems line item and offset $7.5 million in user fees paid by courts currently in the system. The Subcommittee concurred. |
4,747,600 |
12,500,500 |
18,231,600 |
17,947,400 |
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8. Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System (MAACS) Compensation Grants. Recommended a grant program to increase the lagging pay rate of assigned appellate counsel in the MAACS system. The Subcommittee concurred. |
3,160,700 |
3,160,700 |
3,160,700 |
3,160,700 |
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9. SADO Juvenile Life Resentencing. Added staffing (11.0 FTES) and funding to support additional resentencing hearings following State Supreme Court Decisions in People v Parks and People v Stovall. The Subcommittee concurred. |
1,571,500 |
1,571,500 |
1,571,500 |
1,571,500 |
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10. Juvenile Justice Services Division. Recommended a new division within the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) to implement the recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Task Force. The Subcommittee reduced funding for the new unit. |
1,012,500 |
1,012,500 |
1,012,500 |
1,012,500 |
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11. SADO Youth Defense. Recommended 3.0 FTEs and funding to form a youth defense unit within SADO following a recommendation by the Juvenile Justice Task Force. The Subcommittee concurred. |
556,900 |
556,900 |
556,900 |
556,90 |
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12. Justice for All Continuing Support. Recommends continuing the work of the Justice for All Initiative, including pilot programs, training, and community outreach. The Subcommittee concurred. |
475,000 |
475,000 |
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13. Federal Grant for Friend of the Court. Recommended authorizing increased Federal spending through the Safe Access for Victims Economic Security (SAVES) grant program from Federal HHS Office of Child Support Services. The Subcommittee concurred. |
420,000 |
0 |
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14. Security Detail for Justices. Recommended increasing the security detail for State Supreme Court Justices. The Subcommittee concurred. |
415,000 |
415,000 |
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15. Judicial Institute - Curriculum Development. Recommended expanded online training and an attendance/participation tracking system for Judicial CE. The Subcommittee concurred. |
182,000 |
182,000 |
2,695,300 |
2,307,100 |
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16. Court of Appeals Law Clerks Investment. The Subcommittee included a placeholder for a request from the Court of Appeals for $292,300 and 2.0 FTEs. The placeholder includes the FTEs and $100 deducted from the Court of Appeals - Economics. |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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Eliminations/Reductions - NONE |
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One-Time Appropriations |
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17. Statewide Court Data Transparency Project. The Governor recommended a project to include data collection, quality assessment, and reporting and analysis of court data through a public portal at a cost of $4.5 million. The Subcommittee included funding. |
2,249,900 |
2,249,900 |
2,249,900 |
2,249,900 |
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18. Judicial Institute - Bench Book. The Governor recommended funding for the 3-year costs needed for the development of a court administration bench book. The Subcommittee concurred. |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
300,000 |
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19. Judicial Tenure Commission. The Subcommittee included a placeholder for a one-time request for 2.0 FTEs and $422,600 from the JTC. |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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20. FY 2022-23 One-Time Funding Removal. Prior year one-time line items were removed, including: statewide case management system (($150.0 million), Montgomery v Louisiana compliance ($962,900)(moved to ongoing for FY 2023-24), judicial tenure commission contract funding ($249,300), and judicial workload assessment ($225,000). The Subcommittee concurred. |
(151,437,200) |
(151,437,200) |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
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21. FTE Alignment and Authorization. The Governor recommended adding 2.0 FTEs for Judicial CE program that began in FY 2022-23 and adding 2.0 FTEs for the Drug Treatment Courts line item. No funding was added for these FTEs. The Subcommittee concurred. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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($132,033,400) |
($124,632,700) |
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FY 2023-24 SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC................................................. |
$351,472,300 |
$246,142,200 |
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Date Completed: 4-20-23 Fiscal Analyst: Michael Siracuse