House Journal: Page 1410: Monday, April 19, 1999

19   not more than $1,897,728 may be transferred into the

20   revolving fund established pursuant to section
21   602.1302, subsection 3, to be used for the payment of
22   jury and witness fees and mileage.
23     e.  The judicial branch shall focus efforts upon
24   the collection of delinquent fines, penalties, court
25   costs, fees, surcharges, or similar amounts.
26     f.  It is the intent of the general assembly that
27   the offices of the clerks of the district court
28   operate in all ninety-nine counties and be accessible
29   to the public as much as is reasonably possible in
30   order to address the relative needs of the citizens of
31   each county.
32     g.  In addition to the requirements for transfers
33   under section 8.39, the judicial branch shall not
34   change the appropriations from the amounts
35   appropriated to the branch in this Act, unless notice
36   of the revisions is given prior to their effective
37   date to the legislative fiscal bureau.  The notice
38   shall include information on the branch's rationale
39   for making the changes and details concerning the work
40   load and performance measures upon which the changes
41   are based.
42     h.  The judicial branch shall provide to the co-
43   chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
44   appropriations subcommittee on the justice system and
45   to the legislative fiscal bureau by January 15, 2000,
46   an annual report concerning the operation and use of
47   the Iowa court information system and any
48   recommendations to improve the utilization of the
49   system.  The annual report shall include information
50   specifying the amounts of fines, surcharges, and court
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 1   costs collected using the system and how the system is
 2   used to improve the collection process.  The report
 3   shall also include information concerning efforts made
 4   by the judicial branch to facilitate the sharing of
 5   vital sentencing and other information with other
 6   state departments and governmental agencies involved
 7   in the criminal justice system through the Iowa court
 8   information system.  In addition, the judicial branch
 9   shall submit a semiannual update to the co-
10   chairpersons and ranking members specifying the
11   amounts of fines, surcharges, and court costs
12   collected using the Iowa court information system
13   since the last report.
14     i.  Of the funds appropriated in this subsection,
15   the judicial branch shall use not more than $585,270
16   for an additional 3 district court judges, 3 court
17   reporters, and 3 court attendants.  Of the additional

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