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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. JUDICIAL BRANCH. There is appropriated from 1 2 the general fund of the state to the judicial branch for the 1 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, 1 4 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 1 5 be used for the purposes designated: 1 6 For salaries of supreme court justices, appellate court 1 7 judges, district court judges, district associate judges, 1 8 judicial magistrates and staff, state court administrator, 1 9 clerk of the supreme court, district court administrators, 1 10 clerks of the district court, juvenile court officers, board 1 11 of law examiners and board of examiners of shorthand reporters 1 12 and judicial qualifications commission, receipt and 1 13 disbursement of child support payments, reimbursement of the 1 14 auditor of state for expenses incurred in completing audits of 1 15 the offices of the clerks of the district court during the 1 16 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and maintenance, 1 17 equipment, and miscellaneous purposes: 1 18 .................................................. $113,792,166 1 19 1. The judicial branch, except for purposes of internal 1 20 processing, shall use the current state budget system, the 1 21 state payroll system, and the Iowa finance and accounting 1 22 system in administration of programs and payments for 1 23 services, and shall not duplicate the state payroll, 1 24 accounting, and budgeting systems. 1 25 2. The judicial branch shall submit monthly financial 1 26 statements to the legislative fiscal bureau and the department 1 27 of management containing all appropriated accounts in the same 1 28 manner as provided in the monthly financial status reports and 1 29 personal services usage reports of the department of revenue 1 30 and finance. The monthly financial statements shall include a 1 31 comparison of the dollars and percentage spent of budgeted 1 32 versus actual revenues and expenditures on a cumulative basis 1 33 for full-time equivalent positions and dollars. 1 34 3. The judicial branch shall continue to assist in the 1 35 development and implementation of a justice data warehouse 2 1 which shall include in the Iowa court information system, 2 2 starting with appointments of counsel made on or after July 1, 2 3 1999, the means to identify any case where the court has 2 4 determined indigence, and whether the case is handled by a 2 5 public defender or other court-appointed counsel. 2 6 4. Of the funds appropriated in this section, not more 2 7 than $1,897,728 may be transferred into the revolving fund 2 8 established pursuant to section 602.1302, subsection 3, to be 2 9 used for the payment of jury and witness fees and mileage. 2 10 5. The judicial branch shall focus efforts upon the 2 11 collection of delinquent fines, penalties, court costs, fees, 2 12 surcharges, or similar amounts. 2 13 6. It is the intent of the general assembly that the 2 14 offices of the clerks of the district court operate in all 2 15 ninety-nine counties and be accessible to the public as much 2 16 as is reasonably possible in order to address the relative 2 17 needs of the citizens of each county. 2 18 7. In addition to the requirements for transfers under 2 19 section 8.39, the judicial branch shall not change the 2 20 appropriations from the amounts appropriated to the branch in 2 21 this Act, unless notice of the revisions is given prior to 2 22 their effective date to the legislative fiscal bureau. The 2 23 notice shall include information on the branch's rationale for 2 24 making the changes and details concerning the work load and 2 25 performance measures upon which the changes are based. 2 26 8. The judicial branch shall provide to the co- 2 27 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 2 28 subcommittee on the justice system and to the legislative 2 29 fiscal bureau by January 15, 2002, an annual report concerning 2 30 the operation and use of the Iowa court information system and 2 31 any recommendations to improve the utilization of the system. 2 32 The annual report shall include information specifying the 2 33 amounts of fines, surcharges, and court costs collected using 2 34 the system and how the system is used to improve the 2 35 collection process. In addition, the judicial branch shall 3 1 submit a semiannual update to the cochairpersons, ranking 3 2 members, and the legislative fiscal bureau specifying the 3 3 amounts of fines, surcharges, and court costs collected using 3 4 the Iowa court information system since the last report. The 3 5 judicial branch shall continue to facilitate the sharing of 3 6 vital sentencing and other information with other state 3 7 departments and governmental agencies involved in the criminal 3 8 justice system through the Iowa court information system. 3 9 9. The judicial branch shall provide a report to the 3 10 general assembly by January 1, 2002, concerning the amounts 3 11 received and expended from the enhanced court collections fund 3 12 created in section 602.1304 and the court technology and 3 13 modernization fund created in section 602.8108, subsection 4, 3 14 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 3 15 30, 2001, and the plans for expenditures from each fund during 3 16 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 3 17 2002. 3 18 10. The judicial branch shall continue to provide criminal 3 19 justice data to the department of corrections for use by the 3 20 Iowa corrections offender network (ICON) data system. 3 21 Sec. 2. JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUND. There is appropriated 3 22 from the general fund of the state to the judicial retirement 3 23 fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending 3 24 June 30, 2002, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 3 25 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 3 26 Notwithstanding section 602.9104, for the state's 3 27 contribution to the judicial retirement fund in the amount of 3 28 16.6 percent of the basic salaries of the judges covered under 3 29 chapter 602, article 9: 3 30 .................................................. $ 3,207,834 3 31 Sec. 3. INDIGENT DEFENSE COSTS. The supreme court shall 3 32 submit a written report for the preceding fiscal year no later 3 33 than January 1, 2002, indicating the amounts collected for 3 34 recovery of indigent defense costs. The report shall include 3 35 the total amount collected by all courts, as well as the 4 1 amounts collected by each judicial district. The supreme 4 2 court shall also submit a written report quarterly indicating 4 3 the number of criminal and juvenile filings which occur in 4 4 each judicial district for purposes of estimating indigent 4 5 defense costs. A copy of each report shall be provided to the 4 6 public defender, the department of management, and the 4 7 legislative fiscal bureau. The judicial branch shall continue 4 8 to assist in the development of an automated data system for 4 9 use in the sharing of information utilizing the justice data 4 10 warehouse for legislative and executive branch uses. 4 11 Sec. 4. ENHANCED COURT COLLECTIONS FUND DISTRIBUTION. 4 12 Of the moneys collected and deposited in the enhanced court 4 13 collections fund created in section 602.1304 during the fiscal 4 14 year beginning July 1, 2001, $624,000 is appropriated to and 4 15 shall be expended by the judicial branch for the continued 4 16 implementation of the justice data warehouse. Of the moneys 4 17 appropriated in this section, $60,000 shall be transferred to 4 18 the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the 4 19 department of human rights for 1.00 FTE to support the justice 4 20 data warehouse, and $564,000 shall be transferred to the 4 21 information technology department for lease-purchase costs, 4 22 and other related expenses, concerning the justice data 4 23 warehouse. 4 24 However, the moneys appropriated and transferred pursuant 4 25 to this section shall be reduced to the extent moneys are 4 26 appropriated for the purposes provided in this section to the 4 27 information technology department or the division of criminal 4 28 and juvenile justice planning of the department of human 4 29 rights from moneys made available pursuant to section 8.62. 4 30 EXPLANATION 4 31 This bill makes appropriations for the 2001-2002 fiscal 4 32 year to the judicial branch. 4 33 The bill includes a reduction in the percentage of the 4 34 state's contribution to the judicial retirement fund for FY 4 35 2001-2002. 5 1 The bill provides that the judicial branch shall transfer 5 2 certain moneys in the enhanced court collections fund to the 5 3 division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the 5 4 department of human rights and the information technology 5 5 department for the continued development of the justice data 5 6 warehouse. 5 7 LSB 1108JA 79 5 8 jm/cf/24.2
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