House
File
2558
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2558
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
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TO
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5006HB)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
appropriations
to
the
judicial
branch.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
JUDICIAL
BRANCH.
1
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
2
to
the
judicial
branch
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
3
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
4
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
5
designated:
6
a.
For
salaries
of
supreme
court
justices,
appellate
court
7
judges,
district
court
judges,
district
associate
judges,
8
associate
juvenile
judges,
associate
probate
judges,
judicial
9
magistrates
and
staff,
state
court
administrator,
clerk
of
10
the
supreme
court,
district
court
administrators,
clerks
of
11
the
district
court,
juvenile
court
officers,
board
of
law
12
examiners,
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters,
and
13
commission
on
judicial
qualifications;
receipt
and
disbursement
14
of
child
support
payments;
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
15
of
state
for
expenses
incurred
in
completing
audits
of
the
16
offices
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
during
the
fiscal
17
year
beginning
July
1,
2022;
and
maintenance,
equipment,
and
18
miscellaneous
purposes:
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$194,031,188
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From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph,
the
21
judicial
branch
shall
fund
the
appointment
of
four
new
district
22
associate
judge
positions
and
the
associated
support
staff.
23
b.
For
deposit
in
the
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
24
section
602.1302,
subsection
3,
for
jury
and
witness
fees,
25
mileage,
costs
related
to
summoning
jurors,
costs
and
fees
for
26
interpreters
and
translators,
and
reimbursement
of
attorney
27
fees
paid
by
the
state
public
defender:
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$
3,600,000
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c.
For
a
5.9
percent
salary
increase
for
all
state
court
30
justices,
judges,
and
magistrates:
31
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2.
The
judicial
branch,
except
for
purposes
of
internal
33
processing,
shall
use
the
current
state
budget
system,
the
34
state
payroll
system,
and
the
Iowa
finance
and
accounting
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system
in
administration
of
programs
and
payments
for
services,
1
and
shall
not
duplicate
the
state
payroll,
accounting,
and
2
budgeting
systems.
3
3.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
monthly
financial
4
statements
to
the
legislative
services
agency
and
the
5
department
of
management
containing
all
appropriated
accounts
6
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
the
monthly
financial
status
7
reports
and
personal
services
usage
reports
of
the
department
8
of
administrative
services.
The
monthly
financial
statements
9
shall
include
a
comparison
of
the
dollars
and
percentage
10
spent
of
budgeted
versus
actual
revenues
and
expenditures
on
11
a
cumulative
basis
for
full-time
equivalent
positions
and
12
dollars.
13
4.
The
judicial
branch
shall
focus
efforts
upon
the
14
collection
of
delinquent
fines,
penalties,
court
costs,
fees,
15
surcharges,
or
similar
amounts.
16
5.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
offices
17
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
operate
in
all
99
counties
18
and
be
accessible
to
the
public
as
much
as
is
reasonably
19
possible
in
order
to
address
the
relative
needs
of
the
citizens
20
of
each
county.
An
office
of
the
clerk
of
the
district
court
21
shall
be
open
regular
courthouse
hours.
22
6.
In
addition
to
the
requirements
for
transfers
under
23
section
8.39,
the
judicial
branch
shall
not
change
the
24
appropriations
from
the
amounts
appropriated
to
the
judicial
25
branch
in
this
Act,
unless
notice
of
the
revisions
is
given
to
26
the
legislative
services
agency
prior
to
the
effective
date.
27
The
notice
shall
include
information
on
the
judicial
branch’s
28
rationale
for
making
the
changes
and
details
concerning
the
29
workload
and
performance
measures
upon
which
the
changes
are
30
based.
31
7.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
a
semiannual
update
32
to
the
legislative
services
agency
specifying
the
amounts
of
33
fines,
surcharges,
and
court
costs
collected
using
the
Iowa
34
court
information
system
since
the
last
report.
The
judicial
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branch
shall
continue
to
facilitate
the
sharing
of
vital
1
sentencing
and
other
information
with
other
state
departments
2
and
governmental
agencies
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
3
system
through
the
Iowa
court
information
system.
4
8.
The
judicial
branch
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
general
5
assembly
by
January
1,
2023,
concerning
the
amounts
received
6
and
expended
from
the
court
technology
and
modernization
fund
7
created
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
7,
during
the
fiscal
8
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
and
the
9
plans
for
expenditures
from
each
fund
during
the
fiscal
year
10
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023.
11
Sec.
2.
CIVIL
TRIALS
——
LOCATION.
Notwithstanding
any
12
provision
to
the
contrary,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
13
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
if
all
parties
in
a
case
14
agree,
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
may
take
place
in
a
15
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
jurisdiction,
even
16
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
adjacent
judicial
17
district
or
judicial
election
district.
If
the
trial
is
moved
18
pursuant
to
this
section,
court
personnel
shall
treat
the
case
19
as
if
a
change
of
venue
occurred.
20
Sec.
3.
TRAVEL
REIMBURSEMENT.
Notwithstanding
section
21
602.1509,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
22
ending
June
30,
2023,
a
judicial
officer
may
waive
travel
23
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
24
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
judicial
business.
25
Sec.
4.
JUDICIAL
OFFICER
——
UNPAID
LEAVE.
Notwithstanding
26
the
annual
salary
rates
for
judicial
officers
established
by
27
2021
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
168,
section
6,
for
the
fiscal
year
28
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
the
supreme
29
court
may
by
order
place
all
judicial
officers
on
unpaid
leave
30
status
on
any
day
employees
of
the
judicial
branch
are
placed
31
on
temporary
layoff
status.
The
biweekly
pay
of
the
judicial
32
officers
shall
be
reduced
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
33
which
the
unpaid
leave
date
occurred
in
the
same
manner
as
34
for
noncontract
employees
of
the
judicial
branch.
Through
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the
course
of
the
fiscal
year,
the
judicial
branch
may
use
an
1
amount
equal
to
the
aggregate
amount
of
salary
reductions
due
2
to
the
judicial
officer
unpaid
leave
days
for
any
purpose
other
3
than
for
judicial
salaries.
4
Sec.
5.
IOWA
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK.
It
is
the
intent
5
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
judicial
branch
utilize
6
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
electronic
7
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling
for
the
fiscal
year
8
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023.
9
Sec.
6.
Section
602.9116,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
10
the
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
The
court
administrator
shall
submit
12
to
the
general
assembly
a
copy
of
each
actuarial
valuation
and
13
annual
actuarial
update.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
makes
appropriations
to
the
judicial
branch.
18
The
bill
appropriates
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
for
19
FY
2022-2023
to
the
judicial
branch
for
salaries,
receipt
and
20
disbursement
of
child
support
payments,
reimbursement
of
the
21
auditor
of
state,
maintenance,
equipment,
and
miscellaneous
22
purposes,
for
deposit
in
the
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
23
Code
section
602.1302(3)
for
certain
purposes,
and
for
a
5.9
24
percent
salary
increase
for
state
court
justices,
judges,
and
25
magistrates.
26
The
bill
provides
that
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
27
may
take
place
in
a
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
28
jurisdiction,
even
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
29
adjacent
judicial
district
or
judicial
election
district,
if
30
all
the
parties
in
a
case
agree.
If
a
trial
is
moved
to
another
31
county
that
is
located
in
another
judicial
district
or
judicial
32
election
district,
the
judicial
officers
serving
the
judicial
33
district
or
judicial
election
district
receiving
the
case
shall
34
preside
over
the
case.
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The
bill
permits
a
judicial
officer
to
waive
travel
1
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
2
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
business.
3
The
bill
allows
a
judicial
officer
to
be
placed
on
unpaid
4
leave
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
on
any
day
a
5
court
employee
is
required
to
furlough.
The
bill
provides
that
6
if
a
judicial
officer
is
placed
on
unpaid
leave,
the
salary
of
7
the
judicial
officer
shall
be
reduced
accordingly
for
the
pay
8
period
in
which
the
unpaid
leave
occurred.
Through
the
course
9
of
the
fiscal
year,
the
bill
provides
that
the
judicial
branch
10
may
use
an
amount
equal
to
the
aggregate
amount
of
the
salary
11
reductions
due
to
judicial
officer
unpaid
leave
for
any
purpose
12
other
than
judicial
salaries.
13
The
bill
states
legislative
intent
that
the
judicial
14
branch
utilize
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
15
electronic
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling.
16
The
bill
requires
the
court
administrator
to
provide
the
17
general
assembly
with
a
copy
of
each
actuarial
valuation
and
18
annual
actuarial
update.
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