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SENATE BILL NO. 1206 – Approp, Supreme Court

SENATE BILL NO. 1206

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S1206............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - SUPREME COURT - Appropriates $26,541,900 to the Supreme
Court for fiscal year 2002; appropriates $457,900 to the Guardian Ad Litem
Fund; provides legislative intent that $5000 may be used to defray expenses
relating to the discharge of the Supreme Court Justices' official duties
and $1,500 to defray expenses relating to the discharge of the Court of
Appeals Judges' official duties; and provides legislative intent specifying
a cap on the amount expended for administrative overhead for the Guardian
Ad Litem Program.
                                                                        
03/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/07    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin,
      Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
      King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth,
      Williams,
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor -- Burtenshaw
    Title apvd - to House
03/13    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/14    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/21    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Bolz,
      Bradford, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
      Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
      Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pearce,
      Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone,
      Swan(Block), Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Boe, Bruneel, Gagner, Moyle
    Floor Sponsor -- Pomeroy
    Title apvd - to Senate
    To enrol
03/23    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/26    Sp signed - to Governor
03/28    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 229
         Effective: 07/01/01

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1206
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE SUPREME COURT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002;  APPROPRIATING
  3        MONEYS  FROM  THE  GENERAL  FUND TO THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM FUND; EXPRESSING
  4        LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EXPENDITURES; AND  CAPPING  THE
  5        AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD IN THE GUARDIAN AT LITEM PRO-
  6        GRAM.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Supreme Court, the follow-
  9    ing amounts, to be expended from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2001,
 10    through June 30, 2002:
 11    FROM:
 12    General Fund                                                       $23,545,600
 13    Guardian Ad Litem Fund                                                 457,900
 14    ISTARS Technology Fund                                               1,807,100
 15    Federal Grant Fund                                                     418,800
 16    Miscellaneous Revenue Fund                                             312,500
 17      TOTAL                                                            $26,541,900
                                                                        
 18        SECTION 2.  There is hereby appropriated $457,900 from the General Fund to
 19    be  deposited  in  the  Guardian  Ad  Litem  Fund for the period July 1, 2001,
 20    through June 30, 2002.
                                                                        
 21        SECTION 3.  It is legislative intent that of the  amount  appropriated  in
 22    Section  1  of  this act, an amount not to exceed $5,000 may be used in accor-
 23    dance with rules set by the Supreme Court, to  assist  in  defraying  expenses
 24    relating  to  or  resulting  from the discharge of the Supreme Court Justices'
 25    official duties and the official duties of the Supreme Court. Further,  it  is
 26    legislative  intent  that an amount, not to exceed $1,500 of the amount appro-
 27    priated in Section 1 of this act, may be used in accordance with rules set  by
 28    the  Supreme  Court  to  assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting
 29    from the discharge of the Court of Appeals Judges'  official  duties  and  the
 30    official  duties  of  the Court of Appeals. Such moneys shall be accounted for
 31    according to the provisions of Chapter 36, Title 67, Idaho Code,  and  Section
 32    67-3516, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 33        SECTION  4.  It is legislative intent that the amount allocated for admin-
 34    istrative overhead to the administrative agency selected by the Idaho  Supreme
 35    Court  for  the  Guardian Ad Litem Program be capped at $30,000 for the period
 36    July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS10431C1

This is the FY 2002 Appropriation for the Judicial Branch.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2001 Original Appropriation 245.00  23,340,200  2,305,400  412,700  26,058,300 
Recover Gain Sharing (Neg Supp) 0.00  (514,700)  (1,900)  (400)  (517,000) 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2001 Total Appropriation 245.00  22,825,500  2,303,500  412,300  25,541,300 
Expenditure Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2001 Estimated Expenditures 245.00  22,825,500  2,303,500  412,300  25,541,300 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (157,800)  (193,300)  (351,100) 
Other Base Adjustments 0.00  514,700  1,900  400  517,000 


FY 2002 Base 245.00  23,182,400  2,112,100  412,700  25,707,200 
Personnel Cost Rollups 0.00  221,700  221,700 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  38,400  7,500  6,100  52,000 
Replacement Items 0.00  57,800  57,800 
Nonstandard Adjustments 0.00  60,000  60,000 
Annualizations 0.00  65,400  65,400 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  286,700  286,700 


FY 2002 Program Maintenance 245.00  23,912,400  2,119,600  418,800  26,450,800 



Enhancements          
Judicial Branch          
 1. Drug Treatment & Alternatives 0.00 
 2. Services to Children in Family Court 0.00 
 3. Court Assistance Offices 0.00 
 4. Senior Judges for Case Backload 0.00  38,900  38,900 
 5. Increase Security in Courthouses 0.00 
 6. Court Reporters’ Salary Schedule 0.00 
 7. Law Clerk for District Judge 1.00  52,200  52,200 
 8. 1% Judicial Salary Increase 0.00 
 9. Guardian Ad Litem Increase 0.00 


FY 2002 Total 246.00  24,003,500  2,119,600  418,800  26,541,900 
Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp 1.00  663,300  (185,800)  6,100  483,600 
% Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp. 0.4%  2.8%  (8.1%)  1.5%  1.9% 

The $24,003,500 General Fund FY2002 Appropriation in column 3 of the Fiscal Note includes the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section 1 and Section 2 in this appropriation bill to the Guardian Ad Litem Fund.

Enhancements 1,2, and 3. All other budget actions concerning drug courts, services to children in family court, court assistance offices, and judicial pay increases are tied to pending legislative action and will be considered at such time when action is complete. Substance abuse treatment funding to support drug courts is included in the Substance Abuse Initiative Act.

Enhancement 4. Senior Judges for Case Backload provides sufficient funding for 100 more days of service by senior judges.

Enhancement 7. Law for District Judge provides a state-paid law clerk for the Snake River Basin Adjudication Court in Gooding County. Each county in Idaho pays for law clerks to support the district judges. In this instance, a law clerk supports a district judge working on a statewide issue rather than a limited regional issue.

Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1206