995198
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  PSJ              88


Senator(s): Laurent
moved the following amendment:





Section: 04EXPLANATION:



On Page: 164             This amendment provides funds for the State Attorneys,



Public Defenders, and the courts in anticipation of



Spec App:  611-B         additional trial workload associated with implementing



the provisions of HB 113 (the 10-20-Life legislation).











NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -              950,000               950,000                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amounts   Positions & Amounts
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
        Justice Administrative Commission

        In Section 04  On Page 164
611-B   Lump Sum

          From General Revenue Fund                                 300,000

        Immediately following Specific Appropriation 611-B, 
        INSERT:

        Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 611-B to
        implement the provisions of HB 113 are contingent
        upon that legislation, or similar legislation,
        becoming law. These funds shall be used to reimburse
        the offices of the State Attorneys and Public
        Defenders for costs directly related to trials of
        defendants charged with 10-20-Life offenses.
        Beginning January 1, 2000, the Justice
        Administrative Commission shall submit quarterly
        reports to the Senate Budget Committee, the House
        Fiscal Responsibility Council, and the Governor's
        Office of Planning and Budgeting that detail the
        number of 10-20-Life trials completed during the
        previous quarter and the actual costs incurred by
        the State Attorneys and Public Defenders for those
        trials.

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        STATE COURT SYSTEM
        Administered Funds - Judicial

        In Section 07  On Page 403
2112-A  Lump Sum

          From General Revenue Fund                                 650,000

        Immediately following Specific Appropriation 2112-A, 
        INSERT:

        Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2112-A to
        implement the provisions of HB 113 are contingent
        upon that legislation, or similar legislation,
        becoming law. These funds shall only be used to
        cover costs directly related to trials of
        defendants charged with 10-20-Life offenses.
        Beginning January 1, 2000, the Office of the State
        Courts Administrator shall submit quarterly
        reports to the Senate Budget Committee, the House
        Fiscal Responsibility Council, and the Governor's
        Office of Planning and Budgeting that detail the
        number of 10-20-Life trials completed during the
        previous quarter and the actual costs incurred by
        the judicial branch for those trials.


Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.


























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