SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1212

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Laurent moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 16, line 27 through page 17, line 12, delete

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18         Section 10.  Contingency fund.--

19         (1)  Any county with a population of less than 85,000,

20  according to the most recent decennial census, may apply to

21  the Office of the State Courts Administrator for additional

22  funding to cover extraordinary criminal case related costs.

23         (2)  The Office of the State Courts Administrator, in

24  consultation with the chairs of the appropriations committees

25  of the Legislature, shall develop a process whereby counties

26  may request funds pursuant to this section.  Such process

27  shall be consistent with legislative intent regarding this

28  act.  The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall

29  review any request for funds by a county under this section

30  and, if the Office of the State Courts Administrator

31  determines that a request is valid, it may provide assistance

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1212

    Amendment No.    





 1  upon finding a qualifying county's budget is inadequate to

 2  cover extraordinary criminal case related costs and that the

 3  deficiency will result in an impairment of the operations of

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 5         (3)  The State Courts Administrator shall submit a

 6  report on a quarterly basis, including a complete accounting

 7  of the contingency fund.

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