Bill Text: IA SSB3203 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch, including by modifying the judicial retirement fund and membership of district judicial nominating commissions, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2436.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-08 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2436. [SSB3203 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB3203-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3203
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KRAAYENBRINK)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
and
making
appropriations
to
the
judicial
1
branch,
including
by
modifying
the
judicial
retirement
fund
2
and
membership
of
district
judicial
nominating
commissions,
3
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
TLSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
S.F.
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DIVISION
I
1
FY
2024-2025
APPROPRIATIONS
2
Section
1.
JUDICIAL
BRANCH.
3
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
4
to
the
judicial
branch
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
5
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
6
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
7
designated:
8
a.
For
salaries
of
supreme
court
justices,
appellate
court
9
judges,
district
court
judges,
district
associate
judges,
10
associate
juvenile
judges,
associate
probate
judges,
judicial
11
magistrates
and
staff,
state
court
administrator,
clerk
of
12
the
supreme
court,
district
court
administrators,
clerks
of
13
the
district
court,
juvenile
court
officers,
board
of
law
14
examiners,
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters,
and
15
commission
on
judicial
qualifications;
receipt
and
disbursement
16
of
child
support
payments;
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
17
of
state
for
expenses
incurred
in
completing
audits
of
the
18
offices
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
during
the
fiscal
19
year
beginning
July
1,
2024;
and
maintenance,
equipment,
and
20
miscellaneous
purposes:
21
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$197,009,531
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Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
23
no
more
than
$250,000
is
allocated
for
reimbursement
to
the
24
indigent
defense
fund
created
in
section
815.11
for
travel
time
25
claims
as
required
under
section
815.7A,
subsection
2.
26
b.
For
deposit
in
the
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
27
section
602.1302,
subsection
3,
for
jury
and
witness
fees,
28
mileage,
costs
related
to
summoning
jurors,
costs
and
fees
for
29
interpreters
and
translators,
and
reimbursement
of
attorney
30
fees
paid
by
the
state
public
defender:
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$
3,600,000
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c.
For
payment
of
expenses
for
court-ordered
services
33
provided
to
juveniles
who
are
under
the
supervision
of
juvenile
34
court
services,
which
expenses
are
a
charge
upon
the
state
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LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
1/
11
S.F.
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pursuant
to
section
232.141,
subsection
4:
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$
3,290,000
2
(1)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
3
no
more
than
$1,556,000
is
allocated
to
provide
school-based
4
supervision
of
children
under
chapter
232,
of
which
no
more
5
than
$15,000
may
be
used
for
purposes
of
training.
A
portion
6
of
the
cost
of
each
school-based
liaison
officer
shall
be
paid
7
by
the
school
district
or
other
funding
source
as
approved
by
8
the
chief
juvenile
court
officer.
9
(2)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
10
no
more
than
$748,000
is
allocated
for
the
payment
of
expenses
11
for
court-ordered
services
provided
to
children
who
are
under
12
the
supervision
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
13
which
expenses
are
a
charge
upon
the
state
pursuant
to
section
14
232.141,
subsection
4.
15
(3)
Notwithstanding
section
232.141
or
any
other
provision
16
of
law
to
the
contrary,
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
17
lettered
paragraph
shall
be
distributed
to
the
judicial
18
districts
as
determined
by
the
state
court
administrator.
The
19
state
court
administrator
shall
make
the
determination
of
the
20
distribution
amounts
on
or
before
June
15,
2024.
21
(4)
Notwithstanding
chapter
232
or
any
other
provision
of
22
law
to
the
contrary,
a
district
or
juvenile
court
shall
not
23
order
any
service
which
is
a
charge
upon
the
state
pursuant
24
to
section
232.141
if
there
are
insufficient
court-ordered
25
services
moneys
available
in
the
district
court
distribution
26
amounts
to
pay
for
the
service.
The
chief
juvenile
court
27
officer
shall
encourage
use
of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
28
lettered
paragraph
such
that
there
are
sufficient
moneys
to
pay
29
for
all
court-ordered
services
during
the
entire
fiscal
year.
30
The
chief
juvenile
court
officer
shall
attempt
to
anticipate
31
potential
surpluses
and
shortfalls
in
the
distribution
amounts
32
and
shall
cooperatively
request
the
state
court
administrator
33
to
transfer
moneys
between
the
judicial
districts’
distribution
34
amounts
as
prudent.
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-2-
LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
2/
11
S.F.
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(5)
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
1
a
district
or
juvenile
court
shall
not
order
a
county
to
pay
2
for
any
service
provided
to
a
juvenile
pursuant
to
an
order
3
entered
under
chapter
232
which
is
a
charge
upon
the
state
4
under
section
232.141,
subsection
4.
5
(6)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
6
no
more
than
$83,000
may
be
used
by
the
judicial
branch
7
for
administration
of
the
requirements
under
this
lettered
8
paragraph.
9
(7)
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
10
$23,000
is
allocated
to
the
judicial
branch
to
support
the
11
interstate
commission
for
juveniles
in
accordance
with
the
12
interstate
compact
for
juveniles
as
provided
in
section
13
232.173.
14
d.
For
juvenile
delinquent
graduated
sanctions
services
15
pursuant
to
section
232.192:
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$
12,253,000
17
Any
state
moneys
saved
as
a
result
of
efforts
by
juvenile
18
court
services
to
earn
a
federal
fund
match
pursuant
to
Tit.
19
IV-E
of
the
federal
Family
First
Prevention
Services
Act
20
of
2018,
Pub.
L.
No.
115-123,
for
juvenile
court
services
21
administration
is
appropriated
to
the
judicial
branch
for
22
purposes
of
this
lettered
paragraph.
23
2.
The
judicial
branch,
except
for
purposes
of
internal
24
processing,
shall
use
the
current
state
budget
system,
the
25
state
payroll
system,
and
the
Iowa
finance
and
accounting
26
system
in
administration
of
programs
and
payments
for
services,
27
and
shall
not
duplicate
the
state
payroll,
accounting,
and
28
budgeting
systems.
29
3.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
monthly
financial
30
statements
to
the
legislative
services
agency
and
the
31
department
of
management
containing
all
appropriated
accounts
32
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
the
monthly
financial
status
33
reports
and
personal
services
usage
reports
of
the
department
34
of
administrative
services.
The
monthly
financial
statements
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LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
3/
11
S.F.
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shall
include
a
comparison
of
the
dollars
and
percentage
1
spent
of
budgeted
versus
actual
revenues
and
expenditures
on
2
a
cumulative
basis
for
full-time
equivalent
positions
and
3
dollars.
4
4.
The
judicial
branch
shall
focus
efforts
upon
the
5
collection
of
delinquent
fines,
penalties,
court
costs,
fees,
6
surcharges,
or
similar
amounts.
7
5.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
offices
8
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
operate
in
all
99
counties
9
and
be
accessible
to
the
public
as
much
as
is
reasonably
10
possible
in
order
to
address
the
relative
needs
of
the
citizens
11
of
each
county.
An
office
of
the
clerk
of
the
district
court
12
shall
be
open
regular
courthouse
hours.
13
6.
In
addition
to
the
requirements
for
transfers
under
14
section
8.39,
the
judicial
branch
shall
not
change
the
15
appropriations
from
the
amounts
appropriated
to
the
judicial
16
branch
in
this
division
of
this
Act,
unless
notice
of
the
17
revisions
is
given
to
the
legislative
services
agency
prior
18
to
the
effective
date.
The
notice
shall
include
information
19
on
the
judicial
branch’s
rationale
for
making
the
changes
and
20
details
concerning
the
workload
and
performance
measures
upon
21
which
the
changes
are
based.
22
7.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
a
semiannual
update
23
to
the
legislative
services
agency
specifying
the
amounts
of
24
fines,
surcharges,
and
court
costs
collected
using
the
Iowa
25
court
information
system
since
the
last
report.
The
judicial
26
branch
shall
continue
to
facilitate
the
sharing
of
vital
27
sentencing
and
other
information
with
other
state
departments
28
and
governmental
agencies
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
29
system
through
the
Iowa
court
information
system.
30
8.
The
judicial
branch
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
general
31
assembly
by
January
1,
2025,
concerning
the
amounts
received
32
and
expended
from
the
court
technology
and
modernization
fund
33
created
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
7,
during
the
fiscal
34
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
2024,
and
the
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LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
4/
11
S.F.
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plans
for
expenditures
from
each
fund
during
the
fiscal
year
1
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025.
2
Sec.
2.
CIVIL
TRIALS
——
LOCATION.
Notwithstanding
any
3
provision
to
the
contrary,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
4
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
if
all
parties
in
a
case
5
agree,
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
may
take
place
in
a
6
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
jurisdiction,
even
7
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
adjacent
judicial
8
district
or
judicial
election
district.
If
the
trial
is
moved
9
pursuant
to
this
section,
court
personnel
shall
treat
the
case
10
as
if
a
change
of
venue
occurred.
11
Sec.
3.
TRAVEL
REIMBURSEMENT.
Notwithstanding
section
12
602.1509,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
13
ending
June
30,
2025,
a
judicial
officer
may
waive
travel
14
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
15
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
judicial
business.
16
Sec.
4.
JUDICIAL
OFFICER
——
UNPAID
LEAVE.
Notwithstanding
17
the
annual
salary
rates
for
judicial
officers
established
by
18
this
division
of
this
Act,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
19
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
supreme
court
may
by
20
order
place
all
judicial
officers
on
unpaid
leave
status
on
any
21
day
employees
of
the
judicial
branch
are
placed
on
temporary
22
layoff
status.
The
biweekly
pay
of
the
judicial
officers
shall
23
be
reduced
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
which
the
unpaid
24
leave
date
occurred
in
the
same
manner
as
for
noncontract
25
employees
of
the
judicial
branch.
Through
the
course
of
the
26
fiscal
year,
the
judicial
branch
may
use
an
amount
equal
to
27
the
aggregate
amount
of
salary
reductions
due
to
the
judicial
28
officer
unpaid
leave
days
for
any
purpose
other
than
for
29
judicial
salaries.
30
Sec.
5.
IOWA
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK.
It
is
the
intent
31
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
judicial
branch
utilize
32
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
electronic
33
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling
for
the
fiscal
year
34
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025.
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LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
5/
11
S.F.
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Sec.
6.
SALARIES
——
STATE
COURT
JUSTICES,
JUDGES,
AND
1
MAGISTRATES.
2
1.
The
salary
rates
specified
in
subsection
2
are
for
the
3
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
effective
for
the
pay
4
period
beginning
June
21,
2024,
and
for
subsequent
fiscal
5
years
until
otherwise
provided
by
the
general
assembly.
The
6
salaries
provided
for
in
this
section
shall
be
paid
from
moneys
7
appropriated
to
the
judicial
branch
pursuant
to
this
division
8
of
this
Act
or
any
other
Act
of
the
general
assembly.
9
2.
The
following
annual
salary
rates
shall
be
paid
to
the
10
persons
holding
the
judicial
positions
indicated
during
the
11
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
effective
with
the
pay
12
period
beginning
June
21,
2024,
and
for
subsequent
pay
periods:
13
a.
Chief
justice
of
the
supreme
court:
14
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$
200,034
15
b.
Each
justice
of
the
supreme
court:
16
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$
191,069
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c.
Chief
judge
of
the
court
of
appeals:
18
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$
179,130
19
d.
Each
associate
judge
of
the
court
of
appeals:
20
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$
173,160
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e.
Each
chief
judge
of
a
judicial
district:
22
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$
167,190
23
f.
Each
district
judge
except
the
chief
judge
of
a
judicial
24
district:
25
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$
161,221
26
g.
Each
district
associate
judge:
27
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$
143,312
28
h.
Each
associate
juvenile
judge:
29
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$
143,312
30
i.
Each
associate
probate
judge:
31
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$
143,312
32
j.
Each
judicial
magistrate:
33
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$
44,179
34
k.
Each
senior
judge:
35
-6-
LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
6/
11
S.F.
_____
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$
9,547
1
3.
Persons
receiving
salary
rates
established
under
this
2
section
shall
not
receive
any
additional
salary
adjustments
3
provided
by
this
division
of
this
Act
or
any
other
Act
of
the
4
general
assembly.
5
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
section
of
this
division
of
6
this
Act
enacting
salaries
for
state
court
justices,
judges,
7
and
magistrates
takes
effect
June
21,
2024.
8
DIVISION
II
9
JUDICIAL
RETIREMENT
FUND
10
Sec.
8.
Section
602.9104,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
11
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
4.
As
used
in
this
section
,
unless
the
context
otherwise
13
requires:
14
a.
“Actuarial
valuation”
means
an
actuarial
valuation
of
the
15
judicial
retirement
system
or
an
annual
actuarial
update
of
an
16
actuarial
valuation,
as
required
pursuant
to
section
602.9116
.
17
b.
“Fully
funded
status”
means
that
the
most
recent
18
actuarial
valuation
reflects
that
the
funded
status
of
the
19
system
is
at
least
one
hundred
percent,
based
upon
the
benefits
20
provided
for
judges
through
the
judicial
retirement
system
as
21
of
July
1,
2006.
22
c.
“Judge’s
required
contribution”
means
an
amount
equal
23
to
the
basic
salary
of
the
judge
multiplied
by
the
following
24
applicable
percentage:
25
(1)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
ending
26
June
30,
2009,
seven
and
seven-tenths
percent.
27
(2)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
and
ending
28
June
30,
2010,
eight
and
seven-tenths
percent.
29
(3)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
for
each
30
subsequent
fiscal
year
until
the
system
attains
fully
funded
31
status,
nine
and
thirty-five
hundredths
percent.
32
(4)
Commencing
with
the
first
fiscal
year
in
which
the
33
system
attains
fully
funded
status,
and
for
each
subsequent
34
fiscal
year,
the
percentage
rate
equal
to
forty
percent
of
the
35
-7-
LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
7/
11
S.F.
_____
required
contribution
percentage
rate
equal
to
thirty-five
1
percent
of
the
required
contribution
rate
.
2
d.
b.
“Required
contribution
rate”
means
that
percentage
3
of
the
basic
salary
of
all
judges
covered
under
this
article
4
equal
to
the
actuarially
required
contribution
rate
determined
5
by
the
actuary
pursuant
to
section
602.9116
.
The
required
6
contribution
rate
shall
not
vary
by
more
than
one
percentage
7
point
from
the
required
contribution
rate
for
the
prior
fiscal
8
year.
9
e.
c.
“State’s
required
contribution”
means
an
amount
equal
10
to
the
basic
salary
of
all
judges
covered
under
this
article
11
multiplied
by
the
following
applicable
percentage:
12
(1)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
for
each
13
subsequent
fiscal
year
until
the
system
attains
fully
funded
14
status,
thirty
and
six-tenths
percent.
15
(2)
Commencing
with
the
first
fiscal
year
in
which
the
16
system
attains
fully
funded
status,
and
for
each
subsequent
17
fiscal
year,
the
percentage
rate
equal
to
sixty
percent
of
18
the
required
contribution
percentage
rate
equal
to
sixty-five
19
percent
of
the
required
contribution
rate
.
20
DIVISION
III
21
DISTRICT
JUDICIAL
NOMINATING
COMMISSIONS
22
Sec.
9.
Section
46.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
The
governor
shall
appoint
five
six
eligible
electors
25
of
each
judicial
election
district
to
the
district
judicial
26
nominating
commission.
27
Sec.
10.
Section
46.5,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
4.
If
a
vacancy
occurs
in
the
office
of
chairperson
of
the
30
state
a
judicial
nominating
commission,
the
members
of
the
31
commission
shall
elect
a
new
chairperson
as
provided
in
section
32
46.6
.
If
a
vacancy
occurs
in
the
office
of
chairperson
of
a
33
district
judicial
nominating
commission
or
in
the
absence
of
34
the
chairperson,
the
members
of
the
particular
commission
shall
35
-8-
LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
8/
11
S.F.
_____
elect
a
temporary
chairperson
from
their
own
number.
1
Sec.
11.
Section
46.6,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
46.6
Chairperson.
4
1.
The
commissioners
of
the
state
judicial
nominating
5
commission
shall
elect
a
chairperson
from
their
own
number
and
6
the
commissioners
of
a
district
judicial
nominating
commission
7
shall
elect
a
chairperson
from
their
own
number
.
The
8
chairperson
shall
serve
a
two-year
term
that
expires
on
April
9
30
of
even-numbered
years.
A
commissioner
may
be
reelected
10
for
a
second
or
third
term
as
chairperson.
If
a
chairperson
11
of
a
judicial
nominating
commission
desires
to
be
relieved
12
of
the
duties
of
chairperson
while
retaining
the
status
of
13
commissioner,
the
chairperson
shall
notify
the
governor
and
the
14
other
commissioners
of
the
commission.
At
the
next
meeting
of
15
the
commission,
the
commissioners
shall
elect
a
new
chairperson
16
for
the
remainder
of
the
two-year
term.
17
2.
The
judge
of
longest
service
in
the
district
shall
serve
18
as
the
chair
of
a
particular
district
judicial
nominating
19
commission.
If
the
judges
of
longest
service
in
the
district
20
are
of
equal
service,
the
eldest
of
such
judges
shall
be
21
chairperson
of
the
particular
judicial
nominating
commission.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
and
makes
appropriations
to
the
26
judicial
branch.
27
FY
2024-2025
APPROPRIATIONS.
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
28
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
for
FY
2024-2025
to
the
29
judicial
branch
for
salaries,
receipt
and
disbursement
of
30
child
support
payments,
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
of
state,
31
maintenance,
equipment,
miscellaneous
purposes,
deposit
in
the
32
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
Code
section
602.1302(3)
for
33
certain
purposes,
payment
of
court-ordered
juvenile
services,
34
and
juvenile
delinquent
graduated
sanctions
services.
35
-9-
LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
9/
11
S.F.
_____
The
bill
provides
that
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
1
may
take
place
in
a
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
2
jurisdiction,
even
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
3
adjacent
judicial
district
or
judicial
election
district,
if
4
all
the
parties
in
a
case
agree.
If
a
trial
is
moved
to
another
5
county
that
is
located
in
another
judicial
district
or
judicial
6
election
district,
the
judicial
officers
serving
the
judicial
7
district
or
judicial
election
district
receiving
the
case
shall
8
preside
over
the
case.
9
The
bill
permits
a
judicial
officer
to
waive
travel
10
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
11
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
business.
12
The
bill
allows
a
judicial
officer
to
be
placed
on
unpaid
13
leave
on
any
day
a
court
employee
is
required
to
furlough.
14
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
judicial
officer
is
placed
on
15
unpaid
leave,
the
salary
of
the
judicial
officer
shall
be
16
reduced
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
which
the
unpaid
17
leave
occurred.
The
bill
provides
that
the
judicial
branch
18
may
use
an
amount
equal
to
the
aggregate
amount
of
the
salary
19
reductions
due
to
judicial
officer
unpaid
leave
for
any
purpose
20
other
than
judicial
salaries.
21
The
bill
states
legislative
intent
that
the
judicial
22
branch
utilize
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
23
electronic
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling.
24
The
bill
sets
forth
salaries
for
justices,
judges,
and
25
magistrates.
This
provision
takes
effect
June
21,
2024.
26
JUDICIAL
RETIREMENT
FUND.
The
bill
modifies
the
27
contribution
rates
for
the
judicial
retirement
fund.
The
bill
28
redefines
the
term
“judge’s
required
contribution”
to
mean
an
29
amount
equal
to
the
basic
salary
of
the
judge
multiplied
by
30
35
percent
of
the
required
contribution
rate,
and
the
term
31
“state’s
required
contribution”
to
mean
an
amount
equal
to
the
32
basic
salary
of
all
judges
multiplied
by
65
percent
of
the
33
required
contribution
rate.
The
bill
prohibits
the
required
34
contribution
rate
from
varying
by
more
than
1
percentage
point
35
-10-
LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
10/
11
S.F.
_____
from
the
prior
fiscal
year.
The
bill’s
contribution
rates
1
apply
regardless
of
whether
the
judicial
retirement
fund
is
2
fully
funded.
3
DISTRICT
JUDICIAL
NOMINATING
COMMISSIONS.
Under
current
4
law,
the
governor
appoints
five
eligible
electors
of
each
5
judicial
district
to
each
district’s
11-person
district
6
judicial
nominating
commission.
The
bill
changes
the
number
of
7
electors
appointed
by
the
governor
to
six.
8
Under
current
law,
the
most
senior
judge
in
the
district
9
serves
as
a
commissioner
and
as
the
chairperson
of
that
10
particular
district
judicial
nominating
commission.
The
11
bill
removes
the
judge
from
the
commission
and
from
being
12
chairperson
and
requires
the
members
of
each
district
judicial
13
nominating
commission
to
elect
a
chairperson
from
their
own
14
number.
15
District
judicial
nominating
commissions
are
responsible
16
for
screening
applicants
and
selecting
nominees
for
district
17
court
judicial
vacancies.
There
is
a
nominating
commission
for
18
each
of
Iowa’s
14
judicial
election
subdistricts.
District
19
nominating
commissions
provide
the
governor
with
a
slate
of
20
two
nominees
from
which
to
make
an
appointment
to
the
district
21
court.
22
-11-
LSB
5006XC
(7)
90
cm/ns
11/
11
