Bill Text: MI HB4238 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Appropriations: zero budget; judiciary; provide for fiscal year 2019-2020. Creates appropriation act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-08 - Disapproved Line Item(s) Re-referred To Committee On Appropriations [HB4238 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4238-Engrossed.html
HB-4238, As Passed House, June 11, 2019
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4238
A bill to make appropriations for the judiciary for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2020; and to provide for the expenditure
of the appropriations.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the judiciary for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from the following funds:
JUDICIARY
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated exempted positions............ 503.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 308,180,300
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 1,551,700
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 306,628,600
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues................................. 5,748,400
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues................................... 6,505,300
Total private revenues................................. 994,300
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 94,785,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 198,594,700
Sec. 102. SUPREME COURT
Full-time equated exempted positions............ 251.0
Community dispute resolution--3.0 FTE positions........ $ 3,271,600
Direct trial court automation support--44.0 FTE
positions............................................ 6,505,300
Drug treatment courts.................................. 11,833,000
Foster care review board--10.0 FTE positions........... 1,325,600
Judicial information systems--24.0 FTE positions....... 4,298,600
Judicial institute--13.0 FTE positions................. 1,854,600
Mental health courts and diversion services—1.0 FTE
position............................................. 5,466,800
Next generation Michigan court system.................. 4,116,000
Other federal grants................................... 275,100
State court administrative office--64.0 FTE positions.. 11,466,600
Supreme court administration--92.0 FTE positions....... 14,224,100
Swift and sure sanctions program....................... 3,499,900
Veterans courts........................................ 936,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 69,073,600
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of corrections..................... 51,700
IDG from department of state police.................... 1,500,000
Federal revenues:
DOJ, drug court training and evaluation................ 300,000
DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.... 1,942,800
HHS, access and visitation grant....................... 488,300
HHS, children's justice grant.......................... 241,700
HHS, court improvement project......................... 927,100
HHS, title IV-D child support program.................. 822,400
HHS, title IV-E foster care program.................... 403,500
Other federal grant revenues........................... 275,100
Special revenue funds:
Local - user fees...................................... 6,505,300
Private................................................ 198,100
Private - interest on lawyers' trust accounts.......... 273,100
Private - state justice institute...................... 436,100
Community dispute resolution fund...................... 2,400,000
Court of appeals filing/motion fees.................... 1,450,000
Drug court fund........................................ 1,920,500
Justice system fund.................................... 595,700
Law exam fees.......................................... 742,000
Miscellaneous revenue.................................. 245,900
State court fund....................................... 397,600
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 46,956,700
Sec. 103. COURT OF APPEALS
Full-time equated exempted positions............ 175.0
Court of appeals operations--175.0 FTE positions....... $ 24,835,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 24,835,200
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 24,835,200
Sec. 104. BRANCHWIDE APPROPRIATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions.............. 4.0
Branchwide appropriations--4.0 FTE positions........... $ 8,952,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 8,952,400
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 8,952,400
Sec. 105. JUSTICES' AND JUDGES' COMPENSATION
Full-time judges positions...................... 587.0
Supreme court justices' salaries--7.0 justices......... $ 1,152,300
Circuit court judges' state base salaries--217.0
judges............................................... 22,939,900
Circuit court judicial salary standardization.......... 9,922,100
Court of appeals judges' salaries--25.0 judges......... 4,097,700
District court judges' state base salaries--235.0
judges............................................... 24,424,000
District court judicial salary standardization......... 10,745,200
Probate court judges' state base salaries--103.0
judges............................................... 10,802,900
Probate court judicial salary standardization.......... 4,669,600
Judges' retirement system defined contributions........ 4,974,800
OASI, Social Security.................................. 6,280,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 100,008,500
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court fee fund......................................... 3,329,400
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 96,679,100
Sec. 106. JUDICIAL AGENCIES
Full-time equated exempted positions.............. 7.0
Judicial tenure commission--7.0 FTE positions.......... $ 1,264,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 1,264,200
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,264,200
Sec. 107. INDIGENT DEFENSE - CRIMINAL
Full-time equated exempted positions............. 53.0
Appellate public defender program--53.0 FTE positions.. $ 8,227,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 8,227,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Other federal grant revenues........................... 347,500
Special revenue funds:
Private - interest on lawyers' trust accounts.......... 87,000
Miscellaneous revenue.................................. 168,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 7,625,100
Sec. 108. INDIGENT CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Indigent civil legal assistance........................ $ 7,937,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 7,937,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State court fund....................................... 7,937,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Sec. 109. TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions.............. 6.0
Court equity fund reimbursements....................... $ 60,815,700
Drug case-flow program................................. 250,000
Drunk driving case-flow program........................ 3,300,000
Judicial technology improvement fund................... 4,815,000
Juror compensation reimbursement—1.0 FTE position...... 6,602,900
Statewide e-file system--5.0 FTE positions............. 10,191,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 85,975,200
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court equity fund...................................... 50,440,000
Drug fund.............................................. 250,000
Drunk driving fund..................................... 3,300,000
Electronic filing fee fund............................. 10,191,600
Judicial technology improvement fund................... 4,815,000
Juror compensation fund................................ 6,602,900
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 10,375,700
Sec. 110. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions.............. 7.0
Compliance with Montgomery v Louisiana--7.0 FTE
positions............................................ $ 700,000
Judicial tenure commission............................. 100,000
Michigan supreme court public website upgrade.......... 1,106,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 1,906,300
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 1,906,300
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under
part 1 for fiscal year 2019-2020 is $293,380,600.00 and state
spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government
for fiscal year 2019-2020 is $145,489,400.00. The itemized
statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to
local units of government will occur:
JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT
Drug treatment courts.................................. $ 8,158,000
Mental health courts and diversion services............ 5,466,800
Next generation Michigan court system.................. 4,116,000
Swift and sure sanctions program....................... 3,399,900
Veterans courts........................................ 936,400
COURT OF APPEALS
Court of appeals operations............................ $ 200,000
JUSTICES' AND JUDGES' COMPENSATION
Circuit court judicial salary standardization.......... $ 9,922,100
District court judicial salary standardization......... 10,745,200
Probate court judges' state base salaries.............. 10,802,900
Probate court judicial salary standardization.......... 4,669,600
OASI, Social Security.................................. 1,097,300
TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS
Court equity fund reimbursements....................... $ 60,815,700
Drug case-flow program................................. 250,000
Drunk driving case-flow program........................ 3,300,000
Judicial technology improvement fund................... 4,815,000
Juror compensation reimbursement....................... 6,602,900
Statewide e-file system................................ 10,191,600
TOTAL.................................................. $ 145,489,400
Sec. 202. (1) The appropriations authorized under this part
and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA
431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
(2) Funds appropriated in part 1 to an entity within the
judicial branch shall not be expended or transferred to another
account without written approval of the authorized agent of the
judicial entity. If the authorized agent of the judicial entity
notifies the state budget director of its approval of an
expenditure or transfer, the state budget director shall
immediately make the expenditure or transfer. The authorized
judicial entity agent shall be designated by the chief justice of
the supreme court.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) "DOJ" means the United States Department of Justice.
(b) "DOT" means the United States Department of
Transportation.
(c) "FTE" means full-time equated.
(d) "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and
Human Services.
(e) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
(f) "OASI" means old age survivor's insurance.
(g) "SADO" means the state appellate defender office created
under the appellate defender act, 1978 PA 620, MCL 780.711 to
780.719.
(h) "Title IV-D" means the part of the federal social security
act, 42 USC 301 to 1397mm, pertaining to the child support
enforcement program.
(i) "Title IV-E" means the part of the federal social security
act, 42 USC 301 to 1397mm, pertaining to the foster care program.
Sec. 204. The reporting requirements of this part shall be
completed with the approval of, and at the direction of, the
supreme court, except as otherwise provided in this part. The
judicial branch shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting
requirements of this part. This may include transmission of reports
via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting
requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an internet
or intranet site.
Sec. 205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for
the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if
competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or
services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to
goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable
quality. In addition, preference shall be given to goods or
services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are
competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 207. Not later than January 1 of each year, the state
court administrative office shall prepare a report on out-of-state
travel listing all travel by judicial branch employees outside this
state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in
whole or in part with funds appropriated in the budget for the
judicial branch. The report shall be submitted to the senate and
house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal
agencies, and the state budget office. The report shall include the
following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The transportation and related costs of each travel
occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general
fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state
restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues,
and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office
shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of
the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the
close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the
projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation
lapses by major program or program areas. The report shall be
transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house
appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 211. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial
branch shall maintain a searchable website accessible by the public
at no cost that includes all expenditures made by the judicial
branch within a fiscal year. The posting shall include the purpose
for which each expenditure is made. The judicial branch shall not
provide financial information on its website under this section if
doing so would violate a federal or state law, rule, regulation, or
guideline that establishes privacy or security standards applicable
to that financial information.
Sec. 212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive
budget recommendation, the judicial branch shall cooperate with the
state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations
committee chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittee
chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual
report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state
restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund
expenditures for the prior 2 fiscal years.
Sec. 213. The judiciary shall maintain, on a publicly
accessible website, a scorecard that identifies, tracks, and
regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve
the judiciary's performance.
Sec. 214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources
under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2020 are estimated at $13,102,700.00. From this amount, total
judiciary appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are
estimated at $6,369,500.00. Total judiciary appropriations for
retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $6,733,200.00.
Sec. 215. The judicial branch shall not take disciplinary
action against an employee for communicating with a member of the
legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 216. It is the intent of the legislature that judges who
are presiding over a hearing on a foster care case shall publicly
acknowledge and request the input of the foster parent or foster
parents during the hearing.
Sec. 217. If the judicial branch makes any changes to a foster
care family service plan before its finalization, it is the intent
of the legislature that the presiding judge provide an explanation
for any changes to that plan in the court record.
Sec. 218. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state
court administrative office shall identify programs, within the
department of health and human services, the department of talent
and economic development, and the department of corrections, that
have programmatic connections with the participants in the swift
and sure sanctions program. The purpose of this relationship is to
leverage collaborations and to determine avenues of success for
offenders who are eligible for state-provided programs. The state
court administrative office shall provide guidance to courts
participating in the swift and sure sanctions program, under the
probation swift and sure sanctions act, chapter XIA of the code of
criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771A.1 to 771A.8, of the
available department of health and human services, department of
talent and economic development, and department of corrections
programming.
Sec. 219. The judicial branch shall receive and retain copies
of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and
state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records
shall be followed. The judicial branch may electronically retain
copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state
guidelines.
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Sec. 301. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the direct
trial court automation support program of the state court
administrative office shall recover direct and overhead costs from
trial courts by charging for services rendered. The fee shall cover
the actual costs incurred to the direct trial court automation
support program in providing the service, including development of
future versions of case management systems.
Sec. 302. Funds appropriated within the judicial branch shall
not be expended by any component within the judicial branch without
the approval of the supreme court.
Sec. 303. Of the amount appropriated in part 1 for the
judicial branch, $711,900.00 is allocated for circuit court
reimbursement under section 3 of 1978 PA 16, MCL 800.453, and for
costs associated with the court of claims.
Sec. 304. A member of the legislature may request a report or
data from the data collected in the judicial data warehouse. The
report shall be made available to the public upon request, unless
disclosure is prohibited by court order or state or federal law.
Any data provided under this section shall be public and non-
identifying information.
Sec. 305. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community
dispute resolution, community dispute resolution centers shall
provide dispute resolution services specified in the community
dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564, and
shall help to reduce suspensions and truancy, and improve school
climate. Funding appropriated in part 1 for community dispute
resolution may be used to develop or expand juvenile diversion
services in cooperation with local prosecutors. Participation in
the dispute resolution processes is voluntary for all parties.
Sec. 307. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for mental
health courts and diversion services, $1,730,000.00 is intended to
address the recommendations of the mental health diversion council.
Sec. 308. If sufficient funds are not available from the court
fee fund to pay judges' compensation, the difference between the
appropriated amount from that fund for judges' compensation and the
actual amount available after the amount appropriated for trial
court reimbursement is made shall be appropriated from the state
general fund for judges' compensation. If an appropriation is made
under this section, the state court administrative office shall
notify, within 14 days of the appropriation, the senate and house
standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house
appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house
fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.
Sec. 309. By April 1, the state court administrative office
shall provide a report on drug treatment, mental health, and
veterans court programs in this state. The report shall include
information on the number of each type of program that has been
established, the number of program participants in each
jurisdiction, and the impact of the programs on offender criminal
involvement and recidivism. The report shall be submitted to the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the
senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.
Sec. 311. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for drug
treatment courts as that term is defined in section 1060 of the
revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060, shall be
administered by the state court administrative office to operate
drug treatment court programs. A drug treatment court shall be
responsible for handling cases involving substance abusing
nonviolent offenders through comprehensive supervision, testing,
treatment services, and immediate sanctions and incentives. A drug
treatment court shall use all available county and state personnel
involved in the disposition of cases including, but not limited to,
parole and probation agents, prosecuting attorneys, defense
attorneys, and community corrections providers. The funds may be
used in connection with other federal, state, and local funding
sources.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the chief justice
shall allocate sufficient funds for the Michigan judicial institute
to provide in-state training for those identified in subsection
(1), including training for new drug treatment court judges.
(3) For drug treatment court grants, consideration for
priority may be given to those courts where higher instances of
substance abuse cases are filed.
(4) The judiciary shall receive $1,500,000.00 in Byrne formula
grant funding as an interdepartmental grant from the department of
state police to be used for expansion of drug treatment courts, to
assist in avoiding prison bed space growth for nonviolent offenders
in collaboration with the department of corrections.
Sec. 312. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state
court administrator shall produce a statistical report regarding
the implementation of the parental rights restoration act, 1990 PA
211, MCL 722.901 to 722.908, as it pertains to minors seeking
court-issued waivers of parental consent. The state court
administrative office shall report the total number of petitions
filed and the total number of petitions granted under that act.
Sec. 316. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for
pretrial risk assessment, the state court administrative office
shall continue to pilot a pretrial risk assessment tool in an
effort to provide relevant information to judges so they can make
evidence-based bond decisions that will increase public safety and
reduce costs associated with unnecessary pretrial detention. The
state court administrative office shall expand the number of courts
using the assessment tool.
(2) The state court administrative office shall submit a
status report by February 1 to the senate and house appropriations
subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies,
and the state budget office. The report shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following:
(a) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the pretrial risk
assessment tool pilot program that was implemented in the prior
fiscal year. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to,
for defendants screened by the pretrial risk assessment tool, the
failure to appear rate for each type of bond, including personal
recognizance with or without conditions, 10% deposit bail with or
without conditions, and cash or surety bail with or without
conditions.
(b) Plans to expand use of the assessment tool.
(c) Details on prior year expenditures, allocations, and
planned expenditures.
Sec. 317. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for
the permanent assignment of state-owned vehicles to justices or
judges or any other judicial branch employee. This section does not
preclude the use of state-owned motor pool vehicles for state
business in accordance with approved guidelines.
Sec. 320. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the
swift and sure sanctions program, created under section 3 of
chapter XIA of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL
771A.3, the state court administrative office shall administer a
program to distribute grants to qualifying courts in accordance
with the objectives and requirements of the probation swift and
sure sanctions act, chapter XIA of the code of criminal procedure,
1927 PA 175, MCL 771A.1 to 771A.8. Of the funds designated for the
program, not more than $100,000.00 shall be available to the state
court administrative office to pay for employee costs associated
with the administration of the program funds. Of the funds
designated for the program, $500,000.00 is reserved for programs in
counties that had more than 325 individuals sentenced to prison in
the previous calendar year. Courts interested in participating in
the swift and sure sanctions program may apply to the state court
administrative office for a portion of the funds appropriated in
part 1 under this section.
(2) By April 1, the state court administrative office, in
cooperation with the department of corrections, shall provide a
report on the courts that receive funding under the swift and sure
sanctions program described in subsection (1) to the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and
house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The report
shall include all of the following:
(a) The number of offenders who participate in the program.
(b) The criminal history of offenders who participate in the
program.
(c) The recidivism rate of offenders who participate in the
program, including the rate of return to jail, prison, or both.
(d) A detailed description of the establishment and parameters
of the program.
(e) A list of courts participating in the program.
(f) An accounting of prior year expenditures, including grant
amounts requested by the courts, grant amounts awarded to the
courts, and grant amounts expended by the courts.
(3) As used in this section, "program" means a swift and sure
sanctions program described in subsection (1).
Sec. 321. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial
branch shall support a statewide legal self-help internet website
and local nonprofit self-help centers that use the statewide
website to provide assistance to individuals representing
themselves in civil legal proceedings. The state court
administrative office shall summarize the costs of maintaining the
website, provide statistics on the number of people visiting the
website, and provide information on content usage, form completion,
and user feedback. By March 1, the state court administrative
office shall report this information for the preceding fiscal year
to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary,
the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.
Sec. 322. If Byrne formula grant funding is awarded to the
state appellate defender, the state appellate defender office may
receive and expend Byrne formula grant funds in an amount not to
exceed $250,000.00 as an interdepartmental grant from the
department of state police. If the appellate defender appointed
under section 3 of the appellate defender act, 1978 PA 620, MCL
780.713, receives federal grant funding from the United States
Department of Justice in excess of the amount appropriated in part
1, the office of appellate defender may receive and expend grant
funds in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 as other federal
grants.
Sec. 324. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the
medication-assisted treatment program, the judiciary shall maintain
a medication-assisted treatment program to provide treatment for
opioid-addicted and alcohol-addicted individuals who are referred
to and voluntarily participate in the medication-assisted treatment
program.
Sec. 325. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state
court administrative office shall conduct a study on the
feasibility of implementing a specialized domestic violence
prosecution and intervention pilot project. The purpose of a pilot
project established after a study conducted under this section
would be to provide intervention and treatment services,
supplemented by trauma treatment and addiction services, to
domestic violence offenders, with a focus on the deterrence of
offenders who are second-time or subsequent offenders.
(2) Information gathered by the study shall include, but not
be limited to, all of the following, categorized by county:
(a) The number of convictions for domestic violence offenses
compared to the number of convictions for other violent crimes.
(b) The number of individuals arrested for an alleged second-
time or subsequent domestic violence offense, and the number of
individuals convicted of a second-time or subsequent domestic
violence offense, including the total number of domestic violence
offenses committed in a specified time period.
(c) The number of domestic violence offenses resulting in
death compared to the number of other homicides.
(d) The number of alleged and convicted offenders that
experienced violent trauma or witnessed violent trauma as a young
person.
(e) The number of alleged and convicted offenders that have a
substance abuse disorder.
(f) Recommendations on how the state can hold offenders
accountable while rehabilitating them with treatment, community-
based resources and support, and restorative justice approaches to
conflict resolution, with the goal being a more effective and less
costly alternative to incarceration.
(g) Recommendations on how the state can improve
identification of at-risk individuals and intervention with a
combination of protective, rehabilitative, and restorative justice
measures that hold domestic violence offenders accountable, while
curtailing the escalation of violence before people are at risk.
(3) The state court administrative office shall submit the
results of the study, by September 30, to the senate and house of
representatives subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house
fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 402. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state
appellate defender office attorneys and support staff shall ensure
Michigan compliance with Montgomery v Louisiana, 577 US _____
(2016). The purpose of the program is to ensure competent,
resourced, and supervised counsel in cases involving the
resentencing of juvenile lifers. The representation by SADO counsel
will create opportunities for release, saving prison costs for the
state.
(2) The state appellate defender office shall submit a report
by September 30 to the senate and house appropriations
subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies,
and the state budget office on the number of juvenile lifer cases
investigated and prepared by the state appellate defender office.
The report shall include a calculation of hours spent and focus on
incremental costs associated with investigating and conducting a
robust examination of each case, with particular emphasis on those
costs that may be avoided after the cases have been disposed.