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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Eisenstadt DATE TYPED: 01/26/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: Court-Appointed Special Advocates Program SB 94
ANALYST: O'Connell


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
$ 219.8 Recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates HB 111



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Bill 94 appropriates $219.8 in recurring general fund to the Administrative Office of the courts (AOC) to fund the Court Appointed Special Advocates program.





According to AOC analysis, $190.0 of the appropriation will be used to support or expand current CASA programs in judicial districts statewide and the remaining $29.8 will be used to create new programs in the Fourth and Tenth judicial districts.



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