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

SPONSOR Rawson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/30/06

HB

SHORT TITLE Additional 3

rd

District Judgeship

SB 339

ANALYST McSherry

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$811.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 339, appropriates $811,043 from the general fund to 3

rd

Judicial District Court for the

purpose of funding a staff attorney, human resource specialist, network specialists, legal assistant

and a district court judicial leadworker ($299,328), replace federal funds for juvenile and family

reunification drug courts ($400,500), expand the family reunification drug court ($68,000), fund

increased insurance costs ($35,000) and fund increased contributions to judicial retirement

($8,215).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $811,043 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert

to the general fund.

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