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Judicial Standards Commission budget mostly unchanged; staff pay increase request tied to judiciary compensation initiative
Summary
The Judicial Standards Commission asked the House appropriations subcommittee that it be included in a judiciary compensation initiative for staff pay; staff clarified a printed book note about expanded jurisdiction over hearing officers is incorrect and will be corrected.
The Judicial Standards Commission told the House appropriations subcommittee it seeks funding aligned with the judiciary's compensation initiative so its staff pay bands match the judicial branch's pay adjustments.
Felix Chavez, the LFC analyst, told the committee the executive recommendation exceeds the LFC recommendation by roughly $28,600 because the executive funds pay increases for staff eligible under the judicial branch compensation initiative while the LFC did not include that add-on. Executive Director Phyllis Dominguez asked the committee to approve the DFA/executive recommendation to fund the requested $39,700 compensation increment for the commission.
Committee members asked about a passage in the committee’s published material that suggested the Judicial Standards Commission’s jurisdiction had been expanded to include judicial-branch hearing officers. Dominguez explained the statute-change language had been removed on the floor in 2023 and that the printed volume would be corrected. "That will be updated in future volumes," Felix Chavez said.
Action: The subcommittee adopted the LFC recommendation after a motion and second; the commission said it will pursue the pay adjustment consistent with the judiciary's compensation initiative and will correct the published budget volume text.
Ending: The commission will provide corrected material for the committee record and continue to coordinate with the judiciary on pay-band alignment.
