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Judicial branch presents $112 million biennial request; committee lays bill over
Summary
The committee heard Senate File 1098, the judicial branch policy and appropriations bill, with the State Court Administrator presenting a biennial request totaling $112 million and items including judicial pay raises, juror per diem increases, and funding for digital accessibility and cybersecurity. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
The Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee on March 17 heard Senate File 1098, the Judicial Branch policy and appropriations bill. State Court Administrator Jeff Schorba presented the branch's biennial budget request and accompanying small policy changes and said the request reflected staffing, compensation and digital-access needs.
Schorba told the committee the Judicial Branch's overall biennial request totaled $112 million, a 12.51% increase over the base budget. Key items in the request include a proposal to increase judicial officer salaries by 6% in each year of the biennium, a 6% employee compensation…
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