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Judicial Council seeks streamlined approvals for indigent defense costs and translation services
Summary
The Judicial Council urged statutory changes to speed payment for services other than counsel, translation bills and counsel compensation, proposing administrative review of routine bills and expanding contracting authority.
The Judicial Council asked the Finance - Division I committee to rewrite provisions in House Bill 2 to streamline payments and approvals for services in indigent defense cases.
Jay Buckey of the Judicial Council described a multi-step, paper-driven approval process for routine non-counsel expenses (for example, translation services) that often requires judicial review even for low-dollar items. Buckey said the…
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