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Wyoming judiciary warns JSA fund will run out; seeks $20 filing fee increase and staff realignment to stabilize tech account
Summary
Chief Justice Lynn Boom Guard told the Joint Appropriations Committee the Judicial Systems Automation (JSA) account is at risk of insolvency by fiscal 2029 and proposed moving 13 IT positions to the general fund and a bill draft to raise filing fees by $20 to bolster the account.
Chief Justice Lynn Boom Guard told the Joint Appropriations Committee that the Judicial Systems Automation (JSA) fund, which pays for court software and courtroom technology, faces depletion without immediate changes.
"Our general fund exception request for biannual fiscal years 2026 to 2028 are modest, approximately 5 and a half million dollars," Boom Guard said, stressing that most requests reflect technology needs rather than wants. She and state court administrators told lawmakers the JSA account, funded primarily by filing fees, has been used to pay personnel and infrastructure costs beyond its original statutory purpose and is projected to be insolvent by fiscal year 2029.
The judicial branch laid out a…
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