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Judicial Council asks for additional budget lines; director cites public‑defender staffing and recruitment challenges
Summary
The Judicial Council requested additional budget authority for duties moved to it by recent law changes. The council's director told the Fiscal Committee the office faces public‑defender staffing shortages and lost a cost‑recovery function; committee members asked for legislative citations for new obligations.
A representative of the Judicial Council explained to the Fiscal Committee that a late-added budget obligation was placed with the council by a law change and that the council is seeking additional funds to meet that new duty.
The council's representative (transcribed in the record as both "Jay buggy" and later as "Director Bucky") said the change shifted payment responsibility from the Judicial Branch to…
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