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Committee hears bill to split county court operational costs with state; NACO voices support
Summary
A committee heard a bill to require the state to pay half of county court operational costs; NACO testified in support and indicated backing for related bills to repeal county office-space requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services and to shift probation expenses to the state.
The committee heard a bill that would require the state to pay half of county court operational costs. The report notes the state currently pays for county court judges—s and employees— salaries, computer hardware and software, communications lines and recording equipment, while counties pay other operational costs.
NACO testified in support of the state cost-share bill and indicated it will support two related bills: one to repeal requirements that counties provide office space for the Department of Health and Human Services and another to require the state to pay for probation expenses. The report says the three bills will be heard on Wednesday.
The transcript reports testimony in favor but does not record a committee vote.
