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2000 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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Increased Attorney Fees

Item 31 #2s

Item 31 #2s

First Year - FY2001 Second Year - FY2002
Judicial Department
General District Courts FY2001 $0 FY2002 $3,359,908 GF

Language
Page 19, line 46, strike "$66,694,156" and insert "$70,054,064".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $3,359,908 the second year from the general fund to increase court-appointed counsel fees in District Court cases by 20 percent, contingent upon final passage of Senate Bill 481. A companion amendment to Item 30 provides additional funds to increase fees for court-appointed counsel in Circuit Court cases.)