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2006 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Kilgore
Court-Appointed Attorney Compensation Increase

Item 32 #2h

Item 32 #2h

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Judicial Department
Circuit Courts FY2007 $3,800,000 FY2008 $7,500,000 GF

Language
Page 19, line 2, strike "$85,719,167" and insert "$89,519,167".
Page 19, line 2, strike "$86,969,167" and insert "$94,469,167".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $3.8 million the first year and $7.5 million the second year from the general fund to increase the compensation paid to court-appointed counsel for indigent criminal defense. These amounts, when combined with the actions taken in the introduced budget, would increase the amounts for additional compensation to court-appointed attorneys to $5.0 million the first year and $10.0 million the second year.)