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Chief Patron: Keam
HB 2087 - Court Appointed Counsel Child Welfare Cases

Item 34 #1h

Item 34 #1h

First Year - FY2015 Second Year - FY2016
Judicial Department
Supreme Court FY2015 $0 FY2016 $3,380,546 GF

Language
Page 24, line 3, strike "$12,492,787" and insert "$15,873,333".
Page 24, line 24, strike the second "$4,200,000" and insert "$7,580,546".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $3.4 million from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the provisions of House Bill 2087 of the 2015 General Assembly Session which allows court-appointed counsel for parents in child welfare cases to submit a waiver application for additional compensation, above the standard compensation limit, of $120 in district court cases and $158 for cases appealed to the circuit court.)