Menu
2016 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

View Budget Item
View Budget Item amendments

Chief Patron: Toscano
Provide Additional Funding for Court-Appointed Attorney Fee Waivers

Item 37 #2h

Item 37 #2h

First Year - FY2017 Second Year - FY2018
Judicial Department
Supreme Court FY2017 $550,000 FY2018 $550,000 GF

Language
Page 23, line 3, strike "$13,360,061" and insert "$13,910,061".
Page 23, line 3, strike "$13,360,061" and insert "$13,910,061".

Page 23, line 6, strike “$4,521,200” and "$4,521,200" insert:

"$5,071,200" and “$5,071,200”.

Page 23, line 25, strike “C.” and insert “C.1.”

Page 23, line 25, strike “$4,200,000” and “$4,200,000” and insert:

“$4,750,000” and “$4,750,000”.

Page 23, after line 27, insert:

“2. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall, no later than September 1 of each year, provide to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees and to the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, a report detailing the number and dollar amount of duly approved increased reimbursements for court-appointed counsel pursuant to § 19.2-163, Code of Virginia, that were not reimbursed due the amount approved for such reimbursements exceeding the appropriations provided for such purpose within this item.”



Explanation

(This amendment provides an additional appropriation of $550,000 each year to Criminal Fund for increased reimbursements to court appointed counsels pursuant to § 19.2-163, Code of Virginia. The amendment also directs the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to provide a detailed report for any fiscal year demand for waivers exceeds the appropriation provided for such waivers within this item.)