Louisiana 2013 2013 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB691 Comm Sub / Analysis

                     Fannin (HB 691)	Act No. 64
Appropriates funds for FY 2013-2014 for the ordinary operating expenses of the judicial
branch of government with total funding of $167,572,877 from the following sources:
$147,338,908 out of the State General Fund (Direct); $10,436,500 through interagency
transfers from the Dept. of Children and Family Services; and $9,797,469 from statutory
dedications out of the Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund and the Trial Court Case
Management Fund.
Funding for the ordinary operating expenses of the judicial branch of government is provided
as follows: 
(1)La. Supreme Court	$  77,469,096
(2)Courts of Appeal  44,070,577
(3)District Courts 	33,962,684
(4)Criminal Court, Parish of Orleans	5,934,276
(5)Juvenile and Family Courts	2,345,286
(6) Other Courts (Required by Statute)	2,801,870
(7)Other Courts (Not Required by Statute)   682,286
(8)Non-Judicial State Expenses (legal representation 
of children in child protection cases)	1,976,474
TOTAL	$  169,242,549
Provides that the appropriations out of the State General Fund (Direct) contained in this Act
shall be reduced by a total amount of $1,669,672 pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial
Budgetary Control Board or as approved by the La. Supreme Court.
The salary increases provided by Section 1 of Act No. of the 2013 R.S. of the Legislature
shall only be effective to the extent that funding is made available in that Act.
Effective July 1, 2013.