ENROLLED
ACT No. 116
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 584
BY REPRESENTATIVES ZERINGUE AND SCHEXNAYDER AND SENATOR
CORTEZ
1 AN ACT
2 To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the
3 Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans
4 Parish, and other courts; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1.A. The sum of One-Hundred Ninety Million, Seven Hundred Sixty-Eight
8 Thousand, Three Hundred Sixty-Nine and No/100 ($190,768,369.00) Dollars, or so much
9 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the judiciary,
10 including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District
11 Court of Orleans Parish, and of the other courts.
12 B. The total amount herein appropriated is hereby allocated to provide as follows:
13 03-8170 SUPREME COURT
14 Program Description: The Supreme Court has general supervisory jurisdiction over all lower courts.
15 It may establish procedural and administrative rules not in conflict with law and may assign a sitting or
16 retired judge to any court. The Supreme Court has sole authority to provide by rule for appointments of
17 attorneys as temporary or ad hoc judges. It considers applications for writs to review individual cases,
18 and has criminal and other appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction
19 of disciplinary proceedings against lawyers, recommendations of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
20 for the discipline of judges, and fact questions affecting its appellate jurisdiction. It has inherent authority
21 to regulate the legal profession and to promulgate and update the Code of Judicial Conduct. The court
22 also provides judicial training through the Judicial College and works to improve the administration of
23 justice.
24 FY 21 EOB FY 22 REC
25 01 Salaries of one (1) Chief Justice and
26 six (6) Associate Justices of the
27 Supreme Court, as provided by
28 R.S. 13:102 $ 1,155,208$ 1,217,029
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1 02 Salaries and other expenses of the
2 Supreme Court Proper and salary of
3 the Crier of the Supreme Court$ 6,546,342$11,515,941
4 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's
5 Office and of the Judiciary
6 Commission provided for in Article V,
7 Section 25 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana and under the provisions of
9 R.S. 13:32 et seq.
10 A. Expenses of Judicial
11 Administrator's Office $ 4,595,723$ 5,221,110
12 Program Description: The Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme Court in the
13 administration of the state court system. It staffs the Judicial Council and the Judiciary Commission of
14 Louisiana. Through the Judicial Council, it performs studies and makes recommendations for the creation
15 of new judgeships and for improving the administration of justice. The Judicial Administrator's Office
16 provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the administration of a judicial
17 retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court human resource system; and
18 support for judicial branch reporting obligations. The Judicial Administrator's Office also manages the
19 ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases under advisement, provides support for initiatives to ensure
20 access to the courts for limited English proficiency individuals; provides outreach services to state and
21 local courts, applies for and administers grants to improve judicial administration; and staffs the
22 Committee on Judicial Ethics. The Judicial Administrator’s office administers several programs, including
23 the Supreme Court Drug Court / Specialty Court Office, the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, and
24 CASA and FINS through the Division of Children and Families. The Judicial Administrator’s office also
25 provides staff support for the Louisiana Judicial College, and performs numerous legal services for the
26 Supreme Court and the Judiciary.
27 B. Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ 1,853,140$ 2,115,825
28 Program Description: The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional body established under
29 Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept, screen, investigate, and prosecute complaints
30 of judicial misconduct. As part of its authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court the censure,
31 suspension, removal from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical misconduct.
32 C. Court Reporters; Statistical
33 Reporting Systems $ 343,317$ 374,039
34 D. Dues to National Center for
35 State Courts $ 170,061$ 175,163
36 04 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary
37 Board, as per Louisiana Supreme
38 Court Rule XIX $ 3,000$ 3,000
39 05 Compensation and expenses of retired
40 judges assigned under Article V,
41 Section 5(A) of the Constitution of
42 Louisiana, be it more or less
43 estimated at $ 1,146,948$ 1,146,948
44 06 Law Library of Louisiana for salaries,
45 services, supplies, maintenance, repairs,
46 and equipment $ 1,669,075$ 1,793,476
47 Program Description: The Law Library of Louisiana serves the legal information needs of the state
48 judiciary, and is open to members of the bar and public.
49 07 Salaries and expenses of transferred
50 judges assigned under Article V,
51 Section 5(A) of the Constitution,
52 be it more or less estimated as $ 12,095$ 37,678
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1 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by
2 justices and judges of all courts, as
3 provided by R.S. 11:1358 $ 929,846$ 825,546
4 09 Pensions for widows of justices and
5 judges of all courts, as provided by
6 R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it
7 more or less estimated at $ 826,894$ 826,894
8 10 Judicial College $ 31,938$ 119,729
9 Program Description: The Judicial College was established by order of the Supreme Court in 1976 to
10 provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges.
11 11 State contribution to judicial
12 retirement provided for in Article V,
13 Section 23 of the Constitution and
14 R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or
15 less estimated at $19,865,252$21,043,881
16 12 Civil commitment matters as
17 required by R.S. 28:54 $ 231,546$ 285,261
18 13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for
19 expenses of storage of appellate
20 court records $ 60,000$ 60,000
21 14 Funding for statewide operations of the
22 Louisiana Protective Order Registry
23 (R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case
24 Management Information System $ 1,060,005$ 1,314,781
25 15 Information Technology $ 1,939,262$ 1,207,975
26 16 Operational expenses of
27 the Families in Need of Services
28 Program (FINS) $ 1,977,289$ 2,235,210
29 Program Description: The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist local FINS processes by
30 developing and implementing a needs-based allocation formula; developing, implementing, and mandating
31 the use of a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal cases; developing
32 and mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and reporting performance
33 indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic fiscal reports and financial accountability;
34 and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways.
35
36 17 Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts $14,890,866$15,949,065
37 Program Description: Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts, such as Drug/DWI Treatment Courts,
38 authorized in 1977 by R.S. 13:5301-5304; Reentry Courts, authorized in 2010 by R.S. 13:5401; Mental
39 Health Courts, authorized in 2013 by R.S. 13:5353 - 5358; Swift and Certain Program, authorized by R.S.
40 13:5371; and Veterans Treatment Courts, authorized in 2014 by R.S. 13:5361 - 5368, are proven and
41 effective alternatives to traditional criminal justice interventions. These programs provide integrated
42 treatment for substance use and mental health disorders, including the appropriate use of sanctions and
43 incentives along with case management, to place participants in need of services into appropriate
44 community-based and judicially supervised rehabilitation programs. Clients are regularly tested and
45 monitored for compliance with educational, employment, and treatment requirements pursuant to current
46 best practices and the proven national model.
47 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates$ 6,255,033$ 7,130,347
48 Program Description: The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote timely placement of
49 children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes, in accordance with the provisions of
50 Children's Code articles 424-426. Services are provided through local CASA programs which recruit,
51 screen, train and supervise community advocates. Upon appointment by the trial judge, qualified
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1 advocates serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge, advocating for the best
2 interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been assigned, and advising and assisting the
3 judge in the determination of the best interest of the children involved.
4 19 Judges' supplemental compensation
5 R.S. 13:10.3, be it more or less
6 estimated at $ 6,223,724$ 6,223,724
7 Program Description: The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was established by the Legislature
8 in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related expenses to judges and commissioners. The funding
9 source is a non-refundable filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided in R.S. 13:10.3.
10 20 Case Management Information System,
11 Article 887(F) of the Code of Criminal
12 Procedure, be it more or less
13 estimated at $ 4,017,201$ 4,017,201
14 Program Description: The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was created by the Supreme
15 Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing criminal, civil,
16 juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well as protective orders. Data is received from courts statewide,
17 transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies.
18 Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety & Corrections. CMIS
19 is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as provided under
20 C.Cr.P.887(F).
21 TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $75,803,765$84,839,823
22 MEANS OF FINANCE:
23 State General Fund (Direct) $54,882,754$65,206,048
24 State General Fund by:
25 Interagency Transfers $10,680,086$ 9,392,850
26 Statutory Dedications:
27 Judges' Supplemental Compensation
28 Fund $ 6,223,724$ 6,223,724
29 Trial Court Case Management
30 Information Fund $ 4,017,201$ 4,017,201
31 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $75,803,765$84,839,823
32 03-8171COURTS OF APPEAL
33 Program Description: The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles,
34 New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction over all cases arising within their respective
35 circuits, subject to the general supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Each court of appeal also
36 has appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, and
37 all criminal cases triable by a jury which arise within its circuit, except for those cases appealable directly
38 to the Supreme Court or to the district courts.
39 FY 21 EOB FY 22 REC
40 01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges
41 and forty-eight (48) Judges of
42 the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311$ 8,124,978$ 8,561,748
43 02 Salaries and expenses of operation
44 and maintenance of the Court of
45 appeal, First Circuit $10,398,249$11,257,091
46 03 Salaries and expenses of operation
47 and maintenance of the Court of
48 appeal, Second Circuit $ 6,017,328$ 6,138,996
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1 04 Salaries and expenses of operation
2 and maintenance of the Court of
3 appeal, Third Circuit $ 8,850,802$ 9,308,211
4 05 Salaries and expenses of operation
5 and maintenance of the Court of
6 Appeal, Fourth Circuit $ 8,256,673$ 8,740,166
7 06 Salaries and expenses of operation
8 and maintenance of the Court of
9 Appeal, Fifth Circuit $ 6,024,611$ 6,460,257
10 TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $47,672,641$50,466,469
11 MEANS OF FINANCE:
12 State General Fund (Direct) $47,300,362$50,466,469
13 State General Fund by:
14 Interagency Transfers $ 372,279$ 0
15 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $47,672,641$50,466,469
16 03-8172DISTRICT COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
17 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
18 Program Description: There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have general jurisdiction over
19 all matters within their territorial limits, except in those judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and the 24th
20 Judicial Districts) where family and juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of cases
21 and except in Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal, and juvenile
22 jurisdictions. In certain cases, the forty-one general jurisdiction courts have concurrent jurisdiction with
23 justices of the peace and parish courts. The district courts generally have appellate jurisdiction of
24 criminal cases tried by city, parish, municipal, traffic, and mayors' courts, except in certain cases. The
25 district courts also have appellate jurisdiction over justices of the peace in parishes where no parish courts
26 exist. The Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction of all civil cases in that parish. The
27 Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over all criminal cases in that parish. It also
28 has general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and traffic court in Orleans Parish. The Family
29 Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive jurisdiction of many domestic cases in that parish. The
30 four juvenile courts located in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive
31 jurisdiction of juvenile cases in their respective parishes.
32 FY 21 EOB FY 22 REC
33 01 Salaries of one hundred ninety-one
34 (191) District Judges as provided
35 by R.S. 13:691 $ 27,975,077$29,540,606
36 02 Office and travel expenses of District
37 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698
38 and R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 1,285,250$ 1,285,250
39 03 Salaries of fourteen (14) Judges of
40 Civil District Court, Orleans Parish,
41 as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 2,046,408$ 2,156,811
42 04 Expenses of Judges of Civil District
43 Court, Parish of Orleans, for salaries
44 of stenographers, clerks, law books,
45 stationery, telephone, and like
46 expenses as provided by R.S. 13:698$ 80,500$ 80,500
47 05 Salaries of two (2) Court Reporters
48 of the Twentieth Judicial District Court,
49 including retirement contributions, as
50 provided by R.S. 13:966.1 $ 114,514$ 117,117
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1 06 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans
2 Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A)$ 10,000$ 10,000
3 07 State share of Group, Workers'
4 Compensation, General Liability, and
5 Property Insurance Premiums as
6 provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 6,598,197$ 7,174,181
7 08 Salaries of two (2) commissioners of
8 the Nineteenth Judicial District and
9 one (1) commissioner of the Fifteenth
10 Judicial District as provided by
11 R.S. 13:712 and R.S. 13:715,
12 respectively $ 584,653$ 623,256
13 09 Office expenses for the Judicial
14 Expense Fund of the Nineteenth Judicial
15 District Court as provided by
16 R.S. 13:711-713 $ 400,707$ 439,653
17 10 Office expenses for the Judicial
18 Expense Fund of the Fifteenth
19 Judicial District Court as provided
20 by R.S. 13:714-716 $ 286,234$ 299,813
21 11 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District
22 Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977$ 49,311$ 49,311
23 12 For the expenses of the Judicial Expense
24 Fund, Tenth Judicial District Court as
25 provided by Act 57 of 2006 $ 35,000$ 35,000
26 SUBTOTAL $39,465,851$41,811,498
27 13 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans
28 Program Description: The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has exclusive jurisdiction
29 of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses committed within the parish of
30 Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court. The court, through its magistrate and
31 with assistance from its commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates in all felony charges and
32 the power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or discharge, or to hold for trial, in all
33 cases before the court. The court has appellate jurisdiction of all cases tried before the Municipal and
34 Traffic Court of New Orleans and has general supervisory jurisdiction over these courts.
35 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) District
36 Judges of Criminal Court, Orleans
37 Parish as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 1,900,237$ 2,002,753
38 B.Office expenses of Judges of
39 Criminal Court, Orleans Parish as
40 Provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 74,750$ 74,750
41 C.State's share of group insurance
42 for personnel of Criminal Court
43 as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 691,610$ 733,107
44 D.Salaries of thirteen (13) minute
45 clerks as provided by R.S.
46 13:1373.1 $ 291,220$ 295,579
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1 E.Salaries of twenty-six (26) court
2 reporters as provided by R.S.
3 13:1373.1 $ 449,821$ 461,225
4 F.Salaries of four (4) commissioners
5 of Criminal Court, Orleans Parish,
6 including related benefits as
7 provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 515,703$ 553,362
8 G.Office and travel expenses of
9 commissioners as provided by
10 R.S. 13:1347 $ 7,950$ 10,600
11 H.Salaries of four (4) minute clerks,
12 one for each commissioner
13 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 75,372$ 79,530
14 I.Salaries of four (4) court reporters,
15 one for each commissioner
16 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 57,312$ 58,184
17 J.Salaries of Judicial Administrator,
18 and assistants, including
19 related benefits $ 939,332$ 1,000,008
20 K.Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks$ 685,068$ 771,772
21 L.Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 214,607$ 228,999
22 M.Sanity Commissions $ 58,855$ 60,179
23 N.Board of Jury Commissioners $ 391,859$ 424,309
24 SUBTOTAL $ 6,353,696$ 6,754,357
25 14 Juvenile and Family Court Judges
26 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) Juvenile
27 Court Judges as provided by
28 R.S. 13:691 $ 1,900,237$ 2,002,753
29 B.Salaries of four (4) Family Court
30 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 584,688$ 616,232
31 C.Office and travel expenses of Juvenile
32 and Family Court Judges as
33 provided by R.S. 13:698 and
34 R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 103,500$ 97,750
35 SUBTOTAL $ 2,588,425$ 2,716,735
36 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (District Courts):$48,407,972$51,282,590
37 MEANS OF FINANCE:
38 State General Fund (Direct) $48,407,972$51,282,590
39 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING
40 (District Courts): $48,407,972$51,282,590
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1 03-8173OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
2 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
3 Program Description: The category includes forty-seven city courts, one municipal and traffic court
4 (New Orleans), and one parish court (Ascension Parish).
5 FY 21 EOB FY 22 REC
6 01Salaries of sixty (60) City Court
7 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875 $ 2,831,732$2,984,510
8 02Salaries of seven (7) Municipal and
9 Traffic and one (1) Parish Court
10 Judge as provided by R.S. 13:2492,
11 2501.1 and 2563.5, respectively $ 410,432 $ 432,574
12 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (OTHER COURTS
13 REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 3,242,164$3,417,084
14 MEANS OF FINANCE:
15 State General Fund (Direct) $ 3,242,164$3,417,084
16 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE (OTHER
17 COURTS REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 3,242,164$3,417,084
18 03-8174 OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT
19 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
20 FY 21 EOB FY 22 REC
21 01Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective
22 Care Monitoring Program $ 536,132 $ 609,214
23 Program Description: The program tracks and maintains child abuse and neglect cases in the Orleans
24 Parish Juvenile Court. It also provides assistance in support of the Families in Need of Services Program.
25 02Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
26 Reporters $ 77,178 $ 89,920
27 03 For the expenses of the Judges'
28 Assistance Program $ 61,877 $ 63,269
29 Program Description: The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and other assistance to
30 judges with substance abuse problems.
31 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (OTHER COURTS
32 NOT REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 675,187 $ 762,403
33 MEANS OF FINANCE:
34 State General Fund (Direct) $ 675,187 $ 762,403
35 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE (OTHER
36 COURTS NOT REQUIRED BY
37 STATUTE) $ 675,187 $ 762,403
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1 Section 2. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the
2 State General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by a total
3 amount of Seven Million, One-Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand, One Hundred Fifty-Five and
4 no/100 ($7,126,155) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial Budgetary Control
5 Board or as approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
6 Section 3.A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or his duly authorized and
7 appointed agent, shall warrant the state treasurer for the allocations herein provided, or for
8 so much thereof as may be necessary. The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the State
9 General Fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all other
10 warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and warrants
11 for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant provided by this
12 Act.
13 B. The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the
14 judiciary in an approved bank that has been selected by the Supreme Court and is located in
15 the state.
16 C. Any funds herein allocated to the judiciary, any portion of the funds previously
17 appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest
18 earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the judiciary;
19 however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable to the State
20 General Fund on or before September 1, 2022.
21 D. For Fiscal Year 2021-2022, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made
22 in this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal year
23 in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
24 Supreme Court.
25 E. The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number
26 of authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency affected,
27 subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
28 Supreme Court.
29 F. The program descriptions contained in this Act are not part of the law and are not
30 enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act.
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1 G. The inclusion in this Act of staff salaries and benefits for lower court or other
2 judicial branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation
3 upon the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial
4 Budgetary Control Board, or the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office relative to
5 the administration of pay, retirement, or other benefits to any such employees. Accordingly,
6 the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial
7 Budgetary Control Board, and the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office are not to
8 be considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or other judicial agency
9 employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in this Act.
10 Section 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no later than
11 October 1, 2021, the Judicial Administrator shall develop a uniform budget document
12 designed to show itemized revenues and expenditures for district courts, city courts,
13 municipal courts, and traffic courts. Once finalized, the Judicial Administrator shall cause
14 the form to be distributed to the chief judge of each district court, city court, municipal court,
15 and traffic court that receives monies pursuant to an appropriation in this Act. Each such
16 court shall submit its completed form to the supreme court no later than January 1, 2022.
17 By the deadline set forth in R.S. 39:51(D), the supreme court shall submit a publicly
18 available report containing all completed forms to the legislature and cause the completed
19 forms to be published on its website.
20 Section 5. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2021; if vetoed by the
21 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
22 July 1, 2021, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
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1 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
2 In accordance with R.S. 39:51(D), the following represents a comparative statement for
3 each Court and program. The existing operating budget for FY 2020-2021 is compared
4 to the appropriations for FY 2021-2022 as contained in the original bill.
5 Existing Operating Budget Appropriation Request
6 Courts and Programs FY 2020-2021 FY 2021-2022
7 By Expenditure:
8 Supreme Court $75,803,765 $ 84,839,823
9 Courts of Appeal $47,672,641 $ 50,466,469
10 District Courts $48,407,972 $ 51,282,590
11 Other Courts (statutory) $ 3,242,164 $ 3,417,084
12 Other Programs (non-statutory)$ 675,187 $ 762,403
13 Total Expenditures $175,801,729 $ 190,768,369
14 By Means of Finance:
15 Total General Fund (Direct) $154,508,439 $ 171,134,594
16 Total Interagency Transfers $11,052,365 $ 9,392,850
17 Total Statutory Dedications $10,240,925 $ 10,240,925
18 Total Funding $175,801,729 $ 190,768,369
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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