Louisiana 2022 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB437 Latest Draft

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                            ENROLLED
ACT No. 168
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 437
BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE
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 Six Million, Six Hundred Ninty-Four
8 Thousand, Seven Hundred Forty-Nine and  No/100 ($196,694,749.00) 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 22 EOB FY 23 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	$ 1,185,165$ 1,249,135
29 02 Salaries and other expenses of the 
30	Supreme Court Proper and salary of  
31	the Crier of the Supreme Court$10,418,312$11,846,153
32 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's 
33	Office and of the Judiciary 
34	Commission  provided for in Article V, 
35	Section 25 of the Constitution of 
36	Louisiana and under the provisions of 
37	R.S. 13:32 et seq. 
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1 A.  Expenses of Judicial 
2	Administrator's Office $  5,024,977$ 5,679,506
3 Program Description:  The Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme Court in the
4 administration of the state court system.  It staffs the Judicial Council and the Judiciary Commission of
5 Louisiana.  Through the Judicial Council, it performs studies and makes recommendations for the creation
6 of new judgeships and for improving the administration of justice.  The Judicial Administrator's Office
7 provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the administration of a judicial
8 retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court human resource system; and
9 support for judicial branch reporting obligations.  The Judicial Administrator's Office also manages the
10 ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases under advisement, provides support for initiatives to ensure
11 access to the courts for limited English proficiency individuals; provides outreach services to state and
12 local courts, applies for and administers grants to improve judicial administration; and staffs the
13 Committee on Judicial Ethics.  The Judicial Administrator’s office administers several programs, including
14 the Supreme Court Drug Court / Specialty Court Office, the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, and
15 CASA and FINS through the Division of Children and Families.  The Judicial Administrator’s office also
16 provides staff support for the Louisiana Judicial College,  and performs numerous legal services for the
17 Supreme Court and the Judiciary. 
18 B.  Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ 1,997,436$ 2,199,053
19 Program Description:  The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional body established under
20 Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept, screen, investigate, and prosecute complaints
21 of judicial misconduct.  As part of its authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court the censure,
22 suspension, removal from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical misconduct.  
23 C.  Court Reporters; Statistical 
24	Reporting Systems	$ 351,216$ 373,140
25 D.  Dues to National Center for 
26	State Courts 	$ 176,761$ 187,367
27 04 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary 
28	Board, as per Louisiana Supreme 
29	Court Rule XIX  	$ 3,000$ 3,000
30 05 Compensation and expenses of retired 
31	judges assigned under Article V,
32	Section 5(A) of the Constitution of 
33	Louisiana, be it more or less 
34	estimated at 	$ 1,146,948$ 1,146,948
35 06 Law Library of Louisiana for salaries,     
36	services, supplies, maintenance, repairs, 
37	and equipment 	$ 1,728,073$ 1,910,317
38 Program Description:  The Law Library of Louisiana serves the legal information needs of the state
39 judiciary, and is open to members of the bar and public.   
40 07 Salaries and expenses of transferred 
41	judges assigned under Article V,
42	Section 5(A) of the Constitution, 
43	be it more or less estimated as $ 32,095$ 32,095
44 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by 
45	justices and judges of all courts, as 
46	provided by R.S. 11:1358 $ 929,846$ 929,846
47 09 Pensions for widows of justices and 
48	judges of all courts, as provided by 
49	R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it 
50	more or less estimated at $ 862,475$ 862,475
51 10 Judicial College 	$ 53,226$ 85,967
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1 Program Description:  The Judicial College was established by order of the Supreme Court in 1976 to
2 provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges. 
3 11 State contribution to judicial  
4	retirement provided for in Article V, 
5	Section 23 of the Constitution and 
6	R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or 
7	less estimated at	$20,485,551$22,011,399
8 12 Civil commitment matters as 
9	required by R.S. 28:54 $ 285,261$ 315,591
10 13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for 
11	expenses of storage of appellate 
12	court records 	$ 60,000$ 60,000
13 14 Funding for statewide operations of the 
14	Louisiana Protective Order Registry 
15	(R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case 
16	Management Information System $ 1,081,364$ 1,211,613
17 15 Information Technology $ 1,087,884$ 1,552,003
18 16 Operational expenses of 
19	the Families in Need of Services 
20	Program (FINS)	$ 1,982,762$ 2,264,410
21 Program Description:  The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist local FINS processes by
22 developing and implementing a needs-based allocation formula; developing, implementing, and mandating
23 the use of a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal cases; developing
24 and mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and reporting performance
25 indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic fiscal reports and financial accountability;
26 and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways. 
27
28 17 Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts $14,875,997$15,552,326
29 Program Description: Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts, such as Drug/DWI Treatment Courts,
30 authorized in 1977 by R.S. 13:5301-5304; Reentry Courts, authorized in 2010 by R.S. 13:5401; Mental
31 Health Courts, authorized in 2013 by R.S. 13:5353 - 5358; Swift and Certain Program, authorized by R.S.
32 13:5371; and Veterans Treatment Courts, authorized in 2014 by R.S. 13:5361 - 5368, are proven and
33 effective alternatives to traditional criminal justice interventions.  These programs provide integrated
34 treatment for substance use and mental health disorders, including the appropriate use of sanctions and
35 incentives along with case management, to place participants in need of services into appropriate
36 community-based and judicially supervised rehabilitation programs. Clients are regularly tested and
37 monitored for compliance with educational, employment, and treatment requirements pursuant to current
38 best practices and the proven national model.
39 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates$ 6,142,426$ 7,163,298
40 Program Description:  The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote timely placement of
41 children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes, in accordance with the provisions of
42 Children's Code articles 424-426.  Services are provided through local CASA programs which recruit,
43 screen, train and supervise community advocates.  Upon appointment by the trial judge, qualified
44 advocates serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge, advocating for the best
45 interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been assigned, and advising and assisting the
46 judge in the determination of the best interest of the children involved. 
47 19 Judges' supplemental compensation 
48	R.S. 13:10.3, be it more or less
49	estimated at	$ 6,223,724$ 6,223,724
50 Program Description:  The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was established by the Legislature
51 in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related expenses to judges and commissioners.  The funding
52 source is a non-refundable filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided in R.S. 13:10.3. 
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1 20 Case Management Information System, 
2	Article 887(F) of the Code of Criminal
3	Procedure, be it more or less
4	estimated at	$ 4,017,201$ 4,017,201
5 Program Description:  The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was created by the Supreme
6 Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing criminal, civil,
7 juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well as protective orders.  Data is received from courts statewide,
8 transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies. 
9 Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety & Corrections.  CMIS
10 is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as provided under
11 C.Cr.P.887(F).
12 TOTAL EXPENDITURES:	$80,151,700$86,876,567
13 MEANS OF FINANCE:
14 State General Fund (Direct)	$60,517,925$67,242,792
15 State General Fund by:
16 Interagency Transfers	$ 9,392,850$ 9,392,850
17 Statutory Dedications:
18	Judges' Supplemental Compensation
19	Fund 	$ 6,223,724$ 6,223,724
20	Trial Court Case Management 
21	Information Fund 	$ 4,017,201$ 4,017,201
22 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $80,151,700$86,876,567
23 03-8171COURTS OF APPEAL
24 Program Description:  The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles,
25 New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction over all cases arising within their respective
26 circuits, subject to the general supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.  Each court of appeal also
27 has appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, and
28 all criminal cases triable by a jury which arise within its circuit, except for those cases appealable directly
29 to the Supreme Court or to the district courts.
30	FY 22 EOB FY 23 REC
31 01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges
32	and forty-eight (48) Judges of 
33	the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311$ 8,336,616$ 8,788,511
34 02 Salaries and expenses of operation  
35	and maintenance of the Court of  
36	appeal, First Circuit $10,758,883$11,744,814
37 03 Salaries and expenses of operation  
38	and maintenance of the Court of  
39	appeal, Second Circuit $ 6,077,318$ 6,418,221
40 04 Salaries and expenses of operation
41	and maintenance of the Court of  
42	appeal, Third Circuit $ 9,245,545$ 9,602,696
43 05 Salaries and expenses of operation  
44	and maintenance of the Court of  
45	Appeal, Fourth Circuit $ 8,595,198$ 9,100,520
46 06 Salaries and expenses of operation  
47	and maintenance of the Court of  
48	Appeal, Fifth Circuit $ 6,299,172$ 6,624,350
49 TOTAL EXPENDITURES:	$49,312,732$52,279,112
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1 MEANS OF FINANCE:
2 State General Fund (Direct)	$49,312,732$52,279,112
3 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $49,312,732$52,279,112
4 03-8172DISTRICT COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
5	REQUIRED BY STATUTE
6 Program Description:  There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have general jurisdiction over
7 all matters within their territorial limits, except in those judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and the 24th 
8 Judicial Districts) where family and juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of cases
9 and except in Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal, and juvenile
10 jurisdictions.  In certain cases, the forty-one general jurisdiction courts have concurrent jurisdiction with
11 justices of the peace and parish courts.  The district courts generally have appellate jurisdiction of
12 criminal cases tried by city, parish, municipal, traffic, and mayors' courts, except in certain cases.  The
13 district courts also have appellate jurisdiction over justices of the peace in parishes where no parish courts
14 exist.  The Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction of all civil cases in that parish.  The
15 Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over all criminal cases in that parish.  It also
16 has general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and traffic court in Orleans Parish.  The Family
17 Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive jurisdiction of many domestic cases in that parish.  The
18 four juvenile courts located in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive
19 jurisdiction of juvenile cases in their respective parishes. 
20	FY 22 EOB FY 23 REC
21 01 Salaries of one hundred ninety-one
22	(191) District Judges as provided 
23	by R.S. 13:691	$ 28,769,899$30,325,142
24 02 Office and travel expenses of District 
25	Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698  
26	and R.S. 13:694, respectively $   1,285,250$ 1,299,750
27 03 Salaries of fourteen (14) Judges of 
28	Civil District Court, Orleans Parish,
29	as provided by R.S. 13:691 $   2,101,870$ 2,214,091
30 04 Expenses of Judges of Civil District 
31	Court, Parish of Orleans, for salaries
32	of stenographers, clerks, law books, 
33	stationery, telephone, and like 
34	expenses as provided by R.S. 13:698$ 80,500$ 80,500
35 05 Salaries of two (2) Court Reporters
36	of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, 
37	including retirement contributions, as 
38	provided by R.S. 13:966.1 $ 114,514$ 117,437
39 06 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans 
40	Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A)$ 10,000$ 10,000
41 07 State share of Group, Workers' 
42	Compensation, General Liability, and 
43	Property Insurance Premiums as 
44	provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 7,174,181$ 8,148,916
45 08 Salaries of two (2) commissioners of 
46	the Nineteenth Judicial District and 
47	one (1) commissioner of the Fifteenth 
48	Judicial District as provided by 
49	R.S. 13:712 and R.S. 13:715, 
50	respectively	$ 608,607$ 639,439
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1 09 Office expenses for the Judicial 
2	Expense Fund of the Nineteenth Judicial 
3	District Court as provided by 
4	R.S. 13:711-713	$ 428,637$ 439,403
5 10 Office expenses for the Judicial 
6	Expense Fund of the Fifteenth
7	Judicial District Court as provided 
8	by R.S. 13:714-716	$ 290,306$ 298,340
9 11 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District 
10	Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977$ 49,311$ 49,311
11 12 For the expenses of the Judicial Expense
12	Fund, Tenth Judicial District Court as 
13	provided by Act 57 of 2006 $ 35,000$ 35,000
14 SUBTOTAL	$40,948,075$43,657,329
15 13 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans 
16 Program Description:  The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has exclusive jurisdiction
17 of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses committed within the parish of
18 Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court.  The court, through its magistrate and
19 with assistance from its commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates in all felony charges and
20 the power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or discharge, or to hold for trial, in all
21 cases before the court.  The court has appellate jurisdiction of all cases tried before the Municipal and
22 Traffic Court of New Orleans and has general supervisory jurisdiction over these courts.
23 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) District
24	Judges of Criminal Court, Orleans  
25	Parish as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 1,951,737$ 2,002,753
26 B.Office expenses of Judges of   
27	Criminal Court, Orleans Parish as 
28	Provided by R.S. 13:698 $ 74,750$ 74,750
29 C.State's share of group insurance  
30	for personnel of Criminal Court  
31	as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 691,610$ 779,091
32 D.Salaries of thirteen (13) minute   
33	clerks as provided by R.S. 
34	13:1373.1	$ 292,220$ 294,348
35 E.Salaries of twenty-six (26) court   
36	reporters as provided by R.S. 
37	13:1373.1	$ 456,821$ 459,353
38 F.Salaries of four (4) commissioners
39	of Criminal Court, Orleans Parish,   
40	including related benefits as  
41	provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 538,613$ 567,412
42 G.Office and travel expenses of   
43	commissioners as provided by 
44	R.S. 13:1347	$ 7,950$ 10,600
45 H.Salaries of four (4) minute clerks,   
46	one for each commissioner  
47	as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 76,372$ 79,215
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1 I.Salaries of four (4) court reporters,   
2	one for each commissioner 
3	as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 57,312$ 57,946
4 J.Salaries of Judicial Administrator,  
5	and assistants, including 
6	related benefits	$ 956,419$ 1,010,528
7 K.Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks$ 742,242$ 764,517
8 L.Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 220,378$ 221,556
9 M.Sanity Commissions 	$ 58,855$ 60,268
10 N.Board of Jury Commissioners $ 401,580$ 433,005
11 SUBTOTAL	$ 6,526,859$ 6,815,342
12 14 Juvenile and Family Court Judges 
13 A.Salaries of thirteen (13) Juvenile
14	Court Judges as provided by 
15	R.S. 13:691	$ 1,951,737$ 2,055,942
16 B.Salaries of four (4) Family Court  
17	Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691$ 600,536$ 632,597
18 C.Office and travel expenses of Juvenile 
19	and Family Court Judges as   
20	provided by R.S. 13:698 and 
21	R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 103,500$ 97,750
22 SUBTOTAL	$ 2,655,773$ 2,786,289
23 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (District Courts):$50,130,707$53,258,960
24 MEANS OF FINANCE:
25 State General Fund (Direct)	$50,130,707$53,258,960
26 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING 
27 (District Courts):	$50,130,707$53,258,960
28 03-8173OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
29	REQUIRED BY STATUTE 
30 Program Description:  The category includes forty-seven city courts, one municipal and traffic court
31 (New Orleans), and one parish court (Ascension Parish). 
32	FY 22 EOB FY 23 REC
33 01Salaries of sixty (60) City Court
34 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875 $ 2,908,483$3,063,774
35 02Salaries of seven (7) Municipal and
36 Traffic and one (1) Parish Court
37 Judge as provided by R.S. 13:2492 
38 and 2563.5, respectively $ 421,556 $ 444,063
39 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (OTHER COURTS
40 REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 3,330,039$3,507,837
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1 MEANS OF FINANCE:
2 State General Fund (Direct) $ 3,330,039$3,507,837
3 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE (OTHER 
4 COURTS REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 3,330,039$3,507,837
5 03-8174  OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT
6 REQUIRED BY STATUTE 
7	FY 22 EOB FY 23 REC
8 01Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective 
9 Care  Monitoring Program $ 577,981 $ 618,961
10 Program Description:  The program tracks and maintains child abuse and neglect cases in the Orleans
11 Parish Juvenile Court.  It also provides assistance in support of the Families in Need of Services Program. 
12 02Orleans Parish Juvenile Court 
13 Reporters	$ 77,178 $ 89,950
14 03 For the expenses of the Judges' 
15 Assistance Program 	$ 61,877 $ 63,362
16 Program Description:  The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and other assistance to
17	judges with substance abuse problems. 
18 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (OTHER COURTS
19 NOT REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 717,036 $ 772,273
20 MEANS OF FINANCE:
21 State General Fund (Direct) $ 717,036 $ 772,273
22 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE (OTHER 
23 COURTS NOT REQUIRED BY 
24 STATUTE)	$ 717,036 $ 772,273
25 Section 2.A.  The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the
26 State General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1of this Act shall be reduced by a total
27 amount of Two Million Four Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Eight and
28 No/100 ($2,483,308) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial Budgetary Control
29 Board or as approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
30 B.  The sum of Eight Hundred Forty-One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy and
31 No/100 ($841,670) Dollars is hereby appropriated from State General Fund (Direct) for
32 implementing the automated expungement of criminal records, in the event that House Bill
33 No. 707 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law.
34 Section 3.A.  The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or his duly authorized and
35 appointed agent, shall warrant the state treasurer for the allocations herein provided, or for
36 so much thereof as may be necessary.  The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the State
37 General Fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all other
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1 warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and warrants
2 for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant provided by this
3 Act.
4 B.  The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the
5 judiciary in an approved bank that has been selected by the Supreme Court and is located in
6 the state. 
7 C.  Any funds herein allocated to the judiciary, any portion of the funds previously
8 appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest
9 earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the judiciary;
10 however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable to the State
11 General Fund on or before September 1, 2023.
12 D.  For Fiscal Year 2022-2023, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made
13 in this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal year
14 in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
15 Supreme Court. 
16 E.  The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number
17 of authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency affected,
18 subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
19 Supreme Court.
20 F.  The program descriptions contained in this Act are not part of the law and are not
21 enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act.
22 G.  The inclusion in this Act of staff salaries and benefits for lower court or other
23 judicial branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation
24 upon the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial
25 Budgetary Control Board, or the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office relative to
26 the administration of pay, retirement, or other benefits to any such employees.  Accordingly,
27 the State of Louisiana Judicial Branch, the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the Judicial
28 Budgetary Control Board, and the Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office are not to
29 be considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or other judicial agency
30 employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in this Act.
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1 Section 4.  This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022;  if vetoed by the
2 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
3 July 1, 2022, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
4	COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
5 In accordance with R.S. 39:51(D), the following represents a comparative statement for
6 each Court and program.  The existing operating budget for FY 2021-2022 is compared
7 to the appropriations for FY 2022-2023 as contained in the original bill.
8      Existing Operating Budget Appropriation Request
9 Courts and Programs FY 2021-2022 FY 2022-2023
10 By Expenditure:
11 Supreme Court	$80,151,700 $ 86,876,567
12 Courts of Appeal $49,312,732 $ 52,279,112
13 District Courts	$50,130,707 $ 53,258,960
14 Other Courts (statutory) $ 3,330,039 $ 3,507,837
15 Other Programs (non-statutory)$ 717,036 $ 772,273
16 Total Expenditures $183,642,214 $ 196,694,749
17 By Means of Finance:
18 Total General Fund (Direct) $164,008,439 $ 177,060,974
19 Total Interagency Transfers $ 9,392,850 $ 9,392,850
20 Total Statutory Dedications $10,240,925 $ 10,240,925
21 Total Funding	$183,642,214 $ 196,694,749
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:  
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