Bill Text: IA SSB1245 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to appropriations to the judicial branch.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-03 - Introduced, referred to Appropriations. [SSB1245 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SSB1245-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1245
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
GOVERNOR
BUDGET
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
appropriations
to
the
judicial
branch.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
FY
2021–2022
2
Section
1.
JUDICIAL
BRANCH.
3
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
4
to
the
judicial
branch
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
5
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
6
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
7
designated:
8
a.
For
salaries
of
supreme
court
justices,
appellate
court
9
judges,
district
court
judges,
district
associate
judges,
10
associate
juvenile
judges,
associate
probate
judges,
judicial
11
magistrates
and
staff,
state
court
administrator,
clerk
of
12
the
supreme
court,
district
court
administrators,
clerks
of
13
the
district
court,
juvenile
court
officers,
board
of
law
14
examiners,
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters,
and
15
commission
on
judicial
qualifications;
receipt
and
disbursement
16
of
child
support
payments;
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
17
of
state
for
expenses
incurred
in
completing
audits
of
the
18
offices
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
during
the
fiscal
19
year
beginning
July
1,
2021;
and
maintenance,
equipment,
and
20
miscellaneous
purposes:
21
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.
$190,112,527
22
b.
For
deposit
in
the
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
23
section
602.1302,
subsection
3,
for
jury
and
witness
fees,
24
mileage,
costs
related
to
summoning
jurors,
costs
and
fees
for
25
interpreters
and
translators,
and
reimbursement
of
attorney
26
fees
paid
by
the
state
public
defender:
27
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.
.
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.
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.
.
$
3,100,000
28
2.
The
judicial
branch,
except
for
purposes
of
internal
29
processing,
shall
use
the
current
state
budget
system,
the
30
state
payroll
system,
and
the
Iowa
finance
and
accounting
31
system
in
administration
of
programs
and
payments
for
services,
32
and
shall
not
duplicate
the
state
payroll,
accounting,
and
33
budgeting
systems.
34
3.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
monthly
financial
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H.F.
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statements
to
the
legislative
services
agency
and
the
1
department
of
management
containing
all
appropriated
accounts
2
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
the
monthly
financial
status
3
reports
and
personal
services
usage
reports
of
the
department
4
of
administrative
services.
The
monthly
financial
statements
5
shall
include
a
comparison
of
the
dollars
and
percentage
6
spent
of
budgeted
versus
actual
revenues
and
expenditures
on
7
a
cumulative
basis
for
full-time
equivalent
positions
and
8
dollars.
9
4.
The
judicial
branch
shall
focus
efforts
upon
the
10
collection
of
delinquent
fines,
penalties,
court
costs,
fees,
11
surcharges,
or
similar
amounts.
12
5.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
offices
13
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
operate
in
all
99
counties
14
and
be
accessible
to
the
public
as
much
as
is
reasonably
15
possible
in
order
to
address
the
relative
needs
of
the
citizens
16
of
each
county.
An
office
of
the
clerk
of
the
district
court
17
shall
be
open
regular
courthouse
hours.
18
6.
In
addition
to
the
requirements
for
transfers
under
19
section
8.39,
the
judicial
branch
shall
not
change
the
20
appropriations
from
the
amounts
appropriated
to
the
judicial
21
branch
in
this
division
of
this
Act,
unless
notice
of
the
22
revisions
is
given
to
the
legislative
services
agency
prior
23
to
the
effective
date.
The
notice
shall
include
information
24
on
the
branch’s
rationale
for
making
the
changes
and
details
25
concerning
the
workload
and
performance
measures
upon
which
the
26
changes
are
based.
27
7.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
a
semiannual
update
28
to
the
legislative
services
agency
specifying
the
amounts
of
29
fines,
surcharges,
and
court
costs
collected
using
the
Iowa
30
court
information
system
since
the
last
report.
The
judicial
31
branch
shall
continue
to
facilitate
the
sharing
of
vital
32
sentencing
and
other
information
with
other
state
departments
33
and
governmental
agencies
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
34
system
through
the
Iowa
court
information
system.
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H.F.
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8.
The
judicial
branch
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
general
1
assembly
by
January
1,
2022,
concerning
the
amounts
received
2
and
expended
from
the
enhanced
court
collections
fund
created
3
in
section
602.1304
and
the
court
technology
and
modernization
4
fund
created
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
7,
during
the
5
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
6
and
the
plans
for
expenditures
from
each
fund
during
the
fiscal
7
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022.
A
copy
8
of
the
report
shall
be
provided
to
the
legislative
services
9
agency.
10
Sec.
2.
CIVIL
TRIALS
——
LOCATION.
Notwithstanding
any
11
provision
to
the
contrary,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
12
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
if
all
parties
in
a
case
13
agree,
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
may
take
place
in
a
14
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
jurisdiction,
even
15
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
adjacent
judicial
16
district
or
judicial
election
district.
If
the
trial
is
moved
17
pursuant
to
this
section,
court
personnel
shall
treat
the
case
18
as
if
a
change
of
venue
occurred.
However,
if
a
trial
is
moved
19
to
an
adjacent
judicial
district
or
judicial
election
district,
20
the
judicial
officers
serving
in
the
judicial
district
or
21
judicial
election
district
receiving
the
case
shall
preside
22
over
the
case.
23
Sec.
3.
TRAVEL
REIMBURSEMENT.
Notwithstanding
section
24
602.1509,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
25
ending
June
30,
2022,
a
judicial
officer
may
waive
travel
26
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
27
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
judicial
business.
28
Sec.
4.
JUDICIAL
OFFICER
——
UNPAID
LEAVE.
Notwithstanding
29
the
annual
salary
rates
for
judicial
officers
established
by
30
2019
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
155,
section
6,
for
the
fiscal
year
31
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
the
supreme
32
court
may
by
order
place
all
judicial
officers
on
unpaid
leave
33
status
on
any
day
employees
of
the
judicial
branch
are
placed
34
on
temporary
layoff
status.
The
biweekly
pay
of
the
judicial
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officers
shall
be
reduced
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
1
which
the
unpaid
leave
date
occurred
in
the
same
manner
as
2
for
noncontract
employees
of
the
judicial
branch.
Through
3
the
course
of
the
fiscal
year,
the
judicial
branch
may
use
an
4
amount
equal
to
the
aggregate
amount
of
salary
reductions
due
5
to
the
judicial
officer
unpaid
leave
days
for
any
purpose
other
6
than
for
judicial
salaries.
7
Sec.
5.
IOWA
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK.
It
is
the
intent
8
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
judicial
branch
utilize
9
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
electronic
10
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling
for
the
fiscal
year
11
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022.
12
DIVISION
II
13
FY
2022-2023
14
Sec.
6.
JUDICIAL
BRANCH.
15
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
16
to
the
judicial
branch
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
17
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
18
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
19
designated:
20
a.
For
salaries
of
supreme
court
justices,
appellate
court
21
judges,
district
court
judges,
district
associate
judges,
22
associate
juvenile
judges,
associate
probate
judges,
judicial
23
magistrates
and
staff,
state
court
administrator,
clerk
of
24
the
supreme
court,
district
court
administrators,
clerks
of
25
the
district
court,
juvenile
court
officers,
board
of
law
26
examiners,
board
of
examiners
of
shorthand
reporters,
and
27
commission
on
judicial
qualifications;
receipt
and
disbursement
28
of
child
support
payments;
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
29
of
state
for
expenses
incurred
in
completing
audits
of
the
30
offices
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
during
the
fiscal
31
year
beginning
July
1,
2022;
and
maintenance,
equipment,
and
32
miscellaneous
purposes:
33
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$191,591,757
34
b.
For
deposit
in
the
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
35
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LSB
1015XG
(4)
89
as/tm
4/
8
S.F.
_____
H.F.
_____
section
602.1302,
subsection
3,
for
jury
and
witness
fees,
1
mileage,
costs
related
to
summoning
jurors,
costs
and
fees
for
2
interpreters
and
translators,
and
reimbursement
of
attorney
3
fees
paid
by
the
state
public
defender:
4
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,100,000
5
2.
The
judicial
branch,
except
for
purposes
of
internal
6
processing,
shall
use
the
current
state
budget
system,
the
7
state
payroll
system,
and
the
Iowa
finance
and
accounting
8
system
in
administration
of
programs
and
payments
for
services,
9
and
shall
not
duplicate
the
state
payroll,
accounting,
and
10
budgeting
systems.
11
3.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
monthly
financial
12
statements
to
the
legislative
services
agency
and
the
13
department
of
management
containing
all
appropriated
accounts
14
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
the
monthly
financial
status
15
reports
and
personal
services
usage
reports
of
the
department
16
of
administrative
services.
The
monthly
financial
statements
17
shall
include
a
comparison
of
the
dollars
and
percentage
18
spent
of
budgeted
versus
actual
revenues
and
expenditures
on
19
a
cumulative
basis
for
full-time
equivalent
positions
and
20
dollars.
21
4.
The
judicial
branch
shall
focus
efforts
upon
the
22
collection
of
delinquent
fines,
penalties,
court
costs,
fees,
23
surcharges,
or
similar
amounts.
24
5.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
offices
25
of
the
clerks
of
the
district
court
operate
in
all
99
counties
26
and
be
accessible
to
the
public
as
much
as
is
reasonably
27
possible
in
order
to
address
the
relative
needs
of
the
citizens
28
of
each
county.
An
office
of
the
clerk
of
the
district
court
29
shall
be
open
regular
courthouse
hours.
30
6.
In
addition
to
the
requirements
for
transfers
under
31
section
8.39,
the
judicial
branch
shall
not
change
the
32
appropriations
from
the
amounts
appropriated
to
the
judicial
33
branch
in
this
division
of
this
Act,
unless
notice
of
the
34
revisions
is
given
to
the
legislative
services
agency
prior
35
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LSB
1015XG
(4)
89
as/tm
5/
8
S.F.
_____
H.F.
_____
to
the
effective
date.
The
notice
shall
include
information
1
on
the
branch’s
rationale
for
making
the
changes
and
details
2
concerning
the
workload
and
performance
measures
upon
which
the
3
changes
are
based.
4
7.
The
judicial
branch
shall
submit
a
semiannual
update
5
to
the
legislative
services
agency
specifying
the
amounts
of
6
fines,
surcharges,
and
court
costs
collected
using
the
Iowa
7
court
information
system
since
the
last
report.
The
judicial
8
branch
shall
continue
to
facilitate
the
sharing
of
vital
9
sentencing
and
other
information
with
other
state
departments
10
and
governmental
agencies
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
11
system
through
the
Iowa
court
information
system.
12
8.
The
judicial
branch
shall
provide
a
report
to
the
general
13
assembly
by
January
1,
2023,
concerning
the
amounts
received
14
and
expended
from
the
enhanced
court
collections
fund
created
15
in
section
602.1304
and
the
court
technology
and
modernization
16
fund
created
in
section
602.8108,
subsection
7,
during
the
17
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
and
ending
June
30,
2022,
18
and
the
plans
for
expenditures
from
each
fund
during
the
fiscal
19
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023.
A
copy
20
of
the
report
shall
be
provided
to
the
legislative
services
21
agency.
22
Sec.
7.
CIVIL
TRIALS
——
LOCATION.
Notwithstanding
any
23
provision
to
the
contrary,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
24
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
if
all
parties
in
a
case
25
agree,
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
may
take
place
in
a
26
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
jurisdiction,
even
27
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
adjacent
judicial
28
district
or
judicial
election
district.
If
the
trial
is
moved
29
pursuant
to
this
section,
court
personnel
shall
treat
the
case
30
as
if
a
change
of
venue
occurred.
However,
if
a
trial
is
moved
31
to
an
adjacent
judicial
district
or
judicial
election
district,
32
the
judicial
officers
serving
in
the
judicial
district
or
33
judicial
election
district
receiving
the
case
shall
preside
34
over
the
case.
35
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S.F.
_____
H.F.
_____
Sec.
8.
TRAVEL
REIMBURSEMENT.
Notwithstanding
section
1
602.1509,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
2
ending
June
30,
2023,
a
judicial
officer
may
waive
travel
3
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
4
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
judicial
business.
5
Sec.
9.
JUDICIAL
OFFICER
——
UNPAID
LEAVE.
Notwithstanding
6
the
annual
salary
rates
for
judicial
officers
established
by
7
2019
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
155,
section
6,
for
the
fiscal
year
8
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
the
supreme
9
court
may
by
order
place
all
judicial
officers
on
unpaid
leave
10
status
on
any
day
employees
of
the
judicial
branch
are
placed
11
on
temporary
layoff
status.
The
biweekly
pay
of
the
judicial
12
officers
shall
be
reduced
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
13
which
the
unpaid
leave
date
occurred
in
the
same
manner
as
14
for
noncontract
employees
of
the
judicial
branch.
Through
15
the
course
of
the
fiscal
year,
the
judicial
branch
may
use
an
16
amount
equal
to
the
aggregate
amount
of
salary
reductions
due
17
to
the
judicial
officer
unpaid
leave
days
for
any
purpose
other
18
than
for
judicial
salaries.
19
Sec.
10.
IOWA
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK.
It
is
the
intent
20
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
judicial
branch
utilize
21
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
electronic
22
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling
for
the
fiscal
year
23
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
makes
appropriations
to
the
judicial
branch.
28
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
29
the
state
for
FY
2021-2022
and
FY
2022–2023
to
the
judicial
30
branch
for
salaries,
receipt
and
disbursement
of
child
support
31
payments,
reimbursement
of
the
auditor
of
state,
maintenance,
32
equipment,
and
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
deposit
in
the
33
revolving
fund
created
pursuant
to
Code
section
602.1302(3)
for
34
certain
purposes.
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S.F.
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H.F.
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The
bill
provides
that
a
civil
trial
including
a
jury
trial
1
may
take
place
in
a
county
contiguous
to
the
county
with
proper
2
jurisdiction,
even
if
the
contiguous
county
is
located
in
an
3
adjacent
judicial
district
or
judicial
election
district,
if
4
all
parties
in
a
case
agree.
If
a
trial
is
moved
to
another
5
county
that
is
located
in
another
judicial
district
or
judicial
6
election
district,
the
judicial
officers
serving
the
judicial
7
district
or
judicial
election
district
receiving
the
case
shall
8
preside
over
the
case.
9
The
bill
permits
a
judicial
officer
to
waive
travel
10
reimbursement
for
any
travel
outside
the
judicial
officer’s
11
county
of
residence
to
conduct
official
business.
12
The
bill
allows
a
judicial
officer
to
be
placed
on
unpaid
13
leave
on
any
day
a
court
employee
is
required
to
furlough.
The
14
bill
provides
that
if
a
judicial
officer
is
placed
on
unpaid
15
leave,
the
salary
of
the
judicial
officer
shall
be
reduced
16
accordingly
for
the
pay
period
in
which
the
unpaid
leave
17
occurred.
Through
the
course
of
the
fiscal
years,
the
bill
18
provides
that
the
judicial
branch
may
use
an
amount
equal
to
19
the
aggregate
amount
of
the
salary
reductions
due
to
judicial
20
officer
unpaid
leave
for
any
purpose
other
than
judicial
21
salaries.
22
The
bill
states
legislative
intent
that
the
judicial
23
branch
utilize
the
Iowa
communications
network
or
other
secure
24
electronic
communications
in
lieu
of
traveling.
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