GAA Home › Judiciary › Public Counsel › - 0321-1513

Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
0321-1513	Public Defender Division Expansion For the expansion of the public defender division pursuant to section 7 of chapter 54 of the acts of 2005; provided, that the committee shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 31, 2008, on the progress of said expansion; provided further, that said report shall include the following: (1) the number of offices that have been opened; (2) the number of staff hired to work in the district offices; and (3) the estimated savings the commonwealth has realized from having cases assigned to public defenders as opposed to being assigned to private bar advocates; and provided further, that no funds from this appropriation shall support existing costs associated with line item 0321-1500	3,571,630	8,132,279

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	0	0	0	5,716	7,027
Pensions & Benefits	0	0	0	152	173
Operating Expenses	0	0	0	1,888	930
Public Assistance	0	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	0	0	0	7,757	8,132

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.