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| ACCOUNT | FY2010 Conference |
FY2010 Vetoes |
FY2010 GAA |
October Budget Reductions |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0330-0101 | Trial Court Justices' Salaries | 49,836 | 0 | 49,836 | 0 |
| 0330-0300 | Office of the Chief Justice for Administration and Management | 196,185 | -5,763 | 190,422 | 0 |
| 0330-3333 | Trial Court Retained Revenue | 27,000 | 0 | 27,000 | 0 |
| 0330-3334 | Probation Service Fees Retained Revenue | 26,000 | 0 | 26,000 | 0 |
| 0330-3337 | Trial Court Additional Expenses | 11,192 | -1,892 | 9,300 | 0 |
| 0331-0100 | Superior Court | 21,740 | 0 | 21,740 | 0 |
| 0332-0100 | District Court | 36,313 | 0 | 36,313 | 0 |
| 0333-0002 | Probate and Family Court | 19,314 | -702 | 18,611 | 0 |
| 0334-0001 | Land Court | 2,214 | 0 | 2,214 | 0 |
| 0335-0001 | Boston Municipal Court | 7,173 | -310 | 6,862 | 0 |
| 0336-0002 | Housing Court | 3,975 | 0 | 3,975 | 0 |
| 0337-0002 | Juvenile Court | 10,462 | 0 | 10,462 | 0 |
| 0339-1001 | Commissioner of Probation | 131,138 | -9,000 | 122,138 | 0 |
| 0339-1003 | Office of Community Corrections | 24,194 | -789 | 23,405 | 0 |
| 0339-2100 | Jury Commissioner | 2,413 | 0 | 2,413 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 569,150 | -18,457 | 550,694 | 0 | |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAL COURT | 550,693,501 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 0330-0101 | Trial Court Justices' Salaries
For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court; provided, that the chief justice for administration and management shall provide written notification to the house and senate committees on ways and means of any transfer of funds from this item to any other item of appropriation within 30 days of the transfer |
49,836,452 |
| 0330-0300 | Office of the Chief Justice for Administration and Management
For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court non-employee services, trial court dental and vision health plan agreement, jury expenses, trial court law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rental and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, permanency mediation services, court security and judicial training; provided, that the chief justice for administration and management shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2010, detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers and security personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth; provided further, that the chief justice for administration and management may expend funds for guardian ad litem services; provided further, that 50 per cent of all fees payable pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15(d) and 30(c)(8) shall be paid from this item; provided further, that notwithstanding section 9A of chapter 30, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the rights afforded to a veteran, pursuant to said section 9A of said chapter 30, shall also be afforded to any such veteran, who holds a trial court office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under chapter 31, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or position under section 7 of chapter 30, and who: (1) has held the office or position for not less than 1 year; and (2) has 30 years of total creditable service to the commonwealth, as defined in chapter 32; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the victim and witness assistance board detailing the amount of assessments imposed within each court by a justice or clerk-magistrate during the previous calendar year pursuant to section 8 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of cases in which the assessment was reduced or waived by a judge or clerk-magistrate within the courts; and provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness assistance board on or before January 11, 2010 |
190,422,288 |
| 0330-3337 | Trial Court Additional Expenses
For additional expenses associated with the operation of the trial court; provided, that a schedule detailing all transfers shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2010 |
9,300,000 |
| 0331-0100 | Superior Court
For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds shall be expended for the medical malpractice tribunals in accordance with section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of the court shall have responsibility for the internal administration of his office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping |
21,740,332 |
| 0332-0100 | District Court
For the operation of the district court department, including a civil conciliation program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the district court of Chelsea shall be the permanent location for the northern trial session to handle six person jury cases; provided further, that all personnel within said district court whose duties relate to said northern trial session shall report to the clerk magistrate of said district court; and provided further, that the clerk magistrate shall utilize whatever space within the facility-at-large he deems necessary to comply with S.J.C. Rule 3:12, Canon 3(A)6 |
36,312,991 |
| 0333-0002 | Probate and Family Court
For the operation of the probate and family court department |
18,611,265 |
| 0334-0001 | Land Court
For the operation of the land court department |
2,214,118 |
| 0335-0001 | Boston Municipal Court
For the operation of the Boston municipal court department |
6,862,466 |
| 0336-0002 | Housing Court
For the operation of the housing court department |
3,975,411 |
| 0337-0002 | Juvenile Court
For the operation of the juvenile court department |
10,462,218 |
| 0339-1001 | Commissioner of Probation
For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner, subject to appropriation, shall have exclusive authority to appoint, dismiss, assign and discipline probation officers, associate probation officers, probation officers-in-charge, assistant chief probation officers and chief probation officers; provided further, that the associate probation officers shall only perform in-court functions and shall assume the in-court duties of the currently employed probation officers who shall be reassigned within the probation service subject to collective bargaining agreements to perform intensive, community-based supervision of probationers, including the provisions of intensive supervision and community restraint services as described in item 0339-1003; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended for the costs associated with full implementation of chapters 303 and 418 of the acts of 2006 to ensure effective supervision of probationers who are monitored through global positioning system bracelets; provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this line item to cover the costs of building leases; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, probation officer personnel and probation clerical support staff assigned to the courts shall be provided with suitable office space in their current location in and around the various divisions and departments of the trial court, as the case may be, or in suitable office space as appropriate, with the advice and consent of the commissioner; provided further, that the office shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of revenue to verify income data and to utilize the department's wage reporting and bank match system for the purpose of weekly tape-matching, for the purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, as defined in chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that the office shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the progress of eligibility verification with the department; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of individuals to be found misrepresenting assets, revenue generated through collection of indigent client fees, the average indigent client fee that each court division collects per case since the effective date of this act, recommendations on improvements in verifying eligibility for counsel and other pertinent information to ascertain the effectiveness of verification |
122,138,285 |
| 0339-1003 | Office of Community Corrections
For the operation of the trial court office of community corrections, including the costs of personnel; provided, that funds shall be expended for the cost of intensive supervision and community corrections programs; provided further, that the programs shall include, but not be limited to, tracking, community service, educational assistance, drug and alcohol testing and treatment, curfew enforcement, home confinement, day reporting, means-tested fines, restitution, and community incapacitation or restraint; provided further, that the number of placements in the programs shall not exceed a daily average goal of 5,000 intensively-supervised probationers; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended to cover the costs of the programs that are undertaken and administered by court probation offices and county sheriffs offices; provided further, that said funds shall be expended for the purpose of providing such programs in Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties in fiscal year 2010; provided further, that the executive director of the office of community corrections of the trial court shall enter into interagency service agreements and memoranda of understanding with the probation offices and sheriffs offices for the provision of such programs, including the contracting for detention space for probationers arrested for violating probation and awaiting court action and detention space for probationers who have been ordered by the trial court to be supervised at a higher level of restraint; provided further, that such agreements and memoranda shall be entered into at the direction of the executive director; provided further, that the executive director shall submit a spending and management plan for the programs to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 29, 2010; and provided further, that the plan shall include the projected number of probationers to be served by each program and include a description of the oversight and services provided to the probationers |
23,404,762 |
| 0339-2100 | Jury Commissioner
For the office of the jury commissioner in accordance with chapter 234A of the General Laws |
2,412,913 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 0330-3333 | Trial Court Retained Revenue
For the chief justice for administration and management which may expend for the operation of the trial court an amount not to exceed $27,000,000 from fees charged and collected pursuant to section 3 of chapter 90C, chapter 185, section 22 of chapter 218 and sections 2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 39 and 40 of chapter 262 of the General Laws; provided, that a schedule detailing the full allotment of said $27,000,000 shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2010; provided further, that the first $53,000,000 of revenue received from the fees shall be deposited in the General Fund and not retained; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the chief justice may incur expenses and the comptroller shall certify for payments amounts not to exceed the lower of one half of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system |
27,000,000 |
| 0330-3334 | Probation Service Fees Retained Revenue
For the chief justice for administration and management which may expend for the operation of the department an amount not to exceed $26,000,000 from fees charged and collected under section 87A of chapter 276 of the General Laws; provided, that any expenditures or allocations shall be made in accordance with schedules submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 30 days before the expenditures or allocations are made; provided further, that a schedule detailing the full allotment of said $26,000,000 shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2010; and provided further, that the fees shall continue to be transmitted to the treasurer for deposit into the General Fund before the expenditure authorized by this item |
26,000,000 |