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| ACCOUNT | FY2015 Conference |
FY2015 Vetoes |
FY2015 Overrides |
FY2015 GAA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0330-0101 | Trial Court Justices' Salaries | 68,770 | 0 | 0 | 68,770 |
| 0330-0300 | Administrative Staff | 219,523 | 0 | 0 | 219,523 |
| 0330-0500 | Trial Court Video Teleconferencing | 500 | 0 | 0 | 500 |
| 0330-0599 | Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program | 704 | 0 | 0 | 704 |
| 0330-0601 | Specialty Drug Courts | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | 3,000 |
| 0331-0100 | Superior Court | 30,745 | 0 | 0 | 30,745 |
| 0332-0100 | District Court | 63,028 | 0 | 0 | 63,028 |
| 0333-0002 | Probate and Family Court | 28,525 | 0 | 0 | 28,525 |
| 0334-0001 | Land Court | 3,478 | 0 | 0 | 3,478 |
| 0335-0001 | Boston Municipal Court | 13,113 | 0 | 0 | 13,113 |
| 0336-0002 | Housing Court | 7,489 | 0 | 0 | 7,489 |
| 0337-0002 | Juvenile Court | 18,998 | 0 | 0 | 18,998 |
| 0339-1001 | Commissioner of Probation | 131,401 | 0 | 0 | 131,401 |
| 0339-1003 | Office of Community Corrections | 20,436 | 0 | 0 | 20,436 |
| 0339-2100 | Jury Commissioner | 2,740 | 0 | 0 | 2,740 |
| TOTAL | 612,451 | 0 | 0 | 612,451 | |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAL COURT | 612,451,344 | |
| 0330-0101 | Trial Court Justices' Salaries
For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court |
68,770,413 |
| 0330-0300 | Administrative Staff
For the central administration of the trial court, including costs associated with trial court nonemployee services, trial court dental and vision health plan agreements, jury expenses, trial court law libraries, statewide telecommunications, private and municipal court rentals and leases, operation of courthouse facilities, rental of county court facilities, witness fees, printing expenses, equipment maintenance and repairs, the court interpreter program, insurance and chargeback costs, the Massachusetts sentencing commission, permanency mediation services, court security and judicial training; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under rules 15(d) and 30(c)(8) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be paid from this item; provided further, that the trial court shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means on revenues collected in the trial court; provided further, that the report shall provide for the previous quarter for each court division and courthouse: (i) the total amount ordered in fees and fines; (ii) the total amount dismissed in fees and fines; (iii) the total amount paid in fees and fines; and (iv) the total amount outstanding in fees and fines; provided further, that up to $500,000 may be expended for a revenue maximization unit that shall prioritize improving revenue collections at district court locations which had more than 60 per cent of court fees outstanding in fiscal year 2012; provided further, that not later than October 1, 2014 the trial court shall submit to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means an implementation plan for the revenue maximization unit; provided further, that the trial court shall report biannually to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the following: (a) actions of the revenue maximization unit over the previous 6 months; and (b) revenue collection information for the most recent 6 month period for which data is available for all district court locations, denoting those district courts in which the revenue maximization unit is operating; provided further, that the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 30, 2015, detailing the number of court officers, per diem court officers, and security personnel located in each trial court of the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project to provide legal services to such grandparents in the areas of family law and public benefits, and further requiring the chief justice of administration and management to make a report to the general court on or before January 1, 2015, of all grandparents who requested legal services, their eligibility for such services and whether or not they were denied due to insufficient resources, including the legal problem for which they sought assistance; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the creation of a special commission on the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Project; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected pursuant to subsection (e) of section 2A of chapter 211D of the General Laws and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent misrepresentation fees"; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees that are collected pursuant to subsection (f) of said section 2A of said chapter 211D and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent counsel fees"; provided further, that the trial court shall record all fees collected pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 3:10 (10)(c)(ii) and shall record said fees in a separate source code entitled "indigent but able to contribute fees"; 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; provided further, that the report shall be submitted to the victim and witness assistance board on or before January 9, 2015; and provided further, that the court administrator shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 30, 2015, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) the amount of money transferred from any item of appropriation; (ii) the line item number of the appropriation making the transfer; (iii) the line item number of the appropriation receiving the transfer; and (iv) the reason for the necessity of the transfer |
219,523,472 |
| 0330-0500 | Trial Court Video Teleconferencing
For expanded use of videoteleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction |
500,000 |
| 0330-0599 | Recidivism Reduction Pilot Program
For a probation pilot program that administers high-intensity supervision to promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism; provided, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall partner with an external research organization that is responsible for monitoring program fidelity, designing and implementing the experimental model and collecting and analyzing the outcome evaluation; provided further, that the pilot program shall be conducted at both a district and superior court; provided further, that the trial court shall implement this new probation program in two new court locations; provided further, that 1 new location shall be in a rural county experiencing high caseloads; and provided further, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 16, 2015 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the sites selected for the new locations; (ii) the research organization's recommendations for the program; and (iii) any relevant data on participants and initial outcomes |
703,823 |
| 0330-0601 | Specialty Drug Courts
For the operation of drug courts and other specialty courts; provided, that the trial court shall partner with an external research organization that is responsible for monitoring program fidelity and collecting and analyzing the outcome evaluations for all drug courts funded through this item; provided further, that all drug courts funded through this item shall be faithful to a specific proven or promising model to reduce recidivism and reoccurrence of substance abuse as identified by the evaluator selected to monitor the program; provided further, that existing drug courts may receive funds from this item; provided further, that such drug courts shall meet program fidelity standards identified by the evaluator; provided further, that the trial court shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 16, 2015 that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the sites selected for the program and the basis for that selection; (ii) the research organization selected for the program and their qualifications to do this work; and (iii) relevant data on participants and fidelity measures and initial outcomes; provided further, that the outside evaluator shall develop measures and processes to collect data that measures the long-term outcomes of: (a) any cost savings to the commonwealth as a result of alternative sentencing; and (b) the impact of drug courts on recidivism; provided further, that the external research organization responsible for evaluating this program shall submit an annual report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing all relevant findings; and provided further, that notwithstanding section 201 of this act, no funds shall be transferred from this item to another item in the trial court |
3,000,000 |
| 0331-0100 | Superior Court
For the operation of the superior court department; provided, that funds shall be expended for medical malpractice tribunals under section 60B of chapter 231 of the General Laws; and provided further, that the clerk of the court shall be responsible for the internal administration of the clerk's office, including personnel, staff services and record keeping |
30,745,003 |
| 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 6- person jury cases; provided further, that all personnel within said district court whose duties related 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 |
63,028,051 |
| 0333-0002 | Probate and Family Court
For the operation of the probate and family court department |
28,525,137 |
| 0334-0001 | Land Court
For the operation of the land court department |
3,478,442 |
| 0335-0001 | Boston Municipal Court
For the operation of the Boston municipal court department |
13,113,290 |
| 0336-0002 | Housing Court
For the operation of the housing court department |
7,488,680 |
| 0337-0002 | Juvenile Court
For the operation of the juvenile court department; provided, that in fiscal year 2015 the department shall not reduce the amount allocated to the CASA programs appearing in items 0337-0300, 0337-0400, 0337-0600 and 0337-0700 of section 2 of chapter 182 of the acts of 2008 by more than 5 per cent; and provided further, that no less than $52,000 shall be expended for the Berkshire County CASA program |
18,998,186 |
| 0339-1001 | Commissioner of Probation
For the office of the commissioner of probation; provided, that the office shall enter into an interagency service agreement with the department of revenue to verify income data and to use the department's wage reporting and bank match system for the purpose of weekly tape-matching to determine an individual's eligibility for appointment of indigent counsel, as provided in chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the purchase of 6-panel iCups and related administration and analysis costs; and provided further, that not later than March 16, 2015 the office of probation shall issue a request for proposals for statewide drug test sample analysis from professional laboratories to be implemented in fiscal year 2016 |
131,401,093 |
| 0339-1003 | Office of Community Corrections
For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 26, 2015; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the performance standards used to assess the success of community corrections centers; (ii) a description of how each community corrections center rates based on performance and utilization data; (iii) the amount of each contract awarded to community corrections centers on a per client-day basis; (iv) standards for terminating contracts with underperforming community corrections centers; and (v) a plan for increasing the use of community corrections centers by the courts, the department of correction and the sheriffs |
20,435,731 |
| 0339-2100 | Jury Commissioner
For the office of the jury commissioner under chapter 234A of the General Laws |
2,740,023 |
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