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Committee for Public Counsel Services
| DEPARTMENT | FY 2013 Budgetary Recommendations |
FY 2013 Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2013 Total Spending |
FY 2013 Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee for Public Counsel Services | 164,588 | 344 | 164,932 | 8,940 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES | 164,932,269 | |
| Budgetary Direct Appropriations | 164,588,269 | |
| Direct Appropriations | ||
| 0321-1500 | Committee for Public Counsel Services
For the operation of the committee for public counsel services, as authorized by chapter 211D of the General Laws; provided, that the committee shall develop and implement a system in which no less than 50 per cent of indigent defendants shall be represented by public defenders by the end of fiscal year 2013; provided further, that the committee shall provide a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, no later than September 1, 2012, detailing an implementation plan for meeting the requirements of the previous proviso, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the expected surplus or deficiency for fiscal year 2013 of items 0321-1500 and 0321-1510; (b) the current and projected number of public defenders and private bar advocates assigned to each court house; and (c) any perceived impediments to implementing this plan by the end of fiscal year 2013 and possible solutions to such impediments; provided further, that in hiring public defenders, priority shall be given to current private bar advocates; provided further, that the committee shall submit a report to the executive office for administration and finance and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the joint committee on the judiciary and the house and senate committees on ways and means, no later than December 28, 2012, that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the number of cases for which the committee provided representation in the prior fiscal year, delineated by public defender and private bar advocate representation, and further delineated by type of case and geographic location; (2) the average cost for public defender services rendered per case, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (3) the average cost for private bar advocate services rendered per case, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (4) the average number of hours spent per case by public defenders, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (5) the average number of hours billed by private bar advocates, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (6) the total amount of counsel fees paid to the courts by clients for services rendered, delineated by type of case and geographic location; (7) any proposed expansion of legal services delineated by type of service, target population and cost; provided further, that the committee shall submit quarterly reports to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means starting on October 12, 2012 and ending on July 11, 2013 that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the total number of cases that have been assigned to public defenders, delineated by type of case; (2) the number of cases that have been assigned to private bar advocates, delineated by type of case; (3) the total billable hours to date of private bar advocates, delineated by type of case; (4) the staffing efficiencies that have been achieved; and (5) the cost effectiveness of private bar advocates; and provided further, that this data shall be provided in a cumulative manner, delineated by quarter |
70,683,963 |
| 0321-1510 | Private Counsel Compensation
For compensation paid to private counsel assigned to represent indigent clients in criminal and civil cases; provided, that compensation shall not be granted for representation provided in excess of 50 per cent of total criminal and civil cases administered by the committee on public counsel services; and provided further, that compensation for an individual attorney shall not exceed 1650 hours of representation |
75,993,955 |
| 0321-1520 | Indigent Persons Fees and Court Costs
For the fees and court costs of indigent persons |
9,010,351 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retained Revenues | ||
| 0321-1518 | Indigent Counsel Fees Retained Revenue
The chief counsel of the committee for public counsel services may expend an amount not to exceed $8,900,000 from fees charged for attorney representation of indigent clients |
8,900,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 150,000 | |
| 0320-1800 | Wrongful Conviction Unit Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Wrongful Conviction Unit Program |
150,000 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust and Other Spending | 194,000 | |
| 0321-1604 | New England School of Law Trust Fund | 6,000 |
| 0321-1606 | Training for Public and Private Attorneys | 112,000 |
| 0321-1611 | Juvenile Advocacy Project | 76,000 |
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