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Trial Court
| DEPARTMENT |
FY 2018
Budgetary Recommendation |
FY 2018
Federal, Trust, and ISF |
FY 2018
Total Spending |
FY 2018
Budgetary Non-Tax Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial Court | 646,805 | 249 | 647,055 | 89,548 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAL COURT | 647,054,621 | |
| Budgetary Recommendation | 646,805,356 | |
| 0330-0101 |
TRIAL COURT JUSTICES' SALARIES
For the salaries of the justices of the 7 departments of the trial court |
58,520,588 |
| 0330-0300 |
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
For the central administration of the trial court, including the court security program, the Massachusetts sentencing commission and alternative dispute resolution and permanency mediation services; provided, that 50 per cent of all fees payable under Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure 15(d) and 30(c)(8) shall be paid from this item; and provided further, that funds be expended for additional expenses associated with the operation of the trial court, the operation of the superior court department, the operation of the district court department, the operation of the probate and family court department, the operation of the land court department, the operation of the Boston municipal court department, the operation of the housing court department, the operation of the juvenile court department, the operation of the commissioner of probation and the operation of the community corrections administration |
233,210,689 |
| 0330-0344 |
VETERANS COURT PROGRAM ADMIN AND TRANSPORTATION
For administration and transportation costs associated with a veterans court program |
76,911 |
| 0330-0500 |
TRIAL COURT VIDEO TELECONFERENCING
For expanded use of video teleconferencing for court appearances by persons in the custody of the houses of correction |
249,975 |
| 0330-0599 |
RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM
For a probation pilot program that administers high-intensity supervision that promotes successful probation outcomes and reduces 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; and provided further, that the pilot program shall be conducted at both a district and superior court |
1,675,579 |
| 0330-0601 |
SPECIALTY DRUG COURTS
For the operation of the specialty courts; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item in the trial court; and provided further, that the trial court shall, in coordination with partner departments and agencies, submit reports on interdepartmental service agreements made with the partner departments and agencies to the court administrator and the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than April 2, 2018 that shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the amount of funding transferred to each specific agency or department for use in specialty courts; (b) the specific intent of that transfer in relation to specialty court operations; (c) any additional services implemented by way of the transfer; and (d) the amount of unspent funds from the transfer at the time of reporting |
3,261,947 |
| 0330-0612 |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE MODEL
For the implementation and administration of a sequential intercept model project to better serve individuals with mental health and substance abuse disorders involved in the criminal justice system; provided, that the trial court shall hire a project coordinator to oversee coordination, administration and financial oversight of the sequential intercept model project; provided further, that not later than July 1, 2018, the project coordinator shall prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means that shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the design of the sequential intercept model mappings; (ii) the locations of workshops held to advocate for the model; (iii) the number of cases in which the model has been utilized; (iv) the initial impact of the model on rehabilitation and recidivism; and (v) the cost savings associated with the model |
98,923 |
| 0331-0100 |
SUPERIOR COURT
For the operation of the superior court department |
33,343,118 |
| 0332-0100 |
DISTRICT COURT
For the operation of the district court department |
69,922,810 |
| 0333-0002 |
PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT
For the operation of the probate and family court department |
30,900,169 |
| 0334-0001 |
LAND COURT
For the operation of the land court department |
3,980,625 |
| 0335-0001 |
BOSTON MUNICIPAL COURT
For the operation of the Boston municipal court department |
13,904,193 |
| 0336-0002 |
HOUSING COURT
For the operation of the housing court department |
8,333,964 |
| 0336-0003 |
HOUSING COURT EXPANSION
For costs associated with the expansion of the housing court throughout the commonwealth, including the salaries of judges; provided, that no funds shall be transferred from this item to another item of appropriation for the trial court under this act |
1,000,000 |
| 0337-0002 |
JUVENILE COURT
For the operation of the juvenile court department |
18,610,543 |
| 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 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 funds may be expended for increased lab-based testing, oral toxicology tests and new urine tests to detect additional substances; provided further, that funds shall be used for the ongoing development and implementation of the validated risk assessment tool to inform pre-adjudication decision-making with regard to the detention, release on personal recognizance or release under conditions of criminal defendants before the adult trial court; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended for the costs associated with the full implementation of chapter 303 of the acts of 2006 and chapter 418 of the acts of 2006 to ensure effective supervision of probationers who are monitored through global positioning system bracelets; and provided further, that no funds shall be expended from this item to cover the costs of building leases |
145,559,838 |
| 0339-1003 |
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
For the office of community corrections and performance-based contracts for the operation of community corrections centers |
21,036,094 |
| 0339-1005 |
DIVERT JUVENILES YOUNG ADULTS FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE
For a competitive grant program to be administered by the office of the commissioner of probation to cities and towns, acting either individually or in concert, to pilot or expand multidisciplinary approaches to divert juveniles and young adults from the juvenile and criminal justice systems prior to arrest or arraignment through coordinated programs for prevention and intervention serving youths and their families, including: (a) connecting youths to mental health services; (b) providing youth development activities and mentoring; (c) promoting school safety, family home visits, juvenile diversion programs and restorative justice and mediation programs; and (d) providing assistance for families and schools to navigate the legal system; provided, that eligible applicants may partner with nonprofit organizations to provide programs and services; provided further, that the office of the commissioner of probation shall give preference to applications that: (i) clearly outline a comprehensive plan for municipalities to collaborate with law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to address juvenile delinquency and young adult crime; (ii) include written commitments of municipalities, law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations and government agencies to collaborate; (iii) make a written commitment to match grant funds with a 25 per cent matching grant provided by either municipal or private contributions; and (iv) identify a local governmental unit to serve as the fiscal agent for the proposed programs and services; and provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 5 per cent of the value of the grant |
202,000 |
| 0339-2100 |
JURY COMMISSIONER
For the operation of the office of the jury commissioner |
2,917,390 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Spending | 238,265 | |
| 0330-0444 |
SECOND CHANCE ACT PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative |
238,265 |
| account | description | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Spending | 11,000 | |
| 0330-2413 | JOHN AND ETHEL GOLDBERG V. FUND | 11,000 |
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