SB198 Summary

• Appropriates $18,754,880 to the Auditor of State for deputy prosecuting attorneys for fiscal year 2011-2012, payable from the State Central Services Fund.

• Establishes maximum of 242 deputy prosecuting attorney positions across nine classifications, including 15 part-time attorneys at $76,589 annually and 80 full-time attorneys at Grade C128 salary level.

• Appropriation includes $14,660,496 for regular salaries, $4,089,584 for personal services matching, and $4,800 for special deputy expense allowance.

• Authorizes elected prosecuting attorneys through the Prosecution Coordination Commission to request special pay rates for deputy prosecuting attorneys in three classifications (C128, C129, C130 career levels) from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

• Declares emergency effective July 1, 2011 to support the state-funded deputy prosecuting attorney system and ensure adequate legal representation across all judicial districts.