Senate Bill 96 Summary

• Appropriates $3,960,211 for Administrative Office of the Courts Operations, including $2,115,194 in regular salaries for 37 employees and $384,350 for court interpreter fees.

• Appropriates $8,511,477 for the Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation, including $2,386,251 in salaries for 38 employees, $2,114,886 for parent counsel reimbursements, and $1,151,700 in local CASA program grants.

• Appropriates $6,127,517 for Court Automation funded by the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund, covering $2,338,643 in salaries for 40 employees and $2,000,000 in operating expenses.

• Appropriates funds for multiple federal grant programs including Court Improvement Program ($1,149,571), Drug Court Reentry Program ($121,546), HOPE Grant ($686,635), and court security grants ($357,708).

• Authorizes fund transfers from State Administration of Justice Fund and federal safety incentive funds to support operations, with emergency clause making the act effective July 1, 2014.