AR SB67

Appropriates $8,125,641 for Trial Court Administrators, including $5,816,082 in regular salaries for 122 employees at GS07 grade level, plus personal services matching, expenses, and substitute costs for fiscal year 2019-2020.

Appropriates $10,213,266 for Official Court Reporters of Circuit Courts, including $6,719,774 in regular salaries for 122 employees at GS08 grade level, plus matching funds, expenses allowance, indigent transcripts, and substitute costs.

Appropriates $3,582,810 for reimbursement of juvenile probation and intake officers' salaries in accordance with Arkansas Code 16-13-327 and 16-13-328.

Appropriates $751,180 for Drug Court Juvenile Probation & Intake Officers (13 employees at GS06 grade), including salaries, personal services matching, and Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) Program expenses.

Amends Arkansas Code sections 16-13-501 and 16-13-3301 to establish Administrative Office of the Courts' financial oversight responsibilities for court reporters and trial court administrators, including budget management, hiring, termination, and salary adjustment procedures in collaboration with the Arkansas Judicial Council Inc.