AR SB135

Establishes maximum of 127 Trial Court Administrators at Grade GS07 and appropriates $8,882,843 for their salaries, benefits matching, expenses, and substitute coverage for fiscal year 2021-2022.

Establishes maximum of 127 Official Court Reporters at Grade GS08 and appropriates $10,938,962 for their salaries, benefits matching, expenses allowance, indigent transcripts, and substitute coverage for fiscal year 2021-2022.

Appropriates $3,582,810 for reimbursement of portion of salaries for full-time juvenile probation and intake officers under Arkansas Code 16-13-327 and 16-13-328.

Establishes maximum of 13 Drug Court Juvenile Probation & Intake Officers at Grade GS06 and appropriates $796,068 for their salaries, benefits matching, and Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) program expenses.

Requires Administrative Office of the Courts to verify funding needs and ensure salary and expense distributions do not exceed actual or projected fund balances for Trial Court Administrators and Court Reporters from Administration of Justice Fund.