HB4089 Summary

• Appropriates $23,338,464 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Defender for ordinary and contingent expenses including personal services, retirement contributions, contractual services, and equipment.

• Appropriates $1,370,386 from the General Revenue Fund for the Capital Post-Conviction Unit covering personnel, retirement, and operational expenses.

• Appropriates $3,230,213 from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund for assistance to trial attorneys under the State Appellate Defender Act.

• Appropriates $277,000 for the Expungement Program, $40,000 for Public Defender training, and $350,000 to develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center, all from the General Revenue Fund.

• Act takes effect July 1, 2009.