SB2364 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, social security, contractual services, travel, and equipment.

• Appropriates $1,370,386 from the General Revenue Fund for the Capital Post-Conviction Unit's operations and 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 the Public Defender Training Program, and $350,000 to develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center, all from the General Revenue Fund.

• Appropriates $210,000 from the State Appellate Defender Federal Trust Fund and $64,000 in matching funds from the General Revenue Fund for federally assisted programs addressing systemic sentencing issues in appeals cases.

• Effective date: July 1, 2009.